1983 Oakland Athletics Roster

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

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1983 Oakland Athletics



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Complete Roster  
 

55 Keith Atherton 6-04 200 Right Right 1959-02-19
36 Steve Baker 6-00 185 Right Right 1956-08-30
33 Dave Beard 6-05 215 Right Left 1959-10-02
53 Bert Bradley 6-01 190 Right Both 1956-12-23
39 Tom Burgmeier 5-11 185 Left Left 1943-08-02
48 Ben Callahan 6-07 230 Right Right 1957-05-19
23 Chris Codiroli 6-01 160 Right Right 1958-03-26
24, 37 Tim Conroy 5-11 185 Left Left 1960-04-03
40 Ed Farmer 6-05 210 Right Right 1949-10-18
13 Gorman Heimueller 6-04 195 Left Left 1955-09-24
38 Jeff Jones 6-03 210 Right Right 1956-07-29
27 Matt Keough 6-03 190 Right Right 1955-07-03
32 Bill Krueger 6-05 210 Left Left 1958-04-24
22 Rick Langford 6-00 180 Right Right 1952-03-20
54 Steve McCatty 6-03 205 Right Right 1954-03-20
17 Mike Norris 6-02 175 Right Right 1955-03-19
49 Mark Smith 6-02 215 Right Right 1955-11-23
31 Tom Underwood 5-11 170 Left Right 1953-12-22
43 Mike Warren 6-01 175 Right Right 1961-03-26
45 Rich Wortham 6-00 185 Left Right 1953-10-22
29 Curt Young 6-01 180 Left Right 1960-04-16
9 Darryl Cias 5-11 190 Right Right 1957-04-23
2 Mike Heath 5-11 190 Right Right 1955-02-05
30 Bob Kearney 6-00 190 Right Right 1956-10-03
34 Bill Almon 6-03 190 Right Right 1952-11-21
19 Marshall Brant 6-05 185 Right Right 1955-09-17
10 Wayne Gross 6-02 210 Right Left 1952-01-14
25 Donnie Hill 5-10 160 Right Both 1960-11-12
51 Dave Hudgens 6-02 210 Left Left 1956-12-05
4 Carney Lansford 6-02 195 Right Right 1957-02-07
15 Davey Lopes 5-09 170 Right Right 1945-05-03
7 Dan Meyer 5-11 180 Right Left 1952-08-03
25 Kelvin Moore 6-01 195 Left Right 1957-09-26
18 Tony Phillips 5-10 175 Right Both 1959-04-25
52 Luis Quinones 5-11 175 Right Both 1962-04-28
16 Mike Davis 6-03 185 Left Left 1959-06-11
11 Garry Hancock 6-00 175 Left Left 1954-01-23
35 Rickey Henderson 5-10 195 Left Right 1958-12-25
47 Rusty McNealy 5-08 160 Left Left 1958-08-12
21 Dwayne Murphy 6-01 185 Right Left 1955-03-18
8 Rick Peters 5-09 170 Right Both 1955-11-21
3 Jeff Burroughs 6-01 200 Right Right 1951-03-07
6 Mitchell Page 6-02 205 Right Left 1951-10-15
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The 1983 Oakland Athletics played 162 games during the regular season, won 74 games, lost 88 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Oakland Coliseum (Park Factors: 94/95) where 1,294,941 fans witnessed their 1983 Athletics finish the season with a .457 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 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1983 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1983 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1983 Oakland Athletics primary starters list:

1983 Oakland Athletics
Opening Day Starters


Jeff Burroughs
Mike Davis
Rickey Henderson
Bob Kearney
Rick Langford
Carney Lansford
Davey Lopes
Kelvin Moore
Dwayne Murphy
Tony Phillips

1983 Oakland Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Bob Kearney (101)
1B Wayne Gross (74)
2B Davey Lopes (123)
3B Carney Lansford (78)
SS Tony Phillips (101)
LF Rickey Henderson (138)
CF Dwayne Murphy (124)
RF Mike Davis (110)
DH Jeff Burroughs (114)
  
SP Chris Codiroli
SP Tim Conroy
SP Bill Krueger
SP Steve McCatty
SP Mike Norris
SP Tom Underwood
  
RP Keith Atherton
RP Steve Baker
RP Tom Burgmeier
CL Dave Beard


1983 Oakland Athletics
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1983 Oakland Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#2 Mike Heath
#3 Jeff Burroughs
#4 Carney Lansford
#6 Mitchell Page
#7 Dan Meyer
#8 Rick Peters
#9 Darryl Cias
#10 Wayne Gross
#11 Garry Hancock
#13 Gorman Heimueller
#15 Davey Lopes
#16 Mike Davis
#17 Mike Norris
#18 Tony Phillips
#19 Marshall Brant
#21 Dwayne Murphy
#22 Rick Langford
#23 Chris Codiroli
#24 Tim Conroy
#25 Donnie Hill
#25 Kelvin Moore
#27 Matt Keough
#29 Curt Young
#30 Bob Kearney
#31 Tom Underwood
#32 Bill Krueger
#33 Dave Beard
#34 Bill Almon
#35 Rickey Henderson
#36 Steve Baker
#37 Tim Conroy
#38 Jeff Jones
#39 Tom Burgmeier
#40 Ed Farmer
#43 Mike Warren
#45 Rich Wortham
#47 Rusty McNealy
#48 Ben Callahan
#49 Mark Smith
#51 Dave Hudgens
#52 Luis Quinones
#53 Bert Bradley
#54 Steve McCatty
#55 Keith Atherton

Did you know that a 1983 Oakland Athletics 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)?