1983 Chicago Cubs Roster

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

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1983 Chicago Cubs



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Complete Roster  
 

42 Rich Bordi 6-07 220 Right Right 1959-04-18
41 Warren Brusstar 6-03 200 Right Right 1952-02-02
39 Bill Campbell 6-03 190 Right Right 1948-08-09
50 Alan Hargesheimer 6-03 195 Right Right 1954-11-21
38 Willie Hernandez 6-03 180 Left Left 1954-11-14
31 Fergie Jenkins 6-05 210 Right Right 1943-12-13
37 Bill Johnson 6-05 205 Right Right 1960-10-06
32 Craig Lefferts 6-01 210 Left Left 1957-09-29
37 Paul Moskau 6-02 210 Right Right 1953-12-20
48 Dickie Noles 6-02 190 Right Right 1956-11-19
52 Reggie Patterson 6-04 180 Right Right 1958-11-07
36 Mike Proly 6-00 185 Right Right 1950-12-15
30 Chuck Rainey 5-11 190 Right Right 1954-07-14
47 Rick Reuschel 6-03 235 Right Right 1949-05-16
44 Dick Ruthven 6-03 190 Right Right 1951-03-27
43 Don Schulze 6-03 225 Right Right 1962-09-27
46 Lee Smith 6-06 225 Right Right 1957-12-04
34 Steve Trout 6-04 195 Left Left 1957-07-30
7 Jody Davis 6-03 210 Right Right 1956-11-12
15 Mike Diaz 6-02 195 Right Right 1960-04-15
16 Steve Lake 6-01 190 Right Right 1957-03-14
1 Larry Bowa 5-10 155 Right Both 1945-12-06
22 Bill Buckner 6-00 185 Left Left 1949-12-14
11 Ron Cey 5-10 185 Right Right 1948-02-15
26 Fritzie Connally 6-03 210 Right Right 1958-05-19
15 Junior Kennedy 6-00 185 Right Right 1950-08-09
12 Carmelo Martinez 6-02 220 Right Right 1960-07-28
19 Dave Owen 6-02 170 Right Both 1958-04-25
17 Dan Rohn 5-07 165 Right Left 1956-01-10
23 Ryne Sandberg 6-02 180 Right Right 1959-09-18
29 Tom Veryzer 6-01 185 Right Right 1953-02-11
20 Thad Bosley 6-03 175 Left Left 1956-09-17
33 Joe Carter 6-03 215 Right Right 1960-03-07
10 Leon Durham 6-02 210 Left Left 1957-07-31
38 Tom Grant 6-02 190 Right Left 1957-05-28
27 Mel Hall 6-01 205 Left Left 1960-09-16
21 Jay Johnstone 6-01 175 Right Left 1945-11-20
24 Jerry Morales 5-10 175 Right Right 1949-02-18
6 Keith Moreland 6-00 200 Right Right 1954-05-02
20 Wayne Nordhagen 6-02 205 Right Right 1948-07-04
18 Scot Thompson 6-03 195 Left Left 1955-12-07
25 Gary Woods 6-02 190 Right Right 1954-07-20
17 Jay Loviglio 5-09 160 Right Right 1956-05-30


The 1983 Chicago Cubs played 162 games during the regular season, won 71 games, lost 91 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 105/105) where 1,479,717 fans witnessed their 1983 Cubs finish the season with a .438 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 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1983 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1983 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1983 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1983 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Larry Bowa
Bill Buckner
Ron Cey
Jody Davis
Leon Durham
Mel Hall
Fergie Jenkins
Keith Moreland
Ryne Sandberg

1983 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Jody Davis (150)
1B Bill Buckner (144)
2B Ryne Sandberg (157)
3B Ron Cey (157)
SS Larry Bowa (145)
LF Leon Durham (51)
CF Mel Hall (108)
RF Keith Moreland (151)
  
SP Fergie Jenkins
SP Dickie Noles
SP Chuck Rainey
SP Dick Ruthven
SP Steve Trout
  
RP Warren Brusstar
RP Bill Campbell
RP Craig Lefferts
RP Mike Proly
CL Lee Smith


1983 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Joe Carter $35,000.00
Fritzie Connally $35,000.00
Jody Davis $35,000.00
Mike Diaz $35,000.00
Tom Grant $35,000.00
Mel Hall $35,000.00
Bill Johnson $35,000.00
Steve Lake $35,000.00
Craig Lefferts $35,000.00
Carmelo Martinez $35,000.00
Dave Owen $35,000.00
Reggie Patterson $35,000.00
Dan Rohn $35,000.00
Ryne Sandberg $35,000.00
Don Schulze $35,000.00


1983 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#1 Larry Bowa
#6 Keith Moreland
#7 Jody Davis
#10 Leon Durham
#11 Ron Cey
#12 Carmelo Martinez
#15 Mike Diaz
#15 Junior Kennedy
#16 Steve Lake
#17 Jay Loviglio
#17 Dan Rohn
#18 Scot Thompson
#19 Dave Owen
#20 Thad Bosley
#20 Wayne Nordhagen
#21 Jay Johnstone
#22 Bill Buckner
#23 Ryne Sandberg
#24 Jerry Morales
#25 Gary Woods
#26 Fritzie Connally
#27 Mel Hall
#29 Tom Veryzer
#30 Chuck Rainey
#31 Fergie Jenkins
#32 Craig Lefferts
#33 Joe Carter
#34 Steve Trout
#36 Mike Proly
#37 Bill Johnson
#37 Paul Moskau
#38 Tom Grant
#38 Willie Hernandez
#39 Bill Campbell
#41 Warren Brusstar
#42 Rich Bordi
#43 Don Schulze
#44 Dick Ruthven
#46 Lee Smith
#47 Rick Reuschel
#48 Dickie Noles
#50 Alan Hargesheimer
#52 Reggie Patterson

Did you know that a 1983 Chicago Cubs 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)?

     

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