1983 Cincinnati Reds

74-88 • .457 Win% • 6th in NL W

The 1983 Cincinnati Reds went 74-88 (.457) finishing 6th in the NL W division. The club scored 623 runs, allowed 710, and played home games at Riverfront Stadium. Team leaders included Gary Redus (17 HR, 51 RBI) and Mario Soto (17-13, 2.70 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

74 Wins
88 Losses
.457 Win %
6th Rank
623 R 710 RA
Diff -87

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⚡ Quick Stats

623 Runs Scored
710 Runs Allowed
-87 Run Diff
1,192K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 NL Average

Batting Avg .238 6% below the 1983 league average (.255)
OBP .314 2% below the 1983 league average (.321)
SLG .356 5% below the 1983 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.98 10% worse than the 1983 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 623 6% below the 1983 league average (666 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCinergy Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,192,882
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Avg per Game 14,726

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Dan Driessen 0.277 2 Wayne Krenchicki 0.273 3 Nick Esasky 0.265 4 Ron Oester 0.264 5 Eddie Milner 0.261

Home Runs

1 Gary Redus 17 2 Johnny Bench 12 3 Dan Driessen 12 4 Nick Esasky 12 5 Ron Oester 11

RBI

1 Ron Oester 58 2 Dan Driessen 57 3 Johnny Bench 54 4 Gary Redus 51 5 Dave Concepcion 47
1983 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ron Oester 157 549 63 145 23 5 11 58 49 106 2 0.264
Dave Concepcion 143 528 54 123 22 0 1 47 56 81 14 0.233
Eddie Milner 146 502 77 131 23 6 9 33 68 60 41 0.261
Gary Redus 125 453 90 112 20 9 17 51 71 111 39 0.247
Dan Driessen 122 386 57 107 17 1 12 57 75 51 6 0.277
Paul Householder 123 380 40 97 24 4 6 43 44 60 12 0.255
Cesar Cedeno 98 332 40 77 16 0 9 39 33 53 13 0.232
Johnny Bench 110 310 32 79 15 2 12 54 24 38 0 0.255
Nick Esasky 85 302 41 80 10 5 12 46 27 99 6 0.265
Dann Bilardello 109 298 27 71 18 0 9 38 15 49 2 0.238
Duane Walker 109 225 14 53 12 1 2 29 20 43 6 0.236
Alex Trevino 74 167 14 36 8 1 1 13 17 20 0 0.216
Kelly Paris 56 120 13 30 6 0 0 7 15 22 8 0.250
Tom Foley 68 98 7 20 4 1 0 9 13 17 1 0.204
Alan Knicely 59 98 11 22 3 0 2 10 16 28 0 0.224
Mario Soto 35 88 6 11 3 0 0 2 1 26 0 0.125
Wayne Krenchicki 51 77 6 21 2 0 0 11 8 4 0 0.273
Frank Pastore 36 59 6 11 2 0 1 5 2 19 0 0.186
Bruce Berenyi 32 55 5 12 3 0 0 5 0 19 0 0.218
Charlie Puleo 27 50 4 5 0 0 0 3 4 18 0 0.100
Jeff Jones 16 44 6 10 3 0 0 5 11 13 2 0.227
Joe Price 21 41 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 14 0 0.098
Dallas Williams 18 36 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.056
Skeeter Barnes 15 34 5 7 0 0 1 4 7 3 2 0.206
Jeff Russell 10 21 1 3 1 0 1 3 1 6 0 0.143
Rich Gale 33 20 2 3 1 0 1 3 2 16 0 0.150
Steve Christmas 9 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.059
Ted Power 49 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0.000
Bill Scherrer 73 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.091
Ben Hayes 60 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Tom Hume 48 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Rafael Landestoy 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Harris 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keefe Cato 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Lesley 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Mario Soto 2.70 2 Bill Scherrer 2.74 3 Joe Price 2.88 4 Jeff Russell 3.03 5 Bruce Berenyi 3.86

Wins

1 Mario Soto 17 2 Joe Price 10 3 Bruce Berenyi 9 4 Frank Pastore 9 5 Charlie Puleo 6

Strikeouts

1 Mario Soto 242 2 Bruce Berenyi 151 3 Frank Pastore 93 4 Joe Price 83 5 Charlie Puleo 71
1983 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mario Soto 17 13 2.70 34 34 0 273.2 207 82 95 242
Bruce Berenyi 9 14 3.86 32 31 0 186.1 173 80 102 151
Frank Pastore 9 12 4.88 36 29 0 184.1 207 100 64 93
Joe Price 10 6 2.88 21 21 0 144.0 118 46 46 83
Charlie Puleo 6 12 4.89 27 24 0 143.2 145 78 91 71
Ted Power 5 6 4.54 49 6 2 111.0 120 56 49 57
Bill Scherrer 2 3 2.74 73 0 10 92.0 73 28 33 57
Rich Gale 4 6 5.82 33 7 1 89.2 103 58 43 53
Ben Hayes 4 6 6.49 60 0 7 69.1 82 50 37 44
Jeff Russell 4 5 3.03 10 10 0 68.1 58 23 22 40
Tom Hume 3 5 4.77 48 0 9 66.0 66 35 41 34
Brad Lesley 0 0 2.16 5 0 0 8.1 9 2 0 5
Keefe Cato 1 0 2.45 4 0 0 3.2 2 1 1 3
Greg Harris 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 3 3 1

👥 Roster (35)

Skeeter Barnes Johnny Bench Bruce Berenyi Dann Bilardello Keefe Cato Cesar Cedeno Steve Christmas Dave Concepcion Dan Driessen Nick Esasky Tom Foley Rich Gale +23 more

35 players

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The 1983 Cincinnati Reds in brief

In 1983 the Cincinnati Reds posted a 74-88 mark (.457) and finished 6th in the NL West. With 623 runs scored and 710 given up, the 1983 differential was -87. At the plate the Cincinnati Reds hit .238, 6% worse than the league's .255. The Cincinnati Reds staff finished with a 3.98 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.63. The 623 runs scored compare with a league average of 666 per club, 6% fewer.

Riverfront Stadium was home in 1983, drawing a total attendance of 1,192,882. For power, Gary Redus led the way with 17 homers. The RBI leader was Ron Oester, with 58. On the mound, Mario Soto won 17 games to lead the staff. Bill Scherrer closed out 10 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1983 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1983 Cincinnati Reds finished 74-88 (.457 win pct).
Who led the 1983 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Gary Redus led the 1983 Cincinnati Reds with 17 home runs.
What was the 1983 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1983 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.98.
Did the 1983 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1983 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1983 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Riverfront Stadium.
Who led the 1983 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gary Redus (17 HR, 51 RBI) and Mario Soto (17-13, 2.70 ERA).
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