playing in his 2,131st consecutive game on September 6, 1995. Ripken would also make it back to the postseason in both the 1996 and 1997 seasons only reaching the ALCS each time. Teammate Eddie Murray would reach the World Series again but the 1995 Cleveland Indians would lose in six games. Storm Davis, John Shelby, and series MVP Rick Dempsey would reach the 1988 World Series, Davis with the Oakland Athletics and Shelby and Dempsey with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Baltimore became the first visiting team to win Games 3, 4 and 5 since , when the New York Yankees did so vs. the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field. This has occurred twice since 1983. One was , when the Yankees again did it, this time against the Atlanta Braves in the final three games played at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium. The other was , when the Houston Astros did it against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, although the Astros became the first team to lose a World Series after winning games 3, 4 and 5 on the road, dropping games 6 and 7 at Minute Maid Park. By comparison, the home team has swept Games 3-5 12 times since . This would be the final World Series with color commentator Howard Cosell. Two years later, Cosell was scheduled to be in the booth but he was removed at the last minute due to the controversy surrounding his book I Never Played the Game and was replaced with Tim McCarver. See also 1983 Japan Series References External links Wulf, Steve. "The Orioles All Pitched In," Sports Illustrated, October 24, 1983. Fimrite, Ron. "He Was Moe Than Philly Could Handle," Sports Illustrated, October 24, 1983. Looking Back: 1983 World Series, Part 1 at phillies.theinsiders.com Looking Back: 1983 World Series, Part 2 at phillies.theinsiders.com Looking Back: Phillies Beat LA in 1983 NLCS at phillies.theinsiders.com 1983 Baltimore Orioles at baseballlibrary.com 1983 Philadelphia Phillies at baseballlibrary.com Bibliography World Series World Series Baltimore Orioles postseason Philadelphia Phillies postseason Baseball competitions in Philadelphia Baseball competitions in Baltimore World Series World Series 1980s in Baltimore 1980s in Philadelphia October 1983 sports events in the United States