1983 Houston Astros season explained

Houston Astros
Season:	1983
League:	National League
Division:	West
City:	Houston, Texas
Record:	85–77 (.525)
Divisional Place:	3rd
Owners:	John McMullen
General Managers:	Al Rosen
Managers:	Bob Lillis
Television:	KTXH HSE
Radio:	KRBE (Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, Larry Dierker)

The Houston Astros' 1983 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.

Offseason

• December 10, 1982: Danny Heep was traded by the Astros to the New York Mets for Mike Scott.^[1]
• January 11, 1983: Troy Afenir was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase).^[2]
• March 31, 1983: Alan Knicely was traded by the Astros to the Cincinnati Reds for Bill Dawley and Tony Walker.^[3]

Regular season

• April 17, 1983: Nolan Ryan struck out Andre Dawson for the 3500th strikeout in his career.^[4]
• April 27, 1983: Nolan Ryan struck out Brad Mills of the Expos to break Walter Johnson's all time mark for strikeouts in a career. Mills was the 3,509th strikeout of Ryan's career.

Notable transactions

• June 6, 1983: Robbie Wine was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft.^[5]
• June 17, 1983: Danny Boone was released by the Astros.^[6]

Roster

1983 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches (Outfield/Defensive Coordinator)

Game log

Regular season

|-style="background:#fcc;"| 1 || April 5 || || Dodgers|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2 || April 6 || || Dodgers|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3 || April 7 || || Pirates|-style="background:#fcc;"| 4 || April 8 || || Pirates|-style="background:#fcc;"| 5 || April 9 || || Pirates|-style="background:#fcc;"| 6 || April 10 || || Pirates|-style="background:#fcc;"| 7 || April 11 || || @ Dodgers|-style="background:#fcc;"| 8 || April 12 || || @ Dodgers|-style="background:#fcc;"| 9 || April 13 || || @ Dodgers|-style="background:#cfc;"| 10 || April 15 || || Expos|-style="background:#fcc;"| 11 || April 16 || || Expos|-style="background:#cfc;"| 12 || April 17 || || Expos|-style="background:#cfc;"| 13 || April 19 || || Reds|-style="background:#fcc;"| 14 || April 20 || || Reds|-style="background:#cfc;"| 15 || April 21 || || Reds|-style="background:#fcc;"| 16 || April 22 || || Phillies|-style="background:#fcc;"| 17 || April 23 || || Phillies|-style="background:#cfc;"| 18 || April 24 || || Phillies|-style="background:#cfc;"| 19 || April 26 || || @ Expos|-style="background:#cfc;"| 20 || April 27 || || @ Expos|-style="background:#cfc;"| 21 || April 29 || || @ Phillies|-style="background:#fcc;"| 22 || April 30 || || @ Phillies|-|-style="background:#fcc;"| 23 || May 1 || || @ Phillies|-style="background:#cfc;"| 24 || May 2 || || @ Mets|-style="background:#cfc;"| 25 || May 3 || || @ Mets|-style="background:#cfc;"| 26 || May 4 || || @ Mets|-style="background:#fcc;"| 27 || May 5 || || @ Braves|-style="background:#cfc;"| 28 || May 6 || || @ Braves|-style="background:#fcc;"| 29 || May 7 || || @ Braves|-style="background:#fcc;"| 30 || May 8 || || @ Braves|-style="background:#cfc;"| 31 || May 9 || || Mets|-style="background:#cfc;"| 32 || May 10 || || Mets|-style="background:#fcc;"| 33 || May 11 || || Mets|-style="background:#cfc;"| 34 || May 12 || || Braves|-style="background:#cfc;"| 35 || May 13 || || Braves|-style="background:#fcc;"| 36 || May 14 || || Braves|-style="background:#fcc;"| 37 || May 15 || || Braves|-style="background:#fcc;"| 38 || May 17 || || @ Cardinals|-style="background:#fcc;"| 39 || May 18 || || @ Cardinals|-style="background:#fcc;"| 40 || May 20 || || @ Pirates|-style="background:#cfc;"| 41 || May 21 || || @ Pirates|-style=background:#bbb| — || May 22 || || @ Pirates || colspan="8" | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 23)|-style="background:#cfc;"| 42 || May 23 || || Cubs|-style="background:#fcc;"| 43 || May 24 || || Cubs|-style="background:#cfc;"| 44 || May 25 || || Cubs|-style="background:#fcc;"| 45 || May 26 || || Cardinals|-style="background:#fcc;"| 46 || May 27 || || Cardinals|-style="background:#cfc;"| 47 || May 28 || || Cardinals|-style="background:#fcc;"| 48 || May 29 || || Cardinals|-style="background:#cfc;"| 49 || May 30 || || @ Cubs|-style="background:#cfc;"| 50 || May 31 || || @ Cubs|-|-style="background:#fcc;"| 51 || June 1 || || @ Cubs|-style="background:#fcc;"| 52 || June 3 || || @ Reds|-style="background:#cfc;"| 53 || June 4 || || @ Reds|-style="background:#cfc;"| 54 || June 5 || || @ Reds|-style="background:#cfc;"| 55 || June 7 || || Giants|-style="background:#cfc;"| 56 || June 8 || || Giants|-style="background:#cfc;"| 57 || June 9 || || Giants|-style="background:#cfc;"| 58 || June 10 || || Padres|-style="background:#fcc;"| 59 || June 11 || || Padres|-style="background:#cfc;"| 60 || June 12 || || Padres|-style="background:#cfc;"| 61 || June 13 || || Padres|-style="background:#cfc;"| 62 || June 14 || || @ Giants|-style="background:#fcc;"| 63 || June 15 || || @ Giants|-style="background:#cfc;"| 64 || June 16 || || @ Giants|-style="background:#cfc;"| 65 || June 17 || || @ Padres|-style="background:#fcc;"| 66 || June 18 || || @ Padres|-style="background:#fcc;"| 67 || June 19 || || @ Padres|-style="background:#fcc;"| 68 || June 20 || || Braves|-style="background:#cfc;"| 69 || June 21 || || Braves|-style="background:#cfc;"| 70 || June 22 || || Braves|-style="background:#fcc;"| 71 || June 24 || || @ Dodgers|-style="background:#fcc;"| 72 || June 25 || || @ Dodgers|-style="background:#cfc;"| 73 || June 26 || || @ Dodgers|-style="background:#cfc;"| 74 || June 28 || || @ Braves|-style="background:#fcc;"| 75 || June 29 || || @ Braves|-style="background:#fcc;"| 76 || June 30 || || @ Braves|-|-style="background:#fcc;"| 77 || July 1 || || Dodgers|-style="background:#cfc;"| 78 || July 2 || || Dodgers|-style="background:#cfc;"| 79 || July 3 || || Dodgers|-style="background:#cfc;"| 80 || July 4 || || Dodgers|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;"| colspan="12" | 54th All-Star Game in Chicago, Illinois|-style="background:#cfc;"| 81 || July 8 || || @ Mets|-style="background:#cfc;"| 82 || July 9 || || @ Mets|-style="background:#fcc;"| 83 || July 10 || || @ Mets|-style="background:#cfc;"| 84 || July 12 || || Expos|-style="background:#cfc;"| 85 || July 13 || || Expos|-style="background:#cfc;"| 86 || July 14 || || Expos|-style="background:#cfc;"| 87 || July 15 || || Mets|-style="background:#cfc;"| 88 || July 16 || || Mets|-style="background:#fcc;"| 89 || July 17 || || Mets|-style="background:#cfc;"| 90 || July 18 || || @ Phillies|-style="background:#cfc;"| 91 || July 19 || || @ Phillies|-style="background:#fcc;"| 92 || July 20 || || @ Phillies|-style="background:#fcc;"| 93 || July 21 || || @ Expos|-style="background:#cfc;"| 94 || July 22 || || @ Expos|-style="background:#fcc;"| 95 || July 23 || || @ Expos|-style="background:#fcc;"| 96 || July 24 || || @ Expos|-style="background:#fcc;"| 97 || July 26 || || Phillies|-style="background:#fcc;"| 98 || July 27 || || Phillies|-style="background:#fcc;"| 99 || July 28 || || Phillies|-style="background:#cfc;"| 100 || July 29 || || Reds|-style="background:#fcc;"| 101 || July 30 || || Reds|-style="background:#cfc;"| 102 || July 31 || || Reds|-|-style="background:#fcc;"| 103 || August 1 || || @ Padres|-style="background:#cfc;"| 104 || August 2 || || @ Padres|-style="background:#cfc;"| 105 || August 3 || || @ Padres|-style="background:#fcc;"| 106 || August 4 || || @ Padres|-style="background:#fcc;"| 107 || August 5 || || @ Giants|-style="background:#cfc;"| 108 || August 6 || || @ Giants|-style="background:#cfc;"| 109 || August 7 || || @ Giants|-style="background:#fcc;"| 110 || August 9 || || Padres|-style="background:#cfc;"| 111 || August 10 || || Padres|-style="background:#cfc;"| 112 || August 11 || || Padres|-style="background:#cfc;"| 113 || August 12 || || Giants|-style="background:#cfc;"| 114 || August 13 || || Giants|-style="background:#fcc;"| 115 || August 14 || || Giants|-style="background:#cfc;"| 116 || August 15 || || @ Reds|-style="background:#cfc;"| 117 || August 16 || || @ Reds|-style="background:#cfc;"| 118 || August 17 || || @ Reds|-style="background:#fcc;"| 119 || August 18 || || @ Cardinals|-style="background:#fcc;"| 120 || August 19 || || @ Cardinals|-style="background:#fcc;"| 121 || August 20 || || @ Cardinals|-style="background:#fcc;"| 122 || August 21 || || @ Cardinals|-style="background:#cfc;"| 123 || August 23 || || @ Pirates|-style="background:#cfc;"| 124 || August 23 || || @ Pirates|-style="background:#cfc;"| 125 || August 24 || || @ Pirates|-style="background:#fcc;"| 126 || August 25 || || @ Pirates|-style="background:#cfc;"| 127 || August 26 || || Cubs|-style="background:#fcc;"| 128 || August 27 || || Cubs|-style="background:#cfc;"| 129 || August 28 || || Cubs|-style="background:#fcc;"| 130 || August 29 || || Cardinals|-style="background:#cfc;"| 131 || August 30 || || Cardinals|-style="background:#cfc;"| 132 || August 31 || || Pirates|-|-style="background:#cfc;"| 133 || September 1 || || Pirates|-style="background:#cfc;"| 134 || September 2 || || @ Cubs|-style="background:#fcc;"| 135 || September 3 || || @ Cubs|-style="background:#fcc;"| 136 || September 4 || || @ Cubs|-style="background:#fcc;"| 137 || September 5 || || @ Braves|-style=background:#bbb| — || September 6 || || @ Braves || colspan="8" | Postponed (Rain; Site change) (Makeup date: September 28)|-style="background:#fcc;"| 138 || September 7 || || @ Padres|-style="background:#cfc;"| 139 || September 8 || || @ Padres|-style="background:#cfc;"| 140 || September 9 || || @ Giants|-style="background:#cfc;"| 141 || September 10 || || @ Giants|-style="background:#fcc;"| 142 || September 11 || || @ Giants|-style="background:#fcc;"| 143 || September 13 || || Dodgers|-style="background:#cfc;"| 144 || September 14 || || Dodgers|-style="background:#fcc;"| 145 || September 15 || || Dodgers|-style="background:#fcc;"| 146 || September 16 || || @ Reds|-style="background:#cfc;"| 147 || September 17 || || @ Reds|-style="background:#cfc;"| 148 || September 18 || || @ Reds|-style="background:#fcc;"| 149 || September 19 || || @ Dodgers|-style="background:#cfc;"| 150 || September 20 || || @ Dodgers|-style="background:#fcc;"| 151 || September 21 || || @ Dodgers|-style="background:#fcc;"| 152 || September 23 || || Giants|-style="background:#cfc;"| 153 || September 24 || || Giants|-style="background:#fcc;"| 154 || September 25 || || Giants|-style="background:#cfc;"| 155 || September 26 || || Padres|-style="background:#cfc;"| 156 || September 27 || || Padres|-style="background:#fcc;"| 157 || September 28 || || Braves|-style="background:#cfc;"| 158 || September 28 || || Braves|-style="background:#fcc;"| 159 || September 29 || || Braves|-style="background:#cfc;"| 160 || September 30 || || Reds|-|-style="background:#fcc;"| 161 || October 1 || || Reds|-style="background:#cfc;"| 162 || October 2 || || Reds|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Postponement
Bold = Astros team member

