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1983 Philadelphia Phillies season

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1983 Philadelphia Phillies
National League Champions
National League East Champions
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkVeterans Stadium
CityPhiladelphia
OwnersBill Giles
General managersPaul Owens
ManagersPat Corrales, Paul Owens
TelevisionWTAF
PRISM
RadioWCAU
(Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler)
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The 1983 Philadelphia Phillies season included the Phillies winning the National League East title with a record of 90–72, by a margin of six games over the Pittsburgh Pirates. They defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, three games to one in the NLCS, before losing the World Series to the Baltimore Orioles, four games to one. The Phillies celebrated their centennial in 1983, were managed by Pat Corrales (43–42) and Paul Owens (47–30), and played their home games at Veterans Stadium.

Offseason

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Wheeze Kids

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The 1983 Phillies were nicknamed the "Wheeze Kids" because of the numerous veteran players on the team. The 1950 National League pennant winning Phillies had been nicknamed the "Whiz Kids" due to their youth; stars Richie Ashburn, Robin Roberts, Willie Jones, Del Ennis, and Granny Hamner were all 25 years old or younger. Prior to the 1983 season, the Phillies acquired Morgan, age 39 and Tony Pérez, age 40, to complement Pete Rose, age 41, and as Morgan told Sports Illustrated in March 1983, "...help win them a world championship."[7] At the time, the Phillies also had Ron Reed, 40, Bill Robinson, 39, Steve Carlton, 38, and Tug McGraw, 38. Philadelphia Daily News sportswriter Stan Hochman gave them the Wheeze Kids nickname[8] and it was quickly adopted and used by Phillies president Bill Giles. By the 1983 World Series, the moniker was commonly used to refer to the team.

Regular season

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Season chronology

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Season standings

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 90 72 .556 50‍–‍31 40‍–‍41
Pittsburgh Pirates 84 78 .519 6 41‍–‍40 43‍–‍38
Montreal Expos 82 80 .506 8 46‍–‍35 36‍–‍45
St. Louis Cardinals 79 83 .488 11 44‍–‍37 35‍–‍46
Chicago Cubs 71 91 .438 19 43‍–‍38 28‍–‍53
New York Mets 68 94 .420 22 41‍–‍41 27‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

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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


