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1983 Chicago White Sox
1983 Chicago White Sox
American League West Champions
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Comiskey Park
City	Chicago
Record	99–63 (.611)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	Jerry Reinsdorf
General managers	Roland Hemond
Managers	Tony La Russa
Television	WFLD; Sportsvision; (Don Drysdale, Early Wynn, Ken Harrelson, Lorn Brown, Joe McConnell, Ken Wilson)
Radio	WMAQ (AM); (Early Wynn, Joe McConnell, Lorn Brown)

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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 (division, league, or world), 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."^[1] This phrase became a rallying cry for the team, and they are often referred to as the "winning ugly" team (and their uniforms as the "winning ugly" uniforms).

Offseason

October 12, 1982: Sparky Lyle was released by the White Sox.^[2]
November 10, 1982: Casey Parsons was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.^[3]
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.^[4]
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.^[5]

Regular season

Ron Kittle won the American League Rookie of the Year Award and set a club record for most home runs by a rookie. He missed the American League home run title by 3 home runs and finished third in the league. He would rank in ninth place in the American League for runs batted in. Kittle would manage to lead the league in strikeouts with 150.

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

Season standings

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Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	99	63	.611	—	55‍–‍26	44‍–‍37
Kansas City Royals	79	83	.488	20	45‍–‍36	34‍–‍47
Texas Rangers	77	85	.475	22	44‍–‍37	33‍–‍48
Oakland Athletics	74	88	.457	25	42‍–‍39	32‍–‍49
California Angels	70	92	.432	29	35‍–‍46	35‍–‍46
Minnesota Twins	70	92	.432	29	37‍–‍44	33‍–‍48
Seattle Mariners	60	102	.370	39	30‍–‍51	30‍–‍51

Record vs. opponents

1983 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	8–5	7–5	7–5	6–7	5–8	8–4	11–2	8–4	6–7	8–4	8–4	9–3	7–6
Boston	5–8	—	6–6	6–6	7–6	4–9	5–7	4–9	5–7	7–6	8–4	7–5	7–5	7–6
California	5–7	6–6	—	3–10	8–4	4–8	6–7	6–6	6–7	5–7	5–8	6–7	6–7	4–8
Chicago	5–7	6–6	10–3	—	8–4	8–4	9–4	4–8	8–5	8–4	8–5	12–1	8–5	5–7
Cleveland	7–6	6–7	4–8	4–8	—	5–8	7–5	3–10	6–6	6–7	7–5	8–4	3–9	4–9
Detroit	8–5	9–4	8–4	4–8	8–5	—	7–5	6–7	9–3	5–8	6–6	8–4	8–4	6–7
Kansas City	4–8	7–5	7–6	4–9	5–7	5–7	—	6–6	6–7	6–6	7–6	8–5	8–5–1	6–6
Milwaukee	2–11	9–4	6–6	8–4	10–3	7–6	6–6	—	8–4	4–9	6–6	5–7	8–4	8–5
Minnesota	4–8	7–5	7–6	5–8	6–6	3–9	7–6	4–8	—	4–8	4–9	9–4	5–8	5–7
New York	7–6	6–7	7–5	4–8	7–6	8–5	6–6	9–4	8–4	—	8–4	7–5	7–5	7–6
Oakland	4–8	4–8	8–5	5–8	5–7	6–6	6–7	6–6	9–4	4–8	—	9–4	2–11	6–6
Seattle	4–8	5–7	7–6	1–12	4–8	4–8	5–8	7–5	4–9	5–7	4–9	—	6–7	4–8
Texas	3–9	5–7	7–6	5–8	9–3	4–8	5–8–1	4–8	8–5	5–7	11–2	7–6	—	4–8
Toronto	6–7	6–7	8–4	7–5	9–4	7–6	6–6	5–8	7–5	6–7	6–6	8–4	8–4	—

Notable transactions

April 1, 1983: Pat Tabler was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Jerry Dybzinski.^[6]
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.^[7]
August 31, 1983: Aurelio Rodriguez was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.^[8]

