1983 California Angels Roster

The 1983 California Angels 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 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1983 California Angels salary list, a 1983 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1983 California Angels primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1983 California Angels



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Complete Roster  
 

48 Curt Brown 6-05 200 Right Right 1960-01-15
36 Steve Brown 6-05 200 Right Right 1957-02-12
23 Doug Corbett 6-01 185 Right Right 1952-11-04
16 John Curtis 6-02 185 Left Left 1948-03-09
43 Ken Forsch 6-04 210 Right Right 1946-09-08
30 Dave Goltz 6-04 215 Right Right 1949-06-23
41 Andy Hassler 6-05 220 Left Left 1951-10-18
25 Tommy John 6-03 185 Left Right 1943-05-22
24 Bruce Kison 6-04 178 Right Right 1950-02-18
33 Bob Lacey 6-05 210 Left Right 1953-08-25
27 Byron McLaughlin 6-01 185 Right Right 1955-09-29
40 Luis Sanchez 6-02 210 Right Right 1953-08-24
42 Rick Steirer 6-04 200 Right Right 1956-08-27
35 Bill Travers 6-06 200 Left Left 1952-10-27
39 Mike Witt 6-07 192 Right Right 1960-07-20
38 Geoff Zahn 6-01 180 Left Left 1945-12-19
8 Bob Boone 6-02 202 Right Right 1947-11-19
13 Joe Ferguson 6-02 200 Right Right 1946-09-19
34 Jerry Narron 6-03 205 Right Left 1956-01-15
3 Mike O'Berry 6-02 195 Right Right 1954-04-20
48, 31 Ricky Adams 6-02 180 Right Right 1959-01-21
7 Rick Burleson 5-10 165 Right Right 1951-04-29
29 Rod Carew 6-00 182 Right Left 1945-10-01
11 Doug DeCinces 6-02 194 Right Right 1950-08-29
10 Tim Foli 6-00 179 Right Right 1950-12-08
4 Bobby Grich 6-02 190 Right Right 1949-01-15
15 Ron Jackson 6-00 205 Right Right 1953-05-09
28 Steve Lubratich 6-00 170 Right Right 1955-05-01
30 Dick Schofield 5-10 178 Right Right 1962-11-21
6 Daryl Sconiers 6-02 195 Left Left 1958-10-03
9 Rob Wilfong 6-01 185 Right Left 1953-09-01
12 Juan Beniquez 5-11 165 Right Right 1950-05-13
37 Mike Brown 6-02 195 Right Right 1959-12-29
32 Bobby Clark 6-00 190 Right Right 1955-06-13
5 Brian Downing 5-10 194 Right Right 1950-10-09
19 Fred Lynn 6-01 190 Left Left 1952-02-03
20 Gary Pettis 6-01 165 Right Both 1958-04-03
17 Ellis Valentine 6-04 207 Right Right 1954-07-30
44 Reggie Jackson 6-00 200 Left Left 1946-05-18
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The 1983 California Angels played 162 games during the regular season, won 70 games, lost 92 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Anaheim Stadium (Park Factors: 99/99) where 2,555,016 fans witnessed their 1983 Angels finish the season with a .432 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 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1983 California Angels salary list, a 1983 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1983 California Angels primary starters list:

1983 California Angels
Opening Day Starters


Bob Boone
Bobby Clark
Doug DeCinces
Brian Downing
Tim Foli
Bobby Grich
Reggie Jackson
Bruce Kison
Fred Lynn
Daryl Sconiers

1983 California Angels
Most Games by Position

C Bob Boone (142)
1B Rod Carew (89)
2B Bobby Grich (118)
3B Doug DeCinces (84)
SS Tim Foli (74)
LF Brian Downing (84)
CF Fred Lynn (113)
RF Ellis Valentine (80)
DH Reggie Jackson (62)
  
SP Ken Forsch
SP Tommy John
SP Bruce Kison
SP Mike Witt
SP Geoff Zahn
  
RP John Curtis
RP Andy Hassler
CL Luis Sanchez


1983 California Angels
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1983 California Angels
Uniform Numbers

#3 Mike O'Berry
#4 Bobby Grich
#5 Brian Downing
#6 Daryl Sconiers
#7 Rick Burleson
#8 Bob Boone
#9 Rob Wilfong
#10 Tim Foli
#11 Doug DeCinces
#12 Juan Beniquez
#13 Joe Ferguson
#15 Ron Jackson
#16 John Curtis
#17 Ellis Valentine
#19 Fred Lynn
#20 Gary Pettis
#23 Doug Corbett
#24 Bruce Kison
#25 Tommy John
#27 Byron McLaughlin
#28 Steve Lubratich
#29 Rod Carew
#30 Dave Goltz
#30 Dick Schofield
#31 Ricky Adams
#32 Bobby Clark
#33 Bob Lacey
#34 Jerry Narron
#35 Bill Travers
#36 Steve Brown
#37 Mike Brown
#38 Geoff Zahn
#39 Mike Witt
#40 Luis Sanchez
#41 Andy Hassler
#42 Rick Steirer
#43 Ken Forsch
#44 Reggie Jackson
#48 Ricky Adams
#48 Curt Brown

Did you know that a 1983 California Angels 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)?