First let me lead-off by saying one of my favorite things to watch when I was a kid was the Saturday Game of the Week on NBC. Without a doubt they would schedule at least one game pitting Boston against California.

This is reason number 2,457,731 why I love baseball: Those team were LOADED with offensive players. Cali brought Reggie, Fred Lynn, Rod Carew, Grich, Downing. While Boston sent out Hobson, Fisk, Rice, Evans, George Scott. They played wall-ball in Fenway and long-ball in Cali. The scores of those games would be 9-7 or 11-8 and last well over three hours. Good times.

Game 14 1983 Season
April 22, 1983
Baltimore Orioles vs. California Angels
Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

The first game of the three-game series goes to California in extra-innings 6-5. The Angels scored two runs in the eighth to tie the game at five against Storm Davis and Sammy Stewart. Don Welchel (0-2) went 1/3 of an inning allowing two hits and two walks.

The Orioles committed three errors and walked eight Angel hitters. Mike Flanagan started and went 5 innings allowing three runs on six hits. He walked three and had two strikeouts.

Inside the Box

Rod Carew went 5-7 2B, 1R and 3RBI

Brian Downing was 4-6 2B and 3R

Doug DeCinces (Cal) was 1-6 with a RBI

Bobby Grich was 1-3 2B, R, RBI

John Lowenstein was 2-4 2-run bomb (2)

Al Bumbry slammed his first homer of the year.

Current record 8-6


Game 15 1983 season
April 23,1983
Baltimore Orioles vs. California Angels
Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Scott McGregor and Tommy John went head-to-head in the second game of the series. Despite the two teams combining for 23 hits, only four runs are scored and both pitchers went the distance. The Orioles prevailed 3-1.

McGregor (2-0) went nine allowing nine hits and one run. Tommy John (2-1) went eight innings allowing 13 hits (12 singles) and three runs.

Inside the Box

John Shelby went 4-5 2B R

Every Oriole starter had at least one hit

Rod Carew 0-4

Current record 9-6


Game 16 1983 season
April 24,1983
Baltimore Orioles vs. Anaheim Angels
Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

In the rubber game of the three-game set the Angels prevailed 7-3 behind 14 hits. Mike Witt (1-3) came on in relief of starter Goltz to finish the last 3.1 scoreless innings against Baltimore. Dennis Martinez (1-4) lasted only 5 innings allowing 9 hits and five earned runs.

Inside the Box

Rod Carew went 4-5 (series 9-16) 2R, 2B, 3B

Brian Downing hit his second home run of the year off of Dennis Martinez

Tim Foli had 2 RBI

Al Bumbry had a 2B and a RBI

Cal Ripken hit his second home run of the year off Goltz in the sixth inning

Leo Hernandez went 3-4 R, Error

Current record 9-7


Next up a two-game set with the Athletics and a three-game set with the Mariners.