Roster

1983 Chicago White Sox

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

19 Greg Luzinski

Manager

10 Tony La Russa

Coaches

35 Ed Brinkman (Bench/infield)
18 Dave Duncan (Pitching)
15 Art Kusnyer (Bullpen)
6 Charley Lau (Hitting)
21 Jim Leyland (Third base)
38 Dave Nelson (First base)

Game log

Regular season

1983 game log: 99–63 (Home: 55–26; Away: 44–37)

April: 8–10 (Home: 4–3 ; Away: 4–7)

#	Date	Opponent	Time (CT)	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
1	April 4	@ Rangers	7:35 pm	3–5	Butcher (1–0)	Hoyt (0–1)	—	13,140	0–1	L1
2	April 5	@ Rangers	7:35 pm	1–4	Matlack (1–0)	Bannister (0–1)	Jones (1)	6,342	0–2	L2
3	April 6	@ Rangers	7:35 pm	1–4	Honeycutt (1–0)	Dotson (0–1)	Tobik (1)	6,912	0–3	L3
4	April 8	@ Tigers	12:35 pm	6–3	Lamp (1–0)	Wilcox (0–1)	Koosman (1)	51,350	1–3	W1
–	April 9	@ Tigers	12:35 pm	Postponed (Rain, makeup date on August 8)
5	April 10	@ Tigers	12:35 pm	7–5	Hoyt (1–1)	Morris (1–1)	Hickey (1)	9,980	2–3	W2
6	April 12	Orioles	1:15 p.m. CST	L 8–10	Stewart (1–1)	Lamp (1–1)	—	38,306	2–4	L1
7	April 14	Orioles	1:15 p.m. CST	W 12–11	Barojas (1–0)	Welchel (0–1)	Hickey (2)	13,622	3–4	W1
8	April 15	Tigers	7:30 pm	0–6	Wilcox (1–1)	Hoyt (1–2)	—	19,483	3–5	L1
9	April 16	Tigers	1:15 pm	3–1	Bannister (1–1)	Bailey (1–1)	Tidrow (1)	18,302	4–5	W1
10	April 17	Tigers	1:15 pm	6–1	Lamp (2–1)	Ujdur (0–2)	—	14,729	5–5	W2
11	April 19	Yankees	7:30 pm	13–3	Dotson (1–1)	Howell (0–1)	—	14,730	6–5	W3
12	April 20	Yankees	7:30 pm	4–6	Righetti (3–0)	Hoyt (1–3)	—	11,916	6–6	L1
13	April 22	@ Indians	1:05 pm	1–5	Blyleven (1–3)	Bannister (1–2)	—	5,393	6–7	L2
14	April 23	@ Indians	1:05 pm	3–6	Barker (3–1)	Lamp (2–2)	—	10,688	6–8	L3
15	April 24	@ Indians	1:05 pm	9–3	Dotson (2–1)	Sutcliffe (2–1)	—	6,274	7–8	W1
16	April 26	@ Brewers	7:00 pm	3–4	Slaton (2–0)	Hickey (0–1)	—	19,558	7–9	L1
17	April 27	@ Brewers	7:00 pm	2–6	Tellmann (2–0)	Bannister (1–3)	Gibson (1)	16,375	7–10	L2
18	April 29	@ Blue Jays	6:30 pm	9–3	Dotson (3–1)	Leal (0–3)	Tidrow (2)	13,212	8–10	W1
–	April 30	@ Blue Jays	12:30 pm	Postponed (Rain, makeup date on July 26)

May: 12–15 (Home: 8–7 ; Away: 4–8)

