1983 Alexandria Dukes Roster
Team Record: 69-68
Finished 3rd in the CL's North Division
Manager: Johnny Lipon (69-68)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Ballpark: Four Mile Run Park
Attendance: 41,404, Avg. 604
The Alexandria Dukes of the Carolina League ended the 1983 season with a record of 69 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the league's North Division.
The Dukes scored 665 runs and gave up 679 runs. Lorenzo Bundy paced Alexandria with 25 home runs, while Nellie DeLaRosa and Jim Opie walloped 15 or more as well. Lorenzo Bundy drove in 88 runs. Jim Opie topped all regular batters by hitting .294. Jim Buckmier led the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 2.94 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Scott Bailes, Dorn Taylor, Bobby Bonilla, Dave Johnson, Rubén Rodríguez, Ravelo Manzanillo and Sam Khalifa were all players from the 1983 Alexandria Dukes who played in the Majors during their careers.
Johnny Lipon served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Aulenback | R | R | July 17, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Scott Bailes | L | L | December 18, 1961 | 6'2" | 170 | Chillicothe, OH US |
| Bobby Bonilla | S | R | February 23, 1963 | 6'3" | 210 | Bronx, NY US |
| Thomas Borland | R | 6'3" | 185 | |||
| Craig Brown | R | R | November 19, 1962 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Jim Buckmier | R | R | November 5, 1958 | 6'4" | 200 | Portland, OR US |
| Lorenzo Bundy | L | R | November 6, 1959 | 6'2" | 200 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Bryan Burrows | R | R | May 5, 1960 | 5'11" | 163 | |
| Paul Cacciatore | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Nick Castaneda | L | R | November 30, 1962 | 6'5" | 205 | San Pedro, CA US |
| Marvin Clack | S | R | October 30, 1958 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| John Cooke | R | January 10, 1964 | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Nellie DeLaRosa | L | L | March 24, 1962 | 5'9" | 145 | |
| Dorley Downs | R | September 17, 1962 | 6'2" | 165 | ||
| Sean Faherty | L | 6'4" | 208 | |||
| Jim Felt | R | R | November 17, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Burk Goldthorn | L | R | December 19, 1958 | 6'3" | 205 | Harlingen, TX US |
| Fernando Gonzalez | R | October 19, 1962 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Dave Johnson | R | R | October 24, 1959 | 5'10" | 180 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Larry Johnson | L | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Sam Khalifa | R | R | December 5, 1963 | 5'11" | 170 | Fontana, CA US |
| Chris Lein | R | R | October 23, 1958 | 6'3" | 195 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Ravelo Manzanillo | L | L | October 17, 1963 | 6'0" | 210 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Tomas Martinez | R | R | June 27, 1960 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Manuel Mejia | R | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| Luis Moncada | R | R | 5'9" | 166 | ||
| Jim Opie | R | R | August 1, 1961 | 6'2" | 185 | Binghamton, NY US |
| Mike Quade | R | R | March 12, 1957 | 6'0" | 182 | Evanston, IL US |
| Arthur Ray | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Pete Rice | R | R | September 5, 1961 | 6'5" | 200 | |
| Rubén Rodríguez | R | R | August 4, 1964 | 6'0" | 170 | Cabrera, Maria Trinidad Sanchez DO |
| Pete Rowe | R | R | April 29, 1956 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Steve Susce | R | October 8, 1959 | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| Dorn Taylor | R | R | August 11, 1958 | 6'2" | 180 | Abington, PA US |
| Johnny Taylor | R | L | July 19, 1958 | 5'11" | 195 | Decherd, TN US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
