1983 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1983 throughout the world.  

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Contents 1 Champions 1.1 Major League Baseball 1.2 Other champions 2 Awards and honors 3 MLB Statistical Leaders 4 Major League Baseball final standings 5 Events 6 Movies 7 Births 8 Deaths

[edit] Champions

[edit] Major League Baseball

• World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Philadelphia Phillies (4-1); Rick Dempsey, MVP

	League Championship Series					World Series
	East	Baltimore Orioles	3
	West	Chicago White Sox	1
						AL	Baltimore Orioles	4
						NL	Philadelphia Phillies	1
	East	Philadelphia Phillies	3
	West	Los Angeles Dodgers	1

• American League Championship Series MVP: Mike Boddicker
• National League Championship Series MVP: Gary Matthews
• All-Star Game, July 6 at Comiskey Park: American League, 13-3; Fred Lynn, MVP

[edit] Other champions

• Caribbean World Series: Lobos de Arecibo (Puerto Rico)
• College World Series: Texas
• Japan Series: Seibu Lions over Yomiuri Giants (4-3)
• Little League World Series: East Marietta National, Marietta, Georgia

[edit] Awards and honors

• Most Valuable Player
  • Cal Ripken, Jr. (AL)
  • Dale Murphy (NL)
• Cy Young Award
  • LaMarr Hoyt (AL)
  • John Denny (NL)
• Rookie of the Year
  • Ron Kittle (AL)
  • Darryl Strawberry (NL)
• Manager of the Year Award
  • Tony La Russa (AL)
  • Tommy Lasorda (NL)

[edit] MLB Statistical Leaders

American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Wade Boggs .361 Bill Madlock .323 HR Jim Rice 39 Mike Schmidt 40 RBI Cecil Cooper & Jim Rice 126 Dale Murphy 121 Wins La Marr Hoyt 24 John Denny 19 ERA Rick Honeycutt 2.42 Atlee Hammaker 2.25

[edit] Major League Baseball final standings

American League
Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
East Division
1st	Baltimore Orioles	98	64	.605	--
2nd	Detroit Tigers	92	70	.568	6.0
3rd	New York Yankees	91	71	.562	7.0
4th	Toronto Blue Jays	89	73	.549	9.0
5th	Milwaukee Brewers	87	75	.537	11.0
6th	Boston Red Sox	78	84	.481	20.0
7th	Cleveland Indians	70	92	.432	28.0
West Division
1st	Chicago White Sox	99	63	.611	--
2nd	Kansas City Royals	79	83	.488	20.0
3rd	Texas Rangers	77	85	.475	22.0
4th	Oakland Athletics	74	88	.457	25.0
5th	California Angels	70	92	.432	29.0
5th	Minnesota Twins	70	92	.432	29.0
7th	Seattle Mariners	60	102	.370	39.0

National League
Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
East Division
1st	Philadelphia Phillies	90	72	.556	--
2nd	Pittsburgh Pirates	84	78	.519	6.0
3rd	Montréal Expos	82	80	.506	8.0
4th	St. Louis Cardinals	79	83	.488	11.0
5th	Chicago Cubs	71	91	.438	19.0
6th	New York Mets	68	94	.420	22.0
West Division
1st	Los Angeles Dodgers	91	71	.562	--
2nd	Atlanta Braves	88	74	.543	3.0
3rd	Houston Astros	85	77	.525	6.0
4th	San Diego Padres	81	81	.500	10.0
5th	San Francisco Giants	79	83	.488	12.0
6th	Cincinnati Reds	74	88	.457	17.0

[edit] Events

• January 12 - Brooks Robinson and Juan Marichal are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Robinson becomes the 14th player to be elected in his first year of eligibility.

• July 4 - Left-handed pitcher Dave Righetti throws the Yankees' first no-hitter since Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series, handcuffing the Boston Red Sox 4–0 before a holiday crowd of 41,077 at Yankee Stadium. It's the first no-hitter by a Yankee left-handed pitcher since George Mogridge in 1917.

• July 6 - In the 50th anniversary All-Star Game at Chicago's Comiskey Park, the American League routs the National League 13–3 for its first win since 1971. The AL breaks the game open with seven runs in the 4th inning, highlighted by Fred Lynn's grand slam — the first ever in an All-Star competition. It is Lynn's 4th All-Star homer, tying him with Ted Williams for the AL record.

• July 24 - In the game now known as the Pine Tar Game, George Brett hits an apparent go-ahead 2-run home run off of Goose Gossage in the ninth inning of a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. However, Yankees manager Billy Martin challenges that Brett's bat had more than the 18 inches of pine tar allowed, and home plate umpire Tim McClelland upholds Martin's challenge. After being called out and having the home run nullified, Brett goes ballistic and charges out of the dugout after McClelland. The AL president's office later upholds the Kansas City Royals protest, restoring the home run, and the game is completed on August 18, with the Royals winning 5-4.

• October 16 - Eddie Murray slams a pair of home runs and Scott McGregor pitches a five-hitter as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5–0 and win the 1983 World Series in Game Five. Baltimore catcher Rick Dempsey, who hit .385 with four doubles and a home run, is the Series MVP.

[edit] Movies

• Tiger Town (TV)

[edit] Births

January 7 - Edwin Encarnacion January 10 - Ervin Santana January 13 - Andrew Sisco January 27 - Gavin Floyd February 2 - Jason Vargas February 20 - Justin Verlander February 22 - Casey Kotchman March 16 - Stephen Drew March 24 - Chad Gaudin April 18 - Miguel Cabrera

April 19 - Zach Duke April 19 - Joe Mauer June 11 - José Reyes August 2 - Huston Street September 3 - Matt Capps October 21 - Zack Greinke October 26 - Francisco Liriano November 24 - José López December 23 - Hanley Ramirez December 27 - Cole Hamels

[edit] Deaths

• January 26 - Chet Laabs, 70, All-Star outfielder for the St. Louis Browns who hit two home runs in 1944's final game to clinch the Browns' only pennant
• February 9 - Jackie Hayes, 76, second baseman for the Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox
• April 12 - Carl Morton, 39, pitcher with the Montréal Expos and Atlanta Braves who was the NL Rookie of the Year in 1970
• April 17 - Dutch Leonard, 74, 5-time All-Star pitcher who employed the knuckleball in earning 191 wins over 20 seasons
• April 25 - Carlos Paula, 55, first black player in Washington Senators history
• July 7 - Vic Wertz, 58, All-Star right fielder and first baseman for five AL teams who had five 100-RBI seasons, but was best remembered for the fly ball caught spectacularly by Willie Mays in the 1954 World Series
• August 16 - Earl Averill, 81, Hall of Fame center fielder for the Cleveland Indians who batted .318 lifetime and had five 100-RBI seasons; his line drive off Dizzy Dean's foot in the 1937 All-Star game led to the end of Dean's career
• October 18 - Willie Jones, 58, All-Star third baseman for the Phillies who led the NL in fielding five times and in putouts seven times
• November 15 - Charlie Grimm, 85, first baseman and manager of the Chicago Cubs who batted .300 five times and led the Cubs to three NL pennants
• November 18 - Hilton Smith, 76, pitcher for the Negro Leagues' Kansas City Monarchs who was known for his outstanding curveball