⭐ Division Winner

1983 Philadelphia Phillies

90-72 • .556 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1983 Philadelphia Phillies went 90-72 (.556) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 696 runs, allowed 635, and played home games at Veterans Stadium. Team leaders included Mike Schmidt (40 HR, 109 RBI) and John Denny (19-6, 2.37 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

90 Wins
72 Losses
.556 Win %
1st Rank
696 R 635 RA
Diff +61

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⚡ Quick Stats

696 Runs Scored
635 Runs Allowed
+61 Run Diff
2,128K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 NL Average

Batting Avg .249 2% below the 1983 league average (.255)
OBP .328 2% above the 1983 league average (.321)
SLG .373 1% below the 1983 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.34 8% better than the 1983 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 696 4% above the 1983 league average (666 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumVeterans Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 2,128,345
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Avg per Game 25,955

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Joe Lefebvre 0.310 2 Greg Gross 0.302 3 Kiko Garcia 0.288 4 Juan Samuel 0.277 5 Len Matuszek 0.275

Home Runs

1 Mike Schmidt 40 2 Joe Morgan 16 3 Bo Diaz 15 4 Gary Matthews 10 5 Joe Lefebvre 8

RBI

1 Mike Schmidt 109 2 Bo Diaz 64 3 Joe Morgan 59 4 Gary Matthews 50 5 Ivan de Jesus 45
1983 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mike Schmidt 154 534 104 136 16 4 40 109 128 148 7 0.255
Ivan de Jesus 158 497 60 126 15 7 4 45 53 77 11 0.254
Pete Rose 151 493 52 121 14 3 0 45 52 28 7 0.245
Bo Diaz 136 471 49 111 17 0 15 64 38 57 1 0.236
Gary Matthews 132 446 66 115 18 2 10 50 69 81 13 0.258
Joe Morgan 123 404 72 93 20 1 16 59 89 54 18 0.230
Von Hayes 124 351 45 93 9 5 6 32 36 55 20 0.265
Garry Maddox 97 324 27 89 14 2 4 32 17 31 7 0.275
Joe Lefebvre 101 258 34 80 20 8 8 38 31 46 5 0.310
Tony Perez 91 253 18 61 11 2 6 43 28 57 1 0.241
Greg Gross 136 245 25 74 12 3 0 29 34 16 3 0.302
Bob Dernier 122 221 41 51 10 0 1 15 18 21 35 0.231
Ozzie Virgil 55 140 11 30 7 0 6 23 8 34 0 0.214
Kiko Garcia 84 118 22 34 7 1 2 9 9 20 1 0.288
Steve Carlton 37 97 9 19 5 0 0 1 2 20 0 0.196
Len Matuszek 28 80 12 22 6 1 4 16 4 14 0 0.275
John Denny 36 77 7 13 1 0 0 2 2 16 2 0.169
Larry Milbourne 41 66 3 16 0 1 0 4 4 7 2 0.242
Juan Samuel 18 65 14 18 1 2 2 5 4 16 3 0.277
Charles Hudson 27 54 4 5 0 0 0 3 2 32 0 0.093
Sixto Lezcano 18 39 8 11 1 0 0 7 5 9 1 0.282
Marty Bystrom 24 38 2 9 1 0 0 4 2 14 0 0.237
Kevin Gross 17 33 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 14 1 0.091
Bob Molinaro 19 18 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 0.111
Larry Christenson 9 17 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.059
Willie Hernandez 63 13 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0.385
Dick Ruthven 7 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111
Steve Jeltz 13 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0.125
Al Holland 68 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Bill Robinson 10 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.143
Alejandro Sanchez 8 7 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.286
Ed Farmer 12 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Ron Reed 61 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Luis Aguayo 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.250
Tony Ghelfi 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Jeff Stone 9 4 2 3 0 2 0 3 0 1 4 0.750
Darren Daulton 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Tug McGraw 34 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Porfi Altamirano 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Andersen 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Comer 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sid Monge 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Carman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Corcoran 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Al Holland 2.26 2 John Denny 2.37 3 Steve Carlton 3.11 4 Willie Hernandez 3.29 5 Charles Hudson 3.35

Wins

1 John Denny 19 2 Steve Carlton 15 3 Ron Reed 9 4 Willie Hernandez 8 5 Al Holland 8

Strikeouts

1 Steve Carlton 275 2 John Denny 139 3 Charles Hudson 101 4 Al Holland 100 5 Marty Bystrom 87
1983 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Carlton 15 16 3.11 37 37 0 283.2 277 98 84 275
John Denny 19 6 2.37 36 36 0 242.2 229 64 53 139
Charles Hudson 8 8 3.35 26 26 0 169.1 158 63 53 101
Marty Bystrom 6 9 4.60 24 23 0 119.1 136 61 44 87
Kevin Gross 4 6 3.56 17 17 0 96.0 100 38 35 66
Willie Hernandez 8 4 3.29 63 0 7 95.2 93 35 26 75
Ron Reed 9 1 3.48 61 0 8 95.2 89 37 34 73
Al Holland 8 4 2.26 68 0 25 91.2 63 23 30 100
Tug McGraw 2 1 3.56 34 1 0 55.2 58 22 19 30
Larry Christenson 2 4 3.91 9 9 0 48.1 42 21 17 44
Porfi Altamirano 2 3 3.70 31 0 0 41.1 38 17 15 24
Dick Ruthven 1 3 5.61 7 7 0 33.2 46 21 10 26
Ed Farmer 0 6 6.08 12 3 0 26.2 35 18 20 16
Larry Andersen 1 0 2.39 17 0 0 26.1 19 7 9 14
Tony Ghelfi 1 1 3.14 3 3 0 14.1 15 5 6 14
Sid Monge 3 0 6.94 14 0 0 11.2 20 9 6 7
Steve Comer 1 0 5.19 3 1 0 8.2 11 5 3 1
Don Carman 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
PHI def. LAN 3-1
World Series
Lost to BAL 4-1

👥 Roster (44)

Luis Aguayo Porfi Altamirano Larry Andersen Marty Bystrom Steve Carlton Don Carman Larry Christenson Steve Comer Tim Corcoran Darren Daulton John Denny Bob Dernier +32 more

44 players

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The 1983 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

A 90-72 record (.556) put the 1983 Philadelphia Phillies 1st in the NL East. The club won the pennant and took the division title. With 696 runs scored and 635 given up, the 1983 differential was +61. At the plate the Philadelphia Phillies hit .249, 2% worse than the league's .255. Pitchers allowed 3.34 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.63.

The home park, Veterans Stadium, recorded 2,128,345 in attendance, about 25,955 a game. Mike Schmidt led the club in home runs with 40. John Denny was the top winner, with 19 victories. The strikeout leader was Steve Carlton with 275. In the NL Championship Series, the Philadelphia Phillies beat LAN 3-1. In the World Series, the Philadelphia Phillies lost to BAL 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1983 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1983 Philadelphia Phillies finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Did the 1983 Philadelphia Phillies make the playoffs?
The 1983 Philadelphia Phillies finished first in their division.
Who led the 1983 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Mike Schmidt led the 1983 Philadelphia Phillies with 40 home runs.
What was the 1983 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1983 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 3.34.
Did the 1983 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1983 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1983 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Veterans Stadium.
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