Winnin' Ugly: 1983 Chicago White Sox

[@RRaquello]

White Sox fan since 1968 when I was seven years old, and this was the first time they won anything in my lifetime. It took 15 years and that seemed like such a long time at the time, but doesn't seem so long now that it's been 18 years since they won the World Series. The forgotten guy on this team is Richard Dotson. Plus the American League finally winning the All-Star game, and doing it in Comiskey Park was a bonus. A lot of guys had career-best years and couldn't repeat it, so the victory was pretty fleeting.

[@michaelleroy9281]

I've been a fan since 1960 so I remember 1968 horrible season

[@mysticakhenaton1701]

a LONG time Cubs fan, and I enjoyed the 1983 Sox...I was pulling for them in the playoffs against Balitmore.

[@Mark-vt8xb]

And as a White Sox fan, I was a huge fan of the 1984 Cubs. Shame neither team made the World Series.

[@CRStoller]

The 1983 White Sox was such a fun team, and a fun year.

[@jeffgo5742]

Chris Stoller yeah I remember it like yesterday especially when I crawled out my moms vagina

[@mattheweggleton7887]

Jeff Go........away

[@robertmasina4610]

On top of that, there was pennant fever in the city from midseason on.

[@nurserock77]

1990 was a hell of a team too! That team reminded me of the ‘83 team. After all, 94-68 is a hell of a record to wind up staying at home while teams with lesser records (Boston/Pittsburgh) compete in the postseason…. If only they had the Wild Card back then…so many great, playoff worthy teams went by the wayside in those days. A postseason berth would’ve been a helluva way to say goodbye to Old Comiskey Park. That team had potential and might’ve surprised people in the postseason!

[@nortongwilliams474]

I was about 7 and just getting into my cubbies at this time, so I never saw this video. But it is classic. One the old timers game was serious back then. Two the ball parks were huge. And three, I loved the old Budweiser commercials. Classic..... All and All go Sox let's have a post season like 2005 then 83 this year.....

[@djpalac]

Thanks a million for posting this. By happenstance I was at the clinching game in 1983. I was seven years old and had never seen my father that excited before (and probably since!)

[@jeffgo5742]

David Palac yeah my dad doesn’t like me either

[@travismcdonald6576]

David Palac Had to be tough being a White Sox fan before and after 83. It’s a shame the offense got cold after Game 1 of the ALCS. The 83 team was fun.

[@mitchwinder1204]

I have this on VHS cassette, with no way to play it anymore. Ordered it when it was first released. So glad it showed up as a suggestion this morning. It had probably been 25+ years since I’d seen it. Joe McConnell’s homerun calls at Old Comiskey still send chills down my spine. No one has ever done it better. Thanks so much for posting it.

[@johnnyjwhitejr1675]

Tall Tony if the As don't do it this year then the White Sox have to do it and the Giants

[@roberthunerberg1509]

I got some VHF tapes put on DVD 25 dollars a tape.

[@subg8858]

LaRussa, Duncan, Lau and Leyland on one coaching staff. The next decade we had the likes of Bevington and Manuel.

[@bearstown19show]

He is back

[@michaelleroy9281]

September 17th was something else!

[@TheRealMrLofasz]

Jerry Koosman, pushing 40 or maybe even older, throws a complete game shutout. These p*****s today can't do that.

[@johnconnell4503]

This might be the greatest comment ever

[@hmhm856]

Im a Mets fan since 1962, I was really rooting for the 1983 WSOX to win it all, because they had Jerry Koosman in the team.

[@RRaquello]

@@hmhm856 Funny how both Koosman & Seaver ended up on the White Sox. Years after the Mets made a pivotal trade with our Sox that helped them win the World Series-the trade where they got Tommie Agee & Al Weis from our Sox.

[@RRaquello]

Koosman managed to win with both the Mets and White Sox, two of MLB's downtrodden franchises.

[@raulgreen8369]

The Winning Ugly season of 1983 White Sox on Sportsvision/WFLD-TV Channel 32. Appeared every other week on The Game of Week on WMAQ-TV Channel 5 & Monday Night Baseball on WLS-TV Channel 7.

[@robertmasina4610]

I remember 1983. The White Sox and the Blackhawks were the only two teams with a winning record in Chicago.

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

Chicago has five teams 2 had winning records, 3 had losing records..I'm very curious to know what your point is?

[@travismcdonald6576]

Lord Beasley The Bulls sucked. The Cubs sucked. The Bears were not all that good (yet). It’s not hard.

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

@@travismcdonald6576 He makes it seem like 1983 was some strange year in which most Chicago teams sucked..Guess what in 2019 the bears, bulls, and white Sox sucked..Absolutely no different than 1983

[@michaelleroy9281]

@@travismcdonald6576 The Bears were coming on toward the end of 1983

[@michaelhession2105]

As a Cubs fan that White Sox team I hate to say it was a very fun team to watch. This may have been a one hit wonder but those guys just demolished an AL West that had 2 very good teams in the Royals and Angels. The bad news for them was that the Winning Ugly struck midnight against the unhitable arms of the Orioles. When you have to face McGregor, Boddicker, Flanagan, Palmer, Storm Davis, El Presidente, and Tippy Martinez wheter starting or coming out of the bullpen. You're gonna have a long day. Just ask the Phillies in the World Series. FYI, agony thy name is Tito Landrum.

