1983 Pittsburgh Pirates season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 102nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 97th in the National League . This was their 14th season at Three Rivers Stadium . The Pirates finished second in the National League East with a record of 84–78.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team
ATL
CHC
CIN
HOU
LAD
MON
NYM
PHI
PIT
SD
SF
STL
Atlanta
—
5–7
12–6
11–7
7–11
7–5
8–4
7–5
6–6
9–9
9–9
7–5
Chicago
7–5
—
4–8
5–7
6–6
7–11
9–9
5–13
9–9
5–7
4–8
10–8
Cincinnati
6–12
8–4
—
5–13
7–11
4–8
7–5
6–6
6–6
9–9
10–8
6–6
Houston
7–11
7–5
13–5
—
6–12
8–4
9–3
4–8
6–6
11–7
12–6
2–10
Los Angeles
11–7
6–6
11–7
12–6
—
7–5
7–5
11–1
6–6
6–12–1
5–13
9–3
Montreal
5–7
11–7
8–4
4–8
5–7
—
8–10
8–10–1
8–10
8–4
8–4
9–9
New York
4–8
9–9
5–7
3–9
5–7
10–8
—
6–12
9–9
6–6
5–7
6–12
Philadelphia
5-7
13–5
6–6
8–4
1–11
10–8–1
12–6
—
11–7
5–7
5–7
14–4
Pittsburgh
6–6
9–9
6–6
6–6
6–6
10–8
9–9
7–11
—
9–3
6–6
10–8
San Diego
9–9
7–5
9–9
7–11
12–6–1
4–8
6–6
7–5
3–9
—
11–7
6–6
San Francisco
9–9
8–4
8–10
6–12
13–5
4–8
7–5
7–5
6–6
7–11
—
4–8
St. Louis
5–7
8–10
6–6
10–2
3–9
9–9
12–6
4–14
8–10
6–6
8–4
—
Game log
1983 Game Log: 84–78 (Home: 41–40; Away: 43–38)
April: 8–9 (Home: 3–7; Away: 5–2)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 5
@ Cardinals
7–1
Candelaria (1–0)
Forsch
—
43,509
1–0
2
April 7
@ Astros
3–2
Scurry (1–0)
Knepper
—
7,741
2–0
3
April 8
@ Astros
5–3
Scurry (2–0)
DiPino
Bibby (1)
10,862
3–0
4
April 9
@ Astros
1–0
McWilliams (1–0)
Niekro
—
13,856
4–0
5
April 10
@ Astros
10–8
Bibby (1–0)
Solano
Scurry (1)
7,668
5–0
6
April 12
Cardinals
3–4 (10)
Sutter
Bibby (1–1)
Rasmussen
46,869
5–1
7
April 13
Cardinals
1–9
Andujar
Tunnell (0–1)
—
4,126
5–2
8
April 16
Cubs
5–6
Hernandez
McWilliams (1–1)
Smith
5,494
5–3
9
April 17
Cubs
7–0
Candelaria (2–0)
Trout
Rhoden (1)
14,285
6–3
10
April 20
@ Mets
0–6
Seaver
McWilliams (1–2)
—
6–4
11
April 20
@ Mets
5–7
Diaz
Tekulve (0–1)
Allen
4,041
6–5
12
April 22
Dodgers
2–4
Reuss
Rhoden (0–1)
Pena
8,846
6–6
13
April 23
Dodgers
2–3
Welch
Candelaria (2–1)
Howe
8,187
6–7
14
April 26
Giants
3–0
McWilliams (2–2)
Breining
—
7,103
7–7
15
April 27
Giants
2–3
Laskey
Rhoden (0–2)
Minton
5,267
7–8
16
April 30
Padres
4–8
Hawkins
Candelaria (2–2)
—
7–9
17
April 30
Padres
2–1
McWilliams (3–2)
DeLeon
Scurry (2)
19,593
8–9
May: 10–15 (Home: 5–5; Away: 5–10)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
18
May 2
@ Dodgers
5–1
Rhoden (1–2)
Reuss
—
39,765
9–9
19
May 3
@ Dodgers
4–5
Pena
Bibby (1–2)
Howe
34,624
9–10
20
May 4
@ Dodgers
2–3
Niedenfuer
Sarmiento (0–1)
—
35,757
9–11
21
May 6
@ Giants
1–2
McGaffigan
Candelaria (2–3)
Lavelle
16,476
9–12
22
May 7
@ Giants
1–5
Breining
Rhoden (1–3)
—
10,874
9–13
23
May 8
@ Giants
1–12
Laskey
Bibby (1–3)
—
19,123
9–14
24
May 9
@ Padres
5–3 (14)
Sarmiento (1–1)
Couchee
—
17,885
10–14
25
May 10
@ Padres
1–4
Hawkins
Scurry (2–1)
—
9,965
10–15
26
May 12
Mets
6–2
Candelaria (3–3)
Torrez
—
7,944
11–15
27
May 13
Mets
2–1
Tekulve (1–1)
Diaz
—
11,000
