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The Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...

season was a season in American baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

. It involved the Orioles finishing 1st in the American League East

American League East

The American League Eastern Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions . This division was created before the start of the 1969 season along with the Western Division...

with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses. The season culminated with the winning of the 1983 World Series

1983 World Series

-Game 1:Tuesday, October 11, 1983 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, MarylandJohn Denver, whose Thank God I'm a Country Boy was played at the seventh-inning stretch of each Orioles home game, sang the National Anthem prior to this game....

over the Philadelphia Phillies

1983 Philadelphia Phillies season

The Philadelphia Phillies season involved the Phillies winning the National League East Division title with a record of 90-72, six games over the Pittsburgh Pirates...

Offseason

October 19, 1982: Don Stanhouse
Don Stanhouse
Donald Joseph Stanhouse is a retired baseball pitcher who had a ten-year major league career from 1972–1980, 1982...

was released by the Orioles.
January 15, 1983: Joe Nolan was signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
February 3, 1983: Aurelio Rodriguez was signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

Opening Day starters

Rich Dauer
Rich Dauer
Richard Fremont Dauer , is a former professional baseball player who played with the Baltimore Orioles primarily as an infielder from 1976-85. He played in two World Series with the Orioles....
Rick Dempsey
Rick Dempsey
John Rikard Dempsey is an American former professional baseball player. He played for 24 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball from to , most notably for the Baltimore Orioles...
Dan Ford
Dan Ford
Darnell "Disco Dan" Glenn Ford , is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as an outfielder from 1975-1985...
Leo Hernández
Leo Hernández
Leonardo Jesús Hernández , commonly known as Leo Hernandez , is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and right-handed batter who played for the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees ....
Dennis Martínez
Dennis Martínez
José Dennis Martínez Emilia , nicknamed "El Presidente" , is a former Major League Baseball pitcher...
Eddie Murray
Eddie Murray
Eddie Clarence Murray , nicknamed "Steady Eddie", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and designated hitter. He was known as one of the most reliable and productive hitters of his era. Murray is regarded as one of the best switch hitters ever to play the game...
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken, Jr. , nicknamed "Iron Man", is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and third baseman. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Baltimore Orioles ....
Gary Roenicke
Gary Roenicke
Gary Steven Roenicke is a former Major League Baseball outfielder for the Montreal Expos , Baltimore Orioles , New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves .-Early career:...
John Shelby
John Shelby
John T. Shelby is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1981–1991. His nickname was "T-Bone" for his slight frame...
Ken Singleton
Ken Singleton
Kenneth Wayne Singleton is an American former professional baseball player and current television sports commentator. He played as an outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, and Baltimore Orioles.-Baseball career:Born in Manhattan, New York...

Notable transactions

June 30, 1983: Todd Cruz
Todd Cruz
Todd Ruben Cruz was an American Major League Baseball player who spent all or part of six seasons in the majors with the Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles, from 1978 to 1984...

was purchased by the Orioles from the Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...

.
August 13, 1983: Aurelio Rodriguez was released by the Baltimore Orioles.

Roster

1983 Baltimore Orioles roster
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

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	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

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

G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
126	325	52	84	.258	5	27	15
115	323	45	84	.260	19	64	2
100	196	37	56	.286	8	38	1
73	184	25	51	.277	5	24	0
66	134	23	34	.254	3	12	8
64	203	21	50	.246	6	26	1
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

Starting pitchers

G	IP	W	L	ERA	BB	SO
36	260	18	7	3.18	45	86
34	200.1	13	7	3.59	64	125
32	153	7	16	5.53	45	71
27	179	16	8	2.77	52	120
20	125.1	12	4	3.30	31	50
14	76.2	5	4	4.23	19	34
11	57	4	4	3.47	30	20

Other pitchers

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

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
11	26.2	0	2	0	5.40	10	16

Summary

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Chicago - 2, Baltimore - 1	October 5	Memorial Stadium Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) Memorial Stadium was a sports stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, that formerly stood on 33rd Street on an over-sized block also bounded by Ellerslie Avenue , 36th Street , and Ednor Road...	51,289
2	Chicago - 0, Baltimore - 4	October 6	Memorial Stadium Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) Memorial Stadium was a sports stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, that formerly stood on 33rd Street on an over-sized block also bounded by Ellerslie Avenue , 36th Street , and Ednor Road...	52,347
3	Baltimore - 11, Chicago - 1	October 7	Comiskey Park Comiskey Park Comiskey Park was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990. It was built by Charles Comiskey after a design by Zachary Taylor Davis, and was the site of four World Series and more than 6,000 major league games...	46,635
4	Baltimore - 3, Chicago - 0	October 8	Comiskey Park Comiskey Park Comiskey Park was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990. It was built by Charles Comiskey after a design by Zachary Taylor Davis, and was the site of four World Series and more than 6,000 major league games...	45,477

World Series

AL Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...

(4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

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Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance	Time of Game
1	Phillies – 2, Orioles – 1	October 11	Memorial Stadium Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) Memorial Stadium was a sports stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, that formerly stood on 33rd Street on an over-sized block also bounded by Ellerslie Avenue , 36th Street , and Ednor Road... (Baltimore)	52,204	2:22
2	Phillies – 1, Orioles – 4	October 12	Memorial Stadium Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) Memorial Stadium was a sports stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, that formerly stood on 33rd Street on an over-sized block also bounded by Ellerslie Avenue , 36th Street , and Ednor Road... (Baltimore)	52,132	2:27
3	Orioles – 3, Phillies – 2	October 14	Veterans Stadium Veterans Stadium Philadelphia Veterans Stadium was a professional-sports, multi-purpose stadium, located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex... (Philadelphia)	65,792	2:35
4	Orioles – 5, Phillies – 4	October 15	Veterans Stadium Veterans Stadium Philadelphia Veterans Stadium was a professional-sports, multi-purpose stadium, located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex... (Philadelphia)	66,947	2:50
5	Orioles – 5, Phillies – 0	October 16	Veterans Stadium Veterans Stadium Philadelphia Veterans Stadium was a professional-sports, multi-purpose stadium, located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex... (Philadelphia)	67,064	2:21

Awards and honors

Mike Boddicker
Mike Boddicker
For the similarly named musician , see Michael BoddickerMichael James "Mike" Boddicker was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles , Boston Red Sox , Kansas City Royals , and Milwaukee Brewers...

, ALCS Most Valuable Player
Rick Dempsey, Babe Ruth Award
Babe Ruth Award
The Babe Ruth Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball player with the best performance in the postseason. The award, created by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America in honor of Babe Ruth, was first awarded in 1949 to the MVP of the World Series, one...
Rick Dempsey
Rick Dempsey
John Rikard Dempsey is an American former professional baseball player. He played for 24 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball from to , most notably for the Baltimore Orioles...

– World Series Most Valuable Player
Eddie Murray, Silver Slugger
Silver Slugger
The Silver Slugger Award is awarded annually to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball...

Award
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken, Jr. , nicknamed "Iron Man", is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and third baseman. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Baltimore Orioles ....

, American League Most Valuable Player

All-Star Game
1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 54th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League and National League , the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 6, 1983, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, the home of the...

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

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