Mets reliever Jesse Orosco garners four votes for the National League Most Valuable Player Award, ending a six-year drought in which not one player on the team received a single vote for the honor

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Mets reliever Jesse Orosco garners four votes for the National League Most Valuable Player Award, ending a six-year drought in which not one player on the team received a single vote for the honor. The last time a writer cast an MVP vote for a New York National Leaguer was on the 1976 ballot when the writers gave Tom Seaver was given consideration.

1983 – Chicago White Sox pitcher LaMarr Hoyt, who led the American League with 24 wins but whose 3.66 ERA was not among the league’s 15 best, wins the Cy Young Award, beating out the Kansas City Royals’ Dan Quisenberry and the Detroit Tigers’ Jack Morris.

1983 – Chicago White Sox pitcher LaMarr Hoyt, who led the American League with 24 wins but whose 3.66 ERA was not among the league’s 15 best, wins the Cy Young Award, beating out the Kansas City Royals’ Dan Quisenberry and the Detroit Tigers’ Jack Morris.

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1983 – Chicago White Sox pitcher LaMarr Hoyt, who led the American League with 24 wins but whose 3.66 ERA was not among the league’s 15 best, wins the Cy Young Award, beating out the Kansas City Royals’ Dan Quisenberry and the Detroit Tigers’ Jack Morris.

At Veterans Stadium, Jim Palmer pitches two innings of scoreless relief and gets the win as the Orioles beat the Phillies in Game 3 of the World Series, 3-2. The Hall of Famer becomes the only pitcher in baseball history to win a Fall Classic game in three different decades.

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At Veterans Stadium, Jim Palmer pitches two innings of scoreless relief and gets the win as the Orioles beat the Phillies in Game 3 of the World Series, 3-2. The Hall of Famer becomes the only pitcher in baseball history to win a Fall Classic game in three different decades.

At Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium, the Orioles even the series at a game apiece as they defeat the Phillies, 4-1. In a battle between rookie pitchers, Mike Boddicker throws a three-hitter, besting Charles Hudson as John Lowenstein paces the Birds’ offense with three hits, including a fifth-inning home run.

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At Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium, the Orioles even the series at a game apiece as they defeat the Phillies, 4-1. In a battle between rookie pitchers, Mike Boddicker throws a three-hitter, besting Charles Hudson as John Lowenstein paces the Birds’ offense with three hits, including a fifth-inning home run.

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the Phillies win the NLCS behind the pitching of Steve Carlton and the power of Gary Matthews’ three-run homer

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In front of 64,494 fans at Veterans Stadium, the Phillies win the NLCS behind the pitching of Steve Carlton and the power of Gary Matthews’ three-run homer, 7-2. Philadelphia will take on the Orioles in the Fall Classic, which becomes known as the I-95 World Series.

1983 – In the NLCS opener, Mike Schmidt’s 1st-inning home run and Al Holland’s clutch relief pitching to get out of an 8th-inning bases-loaded jam are enough for Philadelphia to top Los Angeles, 1 – 0.

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1983 – In the NLCS opener, Mike Schmidt’s 1st-inning home run and Al Holland’s clutch relief pitching to get out of an 8th-inning bases-loaded jam are enough for Philadelphia to top Los Angeles, 1 – 0.

Carl Yastrzemski plays in his 3,308th and final game, hitting a single as the team’s left fielder. After the Red Sox’s 3-1 victory over Cleveland, ‘Yaz’ takes one more “final lap” around Fenway Park and will stay to sign autographs on Yawkey Way for over an hour.

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Carl Yastrzemski plays in his 3,308th and final game, hitting a single as the team’s left fielder. After the Red Sox’s 3-1 victory over Cleveland, ‘Yaz’ takes one more “final lap” around Fenway Park and will stay to sign autographs on Yawkey Way for over an hour.

The Dodgers beat the Giants, 4 – 3, and the Padres beat the Braves, 3 – 2, giving Los Angeles the National League West title. Orel Hershiser pitches the final two innings in relief of Fernando Valenzuela to record his first ML save.

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The Dodgers beat the Giants, 4 – 3, and the Padres beat the Braves, 3 – 2, giving Los Angeles the National League West title. Orel Hershiser pitches the final two innings in relief of Fernando Valenzuela to record his first ML save.

In a 9 – 4 win over the Mariners, Chicago’s LaMarr Hoyt records his 13th win in a row to raise his record to 24-10, and Greg Luzinski hits his 32nd home run to set a new single-season record for designated hitters.

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In a 9 – 4 win over the Mariners, Chicago’s LaMarr Hoyt records his 13th win in a row to raise his record to 24-10, and Greg Luzinski hits his 32nd home run to set a new single-season record for designated hitters.