12–15
28
May 14
Mets
2–6
Allen
McWilliams (3–3)
Orosco
8,931
12–16
29
May 16
Mets
4–11
Lynch
Bibby (1–4)
Swan
1,970
12–17
30
May 17
Reds
1–2
Soto
Candelaria (3–4)
—
5,207
12–18
31
May 18
Reds
2–1
Rhoden (2–3)
Berenyi
—
6,402
13–18
32
May 20
Astros
4–3
McWilliams (4–3)
Knepper
Tekulve (1)
13,643
14–18
33
May 21
Astros
4–6
LaCoss
Niemann (0–1)
DiPino
8,804
14–19
34
May 23
@ Braves
3–6
Falcone
Rhoden (2–4)
Moore
16,743
14–20
35
May 24
@ Braves
6–5
McWilliams (5–3)
Camp
—
17,447
15–20
36
May 25
@ Braves
0–6
McMurtry
Bibby (1–5)
—
15,034
15–21
37
May 26
@ Reds
6–4
Tunnell (1–1)
Puleo
Tekulve (2)
10,018
16–21
38
May 27
@ Reds
0–9
Soto
Candelaria (3–5)
—
13,224
16–22
39
May 28
@ Reds
3–4
Hayes
Scurry (2–2)
Scherrer
23,994
16–23
40
May 29
@ Reds
8–5
McWilliams (6–3)
Scherrer
Sarmiento (1)
13,394
17–23
41
May 30
Braves
8–6
Bibby (2–5)
McMurtry
Tekulve (3)
12,211
18–23
42
May 31
Braves
2–10
Niekro
Tunnell (1–2)
Bedrosian
5,262
18–24
June: 14–15 (Home: 7–5; Away: 7–10)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
43
June 1
Braves
3–6
Perez
Candelaria (3–6)
Garber
6,255
18–25
44
June 2
@ Cubs
2–3
Trout
Rhoden (2–5)
Smith
6,589
18–26
45
June 3
@ Cubs
3–9
Ruthven
Scurry (2–3)
—
6,213
18–27
46
June 4
@ Cubs
2–5
Jenkins
Bibby (2–6)
Campbell
30,110
18–28
47
June 5
@ Cubs
1–3
Lefferts
Tunnell (1–3)
Smith
22,649
18–29
48
June 7
@ Expos
3–2
Candelaria (4–6)
Lea
Tekulve (4)
31,730
19–29
49
June 8
@ Expos
4–5
Gullickson
Rhoden (2–6)
Reardon
16,200
19–30
50
June 9
@ Expos
6–3
McWilliams (7–3)
Rogers
—
34,313
20–30
51
June 10
@ Phillies
4–3 (12)
Tekulve (2–1)
Farmer
—
31,092
21–30
52
June 11
@ Phillies
7–9
Carlton
Scurry (2–4)
Holland
34,820
21–31
53
June 12
@ Phillies
4–5 (11)
Reed
Scurry (2–5)
—
37,154
21–32
54
June 13
Expos
4–3
Rhoden (3–6)
Gullickson
Tekulve (5)
8,229
22–32
55
June 14
Expos
3–7
Rogers
McWilliams (7–4)
Reardon
9,588
22–33
56
June 15
Expos
4–7
Burris
Bibby (2–7)
Reardon
11,809
22–34
57
June 17
Phillies
2–1
Candelaria (5–6)
Denny
Tekulve (6)
19,814
23–34
58
June 18
Phillies
4–6
Bystrom
Rhoden (3–7)
—
26,662
23–35
59
June 19
Phillies
2–14
Hudson
McWilliams (7–5)
—
19,369
23–36
60
June 20
Cubs
5–4 (10)
Tekulve (3–1)
Campbell
—
24–36
61
June 20
Cubs
6–5 (13)
Robinson (1–0)
Campbell
—
5,839
25–36
62
June 21
Cubs
8–4
Rhoden (4–7)
Noles
—
6,363
26–36
63
June 22
Cubs
5–2
Candelaria (6–6)
Rainey
Guante (1)
8,666
27–36
64
June 23
Cubs
5–2
McWilliams (8–5)
Trout
—
8,296
28–36
65
June 24
@ Cardinals
8–2
Bibby (3–7)
LaPoint
Sarmiento (2)
39,475
29–36
66
June 25
@ Cardinals
10–3
Tunnell (2–3)
Hagen
—
29,567
30–36
67
June 26
@ Cardinals
5–0
Rhoden (5–7)
Allen
—
32,306
31–36
68
June 27
@ Cardinals
6–1
Guante (1–0)
Andujar
—
23,286
32–36
69
June 28
@ Cubs
7–8 (11)
Lefferts
Tekulve (3–2)
—
11,832
32–37
70
June 29
@ Cubs
0–5
Ruthven
Bibby (3–8)
—
28,504
32–38
71
June 30
@ Cubs
3–4
Smith
Sarmiento (1–2)
—
17,261
32–39
July: 22–10 (Home: 10–7; Away: 12–3)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
72
July 1
Cardinals
6–13
Andujar
Robinson (1–1)
—
26,019
