1983 Boston Red Sox

78-84 • .481 Win% • 6th in AL E

The 1983 Boston Red Sox went 78-84 (.481) finishing 6th in the AL E division. The club scored 724 runs, allowed 775, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Jim Rice (39 HR, 126 RBI) and John Tudor (13-12, 4.09 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

78 Wins
84 Losses
.481 Win %
6th Rank
724 R 775 RA
Diff -51

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724 Runs Scored
775 Runs Allowed
-51 Run Diff
1,780K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 AL Average

Batting Avg .270 2% above the 1983 league average (.265)
OBP .334 2% above the 1983 league average (.327)
SLG .409 2% above the 1983 league average (.400)
Team ERA 4.34 7% worse than the 1983 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 724 equal to the 1983 league average (727 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,780,794
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Avg per Game 21,985

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Wade Boggs 0.361 2 Jim Rice 0.305 3 Rich Gedman 0.294 4 Rick Miller 0.286 5 Reid Nichols 0.285

Home Runs

1 Jim Rice 39 2 Tony Armas 36 3 Dwight Evans 22 4 Dave Stapleton 10 5 Carl Yastrzemski 10

RBI

1 Jim Rice 126 2 Tony Armas 107 3 Wade Boggs 74 4 Dave Stapleton 66 5 Dwight Evans 58
1983 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim Rice 155 626 90 191 34 1 39 126 52 102 0 0.305
Jerry Remy 146 592 73 163 16 5 0 43 40 35 11 0.275
Wade Boggs 153 582 100 210 44 7 5 74 92 36 3 0.361
Tony Armas 145 574 77 125 23 2 36 107 29 131 0 0.218
Dave Stapleton 151 542 54 134 31 1 10 66 40 44 1 0.247
Glenn Hoffman 143 473 56 123 24 1 4 41 30 76 1 0.260
Dwight Evans 126 470 74 112 19 4 22 58 70 97 3 0.238
Carl Yastrzemski 119 380 38 101 24 0 10 56 54 29 0 0.266
Reid Nichols 100 274 35 78 22 1 6 22 26 36 7 0.285
Rick Miller 104 262 41 75 10 2 2 21 28 30 3 0.286
Gary Allenson 84 230 19 53 11 0 3 30 27 43 0 0.230
Rich Gedman 81 204 21 60 16 1 2 18 15 37 0 0.294
Ed Jurak 75 159 19 44 8 4 0 18 18 25 1 0.277
Jeff Newman 59 132 11 25 4 0 3 7 10 31 0 0.189
Marty Barrett 33 44 7 10 1 1 0 2 3 1 0 0.227
Julio Valdez 12 25 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.120
Jackie Gutierrez 5 10 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.300
Lee Graham 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Chico Walker 4 5 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.400
Luis Aponte 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Bird 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Oil Can Boyd 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Brown 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Clear 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Eckersley 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Hurst 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Henry Johnson 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Nipper 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Ojeda 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Stanley 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Tudor 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Bob Stanley 2.85 2 Oil Can Boyd 3.28 3 Luis Aponte 3.63 4 John Henry Johnson 3.71 5 Bob Ojeda 4.04

Wins

1 John Tudor 13 2 Bruce Hurst 12 3 Bob Ojeda 12 4 Dennis Eckersley 9 5 Bob Stanley 8

Strikeouts

1 John Tudor 136 2 Bruce Hurst 115 3 Bob Ojeda 94 4 Mark Clear 81 5 Dennis Eckersley 77
1983 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
John Tudor 13 12 4.09 34 34 0 242.0 236 110 81 136
Bruce Hurst 12 12 4.09 33 32 0 211.1 241 96 62 115
Dennis Eckersley 9 13 5.61 28 28 0 176.1 223 110 39 77
Bob Ojeda 12 7 4.04 29 28 0 173.2 173 78 73 94
Bob Stanley 8 10 2.85 64 0 33 145.1 145 46 38 65
Mike Brown 6 6 4.67 19 18 0 104.0 110 54 43 35
Oil Can Boyd 4 8 3.28 15 13 0 98.2 103 36 23 43
Mark Clear 4 5 6.28 48 0 4 96.0 101 67 68 81
Doug Bird 1 4 6.65 22 6 1 67.2 91 50 16 33
Luis Aponte 5 4 3.63 34 0 3 62.0 74 25 23 32
John Henry Johnson 3 2 3.71 34 1 1 53.1 58 22 20 51
Al Nipper 1 1 2.25 3 2 0 16.0 17 4 7 5

👥 Roster (31)

Gary Allenson Luis Aponte Tony Armas Marty Barrett Doug Bird Wade Boggs Oil Can Boyd Mike Brown Mark Clear Dennis Eckersley Dwight Evans Rich Gedman +19 more

31 players

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The 1983 Boston Red Sox in brief

In 1983 the Boston Red Sox posted a 78-84 mark (.481) and finished 6th in the AL East. With 724 runs scored and 775 given up, the 1983 differential was -51. Against a league average of .265, the 1983 Boston Red Sox batted .270. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 4.34 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.06. Attendance at Fenway Park II totaled 1,780,794 for the year.

Jim Rice led the club in home runs with 39. Wade Boggs collected the most hits, 210. On the mound, John Tudor won 13 games to lead the staff. Bob Stanley closed out 33 saves. In all, the roster shows 31 players. The 1982 season and the 1984 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1983 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1983 Boston Red Sox finished 78-84 (.481 win pct).
Who led the 1983 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Jim Rice led the 1983 Boston Red Sox with 39 home runs.
What was the 1983 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1983 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.34.
Did the 1983 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1983 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1983 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1983 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Rice (39 HR, 126 RBI) and John Tudor (13-12, 4.09 ERA).
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