#	Date	Opponent	Time (CT)	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
19	May 1	@ Blue Jays	12:30 pm	0–8	Steib (4–2)	Bannister (1–4)	—	18,769	8–11	L1
20	May 2	Brewers	7:30 pm	4–8	Slaton (3–0)	Hoyt (1–4)	—	12,568	8–12	L2
21	May 3	Brewers	7:30 pm	7–6	Dotson (4–1)	Porter (0–1)	Hickey (3)	13,113	9–12	W1
22	May 4	Brewers	7:30 pm	3–2	Lamp (3–2)	McClure (0–5)	Hickey (4)	17,097	10–12	W2
23	May 6	Indians	7:30 pm	8–3	Koosman (1–0)	Sorensen (2–4)	—	20,912	11–12	W3
24	May 7	Indians	1:15 pm	4–3	Hoyt (2–4)	Eichelberger (0–1)	Hickey (5)	18,245	12–12	W4
25	May 8	Indians	1:15 pm	6–13	Blyleven (3–3)	Dotson (4–2)	—	12,960	12–13	L1
26	May 9	Blue Jays	7:30 pm	1–6	Leal (2–3)	Burns (0–1)	—	9,848	12–14	L2
27	May 11	Blue Jays	7:30 pm	1–3 (10)	Steib (6–2)	Hoyt (2–5)	—	18,844	12–15	L3
28	May 13	@ Yankees	7:00 pm	1–3	Righetti (5–1)	Dotson (4–3)	Gossage (3)	22,104	12–16	L4
29	May 14	@ Yankees	12:20 pm	5–8	Shirley (2–2)	Burns (0–2)	Gossage (4)	30,031	12–17	L5
30	May 15	@ Yankees	1:00 pm	7–3	Bannister (2–4)	Rawley (4–3)	Barojas (1)	31,321	13–17	W1
–	May 16	@ Orioles	6:35 pm	Postponed (Rain, makeup date on May 17)
31	May 17 (1)	@ Orioles	4:35 pm	L 2–7	Stoddard (2–0)	Hoyt (2–6)	—	N/A	13–18	L1
32	May 17 (2)	@ Orioles	8:26 pm	L 0–5	Boddicker (1–0)	Lamp (3–3)	—	14,314	13–19	L2
33	May 18	@ Orioles	6:35 pm	L 0–1	Martinez (2–1)	Dotson (4–4)	—	12,582	13–20	L3
34	May 20	@ Royals	7:35 pm	9–6	Burns (1–2)	Blue (0–3)	Barojas (2)	20,027	14–20	W1
35	May 21	@ Royals	1:20 pm	4–8	Renko (3–3)	Bannister (2–5)	—	28,792	14–21	L1
36	May 22	@ Royals	1:35 pm	11–3	Hoyt (3–6)	Gura (4–5)	—	31,210	15–21	W1
37	May 23	Red Sox	7:30 pm	4–6	Brown (4–3)	Dotson (4–5)	—	16,582	15–22	L1
38	May 24	Red Sox	7:30 pm	14–4	Koosman (2–0)	Bird (1–2)	Tidrow (3)	14,680	16–22	W1
39	May 25	Red Sox	7:30 pm	0–2	Hurst (4–2)	Lamp (3–4)	—	18,798	16–23	L1
40	May 26	Rangers	7:30 pm	1–3	Honeycutt (6–3)	Bannister (2–6)	Jones (6)	17,232	16–24	L2
41	May 27	Rangers	7:30 pm	3–2	Hoyt (4–6)	Tanana (1–1)	—	17,527	17–24	W1
42	May 28	Rangers	3:05 pm	8–3	Dotson (5–5)	Hough (2–5)	Tidrow (4)	18,197	18–24	W2
43	May 29	Rangers	1:15 pm	8–3	Koosman (3–0)	Smithson (3–3)	—	23,239	19–24	W3
44	May 30	@ Red Sox	1:05 pm	6–4	Burns (2–2)	Hurst (4–3)	Barojas (3)	20,023	20–24	W4
45	May 31	@ Red Sox	6:35 pm	1–2	Ojeda (3–1)	Bannister (2–7)	Stanley (10)	15,135	20–25	L1

