1983 Butte Copper Kings Roster

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: R
Team Record: 41-29
Finished 2nd in the PL's South Division
Manager: Tommy Jones (41-29)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Butte, Montana
Ballpark: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 28,623, Avg. 818
1983 Butte Copper Kings Statistics

The Butte Copper Kings of the Pioneer League ended the 1983 season with a record of 41 wins and 29 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.

The Copper Kings topped the league with 503 runs, powered by 40 home runs. Butte surrendered 383 runs. Jeff Schulz drove in 55 runs. Kevin Seitzer led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .345 clip. Jose Torres paced the team with 8 wins and a team-best 3 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1983 Butte Copper Kings who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tom Edens, Jeff Schulz and Kevin Seitzer.

Tommy Jones served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tony AllenRRJune 13, 19646'4"190
James BagnallRRJuly 3, 19606'2"195
Dennis BoatrightRAugust 21, 19616'1"190
Daniel CheliniR6'4"200
Vic DavilaSRMarch 9, 19625'10"150
Bradley DavisSRSeptember 5, 19596'3"175Colorado Springs, CO US
John DevichLR6'0"190
David DigirolamoL6'2"210
Tom EdensRRJune 9, 19616'3"185Ontario, OR US
Phil GeorgeLMarch 25, 19645'11"190
Gary KleinRNovember 21, 19616'5"195
Dave LandrithRROctober 11, 19615'11"175
Stefan LipsonRSeptember 27, 19616'3"185
Jere LongeneckerRRNovember 8, 19616'0"185
Charles LumanR6'2"175
Mike MillerRROctober 30, 19605'10"180
Tom MohrL6'1"175
Thomas NiemannRR6'0"190
Stanley OxnerRR5'10"175
Randolph RobinsonR6'0"
Dave RookerRRFebruary 10, 19616'3"205
John RubelLL6'1"175
Jeff SchulzLRJune 2, 19616'1"190Evansville, IN US
Kevin SeitzerRRMarch 26, 19625'11"180Springfield, IL US
John SerritellaRJune 23, 19646'5"210
Dave SnellRJanuary 2, 19636'2"192
Kevin StanleyLL6'0"180
Jose TorresR5'11"165
Mark Van BlaricomRRJanuary 21, 19645'11"175
Bob VodvarkaLDecember 10, 19626'1"185

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.




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