1983 Baltimore Orioles season explained

Baltimore Orioles
Season:	1983
Misc:	World Series Champions American League Champions American League East Champions
League:	American League
Division:	East
Ballpark:	Memorial Stadium
City:	Baltimore
Record:	98–64 (.605)
Divisional Place:	1st
Owners:	Edward Bennett Williams
General Managers:	Hank Peters
Managers:	Joe Altobelli
Television:	WMAR-TV (Chuck Thompson, Brooks Robinson) Super TV (Rex Barney,Ted Patterson)
Radio:	WFBR (Jon Miller, Tom Marr)

The 1983 Baltimore Orioles won the Major League Baseball World Series after finishing first in the American League East with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses, The Orioles won the championship by beating the Philadelphia Philles, 4–1, in the 1983 World Series.^[1] The season was the Orioles' first in nearly 15 years without manager Earl Weaver, who retired after the Orioles missed the playoffs in the final game of the 1982 season.^[2] The Orioles replaced the future Hall of Famer^[3] Weaver^[4] with Joe Altobelli. The World Series victory was the Orioles' first championship since 1970 and their most recent to date.^[5]

After many years the Orioles made the jump to cable television, with a separate broadcast team on their then first cable broadcaster, Super TV. They would move to Home Team Sports the following year.

Offseason

• October 19, 1982: RHP, Don Stanhouse was released by the Orioles.^[6]
• November 13, 1982 Named Manager, Joe Altobelli^[7]
• November 29, 1982 signed, LHP, Dan Morogiello as a free agent.^[8]
• January 15, 1983: Catcher, Joe Nolan was re-signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.^[9]
• February 3, 1983: Third Baseman, Aurelio Rodriguez was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.^[10]
• February 23, 1983: Outfielder, John Lowenstein was re-signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.^[11]
• April 4, 1983 Pinch Hitter/Outfielder Terry Crowley was released by the Orioles^[12]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Rich Dauer
• Rick Dempsey
• Dan Ford
• Leo Hernández
• Dennis Martínez
• Eddie Murray
• Cal Ripken Jr.
• Gary Roenicke
• John Shelby
• Ken Singleton^[13]

Notable transactions

• June 13, 1983: Traded catcher/third baseman Floyd Rayford (playing for the Rochester Red Wings at the time of the trade) to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later^[14]
• June 30, 1983: Todd Cruz was purchased by the Orioles from the Seattle Mariners.^[15]
• August 13, 1983: Aurelio Rodriguez was released by the Baltimore Orioles.^[10]
• August 31, 1983: Acquired outfielder Tito Landrum from the St. Louis Cardinals completing the Floyd Rayford trade.^[16]

Roster

1983 Baltimore Orioles roster
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

An Overview of the Team

On April 3, 1983 the Baltimore Orioles left spring training with much the same team that fell just a game short of the playoffs the year before. Of the Orioles starting in the 1982 Opening Day lineup only Lenn Sakata and Al Bumbry would lose their opening day spots in 1983.^[17] Terry Crowley was the last player cut during spring training, and on his way out of the clubhouse he predicted an Orioles championship, "The shame of it is," he told a 'Sun reporter, "the Orioles are going to win in it all this year, and Joe is going to do a tremendous job"^[18] Still, the team was an up-and-coming squad, in fact, no Oriole would be voted on to the All Star team's starting lineup.^[19] However, the team featured three future Hall of Famers:

• Cal Ripken who had won Rookie of the Year honors the year before completed his transition from third base to shortstop playing his first full season at his new position^[20]
• Perennial All-Star Eddie Murray won a Silver Slugger Award and Gold Glove Award at first base^[21]
• The aging Jim Palmer started only 11 games but would come out of the bullpen for his final career victory in the World Series^[22]
• During an August 24, 1983 game, Orioles pitcher Tippy Martinez picked off three Toronto Blue Jays baserunners in one inning. The baserunners were Barry Bonnell, Dave Collins and Willie Upshaw.^[23]

