1983 Atlanta Braves Roster

The 1983 Atlanta Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1983 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1983 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1983 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1983 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1983 Atlanta Braves primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1983 Atlanta Braves



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Complete Roster  
 

39 Len Barker 6-05 225 Right Right 1955-07-07
32 Steve Bedrosian 6-03 200 Right Right 1957-12-06
49 Rick Behenna 6-02 170 Right Right 1960-03-06
40 Tommy Boggs 6-02 200 Right Right 1955-10-25
48 Tony Brizzolara 6-05 215 Right Right 1957-01-14
37 Rick Camp 6-00 198 Right Right 1953-06-10
30 Ken Dayley 6-00 175 Left Left 1959-02-25
49 Jeff Dedmon 6-02 200 Right Left 1960-03-04
33 Pete Falcone 6-02 185 Left Left 1953-10-01
51 Terry Forster 6-03 210 Left Left 1952-01-14
26 Gene Garber 5-10 175 Right Right 1947-11-13
42 Rick Mahler 6-01 202 Right Right 1953-08-05
29 Craig McMurtry 6-05 195 Right Right 1959-11-05
31 Donnie Moore 6-00 185 Right Left 1954-02-13
35 Phil Niekro 6-01 180 Right Right 1939-04-01
27 Pascual Perez 6-02 163 Right Right 1957-05-17
43 Bob Walk 6-04 208 Right Right 1956-11-26
20 Bruce Benedict 6-01 190 Right Right 1955-08-18
24 Larry Owen 5-11 185 Right Right 1955-05-31
4 Biff Pocoroba 5-10 180 Right Both 1953-07-25
14 Matt Sinatro 5-09 175 Right Right 1960-03-22
10 Chris Chambliss 6-01 215 Right Left 1948-12-26
5 Bob Horner 6-01 210 Right Right 1957-08-06
17 Glenn Hubbard 5-07 180 Right Right 1957-09-25
47 Brook Jacoby 5-11 195 Right Right 1959-11-23
6 Randy Johnson 6-01 190 Right Right 1956-06-10
11 Mike Jorgensen 6-00 195 Left Left 1948-08-16
28 Gerald Perry 6-00 190 Right Left 1960-10-30
16 Rafael Ramirez 6-00 185 Right Right 1958-02-18
1 Jerry Royster 6-00 165 Right Right 1952-10-18
12 Paul Runge 6-00 175 Right Right 1958-05-21
11 Ken Smith 6-01 195 Right Left 1958-02-12
8 Bob Watson 6-02 205 Right Right 1946-04-10
18 Paul Zuvella 6-00 178 Right Right 1958-10-31
22 Brett Butler 5-10 160 Left Left 1957-06-15
2 Albert Hall 5-11 155 Right Both 1958-03-07
19 Terry Harper 6-04 195 Right Right 1955-08-19
7 Brad Komminsk 6-02 205 Right Right 1961-04-04
3 Dale Murphy 6-05 215 Right Right 1956-03-12
15 Claudell Washington 6-00 190 Left Left 1954-08-31
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The 1983 Atlanta Braves played 162 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 74 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Park Factors: 107/107) where 2,119,935 fans witnessed their 1983 Braves finish the season with a .543 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1983 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1983 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1983 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1983 Atlanta Braves primary starters list:

1983 Atlanta Braves
Opening Day Starters


Bruce Benedict
Brett Butler
Rick Camp
Chris Chambliss
Bob Horner
Glenn Hubbard
Dale Murphy
Rafael Ramirez
Claudell Washington

1983 Atlanta Braves
Most Games by Position

C Bruce Benedict (134)
1B Chris Chambliss (126)
2B Glenn Hubbard (148)
3B Bob Horner (104)
SS Rafael Ramirez (152)
LF Brett Butler (109)
CF Dale Murphy (136)
RF Claudell Washington (128)
  
SP Rick Camp
SP Ken Dayley
SP Pete Falcone
SP Craig McMurtry
SP Phil Niekro
SP Pascual Perez
  
RP Terry Forster
RP Gene Garber
RP Donnie Moore
CL Steve Bedrosian


1983 Atlanta Braves
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1983 Atlanta Braves
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jerry Royster
#2 Albert Hall
#3 Dale Murphy
#4 Biff Pocoroba
#5 Bob Horner
#6 Randy Johnson
#7 Brad Komminsk
#8 Bob Watson
#10 Chris Chambliss
#11 Mike Jorgensen
#11 Ken Smith
#12 Paul Runge
#14 Matt Sinatro
#15 Claudell Washington
#16 Rafael Ramirez
#17 Glenn Hubbard
#18 Paul Zuvella
#19 Terry Harper
#20 Bruce Benedict
#22 Brett Butler
#24 Larry Owen
#26 Gene Garber
#27 Pascual Perez
#28 Gerald Perry
#29 Craig McMurtry
#30 Ken Dayley
#31 Donnie Moore
#32 Steve Bedrosian
#33 Pete Falcone
#35 Phil Niekro
#37 Rick Camp
#39 Len Barker
#40 Tommy Boggs
#42 Rick Mahler
#43 Bob Walk
#47 Brook Jacoby
#48 Tony Brizzolara
#49 Rick Behenna
#49 Jeff Dedmon
#51 Terry Forster

Did you know that a 1983 Atlanta Braves Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?