June: 18–10 (Home: 12–5 ; Away: 6–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Time (CT)	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
46	June 1	@ Red Sox	6:35 pm	8–3	Hoyt (5–6)	Tudor (3–3)	—	17,751	21–25	W1
47	June 2	Royals	7:30 pm	6–3	Agosto (1–0)	Gura (4–7)	—	17,710	22–25	W2
48	June 3	Royals	7:30 pm	2–0	Koosman (4–0)	Creel (0–1)	—	19,533	23–25	W3
49	June 4	Royals	5:55 pm	1–7	Splittorff (3–1)	Burns (2–3)	—	34,260	23–26	L1
50	June 5	Royals	11:30 am	5–7	Quisenberry (2–1)	Hickey (0–2)	—	N/A	23–27	L2
51	June 5	Royals	3:18 pm	5–2	Hoyt (6–6)	Armstrong (2–3)	Agosto (1)	31,377	24–27	W1
52	June 7	@ Angels	9:30 pm	12–11 (10)	Tidrow (1–0)
53	June 8	@ Angels	9:30 pm	4–7		Koosman (4–1)
54	June 9	@ Angels	9:30 pm	2–3		Lamp (3–5)
55	June 10	@ Athletics	9:35 pm	1–2 (16)		Tidrow (1–1)
56	June 11	@ Athletics	3:05 pm	4–5		Hoyt (6–7)
57	June 12	@ Athletics	2:35 pm	12–10 (11)	Tidrow (2–1)
58	June 12	@ Athletics	7:21 pm	8–1	Koosman (5–1)
59	June 13	Angels	7:30 pm	4–7
–	June 14	Angels	6:30 pm	Postponed (Rain, makeup date on September 8)
60	June 15	Angels	7:30 pm	5–2	Hoyt (7–7)
61	June 17	Athletics	7:30 pm	6–3
62	June 18	Athletics	12:20 pm	1–3
63	June 19	Athletics	1:15 pm	1–0
64	June 20	Mariners	7:30 pm	7–3	Hoyt (8–7)
65	June 21	Mariners	7:30 pm	4–2
66	June 22	Mariners	7:30 pm	6–3	Koosman (6–1)
67	June 23	Twins	1:15 pm	8–6	Lamp (1)
68	June 24	Twins	7:30 pm	1–5
69	June 25	Twins	7:30 pm	8–3	Hoyt (9–7)
70	June 26	Twins	1:15 pm	9–7
71	June 27	@ Mariners	9:35 pm	7–4	Lamp (4–5)
72	June 28	@ Mariners	9:35 pm	2–6
73	June 29	@ Mariners	2:35 pm	5–3

July: 15–13 (Home: 7–6 ; Away: 8–7)

#	Date	Opponent	Time (CT)	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
74	July 1	@ Twins	7:35 pm	3–6
75	July 2	@ Twins	7:35 pm	4–2
76	July 3	@ Twins	1:15 pm	3–4
77	July 4	@ Twins	12:15 pm	12–6	Lamp (5–5)
—	July 6	54th All-Star Game in Chicago, IL
78	July 8	Brewers	7:30 pm	3–4	McClure (5–7)	Hoyt (9–9)	Augustine (1)	36,415	40–38	L1
79	July 9	Brewers	1:15 pm	8–3	Koosman (7–1)	Sutton (6–5)	—	27,770	41–38	W1
80	July 10	Brewers	1:15 pm	9–12	Slaton (8–3)	Barojas (1–2)	Ladd (5)	28,988	41–39	L1
81	July 11	Indians	7:30 pm	9–2	Burns (5–5)	Barker (6–9)	—	18,473	42–39	W1
82	July 12	Indians	7:30 pm	8–0	Bannister (4–9)	Sorensen (4–8)	—	16,799	43–39	W2
83	July 13	Indians	7:30 pm	5–1	Hoyt (10–9)	Blyleven (6–9)	—	22,700	44–39	W3
84	July 14	Blue Jays	7:30 pm	0–8	Leal (10–5)	Koosman (7–2)	—	17,883	44–40	L1
85	July 15	Blue Jays	7:30 pm	2–3	McLaughlin (2–2)	Dotson (8–6)	—	28,288	44–41	L2
86	July 16	Blue Jays	5:55 pm	5–7	McLaughlin (3–2)	Agosto (1–1)	Moffitt (9)	34,243	44–42	L3
87	July 17	Blue Jays	1:15 pm	3–2	Bannister (5–9)	Alexander (0–3)	Lamp (2)	30,140	45–42	W1
88	July 18	@ Indians	7:15 pm	5–3	Hoyt (11–9)	Eichelberger (3–10)	Barojas (9)	6,339	46–42	W2
89	July 19	@ Indians	6:35 pm	4–5	Sutcliffe (12–4)	Tidrow (2–2)	—	5,933	46–43	L1
90	July 20	@ Indians	6:35 pm	8–2	Dotson (9–6)	Heaton (5–3)	—	6,296	47–43	W1
91	July 21	@ Brewers	7:30 pm	6–7	Ladd (2–2)	Agosto (1–2)	Slaton (4)	29,609	47–44	L1
92	July 22	@ Brewers	7:30 pm	2–1	Bannister (6–9)	Porter (2–5)	Lamp (3)	44,167	48–44	W1
93	July 23	@ Brewers	7:30 pm	7–8	McClure (7–7)	Hoyt (11–10)	Ladd (9)	52,795	48–45	L1
94	July 24	@ Brewers	1:30 pm	7–8	Ladd (3–2)	Tidrow (2–3)	—	46,171	48–46	L2
95	July 25	@ Blue Jays	6:30 pm	7–4	Dotson (10–6)	Steib (11–9)	Lamp (4)	24,394	49–46	W1
96	July 26	@ Blue Jays	4:30 pm	4–6	Gott (6–8)	Burns (5–6)	McLaughlin (8)	N/A	49–47	L1
97	July 26	@ Blue Jays	7:31 pm	4–3	Bannister (7–9)	Alexander (0–4)	Lamp (5)	33,554	50–47	W1
98	July 27	@ Blue Jays	6:30 pm	11–3	Hoyt (12–10)	Leal (10–9)	—	36,012	51–47	W2
99	July 29	Yankees	7:30 pm	7–2	Koosman (8–2)	Guidry (12–6)	—	40,455	52–47	W3
100	July 30	Yankees	7:30 pm	5–1	Dotson (11–6)	Rawley (9–9)	—	46,219	53–47	W4
101	July 31	Yankees	1:15 pm	6–12 (11)	Gossage (9–4)	Lamp (5–6)	—	40,778	53–48	L1

