The 1983

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rebounded from being eliminated from the playoffs on the final day of the previous season to win their second

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title in three years, but lost in the

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to the

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3 games to 1.

Offseason

* December 28, 1982: Acquired

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from the

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for

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. * January 20, 1983: Acquired

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an
Dan Cataline
from the

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for

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. * March 28, 1983: Acquire
Ivan Mesa
from the

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for Tack Wilson. * March 29, 1983: Acquire
Steve WalkerJody Johnston
and cash from the

for

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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Roster

Notable transactions

* May 2, 1983: Tom Klawitter was released by the Dodgers. * May 9, 1983: Acquired

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from the

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fo
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and

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* August 19, 1983: Dave Stewart, Ricky Wright and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Texas Rangers for

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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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Game log

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1983 National League Championship Series

The

champion Dodgers faced the

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champion

in the 1983 NLCS and lost the series 3 games to 1. Noteworthy was that the Dodgers had won 11 of 12 games against the Phillies during the regular season.

Game 1

October 4,

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Game 2

October 5,

Game 3

October 7,

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Game 4

October 8,

Postseason game log

Awards and honors

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starter ** Pedro Guerrero reserve **

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reserve *

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* NL Pitcher of the Month **

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(June 1983) * NL Player of the Month **

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(July 1983) *

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(July 11–17) ** Mike Marshall (Sep. 5–11)

Farm system

Teams in BOLD won League Championships

Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers drafted 35 players in the June draft and 17 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues. They received two extra picks in the 2nd round as compensation for losing free agents

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and

Terry Forster Terry Jay Forster (born January 14, 1952) is an American former left-handed relief pitcher who played for 16 seasons in the Major Leagues. He played for five teams in his career and recorded 127 saves during his time in the majors. Early life F ...

. The first round pick in the June draft was pitcher Erik Sonberg of

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. He played six seasons in the minors and was 19-38 with a 6.20 ERA in 107 games. None of this years signings amounted to much of anything in the Majors.

Notes

References

Baseball-Reference season pageBaseball Almanac season page

External links

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