[@joeljohnson8214]

Guys just hanging out on the barge drinking Budweiser. Maybe that's how the barge got away.

[@paleo704]

LOL

[@Jeff-xy9ci]

Here in Maryland 'tween D.C. & Balto.& attended all ALCS games at Memorial Stadium. Even tho was huge Oriole fan, did buy the 45 by Steam, "Na, na, na, na, hey. hey, good bye." in original jacket w/Sox logo.

[@TheRealMrLofasz]

Ron Kittle with a triple? Harold Baines playing center? Koosman back to back complete games?

[@mikek7190]

Winning Ugly!

[@adamtparker6515]

Before Kittle knee was bashed by pitch in 83 playoff

[@erichench5401]

As a Brewers fan…this is a great watch ⚾️🍺

[@ryanadams7546]

I was at that game Sept 17 1983

[@williammelton3863]

Winnin' Ugly Never Looked More Beautiful. It's how they did it, they did like champs.

[@vancelubben4527]

93 was a damn good team as well. Both teams had amazing starting pitching!!!

[@kingtrawal]

1990 was my favorite team, before 2005... rookie Big Frank, 2nd year Robin Ventura, Jack McDowell and Bobby Thigpen. Won 94 games....

[@michaelleroy9281]

Those damn Blue Jays

[@IndyMusician]

And we were primed to win the WS in '94 - then the lockout happened. Lost me as a fan for decades.

[@hmhm856]

1983-1993-2000 WSOX were the most fun WSOX team I have seen that made the postseason. 2005 they won it all, but that team bored me.

[@hmhm856]

@@IndyMusician Easy now, Cleveland, Baltimore, and Kansas were right there with the WSOX, so nothing was guaranteed in 1994

[@StFidjnr]

8:19 the 1st jewel in the bull's downtown triple crown 18:25 the 2nd jewel 20:13 the 3rd and final jewel in the bull's downtown triple crown

[@TheRealMrLofasz]

Great intro of Ron Kittle misplaying a fly ball and falling down.

[@paleo704]

LOLOL

[@KurtBergland]

What the heck is with all of the drinking on the job in 1983??

[@robertpusateri2345]

RIp La Marr Hoyt and Julio Cruz.

[@markminter6312]

Too bad Chicago's bats went totally to sleep in the ALCS. If it wasn't for LaMarr Hoyt, they'd have been swept right out.

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Disco demolition night lmao

[@michaelhession2105]

When you have to face McGregor, Boddicker, Flanagan, Storm Davis, Palmer, El Presidente, and Tippy Martinez either starting or in the bullpen its usually game over. Just ask the Phillies that in the World Series.

[@adamtparker6515]

Some closure on why my dad as exec prod was preparing a reel to reel mix which did have some #EMIPolice and other jams. This set the standard on how #MLB highlight reels should be done going forward, with some kinks to work out. Wasn't the narrator Hawk GM at some point during this season? #Organizationswinschampionships

[@bearstown19show]

Tony Larussa is back

[@michaelleroy9281]

And now he isn't at least not as manager

[@TheRealMrLofasz]

Breakaway barge!!! After the barge takes down the bridge killing hundreds litigation will surely ensue. Why was the rope so frayed that it snapped in seemingly good weather? Gross negligence on behalf of the shipping company or dock managers. I'd expect criminal charges as well.

[@paleo704]

Enjoying your posts

[@KurtBergland]

Lol those guys were gassed

[@paleo704]

What’s the back story on the barge

[@michaelleroy9281]

They wear those uniforms at home on Sundays now

[@sigmarealm1111]

We could have used these guys 1:59 in Baltimore at the Key Bridge in 2024.

[@michaelleroy9281]

Just don't talk about the White Sox team of 2024

[@kingtrawal]

Young Tony LaRussa! my niqqa. Sox winnin the chip this year fellas.

[@michaelleroy9281]

What's with this racist crap?

[@markc5771]

By ugly, I'm sure you're referring to the uniforms. That was the lowest point in White Sox fasion next to those god awful late 70's pajama's they wore

[@markc5771]

@@michaeloconnorjr.164 It was definitely a fun team. The Uniforms of 2005 are awesome

[@RRaquello]

I agree. As a Sox fan it's the one down note that when they finally won something it had to be in those Sunday afternoon softball beer league uniforms. They could have had some nice looking duds like they wore in the Hoyt Wilhelm days. Or at the least, the red ones they wore when Wilbur Wood was at his best.

[@nflmlbclassics]

Hello, there. Thanks for these uploads. Just out of curiosity, I wonder if you have the 1981 Oakland A"s team film (Year of Billyball). I know the A"s did a team film from '81 when they won the AL West, but has never circulated on YT or anywhere else before. If so, great.

[@BashBrothersVideos]

I'm sorry, I've never come across that one.

