1983 Serie A

The 1983 Serie A was the 36th Serie A season. For the first time, a MLB veteran came to the league; Lenny Randle joined Nettuno and took advantage of the aluminum bats to top .500. He came within .008 of Giorgio Castelli's record for average in an Italian season. Dozens of major leaguers would follow over the next few decades. Randle was not enough to push Nettuno to the title, as Rimini won it behind home run king Giuseppe Carelli and fellow slugger Tommy Martinez and pitching aces Lou Colabello and Michele Romano. Interestingly, two of the Italian-Americans who led the league (Colabello and RBI leader Greg Zunino) had sons who later played in the majors.

Regular Season Standings

Pool A

1. Papà Barzetti Rimini, 15-3 (Mgr: Sandy Valdespino)
2. Parmalat Parma, 14-4
3. Autovanti BMW Castenaso, 11-7
4. Olivieri Milano, 8-9
5. Telemontecarlo Novara, 7-11
6. Banca Subalpina Bollate, 4-14
7. Milan Lat Lodi, 3-14

Pool B

1. Mabro Grosseto, 15-3 (Joe Zavattaro)
2. Nordmende Bologna, 14-4 (Vincenzo Luciani)
3. Polenghi Lombardo Nettuno, 14-4 (Giampaolo Mirra)
4. Scavolini Pesaro, 9-9
5. Nuova Stampa Firenze, 5-13
6. Akuell San Arcangelo, 5-13
7. Tele Elefante Anzio, 1-17

The top four teams from each pool advanced to the championship pool, the bottom three to the relegation pool.

Championship Pool

1. Rimini, 32-10
2. Bologna, 30-12
3. Nettuno, 29-13
4. Grosseto, 27-15
5. Parma, 26-16
6. Pesaro, 13-29
7. Milano, 9-33
8. Castenaso, 2-40

Relgation Pool

1. Novara, 24-3
2. San Arcangelo, 14-13
3. Bollate, 15-15
4. Firenze, 13-17
5. Lodi, 12-18
6. Anzio, 9-21

Leaders

• AVG: Lenny Randle, Nettuno .502
• HR: Giuseppe Carelli, Rimini 37
• RBI: Greg Zunino, Bologna 112
• ERA: David Farina, Parma 1.87
• Wins: Lou Colabello, Rimini 17
• SO: Colabello, 163

Sources

• FIBS
• Batsweb.org