1983 Chicago White Sox season

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1983 Chicago White Sox American League West Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901) Western Division (Since 1969)
Location
Comiskey Park (Since 1910) Chicago, Illinois (Since 1901)
1983 Information
Owner(s)	Jerry Reinsdorf
Manager(s)	Tony LaRussa
Local television	WFLD Sportsvision (Don Drysdale, Early Wynn, Ken Harrelson, Lorn Brown)
Local radio	WMAQ (AM) (Early Wynn, Joe McConnell, Lorn Brown)

The 1983 Chicago White Sox season involved the White Sox winning the Ameican Legaue West championship. It was their first postseason appearance since the 1959 World Series.

1 Regular season
2 All-Star Game
- 2.1 Season standings
- 2.2 Roster
3 1983 Opening Day Lineup
4 Player stats
- 4.1 Batting
  - 4.1.1 Other batters
- 4.2 Starting pitchers
  - 4.2.1 Other pitchers
    - 4.2.1.1 Relief pitchers
5 American League Championship Series
- 5.1 Summary
6 Award Winners
7 References

[edit] Regular season

Ron Kittle won the American League Rookie of the Year Award and set a club record for most Home Runs by a rookie. He missed the American League Home Run title by 3 Home Runs and finished third in the League. He would rank in ninth place in the American League for Runs Batted In. Kittle would manage to lead the league in strikeouts with 150.

LaMarr Hoyt won the American League Cy Young Award while fellow pithcer Floyd Bannister finished second in the American League in Strikeouts. He also won 13 of 14 games after the All-Star Break.

[edit] All-Star Game

The 54th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL) was held on July 6, 1983, at Comiskey Park. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 13-3. The game occurred exactly 50 years to the date of the first All-Star game. The game is best remembered for Fred Lynn's third inning grand slam. As of 2007, it is the only grand slam in All-Star Game history.

[edit] Season standings

Team	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Chicago White Sox	99	63	.611	0
Kansas City Royals	79	83	.488	20.0
Texas Rangers	77	85	.475	22.0
Oakland Athletics	74	88	.457	25.0
California Angels	70	92	.432	29.0
Minnesota Twins	70	92	.432	29.0
Seattle Mariners	60	102	.370	39.0

[edit] Roster

1983 Chicago White Sox roster

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Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] 1983 Opening Day Lineup

Rudy Law, cf

Tony Bernazard, 2b

Harold Baines, rf

Greg Luzinski, dh

Greg Walker, 1b

Tom Paciorek, lf

Carlton Fisk, c

Vance Law, 3b

Scott Fletcher, ss

La Marr Hoyt, p

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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
Harold Baines	156	596	167	.280	20	99
Carlton Fisk	138	488	141	.289	26	86
Ron Kittle	145	520	132	.254	35	100
Vance Law	143	408	99	.243	4	42

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Floyd Bannister	34	217	16	10	3.35	193
Britt Burns	29	173.7	10	11	3.58	115
Richard Dotson	35	240	22	7	3.23	137
LaMarr Hoyt	36	260.7	24	10	3.66	148
Jerry Koosman	37	169.7	11	7	4.77	90

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jim Kern	1	0.7	0	0	0.00	0

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Salome Barojas	52	87.3	3	3	12	2.47	38
Dennis Lamp	49	116.3	7	7	15	3.71	44
Dick Tidrow	50	91.7	3	3	7	4.22	66

[edit] American League Championship Series

Main article: 1983 American League Championship Series

[edit] Summary

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Chicago - 2, Baltimore - 1	October 5	Memorial Stadium	51,289
2	Chicago - 0, Baltimore - 4	October 6	Memorial Stadium	52,347
3	Baltimore - 11, Chicago - 1	October 7	Comiskey Park	46,635
4	Baltimore - 3, Chicago - 0	October 8	Comiskey Park	45,477

[edit] Game One

October 5, Memorial Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	7	0
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1
W: La Marr Hoyt (1-0) L: Scott McGregor (0-1)
HRs: None

Playing in their first postseason game since the 1959 World Series, the White Sox jumped out to a 1-0 series lead behind a complete-game victory by Hoyt, the American League Cy Young Award winner.

[edit] Game Two

October 6, Memorial Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Baltimore	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	X	4	6	0
W: Mike Boddicker (1-0) L: Floyd Bannister (0-1)
HRs: BAL – Gary Roenicke (1)

[edit] Game Three

October 7, Comiskey Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	4	11	8	1
Chicago	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
W: Mike Flannagan (1-0) L: Richard Dotson (0-1) SV: Sammy Stewart (1)
HRs: BAL – Eddie Murray (1)

[edit] Game Four

October 8, Comiskey Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	9	0
Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
W: Tippy Martinez (1-0) L: Britt Burns (0-1)
HRs: BAL – Tito Landrum (1)

[edit] Award Winners

La Marr Hoyt, Pitcher, American League Cy Young Award
Ron Kittle, Outfield, American League Rookie of the Year Award
Tony LaRussa, American League Manager of the Year Award

All-Star Game

Ron Kittle, Outfield, Reserve

[edit] References

Preceded by California Angels 1982	AL West Championship Season 1983	Succeeded by Kansas City Royals 1984

v • d • e 1983 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto

AL West	California Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1983 All-Star Game • 1983 World Series

v • d • e Chicago White Sox

Based in Chicago, Illinois

The Franchise	History • Seasons • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters

Ballparks	South Side Park • Comiskey Park • U.S. Cellular Field

Culture	Black Sox Scandal • Disco Demolition Night • White Flag Trade • Soxman • Andy the Clown "Let's Go, Go-Go White Sox" • "Sweet Home Chicago" • Curse of the Black Sox • Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye • Nancy Faust • Southpaw

Rivalries	White Sox-Cubs rivalry • Twins-White Sox rivalry

Important Figures	Charles Comiskey • Shoeless Joe Jackson • Ed Walsh • Ray Schalk • Eddie Collins • Red Faber • Ted Lyons • Billy Pierce • Minnie Miñoso • Luke Appling • Luis Aparicio • Nellie Fox • Harry Caray • Carlton Fisk • Harold Baines • Ozzie Guillén • Robin Ventura • Frank Thomas • Paul Konerko • Mark Buehrle

Retired Numbers	2 • 3 • 4 • 9 • 11 • 16 • 19 • 42 • 72

Key Personnel	Owner: Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn • General Manager: Kenny Williams • Manager: Ozzie Guillén

World Series Championships (3)	1906 • 1917 • 2005

American League Championships (6)	1900 • 1901 • 1906 • 1917 • 1919 • 1959 • 2005

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Minor League Affiliates	Charlotte Knights (AAA) • Birmingham Barons (AA) • Winston-Salem Warthogs (A) • Kannapolis Intimidators (A) • Bristol White Sox (Rookie) • Great Falls Voyagers (Rookie)

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