While the Orioles fielded a team similar to the team fielded in 1982 Altobelli put his own mark on the squad by breaking camp with a four-man rotation which occasionally increased to five pitchers rather than the three man rotation preferred by Weaver.^[24]

Starting pitching

One significant difference between the 1982 Baltimore Orioles and the 1983 Baltimore Orioles was Altobelli's willingness to use different starting pitchers. Ten different, Orioles pitchers would take the mound to start a game in 1983 whereas in 1982 only six players got the starting nod.

Game log

Regular season

|-style=background:#fcc||1|| April 4 || || Royals || 2–7 || Gura (1–0) || Martínez (0–1) || — || || 51,889 || 0–1 || L1|-style=background:#cfc||2|| April 6 || || Royals || 11–1 || Flanagan (1–0) || Leonard (0–1) || — || || 7,904 || 1–1 || W1|-style=background:#bbb| — || April 7 || || Royals || colspan=8 | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 19)|-style=background:#fbb||3|| April 9 || || @ Indians || 4–8 || Sutcliffe (2–0) || Stewart (0–1) || Spillner (2) || || 52,150 || 1–2 || L1|-style=background:#bfb||4|| April 10 || || @ Indians || 13–2 || Martínez (1–1) || Sorensen (0–1) || — || || 10,721 || 2–2 || W1|-style=background:#cfc| 5 || || 2:15p.m. EST || @ White Sox || W 10–8 || Stewart (1–1) || Lamp (1–1) || — || 3:09 || 38,306 || 3–2 || W2|-style=background:#fcc| 6 || || 2:15p.m. EST || @ White Sox || L 11–12 || Barojas (1–0) || Welchel (0–1) || Hickey (2) || 3:56 || 13,622 || 3–3 || L1|-style=background:#bbb| — || April 15 || || Indians || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 16 |-style=background:#bfb||7|| April 16 || || Indians || 2–0 || Palmer (1–0) || Sorensen (0–2) || Martinez (1) || || N/A || 4–3 || W1|-style=background:#fbb||8|| April 16 || || Indians || 4–7 || Heaton (1–0) || Martínez (1–2) || Spillner (4) || || 10,016 || 4–4 || L1|-style=background:#bfb||9|| April 17 || || Indians || 6–1 || Flanagan (2–0) || Blyleven (0–3) || — || || 36,430 || 5–4 || W1|-style=background:#bfb||10|| April 18 || || Indians || 4–1 || McGregor (1–0) || Barker (2–1) || — || || 9,610 || 6–4 || W2|-|-style=background:#bbb| — || || || White Sox || colspan=8 |Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: May 17)|-style=background:#cfc| 33 || || 5:05p.m. EDT || White Sox || W 7–2 || Stoddard (2–0) || Hoyt (2–6) || — || 2:36 || N/A || 20–13 || W1|-style=background:#cfc| 34 || || 8:11p.m. EDT || White Sox || W 5–0 || Boddicker (1–0) || Lamp (3–3) || — || 2:24 || 14,314 || 21–13 || W2|-style=background:#cfc| 35 || || 7:35p.m. EDT || White Sox || W 1–0 || Martinez (2–1) || Dotson (4–4) || — || 2:21 || 12,582 || 22–13 || W3|-style=background:#fcc||43|| May 26 || || @ Royals || 2–8 || Renko (4–3) || Boddicker (1–2) || — || || 26,131 || 23–20 || L7|-style=background:#cfc||44|| May 27 || || @ Royals || 7–4 || Davis (3–1) || Gura (4–6) || Martinez (5) || || 23,675 || 24–20 || W1|-style=background:#cfc||45|| May 28 || || @ Royals || 1–0 || McGregor (5–3) || Armstrong (2–2) || — || || 29,616 || 25–20 || W2|-style=background:#fcc||46|| May 29 || || @ Royals || 0–4 || Splittorff (2–1) || Martínez (3–9) || Quisenberry (11) || || 29,035 || 25–21 || L1|-|-style=background:#bbb| — || June 14 || || @ Brewers || colspan=8 |Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: June 16) |-style=background:#bbb| — || June 20 || || Yankees || colspan=8 |Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 30)|-style=background:#fcc| 68 || || || Tigers|-style=background:#fcc| 69 || || || Tigers|-style=background:#cfc| 70 || || || Tigers|-style=background:#bbb| — || June 28 || || @ Yankees || colspan=8|Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 