August: 22–9 (Home: 10–4 ; Away: 12–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Time (CT)	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
102	August 1	Yankees	7:15 pm	4–1	Boddicker (7–5)	Fontenot (3–1)	—	44,812	54–48	W1
103	August 2	Tigers	7:30 pm	7–5	Hoyt (13–10)	Petry (11–7)	Lamp (6)	30,611	55–48	W2
104	August 3	Tigers	7:30 pm	3–6	Morris (12–8)	Koosman (8–3)	—	26,687	55–49	L1
105	August 4	Tigers	7:30 pm	4–2	Dotson (12–6)	Bair (3–3)	Lamp (7)	38,695	56–49	W1
106	August 5	@ Orioles	7:05 p.m. CDT	L 4–5	Boddicker (8–5)	Lamp (5–7)	—	39,544	56–50	L1
107	August 6	@ Orioles	6:35 p.m.	W 6–4	Bannister (9–9)	Martínez (6–14)	Barojas (10)	32,769	57–50	W1
108	August 7	@ Orioles	1:05 p.m.	W 4–3	Hoyt (14–10)	Flanagan (6–1)	Lamp (8)	24,384	58–50	W2
109	August 8	@ Tigers	4:05 pm	5–4	Burns (6–6)	Berenguer (5–3)	Barojas (11)	TBA G2	59–50	W3
110	August 8	@ Tigers	7:12 pm	2–7	Morris (13–8)	Koosman (8–4)	—	42,337	59–51	L1
111	August 9	@ Tigers	6:35 pm	6–5	Lamp (6–7)	López (7–5)	—	23,465	60–51	W1
–	August 10	@ Tigers	6:35 pm	Postponed (Rain, makeup date on August 25)
112	August 11	Orioles	7:30 p.m.	W 9–3	Bannister (10–9)	Ramirez (4–3)	—	31,810	61–51	W2
113	August 12	Orioles	7:30 p.m.	W 2–1	Hoyt (15–10)	Flanagan (6–2)	—	45,588	61–52	W3
114	August 13	Orioles	7:30 p.m.	L 2–5	Stewart (5–3)	Koosman (8–5)	Martinez (12)	36,232	62–52	L1
115	August 14	Orioles	1:15 p.m.	L 1–2	McGregor (15–5)	Dotson (12–7)	Stoddard (5)	37,846	62–53	L2
116	August 15	@ Yankees	7:00 pm	1–0	Burns (7–6)	Righetti (13–4)	—	30,206	63–53	W1
117	August 16	@ Yankees	7:00 pm	5–3	Bannister (11–9)	Fontenot (4–2)	Lamp (9)	26,989	64–53	W2
118	August 17	@ Yankees	7:00 pm	7–5 (13)	Barojas (2–2)	Murray (2–4)	—	30,274	65–53	W3
119	August 19	@ Rangers	5:35 pm	3–2 (10)	Dotson (13–7)	Cruz (0–2)	Agosto (6)	TBA G2	66–53	W4
120	August 19	@ Rangers	8:53 pm	6–1	Koosman (9–5)	Hough (10–11)	Tidrow (6)	21,946	67–53	W5
121	August 20	@ Rangers	7:35 pm	1–6	Stewart (1–0)	Burns (7–7)	Henke (1)	21,232	67–54	L1
122	August 21	@ Rangers	7:35 pm	3–1	Bannister (12–9)	Butcher (4–4)	Barojas (12)	11,861	68–54	W1
123	August 22	@ Royals	7:35 pm	3–1	Hoyt (16–10)	Splittorff (9–6)	—	31,479	69–54	W2
124	August 23	@ Royals	7:35 pm	2–10	Renko (6–10)	Koosman (9–6)	—	18,767	69–55	L1
125	August 24	@ Royals	7:35 pm	4–3 (10)	Dotson (14–7)	Quisenberry (5–3)	Lamp (10)	19,056	70–55	W1
126	August 25	@ Tigers	6:35 pm	1–10	Berenguer (7–4)	Burns (7–8)	—	29,028	70–56	L1
127	August 26	Red Sox	7:30 pm	1–3	Hurst (10–10)	Bannister (12–10)	Stanley (25)	36,161	70–57	L2
128	August 27	Red Sox	5:55 pm	2–1	Hoyt (17–10)	Ojeda (6–7)	—	43,556	71–57	W1
129	August 28	Red Sox	1:15 pm	6–2	Koosman (10–6)	Boyd (3–4)	Lamp (11)	33,419	72–57	W2
130	August 29	Rangers	7:30 pm	2–1	Dotson (15–7)	Smithson (7–13)	—	33,987	73–57	W3
131	August 30	Rangers	7:30 pm	5–0	Burns (8–8)	Stewart (1–1)	Tidrow (7)	26,666	74–57	W4
132	August 31	Royals	7:30 pm	7–3	Bannister (13–10)	Gura (10–16)	—	31,346	75–57	W5

