1983 Baltimore Orioles season

March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1983 World Series championsAmerican League championsAmerican League East champions American League East Division Memorial Stadium Baltimore 98–64 (.605) 1st Edward Bennett Williams Hank Peters Joe Altobelli WMAR-TV(Chuck Thompson, Brooks Robinson)Super TV(Rex Barney,Ted Patterson) 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.1983 World Series - Baltimore Orioles over Philadelphia Phillies (4-1) https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1983_WS.shtml 2025-03-21 Baseball-Reference.com en 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. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1982/10/04/orioles-spell-is-broken-brewers-win-al-east/769572e9-2ba8-4b51-b853-1f5ebac02710/ Orioles' Spell Is Broken: Brewers Win AL East - The Washington Post The Washington Post The Orioles replaced the future Hall of Famerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVWBne272t8 Earl Weaver 1996 Hall of Fame Induction Speech March 5, 2023 www.youtube.com Weaverhttps://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/weaver-earl Weaver, Earl | Baseball Hall of Fame baseballhall.org March 5, 2023 with Joe Altobelli. As of today, this is the most recent time the Orioles won a World Series, as well as their most recent World Series appearance.https://thesportsnotebook.com/1983-baltimore-orioles-sports-history-articles/ The Story of the 1983 Baltimore Orioles March 11, 2014 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.Don Stanhouse at Baseball-Reference November 13, 1982 Named Manager, Joe Altobelli"Altobelli to Manage O's" November 11, 1982 The Evening Sun (Baltimore, MD) p.33 November 29, 1982 signed, LHP, Dan Morogiello as a free agent.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1983-transactions.shtml 1983 Major League Baseball Transactions January 15, 1983: Catcher, Joe Nolan was re-signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nolanjo01.shtml Joe Nolan Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com February 3, 1983: Third Baseman, Aurelio Rodriguez was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodriau01.shtml Aurelio Rodriguez Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com February 23, 1983: Outfielder, John Lowenstein was re-signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1983-transactions.shtml 1983 Baltimore Orioles Trades and Transactions April 4, 1983 Pinch Hitter/Outfielder Terry Crowley was released by the OriolesBaseball Almanac Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents BAL Opening Day starters Rich Dauer Rick Dempsey Dan Ford Leo Hernández Dennis Martínez Eddie Murray Cal Ripken Jr. Gary Roenicke John Shelby Ken Singletonhttps://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1983&t=BAL 1983 Baltimore Orioles Roster Baseball Almanac, Inc. 2019-11-25 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 laterhttps://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=rayfofl01 Floyd Rayford Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac www.baseball-almanac.com March 5, 2023 June 30, 1983: Todd Cruz was purchased by the Orioles from the Seattle Mariners.Todd Curz at Baseball-Reference August 13, 1983: Aurelio Rodriguez was released by the Baltimore Orioles. August 31, 1983: Acquired outfielder Tito Landrum from the St. Louis Cardinals completing the Floyd Rayford trade.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=landrti01 Tito Landrum Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac www.baseball-almanac.com March 5, 2023 Roster 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.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1983-opening-day-rosters.shtml 1983 Major League Baseball Opening Day Lineups 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"Class Marks the departure of the 'Crow', The Baltimore Sun April 4, 1983 p.21 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.https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1983-allstar-game.shtml 1983 All-Star Game Box Score, July 6 Baseball-Reference.com March 5, 2023 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 positionhttps://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/awards.php?p=ripkeca01 Cal Ripken, Jr. Awards by Baseball Almanac www.baseball-almanac.com March 5, 2023 Perennial All-Star Eddie Murray won a Silver Slugger Award and Gold Glove Award at first basehttps://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/awards.php?p=murraed02 Eddie Murray Awards by Baseball Almanac www.baseball-almanac.com March 5, 2023 The aging Jim Palmer started only 11 games but would come out of the bullpen for his final career victory in the World Serieshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/palmeji01.shtml Jim Palmer Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More Baseball-Reference.com March 5, 2023 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.100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, p.188 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.'The Evening Sun, "Orioles Ready for a Change of Pace" April 1, 1983, C6 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. 