Notable transactions

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Draft picks

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Game log

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1983 Game Log (Overall Record: 90–72–1)
April (11–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 5 @ Mets 0–2 Doug Sisk (1–0) Steve Carlton (0–1) None 46,687 0–1
2 April 7 @ Mets 2–6 Craig Swan (1–0) John Denny (0–1) Neil Allen (1) 5,730 0–2
3 April 8 @ Giants 2–3 Fred Breining (1–0) Larry Christenson (0–1) Greg Minton (1) 13,624 0–3
4 April 9 @ Giants 5–4 Sid Monge (1–0) Mike Krukow (0–2) Ron Reed (1) 13,937 1–3
5 April 10 @ Giants 10–2 Steve Carlton (1–1) Bill Laskey (0–2) None 20,988 2–3
6 April 12 Mets 4–3 (10) Ron Reed (1–0) Neil Allen (0–1) None 31,236 3–3
7 April 13 Mets 10–9 Porfi Altamirano (1–0) Neil Allen (0–2) None 20,228 4–3
April 15 Braves Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 12 as a traditional double-header
8 April 16 Braves 8–4 Steve Carlton (2–1) Phil Niekro (0–1) None 17,557 5–3
9 April 17 Braves 1–3 Pascual Pérez (3–0) Ed Farmer (0–1) Gene Garber (2) 27,522 5–4
10 April 18 Cubs 8–2 John Denny (1–1) Paul Moskau (0–1) None 13,832 6–4
April 19 Cubs Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 30 as a traditional double-header
11 April 20 Cubs 2–0 Steve Carlton (3–1) Chuck Rainey (0–3) None 11,271 7–4
12 April 22 @ Astros 6–3 Sid Monge (2–0) Nolan Ryan (1–1) Ron Reed (2) 32,130 8–4
13 April 23 @ Astros 7–3 John Denny (2–1) Joe Niekro (0–2) None 22,790 9–4
14 April 24 @ Astros 2–3 (11) Mike Madden (1–0) Ron Reed (1–1) None 9,344 9–5
15 April 26 @ Braves 4–10 Pascual Pérez (4–0) Larry Christenson (0–2) Terry Forster (2) 22,511 9–6
16 April 27 @ Braves 6–2 Dick Ruthven (1–0) Phil Niekro (0–2) None 20,341 10–6
17 April 29 Astros 3–6 (10) Frank LaCorte (2–2) Steve Carlton (3–2) Bill Dawley (1) 30,067 10–7
18 April 30 Astros 8–0 John Denny (3–1) Mike LaCoss (0–2) None 24,845 11–7
May (9–13)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
19 May 1 Astros 11–3 Larry Christenson (1–2) Bob Knepper (1–3) None 27,968 12–7
20 May 2 Reds 2–5 Ted Power (1–0) Dick Ruthven (1–1) None 18,587 12–8
21 May 3 Reds 13–7 Sid Monge (3–0) Frank Pastore (2–4) None 18,634 13–8
22 May 4 Reds 9–4 Steve Carlton (4–2) Rich Gale (3–1) None 22,619 14–8
23 May 6 @ Expos 5–2 Ron Reed (2–1) Bryn Smith (0–1) None 25,178 15–8
24 May 7 @ Expos 2–3 Bill Gullickson (3–3) Porfi Altamirano (1–1) None 25,191 15–9
May 8 @ Expos Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 21 as a traditional double-header
25 May 10 @ Reds 3–1 Steve Carlton (5–2) Ted Power (1–1) None 18,694 16–9
26 May 11 @ Reds 0–2 Mario Soto (4–2) John Denny (3–2) None 16,337 16–10
27 May 12 @ Cubs 3–6 Chuck Rainey (3–3) Dick Ruthven (1–2) Bill Campbell (1) 8,162 16–11
28 May 13 @ Cubs 2–10 Steve Trout (2–5) Larry Christenson (1–3) None 11,254 16–12
May 14 @ Cubs Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 16 as a traditional double-header
29 May 15 @ Cubs 5–3 (10) Steve Carlton (6–2) Lee Smith (0–2) Ron Reed (3) 19,467 17–12
30 May 17 Giants 2–1 John Denny (4–2) Andy McGaffigan (2–4) Al Holland (1) 21,123 18–12
31 May 18 Giants 1–8 Mike Krukow (2–2) Dick Ruthven (1–3) Greg Minton (5) 20,987 18–13
32 May 20 Padres 0–5 Andy Hawkins (3–2) Steve Carlton (6–3) None 26,607 18–14
May 21 Padres Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 30 as a traditional double-header
May 22 Padres Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 29 as a traditional double-header
33 May 23 Dodgers 0–2 Fernando Valenzuela (5–2) John Denny (4–3) None 24,249 18–15
34 May 24 Dodgers 0–3 Alejandro Peña (5–1) Larry Christenson (1–4) None 24,016 18–16
35 May 25 Dodgers 1–6 Burt Hooton (2–2) Marty Bystrom (0–1) Dave Stewart (5) 22,735 18–17
36 May 27 Expos 4–7 Scott Sanderson (4–4) Steve Carlton (6–4) Jeff Reardon (5) 25,573 18–18
37 May 28 Expos 5–3 Willie Hernández (2–0) Jeff Reardon (2–2) None 30,608 19–18
