Major League Baseball team season
The 1983 Minnesota Twins finished 70–92, tied for fifth in the American League West , and improved upon their dismal 60-102 record from 1982 by ten games. 858,939 fans attended Twins games, the third-lowest total in the American League .
Offseason
Regular season
Only one Twins player made the All-Star Game , outfielder Gary Ward .
Offense
Pitching
Starter Ken Schrom was 15-8.
Reliever Ron Davis had 30 saves.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team
BAL
BOS
CAL
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
MIL
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEA
TEX
TOR
Baltimore
—
8–5
7–5
7–5
6–7
5–8
8–4
11–2
8–4
6–7
8–4
8–4
9–3
7–6
Boston
5–8
—
6–6
6–6
7–6
4–9
5–7
4–9
5–7
7–6
8–4
7–5
7–5
7–6
California
5–7
6–6
—
3–10
8–4
4–8
6–7
6–6
6–7
5–7
5–8
6–7
6–7
4–8
Chicago
5–7
6–6
10–3
—
8–4
8–4
9–4
4–8
8–5
8–4
8–5
12–1
8–5
5–7
Cleveland
7–6
6–7
4–8
4–8
—
5–8
7–5
3–10
6–6
6–7
7–5
8–4
3–9
4–9
Detroit
8–5
9–4
8–4
4–8
8–5
—
7–5
6–7
9–3
5–8
6–6
8–4
8–4
6–7
Kansas City
4–8
7–5
7–6
4–9
5–7
5–7
—
6–6
6–7
6–6
7–6
8–5
8–5–1
6–6
Milwaukee
2–11
9–4
6–6
8–4
10–3
7–6
6–6
—
8–4
4–9
6–6
5–7
8–4
8–5
Minnesota
4–8
7–5
7–6
5–8
6–6
3–9
7–6
4–8
—
4–8
4–9
9–4
5–8
5–7
New York
7–6
6–7
7–5
4–8
7–6
8–5
6–6
9–4
8–4
—
8–4
7–5
7–5
7–6
Oakland
4–8
4–8
8–5
5–8
5–7
6–6
6–7
6–6
9–4
4–8
—
9–4
2–11
6–6
Seattle
4–8
5–7
7–6
1–12
4–8
4–8
5–8
7–5
4–9
5–7
4–9
—
6–7
4–8
Texas
3–9
5–7
7–6
5–8
9–3
4–8
5–8–1
4–8
8–5
5–7
11–2
7–6
—
4–8
Toronto
6–7
6–7
8–4
7–5
9–4
7–6
6–6
5–8
7–5
6–7
6–6
8–4
8–4
—
Notable transactions
Roster
1983 Minnesota Twins
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Player stats
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Farm system
Notes
References
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3 .
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