1983 Philadelphia Phillies season
| 1983 Philadelphia Phillies | |
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| 1983 National League Champions 1983 NL East Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Bill Giles |
| General manager(s) | Paul Owens |
| Manager(s) | Pat Corrales, Paul Owens |
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WTAF PRISM |
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WCAU (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler) |
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The 1983 Philadelphia Phillies season involved the Phillies winning the National League East Division title with a record of 90–72, by a margin of six games over the Pittsburgh Pirates. As the Phillies were celebrating their centennial season, they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, three games to one in the National League Championship Series, before losing the World Series to the Baltimore Orioles, four games to one. The Phils were managed by Pat Corrales (43–42) and Paul Owens (47–30), as they played their home games at Veterans Stadium.
The 1983 Phillies were nicknamed the "Wheeze Kids" because of the numerous veteran players on the team. The 1950 National League pennant winning Phillies had been nicknamed the "Whiz Kids" due to their youth; stars Richie Ashburn, Robin Roberts, Willie Jones, Del Ennis, and Granny Hamner were all 25 years old or younger. Prior to the 1983 season, the Phillies acquired Morgan, age 39 and Tony Pérez, age 40, to complement Pete Rose, age 41, and as Morgan told Sports Illustrated in March 1983, "...help win them a world championship." At the time, the Phillies also had Ron Reed, 40, Bill Robinson, 39, Steve Carlton, 38, and Tug McGraw, 38. Philadelphia Daily News sportswriter Stan Hochman gave them the Wheeze Kids nickname and it was quickly adopted and used by Phillies president Bill Giles. By the 1983 World Series, the moniker was commonly used to refer to the team.
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