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The 1983 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1983 season. The 80th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League champion Baltimore Orioles and the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies .
The 1983 Major League Baseball season was the seventh season in the history of the Seattle Mariners.They were seventh in the American League West at 60–102 (.370), 39 games behind, with the worst record in the major leagues.
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Seattle Mariners franchise. Players in Bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame . Players in italics have had their numbers retired by the team.
The 1983 Major League Baseball season ended with the Baltimore Orioles defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth game of the World Series. Rick Dempsey was named MVP of the Series. The All-Star Game was held on July 6 at Comiskey Park ; the American League won by a score of 13–3, with California Angels outfielder Fred Lynn being named MVP.
To date, this is the last World Series to feature the Orioles. The Phillies would return to the World Series in 1993, but they would fall to the Toronto Blue Jays in six games. The Orioles would not return to the postseason again until 1996. The 1983 World Series was the last postseason series ever played at Memorial Stadium.
John Rikard Dempsey (born September 13, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player. [1] He played for 24 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1992, most prominently for the Baltimore Orioles where he played for 10 years and was a member of the 1983 World Series winning team. [1]
Harold Craig Reynolds (born November 26, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player and current television sports commentator.He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman from 1983 to 1994, most prominently as a member of the Seattle Mariners, where he was a two-time All-Star player and a three-time Gold Glove Award winner.