1983 San Jose Bees Roster
Team Record: 56-84
Finished 5th in the CL's South Division
Manager: Frank Verdi (56-84)
Location: San Jose, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 51,802, Avg. 740
The San Jose Bees of the California League ended the 1983 season with a record of 56 wins and 84 losses, finishing fifth in the league's South Division.
The Bees tallied 619 runs and surrendered 784 runs. Randle Granger accounted for 82 RBI and topped all regular batters with a .287 average. Mark Jacob paced the team with 9 wins, while Charles Guinn recorded a 4.46 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1983 San Jose Bees who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Jack Daugherty, Carl Nichols, Bruce Fields and Drungo Hazewood.
Frank Verdi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osamu Abe | L | L | December 19, 1962 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Koji Akiyama | R | R | April 6, 1962 | 6'2" | 180 | Miyahara, Kumamoto JP |
| Gerry Barragan | S | R | July 24, 1963 | 5'11" | 150 | San Diego, CA US |
| Charles Bertucio | S | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Mark Butler | L | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Pedro Chavez | R | R | February 23, 1962 | 5'11" | 162 | Los Teques, Miranda VE |
| Kerry Cook | R | January 14, 1961 | 6'9" | 220 | ||
| Jack Daugherty | S | L | July 3, 1960 | 6'0" | 188 | Hialeah, FL US |
| Gregory DeHart | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Dave Dunlop | R | March 21, 1960 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Mark Dye | R | R | April 18, 1962 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Eddie Escribano | R | August 2, 1960 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| James Feeley | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Bob Ferraro | R | R | February 25, 1961 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Bruce Fields | L | R | October 6, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Jeff Gilbert | L | May 11, 1960 | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Randle Granger | S | R | January 4, 1959 | 6'1" | 189 | Dolton, IL US |
| Charles Guinn | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Drungo Hazewood | R | R | September 2, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | Mobile, AL US |
| Leon Hoke | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Mark Jacob | R | May 13, 1960 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Yukiichi Komazaki | L | R | August 30, 1959 | 5'11" | 174 | Kawaguchi, Saitama JP |
| Gary Legumina | L | February 1, 1963 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Kurt Leiter | R | 6'4" | 210 | |||
| 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 | |
| Brian McDonough | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Daniel McInerny | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Manuel Miranda | R | R | June 27, 1963 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Carl Nichols | R | R | October 14, 1962 | 6'0" | 184 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Nicholas O'Connor | R | June 4, 1961 | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Kraig Priessman | R | R | September 24, 1963 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Octavio Rojas | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Katsuya Soma | R | R | May 11, 1963 | 5'11" | 167 | Arakawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Gary Springer | S | R | December 23, 1959 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Jeffrey Summers | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Willie Thomas | R | R | 5'10" | 179 | ||
| Keith Thrower | S | R | August 23, 1959 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Dennis Tiefenthaler | R | R | May 17, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | Wagner, SD US |
| Sadahito Ueda | R | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| Michael Vanderburg | S | L | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Randall Wilson | R | R | February 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 200 |
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.
