1983 Baltimore Orioles | ||
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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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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.[1] 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.[2] The Orioles replaced the future Hall of Famer[3] Weaver[4] with Joe Altobelli. The World Series victory was the Orioles' first championship since 1970 and their most recent to date.[5]
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.