The Orioles retained their AL East title with a 100-62 record, 14 games clear of the Rays.
They met the White Sox in the ALCS. The Orioles fought their way back fro an 0-2 deficit to win the series in 5. Perfect had a muted performance by his standards, going 4-for-10 and 1-1 with a 1.98 ERA.
The Orioles needed seven to beat the Royals in the ALDS. In another series MVP performance, Perfect went 6-for-14 and 1-0 with a 2.94 ERA. Over 15.2 innings, he struck out 24.
Baltimore completed the reverse sweep in the World Series, coming back from 0-3 to beat the Braves in 7. Perfect earned his first World Series MVP title after going 6-for-14 and 2-0 with a 0.63 ERA.
Mister Perfect once more dominated awards season:
-AL Cy Young
-AL MVP
-AL Gold Glove at Pitcher
-AL Silver Slugger at Catcher
-AL All Star