1983 Cleveland Indians

70-92 • .432 Win% • 7th in AL E

The 1983 Cleveland Indians went 70-92 (.432) finishing 7th in the AL E division. The club scored 704 runs, allowed 785, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Andre Thornton (17 HR, 77 RBI) and Rick Sutcliffe (17-11, 4.29 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 %
7th Rank
704 R 785 RA
Diff -81

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704 Runs Scored
785 Runs Allowed
-81 Run Diff
768K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 AL Average

Batting Avg .264 equal to the 1983 league average (.265)
OBP .337 3% above the 1983 league average (.327)
SLG .368 8% below the 1983 league average (.400)
Team ERA 4.43 9% worse than the 1983 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 704 3% below the 1983 league average (727 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 768,937
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Avg per Game 9,493

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Bake McBride 0.291 2 Pat Tabler 0.291 3 Mike Hargrove 0.286 4 Andre Thornton 0.281 5 Rick Manning 0.278

Home Runs

1 Gorman Thomas 17 2 Andre Thornton 17 3 Toby Harrah 9 4 Julio Franco 8 5 Ron Hassey 6

RBI

1 Julio Franco 80 2 Andre Thornton 77 3 Pat Tabler 65 4 Mike Hargrove 57 5 Toby Harrah 53
1983 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Julio Franco 149 560 68 153 24 8 8 80 27 50 32 0.273
Toby Harrah 138 526 81 140 23 1 9 53 75 49 16 0.266
Andre Thornton 141 508 78 143 27 1 17 77 87 72 4 0.281
Mike Hargrove 134 469 57 134 21 4 3 57 78 40 0 0.286
Pat Tabler 124 430 56 125 23 5 6 65 56 63 2 0.291
Alan Bannister 117 377 51 100 25 4 5 45 31 43 6 0.265
Gorman Thomas 106 371 51 82 17 0 17 51 57 98 8 0.221
Ron Hassey 117 341 48 92 21 0 6 42 38 35 2 0.270
Manny Trillo 88 320 33 87 13 1 1 29 21 46 1 0.272
George Vukovich 124 312 31 77 13 2 3 44 24 37 3 0.247
Bake McBride 70 230 21 67 8 1 1 18 9 26 8 0.291
Mike Fischlin 95 225 31 47 5 2 2 23 26 32 9 0.209
Rick Manning 50 194 20 54 6 0 1 10 12 22 7 0.278
Broderick Perkins 79 184 23 50 10 0 0 24 9 19 1 0.272
Chris Bando 48 121 15 31 3 0 4 15 15 19 0 0.256
Jim Essian 48 93 11 19 4 0 2 11 16 8 0 0.204
Miguel Dilone 32 68 15 13 3 1 0 7 10 5 5 0.191
Carmelo Castillo 23 36 9 10 2 1 1 3 4 6 1 0.278
Jack Perconte 14 26 1 7 1 0 0 0 5 2 3 0.269
Otto Velez 10 25 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.080
Kevin Rhomberg 12 21 2 10 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0.476
Karl Pagel 8 20 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.300
Wil Culmer 7 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.105
Bud Anderson 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Len Barker 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Barnes 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Behenna 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Blyleven 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Brennan 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ernie Camacho 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jamie Easterly 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Eichelberger 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Glynn 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Neal Heaton 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Jeffcoat 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Reed 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lary Sorensen 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Spillner 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Sutcliffe 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Waits 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Mike Jeffcoat 3.31 2 Jamie Easterly 3.63 3 Tom Brennan 3.86 4 Bert Blyleven 3.91 5 Bud Anderson 4.08

Wins

1 Rick Sutcliffe 17 2 Lary Sorensen 12 3 Neal Heaton 11 4 Len Barker 8 5 Bert Blyleven 7

Strikeouts

1 Rick Sutcliffe 160 2 Bert Blyleven 123 3 Len Barker 105 4 Lary Sorensen 76 5 Neal Heaton 75
1983 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Sutcliffe 17 11 4.29 36 35 0 243.1 251 116 102 160
Lary Sorensen 12 11 4.24 36 34 0 222.2 238 105 65 76
Bert Blyleven 7 10 3.91 24 24 0 156.1 160 68 44 123
Len Barker 8 13 5.11 24 24 0 149.2 150 85 52 105
Neal Heaton 11 7 4.16 39 16 7 149.1 157 69 44 75
Juan Eichelberger 4 11 4.90 28 15 0 134.0 132 73 59 56
Dan Spillner 2 9 5.07 60 0 8 92.1 117 52 38 48
Bud Anderson 1 6 4.08 39 1 7 68.1 64 31 32 32
Jamie Easterly 4 2 3.63 41 0 3 57.0 69 23 22 39
Tom Brennan 2 2 3.86 11 5 0 39.2 45 17 8 21
Mike Jeffcoat 1 3 3.31 11 2 0 32.2 32 12 13 9
Rick Behenna 0 2 4.15 5 4 0 26.0 22 12 14 9
Jerry Reed 0 0 7.17 7 0 0 21.1 26 17 9 11
Rick Waits 0 1 4.58 8 0 0 19.2 23 10 9 13
Ed Glynn 0 2 5.84 11 0 0 12.1 22 8 6 13
Rich Barnes 1 1 6.94 4 2 0 11.2 18 9 10 2
Ernie Camacho 0 1 5.06 4 0 0 5.1 5 3 2 2

👥 Roster (40)

Bud Anderson Chris Bando Alan Bannister Len Barker Rich Barnes Rick Behenna Bert Blyleven Tom Brennan Ernie Camacho Carmelo Castillo Wil Culmer Miguel Dilone +28 more

40 players

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The 1983 Cleveland Indians in brief

In 1983 the Cleveland Indians posted a 70-92 mark (.432) and finished 7th in the AL East. The run column shows 704 for and 785 against. Pitchers allowed 4.43 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.06. League clubs averaged 727 runs that year, so the Cleveland Indians scored 3% fewer. Attendance at Cleveland Stadium totaled 768,937 for the year.

For power, Andre Thornton led the way with 17 homers. Julio Franco drove in a team-high 80 runs. On the mound, Rick Sutcliffe won 17 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 40 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1982 season and the 1984 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1983 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1983 Cleveland Indians finished 70-92 (.432 win pct).
Who led the 1983 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Gorman Thomas led the 1983 Cleveland Indians with 17 home runs.
What was the 1983 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1983 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.43.
Did the 1983 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1983 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1983 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1983 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Andre Thornton (17 HR, 77 RBI) and Rick Sutcliffe (17-11, 4.29 ERA).
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