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1983 Philadelphia Phillies Trades and Transactions
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1982 / 1984)
90-72, Finished 1st in NL East
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Scored 696 runs, Allowed 635 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-74
Manager: Pat Corrales (43-42) and Paul Owens (47-30)
Ballpark: Veterans Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,128,339 (5th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 99, Pitching - 99;   one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100
Won NL Pennant
Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-1) to Baltimore Orioles
Won NL Championship Series (3-1) over Los Angeles Dodgers
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1982 / 1984 Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 4, 1982

Released Stan Bahnsen.

Released Willie Montanez.

November 10, 1982

Bill Robinson granted Free Agency.

November 20, 1982

Signed Tom Magrann as an amateur free agent.

December 9, 1982

Purchased Larry Milbourne from the Cleveland Indians.

Traded Jay Baller, Julio Franco, Manny Trillo, George Vukovich and Jerry Willard to the Cleveland Indians. Received Von Hayes.

December 14, 1982

Traded Charles Penigar (minors), Mark Davis and Mike Krukow to the San Francisco Giants. Received Al Holland and Joe Morgan.

January 7, 1983

Released Ed Hearn.

Released Rich Wortham.

January 13, 1983

Released Rowland Office.

January 31, 1983

Signed Tony Perez as a free agent.

Signed Bill Robinson as a free agent.

March 1, 1983

Signed Kiko Garcia as a free agent.

April 7, 1983 (Standings)

Traded Ray Borucki (minors) to the Detroit Tigers. Received Eddie Miller.

April 26, 1983 (Standings)

Signed Ron Pruitt as a free agent.

May 17, 1983 (Standings)

Released Dave Roberts.

May 22, 1983 (Standings)

Traded Sid Monge to the San Diego Padres. Received Joe Lefebvre.

Traded Bill Johnson and Dick Ruthven to the Chicago Cubs. Received Willie Hernandez.

June 6, 1983 (Standings)

Released Bob Molinaro.

Drafted Ricky Jordan in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 1983.

Drafted Mike Henneman in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Ken Patterson in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Kevin Ward in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1983.

Drafted Jeff Bronkey in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Kevin Campbell in the 13th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Tom Newell in the 24th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1983.

Drafted Mike Jackson in the 29th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 9, 1983 (Standings)

Released Bill Robinson.

June 17, 1983 (Standings)

Traded Jim Rasmussen (minors) and Kelly Faulk (minors) to the New York Yankees. Received Dave Wehrmeister.

June 22, 1983 (Standings)

Signed Steve Comer as a free agent.

July 16, 1983 (Standings)

Sold Larry Milbourne to the New York Yankees.

July 29, 1983 (Standings)

Purchased Larry Andersen from the Seattle Mariners.

August 11, 1983 (Standings)

Signed Jerry Turner as a free agent.

August 12, 1983 (Standings)

Purchased Paul Mirabella from the Baltimore Orioles.

August 13, 1983 (Standings)

Released Ed Farmer.

August 31, 1983 (Standings)

Traded players to be named later to the San Diego Padres. Received a player to be named later and Sixto Lezcano. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Marty Decker (September 20, 1983), Ed Wojna (September 20, 1983), Darren Burroughs (minors) (September 20, 1983) and Lance McCullers (September 20, 1983) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade. The San Diego Padres sent Steve Fireovid (October 11, 1983) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

September 19, 1983 (Standings)

Released Johnny Paredes.

October 19, 1983

Released Pete Rose.

October 20, 1983

Paul Mirabella granted Free Agency.

Dave Wehrmeister granted Free Agency.

October 31, 1983

Released Joe Morgan.

November 3, 1983

Released Larry Christenson.

December 5, 1983

Johnny Abrego drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1983 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Jay Tibbs from the New York Mets in the 1983 rule 5 draft.

Traded Ron Reed to the Chicago White Sox. Received a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Jerry Koosman (February 15, 1984) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

December 6, 1983

Sold Tony Perez to the Cincinnati Reds.

Jose Segura selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1983 minor league draft.

December 21, 1983

Steve Comer granted Free Agency.

January 17, 1984

Drafted Mike Jackson in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed April 27, 1984.

Drafted Jeff Wetherby in the 10th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

January 30, 1984

Signed Butch Benton as a free agent.

February 10, 1984

Released Eddie Miller.

March 24, 1984

Traded Alejandro Sanchez to the San Francisco Giants. Received Dave Bergman.

Traded Dave Bergman and Willie Hernandez to the Detroit Tigers. Received Glenn Wilson and John Wockenfuss.

March 26, 1984

Traded Porfi Altamirano, Bob Dernier and Gary Matthews to the Chicago Cubs. Received Bill Campbell and Mike Diaz.

March 29, 1984

Returned Jay Tibbs (earlier draft pick) to the New York Mets.

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1982 / 1984 Trades and Transactions