Baltimore Orioles

Also known as Milwaukee Brewers (1894-1900), Milwaukee Brewers (1901) and St. Louis Browns (1902-1953). For other franchises known as the Baltimore Orioles see Baltimore Orioles (disambiguation). Franchise Record: (1894-2023) 9,489-10,449-110 (.476) (1901-2023) 9,019-10,005-110 (.474) (1954-2023) 5,557-5,451-14 (.505) Post Season Record: (1944-2023) 51-46 (.526) (1954-2023) 49-42 (.538) World Series Titles: 3 (1966, 1970, 1983) American League Pennants: 7 (1944, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1983) Postseasons: 15 (1944, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2023) Ballparks: Lloyd Street Grounds (1901), Sportsman's Park (April 23, 1902-September 27, 1953); Memorial Stadium (April 15, 1954-September 30, 1991); Oriole Park at Camden Yards (April 6, 1992-Present) Franchise Players: George Sisler, Vern Stephens, Brooks Robinson, Boog Powell, Frank Robinson, Jim Palmer, Eddie Murray, Cal Ripken Jr. Hall of Famers: Roberto Alomar, Luis Aparicio, Harold Baines, Reggie Jackson, George Kell, Eddie Murray*, Lee MacPhail (General Manager), Mike Mussina, Jim Palmer*, Cal Ripken Jr.*, Robin Roberts, Frank Robinson*, Brooks Robinson*, Earl Weaver* (Manager), Hoyt Wilhelm * = Inducted as Oriole

Retired Numbers

Baltimore Orioles logo 1999-2008

• 4 Earl Weaver
• 5 Brooks Robinson
• 8 Cal Ripken Jr.
• 20 Frank Robinson
• 22 Jim Palmer
• 33 Eddie Murray
• 42 - Jackie Robinson (retired throughout Major League Baseball)

Awards

• American League MVP:
  • George Sisler, 1922
  • Brooks Robinson, 1964
  • Frank Robinson, 1966
  • Boog Powell, 1970
  • Cal Ripken, 1983
  • Cal Ripken, 1991

• American League Cy Young Award:
  • Mike Cuellar, 1969
  • Jim Palmer, 1973
  • Jim Palmer, 1975
  • Jim Palmer, 1976
  • Mike Flanagan, 1979
  • Steve Stone, 1980

• American League Rookie of the Year Award:
  • Roy Sievers, 1949
  • Ron Hansen, 1960
  • Curt Blefary, 1965
  • Al Bumbry, 1973
  • Eddie Murray, 1977
  • Cal Ripken, 1982
  • Gregg Olson, 1989
  • Gunnar Henderson, 2023

• American League Manager of the Year Award:
  • Luke Sewell, 1944 (Major League)
  • Hank Bauer, 1966 (Major League)
  • Earl Weaver, 1977 (Major League)
  • Earl Weaver, 1979 (Major League)
  • Frank Robinson, 1989
  • Johnny Oates, 1993
  • Davey Johnson, 1997
  • Buck Showalter, 2014
  • Brandon Hyde, 2023

Famous Feats

• Perfect game:
  • none

• No-hitter:
  • Earl Hamilton: August 30, 1912
  • Ernie Koob: May 5, 1917
  • Bob Groom: May 6, 1917
  • Bobo Holloman: May 6, 1953
  • Hoyt Wilhelm: September 20, 1958
  • Steve Barber and Stu Miller: April 30, 1967
  • Tom Phoebus: April 27, 1968
  • Jim Palmer: August 13, 1969
  • Bob Milacki, Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson and Gregg Olson: July 13, 1991
  • John Means: May 5, 2021

• Unassisted Triple Play:
  • none

• Four home runs in one game:
  • none

• Two home runs in one inning:
  • Ken Williams: August 7, 1922
  • Mark Trumbo: April 15, 2016

• Hitting for the Cycle:
  • George Sisler: August 8, 1920
  • George Sisler: August 13, 1921
  • Baby Doll Jacobson: April 17, 1924
  • Oscar Melillo: May 23, 1929
  • George McQuinn: July 19, 1941
  • Brooks Robinson: July 15, 1960
  • Cal Ripken: May 6, 1984
  • Aubrey Huff: June 29, 2007
  • Felix Pie: August 14, 2009
  • Jonathan Villar: August 5, 2019
  • Austin Hays: June 22, 2022
  • Cedric Mullins: May 12, 2023

Further Reading

• Thomas Boswell: "Why Baltimore Wins More Games Than Anybody Else", in How Life Imitates the World Series, Penguin Books, New York, NY, 1982, pp. 60-68.
• Warren Corbett: "The Oriole Way: The Founding Fathers", in Bob Brown, ed.: Monumental Baseball: The National Pastime in the National Capital Region, The National Pastime, SABR, Number 39, 2009, pp. 89-92.
• Peter Filichia: Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebrations of all 273 Major League and Negro League Ballparks Past and Present, Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1993.
• Mike Gesker: The Orioles Encyclopedia, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 2009.
• Jim Henneman: Baltimore Orioles: 60 Years of Orioles Magic, Insight Editions, San Rafael, CA, 2015. ISBN 9781608873180
• Charles Kupfer: Something Magic: The Baltimore Orioles, 1979–1983, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2018. ISBN 978-0-7864-9935-9
• Bob Luke: Integrating the Orioles: Baseball and Race in Baltimore, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2016. ISBN 978-1-4766-6212-1
• Ted Patterson: The Baltimore Orioles: Four Decades of Magic from 33rd Street to Camden Yard, Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, TX, 2000.
• Ted Patterson: Day by Day in Baltimore Orioles History, Sports Publishing Inc., Champaign, IL, 1999.
• John Thorn: Total Baseball, Total Sports Publishing, 1989, 1995.

Related Sites

• The Oriole Way at the SABR Bio Project