May 23, 1983 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Frank ViolaL: Storm Davis
LF4-5H-AB2 HR · 2B · 4 RBI · 2 RTop hitterCR
Cal Ripken Jr.
SS1-3H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RP9.0IP3 ER · 7 K · WWinning pitcherP4.2IP4 ER · 5 K · LBiggest lead MIN by 8 · BAL by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CW White Sox | 99 | 63 | .611 | — |
| 2BAOrioles | 98 | 64 | .605 | 1.0 |
3DE Tigers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7.0 |
4NY Yankees | 91 | 71 | .562 | 8.0 |
5TO Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 10.0 |
6MI Brewers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 12.0 |
7KC Royals | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20.0 |
8BO Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21.0 |
9TE Rangers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 22.0 |
10OA Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 25.0 |
11CL Guardians | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29.0 |
12LA Angels | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29.0 |
| 13MITwins | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29.0 |
14SE Mariners | 60 | 102 | .370 | 39.0 |
| BMBobby MitchellCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| JCJohn Castino2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| GWGary WardLF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| KHKent Hrbek1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBRandy BushDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TBTom BrunanskyRF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DEDave EngleC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RWRon WashingtonSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MHMickey HatcherPH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
2B: Ward, Gaetti, Washington
HR: Ward 2, Brunansky 2, Engle
RBI: Mitchell 2, Ward 4, Brunansky 5, Engle
CS: Washington
LOB: 8
| JSJohn ShelbyCF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DFDan FordRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CRCal Ripken Jr.SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
EM Eddie Murray1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GRGary RoenickeLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BABenny AyalaDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RDRich Dauer2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LHLeo Hernandez3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RDRick DempseyC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
2B: Ford
HR: Ripken Jr., Roenicke
RBI: Ford, Ripken Jr. 2, Roenicke
LOB: 13
The Twins routed the Orioles 12-4 at Memorial Stadium.
Frank Viola got the win and Storm Davis took the loss. Gary Ward went 4-for-5 for the Twins, while Cal Ripken Jr. went 1-for-3 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
