1983 Waterbury Reds Roster
Team Record: 59-80
Finished 7th in the EL
Manager: Jim Lett (59-80)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Waterbury, Connecticut
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 55,274, Avg. 795
The Waterbury Reds of the Eastern League ended the 1983 season with a record of 59 wins and 80 losses, finishing seventh in the EL.
The Reds scored 543 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 612 runs. Wade Rowdon led Waterbury with 21 home runs, while Jeff Jones, Lloyd McClendon and Eric Davis each walloped 15 or more, too. Wade Rowdon drove in 76 runs. Lloyd McClendon paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .263. Curt Heidenreich topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 1.74 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1983 Waterbury Reds who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Wade Rowdon, Lloyd McClendon, Keefe Cato, Jeff Jones, Eric Davis, Leo García, Ron Robinson, Bob Buchanan, Les Straker, Bill Landrum, Mike Smith, Paul O'Neill and Tom Browning.
Jim Lett served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Boddy | R | R | May 6, 1961 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Tom Browning | L | L | April 28, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | Casper, WY US |
| Bob Buchanan | L | L | May 3, 1961 | 6'1" | 185 | Ridley Park, PA US |
| Keefe Cato | R | R | May 6, 1958 | 6'1" | 185 | Yonkers, NY US |
| Ray Corbett | R | R | March 2, 1959 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Eric Davis | R | R | May 29, 1962 | 6'2" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Dexter Day | R | R | September 26, 1960 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Mike Dowless | R | R | December 13, 1960 | 6'5" | 225 | Bethesda, MD US |
| Scot Ender | R | October 25, 1958 | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Adolfo Feliz | R | R | September 20, 1960 | 5'11" | 150 | |
| Glen Franklin | L | R | March 6, 1958 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Bryan Funk | R | December 22, 1959 | 6'7" | 215 | ||
| Leo García | L | L | November 6, 1962 | 5'8" | 160 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Dario Guzman | R | R | November 15, 1961 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Curt Heidenreich | R | R | July 14, 1959 | 6'7" | 220 | |
| Jeff Jones | R | R | October 22, 1957 | 6'2" | 200 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Ken Jones | R | March 20, 1959 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| P. K. Kirsch | L | L | June 21, 1956 | 5'11" | 187 | |
| Bill Landrum | R | R | August 17, 1957 | 6'2" | 185 | Columbia, SC US |
| Ron Little | L | L | February 8, 1961 | 6'2" | 185 | Asheboro, NC US |
| Lloyd McClendon | R | R | January 11, 1959 | 5'10" | 190 | Gary, IN US |
| Dave Miley | L | R | April 3, 1962 | 6'2" | 190 | Tampa, FL US |
| Paul O'Neill | L | L | February 25, 1963 | 6'4" | 200 | Columbus, OH US |
| Jim Pettibone | R | October 1, 1962 | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Carlos Porte | R | R | September 6, 1962 | 5'9" | 145 | |
| Hector Rincones | R | R | March 17, 1961 | 6'1" | 155 | |
| Ron Robinson | R | R | March 24, 1962 | 6'4" | 235 | Exeter, CA US |
| Mark Rothey | L | September 9, 1959 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Wade Rowdon | R | R | September 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 170 | Riverhead, NY US |
| Brian Ryder | R | R | February 13, 1960 | 6'6" | 175 | Worcester, MA US |
| Ken Scarpace | L | L | November 27, 1959 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Mike Smith | R | R | February 23, 1961 | 6'0" | 175 | Jackson, MS US |
| Les Straker | R | R | October 10, 1959 | 6'1" | 193 | Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar VE |
| Brett Wise | R | August 11, 1960 | 6'1" | 175 |
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.