10) |-|-style=background:#cfc| 74 || || || @ Tigers|-style=background:#cfc| 75 || || || @ Tigers|-style=background:#fcc| 76 || || || @ Tigers|-style=background:#bbb| — || July 4 || || @ Tigers || colspan=8|Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 21)|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;"| colspan="12" | 54th All-Star Game in Chicago, Illinois|-|-style=background:#fbb||100|| August 2 || || @ Indians || 1–3 || Blyleven (7–9) || Martínez (6–13) || Anderson (3) || || N/A || 59–41 || L1|-style=background:#fbb||101|| August 2 || || @ Indians || 3–4 || Brennan (1–1) || Ramirez (4–2) || Anderson (4) || || 17,286 || 59–42 || L2|-style=background:#bfb||102|| August 3 || || @ Indians || 8–2 || Davis (10–4) || Sutcliffe (12–7) || — || || 8,549 || 60–42 || W1|-style=background:#bfb||103|| August 4 || || @ Indians || 4–3 (10) || McGregor (14–4) || Anderson (0–3) || Martinez (11) || || 6,368 || 61–42 || W2|-style=background:#cfc| 104 || || 8:05p.m. EDT || White Sox || W 5–4 || Boddicker (8–5) || Lamp (5–7) || — || 3:16 || 39,544 || 62–42 || W3|-style=background:#fcc| 105 || || 7:35p.m. EDT || White Sox || L 4–6 || Bannister (9–9) || Martínez (6–14) || Barojas (10) || 3:26 || 32,769 || 62–43 || L1|-style=background:#fcc| 106 || || 2:05p.m. EDT || White Sox || L 3–4 || Hoyt (14–10) || Flanagan (6–1) || Lamp (8) || 2:27 || 24,384 || 62–44 || L2|-style=background:#fbb||107|| August 8 || || Indians || 4–9 || Sutcliffe (13–7) || Davis (10–5) || — || || 24,324 || 62–45 || L3|-style=background:#fbb||108|| August 9 || || Indians || 3–4 || Heaton (6–4) || McGregor (14–5) || — || || 24,324 || 62–46 || L4|-style=background:#fbb||109|| August 10 || || Indians || 3–4 || Sorensen (6–9) || Boddicker (8–6) || — || || 18,294 || 62–47 || L5|-style=background:#fcc| 110 || || 8:30p.m. EDT || @ White Sox || L 3–9 || Bannister (10–9) || Ramirez (4–3) || — || 3:34 || 31,810 || 62–48 || L6|-style=background:#fcc| 111 || || 8:30p.m. EDT || @ White Sox || L 1–2 || Hoyt (15–10) || Flanagan (6–2) || — || 2:41 || 45,588 || 62–49 || L7|-style=background:#cfc| 112 || || 8:30p.m. EDT || @ White Sox || W 5–2 || Stewart (5–3) || Koosman (8–5) || Martinez (12) || 2:27 || 36,232 || 63–49 || W1|-style=background:#cfc| 113 || || 2:15p.m. EDT || @ White Sox || W 2–1 || McGregor (15–5) || Dotson (12–7) || Stoddard (5) || 2:51 || 37,846 || 64–49 || W2|-style=background:#cfc||117|| August 19 || || Royals || 5–4 || Stewart (6–3) || Quisenberry (5–2) || — || || N/A || 67–50 || W2|-style=background:#cfc||118|| August 19 || || Royals || 3–1 || Martinez (6–3) || Rasmussen (1–2) || — || || 35,582 || 68–50 || W3|-style=background:#cfc||119|| August 20 || || Royals || 6–1 || Boddicker (10–6) || Gura (10–15) || Martinez (13) || || 23,069 || 69–50 || W4|-style=background:#fcc||120|| August 21 || || Royals || 3–8 || Black (7–4) || Palmer (2–3) || Quisenberry (34) || || 29,044 || 69–51 || L1|-style=background:#cfc||127|| August 29 || || @ Royals || 9–2 || McGregor (16–5) || Perry (6–13) || — || || 20,367 || 75–52 || W6|-style=background:#cfc||128|| August 30 || || @ Royals || 12–4 || Davis (11–5) || Rasmussen (2–3) || — || || 15,769 || 76–52 || W7|-|-style=background:#bbb| — || September 12 || || @ Red Sox || colspan=8 |Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 13)|-style=background:#fcc| 149 || || || @ Tigers|-style=background:#cfc| 150 || || || @ Tigers|-style=background:#cfc| 151 || || || @ Tigers|-style=background:#fcc| 152 || || || @ Tigers|-style=background:#fcc| 156 || || || Tigers|-style=background:#fcc| 157 || || || Tigers|-style=background:#fcc| 158 || || || Tigers|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Postponement
Bold = Orioles team member

