1983 Toronto Blue Jays season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Toronto Blue Jays
season = 1983
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1977
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1977
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Exhibition Stadium
y4 = 1977
city = Toronto, Ontario
y5 = 1977
owners = Labatt Breweries,
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
managers = Bobby Cox
television = CFTO-TV
(Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver)
radio = CJCL (AM)
(Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek)|The by|1983 Toronto Blue Jays season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Blue Jays finishing 4th in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses.

Offseason

* December 9, 1982: Dale Murray and Tom Dodd were traded by the Blue Jays to the New York Yankees for Fred McGriff, Dave Collins, Mike Morgan, and cash. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcgrifr01.shtml Fred McGriff page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

* Willie Upshaw became the first Blue Jay to get over 100 RBIs with 104
* On August 4, by|1983, Dave Winfield, while warming up before the 5th inning of a game at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium, accidentally killed a seagull with a thrown ball. He doffed his cap in mock sorrow. Fans responded by hurling obscenities and improvised missiles. After the game, he was brought to the Ontario Provincial Police station on charges of cruelty to animals and was forced to post a $500 bond before being released. Quipped Yankees manager Billy Martin, "It's the first time he's hit the cutoff man." The charges were dropped the following day. [cite news
first = Gross
last = Jane
title = Winfield charges will be dropped
publisher = The New York Times
page = 1.29
date = 1983-08-06 ] For years afterward Winfield's appearances in Toronto were greeted with loud choruses of boos, but he later became a fan favorite.

Opening Day Lineup

* Dave Collins
* Dámaso García
* Jim Gott
* Alfredo Griffin
* Cliff Johnson
* Lloyd Moseby
* Rance Mulliniks
* Hosken Powell
* Willie Upshaw
* Ernie Whitt

eason standings

Notable transactions

*February 5, 1983: Leon Roberts was traded by the Blue Jays to the Kansas City Royals for Cecil Fielder. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fieldce01.shtml Cecil Fielder page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 6, 1983: Webster Garrison was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed August 21, 1983. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/garriwe01.shtml Webster Garrison page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 21, 1983: Doyle Alexander was signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alexado01.shtml Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Award Winners

* Lloyd Moseby, Player of the Month Award, August
* Lloyd Moseby, Silver Slugger Award
* Dave Stieb, Pitcher of the Month Award, May

All-Star Game
* Dave Stieb, Starting Pitcher [ [http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/all_stars.jsp Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History ] ]

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1983.shtml 1983 Toronto Blue Jays team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1983&t=TOR 1983 Toronto Blue Jays team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]