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1983 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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Record
  
84–78 (.519)

Manager(s)
  
Chuck Tanner

Divisional place
  
2nd

Owner(s)
  
John W. Galbreath Warner Communications

General manager(s)
  
Harding "Pete" Peterson

Local television
  
KDKA-TV (Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders) HSE (Steve Blass, Bob Prince, Willie Stargell)

The 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 102nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 97th in the National League. The Pirates finished second in the National League East with a record of 84–78.

Contents

Player stats

Batting
Pitching

Awards and honors

1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Bill Madlock, 3B, Reserve

    • 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.

    • References

    1983 Pittsburgh Pirates season Wikipedia
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