Postseason

|-style=background:#fcc| 1 || || 3:05p.m. EDT || White Sox || L 1–2 || Hoyt (1–0) || McGregor (0–1) || — || 2:38 || 51,289 || 0–1 || L1|-style=background:#cfc| 2 || || 8:20p.m. EDT || White Sox || W 4–0 || Boddicker (1–0) || Bannister (0–1) || — || 2:51 || 52,347 || 1–1 || W1|-style=background:#cfc| 3 || || 8:20p.m. EDT || @ White Sox || W 11–1 || Flanagan (1–0) || Dotson (0–1) || Stewart (1) || 2:58 || 46,635 || 2–1 || W2|-style=background:#cfc| 4 || || 1:05p.m. EDT || @ White Sox || W 3–0 || Martinez (1–0) || Burns (0–1) || — || 3:41 || 45,577 || 3–1 || W3|-|-style=background:#fcc| 1 || || 8:30p.m. EDT || Phillies || L 1–2 || Denny (1–0) || McGregor (0–1) || Holland (1) || 2:22 || 52,204 || 0–1 || L1|-style=background:#cfc| 2 || || 8:20p.m. EDT || Phillies || W 4–1 || Boddicker (1–0) || Hudson (0–1) || — || 2:27 || 52,132 || 1–1 || W1|-style=background:#cfc| 3 || || 8:30p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || W 3–2 || Palmer (1–0) || Carlton (0–1) || Martinez (1) || 2:35 || 65,792 || 2–1 || W2|-style=background:#cfc| 4 || || 1:00p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || W 5–4 || Davis (1–0) || Denny (1–1) || Martinez (2) || 2:50 || 66,947 || 3–1 || W3|-style=background:#cfc| 5 || || 5:00p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || W 5–0 || McGregor (1–1) || Hudson (0–2) || — || 2:21 || 67,064 || 4–1 || W4|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Postponement
Bold = Orioles team member

