1983 Baltimore Orioles season

1983 Baltimore Orioles
1983 AL East Champions 1983 AL Champions 1983 World Series Champions
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
East Division (since 1969)
Location
Memorial Stadium (since 1954)
Baltimore (since 1954)
Results
Record	98–64 (.605)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	Edward Bennett Williams
General manager(s)	Hank Peters
Manager(s)	Joe Altobelli
Local television	WMAR-TV (Chuck Thompson, Brooks Robinson) Super TV (Rex Barney,Ted Patterson)
Local radio	WFBR (Jon Miller, Tom Marr)
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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.

Offseason

• October 19, 1982: Don Stanhouse was released by the Orioles.^[1]
• January 15, 1983: Joe Nolan was signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.^[2]
• February 3, 1983: Aurelio Rodriguez was signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Baltimore Orioles	98	64	0.605	—	50–31	48–33
Detroit Tigers	92	70	0.568	6	48–33	44–37
New York Yankees	91	71	0.562	7	51–30	40–41
Toronto Blue Jays	89	73	0.549	9	48–33	41–40
Milwaukee Brewers	87	75	0.537	11	52–29	35–46
Boston Red Sox	78	84	0.481	20	38–43	40–41
Cleveland Indians	70	92	0.432	28	36–45	34–47

Record vs. opponents

1983 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	8–5	7–5	7–5	6–7	5–8	8–4	11–2	8–4	6–7	8–4	8–4	9–3	7–6
Boston	5–8	—	6–6	6–6	7–6	4–9	5–7	4–9	5–7	7–6	8–4	7–5	7–5	7–6
California	5–7	6–6	—	3–10	8–4	4–8	6–7	6–6	6–7	5–7	5–8	6–7	6–7	4–8
Chicago	5–7	6–6	10–3	—	8–4	8–4	9–4	4–8	8–5	8–4	8–5	12–1	8–5	5–7
Cleveland	7–6	6–7	4–8	4–8	—	5–8	7–5	3–10	6–6	6–7	7–5	8–4	3–9	4–9
Detroit	8–5	9–4	8–4	4–8	8–5	—	7–5	6–7	9–3	5–8	6–6	8–4	8–4	6–7
Kansas City	4–8	7–5	7–6	4–9	5–7	5–7	—	6–6	6–7	6–6	7–6	8–5	8–5–1	6–6
Milwaukee	2–11	9–4	6–6	8–4	10–3	7–6	6–6	—	8–4	4–9	6–6	5–7	8–4	8–5
Minnesota	4–8	7–5	7–6	5–8	6–6	3–9	7–6	4–8	—	4–8	4–9	9–4	5–8	5–7
New York	7–6	6–7	7–5	4–8	7–6	8–5	6–6	9–4	8–4	—	8–4	7–5	7–5	7–6
Oakland	4–8	4–8	8–5	5–8	5–7	6–6	6–7	6–6	9–4	4–8	—	9–4	2–11	6–6
Seattle	4–8	5–7	7–6	1–12	4–8	4–8	5–8	7–5	4–9	5–7	4–9	—	6–7	4–8
Texas	3–9	5–7	7–6	5–8	9–3	4–8	5–8–1	4–8	8–5	5–7	11–2	7–6	—	4–8
Toronto	6–7	6–7	8–4	7–5	9–4	7–6	6–6	5–8	7–5	6–7	6–6	8–4	8–4	—

Opening Day starters

• Rich Dauer
• Rick Dempsey
• Dan Ford
• Leo Hernández
• Dennis Martínez
• Eddie Murray
• Cal Ripken, Jr.
• Gary Roenicke
• John Shelby
• Ken Singleton^[4]

Notable transactions

• June 30, 1983: Todd Cruz was purchased by the Orioles from the Seattle Mariners.^[5]
• August 13, 1983: Aurelio Rodriguez was released by the Baltimore Orioles.^[3]

Roster

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

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

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

^[6]

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
Shelby, JohnJohn Shelby	126	325	52	84	.258	5	27	15
Roenicke, GaryGary Roenicke	115	323	45	84	.260	19	64	2
Dwyer, JimJim Dwyer	100	196	37	56	.286	8	38	1
Nolan, JoeJoe Nolan	73	184	25	51	.277	5	24	0
Sakata, LennLenn Sakata	66	134	23	34	.254	3	12	8
Hernández, LeoLeo Hernández	64	203	21	50	.246	6	26	1
Ayala, BennyBenny Ayala	47	104	12	23	.221	4	13	0
Rodríguez, AurelioAurelio Rodríguez	45	67	0	8	.119	0	2	0
Gulliver, GlennGlenn Gulliver	23	47	5	10	.213	0	2	0
Landrum, TitoTito Landrum	26	42	8	13	.310	1	4	0
Young, MikeMike Young	25	36	5	6	.167	0	2	1
Stefero, JohnJohn Stefero	9	11	2	5	.455	0	4	0
Bonner, BobbyBobby Bonner	6	0	0	0	----	0	0	0
Huppert, DaveDave Huppert	2	0	0	0	----	0	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	BB	SO
McGregor, ScottScott McGregor	36	260	18	7	3.18	45	86
Davis, StormStorm Davis	34	200.1	13	7	3.59	64	125
Martínez, DennisDennis Martínez	32	153	7	16	5.53	45	71
Boddicker, MikeMike Boddicker	27	179	16	8	2.77	52	120
Flanagan, MikeMike Flanagan	20	125.1	12	4	3.30	31	50
Palmer, JimJim Palmer	14	76.2	5	4	4.23	19	34
Ramirez, AllanAllan Ramirez	11	57	4	4	3.47	30	20

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	BB	SO
Swaggerty, BillBill Swaggerty	7	21.2	1	1	2.91	6	7
Mirabella, PaulPaul Mirabella	3	9.2	0	0	5.59	4	7

Relief pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	BB	SO
Martinez, TippyTippy Martinez	65	103.1	9	3	21	2.35	37	81
Stewart, SammySammy Stewart	58	144.1	9	4	7	3.62	67	95
Stoddard, TimTim Stoddard	47	57.2	4	3	9	6.09	29	50
Welchel, DonDon Welchel	11	26.2	0	2	0	5.40	10	16

Postseason

ALCS

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

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
• 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

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

1. Don Stanhouse at Baseball-Reference
2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nolanjo01.shtml
3. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodriau01.shtml
4. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1983&t=BAL
5. Todd Curz at Baseball-Reference
6. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1983.shtml

References

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