Oriole Magic: The O's of 1983

by Thom Loverro, Rick Dempsy (Afterword), Cal Ripken Jr. (Foreword)

That great season is resurrected with candid, colorful interviews and stories from every key member of the 1983 Orioles World Series Championship team along with detailed narrative about the major events throughout the season.

Genres: Baseball, Sports

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Tom Gase · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book on the Baltimore Orioles 1983 season that saw them win the World Series, Baltimore's last as of 2020. You'll learn a lot about Cal Ripken and Eddie Murray of course, but also other stars like Ken Singelton and Jim Palmer in the twilight of their careers. You'll learn about Rick Dempsey, Scott McGregor, Mike Flanagan, Mike Boddiker, Todd Cruz, Dan Ford, Tippy Martinez, Dennis Martinez and many many more. I'm not even an Orioles fan (LA is my team) but I enjoyed this one a lot. The author talks about just about every single game, but also strays away shortly to talk about certain players, even players that had minor roles but came up big in a few games. This book is a MUST for Orioles fans and will be appreciated greatly by anyone who likes Major League Baseball. The only problem I had with this book was a few errors, such as the number of wins during the regular season by Boddicker and some years that were wrong. Other than that, good stuff.

[Andrew Watkins · Rating 2 out of 5]

Terribly written. I love the Orioles, but I had to force myself to not quit reading this book and keep turning the pages.

[Shek · Rating 2 out of 5]

Reads like a first draft untouched by any editor more powerful than a spellcheck.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

My best way to experience an Orioles title

[Lance · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent account of the 1983 Orioles but very choppy to read. Full review can be found here:

http://sportsbookguy.blogspot.com/201...