Starting Lineups

Regular season

Game	Date	Opponent	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	SP
6		@ CWS	37 Shelby CF	15 Ford RF	8 Ripken Jr. SS	33 Murray 1B	35 Roenicke LF	29 Singleton DH	25 Dauer 2B	3 Hernández 3B	24 Dempsey C	46 Flanagan
7		@ CWS	1 Bumbry CF	15 Ford RF	8 Ripken Jr. SS	33 Murray 1B	38 Lowenstein LF	29 Singleton DH	25 Dauer 2B	3 Hernández 3B	17 Nolan C	16 McGregor
33		CWS	1 Bumbry CF	15 Ford RF	8 Ripken Jr. SS	33 Murray 1B	38 Lowenstein LF	29 Singleton DH	12 Sakata 2B	3 Hernández 3B	17 Nolan C	46 Flanagan
34		CWS	37 Shelby CF	28 Dwyer RF	8 Ripken Jr. SS	33 Murray 1B	38 Lowenstein DH	35 Roenicke LF	12 Sakata 2B	3 Hernández 3B	24 Dempsey C	52 Boddicker
35		CWS	1 Bumbry CF	15 Ford RF	8 Ripken Jr. SS	33 Murray 1B	38 Lowenstein LF	29 Singleton DH	12 Sakata 2B	3 Hernández 3B	24 Dempsey C	34 Davis
104		CWS	1 Bumbry CF	15 Ford RF	8 Ripken Jr. SS	33 Murray 1B	38 Lowenstein LF	29 Singleton DH	25 Dauer 2B	24 Dempsey C	3 Hernández 3B	52 Boddicker
105		CWS	37 Shelby CF	15 Ford RF	8 Ripken Jr. SS	35 Roenicke 1B	29 Singleton DH	27 Ayala LF	25 Dauer 2B	24 Dempsey C	3 Hernández 3B	30 Martínez
106		CWS	1 Bumbry CF	15 Ford RF	8 Ripken Jr. SS	38 Lowenstein LF	29 Singleton DH	28 Dwyer 1B	17 Nolan C	10 Cruz 3B	25 Dauer 2B	46 Flanagan
110		@ CWS	37 Shelby CF	15 Ford RF	8 Ripken Jr. SS	33 Murray 1B	35 Roenicke LF	29 Singleton DH	10 Cruz 3B	12 Sakata 2B	24 Dempsey C	36 Ramirez
111		@ CWS	1 Bumbry CF	28 Dwyer RF	8 Ripken Jr. SS	33 Murray 1B	38 Lowenstein LF	29 Singleton DH	17 Nolan C	10 Cruz 3B	12 Sakata 2B	46 Flanagan
112		@ CWS	37 Shelby CF	15 Ford RF	8 Ripken Jr. SS	33 Murray 1B	35 Roenicke LF	29 Singleton DH	25 Dauer 3B	12 Sakata 2B	24 Dempsey C	32 Swaggerty
113		@ CWS	1 Bumbry CF	28 Dwyer RF	8 Ripken Jr. SS	33 Murray 1B	38 Lowenstein LF	29 Singleton DH	17 Nolan C	25 Dauer 3B	12 Sakata 2B	16 McGregor

Playoffs

Game	Round	Date	Opponent	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	SP
1	ALCS		CWS										16 McGregor
2	ALCS		CWS										52 Boddicker
3	ALCS		@ CWS										46 Flanagan
4	ALCS		@ CWS										34 Davis
1	WS		PHI										16 McGregor
2	WS		PHI										52 Boddicker
3	WS		@ PHI										46 Flanagan
4	WS		@ PHI										34 Davis
5	WS		@ PHI										16 McGregor

Detailed records

American League
Opponent	W	L	WP
AL East
Baltimore Orioles
	5	8		52	85
Total	5	8		52	85
AL West
	7	5		57	50
	8	4		61	44
Total	15	9		118	94
Season Total	20	17		170	179

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %
April	20	11	9		107	87
May	28	15	13		126	124
June	25	14	11		112	106
July	26	19	7		148	95
August	30	18	12		144	108
September	31	20	11		156	127
October	2	1	1		6	5
Total	162	98	64		799	652

	Games	Won	Lost	Win %
Home	81	50	31		389	328
Away	82	48	33		410	324
Total	162	98	64		799	652

