1983 Columbus Astros Statistics

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 64-79
Finished 4th in the SL's East Division
Manager: Jack Hiatt (64-79)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Ballpark: Golden Park I & II
Attendance: 118,102, Avg. 1,652
1983 Columbus Astros Roster

The Columbus Astros of the Southern League ended the 1983 season with a record of 64 wins and 79 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.

The Astros scored 615 runs and conceded 697 runs. Glenn Davis paced Columbus with 25 home runs, and Mark Strucher walloped 15 or more, too. Glenn Davis drove in 85 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .299. Benny Snyder and Zac Paris led the team with 7 wins each, while Benny Snyder recorded a 3.7 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1983 Columbus Astros who spent time in the Majors during their careers included George Bjorkman, Eric Bullock, Jeff Calhoun, Jeff Datz, Glenn Davis, Ty Gainey, Mike Grace, Jeff Heathcock, Mark Knudson, Pat Perry, Gordie Pladson, Mark Ross, Bobby Sprowl, Bob Veselic and Tony Walker.

Jack Hiatt served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Zac Paris76.5385.7923163100107.310678691072363406
Benny Snyder713.3503.7028280830175.31771017213843535021
Bobby Sprowl62.7504.472921810244.3412522134637205
Jeff Calhoun611.3534.6427251410151.31571037815831934016
Pat Perry52.7144.04117100049.0603022121127113
Tim Meckes59.3574.634502800589.3955346753851316
Bob Veselic42.6674.3199032048.0572923023227002
Rickey Foley43.5713.343602800870.0513126556656105
Jeff Heathcock44.5002.271413163191.3823223322269302
Mark Knudson45.4444.261313030069.7824033821128203
Jim MacDonald46.4003.47271110302109.010859421037160303
Uvaldo Regalado46.4003.581412020075.3723930434116105
Mark Ross11.5002.631301000527.32788016312002
Jack Smith11.5004.12180900043.7472120626140104
Gordie Pladson70.0
Larry Acker01.0004.261100006.38330111000
Smokey Everett03.00010.2490300019.328222211806001
Totals6275.4534.12324137112319231176.711986745398460140639302840

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Glenn Davis118499445681331932585424087.299.365.524.8882339056
Eric Bullock1305554756513115695935116963.276.367.389.7571853266
John Csefalvay113425372511072441061144941.288.369.454.8231690224
Ty Gainey1104453976510715194324194083.270.338.380.7181512422
Mark Strucher118433373541012552161535169.271.364.534.8981994506
Mike Grace11944739550961911339234482.243.318.395.7131561343
Vern Followell92362308277490121224833.240.343.279.622860604
Francisco Jabalera8232527446707301911124440.255.362.303.665832501
Jim Sherman95363323286871633143367.211.285.294.579952231
George Bjorkman7028423036581631236354652.252.379.504.8841163231
Rick Colbert642191881842142522122665.223.318.399.717751220
Gary D'Onofrio63232197194070422212828.203.303.299.602591424
Tony Walker44196171223871010482226.222.313.275.588471111
Steve Benson42154134163240318131318.239.298.336.634450340
Larry Simcox4114512820304009011210.234.298.266.563340410
Jeff Datz3913112415243131131629.194.231.306.537380100
Neil Simons1344404940020034.225.279.325.604130100
Mike Stellern1025247820110019.333.360.542.902130000
Ed Cuervo1023234300120103.130.130.261.39160000
Totals1373530746216151171201311235549982575809.253.337.390.7281803029473539


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
John Csefalvay1B69635431367.9819.826
Mark Strucher1B6756860662.9919.373
Mike Grace1B9837211.9781.000
George Bjorkman1B8586051.0008.000
Neil Simons1B314011.9334.667
Mike Grace2B861972671165.9775.395
Gary D'Onofrio2B551221871041.9695.618
Steve Benson2B9242054.8984.889
Ed Cuervo2B256011.0005.500
Jim Sherman3B85601573013.8792.553
Mark Strucher3B38256084.9142.237
Mike Grace3B28214863.9202.464
Steve Benson3B1152475.8062.636
Rick Colbert3B226011.0004.000
Rick ColbertC542674592.9725.7789
George BjorkmanC5428648117.9686.18512
Jeff DatzC381303563.9654.3424
Ed CuervoC525210.9645.4002
Gary D'OnofrioC224001.0003.0001
Steve BensonC112011.0003.0000
Eric BullockOF124196933.9861.653
Glenn DavisOF1131861792.9581.796
Francisco JabaleraOF64146742.9752.391
Tony WalkerOF44834011.0001.977
John CsefalvayOF3446210.9801.412
Ty GaineyOF26561001.0002.192
Jim ShermanOF1915010.938.789
Neil SimonsOF10171001.0001.800
Mike StellernOF915110.9411.778
Rick ColbertOF440001.0001.000
Steve BensonOF440001.0001.000
Tim MeckesP4572040.871.600
Rickey FoleyP363910.923.333
Bobby SprowlP29211001.000.448
Benny SnyderP28131732.9091.071
Jim MacDonaldP2792514.9711.259
Jeff CalhounP27112831.9291.444
Zac ParisP23112123.9411.391
Jack SmithP1841020.875.778
Uvaldo RegaladoP14111843.8792.071
Jeff HeathcockP1481712.9621.786
Mark RossP1332001.000.385
Mark KnudsonP13710011.0001.308
Pat PerryP1135011.000.727
Bob VeselicP915001.000.667
Smokey EverettP923001.000.556
Gordie PladsonP7.000
Larry AckerP10000.000
Vern FollowellSS921783311770.9685.533
Larry SimcoxSS41611391235.9434.878
Steve BensonSS10101543.8622.500
Gary D'OnofrioSS91211011.0002.556
Totals155336541766199430.9653.4902800

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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