Major League Season Recap 1983 World Series – Baltimore Orioles AL over Philadelphia Phillies NL 4 games to 1 World Series MVP – Rick Dempsey Babe Ruth Award – Rick Dempsey ALCS Baltimore Orioles over Chicago White Sox 3 games to 1 ALCS MVP – Mike Boddicker NLCS Philadelphia Phillies over Los Angeles Dodgers 3 games to 1 NLCS MVP…
1983 – Atlanta Braves outfielder Dale Murphy, who hit .302 with 36 home runs, 121 RBI and 30 stolen bases in the National League, joins Ernie Banks, Joe Morgan and Mike Schmidt as one of the players who has won the MVP Award in consecutive years. Murphy receives 21 of the 24 first-place votes cast.
On June 12 1983, “I didn’t know what to say, so I just sort of mumbled, ‘Well, O.K.,’ ” – DALE MURPHY, responding to fan’s request to hit a home run. When Dale Murphy visits with Elizabeth Smith in the stands to give her a cap and a T-shirt, her nurse asks the Braves’ outfielder to hit…
Pitchers Joaquin Andujar and Bruce Sutter combined to beat Milwaukee 6-3 in Game 7 as the St. Louis Cardinals won the 1982 World Series. Cardinals C Darrell Porter was named MVP of both the NLCS and the World Series for his postseason batting, reaching base 19 times in 10 games. The Brewers defeated Baltimore on…
1982 – Center fielder Dale Murphy wins the National League MVP Award, becoming the first Braves player to be so honored since Hank Aaron in 1957, when the team played in Milwaukee. Murphy hit .281 with 36 home runs, 109 RBI, 113 runs, and 23 stolen bases.
The Phillies split a pair with the Braves, winning 6 – 1 on Dick Ruthven’s 3-hitter, before losing game 2, 11 – 9. Dale Murphy’s home run is Atlanta’s only score in the opener. Mike Schmidt has an inside-the-park home run in game 2, the second of three he’ll hit.
Dale Murphy hits three home runs with five RBI in three at bats, to pace the Atlanta Braves to a 6 – 4 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
1970 – In the June draft‚ the Padres select high school catcher Mike Ivie as the number-one pick and sign him in 3 days to a $100‚000 contract. He’ll play in the major leagues 11 years but catch only 9 games in the Bigs because of a phobia about throwing the ball back to the pitcher. Choosing next‚ the Indians take Stanford P Steve Dunning‚ who will debut in the majors in 10 days. He’s just the second player drafted who will skip the minors. Catchers Barry Foote (Expos) and Darrell Porter (Brewers) go next.
Dale Murphy Positions: Outfielder, First Baseman and Catcher Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg) Born: March 12, 1956 in Portland, OR Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (5th) of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Woodrow Wilson HS (Portland, OR). High School: Woodrow Wilson HS (Portland, OR) School: Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) Debut: September 13, 1976 (13,827th in major league history) vs. LAD 4 AB,…
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