32–40
73
July 2
Cardinals
3–1
Candelaria (7–6)
LaPoint
—
27,446
33–40
74
July 3
Cardinals
3–4
Forsch
Sarmiento (1–3)
Sutter
14,469
33–41
75
July 4
Cardinals
7–2
Rhoden (6–7)
Hagen
—
34–41
76
July 4
Cardinals
4–11
Allen
Bibby (3–9)
—
22,185
34–42
77
July 8
@ Dodgers
4–3
Candelaria (8–6)
Reuss
Tekulve (7)
41,397
35–42
78
July 9
@ Dodgers
3–0
McWilliams (9–5)
Pena
—
46,046
36–42
79
July 10
@ Dodgers
3–10
Hooton
Rhoden (6–8)
Howe
42,480
36–43
80
July 11
@ Giants
3–2
Sarmiento (2–3)
Breining
Scurry (3)
18,429
37–43
81
July 12
@ Giants
6–2
Tunnell (3–3)
Laskey
Guante (2)
7,789
38–43
82
July 13
@ Giants
7–6
Sarmiento (3–3)
Minton
Tekulve (8)
14,316
39–43
83
July 14
@ Padres
8–6
Guante (2–0)
Montefusco
Bibby (2)
17,001
40–43
84
July 15
@ Padres
4–2
Tekulve (4–2)
Thurmond
—
15,601
41–43
85
July 16
@ Padres
3–2
Robinson (2–1)
Whitson
Tekulve (9)
26,414
42–43
86
July 17
@ Padres
4–3
Tunnell (4–3)
Show
Tekulve (10)
17,897
43–43
87
July 19
Dodgers
4–1
Candelaria (9–6)
Reuss
Scurry (4)
44–43
88
July 19
Dodgers
2–3 (11)
Howe
Sarmiento (3–4)
Niedenfuer
31,304
44–44
89
July 20
Dodgers
7–3
Rhoden (7–8)
Hooton
—
16,561
45–44
90
July 21
Dodgers
5–4
Tekulve (5–2)
Howe
—
16,351
46–44
91
July 22
Giants
3–5
Barr
Scurry (2–6)
Minton
23,834
46–45
92
July 23
Giants
5–2
DeLeon (1–0)
Martin
Scurry (5)
14,585
47–45
93
July 24
Giants
3–1
Scurry (3–6)
Krukow
Tekulve (11)
48–45
94
July 24
Giants
5–8 (11)
Minton
Scurry (3–7)
McGaffigan
39,660
48–46
95
July 25
Padres
6–3
Rhoden (8–8)
Dravecky
Guante (3)
12,161
49–46
96
July 26
Padres
1–6
Thurmond
Robinson (2–2)
DeLeon
49–47
97
July 26
Padres
10–5
Tunnell (5–3)
Whitson
—
20,660
50–47
98
July 27
Padres
10–1
DeLeon (2–0)
Show
—
18,793
51–47
99
July 28
@ Mets
6–2
McWilliams (10–5)
Swan
Scurry (6)
12,233
52–47
100
July 29
@ Mets
2–1
Candelaria (10–6)
Seaver
Guante (4)
14,306
53–47
101
July 30
@ Mets
6–3
Scurry (4–7)
Lynch
Sarmiento (3)
17,721
54–47
102
July 31
@ Mets
6–7 (12)
Orosco
Bibby (3–10)
—
54–48
103
July 31
@ Mets
0–1 (12)
Orosco
Sarmiento (3–5)
—
17,591
54–49
August: 14–14 (Home: 8–11; Away: 6–3)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
104
August 2
Phillies
10–3
McWilliams (11–5)
Gross
—
25,130
55–49
105
August 3
Phillies
7–2
Candelaria (11–6)
Bystrom
Tekulve (12)
23,070
56–49
106
August 4
Phillies
1–5
Hudson
Rhoden (8–9)
Holland
20,574
56–50
107
August 5
Expos
1–7
Gullickson
DeLeon (2–1)
—
33,089
56–51
108
August 6
Expos
3–7
Smith
Tunnell (5–4)
—
24,561
56–52
109
August 7
Expos
0–6
Rogers
McWilliams (11–6)
—
29,187
56–53
110
August 8
@ Phillies
5–14
Hudson
Candelaria (11–7)
—
38,080
56–54
111
August 9
@ Phillies
3–1
Tekulve (6–2)
Holland
—
37,719
57–54
112
August 10
@ Phillies
2–4
Carlton
DeLeon (2–2)
Holland
38,705
57–55
113
August 12
@ Expos
6–3
McWilliams (12–6)
Rogers
Guante (5)
45,862
58–55
114
August 13
@ Expos
2–0
Candelaria (12–7)
Smith
Tekulve (13)
38,658
59–55
115
August 14
@ Expos
5–3
Rhoden (9–9)
Schatzeder
Tekulve (14)
50,062
60–55
116
August 15
Mets
4–2
DeLeon (3–2)
Torrez
Tekulve (15)
15,053
