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.…
April 26, 1983: Sloppy play dooms Phillies in loss to Braves
With an eye toward returning to the top of the baseball world,…
May 5, 1983: Red Wings shine in the dark, beat parent Orioles in exhibition
For a few days in May 1983, news outlets in Rochester, New York,…
July 16, 1983: Moose Haas shuts down Twins in 5-0 Brewers win
The Milwaukee Brewers were 44-39 midway through July 1983, not…
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…
July 30, 1983: Mark Davis earns first win for Giants with shutout of rival Dodgers
Mark Davis brazenly introduced himself to the San Francisco…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
April 13, 1983: Baudilio el Último: Phillies’ Bo Díaz hits an ultimate grand slam
Since 1881, 30 major-league players have hit an ultimate grand…
May 24, 1983: Cardinals’ Dave LaPoint finally finishes what he starts
When Dave LaPoint of the St. Louis Cardinals walked to the pitcher’s…
April 15, 1983: Milt Wilcox nearly perfect for Tigers
The early-season Friday evening match-up was a game between two…
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…
May 9, 1983: Astros score winning run while Mets’ Danny Heep argues with umpire
The Houston Astros rallied from a midgame 4-0 deficit to beat…
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…
September 23, 1983: Steve Carlton wins his 300th game
As the month of August 1983 came to a close, the battle for first…
May 14, 1983: Good things come in threes for Brewers’ Ben Oglivie
The magic number was 3 at County Stadium in Milwaukee on Saturday,…
July 24, 1983: The Pine Tar Game
Shane Rawley for the Yankees and Bud Black for the Royals were…
August 4, 1983: Dave Winfield’s errant throw accidentally kills seagull in Toronto
Fans flocked to Toronto’s Exhibition Stadium in record numbers1…
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…
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…