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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		87	275	63	.229	8	34
1B		145	507	154	.304	9	70
2B		154	535	145	.271	8	39
SS		154	619	177	.286	20	79
3B		154	567	135	.238	14	79
LF		160	594	189	.318	14	92
CF		97	405	98	.242	0	25
RF		137	465	136	.292	8	44

Other batters

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
	88	195	46	.236	2	18
	80	186	42	.226	2	17
	44	143	48	.336	1	17
	100	135	40	.296	3	19
	65	98	21	.214	1	6
	40	87	17	.195	0	12
	33	85	13	.153	1	10
	42	78	13	.167	1	9
	29	75	17	.227	2	14
	43	56	11	.196	2	10
	7	14	3	.214	0	0
	4	8	1	.125	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	38	263.2	15	14	3.48	152
	35	203.2	6	13	3.19	125
	29	196.1	14	9	2.98	183
	24	145.0	10	6	3.72	73

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	38	138.0	5	7	4.43	53
	41	114.2	8	5	3.69	43
	28	94.2	9	5	3.14	44
	6	28.0	2	1	3.21	12

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	53	3	4	20	2.65	67
	48	6	6	14	2.82	60
	42	3	1	6	3.10	41
	37	4	4	3	5.06	48
	4	0	2	0	6.00	3

Awards and honors

• Ray Knight, Hutch Award^[7]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

External links

• 1983 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/heepda01.shtml Danny Heep
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/afenitr01.shtml Troy Afenir
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kniceal01.shtml Alan Knicely
4. Web site: The Nolan Ryan Express The Strikeout King . smackbomb.com/nolanryan . July 28, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716092407/http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/strikeouts.html . July 16, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/winero01.shtml Robbie Wine
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/booneda02.shtml Danny Boone
7. Web site: Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac .