Michael Jack Schmidt is an American former professional baseball third baseman who spent his entire 18-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1972 to 1989. Schmidt was a 12-time All-Star and a three-time winner of the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player award (MVP),and he was known for his combination of power hitting and strong defense. As a hitter,he compiled 548 home runs and 1,595 runs batted in (RBIs),and led the NL in home runs eight times and in RBIs four times. As a fielder,Schmidt won the National League Gold Glove Award for third basemen ten times. Schmidt was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 and is widely considered to be one of the greatest third basemen in baseball history.
Ryne Dee Sandberg,nicknamed "Ryno",is an American former professional baseball player,coach,and manager. He played sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies (1981) and the Chicago Cubs.
Keith Hernandez is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman who played the majority of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. Hernandez was a five-time All-Star who shared the 1979 NL MVP award and won two World Series titles,one each with the Cardinals and Mets. Since 1998,he has been a color commentator on Mets television broadcasts.
Gregory Michael Luzinski,nicknamed "the Bull",is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left fielder from 1970 to 1984,most prominently as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies where he was a four-time All-Star player and was a member of the 1980 World Series winning team.
Gerald Wayne Grote was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1963 through 1981 for the Houston Colt .45s,New York Mets,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Kansas City Royals.
Willie Mays Aikens is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball for the California Angels,Kansas City Royals,and Toronto Blue Jays between 1977 and 1985. He had established himself as one of the top sluggers in the game before drugs derailed his career. In 1994,Aikens was sentenced to 20 years in prison on four counts of crack cocaine distribution and one count of use of a firearm during drug trafficking. He was released on June 4,2008,after changes in federal drug laws,and is sometimes cited as an example of the results of mandatory maximum sentencing in drug-related crimes.
Willie James Wilson is an American former professional baseball player. He played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals,Oakland Athletics,and Chicago Cubs. He was an outfielder known for his speed and ability as an effective leadoff hitter. Wilson's career total of 668 stolen bases currently ranks him in 12th place all-time among major leaguers.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1983 throughout the world.
Richard Joseph Hebner is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1968 through 1985,most prominently as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates teams that won five National League Eastern Division titles in six years between 1970 and 1975 and won the World Series in 1971. After his playing career,Hebner spent several years as a hitting coach at the major league and minor league levels. He also managed minor league teams in the Pirates,Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles organizations.
Ted Crawford Sizemore is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman. He was named the National League's Rookie of the Year in 1969.
Paul Edward Popovich is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 1964 through 1975 for the Chicago Cubs,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Pittsburgh Pirates.
The 1980 Kansas City Royals season was their 12th in Major League Baseball. The Royals,under new manager Jim Frey,finished first in the American League West with a record of 97–65. Kansas City finally broke through in the postseason,sweeping the New York Yankees 3-0 in the 1980 American League Championship Series after falling to the Yankees in the ALCS in 1976,1977 and 1978. The Royals lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in the World Series.
Kenneth George Boswell is a former Major League Baseball second baseman.
The 1983 Philadelphia Phillies season included the Phillies winning the National League East title with a record of 90–72,by a margin of six games over the Pittsburgh Pirates. They defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers,three games to one in the NLCS,before losing the World Series to the Baltimore Orioles,four games to one. The Phillies celebrated their centennial in 1983,were managed by Pat Corrales (43–42) and Paul Owens (47–30),and played their home games at Veterans Stadium.
The 1983 Chicago Cubs season was the 112th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise,the 108th in the National League and the 68th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 71–91.
The 1973 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 91st season in the history of the franchise. The team,managed by Danny Ozark,played their third season at Veterans Stadium and finished last in the National League East,111⁄2 games behind the Mets.
The 1975 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 93rd in the history of the franchise. The Phillies finished in second place in the National League East with a record of 86–76,61⁄2 games behind the NL East champion Pittsburgh Pirates. As a result,the Phillies had their first winning season in eight years.
The 1988 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished sixth in the National League East with a record of 65 wins and 96 losses.
The 1980 Major League Baseball season concluded with the Philadelphia Phillies winning their first World Series championship.
Guillermo "Willie" Hernández Villanueva was a Puerto Rican baseball relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He won both the American League Cy Young Award and the American League Most Valuable Player Award in 1984 after leading the Detroit Tigers to the World Series championship.