38 May 29 Expos 5–2 Larry Christenson (2–4) Bill Gullickson (4–6) Al Holland (2) 18,875 20–18
39 May 30 @ Dodgers 2–5 Burt Hooton (3–2) Marty Bystrom (0–2) None 42,184 20–19
40 May 31 @ Dodgers 1–4 Jerry Reuss (6–3) Charles Hudson (0–1) None 32,784 20–20
June (14–15–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
41 June 1 @ Dodgers 0–1 Bob Welch (4–4) Steve Carlton (6–5) None 39,319 20–21
42 June 2 @ Padres 1–4 Dave Dravecky (8–3) Ed Farmer (0–2) None 14,474 20–22
43 June 3 @ Padres 5–8 Gary Lucas (2–3) Ed Farmer (0–3) None 18,211 20–23
44 June 4 @ Padres 4–5 John Montefusco (4–1) Marty Bystrom (0–3) Sid Monge (1) 33,982 20–24
45 June 5 @ Padres 2–1 Al Holland (1–0) Ed Whitson (0–3) None 21,876 21–24
46 June 7 Cardinals 1–2 Bob Forsch (4–4) Steve Carlton (6–6) None 34,274 21–25
47 June 8 Cardinals 7–4 Al Holland (2–0) Bruce Sutter (4–3) None 23,531 22–25
48 June 9 Cardinals 6–5 (11) Ron Reed (3–1) Dave Von Ohlen (1–1) None 27,764 23–25
49 June 10 Pirates 3–4 (12) Kent Tekulve (2–1) Ed Farmer (0–4) None 31,092 23–26
50 June 11 Pirates 9–7 Steve Carlton (7–6) Rod Scurry (2–4) Al Holland (3) 34,820 24–26
51 June 12 Pirates 5–4 (11) Ron Reed (4–1) Rod Scurry (2–5) None 37,154 25–26
52 June 13 @ Cardinals 6–2 Marty Bystrom (1–3) Dave LaPoint (4–3) Willie Hernández (2) 32,686 26–26
53 June 14 @ Cardinals 4–5 Bruce Sutter (6–3) Porfi Altamirano (1–2) None 28,813 26–27
54 June 15 @ Cardinals 6–7 Kevin Hagen (1–0) Steve Carlton (7–7) Bruce Sutter (5) 37,368 26–28
55 June 17 @ Pirates 1–2 John Candelaria (5–6) John Denny (4–4) Kent Tekulve (6) 19,814 26–29
56 June 18 @ Pirates 6–4 Marty Bystrom (2–3) Rick Rhoden (3–7) None 26,662 27–29
57 June 19 @ Pirates 14–2 Charles Hudson (1–1) Larry McWilliams (7–5) None 19,369 28–29
58 June 20 @ Expos 0–5 Ray Burris (3–2) Steve Carlton (7–8) None 24,171 28–30
59 June 21 (1) @ Expos 8–1 John Denny (5–4) Scott Sanderson (4–5) Willie Hernández (3) see 2nd game 29–30
60 June 21 (2) @ Expos 4–5 (12) Jeff Reardon (3–4) Porfi Altamirano (1–3) None 38,222 29–31
61 June 22 @ Expos 0–4 Charlie Lea (5–3) Marty Bystrom (2–4) None 24,607 29–32
62 June 23 @ Expos 3–4 Bill Gullickson (7–8) Charles Hudson (1–2) Jeff Reardon (11) 31,069 29–33
63 June 24 @ Mets 6–3 Steve Carlton (8–8) Craig Swan (1–4) Al Holland (4) 20,093 30–33
64 June 25 @ Mets 4–2 Kevin Gross (1–0) Walt Terrell (1–1) Willie Hernández (4) 24,551 31–33
65 June 26 (1) @ Mets 8–4 Tug McGraw (1–0) Tom Seaver (5–7) Al Holland (5) see 2nd game 32–33
66 June 26 (2) @ Mets 1–5 Mike Torrez (5–8) Ed Farmer (0–5) None 37,922 32–34
67 June 28 Expos 5–5 (11) None None None 32,181 32–34–1
68 June 29 (1) Expos 2–5 Steve Rogers (11–3) Steve Carlton (8–9) None see 2nd game 32–35–1
69 June 29 (2) Expos 3–2 Charles Hudson (2–2) Scott Sanderson (4–6) Al Holland (6) 32,141 33–35–1
70 June 30 Expos 3–1 Kevin Gross (2–0) Ray Burris (3–3) Willie Hernández (5) 35,393 34–35–1
July (17–13)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
71 July 1 Mets 5–1 John Denny (6–4) Tom Seaver (5–8) None 26,987 35–35–1
72 July 2 (1) Mets 6–5 Al Holland (3–0) Jesse Orosco (4–4) None see 2nd game 36–35–1
73 July 2 (2) Mets 3–4 Ed Lynch (6–3) Ed Farmer (0–6) Doug Sisk (7) 40,045 36–36–1
74 July 3 Mets 6–4 Willie Hernández (3–0) Doug Sisk (2–2) None 32,962 37–36–1
75 July 4 Mets 4–0 Steve Carlton (9–9) Walt Terrell (1–3) None 52,710 38–36–1
July 6 1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Comiskey Park in Chicago
76 July 8 @ Reds 1–3 Joe Price (7–5) John Denny (6–5) Bill Scherrer (6) 23,711 38–37–1
77 July 9 @ Reds 1–2 Tom Hume (1–3) Willie Hernández (3–1) None 32,511 38–38–1
78 July 10 @ Reds 2–0 Marty Bystrom (3–4) Mario Soto (9–8) Al Holland (7) 21,923 39–38–1
79 July 11 @ Reds 11–7 (11) Al Holland (4–0) Tom Hume (1–4) None 17,113 40–38–1
80 July 12 (1) Braves 4–1 John Denny (7–5) Ken Dayley (2–1) Al Holland (8) see 2nd game 41–38–1
81 July 12 (2) Braves 7–6 Willie Hernández (4–1) Steve Bedrosian (5–3) None 32,491 42–38–1
