1983 Daytona Beach Astros Roster
Team Record: 85-49
Finished 1st in the FSL's North Division
Manager: Dave Cripe (85-49)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Jackie Robinson Stadium
Attendance: 100,155, Avg. 1,495
Finals - Vero Beach Dodgers 3 games, Daytona Beach Astros 2
The Daytona Beach Astros of the Florida State League ended the 1983 season with a record of 85 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.
The Astros scored 782 runs, best in the league. Daytona Beach conceded 577 runs. Glenn Carpenter accounted for 104 RBI. Randy Braun led batters with significant playing time with a .309 average. Mike Hogan topped the team with 14 wins, while Ed Reilly earned a 2.74 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1983 Daytona Beach Astros who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Tony Walker, Louie Meadows, Jeff Datz, Tom Wiedenbauer, Manny Hernández and Mark Knudson.
Dave Cripe served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Berti | R | R | September 5, 1959 | 6'1" | 197 | |
| Rich Bombard | R | R | January 2, 1961 | 5'11" | 168 | El Paso, TX US |
| Mike Botkin | L | R | October 12, 1959 | 6'2" | 183 | Lexington, KY US |
| Randy Braun | L | R | November 4, 1959 | 6'5" | 225 | |
| Curtis Burke | R | R | March 27, 1960 | 6'0" | 188 | Columbia, SC US |
| Mike Callahan | R | April 3, 1960 | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Glenn Carpenter | R | L | December 9, 1959 | 6'1" | 197 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Guillermo Castro | L | February 10, 1960 | 6'2" | 165 | ||
| Gary D'Onofrio | S | R | June 26, 1958 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Jeff Datz | R | R | November 28, 1959 | 6'4" | 220 | Camden, NJ US |
| Juan Delgado | R | R | January 20, 1963 | 5'11" | 165 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Smokey Everett | L | R | September 14, 1957 | 5'10" | 185 | Palmerton, PA US |
| Manny Hernández | R | R | May 7, 1961 | 6'0" | 150 | La Romana, La Romana DO |
| Mike Hogan | R | R | January 15, 1962 | 6'2" | 185 | Balboa, CA US |
| Stan Hough | R | R | January 27, 1954 | 6'1" | 170 | Waco, TX US |
| Francisco Jabalera | L | L | November 18, 1959 | 5'11" | 155 | Ingenio Consuelo, DO |
| Mike Kasprzak | R | R | November 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 195 | Lakeland, TX US |
| Larry Kiesling | R | R | July 7, 1959 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Mark Knudson | R | R | October 28, 1960 | 6'5" | 215 | Denver, CO US |
| Steve McAllister | S | R | November 11, 1959 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| James McGilvray | R | R | 6'2" | 193 | ||
| Louie Meadows | L | L | April 29, 1961 | 5'11" | 190 | Maysville, NC US |
| Sam Moore | R | January 2, 1963 | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Rayner Noble | S | L | August 7, 1961 | 5'10" | 170 | Crowell, TX US |
| Zac Paris | R | R | September 9, 1957 | 6'1" | 150 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Uvaldo Regalado | R | May 23, 1959 | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Ed Reilly | R | November 8, 1958 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Ricardo Rivera | S | R | February 7, 1960 | 5'10" | 155 | |
| Rex Schimpf | R | March 9, 1959 | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Jamey Shouppe | L | October 7, 1960 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Rich Strasser | R | R | June 29, 1960 | 6'4" | 210 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Jim Thomas | S | R | August 23, 1960 | 5'10" | 175 | Wichita, KS US |
| Richard Thompson | R | R | September 17, 1960 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Tony Walker | R | R | July 1, 1959 | 6'2" | 205 | San Diego, CA US |
| Tom Wiedenbauer | R | R | November 5, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | Menomonee, WI US |
| Jamie Williams | R | R | October 12, 1960 | 6'0" | 165 | La Romana, La Romana DO |
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.