[@nflmlbclassics]

Thanks. Thought I'd give it a shot. Anyway, the 1985 WHite Sox video you uploaded just now is blocked. Thought I'd let you know as well.

[@BashBrothersVideos]

@@nflmlbclassics Thank you. Yeah, a song that opened the doc caused that. Those couple of minutes are currently being muted and it will be live again shortly.

[@jamestepera3356]

I remember the cover of SI. The amazing A's and their 5 aces. Strike shortened year.

[@michaelleroy9281]

1981 wasn't a great year for baseball ( strike)

[@jamesarmstrong1811]

you forgot to include Jerry Hariston breaking up Milt Wilcox's perfect game after retiring 26 in a row.

[@raywenger5689]

that was '84

[@mattheweggleton7887]

No Ray it wasn't. It was April of 83. In April of 84 Jack Morris threw a no hitter against the sox at Commiskey. Struck out Ron Kittle to end it on national TV. Jack walked a bunch that day, Milt had the perfect game going until Hairston lined one up the middle

[@jamesarmstrong1811]

@Matt Eggleton Thanks for backing me on Hariston breaking the perfect game by Wilcox,I believe that day was Easter Sunday,, chilly

[@BmanIsHere]

The White Sox lost cuz they were cursed. It's called the Curse of Shoeless Joe. The Sox didn't win a world series for 88 years, from 1917 to 2005. But this '83 team sure looked awesome tho. Coming from a Tigers fan

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Idk about that but they have a weird friggen history lol

[@BmanIsHere]

@@ericsigersmith2831 lol I know their history is pretty crazy. But the Black Sox Scandal really punched the team in the face for 88 years, it's insane to think about it too... 88 years of tragedy, but they finally stopped it all in 2005

[@michaelleroy9281]

In the ALCS the Baltimore Orioles were the best team in a best of 5 series

[@michaelleroy9281]

And only one World Series appearance ( 1959)

[@robertmasina7388]

@Bmanis Even though I don't believe in curses, that's neat to hear from a Tigers fan you found the team to be awesome. I remember at that time there was pennant fever in Chicago from the mid season on. There wasn't such fever in the city since the Cubs of 1969.

[@bearstown19show]

2021 White Sox winning Ugly 2 0

[@craigmazienis3822]

Just like 2020

[@michaelleroy9281]

A Covid playoff appearance

[@cjones3710]

What year but Baltimore took em down in the alcs

[@GetBenched2010]

Hawk!

[@johndoe-x5v2p]

remeber when the white sox like.... won?

[@StFidjnr]

17:55 two words

[@VolumedMusicMan]

Kind of ticked off at LaRussa over the playoffs. Hoyt was the game one winner. Bannister had rough outing in game 3. LaRussa should’ve gone game three with Hoyt game four with Burns , and game 5 with Dotson. Regardless of that, the White Sox to not hit the baseball. Which was their talent during the season. I’ll give Baltimore that...

[@markminter6312]

Actually it was Richard Dotson that got shelled in Game 3. Burns pitched great in Game 4(nine shutout innings) until he gave up a homer in the 10th, but before that Jerry Dybzinski screwed up on the basepaths and cost Chicago a run that probably would have won them the game. If they had won that one, you'd have had a fully rested LaMarr Hoyt for game 5 at home and I honestly believe he would have won the pennant for them(Hoyt was literally unbeatable the 2nd half of the season and playoffs). But like you said, none of that mattered since the White Sox couldn't hit for shit the entire series. They're lucky they even won one game.

[@michaelleroy9281]

2021 AL Central Division Champions

[@mikestone7651]

That fucking joke of a so-called announcer Suck Harrelson, actually thinking that they were going to be special in 1984.....lol...yeah, right!

[@mikestone7651]

And just how did that season end....losing ugly in the playoffs...lol!

[@bobbym.2130]

Go O's!

[@michaelingram3961]

Too bad the Orioles cut down your WS hopes

[@douglassher1710]

It's a mystery how this team won 99 games. Look at the roster. Jerry Dybzinski? Julio Cruz? Not one, but two crummy players named Law? This team could just as easily have finished under .500. As they would the following season, with essentially the same team.

[@daniellinehan63]

I went to games in May where the booing of LaRussa was almost sad...I dislike the guy.....but he and that team never gave up- and won it by 20

[@douglassher1710]

@@daniellinehan63 He was a great manager. Arguably the best ever. The success of the '83 White Sox is a superb case in point.

[@Abr022575]

Pitching wasn't bad. Helps a lot.

[@douglassher1710]

@@Abr022575 I don't think that was an impressive pitching staff at all. No one better than a #3 starter, and a thin bullpen.

[@Abr022575]

@@douglassher1710 I think Hoyt won the Cy Young that year (and 24 games). Dotson was very solid (22-7), Bannister good, too. These are not paltry stats.

[@dk.2260]

Many years later, Alcoholic LaRussa is back

[@michaelleroy9281]

Better manager than all the others

[@michaelleroy9281]

And now in 2024 he isn't the manager

[@craigmazienis3822]

They lose again blah