82 July 13 Braves 2–5 Craig McMurtry (10–5) Steve Carlton (9–10) None 27,762 42–39–1
83 July 14 Braves 2–5 Steve Bedrosian (6–3) Willie Hernández (4–2) Terry Forster (9) 26,784 42–40–1
84 July 15 Reds 2–3 Mario Soto (10–8) Charles Hudson (2–3) None 27,797 42–41–1
85 July 16 Reds 9–3 John Denny (8–5) Bruce Berenyi (4–10) None 29,209 43–41–1
86 July 17 Reds 2–5 Frank Pastore (4–8) Kevin Gross (2–1) None 38,519 43–42–1
87 July 18 Astros 2–8 Joe Niekro (8–7) Steve Carlton (9–11) None 23,024 43–43–1
88 July 19 Astros 3–7 Bob Knepper (4–9) Marty Bystrom (3–5) Frank DiPino (10) 23,851 43–44–1
89 July 20 Astros 10–3 Charles Hudson (3–3) Mike Scott (4–5) None 21,052 44–44–1
90 July 21 @ Braves 10–6 John Denny (9–5) Rick Camp (7–8) None 29,316 45–44–1
91 July 22 @ Braves 1–6 Craig McMurtry (11–5) Kevin Gross (2–2) None 40,481 45–45–1
92 July 23 @ Braves 5–6 Rick Camp (8–8) Willie Hernández (4–3) None 36,501 45–46–1
93 July 24 @ Braves 4–12 Pascual Pérez (11–2) Marty Bystrom (3–6) None 29,406 45–47–1
94 July 26 @ Astros 1–0 Charles Hudson (4–3) Nolan Ryan (9–4) Al Holland (9) 25,954 46–47–1
95 July 27 @ Astros 3–1 John Denny (10–5) Joe Niekro (8–8) Willie Hernández (6) 18,781 47–47–1
96 July 28 @ Astros 6–5 Ron Reed (5–1) Mike LaCoss (4–7) Al Holland (10) 19,948 48–47–1
97 July 29 Cubs 3–2 Al Holland (5–0) Lee Smith (4–6) None 32,445 49–47–1
98 July 30 (1) Cubs 3–4 Bill Campbell (3–6) Willie Hernández (4–4) Lee Smith (15) see 2nd game 49–48–1
99 July 30 (2) Cubs 4–3 Charles Hudson (5–3) Steve Trout (8–9) Al Holland (11) 44,332 50–48–1
100 July 31 Cubs 5–2 John Denny (11–5) Dick Ruthven (7–9) Willie Hernández (7) 36,011 51–48–1
August (16–16)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
101 August 1 Cubs 2–1 Steve Carlton (10–11) Bill Campbell (3–7) None 27,739 52–48–1
102 August 2 @ Pirates 3–10 Larry McWilliams (11–5) Kevin Gross (2–3) None 25,130 52–49–1
103 August 3 @ Pirates 2–7 John Candelaria (11–6) Marty Bystrom (3–7) Kent Tekulve (12) 23,070 52–50–1
104 August 4 @ Pirates 5–1 Charles Hudson (6–3) Rick Rhoden (8–9) Al Holland (12) 20,574 53–50–1
105 August 5 @ Cardinals 10–7 John Denny (12–5) John Stuper (7–8) Ron Reed (4) 32,903 54–50–1
106 August 6 @ Cardinals 1–0 (11) Al Holland (6–0) Bruce Sutter (8–7) None 42,469 55–50–1
107 August 7 @ Cardinals 5–2 Marty Bystrom (4–7) Neil Allen (7–11) Ron Reed (5) 46,373 56–50–1
108 August 8 Pirates 14–5 Charles Hudson (7–3) John Candelaria (11–7) None 38,080 57–50–1
109 August 9 Pirates 1–3 Kent Tekulve (6–2) Al Holland (6–1) None 37,719 57–51–1
110 August 10 Pirates 4–2 Steve Carlton (11–11) José DeLeón (2–2) Al Holland (13) 38,705 58–51–1
111 August 12 Cardinals 5–2 Marty Bystrom (5–7) Neil Allen (7–12) Willie Hernández (8) 33,521 59–51–1
112 August 13 Cardinals 2–6 Dave LaPoint (10–7) Charles Hudson (7–4) None 40,541 59–52–1
113 August 14 Cardinals 5–1 John Denny (13–5) Bob Forsch (7–11) None 42,787 60–52–1
114 August 15 @ Cubs 5–0 Steve Carlton (12–11) Steve Trout (9–10) None 23,361 61–52–1
115 August 16 (1) @ Cubs 1–10 Dick Ruthven (9–9) Marty Bystrom (5–8) None see 2nd game 61–53–1
116 August 16 (2) @ Cubs 6–2 Willie Hernández (5–4) Mike Proly (1–5) Al Holland (14) 28,124 62–53–1
117 August 17 @ Padres 4–5 Eric Show (12–8) Charles Hudson (7–5) Gary Lucas (13) 14,657 62–54–1
118 August 18 @ Padres 4–2 (10) Al Holland (7–1) Gary Lucas (4–7) Ron Reed (6) 9,755 63–54–1
119 August 19 @ Dodgers 0–3 Alejandro Peña (10–6) Steve Carlton (12–12) None 45,633 63–55–1
120 August 20 @ Dodgers 3–4 Fernando Valenzuela (13–6) Marty Bystrom (5–9) Steve Howe (15) 48,986 63–56–1
121 August 21 @ Dodgers 0–6 Rick Honeycutt (15–8) Kevin Gross (2–4) None 42,946 63–57–1
122 August 22 @ Giants 5–11 Bill Laskey (13–10) Charles Hudson (7–6) Gary Lavelle (15) 16,048 63–58–1
123 August 23 @ Giants 1–3 Mike Krukow (9–7) Al Holland (7–2) Greg Minton (15) 6,885 63–59–1
124 August 24 @ Giants 3–5 Renie Martin (2–4) Steve Carlton (12–13) None 14,317 63–60–1
