1983 Baltimore Orioles season

1983 Baltimore Orioles
1983 AL East Champions 1983 AL Champions 1983 World Series Champions
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Division	East Division
Ballpark	Memorial Stadium
City	Baltimore, Maryland
Owners	Edward Bennett Williams
Managers	Joe Altobelli
Television	WMAR-TV (Chuck Thompson, Brooks Robinson) Super TV (Rex Barney,Ted Patterson)
Radio	WFBR (Jon Miller, Tom Marr)
Seasons

The 1983 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 1st in the American League East with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses. The season culminated with the winning of the 1983 World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Roster

1983 Baltimore Orioles roster
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Cal Ripken, Jr.	162	663	211	.318	27	102

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

ALCS

Main article: 1983 American League Championship Series

Summary

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Chicago - 2, Baltimore - 1	October 5	Memorial Stadium	51,289
2	Chicago - 0, Baltimore - 4	October 6	Memorial Stadium	52,347
3	Baltimore - 11, Chicago - 1	October 7	Comiskey Park	46,635
4	Baltimore - 3, Chicago - 0	October 8	Comiskey Park	45,477

World Series

Main article: 1983 World Series

AL Baltimore Orioles (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (1)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance	Time of Game
1	Phillies – 2, Orioles – 1	October 11	Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)	52,204	2:22
2	Phillies – 1, Orioles – 4	October 12	Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)	52,132	2:27
3	Orioles – 3, Phillies – 2	October 14	Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia)	65,792	2:35
4	Orioles – 5, Phillies – 4	October 15	Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia)	66,947	2:50
5	Orioles – 5, Phillies – 0	October 16	Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia)	67,064	2:21

Awards and Honors

• Mike Boddicker, ALCS Most Valuable Player
• Rick Dempsey, Babe Ruth Award
• Rick Dempsey – World Series Most Valuable Player
• Cal Ripken, Jr., American League Most Valuable Player
• Cal Ripken, Jr. – American League Leader in At-Bats (663)
• Cal Ripken, Jr. – American League Leader in Hits (211)
• Cal Ripken, Jr. – American League Leader Runs Scored (121)
• Cal Ripken, Jr. – American League Leader Doubles (47)

All-Star Game

Farm system

• Class AAA: Rochester Red Wings (International League; Lance Nichols, manager)
• Class AA: Charlotte O's (Southern League; Grady Little, manager)
• Class A: Hagerstown Suns (Carolina League; John Hart, manager)
• Class SS-A: Newark Orioles (New York-Penn League; Art Mazmanian, manager)
• Rookie: Bluefield Orioles (Appalachian League; Greg Biagini, manager)

References

• 1983 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
• 1983 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com