World Series 1983
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| Period: | October 11 - October 16, 1983 | |||||||||
| MVP: | Rick Dempsey (Baltimore) | |||||||||
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The 1983 World Series was the 80th edition of the finals of Major League Baseball . The title holder of the American League , the Baltimore Orioles , won their third and so far last World Series title with 4-1 victories . The losing team in the National League were the Philadelphia Phillies . The series is often referred to as " The I-95 Series " due to the fact that both cities are connected by Interstate 95 .
As MVP of the series of Baltimore was catcher Rick Dempsey excellent.
The pre-game anthem " The Star-Spangled Banner " was performed by country and folk singer John Denver .
Starting position
The Philadelphia Phillies won their division six games ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates and were then able to prevail in the NLCS with 3-1 wins against the LA Dodgers . The Phillies team had a high average age of 32 years in the season, which was due, among other things, to aging players such as Pete Rose (42 years), Tony Pérez (41 years) and Joe Morgan (39 years).
The Baltimore Orioles were also able to win their division by six wins. Runner-up team were the Detroit Tigers . In the ALCS, the Orioles then beat the Chicago White Sox after 0: 1 deficit with 3: 1 wins.
The way to the World Series
| League Championship Series | World Series | |||||||
| East | Baltimore Orioles | 3 | ||||||
| west | Chicago White Sox | 0 | ||||||
| AL | Baltimore Orioles | 4th | ||||||
| NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | ||||||
| East | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | ||||||
| west | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | ||||||
Overview of the games
| game | date | guest | Score | home | Score | Total status
(BAL-PHI) |
Ball park | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 11, 1983 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | Baltimore Orioles | 1 | 0-1 | Memorial Stadium | 52.204 |
| 2 | October 12, 1983 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | Baltimore Orioles | 4th | 1-1 | Memorial Stadium | 52,132 |
| 3 | October 13, 1983 | Baltimore Orioles | 3 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 2–1 | Veterans Stadium | 65,792 |
| 4th | October 15, 1983 | Baltimore Orioles | 5 | Philadelphia Phillies | 4th | 3–1 | Veterans Stadium | 66,947 |
| 5 | October 16, 1983 | Baltimore Orioles | 5 | Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 4–1 | Veterans Stadium | 67.064 |
The games in detail
Game 1
Tuesday October 11, 1983 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore , Maryland
| team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Baltimore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
WP : John Denny (1–0) LP : Scott McGregor (0–1) SV : Al Holland (1)
HRs : PHI - Joe Morgan (1), Garry Maddox (1) BAL - Jim Dwyer (1)Game 2
Wednesday October 12, 1983 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland
| team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4th | 9 | 1 |
Game 3
Friday October 13, 1983 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
| team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6th | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8th | 2 |
WP : Jim Palmer (1–0) LP : Steve Carlton (0–1) SV : Tippy Martinez (1)
HRs : BAL - Dan Ford (1) PHI - Gary Matthews (1), Joe Morgan (2)Game 4
Saturday October 15, 1983 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4th | 10 | 0 |
WP : Storm Davis (1–0) LP : John Denny (1–1) SV : Tippy Martinez (2)
Game 5
Sunday October 16, 1983 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
WP : Scott McGregor (1–1) LP : Charles Hudson (0–2)
HRs : BAL - Eddie Murray 2 (2), Rick Dempsey (1)Individual evidence
- ↑ 1983 World Series Game 1 - Philadelphia Phillies vs. Baltimore Orioles . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ↑ 1983 World Series Game 2 - Philadelphia Phillies vs. Baltimore Orioles . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ↑ 1983 World Series Game 3 - Baltimore Orioles vs. Philadelphia Phillies . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ↑ 1983 World Series Game 4 - Baltimore Orioles vs. Philadelphia Phillies . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ↑ 1983 World Series Game 5 - Baltimore Orioles vs. Philadelphia Phillies . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
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