125 August 26 Dodgers 4–1 Kevin Gross (3–4) Fernando Valenzuela (13–7) Al Holland (15) 40,427 64–60–1
126 August 27 Dodgers 1–6 Rick Honeycutt (16–8) Charles Hudson (7–7) None 43,482 64–61–1
127 August 28 Dodgers 3–8 Jerry Reuss (9–10) John Denny (13–6) None 34,442 64–62–1
128 August 29 (1) Padres 5–6 Luis DeLeón (4–5) Steve Carlton (12–14) None see 2nd game 64–63–1
129 August 29 (2) Padres 8–6 Steve Comer (1–0) Sid Monge (5–2) Al Holland (16) 25,789 65–63–1
130 August 30 (1) Padres 6–0 Kevin Gross (4–4) Andy Hawkins (3–6) None see 2nd game 66–63–1
131 August 30 (2) Padres 5–7 Ed Whitson (3–7) Tug McGraw (1–1) Luis DeLeón (12) 27,790 66–64–1
132 August 31 Padres 4–3 Al Holland (8–2) Elías Sosa (1–3) None 21,547 67–64–1
September (22–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
133 September 1 Giants 4–2 Tony Ghelfi (1–0) Atlee Hammaker (10–8) Al Holland (17) 16,022 68–64–1
134 September 2 Giants 5–3 Ron Reed (6–1) Gary Lavelle (6–4) None 22,916 69–64–1
135 September 3 Giants 4–5 Mike Krukow (10–8) Steve Carlton (12–15) Greg Minton (17) 26,529 69–65–1
136 September 4 Giants 4–10 Andy McGaffigan (3–9) Kevin Gross (4–5) Greg Minton (18) 24,385 69–66–1
137 September 5 @ Mets 5–6 Jesse Orosco (13–5) Al Holland (8–3) None 8,474 69–67–1
138 September 6 @ Mets 2–0 Tug McGraw (2–1) Ron Darling (0–1) Al Holland (18) 8,863 70–67–1
139 September 7 @ Mets 6–1 John Denny (14–6) Walt Terrell (6–7) None 8,791 71–67–1
140 September 9 @ Pirates 4–3 (13) Willie Hernández (6–4) Jim Bibby (4–12) None 24,304 72–67–1
141 September 10 @ Pirates 5–6 (10) Kent Tekulve (7–4) Al Holland (8–4) None 26,246 72–68–1
142 September 11 @ Pirates 5–3 Ron Reed (7–1) Cecilio Guante (2–4) None 19,130 73–68–1
143 September 12 Mets 2–1 John Denny (15–6) Ron Darling (0–2) Al Holland (19) 10,257 74–68–1
144 September 13 Mets 1–5 Walt Terrell (7–7) Tony Ghelfi (1–1) None 15,635 74–69–1
145 September 14 (1) Expos 9–5 Steve Carlton (13–15) Bryn Smith (4–10) None see 2nd game 75–69–1
146 September 14 (2) Expos 5–0 Marty Bystrom (6–9) Ray Burris (4–7) None 30,731 76–69–1
147 September 15 Expos 1–4 Bill Gullickson (15–11) Kevin Gross (4–6) Bob James (4) 25,047 76–70–1
148 September 16 Cardinals 3–2 (13) Willie Hernández (7–4) Steve Baker (3–4) None 30,069 77–70–1
149 September 17 Cardinals 4–1 John Denny (16–6) Danny Cox (2–5) Al Holland (20) 23,467 78–70–1
150 September 18 Cardinals 5–3 Steve Carlton (14–15) Joaquín Andújar (6–15) Al Holland (21) 30,915 79–70–1
151 September 19 Cubs 7–6 Ron Reed (8–1) Lee Smith (4–10) Al Holland (22) 21,289 80–70–1
152 September 20 Cubs 8–5 Willie Hernández (8–4) Reggie Patterson (0–1) Ron Reed (7) 20,312 81–70–1
September 21 @ Expos Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 22 as a traditional double-header
153 September 22 (1) @ Expos 9–7 John Denny (17–6) Charlie Lea (15–10) Al Holland (23) see 2nd game 82–70–1
154 September 22 (2) @ Expos 7–1 Charles Hudson (8–7) Steve Rogers (17–11) None 47,364 83–70–1
155 September 23 @ Cardinals 6–2 Steve Carlton (15–15) Joaquín Andújar (6–16) None 27,266 84–70–1
156 September 24 @ Cardinals 9–6 Ron Reed (9–1) Bruce Sutter (9–10) None 27,441 85–70–1
157 September 25 @ Cardinals 6–5 (10) Larry Andersen (1–0) Jeff Lahti (3–3) Al Holland (24) 20,029 86–70–1
158 September 26 @ Cubs 5–2 John Denny (18–6) Chuck Rainey (14–12) Ron Reed (8) 3,137 87–70–1
159 September 27 @ Cubs 0–3 Steve Trout (10–14) Steve Carlton (15–16) Lee Smith (29) 6,593 87–71–1
160 September 28 @ Cubs 13–6 Willie Hernández (9–4) Dick Ruthven (13–12) None 7,680 88–71–1
161 September 30 Pirates 2–1 John Denny (19–6) Larry McWilliams (15–8) Al Holland (25) 26,685 89–71–1
October (1–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
162 October 1 Pirates 5–3 Porfi Altamirano (2–3) Cecilio Guante (2–6) Don Carman (1) 34,763 90–71–1
163 October 2 Pirates 0–4 Lee Tunnell (11–6) Charles Hudson (8–8) None 33,284 90–72–1
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Roster

