1983 Charlotte O's Roster
Team Record: 69-77
Finished 3rd in the SL's East Division
Manager: Grady Little (69-77)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Ballpark: Clark Griffith Park
Attendance: 113,450, Avg. 1,554
The Charlotte O's of the Southern League ended the 1983 season with a record of 69 wins and 77 losses, finishing third in the league's East Division.
The O's plated 706 runs and yielded 726 runs. Larry Sheets paced Charlotte with 25 home runs, while Jesus Alfaro and John Stefero walloped 15 or more as well. Larry Sheets drove in 87 runs. Vic Rodríguez topped all regular batters with a .298 average. Bobo Gonzalez led the squad with 10 wins, and Joe Kucharski recorded a 3.94 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1983 Charlotte O's who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were John Stefero, Jose Barrios, Al Pardo, Tony Arnold, Ken Dixon, Jeff Schaefer, Nate Snell, Vic Rodríguez, Francisco Oliveras, Rick Engle, John Pacella and Larry Sheets.
Grady Little served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus Alfaro | R | R | September 26, 1958 | 5'11" | 160 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Juan Arias | R | R | November 25, 1957 | 5'10" | 155 | Navarelle, DO |
| Tony Arnold | R | R | May 3, 1959 | 5'11" | 170 | El Paso, TX US |
| Jose Barrios | R | R | June 26, 1957 | 6'4" | 195 | New York, NY US |
| Len Bradley | R | R | August 31, 1958 | 6'5" | 235 | |
| Eddie Brunson | R | R | July 20, 1958 | 6'2" | 195 | Miami, FL US |
| Mark Butler | L | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Carlos Cabassa | L | L | February 2, 1958 | 6'1" | 178 | San Juan, PR |
| Pat Dempsey | R | R | October 23, 1956 | 6'4" | 185 | Encino, CA US |
| John Denman | R | R | November 19, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | Bethesda, MD US |
| Ken Dixon | S | R | October 17, 1960 | 5'11" | 166 | Monroe, VA US |
| Pat Dumouchelle | R | R | December 2, 1956 | 5'11" | 175 | Windsor, ON CA |
| Rick Engle | R | L | April 7, 1957 | 5'11" | 181 | Corbin, KY US |
| Dave Falcone | L | R | September 30, 1958 | 6'2" | 225 | Gainesville, FL US |
| Bobo Gonzalez | R | May 13, 1960 | 6'3" | 155 | ||
| Jerry King | R | R | August 23, 1958 | 6'3" | 185 | San Diego, CA US |
| Bob Konopa | R | L | August 8, 1961 | 6'1" | 180 | Garfield Heights, OH US |
| Joe Kucharski | R | R | February 3, 1961 | 6'3" | 225 | Houston, TX US |
| Kurt Leiter | R | 6'4" | 210 | |||
| Bob Mariano | L | R | June 5, 1957 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Lou Marietta | R | R | December 29, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | Ventura, CA US |
| Alec McCullock | R | April 9, 1959 | 6'7" | 250 | Alexandria, VA US | |
| John Mitcheltree | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Francisco Oliveras | R | R | January 31, 1963 | 5'10" | 170 | Santurce, PR |
| John Pacella | R | R | September 15, 1956 | 6'3" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Al Pardo | S | R | September 8, 1962 | 6'2" | 187 | Oviedo, ES |
| Mark Riggins | R | L | January 23, 1957 | 5'11" | 178 | Jasper, IN US |
| Vic Rodríguez | R | R | July 14, 1961 | 5'11" | 173 | New York, NY US |
| James Rooney | L | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Jeff Schaefer | R | R | May 31, 1960 | 5'10" | 170 | Patchogue, NY US |
| Larry Sheets | L | R | December 6, 1959 | 6'3" | 217 | Staunton, VA US |
| Nate Snell | R | R | September 2, 1952 | 6'4" | 190 | Orangeburg, SC US |
| John Stefero | L | R | September 22, 1959 | 5'8" | 185 | Sumter, SC US |
| Dennis Tiefenthaler | R | R | May 17, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | Wagner, SD US |
| Andy Timko | L | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Johnny Tutt | R | R | March 11, 1960 | 6'0" | 180 | Rome, GA US |
| Matt Tyner | R | R | November 7, 1958 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Robert Whitfield | R | R | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Jeff Williams | L | L | September 10, 1962 | 6'0" | 175 | Lincoln Heights, OH US |
| Christopher Willsher | R | 6'1" | 198 |
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.
