1983 Chicago Cubs

71-91 • .438 Win% • 5th in NL E

The 1983 Chicago Cubs went 71-91 (.438) finishing 5th in the NL E division. The club scored 701 runs, allowed 719, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Ron Cey (24 HR, 90 RBI) and Chuck Rainey (14-13, 4.48 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

71 Wins
91 Losses
.438 Win %
5th Rank
701 R 719 RA
Diff -18

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701 Runs Scored
719 Runs Allowed
-18 Run Diff
1,483K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 2% above the 1983 league average (.255)
OBP .319 1% below the 1983 league average (.321)
SLG .401 7% above the 1983 league average (.375)
Team ERA 4.08 12% worse than the 1983 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 701 5% above the 1983 league average (666 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,483,702
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Avg per Game 18,317

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Keith Moreland 0.302 2 Thad Bosley 0.292 3 Mel Hall 0.283 4 Bill Buckner 0.280 5 Ron Cey 0.275

Home Runs

1 Ron Cey 24 2 Jody Davis 24 3 Mel Hall 17 4 Bill Buckner 16 5 Keith Moreland 16

RBI

1 Ron Cey 90 2 Jody Davis 84 3 Keith Moreland 70 4 Bill Buckner 66 5 Mel Hall 56
1983 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ryne Sandberg 158 633 94 165 25 4 8 48 51 79 37 0.261
Bill Buckner 153 626 79 175 38 6 16 66 25 30 12 0.280
Ron Cey 159 581 73 160 33 1 24 90 62 85 0 0.275
Keith Moreland 154 533 76 161 30 3 16 70 68 73 0 0.302
Jody Davis 151 510 56 138 31 2 24 84 33 93 0 0.271
Larry Bowa 147 499 73 133 20 5 2 43 35 30 7 0.267
Mel Hall 112 410 60 116 23 5 17 56 42 101 6 0.283
Leon Durham 100 337 58 87 18 8 12 55 66 83 12 0.258
Gary Woods 93 190 25 46 9 0 4 22 15 27 5 0.242
Jay Johnstone 86 140 16 36 7 0 6 22 20 24 1 0.257
Carmelo Martinez 29 89 8 23 3 0 6 16 4 19 0 0.258
Scot Thompson 53 88 4 17 3 1 0 10 3 14 0 0.193
Tom Veryzer 59 88 5 18 3 0 1 3 3 13 0 0.205
Jerry Morales 63 87 11 17 9 0 0 11 7 19 0 0.195
Steve Lake 38 85 9 22 4 1 1 7 2 6 0 0.259
Thad Bosley 43 72 12 21 4 1 2 12 10 12 1 0.292
Steve Trout 34 62 6 12 0 0 0 1 2 20 0 0.194
Chuck Rainey 34 56 4 9 0 0 0 0 6 20 0 0.161
Fergie Jenkins 33 53 3 13 2 1 0 5 1 8 0 0.245
Dick Ruthven 25 53 5 12 1 0 0 3 2 13 0 0.226
Joe Carter 23 51 6 9 1 1 0 1 0 21 1 0.176
Dickie Noles 24 38 1 9 1 0 0 5 1 17 0 0.237
Wayne Nordhagen 21 35 1 5 1 0 1 4 0 5 0 0.143
Dan Rohn 23 31 3 12 3 2 0 6 2 2 1 0.387
Junior Kennedy 17 22 3 3 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 0.136
Dave Owen 16 22 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 7 1 0.091
Tom Grant 16 20 2 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 0 0.150
Craig Lefferts 56 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.111
Paul Moskau 8 11 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.182
Mike Proly 60 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.091
Bill Campbell 82 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.100
Fritzie Connally 8 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.100
Lee Smith 66 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.111
Mike Diaz 6 7 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.286
Rick Reuschel 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Reggie Patterson 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Rich Bordi 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Warren Brusstar 59 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Willie Hernandez 11 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Jay Loviglio 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Don Schulze 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Alan Hargesheimer 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Johnson 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Lee Smith 1.65 2 Warren Brusstar 2.35 3 Craig Lefferts 3.13 4 Mike Proly 3.58 5 Dick Ruthven 4.10

Wins

1 Chuck Rainey 14 2 Dick Ruthven 12 3 Steve Trout 10 4 Bill Campbell 6 5 Fergie Jenkins 6

Strikeouts

1 Bill Campbell 97 2 Fergie Jenkins 96 3 Lee Smith 91 4 Chuck Rainey 84 5 Steve Trout 80
1983 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Chuck Rainey 14 13 4.48 34 34 0 191.0 219 95 74 84
Steve Trout 10 14 4.65 34 32 0 180.0 217 93 59 80
Fergie Jenkins 6 9 4.30 33 29 0 167.1 176 80 46 96
Dick Ruthven 12 9 4.10 25 25 0 149.1 156 68 28 73
Bill Campbell 6 8 4.49 82 0 8 122.1 128 61 49 97
Dickie Noles 5 10 4.72 24 18 0 116.1 133 61 37 59
Lee Smith 4 10 1.65 66 0 29 103.1 70 19 41 91
Craig Lefferts 3 4 3.13 56 5 1 89.0 80 31 29 60
Mike Proly 1 5 3.58 60 0 1 83.0 79 33 38 31
Warren Brusstar 3 1 2.35 59 0 1 80.1 67 21 37 46
Paul Moskau 3 2 6.75 8 8 0 32.0 44 24 14 16
Rich Bordi 0 2 4.97 11 1 1 25.1 34 14 12 20
Rick Reuschel 1 1 3.92 4 4 0 20.2 18 9 10 9
Willie Hernandez 1 0 3.20 11 1 1 19.2 16 7 6 18
Reggie Patterson 1 2 4.82 5 2 0 18.2 17 10 6 10
Don Schulze 0 1 7.07 4 3 0 14.0 19 11 7 8
Bill Johnson 1 0 4.38 10 0 0 12.1 17 6 3 4
Alan Hargesheimer 0 0 9.00 5 0 0 4.0 6 4 2 5

👥 Roster (43)

Rich Bordi Thad Bosley Larry Bowa Warren Brusstar Bill Buckner Bill Campbell Joe Carter Ron Cey Fritzie Connally Jody Davis Mike Diaz Leon Durham +31 more

43 players

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The 1983 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1983 Chicago Cubs won 71 games and lost 91, ending up 5th in the NL East. The Chicago Cubs scored 701 runs and allowed 719, a run differential of -18. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .260, 2% better than the league's .255. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 4.08 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.63. League clubs averaged 666 runs that year, so the Chicago Cubs scored 5% more.

The home park, Wrigley Field, recorded 1,483,702 in attendance, about 18,317 a game. For power, Ron Cey led the way with 24 homers. Bill Buckner collected the most hits, 175. Chuck Rainey was the top winner, with 14 victories. Bill Campbell struck out 97, the most on the club. Lee Smith saved 29 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1983 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1983 Chicago Cubs finished 71-91 (.438 win pct).
Who led the 1983 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Ron Cey led the 1983 Chicago Cubs with 24 home runs.
What was the 1983 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1983 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.08.
Did the 1983 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1983 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1983 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1983 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ron Cey (24 HR, 90 RBI) and Chuck Rainey (14-13, 4.48 ERA).
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