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1983 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Bo Díaz 136 471 111 .236 15 64
1B Pete Rose 151 493 121 .245 0 45
2B Joe Morgan 123 404 93 .230 16 59
3B Mike Schmidt 154 534 136 .255 40 109
SS Iván DeJesús 158 497 126 .254 4 45
LF Gary Matthews 132 446 115 .258 10 50
CF Garry Maddox 97 324 89 .275 4 32
RF Von Hayes 124 351 93 .265 6 32

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Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Joe Lefebvre 101 258 80 .310 8 38
Tony Pérez 91 253 61 .241 6 43
Greg Gross 136 245 74 .302 0 29
Bob Dernier 122 221 51 .231 1 15
Ozzie Virgil 55 140 30 .214 6 23
Kiko Garcia 84 118 34 .288 2 9
Len Matuszek 28 80 22 .275 4 16
Larry Milbourne 41 66 16 .242 0 4
Juan Samuel 18 65 18 .277 2 5
Sixto Lezcano 18 39 11 .282 0 7
Bob Molinaro 19 18 2 .111 1 3
Steve Jeltz 13 8 1 .125 0 1
Bill Robinson 10 7 1 .143 0 2
Alejandro Sánchez 8 7 2 .286 0 2
Luis Aguayo 2 4 1 .250 0 0
Jeff Stone 9 4 3 .750 0 3
Darren Daulton 2 3 1 .333 0 0
Tim Corcoran 3 0 0 ---- 0 0

