1983 Denver Bears Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 72-60
Finished 1st in the AA's West Division
Manager: Jim Mahoney (72-60)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Denver, Colorado
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 442,870, Avg. 6,710
1983 Denver Bears Statistics

Playoffs - Denver Bears 3 games, Iowa Cubs 1
Finals - Denver Bears 4 games, Louisville Redbirds 0

The Denver Bears of the American Association ended the 1983 season with a record of 72 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Bears plated 748 runs and surrendered 673 runs. Chris Nyman paced Denver with 23 home runs, while Tim Hulett, Casey Parsons and Fran Mullins each walloped 15 or more, too. Casey Parsons drove in 95 runs. Dave Stegman led hitters with significant playing time with a .334 average. Fernando Arroyo topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 4.16 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Juan Agosto, Fernando Arroyo, Bill Atkinson, Rich Barnes, Daryl Boston, John D'Acquisto, Bob Fallon, Marv Foley, Lorenzo Gray, Mike Hart, Guy Hoffman, Al Hrabosky, Tim Hulett, Rusty Kuntz, Randy Martz, Fran Mullins, Steve Mura, Chris Nyman, Casey Parsons, Steve Ratzer, Jimmy Sexton, Jim Siwy, Joel Skinner, Jim Smith, Dave Stegman, Jim Umbarger and Ty Waller were all players from the 1983 Denver Bears who played in the Majors during their careers.

Jim Mahoney served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Juan AgostoLLFebruary 23, 19586'2"190Rio Piedras, PR
Fernando ArroyoRRMarch 21, 19526'2"180Sacramento, CA US
Bill AtkinsonLROctober 4, 19545'7"165Chatham, ON CA
Rich BarnesRLJuly 21, 19596'4"186Palm Beach, FL US
Daryl BostonLLJanuary 4, 19636'3"185Cincinnati, OH US
José CastroRRMay 5, 19585'9"155La Habana, La Habana CU
John D'AcquistoRRDecember 24, 19516'2"205San Diego, CA US
Bob FallonLLFebruary 18, 19606'3"200Bronx, NY US
Marv FoleyLRAugust 29, 19536'0"195Stanford, KY US
Dom FucciLLApril 29, 19576'3"195
Lorenzo GrayRRMarch 4, 19586'1"180Mound Bayou, MS US
Mike HartSRDecember 20, 19516'3"185Kalamazoo, MI US
Guy HoffmanLLJuly 9, 19565'9"175Ottawa, IL US
Al HraboskyRLJuly 21, 19495'11"185Oakland, CA US
Tim HulettRRJanuary 12, 19606'0"185Springfield, IL US
Chuck JohnsonRDecember 22, 19576'3"200
Rusty KuntzRRFebruary 4, 19556'3"190Orange, CA US
Randy MartzLRMay 28, 19566'4"210Harrisburg, PA US
Fran MullinsRRMay 14, 19576'0"180Oakland, CA US
Steve MuraRRFebruary 12, 19556'2"188New Orleans, LA US
Chris NymanRRJune 6, 19556'4"200Pomona, CA US
Casey ParsonsLRApril 14, 19546'1"180Wenatchee, WA US
Steve RatzerRRSeptember 9, 19536'1"192Paterson, NJ US
Jimmy SextonRRDecember 15, 19515'10"175Mobile, AL US
Jim SiwyRRSeptember 20, 19586'4"200Pawtucket, RI US
Joel SkinnerRRFebruary 21, 19616'4"198La Jolla, CA US
Jim SmithRRSeptember 8, 19546'3"185Santa Monica, CA US
Dave StegmanRRJanuary 30, 19545'11"190Inglewood, CA US
Greg TarnowRR5'11"165
Jim UmbargerLLFebruary 17, 19536'6"200Burbank, CA US
Ty WallerRRMarch 14, 19576'0"180Fresno, CA US
Dave YobsLLJanuary 17, 19596'1"190Encino, CA 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.




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