September: 22–6 (Home: 14–1 ; Away: 8–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Time (CT)	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
133	September 1	Royals	7:30 pm	12–0	Hoyt (18–10)	Black (8–5)	—	30,852	76–57	W6
134	September 2	@ Red Sox	6:35 pm	1–5	Boyd (4–4)	Koosman (10–7)	—	24,572	76–58	L1
135	September 3	@ Red Sox	1:15 pm	9–6	Dotson (16–7)	Tudor (10–10)	—	21,904	77–58	W1
136	September 4	@ Red Sox	1:05 pm	2–6	Hurst (4–3)	Burns (8–9)	—	21,696	77–59	L1
137	September 5	Athletics	1:15 pm	11–1
138	September 6	Athletics	7:30 pm	7–6	Lamp (12)
139	September 7	Athletics	7:30 pm	8–7 (10)
140	September 8	Angels	7:30 pm	8–5
141	September 9	Angels	7:30 pm	11–0
142	September 10	Angels	7:30 pm	7–6 (12)
143	September 11	Angels	5:55 pm	5–4 (10)
144	September 13	@ Twins	7:35 pm	5–1
145	September 14	@ Twins	7:35 pm	0–1
146	September 15	Mariners	7:30 pm	12–0 (7)
147	September 16	Mariners	7:30 pm	7–0
148	September 17	Mariners	7:30 pm	4–3	Lamp (7–7)
149	September 18	Mariners	1:15 pm	6–0
150	September 19	Twins	7:30 pm	5–7
–	September 20	Twins	7:30 pm	Postponed (Rain, makeup date on September 21)
151	September 21	Twins	4:00 pm	2–1
152	September 21	Twins	6:43 pm	7–6
153	September 22	@ Angels	9:30 pm	3–2	Koosman (11–7)
154	September 23	@ Angels	9:30 pm	2–1
155	September 24	@ Angels	3:00 pm	2–0
156	September 25	@ Angels	3:00 pm	8–5	Lamp (13)
157	September 27	@ Athletics	9:35 pm	4–5
158	September 28	@ Athletics	2:15 pm	5–3	Lamp (14)
159	September 29	@ Athletics	9:35 pm	0–3
160	September 30	@ Mariners	9:35 pm	9–4