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Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Steve Carlton 37 283.2 15 16 3.11 275
John Denny 36 242.2 19 6 2.37 139
Charles Hudson 26 169.1 8 8 3.35 101
Marty Bystrom 24 119.1 6 9 4.60 87
Kevin Gross 17 96.0 4 6 3.56 66

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Larry Christenson 9 48.1 2 4 3.91 44
Dick Ruthven 7 33.2 1 3 5.61 26
Tony Ghelfi 3 14.1 1 1 3.14 14
Steve Comer 3 8.2 1 0 5.19 1

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Al Holland 68 8 4 25 2.26 100
Ron Reed 61 9 1 8 3.48 73
Willie Hernández 63 8 4 7 3.29 75
Tug McGraw 34 2 1 0 3.56 30
Porfi Altamirano 31 2 3 0 3.70 24
Sid Monge 14 3 0 0 6.94 7
Larry Andersen 17 1 0 0 2.39 14
Ed Farmer 12 0 6 0 6.08 16
Don Carman 1 0 0 1 0.00 0

Post-season

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The Phillies post-season roster had nine players 30 years of age or over and three rookies, Charlie Hudson, Kevin Gross, and Juan Samuel. The Dodgers entered the series as favorites after winning 11 of 12 games against the Phillies in the regular season. The Dodgers had shut out the Phillies five times, allowed only 15 runs total, and held Phillies hitters to a .187 batting average.

