1983 California Angels season
The 1983 California Angels season was the 23rd season of the California Angels franchise in the American League, the 18th in Anaheim, and their 18th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished in fifth place in the American League west with a record of 70 wins and 92 losses.
Offseason
- January 21, 1983: Ellis Valentine was signed as a free agent by the Angels.
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 | Bob Boone | 142 | 468 | 120 | .256 | 9 | 52 |
| 1B | Rod Carew | 129 | 472 | 160 | .339 | 2 | 44 |
| 2B | Bobby Grich | 120 | 387 | 113 | .292 | 16 | 62 |
| SS | Tim Foli | 88 | 330 | 83 | .252 | 2 | 29 |
| 3B | Doug DeCinces | 95 | 370 | 104 | .281 | 18 | 65 |
| LF | Brian Downing | 113 | 403 | 99 | .246 | 19 | 53 |
| CF | Fred Lynn | 117 | 437 | 119 | .272 | 22 | 74 |
| RF | 86 | 271 | 65 | .240 | 13 | 43 | |
| DH | 116 | 397 | 77 | .194 | 14 | 49 |
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 |
| Ron Jackson | 102 | 348 | 80 | .230 | 8 | 39 |
| 92 | 315 | 96 | .305 | 3 | 34 | |
| 106 | 314 | 86 | .274 | 8 | 46 | |
| Bobby Clark | 76 | 212 | 49 | .231 | 5 | 21 |
| Rob Wilfong | 65 | 177 | 45 | .254 | 2 | 17 |
| Steve Lubratich | 57 | 156 | 34 | .218 | 0 | 7 |
| Rick Burleson | 33 | 119 | 34 | .286 | 0 | 11 |
| Ricky Adams | 58 | 112 | 28 | .250 | 2 | 6 |
| Mike Brown | 31 | 104 | 24 | .231 | 3 | 9 |
| Gary Pettis | 22 | 85 | 25 | .294 | 3 | 6 |
| Mike O'Berry | 26 | 60 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 5 |
| Dick Schofield | 21 | 54 | 11 | .204 | 3 | 4 |
| Joe Ferguson | 12 | 27 | 2 | .074 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Narron | 10 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 1 | 4 |
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 |
| Tommy John | 34 | 234.2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 | 65 |
| Ken Forsch | 31 | 219.1 | 11 | 12 | 4.06 | 81 |
| Geoff Zahn | 29 | 203.0 | 9 | 11 | 3.33 | 81 |
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 |
| Mike Witt | 43 | 154.0 | 7 | 14 | 4.91 | 77 |
| Bruce Kison | 26 | 126.2 | 11 | 5 | 4.05 | 83 |
| Dave Goltz | 15 | 63.2 | 0 | 6 | 6.22 | 27 |
| Rick Steirer | 19 | 61.2 | 3 | 2 | 4.82 | 25 |
| Byron McLaughlin | 16 | 55.2 | 2 | 4 | 5.17 | 45 |
| Steve Brown | 12 | 46.0 | 2 | 3 | 3.52 | 23 |
| 10 | 42.2 | 0 | 3 | 5.91 | 24 |
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 |
| Luis Sánchez | 56 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3.66 | 49 |
| Andy Hassler | 42 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5.45 | 20 |
| John Curtis | 37 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3.80 | 36 |
| Doug Corbett | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 | 18 |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.31 | 7 | |
| Bob Lacey | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.19 | 7 |