1983 Baltimore Orioles roster Roster Pitchers 52 Mike Boddicker 34 Storm Davis 46 Mike Flanagan 30 Dennis Martínez 23 Tippy Martinez 16 Scott McGregor 39 Paul Mirabella 21 Dan Morogiello 22 Jim Palmer 36 Allan Ramirez 53 Sammy Stewart 49 Tim Stoddard 32 Bill Swaggerty 51 Don Welchel Catchers 24 Rick Dempsey 18 Dave Huppert 17 Joe Nolan  9 John Stefero Infielders  2 Bobby Bonner 10 Todd Cruz 25 Rich Dauer 11 Glenn Gulliver  3 Leo Hernández 33 Eddie Murray  8 Cal Ripken Jr.  6 Aurelio Rodríguez 12 Lenn Sakata Outfielders 27 Benny Ayala  1 Al Bumbry 28 Jim Dwyer 15 Dan Ford 39 Tito Landrum 38 John Lowenstein 35 Gary Roenicke 37 John Shelby 43 Mike Young Other batters 29 Ken Singleton Manager 26 Joe Altobelli Coaches 44 Elrod Hendricks 31 Ray Miller 47 Cal Ripken, Sr. 54 Ralph Rowe 40 Jimmy Williams Game log Regular season Past games legend Orioles Win (#bfb) Orioles Loss (#fbb) Game postponed (#bbb) Clinched division (#090) Bold denotes an Orioles pitcher Baltimore Orioles; 1983 Baltimore Orioles Regular Season game log: 98–64 (Home: 50–31; Away: 48–33)1983 Baltimore Orioles Schedule & Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1983-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 23 May 2026 y Baltimore Orioles; April: 11–9 (Home: 6–3; Away: 5–6) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Stadium Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 4, 1983 || || Royals |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 6, 1983 || || Royals |-style="background:#bbb;" | — || April 7, 1983 || || Royals || colspan="9"|Postponed (rain) (Makeup date: August 19) |-style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || April 12, 1983 || 2:15p.m. EST || @ White Sox || 10–8 || Stewart (1–1) || Lamp (1–1) || — || 3:09 || Comiskey Park (I) || 38,306 || 3–2 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 14, 1983 || 2:15p.m. EST || @ White Sox || 11–12 || Barojas (1–0) || Welchel (0–1) || Hickey (2) || 3:56 || Comiskey Park (I) || 13,622 || 3–3 || L1 |- y Baltimore Orioles; May: 15–13 (Home: 8–6; Away: 7–7) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Stadium Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#bbb;" | — || May 16, 1983 || || White Sox || colspan="9"|Postponed (rain) (Makeup date: May 17) |-style="background:#bfb;" | 33(1) || May 17, 1983 || 5:05p.m. EDT || White Sox || 7–2 || Stoddard (2–0) || Hoyt (2–6) || — || 2:36 || Memorial Stadium || — || 20–13 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 34(2) || May 17, 1983 || 8:11p.m. EDT || White Sox || 5–0 || Boddicker (1–0) || Lamp (3–3) || — || 2:24 || Memorial Stadium || 14,314 || 21–13 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 35 || May 18, 1983 || 7:35p.m. EDT || White Sox || 1–0 || T. Martinez (2–1) || Dotson (4–4) || — || 2:21 || Memorial Stadium || 12,582 || 22–13 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 26, 1983 || || @ Royals |-style="background:#bfb;" | 44 || May 27, 1983 || || @ Royals |-style="background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 28, 1983 || || @ Royals |-style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || May 29, 1983 || || @ Royals |- y Baltimore Orioles; June: 14–11 (Home: 9–6; Away: 5–5) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Stadium Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 24, 1983 || || Tigers |-style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 25, 1983 || || Tigers |-style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 26, 1983 || || Tigers |- y Baltimore Orioles; July: 19–7 (Home: 10–3; Away: 9–4) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Stadium Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 74 || July 1, 1983 || || @ Tigers |-style="background:#bfb;" | 75 || July 2, 1983 || || @ Tigers |-style="background:#fbb;" | 76 || July 3, 1983 || || @ Tigers |-style="background:#bbb;" | — || July 4, 1983 || || @ Tigers || colspan="9"|Postponed (rain) (Makeup date: September 21) |- bgcolor=#bbcaff | ASG || July 6, 1983 || 8:40p.m. EDT || NL @ AL || – || || || — || || Comiskey Park (I) || || — || |- y Baltimore Orioles; August: 18–12 (Home: 9–7; Away: 9–5) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Stadium Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 104 || August 5, 1983 || 7:35p.m. EDT || White Sox || 5–4 || Boddicker (8–5) || Lamp (5–7) || — || 3:16 || Memorial Stadium || 39,544 || 62–42 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 105 || August 6, 1983 || 7:35p.m. EDT || White Sox || 4–6 || Bannister (9–9) || D. Martínez (6–14) || Barojas (10) || 3:26 || Memorial Stadium || 32,769 || 62–43 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 106 || August 7, 1983 || 2:05p.m. EDT || White Sox || 3–4 || Hoyt (14–10) || Flanagan (6–1) || Lamp (8) || 2:27 || Memorial Stadium || 32,769 || 62–44 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 110 || August 11, 1983 || 8:30p.m. EDT || @ White Sox || 3–9 || Bannister (10–9) || Ramirez (4–3) || — || 3:34 || Comiskey Park (I) || 31,810 || 62–48 || L6 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 111 || August 12, 1983 || 8:30p.m. EDT || @ White Sox || 1–2 || Hoyt (15–10) || Flanagan (6–2) || — || 2:41 || Comiskey Park (I) || 45,588 || 62–49 || L7 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 112 || August 13, 1983 || 8:30p.m. EDT || @ White Sox || 5–2 || Stewart (4–3) || Koosman (8–5) || T. Martinez (12) || 2:27 || Comiskey Park (I) || 36,323 || 63–49 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 113 || August 14, 1983 || 2:15p.m. EDT || @ White Sox || 2–1 || McGregor (15–5) || Dotson (12–7) || Stoddard (5) || 2:51 || Comiskey Park (I) || 37,846 || 64–49 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 117(1) || August 19, 1983 || || Royals |-style="background:#bfb;" | 118(2) || August 19, 1983 || || Royals |-style="background:#bfb;" | 119 || August 20, 1983 || || Royals |-style="background:#fbb;" | 120 || August 21, 1983 || || Royals |-style="background:#bfb;" | 127 || August 29, 1983 || || @ Royals |-style="background:#bfb;" | 128 || August 30, 1983 || || @ Royals |- y Baltimore Orioles; September: 20–11 (Home: 6–5; Away: 14–6) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Stadium Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 149 || September 20, 1983 || || @ Tigers |-style="background:#bfb;" | 150(1) || September 21, 1983 || || @ Tigers |-style="background:#bfb;" | 151(2) || September 21, 1983 || || @ Tigers |-style="background:#fbb;" | 152 || September 22, 1983 || || @ Tigers |-style="background:#fbb;" | 156 || September 27, 1983 || || Tigers |-style="background:#fbb;" | 157 || September 28, 1983 || || Tigers |-style="background:#fbb;" | 158 || September 29, 1983 || || Tigers |- y Baltimore Orioles; October: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–0) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Stadium Attendance Record Box/Streak |- Detailed records American League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed AL East Baltimore Orioles — — — — — — Detroit Tigers 1–5 4–3 5–8 5 8 y 52 85 Div Total 1–5 4–3 5–8 5 8 y 52 85 AL West Chicago White Sox 4–2 3–3 7–5 7 5 y 57 50 Kansas City Royals 4–2 4–2 8–4 8 4 y 61 44 Div Total 8–4 7–5 15–9 15 9 y 118 94 Season Total 9–9 11–8 20–17 20 17 y 170 179 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 20 11 9 11 9 y 107 87 May 28 15 13 15 13 y 126 124 June 25 14 11 14 11 y 112 106 July 26 19 7 19 7 y 148 95 August 30 18 12 18 12 y 144 108 September 31 20 11 20 11 y 156 127 October 2 1 1 1 1 y 6 5 Total 162 98 64 98 64 y 799 652 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 50 31 50 31 y 389 328 Away 81 48 33 48 33 y 410 324 Total 162 98 64 98 64 y 799 652 Composite Box + 1983 Baltimore Orioles Inning–by–Inning Boxscore Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E Opponents Orioles Sources: Postseason Past games legend Orioles Win (#bfb) Orioles Loss (#fbb) Bold denotes an Orioles pitcher Baltimore Orioles; 1983 Postseason game log: 7–2 (Home: 2–2; Away: 5–0) y Baltimore Orioles; AL Championship Series: vs. Chicago White Sox 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 2–0)1983 American League Championship Series https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1983_ALCS.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 23 May 2026 # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Stadium Attendance Series Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || October 5, 1983 || 3:05p.m. EDT || White Sox || 1–2 || Hoyt (1–0) || McGregor (0–1) || — || 2:38 || Memorial Stadium || 51,289 || CHA 1–0 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || October 6, 1983 || 8:20p.m. EDT || White Sox || 4–0 || Boddicker (1–0) || Bannister (0–1) || — || 2:51 || Memorial Stadium || 52,347 || TIE 1–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || October 7, 1983 || 8:20p.m. EDT || @ White Sox || 11–1 || Flanagan (1–0) || Dotson (0–1) || Stewart (1) || 2:58 || Comiskey Park (I) || 46,635 || BAL 2–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || October 8, 1983 || 1:05p.m. EDT || @ White Sox || 3–0(10) || T. Martinez (1–0) || Burns (0–1) || — || 3:41 || Comiskey Park (I) || 45,477 || BAL 3–1 || W3 |- y Baltimore Orioles; World Series: vs. Philadelphia Phillies 4–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 3–0)1983 World Series https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1983_WS.