1983 American League Championship Series

1983 American League Championship Series
3	-	1
Baltimore Orioles		Chicago White Sox
98-64 in the American League		99-63 in the American League

• BR 1983 ALCS Summary

Introduction

The 1983 American League Championship Series pitted the Baltimore Orioles against the Chicago White Sox. The Orioles, who narrowly missed the playoffs in 1982, were managed by first-year skipper Joe Altobelli. Their offense was led by shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., the American League Most Valuable Player, and first baseman Eddie Murray, the MVP runner-up. The Baltimore pitching staff of Scott McGregor, Mike Boddicker, Mike Flanagan, and Storm Davis was quite solid and led the AL in shutouts.

The Sox, meanwhile, ran away with their division, winning the AL West by 20 games. Carlton Fisk, Greg Luzinski, and Ron Kittle, the American League Rookie of the Year, provided the club's offensive firepower. The Chicago rotation was anchored by a pair of 20-game winners, Richard Dotson and Cy Young Award winner La Marr Hoyt. Entering the series, most agreed the teams were fairly evenly matched.

Umpires

• Jim McKean, Durwood Merrill, Nick Bremigan, Jim Evans, Dave Phillips, Mike Reilly

Results

Game 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
White Sox	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	7	0
Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1
WP: La Marr Hoyt (1-0), LP: Scott McGregor (0-1)
Home Runs: - none

• Attendance: 51,289

Game 1 was played in Baltimore and pitted La Marr Hoyt against Scott McGregor. The Sox won, 2-1, as their ace pitched eight shutout innings before finally giving up a run in the 9th.

• Game 1 Box Score

Game 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Orioles	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	X	4	6	0
WP: Mike Boddicker (1-0), LP: Floyd Bannister (0-1)
Home Runs: BAL - Gary Roenicke (1)

• Attendance: 52,347

In Game 2, the story was different, as Mike Boddicker dominated the Sox in a 4-0 win, to even up the series. Boddicker allowed 5 hits and struck out 14, the last with the tying run at the plate to finish the 9th.

• Game 2 Box Score

Game 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Orioles	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	4	11	8	0
White Sox	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
WP: Mike Flanagan (1-0), LP: Richard Dotson (0-1), SV: Sammy Stewart (1)
Home Runs: BAL - Eddie Murray (1)

• Attendance: 46,635

The teams went to Chicago for Game 3, but the Orioles were dominant. The Orioles got a 1st-inning Eddie Murray bomb, deep into the upper deck in right-center field, and took advantage of 9 walks by Sox pitchers in winning 11-1.

• Game 3 Box Score

Game 4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	9	0
White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
WP: Tippy Martinez (1-0), LP: Britt Burns (0-1)
Home Runs: BAL - Tito Landrum (1)

• Attendance: 45,477

Game 4 was a classic pitcher's duel. Baltimore's Storm Davis and Tippy Martinez held the Sox scoreless through nine innings, and Chicago's Britt Burns matched the feat. Finally, outfielder Tito Landrum homered off Burns in the top of the 10th inning, and the Orioles went on to win the game, 3-0, to take the series.

• Game 4 Box Score

Aftermath

The Orioles went on to play the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series, and Baltimore was victorious in five games.

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