National League Championship Series

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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Phillies win the Series, 3–1

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Philadelphia – 1, Los Angeles – 0 October 4 Dodger Stadium 49,963
2 Philadelphia – 1, Los Angeles – 4 October 5 Dodger Stadium 55,967
3 Los Angeles – 2, Philadelphia – 7 October 7 Veterans Stadium 53,490
4 Los Angeles – 2, Philadelphia – 7 October 8 Veterans Stadium 64,494

Postseason game log

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1983 Postseason Game Log (Overall Record: 4–5)
National League Championship Series (3–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 October 4 @ Dodgers 1–0 Steve Carlton (1–0) Jerry Reuss (0–1) Al Holland (1) 49,963 1–0
2 October 5 @ Dodgers 1–4 Fernando Valenzuela (1–0) John Denny (0–1) Tom Niedenfuer (1) 55,967 1–1
3 October 7 Dodgers 7–2 Charles Hudson (1–0) Bob Welch (0–1) None 53,490 2–1
4 October 8 Dodgers 7–2 Steve Carlton (2–0) Jerry Reuss (0–2) None 64,494 3–1
World Series (1–4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
5 October 11 @ Orioles W 2–1 John Denny (1–1) Scott McGregor (0–2) Al Holland (2) 52,204 1–0
6 October 12 @ Orioles L 1–4 Mike Boddicker (2–0) Charles Hudson (1–1) None 52,132 1–1
7 October 14 Orioles L 2–3 Jim Palmer (1–0) Steve Carlton (2–1) Tippy Martinez (1) 65,792 1–2
8 October 15 Orioles L 4–5 Storm Davis (1–0) John Denny (1–2) Tippy Martinez (2) 66,947 1–3
9 October 16 Orioles L 0–5 Scott McGregor (1–2) Charles Hudson (1–2) None 67,064 1–4
  •   Phillies win
  •   Phillies loss
  •   Postponement
  • Bold: Phillies team member
Source:[18]

World Series

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AL Baltimore Orioles (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (1)
Game Score Date Location Attendance Time of Game
1 Phillies – 2, Orioles – 1 October 11 Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) 52,204 2:22
2 Phillies – 1, Orioles – 4 October 12 Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) 52,132 2:27
3 Orioles – 3, Phillies – 2 October 14 Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia) 65,792 2:35
4 Orioles – 5, Phillies – 4 October 15 Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia) 66,947 2:50
5 Orioles – 5, Phillies – 0 October 16 Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia) 67,064 2:21

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Portland Beavers Pacific Coast League John Felske
AA Reading Phillies Eastern League Bill Dancy
A Peninsula Pilots Carolina League Tony Taylor
A Spartanburg Spinners South Atlantic League Roly de Armas
A-Short Season Bend Phillies Northwest League Jay Ward
Rookie Helena Phillies Pioneer League Ron Smith

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Portland

Notes

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  1. ^ Willie Montañez at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Mike Krukow at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Rowland Office at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Tony Pérez at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Kiko Garcia at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Steve Wulf (March 14, 1983). "In Philadelphia, They're The Wheeze Kids". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  8. ^ Stan Hochman (December 21, 2010). "One nickname for Phillies' aces rises to top". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  9. ^ "Phillies begin 100-year celebration". Gettysburg Times. May 3, 1983. p. 11. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  10. ^ Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, June 7, 1983 at Veteran's Stadium
  11. ^ Steve Carlton | The Baseball Page
  12. ^ Willie Hernández at Baseball Reference
  13. ^ Joe Lefebvre at Baseball Reference
  14. ^ Dave Wehrmeister at Baseball Reference
  15. ^ Steve Fireovid at Baseball Reference
  16. ^ Ricky Jordan at Baseball Reference
  17. ^ Mike Henneman at Baseball Reference
  18. ^ a b "1983 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
  19. ^ a b 1983 Philadelphia Phillies Statistics and Roster – Baseball-Reference.com

References

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