Game umpires

Regular season

Game	Date	Opponent	HP	1B	2B	3B
6	4–12–1983	@ White Sox	Dan Morrison	Tim McClelland	Joe Brinkman	Nick Bremigan
7	4–14–1983	@ White Sox	Tim McClelland	Joe Brinkman	Nick Bremigan	Dan Morrison
33	5–17–1983	White Sox	Mike Reilly	Rich Garcia	AL Clark	Vic Voltaggio
34	5–17–1983	White Sox	Rich Garcia	AL Clark	Vic Voltaggio	Mike Reilly
35	5–18–1983	White Sox	AL Clark	Vic Voltaggio	Mike Reilly	Rich Garcia
104	8–5–1983	White Sox	Mike Reilly	Don Denkinger	Rich Garcia	Vic Voltaggio
105	8–6–1983	White Sox	Don Denkinger	Rich Garcia	Vic Voltaggio	Mike Reilly
106	8–7–1983	White Sox	Rich Garcia	Vic Voltaggio	Mike Reilly	Don Denkinger
110	8–11–1983	@ White Sox	John Hirschbeck	Ted Hendry	Greg Kosc	Jim Evans
111	8–12–1983	@ White Sox	Ted Hendry	Greg Kosc	Jim Evans	John Hirschbeck
112	8–13–1983	@ White Sox	Greg Kosc	Jim Evans	John Hirschbeck	Ted Hendry
113	8–14–1983	@ White Sox	Jim Evans	John Hirschbeck	Ted Hendry	Greg Kosc

Playoffs

Game	Round	Date	Opponent	HP	1B	2B	3B	LF	RF
1	ALCS		White Sox	Jim McKean	Durwood Merrill	Nick Bremigan	Jim Evans	Dave Phillips	Mike Reilly
2	ALCS		White Sox	Durwood Merrill	Nick Bremigan	Jim Evans	Dave Phillips	Mike Reilly	Jim McKean
3	ALCS		@ White Sox	Nick Bremigan	Jim Evans	Dave Phillips	Mike Reilly	Jim McKean	Durwood Merrill
4	ALCS		@ White Sox	Jim Evans	Dave Phillips	Mike Reilly	Jim McKean	Durwood Merrill	Nick Bremigan
1	WS		Phillies	Marty Springstead (AL)	Ed Vargo (NL)	AL Clark (AL)	Frank Pulli (NL)	Steve Palermo (AL)	Dutch Rennert (NL)
2	WS		Phillies	Ed Vargo (NL)	Al Clark (AL)	Frank Pulli (NL)	Steve Palermo (AL)	Dutch Rennert (NL)	Marty Springstead (AL)
3	WS		@ Phillies	Al Clark (AL)	Frank Pulli (NL)	Steve Palermo (AL)	Dutch Rennert (NL)	Marty Springstead (AL)	Ed Vargo (NL)
4	WS		@ Phillies	Frank Pulli (NL)	Steve Palermo (AL)	Dutch Rennert (NL)	Marty Springstead (AL)	Ed Vargo (NL)	Al Clark (AL)
5	WS		@ Phillies	Steve Palermo (AL)	Dutch Rennert (NL)	Marty Springstead (AL)	Ed Vargo (NL)	Al Clark (AL)	Frank Pulli (NL)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB= Stolen bases

Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C		128	347	33	80	.231	4	32	1
1B		156	582	115	178	.306	33	111	5
2B		140	459	49	108	.235	5	41	1
3B		81	221	16	46	.208	3	27	3
SS		162	663	121	211	.318	27	102	0
LF		122	310	52	87	.281	15	60	2
CF		124	378	63	104	.275	3	31	12
RF		103	407	63	114	.280	9	55	9
DH		151	507	52	140	.276	18	84	0

^[25]

