1983 Chicago White Sox season
The 1983 Chicago White Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the White Sox winning the American League West championship on September 17. It marked their first postseason appearance since the 1959 World Series. It was the city of Chicago's first baseball championship of any kind, since the White Sox themselves reached the World Series twenty-four years earlier.
After the White Sox went through a winning streak around the All-Star break, Texas Rangers manager Doug Rader said the White Sox "...weren't playing well. They're winning ugly." This phrase became a rallying cry for the team, and they are often referred to as the "Winning Ugly" team.
Offseason
- October 12, 1982: Sparky Lyle was released by the White Sox.
- November 10, 1982: Casey Parsons was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.
- January 11, 1983: Damon Berryhill was drafted by the White Sox in the 13th round of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.
- January 25, 1983: Steve Trout and Warren Brusstar were traded by the White Sox to the Chicago Cubs for Scott Fletcher, Pat Tabler, Randy Martz, and Dick Tidrow.
Regular season
LaMarr Hoyt won the American League Cy Young Award while fellow pitcher Floyd Bannister finished second in the American League in strikeouts. He also won 13 of 14 games after the All-Star Break.
Tony LaRussa was named American League Manager of the Year.
Opening Day lineup
- Rudy Law, CF
- Tony Bernazard, 2B
- Harold Baines, RF
- Greg Luzinski, DH
- Greg Walker, 1B
- Tom Paciorek, LF
- Carlton Fisk, C
- Vance Law, 3B
- Scott Fletcher, SS
- LaMarr Hoyt, P
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- April 1, 1983: Pat Tabler was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Jerry Dybzinski.
- June 6, 1983: Doug Drabek was drafted by the White Sox in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1983.
- August 31, 1983: Aurelio Rodriguez was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.
Roster
Game log
Regular season
Postseason
All-Star game
The 54th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League and National League was held on July 6, 1983, at Comiskey Park. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 13–3. The game occurred exactly 50 years to the date of the first All-Star game. The game is best remembered for Fred Lynn's third-inning grand slam off of San Francisco's Atlee Hammaker. As of 2019, it is the only grand slam in All-Star Game history.Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
| Harold Baines, RF,CF | 156 | 596 | 76 | 167 | 33 | 2 | 20 | 99 | 49 | 85 | .280 | 7 |
| Tony Bernazard, 2B | 59 | 233 | 30 | 61 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 45 | .262 | 2 |
| Julio Cruz, 2B | 99 | 334 | 47 | 84 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 29 | 44 | .251 | 24 |
| Miguel Diloné, CF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 |
| Jerry Dybzinski, SS | 127 | 256 | 30 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 29 | .230 | 11 |
| Carlton Fisk, C | 138 | 488 | 85 | 141 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 86 | 46 | 88 | .289 | 9 |
| Scott Fletcher, SS,2B | 114 | 262 | 42 | 62 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 29 | 22 | .237 | 5 |
| Lorenzo Gray, 3B | 41 | 78 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | .179 | 1 |
| Jerry Hairston, OF,DH | 101 | 126 | 17 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 16 | .294 | 0 |
| Marc Hill, C | 58 | 133 | 11 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 24 | .226 | 0 |
| Tim Hulett, 2B | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 1 |
| Ron Kittle, LF | 145 | 520 | 75 | 132 | 19 | 3 | 35 | 100 | 39 | 150 | .254 | 8 |
| Rusty Kuntz, CF | 28 | 42 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | .262 | 1 |
| Rudy Law, CF | 141 | 501 | 95 | 142 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 42 | 36 | .283 | 77 |
| Vance Law, 3B | 145 | 408 | 55 | 99 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 51 | 56 | .243 | 3 |
| Greg Luzinski, DH | 144 | 502 | 73 | 128 | 26 | 1 | 32 | 95 | 70 | 117 | .255 | 2 |
| Chris Nyman, 1B,DH | 21 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | .286 | 2 |
| Tom Paciorek, 1B,OF | 115 | 420 | 65 | 129 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 63 | 25 | 58 | .307 | 6 |
| Casey Parsons, OF | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | 0 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez, 3B | 22 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .200 | 0 |
| Joel Skinner, C | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .273 | 0 |
| Mike Squires, 1B | 143 | 153 | 21 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 11 | .222 | 3 |
| Dave Stegman, OF | 30 | 53 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | .170 | 0 |
| Greg Walker, 1B,DH | 118 | 307 | 32 | 83 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 58 | 57 | .270 | 2 |
| 162 | 5484 | 800 | 1439 | 270 | 42 | 157 | 762 | 527 | 888 | .262 | 165 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
| Juan Agosto | 2 | 2 | 4.10 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 41.2 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 29 |
| Floyd Bannister | 16 | 10 | 3.35 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 217.1 | 191 | 88 | 81 | 19 | 74 | 193 |
| Salome Barojas | 3 | 3 | 2.47 | 52 | 0 | 12 | 87.1 | 70 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 34 | 38 |
| Britt Burns | 10 | 11 | 3.58 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 173.2 | 165 | 79 | 69 | 14 | 57 | 115 |
| Richard Dotson | 22 | 7 | 3.23 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 240.0 | 209 | 92 | 86 | 19 | 107 | 137 |
| Kevin Hickey | 1 | 2 | 5.23 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 20.2 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 8 |
| Guy Hoffman | 1 | 0 | 7.50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| LaMarr Hoyt | 24 | 10 | 3.66 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 260.2 | 236 | 115 | 106 | 27 | 35 | 148 |
| Al Jones | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Kern | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Koosman | 11 | 7 | 4.77 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 169.2 | 176 | 96 | 90 | 19 | 55 | 90 |
| Dennis Lamp | 7 | 7 | 3.71 | 49 | 5 | 15 | 116.1 | 123 | 52 | 48 | 6 | 36 | 44 |
| Randy Martz | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Steve Mura | 0 | 0 | 4.38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Dick Tidrow | 2 | 4 | 4.22 | 50 | 1 | 7 | 91.2 | 86 | 50 | 43 | 13 | 42 | 66 |
| 99 | 63 | 3.67 | 162 | 162 | 48 | 1445.1 | 1355 | 650 | 589 | 128 | 479 | 877 |
American League Championship Series
Summary
Game One
October 5, Memorial StadiumPlaying in their first postseason game since the 1959 World Series, the White Sox jumped out to a 1-0 series lead behind a complete-game victory by Hoyt, the American League Cy Young Award winner.
Game Two
October 6, Memorial StadiumGame Three
October 7, Comiskey ParkGame Four
October 8, Comiskey ParkAward winners
- LaMarr Hoyt, American League Cy Young Award
- Ron Kittle, American League Rookie of the Year Award
- Tony La Russa, American League Manager of the Year Award
- Tony La Russa, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year
- Roland Hemond, Executive of the Year
- Ron Kittle, reserve
Farm system