The 1983 Montreal Expos season was the 15th season in franchise history. They finished 82–80, 8 games back of the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East. At the end of the season, the Expos had managed the best cumulative winning percentage in the National League from 1979 to 1983.Kiss Em Goodbye: An ESPN Treasury of failed, forgotten, and departed teams, p.183, Dennis Purdy, Ballantine Books, New York, 2010,
Offseason November 3, 1982: Bobby Ramos was purchased by the Expos from the New York Yankees.Bobby Ramos at Baseball Reference December 23, 1982: Woodie Fryman was signed as a free agent with the Expos.Woodie Fryman at Baseball Reference February 7, 1983: Jerry Manuel was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Butch Benton.Jerry Manuel at Baseball Reference March 31, 1983: Ken Phelps was purchased from the Expos by the Seattle Mariners.Ken Phelps at Baseball Reference
Spring training The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their seventh season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.
Regular season April 17, 1983: Andre Dawson became Nolan Ryan's 3500th strikeout. April 27, 1983: Nolan Ryan of the Astros struck out Brad Mills to break Walter Johnson's all time mark for strikeouts in a career. Mills was the 3,509th strikeout of Ryan's career.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 4, 1983: Chris Welsh was purchased by the Expos from the San Diego Padres.Chris Welsh at Baseball Reference June 6, 1983: Cliff Young was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft.Cliff Young at Baseball Reference June 18, 1983: Sergio Valdez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Expos.Sergio Valdez at Baseball Reference August 17, 1983: Don Carter (minors) and $300,000 were traded by the Expos to the Cleveland Indians for Manny Trillo.Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference September 27, 1983: Greg Harris was selected off waivers by the Expos from the Cincinnati Reds.Greg Harris at Baseball Reference
Roster 1983 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches (Pitching) (Hitting/Third Base) (Bullpen) (First Base) (Unknown-Died on May 16, 1983)
Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB H 2B 3B Avg. HR RBI SB C 145 541 146 37 3 .270 17 791 1B Al Oliver 157 614 184 38 3 .300 8 841 2B Doug Flynn 143 452 107 18 4 .237 0 262 SS Chris Speier 88 261 67 12 2 .257 2 222 3B Tim Wallach 156 581 156 33 3 .269 19 700 LF 156 618 183 32 8 .298 11 7190 CF 159 633 189 36 10 .299 32 11325 RF Warren Cromartie 120 360 100 26 2 .278 3 438
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Bryan Little 106 350 91 .260 1 36 Terry Francona 120 230 59 .257 3 22 Jim Wohlford 83 141 39 .277 1 14 Manny Trillo 31 121 32 .264 2 16 27 61 14 .230 0 5 Mike Vail 34 53 15 .283 2 4 Terry Crowley 50 44 8 .182 0 3 Mike Stenhouse 24 40 5 .125 0 2 36 37 8 .216 0 1 Jerry White 40 34 5 .147 0 0 14 20 5 .250 0 1 Tim Blackwell 6 15 3 .200 0 2 Gene Roof 8 12 2 .167 0 1 6 4 1 .250 0 0 Wallace Johnson 3 2 1 .500 0 0 Razor Shines 3 2 1 .500 0 0 Mike Phillips 5 2 0 .000 0 0 Tom Wieghaus 1 0 0 ---- 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 36 273.0 17 12 3.23 146 Bill Gullickson 34 242.1 17 12 3.75 120 Charlie Lea 33 222.0 16 11 3.12 137 Scott Sanderson 18 81.1 6 7 4.65 55
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Bryn Smith 49 155.1 6 11 2.49 101 40 154.0 4 7 3.68 100 16 44.2 0 1 5.04 17 Randy Lerch 19 38.2 1 3 6.75 24 8 20.0 2 0 6.75 9
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Jeff Reardon 66 7 9 21 3.03 78 Dan Schatzeder 58 5 2 2 3.21 48 Bob James 27 1 0 7 2.88 56 6 0 3 0 21.00 1 4 0 1 0 9.82 4 Rick Grapenthin 1 0 1 0 9.00 3
Awards and honours Andre Dawson, National League Gold Glove Tim Raines, National League Stolen Base Leader, 90Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac 1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Gastonia
Notes
References
External links 1983 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference 1983 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac