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1983 World SeriesThe 1983 World Series matched the American League champion Baltimore Orioles against the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies, with the Orioles winning four games to one. Umpires: Marty Springstead (AL), Ed Vargo (NL), Al Clark (AL), Frank Pulli (NL), Steve Palermo (AL), Dutch Rennert (NL) MVP: Rick Dempsey, Baltimore Game 1 October 11, 1983 at Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Orioles) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 Baltimore Orioles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 PITCHERS: PHI - Denny, Holland (8) BAL - McGregor, Stewart (9), T. Martinez (9) WP - Denny LP - McGregor SAVE - Holland HOME RUNS: PHI - Morgan, Maddox BAL - Dwyer ATTENDANCE: 52,204
Game 2 October 12, 1983 at Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Orioles) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Baltimore Orioles 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 4 9 1 PITCHERS: PHI - Hudson, Hernandez (5), Andersen (6), Reed (8) BAL - Boddicker WP - Boddicker LP - Hudson SAVE - none HOME RUNS: PHI - none BAL - Lowenstein ATTENDANCE: 52,132
Game 3 October 14, 1983 at Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia Phillies) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - Baltimore Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 6 1 Philadelphia Phillies 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 2 PITCHERS: BAL - Flanagan, Palmer (5), Stewart (7), T. Martinez (9) PHI - Carlton, Holland (7) WP - Palmer LP - Carlton SAVE - T. Martinez HOME RUNS: BAL - Ford PHI - Matthews, Morgan ATTENDANCE: 65,792
Game 4 October 15, 1983 at Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia Phillies) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - Baltimore Orioles 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 5 10 1 Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 10 0 PITCHERS: BAL - Davis, Stewart (6), T. Martinez (8) PHI - Denny, Hernandez (6), Reed (6), Andersen (8) WP - Davis LP - Denny SAVE - T. Martinez HOME RUNS: BAL - none PHI - none ATTENDANCE: 66,947
Game 5 See also MLB.com's coverage October 16, 1983 at Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia Phillies) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - Baltimore Orioles 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 PITCHERS: BAL - McGregor PHI - Hudson, Bystrom (5), Hernandez (6), Reed (9) WP - McGregor LP - Hudson SAVE - none HOME RUNS: BAL - Murray (2), Dempsey PHI - none ATTENDANCE: 67,064
Trivia - The top of the 7th inning of Game 1 was delayed due to ABC's Howard Cosell's interview with President Ronald Reagan. Some observers believe that delay ultimately made Orioles pitcher Scott McGregor cold to the point of him giving up a decisive home run to Garry Maddox. McGregor would eventually redeem himself as he was the winning pitcher (in a complete game) in the clinching Game 5. Ronald Reagan's visit by the way, visit marked the 12th time that a Chief Executive had attended a World Series game.
- Former Orioles manager Earl Weaver served as a color commentator for ABC's World Series coverage.
- The 1983 Phillies had the lowest overall batting average for a World Series team since the 1974 Oakland Athletics.
- The 1983 Philies were nicknamed the Wheeze Kids because they had four players 40 years of age or over. Prior to the 1983 World Series team has ever had more than two of those going in. Speaking of which, Joe Morgan, who at the age of 40, became the second-oldest man to hit a home run in the World Series (for which he did off of Scott McGregor in Game 1Enos Slaughter was just a few months older when he hit one for the New York Yankees in 1956.
- The Orioles' loss in Game 1 marked the first time in six World Series that they had lost the first game.
- The crowd of 66,947 in Veterans Stadium, was the biggest for the World Series Series since Game 3 in New York in 1964.
- When the Phillies benched Pete Rose in favor of Tony Perez in Game 3, it ended a streak in which Rose played every inning of his 59 previous postseason games.
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