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1983 Midwest League

1983 > Class A > League History
Overall: 831 games, 12 teams, approx. 138 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1982 / 1984
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1982 / 1984

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1982 / 1984

League Standings

Regular Season

April 15, 1983 to September 3, 1983 · 140 games

Central Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Cedar Rapids Reds CIN 76 64 .543 --
Waterloo Indians CLE 76 64 .543 --
Beloit Brewers MIL 66 71 .482 8.5
Clinton Giants SFG 56 82 .406 19

North Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Appleton Foxes CHW 87 50 .635 --
Madison Muskies OAK 71 67 .514 16.5
Wisconsin Rapids Twins MIN 71 67 .514 16.5
Wausau Timbers SEA 55 83 .399 32.5

South Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Springfield Cardinals STL 80 59 .576 --
Burlington Rangers TEX 71 68 .511 9
Quad Cities Cubs CHC 68 71 .489 12
Peoria Suns CAL 54 85 .388 26

League Batting

Tm Aff BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Springfield Cardinals STL 22.0 5.36 139 5353 4712 745 1304 211 37 128 649 117 61 520 832 .277 .351 .419 .769 1973 40 39 42 28
Burlington Rangers TEX 21.6 5.24 139 5109 4512 728 1191 213 36 108 619 220 76 468 1060 .264 .337 .399 .736 1800 43 54 32 24
Appleton Foxes CHW 21.6 4.74 137 4984 4339 650 1126 197 45 76 556 204 92 510 935 .260 .341 .378 .719 1641 47 49 39 27
Madison Muskies OAK 22.3 4.54 138 5048 4330 626 1129 183 24 78 561 188 110 584 895 .261 .349 .368 .718 1594 25 74 35 29
Wausau Timbers SEA 22.3 4.44 138 4984 4374 613 1109 176 16 122 536 173 79 489 896 .254 .331 .385 .716 1683 36 50 35 12
Quad Cities Cubs CHC 21.0 4.40 139 4998 4386 612 1092 165 48 60 505 302 140 480 1088 .249 .326 .350 .676 1533 45 39 48 25
Cedar Rapids Reds CIN 21.3 4.38 140 5055 4448 613 1085 191 31 97 506 171 79 485 917 .244 .323 .366 .689 1629 47 44 31 22
Wisconsin Rapids Twins MIN 22.2 4.33 138 4985 4334 598 1090 184 14 124 513 155 73 498 907 .251 .336 .386 .722 1674 66 59 28 19
Peoria Suns CAL 20.9 4.30 139 5037 4497 598 1123 211 36 93 534 140 74 431 1009 .250 .319 .375 .693 1685 38 42 29 20
Waterloo Indians CLE 20.8 4.21 140 4960 4324 590 1093 188 26 100 514 213 80 467 934 .253 .329 .378 .707 1633 45 87 37 33
Beloit Brewers MIL 21.0 4.20 137 5053 4378 576 1082 189 19 82 489 105 65 543 956 .247 .334 .355 .689 1555 46 48 38 27
Clinton Giants SFG 21.4 3.68 138 5084 4469 508 1059 162 30 32 428 80 63 491 905 .237 .317 .308 .625 1377 40 66 18 22
League Totals 21.5 4.49 1662 60650 53103 7457 13483 2270 362 1100 6410 2068 992 5966 11334 .254 .333 .372 .705 19777 518 651 412 288

League Pitching

Tm Aff PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
Appleton Foxes CHW 22.2 3.28 87 50 .635 2.83 137 137 110 27 7 33 1154.0 955 449 363 66 466 16 997 23 11 58 1.231 7.4 0.5 3.6 7.8 2.14
Madison Muskies OAK 22.6 3.87 71 67 .514 3.52 138 138 117 21 13 25 1152.2 1151 534 451 96 381 22 848 45 15 56 1.329 9.0 0.7 3.0 6.6 2.23
Cedar Rapids Reds CIN 21.7 4.16 76 64 .543 3.68 140 140 118 22 13 35 1192.1 1091 583 488 88 496 25 1089 31 9 71 1.331 8.2 0.7 3.7 8.2 2.20
Waterloo Indians CLE 22.3 4.21 76 64 .543 3.44 140 140 106 34 11 29 1157.1 1077 590 442 72 523 21 976 61 13 100 1.382 8.4 0.6 4.1 7.6 1.87
Wisconsin Rapids Twins MIN 22.6 4.25 71 67 .514 3.75 138 138 100 38 6 27 1155.2 1071 587 481 116 507 21 914 40 17 70 1.365 8.3 0.9 3.9 7.1 1.80
Quad Cities Cubs CHC 21.7 4.47 68 71 .489 3.50 139 139 120 19 6 41 1191.0 1194 621 463 83 399 32 776 41 16 62 1.338 9.0 0.6 3.0 5.9 1.94
Springfield Cardinals STL 22.4 4.49 80 59 .576 3.67 139 139 118 21 12 27 1208.1 1098 624 493 103 525 30 1128 38 9 88 1.343 8.2 0.8 3.9 8.4 2.15
Clinton Giants SFG 21.9 4.58 56 82 .406 3.86 138 138 109 29 7 25 1181.0 1210 632 506 82 475 40 843 32 18 73 1.427 9.2 0.6 3.6 6.4 1.77
Burlington Rangers TEX 21.5 4.81 71 68 .511 4.10 139 139 122 17 10 28 1172.1 1106 669 534 92 573 31 1007 50 15 85 1.432 8.5 0.7 4.4 7.7 1.76
Beloit Brewers MIL 20.9 4.84 66 71 .482 4.08 137 137 108 29 9 25 1152.1 1107 663 523 80 548 8 1022 53 10 86 1.436 8.6 0.6 4.3 8.0 1.87
Peoria Suns CAL 20.9 5.19 54 85 .388 4.34 139 139 116 23 4 23 1172.0 1221 721 565 90 445 11 802 42 17 90 1.422 9.4 0.7 3.4 6.2 1.80
Wausau Timbers SEA 21.5 5.68 55 83 .399 5.04 138 138 117 21 5 21 1145.0 1202 784 641 132 628 31 932 62 12 105 1.598 9.4 1.0 4.9 7.3 1.48
League Totals 21.8 4.49 831 831 .500 3.82 1662 1662 1361 301 103 339 14034.0 13483 7457 5950 1100 5966 288 11334 518 162 944 1.386 8.6 0.7 3.8 7.3 1.90

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
Appleton Foxes CHW 137 3462 1379 158 84 .968 29 John Boles
Cedar Rapids Reds CIN 140 3577 1420 170 99 .967 30 Bruce Kimm
Springfield Cardinals STL 139 3625 1407 177 92 .966 26 Dave Bialas
Madison Muskies OAK 138 3458 1467 177 123 .965 14 Brad Fischer
Wisconsin Rapids Twins MIN 138 3467 1439 190 111 .963 24 Charlie Manuel
Wausau Timbers SEA 138 3435 1533 203 108 .961 37 R.J. Harrison
Beloit Brewers MIL 137 3457 1309 205 120 .959 35 Tim Nordbrook
Clinton Giants SFG 138 3543 1480 225 94 .957 14 Bill Lachemann
Waterloo Indians CLE 140 3472 1481 223 128 .957 33 Gomer Hodge
Burlington Rangers TEX 139 3517 1492 240 113 .954 21 Orlando Gomez
Quad Cities Cubs CHC 139 3573 1576 246 108 .954 19 Larry Cox
Peoria Suns CAL 139 3516 1466 242 95 .954 30 Joe Coleman
League Totals 1662 42102 17449 2456 1275 .960 312