1983 Baltimore Orioles season
The 1983 Baltimore Orioles won the Major League Baseball World Series after finishing first in the American League East with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses, The Orioles won the championship by beating the Philadelphia Philles, 4–1, in the 1983 World Series. The season was the Orioles' first in nearly 15 years without manager Earl Weaver, who retired after the Orioles missed the playoffs in the final game of the 1982 season. The Orioles replaced the future Hall of Famer Weaver with Joe Altobelli. The World Series victory was the Orioles' first championship since 1970 and their most recent to date.
| 1983 Baltimore Orioles | ||
|---|---|---|
| World Series Champions American League Champions American League East Champions | ||
| League | American League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium | |
| City | Baltimore | |
| Record | 98–64 (.605) | |
| Divisional place | 1st | |
| Owners | Edward Bennett Williams | |
| General managers | Hank Peters | |
| Managers | Joe Altobelli | |
| Television | WMAR-TV (Chuck Thompson, Brooks Robinson) Super TV (Rex Barney,Ted Patterson) | |
| Radio | WFBR (Jon Miller, Tom Marr) | |
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After many years the Orioles made the jump to cable television, with a separate broadcast team on their then first cable broadcaster, Super TV. They would move to Home Team Sports the following year.