October: 2–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 2–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Time (CT)	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
161	October 1	@ Mariners	9:35 pm	9–3	Koosman (1)
162	October 2	@ Mariners	3:35 pm	3–0	Lamp (15)

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = White Sox team member

Postseason

1983 Postseason Game Log (1–3) (Home: 0–2; Away: 1–1)

American League Championship Series: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Away 1–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
1	October 5	@ Orioles	2–1	Hoyt (1–0)	McGregor (0–1)	—	Memorial Stadium	51,289	1–0
2	October 6	@ Orioles	0–4	Boddicker (1–0)	Bannister (0–1)	—	Memorial Stadium	52,347	1–1
3	October 7	Orioles	1–11	Flanagan (1–0)	Dotson (0–1)	Stewart (1)	Comiskey Park	46,635	1–2
4	October 8	Orioles	0–3 (10)	Martinez (1–0)	Burns (0–1)	—	Comiskey Park	45,577	1–3

* = Divisional Games

All-Star game

The 54th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL) 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 2021, it is the only grand slam in All-Star Game history.

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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
Team Totals	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
Team Totals	99	63	3.67	162	162	48	1445.1	1355	650	589	128	479	877

American League Championship Series

Summary

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Chicago – 2, Baltimore – 1	October 5	Memorial Stadium	51,289
2	Chicago – 0, Baltimore – 4	October 6	Memorial Stadium	52,347
3	Baltimore – 11, Chicago – 1	October 7	Comiskey Park	46,635
4	Baltimore – 3, Chicago – 0	October 8	Comiskey Park	45,477

Game One

October 5, Memorial Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	7	0
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1
W: LaMarr Hoyt (1-0) L: Scott McGregor (0-1)
HRs: None

Playing 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 Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Baltimore	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	X	4	6	0
W: Mike Boddicker (1-0) L: Floyd Bannister (0-1)
HRs: BAL – Gary Roenicke (1)

Game Three

October 7, Comiskey Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	4	11	8	1
Chicago	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
W: Mike Flanagan (1-0) L: Richard Dotson (0-1) SV: Sammy Stewart (1)
HRs: BAL – Eddie Murray (1)

Game Four

October 8, Comiskey Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	9	0
Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
W: Tippy Martinez (1-0) L: Britt Burns (0-1)
HRs: BAL – Tito Landrum (1)

Award 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

All-Star Game

Ron Kittle, reserve

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Denver Bears	American Association	Jim Mahoney
AA	Glens Falls White Sox	Eastern League	Adrian Garrett
A	Appleton Foxes	Midwest League	John Boles
A-Short Season	Niagara Falls Sox	New York–Penn League	Fred Nelson
Rookie	GCL White Sox	Gulf Coast League	Steve Dillard

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Denver, Appleton

Notes

^ Evans, Sean (April 24, 2012). "The 25 Greatest Moments in White Sox History". Complex.com. Complex Media. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
^ "Sparky Lyle Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
^ "Casey Parsons Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
^ "Damon Berryhill Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
^ "Steve Trout Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
^ "Pat Tabler Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
^ "Doug Drabek Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
^ "Aurelio Rodríguez Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1983 Chicago White Sox team page at Baseball Reference
1983 Chicago White Sox team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

[1] Evans, Sean (April 24, 2012). "The 25 Greatest Moments in White Sox History". Complex.com. Complex Media. Retrieved June 15, 2014.

[2] "Sparky Lyle Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[3] "Casey Parsons Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[4] "Damon Berryhill Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[5] "Steve Trout Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[6] "Pat Tabler Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[7] "Doug Drabek Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[8] "Aurelio Rodríguez Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

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