1983 Houston Astros season

1983 Houston Astros
1983 Houston Astros
Division	Western Division
Ballpark	Astrodome
City	Houston, Texas
Record	85–77 (.525)
Owners	John McMullen
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]

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.^[4]

1983 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	5–7	12–6	11–7	7–11	7–5	8–4	7–5	6–6	9–9	9–9	7–5
Chicago	7–5	—	4–8	5–7	6–6	7–11	9–9	5–13	9–9	5–7	4–8	10–8
Cincinnati	6–12	8–4	—	5–13	7–11	4–8	7–5	6–6	6–6	9–9	10–8	6–6
Houston	7–11	7–5	13–5	—	6–12	8–4	9–3	4–8	6–6	11–7	12–6	2–10
Los Angeles	11–7	6–6	11–7	12–6	—	7–5	7–5	11–1	6–6	6–12–1	5–13	9–3
Montreal	5–7	11–7	8–4	4–8	5–7	—	8–10	8–10–1	8–10	8–4	8–4	9–9
New York	4–8	9–9	5–7	3–9	5–7	10–8	—	6–12	9–9	6–6	5–7	6–12
Philadelphia	5-7	13–5	6–6	8–4	1–11	10–8–1	12–6	—	11–7	5–7	5–7	14–4
Pittsburgh	6–6	9–9	6–6	6–6	6–6	10–8	9–9	7–11	—	9–3	6–6	10–8
San Diego	9–9	7–5	9–9	7–11	12–6–1	4–8	6–6	7–5	3–9	—	11–7	6–6
San Francisco	9–9	8–4	8–10	6–12	13–5	4–8	7–5	7–5	6–6	7–11	—	4–8
St. Louis	5–7	8–10	6–6	10–2	3–9	9–9	12–6	4–14	8–10	6–6	8–4	—

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]

1983 Houston Astros

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Denny Walling	100	135	40	.296	3	19
Scott Loucks	7	14	3	.214	0	0

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Nolan Ryan	29	196.1	14	9	2.98	183
Mike Scott	24	145	10	6	3.72	73

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Bill Dawley	48	6	6	14	2.82	60

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Toros	Pacific Coast League	Matt Galante
AA	Columbus Astros	Southern League	Jack Hiatt
A	Daytona Beach Astros	Florida State League	Dave Cripe
A	Asheville Tourists	South Atlantic League	Tom Spencer
A-Short Season	Auburn Astros	New York–Penn League	Bob Hartsfield
Rookie	GCL Astros	Gulf Coast League	José Tartabull

^ Danny Heep at Baseball Reference
^ Troy Afenir at Baseball Reference
^ Alan Knicely at Baseball Reference
^ ^a ^b "The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King". smackbomb.com/nolanryan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
^ Robbie Wine at Baseball Reference
^ Danny Boone at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml