
May 24, 1983: Cardinals’ Dave LaPoint finally finishes what he starts
When Dave LaPoint of the St. Louis Cardinals walked to the pitcher’s…

June 12, 1983: After feeling ‘lower than dirt,’ Glenn Abbott returns to majors for first time in 20 months
Going into the 1982 season, Seattle Mariners starter Glenn Abbott…

July 4, 1983: Dave Righetti tosses a no-hitter on Fourth of July
One never knows how a given game will work out. On the Fourth…

July 6, 1983: In golden All-Star anniversary, Fred Lynn hits a grand slam and AL ends decade of NL dominance
July 6, 1933: the first All-Star Game at Comiskey Park and, in…

July 13, 1983: Bjorkman knocks in five in cup of coffee for Astros
The Houston Astros were moving up in the world. On the morning…

July 16, 1983: Moose Haas shuts down Twins in 5-0 Brewers win
The Milwaukee Brewers were 44-39 midway through July 1983, not…

July 24, 1983: The Pine Tar Game
Shane Rawley for the Yankees and Bud Black for the Royals were…

July 25, 1983: New York-Penn pitchers flirt with double no-hitter
Some fans go to a lifetime of baseball games and never see a…

July 30, 1983: Mark Davis earns first win for Giants with shutout of rival Dodgers
Mark Davis brazenly introduced himself to the San Francisco…

August 4, 1983: Dave Winfield’s errant throw accidentally kills seagull in Toronto
Fans flocked to Toronto’s Exhibition Stadium in record numbers1…

August 5, 1983: Brooks Robinson Celebration Night
Oriole fans were positively giddy during the first week of August…

August 24, 1983: Tippy Martinez picks off three Blue Jays in one inning
The 25,882 fans who ventured to Memorial Stadium in Baltimore…

September 2, 1983: Roger Kahn’s ragtag Utica Blue Sox nab New York-Penn flag by a half-game
Roger Kahn’s 1972 classic, The Boys of Summer, a nostalgic…

September 10, 1983: Lynn Pirates depart, Roger Clemens arrives in Eastern League championship
The final game of the 1983 Eastern League season completed one…

September 15, 1983: Terry Francona pulls Expos to within a half-game of first place in NL East
Terry Francona raised the art of self-deprecation to a new level.…

September 17, 1983: Johnny Bench celebrates Riverfront Stadium farewell with final home run, last catching appearance
A packed Riverfront Stadium celebrated future Hall of Fame catcher…

September 17, 1983: White Sox clinch AL West with Harold Baines walk-off sacrifice fly
The Chicago White Sox were headed to the playoffs! Needing either…

September 23, 1983: Steve Carlton wins his 300th game
As the month of August 1983 came to a close, the battle for first…

September 26, 1983: Bob Forsch settles the score and throws his second no-hitter
On September 26, 1983, an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch…

September 29, 1983: Oakland’s Mike Warren caps first major-league season by no-hitting White Sox
Oakland A’s pitcher Mike Warren showed great promise in his…

October 1, 1983: Carl Yastrzemski Day at Fenway Park
A sellout crowd packed Fenway Park and then waited 20 minutes…

October 7, 1983: White Sox routed in first playoff game on South Side in 24 years
Baseball fever found its way to Comiskey Park on October 7, 1983,…

October 8, 1983: Orioles clinch AL pennant in final postseason game at Comiskey Park
For the Chicago White Sox and their fans, the zany summer of…

October 11, 1983: Phillies take World Series opener from Orioles in pitchers’ duel
The Baltimore Orioles entered the 1983 World Series on an absolute…