November 3, 1983

Battle of the Network Stars XV



WINNER >> ABC

2. CBS
3. NBC

Swimming relay >> CBS, 1:30.79

William Devane
Rosalind Chao
Charles Frank
Ana Alicia
Billy Moses

2. ABC
3. NBC

Kayak relay >> CBS, 3:53.59

Joan Van Ark
Charles Frank
Ana Alicia
Billy Moses

2. ABC
3. NBC

3-on-3 football >> CBS

Quarterback > William Devane
Touchdowns > Billy Moses 2, Ana Alicia 2

2. ABC
3. NBC

Baseball dunk >> NBC, 21 points

Cynthia Sikes > Charles Frank, 6

2. CBS, 15

Martha Smith > Jill Whelan, 6

3. ABC, 6

Obstacle course >> CBS

2. NBC
3. ABC

Best time (men) > Billy Moses, CBS, 18.86
Best time (women) > Melinda Culea, NBC, 24.38

Tandem bike relay >> ABC, 2:10.88 (record)

Ben Murphy / Shari Belafonte-Harper
Geoffrey Scott / Heather Locklear
Daniel Hugh Kelly / Jill Whelan

2. CBS
3. NBC

Running relay >> ABC

William Shatner
Heather Thomas
Daniel Hugh Kelly
Geoffrey Scott
Heather Locklear
Ben Murphy

2. CBS
3. NBC

Tug of War >> ABC def. CBS

Geoffrey Scott
Daniel Hugh Kelly
Shari Belafonte Harper
Jill Whelan
Ben Murphy

Injury report >> Edward Albert (knee)

MVP (men) Billy Moses, CBS

MVP (women) Ana Alicia, CBS

Best event >> Swimming relay

Records >> Tandem bike relay, ABC, 2:10.88

All-Battle team >> Moses and Alicia

Daniel Hugh Kelly, ABC
Ben Murphy, ABC
Geoffrey Scott, ABC
Melinda Culea, NBC
Jill Whelan, ABC
Shari Belafonte Harper, ABC

Hosts >> Howard Cosell, Robert Conrad, Donna Mills

Commissioner >> Bud Wilkinson

June 28, 1983

1983 NL All-Star voting

CATCHER | 1. Gary Carter, Montreal, 1,547,843

2. Darrell Porter, St. Louis, 925,367.

FIRST BASE | 1. Al Oliver, Montreal, 879,078

2. Steve Garvey, San Diego, 760,100. 3. Keith Hernandez, New York. 4. Pete Rose, Philadelphia.

SECOND BASE | 1. Steve Sax, Los Angeles, 1,019,881

2. Joe Morgan, Philadelphia, 668,192.

THIRD BASE | 1. Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia, 1,154,647

2. Tim Wallach, Montreal, 552,026.

SHORTSTOP | 1. Ozzie Smith, St. Louis, 1,389,063

2. Dave Concepcion, Cincinnati, 512,902.

OUTFIELD | 1. Dale Murphy, Atlanta, 1,452,341. 2. Andre Dawson, Montreal, 1,354,870. 3. Tim Raines, Montreal, 884,595.

4. Willie McGree, St. Louis, 870,469.

June 1, 1983

1983 All-NBA teams

As selected by a nationwide panel of 75 media members, with total points:

FIRST TEAM

Forward | Larry Bird, Boston, 149 (74)

Forward | Julius Erving, Philadelphia, 117

Center | Moses Malone, Philadelphia, 147

Guard | Magic Johnson, Los Angeles, 144

Guard | Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee, 120


SECOND TEAM

Forward | Alex English, Denver, 62

Forward | Buck Williams, New Jersey, 44

Center | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles, 42

Guard | George Gervin, San Antonio, 69

Guard | Isiah Thomas, Detroit, 38

May 4, 1983

Battle of the Network Stars XIV



WINNER >> ABC

2. CBS
3. NBC

Swimming relay >> CBS, 1:26.90

Ted Shackelford
Denise Miller
John Beck
Audrey Landers
Billy Moses

2. ABC
3. NBC

Kayak relay >> ABC

Geoffrey Scott
Randi Oakes
Heather Locklear
John James

2. NBC
3. CBS

3-on-3 football >> ABC

Quarterback > Scott Baio

2. NBC
3. CBS

Baseball dunk >> ABC, 21 points

Scott Baio > Meredith Baxter Birney, 6
Randi Oakes > Tom Wopat, 6

2. CBS, 18

Billy Moses > Geoffrey Scott, 9
John Beck > Mr. T, 6

3. NBC, 9

Obstacle course >> ABC

Best time (men) > Scott Baio, ABC, 17.76
Best time (women) > Randi Oakes, ABC, 25.45

Tandem bike relay >> CBS

Billy Moses / Tracy Nelson
Ted Shackelford / Danielle Brisebois
Tom Wopat / Audrey Landers

2. ABC
3. NBC

Running relay >> ABC, 1:58.20

John James
Lisa Eilbacher
Geoffrey Scott
Heather Locklear
Randi Oakes
Scott Baio

2. CBS
3. NBC

ABC clinched the battle victory when it won the running relay.

Tug of War >> CBS def. NBC, 17 seconds (record)

Tom Wopat
Danielle Brisebois
Billy Moses
Tracy Nelson
John Beck

CBS and NBC competed in the Tug of War for second place.

Injury report >> Adrian Zmed (ankle), Lisa Eilbacher (knee)

MVP (men) Scott Baio, ABC

MVP (women) Randi Oakes, ABC

Best event >> Baseball dunk (sudden death)

Records >> Tug of War, 17 seconds

All-Battle team >> Baio and Oakes

Billy Moses, CBS
Tom Wopat, CBS
Heather Locklear, ABC
Geoffrey Scott, ABC
Lisa Eilbacher, ABC
Tracy Nelson, CBS

Hosts >> Howard Cosell, Morgan Fairchild