1983 California Angels

70-92 • .432 Win% • 5th in AL W

The 1983 California Angels went 70-92 (.432) finishing 5th in the AL W division. The club scored 722 runs, allowed 779, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium. Team leaders included Fred Lynn (22 HR, 74 RBI) and Ken Forsch (11-12, 4.06 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

70 Wins
92 Losses
.432 Win %
5th Rank
722 R 779 RA
Diff -57

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722 Runs Scored
779 Runs Allowed
-57 Run Diff
2,555K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 2% below the 1983 league average (.265)
OBP .322 2% below the 1983 league average (.327)
SLG .392 2% below the 1983 league average (.400)
Team ERA 4.31 6% worse than the 1983 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 722 1% below the 1983 league average (727 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAngel Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,555,376
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Avg per Game 31,547

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Rod Carew 0.339 2 Juan Beniquez 0.305 3 Gary Pettis 0.294 4 Bobby Grich 0.292 5 Rick Burleson 0.286

Home Runs

1 Fred Lynn 22 2 Brian Downing 19 3 Doug DeCinces 18 4 Bobby Grich 16 5 Reggie Jackson 14

RBI

1 Fred Lynn 74 2 Doug DeCinces 65 3 Bobby Grich 62 4 Brian Downing 53 5 Bob Boone 52
1983 California Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rod Carew 129 472 66 160 24 2 2 44 57 48 6 0.339
Bob Boone 142 468 46 120 18 0 9 52 24 42 4 0.256
Fred Lynn 117 437 56 119 20 3 22 74 55 83 2 0.272
Brian Downing 113 403 68 99 15 1 19 53 62 59 1 0.246
Reggie Jackson 116 397 43 77 14 1 14 49 52 140 0 0.194
Bobby Grich 120 387 65 113 17 0 16 62 76 62 2 0.292
Doug DeCinces 95 370 49 104 19 3 18 65 32 56 2 0.281
Ron Jackson 102 348 41 80 16 1 8 39 27 33 2 0.230
Tim Foli 88 330 29 83 10 0 2 29 5 18 2 0.252
Juan Beniquez 92 315 44 96 15 0 3 34 15 29 4 0.305
Daryl Sconiers 106 314 49 86 19 3 8 46 17 41 4 0.274
Ellis Valentine 86 271 30 65 10 2 13 43 18 48 2 0.240
Bobby Clark 76 212 17 49 9 1 5 21 9 45 0 0.231
Rob Wilfong 65 177 17 45 7 1 2 17 10 25 0 0.254
Steve Lubratich 57 156 12 34 9 0 0 7 4 17 0 0.218
Rick Burleson 33 119 22 34 7 0 0 11 12 12 0 0.286
Ricky Adams 58 112 22 28 2 0 2 6 5 12 1 0.250
Mike Brown 31 104 12 24 5 1 3 9 7 20 1 0.231
Gary Pettis 22 85 19 25 2 3 3 6 7 15 8 0.294
Mike O'Berry 26 60 7 10 1 0 1 5 3 11 0 0.167
Dick Schofield 21 54 4 11 2 0 3 4 6 8 0 0.204
Joe Ferguson 12 27 3 2 0 0 0 2 5 8 0 0.074
Jerry Narron 10 22 1 3 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 0.136
Curt Brown 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Brown 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Corbett 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Curtis 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Forsch 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Goltz 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Hassler 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tommy John 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Kison 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Lacey 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Byron McLaughlin 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Sanchez 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Steirer 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Travers 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Witt 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Geoff Zahn 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Geoff Zahn 3.33 2 Steve Brown 3.52 3 Luis Sanchez 3.66 4 John Curtis 3.80 5 Bruce Kison 4.05

Wins

1 Ken Forsch 11 2 Tommy John 11 3 Bruce Kison 11 4 Luis Sanchez 10 5 Geoff Zahn 9

Strikeouts

1 Bruce Kison 83 2 Ken Forsch 81 3 Geoff Zahn 81 4 Mike Witt 77 5 Tommy John 65
1983 California Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tommy John 11 13 4.33 34 34 0 234.2 287 113 49 65
Ken Forsch 11 12 4.06 31 31 0 219.1 226 99 61 81
Geoff Zahn 9 11 3.33 29 28 0 203.0 212 75 51 81
Mike Witt 7 14 4.91 43 19 5 154.0 173 84 75 77
Bruce Kison 11 5 4.05 26 17 2 126.2 128 57 43 83
Luis Sanchez 10 8 3.66 56 1 7 98.1 92 40 40 49
John Curtis 1 2 3.80 37 3 5 90.0 89 38 40 36
Dave Goltz 0 6 6.22 15 6 0 63.2 81 44 37 27
Rick Steirer 3 2 4.82 19 5 0 61.2 77 33 18 25
Byron McLaughlin 2 4 5.17 16 7 0 55.2 63 32 22 45
Steve Brown 2 3 3.52 12 4 0 46.0 45 18 16 23
Bill Travers 0 3 5.91 10 7 0 42.2 58 28 19 24
Andy Hassler 0 5 5.45 42 0 4 36.1 42 22 17 20
Doug Corbett 1 1 3.63 11 0 0 17.1 26 7 4 18
Curt Brown 1 1 7.31 10 0 0 16.0 25 13 4 7
Bob Lacey 1 2 5.19 8 0 0 8.2 12 5 0 7

👥 Roster (39)

Ricky Adams Juan Beniquez Bob Boone Curt Brown Mike Brown Steve Brown Rick Burleson Rod Carew Bobby Clark Doug Corbett John Curtis Doug DeCinces +27 more

39 players

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The 1983 California Angels in brief

The 1983 California Angels won 70 games and lost 92, ending up 5th in the AL West. With 722 runs scored and 779 given up, the 1983 differential was -57. Against a league average of .265, the 1983 California Angels batted .260. Pitchers allowed 4.31 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.06. The 1983 California Angels scored 1% fewer runs than the average club (722 against 727).

Anaheim Stadium was home in 1983, drawing a total attendance of 2,555,376. The home run leader was Fred Lynn, who hit 22. The hits leader was Rod Carew with 160. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bruce Kison (11). The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 California Angels

What was the 1983 California Angels record?
The 1983 California Angels finished 70-92 (.432 win pct).
Who led the 1983 California Angels in home runs?
Fred Lynn led the 1983 California Angels with 22 home runs.
What was the 1983 California Angels team ERA?
The 1983 California Angels posted a team ERA of 4.31.
Did the 1983 California Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1983 California Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 California Angels play?
The 1983 California Angels played home games at Anaheim Stadium.
Who led the 1983 California Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Fred Lynn (22 HR, 74 RBI) and Ken Forsch (11-12, 4.06 ERA).
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