⭐ Division Winner

1983 Chicago White Sox

99-63 • .611 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1983 Chicago White Sox went 99-63 (.611) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won their division. The club scored 800 runs, allowed 650, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Ron Kittle (35 HR, 100 RBI) and LaMarr Hoyt (24-10, 3.66 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

99 Wins
63 Losses
.611 Win %
1st Rank
800 R 650 RA
Diff +150

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800 Runs Scored
650 Runs Allowed
+150 Run Diff
2,132K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 1% below the 1983 league average (.265)
OBP .328 equal to the 1983 league average (.327)
SLG .412 3% above the 1983 league average (.400)
Team ERA 3.67 10% better than the 1983 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 800 10% above the 1983 league average (727 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,132,813
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Avg per Game 26,331

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Tom Paciorek 0.307 2 Jerry Hairston 0.294 3 Carlton Fisk 0.289 4 Rudy Law 0.283 5 Harold Baines 0.280

Home Runs

1 Ron Kittle 35 2 Greg Luzinski 32 3 Carlton Fisk 26 4 Harold Baines 20 5 Greg Walker 10

RBI

1 Ron Kittle 100 2 Harold Baines 99 3 Greg Luzinski 95 4 Carlton Fisk 86 5 Tom Paciorek 63
1983 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harold Baines 156 596 76 167 33 2 20 99 49 85 7 0.280
Ron Kittle 145 520 75 132 19 3 35 100 39 150 8 0.254
Greg Luzinski 144 502 73 128 26 1 32 95 70 117 2 0.255
Rudy Law 141 501 95 142 20 7 3 34 42 36 77 0.283
Carlton Fisk 138 488 85 141 26 4 26 86 46 88 9 0.289
Tom Paciorek 115 420 65 129 32 3 9 63 25 58 6 0.307
Vance Law 145 408 55 99 21 5 4 42 51 56 3 0.243
Julio Cruz 99 334 47 84 9 4 1 40 29 44 24 0.251
Greg Walker 118 307 32 83 16 3 10 55 28 57 2 0.270
Scott Fletcher 114 262 42 62 16 5 3 31 29 22 5 0.237
Jerry Dybzinski 127 256 30 59 10 1 1 32 18 29 11 0.230
Tony Bernazard 59 233 30 61 16 2 2 26 17 45 2 0.262
Mike Squires 143 153 21 34 4 1 1 11 22 11 3 0.222
Marc Hill 58 133 11 30 6 0 1 11 9 24 0 0.226
Jerry Hairston 101 126 17 37 9 1 5 22 23 16 0 0.294
Lorenzo Gray 41 78 18 14 3 0 1 4 8 16 1 0.179
Dave Stegman 30 53 5 9 2 0 0 4 10 9 0 0.170
Rusty Kuntz 28 42 6 11 1 0 0 1 6 13 1 0.262
Chris Nyman 21 28 12 8 0 0 2 4 4 7 2 0.286
Aurelio Rodriguez 22 20 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0.200
Joel Skinner 6 11 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.273
Tim Hulett 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.200
Casey Parsons 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.200
Miguel Dilone 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Juan Agosto 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Floyd Bannister 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Salome Barojas 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Britt Burns 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Richard Dotson 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Hickey 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Guy Hoffman 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
LaMarr Hoyt 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Kern 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Koosman 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Lamp 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Martz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Mura 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Tidrow 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Salome Barojas 2.47 2 Richard Dotson 3.23 3 Floyd Bannister 3.35 4 Britt Burns 3.58 5 LaMarr Hoyt 3.66

Wins

1 LaMarr Hoyt 24 2 Richard Dotson 22 3 Floyd Bannister 16 4 Jerry Koosman 11 5 Britt Burns 10

Strikeouts

1 Floyd Bannister 193 2 LaMarr Hoyt 148 3 Richard Dotson 137 4 Britt Burns 115 5 Jerry Koosman 90
1983 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
LaMarr Hoyt 24 10 3.66 36 36 0 260.2 236 106 31 148
Richard Dotson 22 7 3.23 35 35 0 240.0 209 86 106 137
Floyd Bannister 16 10 3.35 34 34 0 217.1 191 81 71 193
Britt Burns 10 11 3.58 29 26 0 173.2 165 69 55 115
Jerry Koosman 11 7 4.77 37 24 2 169.2 176 90 53 90
Dennis Lamp 7 7 3.71 49 5 15 116.1 123 48 29 44
Dick Tidrow 2 4 4.22 50 1 7 91.2 86 43 34 66
Salome Barojas 3 3 2.47 52 0 12 87.1 70 24 32 38
Juan Agosto 2 2 4.10 39 0 7 41.2 41 19 11 29
Kevin Hickey 1 2 5.23 23 0 5 20.2 23 12 11 8
Steve Mura 0 0 4.38 6 0 0 12.1 13 6 6 4
Guy Hoffman 1 0 7.50 11 0 0 6.0 14 5 2 2
Randy Martz 0 0 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 4 2 4 1
Al Jones 0 0 3.86 2 0 0 2.1 3 1 2 2
Jim Kern 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to BAL 3-1

👥 Roster (39)

Juan Agosto Harold Baines Floyd Bannister Salome Barojas Tony Bernazard Britt Burns Julio Cruz Miguel Dilone Richard Dotson Jerry Dybzinski Carlton Fisk Scott Fletcher +27 more

39 players

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The 1983 Chicago White Sox in brief

In 1983 the Chicago White Sox posted a 99-63 mark (.611) and finished 1st in the AL West. This was a year in which the Chicago White Sox took the division title. The run column shows 800 for and 650 against. Against a league average of .265, the 1983 Chicago White Sox batted .262. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 3.67 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.06.

Comiskey Park was home in 1983, drawing a total attendance of 2,132,813. For power, Ron Kittle led the way with 35 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was LaMarr Hoyt (24). Floyd Bannister struck out 193, the most on the club. Dennis Lamp closed out 15 saves. The AL Championship Series ended in a loss against BAL 3-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1983 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1983 Chicago White Sox finished 99-63 (.611 win pct).
Did the 1983 Chicago White Sox make the playoffs?
The 1983 Chicago White Sox finished first in their division.
Who led the 1983 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Ron Kittle led the 1983 Chicago White Sox with 35 home runs.
What was the 1983 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1983 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.67.
Did the 1983 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1983 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1983 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
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