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB= Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
	126	325	52	84	.258	5	27	15
	115	323	45	84	.260	19	64	2
	64	203	21	50	.246	6	26	1
	100	196	37	56	.286	8	38	1
	73	184	25	51	.277	5	24	0
	66	134	23	34	.254	3	12	8
	47	104	12	23	.221	4	13	0
	45	67	0	8	.119	0	2	0
	23	47	5	10	.213	0	2	0
	26	42	8	13	.310	1	4	0
	25	36	5	6	.167	0	2	1
	9	11	2	5	.455	0	4	0
	6	0	0	0	----	0	0	0
	2	0	0	0	----	0	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	BB	SO
	36	260.0	18	7	3.18	45	86
	34	200.1	13	7	3.59	64	125
	27	179.0	16	8	2.77	52	120
	32	153.0	7	16	5.53	45	71
	20	125.1	12	4	3.30	31	50
	14	76.2	5	4	4.23	19	34
	11	57.0	4	4	3.47	30	20

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	BB	SO
	7	21.2	1	1	2.91	6	7
	3	9.2	0	0	5.59	4	7

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	BB	SO
	65	103.1	9	3	21	2.35	37	81
	58	144.1	9	4	7	3.62	67	95
	47	57.2	4	3	9	6.09	29	50
	22	37.2	0	1	1	2.39	10	15
	11	26.2	0	2	0	5.40	10	16

Postseason

ALCS

See 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

See main article: 1983 World Series.

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

width=	Game	width=	Score	width=	Date	width=	Location	width=	Attendance	width=	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
• Eddie Murray, Silver Slugger Award
• Cal Ripken Jr., American League Most Valuable Player

All-Star Game

League leaders

• 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)

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

References

• Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 2nd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 1997. 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1983 Baltimore Orioles team at Baseball-Reference
• 1983 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

External links

• Baltimore Orioles 1983 Schedule at MLB.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1983 World Series - Baltimore Orioles over Philadelphia Phillies (4-1).
2. News: Orioles' Spell Is Broken: Brewers Win AL East - The Washington Post. The Washington Post.
3. Web site: Earl Weaver 1996 Hall of Fame Induction Speech. January 6, 2015 . March 5, 2023. www.youtube.com.
4. Web site: Weaver, Earl | Baseball Hall of Fame. baseballhall.org. March 5, 2023.
5. Web site: The Story of the 1983 Baltimore Orioles. March 11, 2014.
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stanhdo01.shtml Don Stanhouse
7. "Altobelli to Manage O's" November 11, 1982 The Evening Sun (Baltimore, MD) p.33
8. Web site: 1983 Major League Baseball Transactions.
9. Web site: Joe Nolan Stats - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com.
10. Web site: Aurelio Rodriguez Stats - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com.
11. Web site: 1983 Baltimore Orioles Trades and Transactions.
12. https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=crowlte01 Baseball Almanac
13. Web site: 1983 Baltimore Orioles Roster . Baseball Almanac, Inc.. 2019-11-25.
14. Web site: Floyd Rayford Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac. www.baseball-almanac.com. March 5, 2023.
15. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cruzto02.shtml Todd Curz
16. Web site: Tito Landrum Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac. www.baseball-almanac.com. March 5, 2023.
17. Web site: 1983 Major League Baseball Opening Day Lineups.
18. Class Marks the departure of the 'Crow', The Baltimore Sun April 4, 1983 p.21
19. Web site: 1983 All-Star Game Box Score, July 6. Baseball-Reference.com. March 5, 2023.
20. Web site: Cal Ripken, Jr. Awards by Baseball Almanac. www.baseball-almanac.com. March 5, 2023.
21. Web site: Eddie Murray Awards by Baseball Almanac. www.baseball-almanac.com. March 5, 2023.
22. Web site: Jim Palmer Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More. Baseball-Reference.com. March 5, 2023.
23. 100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015,, p.188
24. 'The Evening Sun, "Orioles Ready for a Change of Pace" April 1, 1983, C6
25. Web site: 1983 Baltimore Orioles Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com.