61–55
117
August 16
Mets
3–1
Tunnell (6–4)
Swan
Guante (6)
12,061
62–55
118
August 18
Reds
5–6
Hume
Tekulve (6–3)
Hayes
18,007
62–56
119
August 19
Reds
1–2
Soto
Rhoden (9–10)
—
15,995
62–57
120
August 20
Reds
4–0
DeLeon (4–2)
Berenyi
—
44,481
63–57
121
August 21
Reds
4–6
Scherrer
Guante (2–1)
—
24,635
63–58
122
August 23
Astros
5–6
Ruhle
Tekulve (6–4)
DiPino
63–59
123
August 23
Astros
1–2
Niekro
Tunnell (6–5)
Dawley
17,484
63–60
124
August 24
Astros
4–10
Madden
Rhoden (9–11)
LaCoss
14,279
63–61
125
August 25
Astros
5–3
DeLeon (5–2)
Knepper
Scurry (7)
11,019
64–61
126
August 26
Braves
9–1
McWilliams (13–6)
Perez
—
23,772
65–61
127
August 27
Braves
2–0
Tunnell (7–5)
Dayley
—
22,811
66–61
128
August 28
Braves
1–2
Falcone
Candelaria (12–8)
Forster
26,193
66–62
129
August 29
@ Reds
2–1
Rhoden (10–11)
Soto
Tekulve (16)
11,173
67–62
130
August 30
@ Reds
5–3
DeLeon (6–2)
Russell
Tekulve (17)
10,160
68–62
131
August 31
@ Astros
1–4
Niekro
Scurry (4–8)
—
12,347
68–63
September: 15–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 7–9)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
132
September 1
@ Astros
0–3
Ryan
Guante (2–2)
DiPino
7,645
68–64
133
September 2
@ Braves
4–1
Candelaria (13–8)
Dayley
Tekulve (18)
23,998
69–64
134
September 3
@ Braves
6–2
Bibby (4–10)
Bedrosian
Guante (7)
31,233
70–64
135
September 4
@ Braves
5–6
Forster
Bibby (4–11)
Bedrosian
24,610
70–65
136
September 5
@ Cardinals
4–7
LaPoint
Scurry (4–9)
—
70–66
137
September 5
@ Cardinals
6–7 (10)
Allen
Guante (2–3)
—
39,687
70–67
138
September 6
@ Cardinals
5–0
Tunnell (8–5)
Stuper
—
23,604
71–67
139
September 7
@ Cardinals
2–5
Cox
Rhoden (10–12)
Sutter
25,981
71–68
140
September 9
Phillies
3–4 (13)
Hernandez
Bibby (4–12)
—
24,304
71–69
141
September 10
Phillies
6–5 (10)
Tekulve (7–4)
Holland
—
26,246
72–69
142
September 11
Phillies
3–5
Reed
Guante (2–4)
—
19,130
72–70
143
September 12
Cardinals
7–5
Tunnell (9–5)
Cox
Sarmiento (4)
10,458
73–70
144
September 13
Cardinals
6–0
Rhoden (11–12)
Andujar
—
9,771
74–70
145
September 14
Cubs
6–3
Candelaria (14–8)
Trout
—
16,329
75–70
146
September 15
Cubs
8–4
McWilliams (14–6)
Rainey
—
7,943
76–70
147
September 16
Expos
9–0
DeLeon (7–2)
Lea
—
13,057
77–70
148
September 17
Expos
5–4 (13)
Bibby (5–12)
Dixon
—
29,748
78–70
149
September 18
Expos
2–5
Sanderson
Rhoden (11–13)
James
25,738
78–71
150
September 19
@ Mets
4–5 (10)
Diaz
Tekulve (7–5)
—
6,381
78–72
151
September 20
@ Mets
4–0
McWilliams (15–6)
Lynch
—
3,112
79–72
152
September 21
@ Cubs
6–7
Jenkins
Guante (2–5)
Smith
3,029
79–73
153
September 22
@ Cubs
8–2
Tunnell (10–5)
Reuschel
—
3,426
80–73
154
September 23
@ Expos
10–1
Rhoden (12–13)
Sanderson
—
37,115
81–73
155
September 24
@ Expos
1–0
Candelaria (15–8)
Smith
Guante (8)
43,359
82–73
156
September 25
@ Expos
3–5
Gullickson
McWilliams (15–7)
Reardon
37,602
82–74
157
September 27
Mets
3–4
Torrez
DeLeon (7–3)
Sisk
10,913
82–75
158
September 28
Mets
2–4
Darling
Tunnell (10–6)
—
8,672
82–76
159
September 29
Mets
4–2
Rhoden (13–13)
