1983 Oakland Athletics

74-88 • .457 Win% • 4th in AL W

The 1983 Oakland Athletics went 74-88 (.457) finishing 4th in the AL W division. The club scored 708 runs, allowed 782, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Dwayne Murphy (17 HR, 75 RBI) and Chris Codiroli (12-12, 4.46 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 %
4th Rank
708 R 782 RA
Diff -74

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⚡ Quick Stats

708 Runs Scored
782 Runs Allowed
-74 Run Diff
1,294K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 1% below the 1983 league average (.265)
OBP .326 equal to the 1983 league average (.327)
SLG .381 5% below the 1983 league average (.400)
Team ERA 4.34 7% worse than the 1983 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 708 3% below the 1983 league average (727 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,294,941
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Avg per Game 15,986

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Carney Lansford 0.308 2 Rickey Henderson 0.292 3 Rick Peters 0.287 4 Mike Heath 0.281 5 Davey Lopes 0.277

Home Runs

1 Davey Lopes 17 2 Dwayne Murphy 17 3 Wayne Gross 12 4 Jeff Burroughs 10 5 Carney Lansford 10

RBI

1 Dwayne Murphy 75 2 Davey Lopes 67 3 Bill Almon 63 4 Mike Davis 62 5 Jeff Burroughs 56
1983 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rickey Henderson 145 513 105 150 25 7 9 48 103 80 108 0.292
Davey Lopes 147 494 64 137 13 4 17 67 51 61 22 0.277
Dwayne Murphy 130 471 55 107 17 2 17 75 62 105 7 0.227
Bill Almon 143 451 45 120 29 1 4 63 26 67 26 0.266
Mike Davis 128 443 61 122 24 4 8 62 27 74 32 0.275
Tony Phillips 148 412 54 102 12 3 4 35 48 70 16 0.248
Jeff Burroughs 121 401 43 108 15 1 10 56 47 79 0 0.269
Mike Heath 96 345 45 97 17 0 6 33 18 59 3 0.281
Wayne Gross 137 339 34 79 18 0 12 44 36 52 3 0.233
Carney Lansford 80 299 43 92 16 2 10 45 22 33 3 0.308
Bob Kearney 108 298 33 76 11 0 8 32 21 50 1 0.255
Garry Hancock 101 256 29 70 7 3 8 30 5 13 2 0.273
Rick Peters 55 178 20 51 7 0 0 20 12 21 4 0.287
Dan Meyer 69 169 15 32 9 0 1 13 19 11 0 0.189
Donnie Hill 53 158 20 42 7 0 2 15 4 21 1 0.266
Kelvin Moore 41 124 12 26 4 0 5 16 10 39 2 0.210
Mitchell Page 57 79 16 19 3 0 0 1 10 22 3 0.241
Luis Quinones 19 42 5 8 2 1 0 4 1 4 1 0.190
Darryl Cias 19 18 1 6 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0.333
Marshall Brant 5 14 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.143
Dave Hudgens 6 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Rusty McNealy 15 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keith Atherton 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Steve Baker 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Beard 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Bradley 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Burgmeier 51 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ben Callahan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Codiroli 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Conroy 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Farmer 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gorman Heimueller 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Jones 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Keough 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Krueger 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Langford 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve McCatty 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Norris 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Smith 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Underwood 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Warren 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Wortham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Young 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Keith Atherton 2.77 2 Tom Burgmeier 2.81 3 Bill Krueger 3.61 4 Mike Norris 3.76 5 Tim Conroy 3.94

Wins

1 Chris Codiroli 12 2 Tom Underwood 9 3 Tim Conroy 7 4 Bill Krueger 7 5 Tom Burgmeier 6

Strikeouts

1 Tim Conroy 112 2 Chris Codiroli 85 3 Steve McCatty 65 4 Mike Norris 63 5 Tom Underwood 62
1983 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Chris Codiroli 12 12 4.46 37 31 1 205.2 208 102 72 85
Steve McCatty 6 9 3.99 38 24 5 167.0 156 74 82 65
Tim Conroy 7 10 3.94 39 18 0 162.1 141 71 98 112
Tom Underwood 9 7 4.04 51 15 4 144.2 156 65 50 62
Bill Krueger 7 6 3.61 17 16 0 109.2 104 44 53 58
Tom Burgmeier 6 7 2.81 49 0 4 96.0 89 30 32 39
Mike Norris 4 5 3.76 16 16 0 88.2 68 37 36 63
Gorman Heimueller 3 5 4.41 16 14 0 83.2 93 41 29 31
Keith Atherton 2 5 2.77 29 0 4 68.1 53 21 23 40
Mike Warren 5 3 4.11 12 9 0 65.2 51 30 18 30
Dave Beard 5 5 5.61 43 0 10 61.0 55 38 36 40
Steve Baker 3 3 4.33 35 1 5 54.0 59 26 26 23
Matt Keough 2 3 5.52 14 4 0 44.0 50 27 31 28
Jeff Jones 1 1 5.76 13 1 0 29.2 43 19 8 14
Rick Langford 0 4 12.15 7 7 0 20.0 43 27 10 2
Mark Smith 1 0 6.75 8 1 0 14.2 24 11 6 10
Ed Farmer 0 0 3.48 5 1 0 10.1 15 4 0 7
Ben Callahan 1 2 12.54 4 2 0 9.1 18 13 5 2
Curt Young 0 1 16.00 8 2 0 9.0 17 16 5 5
Bert Bradley 0 0 6.48 6 0 0 8.1 14 6 4 3
Wayne Gross 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.1 2 0 1 0
Rich Wortham 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 3 1 1 0

👥 Roster (43)

Bill Almon Keith Atherton Steve Baker Dave Beard Bert Bradley Marshall Brant Tom Burgmeier Jeff Burroughs Ben Callahan Darryl Cias Chris Codiroli Tim Conroy +31 more

43 players

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The 1983 Oakland Athletics in brief

The record for the 1983 Oakland Athletics reads 74 wins and 88 losses, good for 4th in the AL West. The run column shows 708 for and 782 against. The team batting average of .262 was 1% below the 1983 league mark of .265. Pitchers allowed 4.34 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.06. The 1983 Oakland Athletics scored 3% fewer runs than the average club (708 against 727).

Attendance at Oakland Coliseum totaled 1,294,941 for the year. Dwayne Murphy led the club in home runs with 17. Rickey Henderson collected the most hits, 150. On the mound, Chris Codiroli won 12 games to lead the staff. Tim Conroy struck out 112, the most on the club. Dave Beard saved 10 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1983 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1983 Oakland Athletics finished 74-88 (.457 win pct).
Who led the 1983 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Davey Lopes led the 1983 Oakland Athletics with 17 home runs.
What was the 1983 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1983 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.34.
Did the 1983 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1983 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1983 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1983 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dwayne Murphy (17 HR, 75 RBI) and Chris Codiroli (12-12, 4.46 ERA).
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