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 23 May 2026 # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Stadium Attendance Series Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || October 11, 1983 || 8:30p.m. EDT || Phillies || 1–2 || Denny (1–0) || McGregor (0–1) || Holland (1) || 2:22 || Memorial Stadium || 52,204 || PHI 1–0 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || October 12, 1983 || 8:20p.m. EDT || Phillies || 4–1 || Boddicker (1–0) || Hudson (0–1) || — || 2:27 || Memorial Stadium || 52,132 || TIE 1–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || October 14, 1983 || 8:30p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || 3–2 || Palmer (1–0) || Carlton (0–1) || T. Martinez (1) || 2:35 || Veterans Stadium || 65,792 || BAL 2–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || October 15, 1983 || 1:00p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || 5–4 || Davis (1–0) || Denny (1–1) || T. Martinez (2) || 2:50 || Veterans Stadium || 66,947 || BAL 3–1 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || October 16, 1983 || 5:00p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || 5–0 || McGregor (1–1) || Hudson (0–2) || — || 2:21 || Veterans Stadium || 67,064 || BAL 4–1 || W4 |- Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting = Indicates league leader 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   ⌖ Position Player G Games played AB At bats R Runs H Hits AVG Average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in SB Stolen bases C Rick Dempsey 128 347 33 80 .231 4 32 1 1B Eddie Murray 156 582 115 178 .306 33 111 5 2B Rich Dauer 140 459 49 108 .235 5 41 1 3B Todd Cruz 81 221 16 46 .208 3 27 3 SS Cal Ripken Cal Ripken Jr. 162 663 121 211 .318 27 102 0 LF John Lowenstein 122 310 52 87 .281 15 60 2 CF Al Bumbry 124 378 63 104 .275 3 31 12 RF Dan Ford 103 407 63 114 .280 9 55 9 DH Ken Singleton 151 507 52 140 .276 18 84 0https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1983.shtml 1983 Baltimore Orioles Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com 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 Games played AB At bats R Runs H Hits AVG Average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in SB Stolen bases John Shelby 126 325 52 84 .258 5 27 15 Gary Roenicke 115 323 45 84 .260 19 64 2 Leo Hernández 64 203 21 50 .246 6 26 1 Jim Dwyer Jim Dwyer (baseball) 100 196 37 56 .286 8 38 1 Joe Nolan 73 184 25 51 .277 5 24 0 Lenn Sakata 66 134 23 34 .254 3 12 8 Benny Ayala 47 104 12 23 .221 4 13 0 Aurelio Rodríguez 45 67 0 8 .119 0 2 0 Glenn Gulliver 23 47 5 10 .213 0 2 0 Tito Landrum 26 42 8 13 .310 1 4 0 Mike Young Mike Young (baseball) 25 36 5 6 .167 0 2 1 John Stefero 9 11 2 5 .455 0 4 0 Bobby Bonner 6 0 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 Dave Huppert 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 Games played IP W L ERA BB SO Scott McGregor Scott McGregor (left-handed pitcher) 36 260.0 18 7 3.18 45 86 Storm Davis 34 200.1 13 7 3.59 64 125 Mike Boddicker 27 179.0 16 8 2.77 52 120 Dennis Martínez 32 153.0 7 16 5.53 45 71 Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan (baseball) 20 125.1 12 4 3.30 31 50 Jim Palmer 14 76.2 5 4 4.23 19 34 Allan Ramirez 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 Games played IP W L ERA BB SO Bill Swaggerty 7 21.2 1 1 2.91 6 7 Paul Mirabella 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 Games played IP W L SV ERA BB SO Tippy Martinez 65 103.1 9 3 21 2.35 37 81 Sammy Stewart 58 144.1 9 4 7 3.62 67 95 Tim Stoddard 47 57.2 4 3 9 6.09 29 50 Dan Morogiello 22 37.2 0 1 1 2.39 10 15 Don Welchel 11 26.2 0 2 0 5.40 10 16 Postseason ALCS 1983 American League Championship Series Summary GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1Chicago – 2, Baltimore – 1October 5Memorial Stadium51,2892Chicago – 0, Baltimore – 4October 6Memorial Stadium52,3473Baltimore – 11, Chicago – 1October 7Comiskey Park46,6354Baltimore – 3, Chicago – 0October 8Comiskey Park45,477 World Series 1983 World Series +AL Baltimore Orioles (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (1)GameScoreDateLocationAttendanceTime of Game1 Phillies – 2, Orioles – 1 October 11Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) 52,204 2:222 Phillies – 1, Orioles – 4 October 12Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) 52,132 2:273 Orioles – 3, Phillies – 2 October 14Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia) 65,792 2:354 Orioles – 5, Phillies – 4 October 15Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia) 66,947 2:505 Orioles – 5, Phillies – 0 October 16Veterans 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 Minor League Baseball AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Lance Nichols AA Charlotte O's Southern League Grady Little A Hagerstown Suns Carolina League John Hart A-Short Season Newark Orioles New York–Penn League Art Mazmanian Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Greg Biagini Notes References 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 Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Category:American League East champion seasons Category:American League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons Baltimore Orioles