Holman
Guante (9)
7,677
83–76
160
September 30
@ Phillies
1–2
Denny
McWilliams (15–8)
Holland
26,685
83–77
October: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–1)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
161
October 1
@ Phillies
3–5
Altamirano
Guante (2–6)
Carman
34,763
83–78
162
October 2
@ Phillies
4–0
Tunnell (11–6)
Hudson
—
33,284
84–78
Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member
Roster
1983 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Opening Day lineup
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Transactions
October 4, 1982 – Released Grant Jackson.
October 4, 1982 – Released Paul Moskau.
October 20, 1982 – Bob Long granted free agency.
November 10, 1982 – Omar Moreno granted free agency.
December 1, 1982 – Signed Gene Tenace as a free agent.
December 3, 1982 – Signed Jose Lind as an amateur free agent.
December 6, 1982 – Odell Jones drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
December 22, 1982 – Traded Jerry Aubin (minors), Bubba Holland (minors), Jose Rivera (minors) and Tim Burke to the New York Yankees. Received Lee Mazzilli.
January, 1982 – Signed Randy Jones as a free agent.
January, 1982 – Jim Smith sent to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction.
January 11, 1983 – Drafted Rich Sauveur in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
January 11, 1983 – Drafted Tim Drummond in the 12th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January).
January 28, 1983 – Signed Nino Espinosa as a free agent.
March 8, 1983 – Signed Tom Hausman as a free agent.
March 27, 1983 – Released Randy Jones.
March 28, 1983 – Released Ross Baumgarten.
March 28, 1983 – Released Dick Davis.
March 28, 1983 – Released John Milner.
May 2, 1983 – Signed Bob Owchinko as a free agent.
June 6, 1983 – Drafted Stan Fansler in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
June 6, 1983 – Drafted Rich Sauveur in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 8, 1983.
June 6, 1983 – Drafted John Smiley in the 12th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1983.
June 6, 1983 – Drafted Steve Carter in the 21st round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 8, 1983 – Traded Steve Farr to the Cleveland Indians. Received John Malkin (minors).
June 11, 1983 – Signed Félix Fermín as an amateur free agent.
June 14, 1983 – Traded Arthur Ray (minors) and Junior Ortiz to the New York Mets. Received Steve Senteney and Marvell Wynne.
August 2, 1983 – Purchased Dave Tomlin from the Montreal Expos.
August 19, 1983 – Traded Steve Nicosia to the San Francisco Giants. Received Milt May and cash.
August 29, 1983 – Signed Jose Melendez as an amateur free agent.
September 1, 1983 – Purchased Alfonso Pulido from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).
September 7, 1983 – Traded Randy Niemann to the Chicago White Sox. Received Mike Maitland (minors) and Miguel Diloné.
Farm system
Notes
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