1983 New York Yankees

91-71 • .562 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 1983 New York Yankees went 91-71 (.562) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 770 runs, allowed 703, and played home games at Yankee Stadium II. Team leaders included Dave Winfield (32 HR, 116 RBI) and Ron Guidry (21-9, 3.42 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

91 Wins
71 Losses
.562 Win %
3rd Rank
770 R 703 RA
Diff +67

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770 Runs Scored
703 Runs Allowed
+67 Run Diff
2,249K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 AL Average

Batting Avg .272 3% above the 1983 league average (.265)
OBP .337 3% above the 1983 league average (.327)
SLG .416 4% above the 1983 league average (.400)
Team ERA 3.86 5% better than the 1983 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 770 6% above the 1983 league average (727 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,249,688
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Avg per Game 27,773

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Bert Campaneris 0.322 2 Ken Griffey 0.306 3 Don Baylor 0.303 4 Butch Wynegar 0.296 5 Lou Piniella 0.291

Home Runs

1 Dave Winfield 32 2 Don Baylor 21 3 Graig Nettles 20 4 Roy Smalley 18 5 Steve Kemp 12

RBI

1 Dave Winfield 116 2 Don Baylor 85 3 Graig Nettles 75 4 Roy Smalley 62 5 Steve Kemp 49
1983 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Winfield 152 598 99 169 26 8 32 116 58 77 15 0.283
Don Baylor 144 534 82 162 33 3 21 85 40 53 17 0.303
Graig Nettles 129 462 56 123 17 3 20 75 51 65 0 0.266
Ken Griffey 118 458 60 140 21 3 11 46 34 45 6 0.306
Roy Smalley 130 451 70 124 24 1 18 62 58 68 3 0.275
Willie Randolph 104 420 73 117 21 1 2 38 53 32 12 0.279
Steve Kemp 109 373 53 90 17 3 12 49 41 37 1 0.241
Andre Robertson 98 322 37 80 16 3 1 22 8 54 2 0.248
Butch Wynegar 94 301 40 89 18 2 6 42 52 29 1 0.296
Don Mattingly 91 279 34 79 15 4 4 32 21 31 0 0.283
Jerry Mumphrey 83 267 41 70 11 4 7 36 28 33 2 0.262
Rick Cerone 80 246 18 54 7 0 2 22 15 29 0 0.220
Oscar Gamble 74 180 26 47 10 2 7 26 25 23 0 0.261
Omar Moreno 48 152 17 38 9 1 1 17 8 31 7 0.250
Lou Piniella 53 148 19 43 9 1 2 16 11 12 1 0.291
Bert Campaneris 60 143 19 46 5 0 0 11 8 9 6 0.322
Steve Balboni 32 86 8 20 2 0 5 17 8 23 0 0.233
Larry Milbourne 31 70 5 14 4 0 0 2 5 10 1 0.200
Bob Meacham 22 51 5 12 2 0 0 4 4 10 8 0.235
Brian Dayett 11 29 3 6 0 1 0 5 2 4 0 0.207
Juan Espino 10 23 1 6 0 0 1 3 1 5 0 0.261
Bobby Murcer 9 22 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0.182
Otis Nixon 13 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 0.143
Rowland Office 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Doyle Alexander 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Erickson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Fontenot 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Frazier 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Gossage 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Guidry 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Howell 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Kaufman 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Keough 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave LaRoche 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rudy May 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Montefusco 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dale Murray 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shane Rawley 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Righetti 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Shirley 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Rich Gossage 2.27 2 John Montefusco 3.32 3 Ray Fontenot 3.33 4 Ron Guidry 3.42 5 George Frazier 3.43

Wins

1 Ron Guidry 21 2 Shane Rawley 14 3 Dave Righetti 14 4 Rich Gossage 13 5 Ray Fontenot 8

Strikeouts

1 Dave Righetti 169 2 Ron Guidry 156 3 Shane Rawley 124 4 Rich Gossage 90 5 George Frazier 78
1983 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ron Guidry 21 9 3.42 31 31 0 250.1 232 95 60 156
Shane Rawley 14 14 3.78 34 33 1 238.1 246 100 79 124
Dave Righetti 14 8 3.44 31 31 0 217.0 194 83 67 169
George Frazier 4 4 3.43 61 0 8 115.1 94 44 45 78
Bob Shirley 5 8 5.08 25 17 0 108.0 122 61 36 53
Ray Fontenot 8 2 3.33 15 15 0 97.1 101 36 25 27
Dale Murray 2 4 4.48 40 0 1 94.1 113 47 22 45
Rich Gossage 13 5 2.27 57 0 22 87.1 82 22 25 90
Jay Howell 1 5 5.38 19 12 0 82.0 89 49 35 61
Matt Keough 3 4 5.17 12 12 0 55.2 59 32 20 26
John Montefusco 5 0 3.32 6 6 0 38.0 39 14 10 15
Doyle Alexander 0 2 6.35 8 5 0 28.1 31 20 7 17
Rudy May 1 5 6.87 15 0 0 18.1 22 14 12 16
Roger Erickson 0 1 4.32 5 0 0 16.2 13 8 8 7
Curt Kaufman 0 0 3.12 4 0 0 8.2 10 3 4 8
Dave LaRoche 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 0 0

👥 Roster (40)

Doyle Alexander Steve Balboni Don Baylor Bert Campaneris Rick Cerone Brian Dayett Roger Erickson Juan Espino Ray Fontenot George Frazier Oscar Gamble Rich Gossage +28 more

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The 1983 New York Yankees in brief

In 1983 the New York Yankees posted a 91-71 mark (.562) and finished 3rd in the AL East. The New York Yankees scored 770 runs and allowed 703, a run differential of +67. Against a league average of .265, the 1983 New York Yankees batted .272. Pitchers allowed 3.86 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.06. League clubs averaged 727 runs that year, so the New York Yankees scored 6% more.

Yankee Stadium II was home in 1983, drawing a total attendance of 2,249,688. Dave Winfield topped the New York Yankees with 32 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ron Guidry (21). The strikeout leader was Dave Righetti with 169. Rich Gossage closed out 22 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 New York Yankees

What was the 1983 New York Yankees record?
The 1983 New York Yankees finished 91-71 (.562 win pct).
Who led the 1983 New York Yankees in home runs?
Dave Winfield led the 1983 New York Yankees with 32 home runs.
What was the 1983 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1983 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.86.
Did the 1983 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1983 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 New York Yankees play?
The 1983 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium II.
Who led the 1983 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave Winfield (32 HR, 116 RBI) and Ron Guidry (21-9, 3.42 ERA).
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