Baltimore Orioles

By trk_42

  • Orioles debut in baseball

    Orioles debut in baseball
    The Orioles debut in baseball at Memorial Stadium. During their first year they went 54-100, but had 1,060,910 fans come to 67 home games that year.

  • Baltimore host their first All-Star game

    Baltimore host their first All-Star game
    The Orioles hosted Baltimore's first All-Star game. A sold-out crowd of 48,829 fans showed up to see the game as the American League beat the National League.

  • Cal Ripken makes his debut for the Orioles

    Cal Ripken makes his debut for the Orioles
    Cal makes his debut the same year Earl Weaver retires. He hits a home-run on Opening Day and would eventually break an important record 2001.

  • Camden Yards opens

    Camden Yards opens
    Camden Yards opens up and it begins a new era for Baltimore baseball. The stadium succeeded the now defunct Memorial Stadium.

  • The All-Star Game returns to Baltimore

    The All-Star Game returns to Baltimore
    The 1993 MLB All-Star game came to Camden Yards with Hall of Famers like Tony Gywnn and Cal Ripken Jr. Ken Griffery Jr. was first player to hit the warehouse behind the stadium. He did it during the Home Run Derby.

  • Home Sellout streak ends

    The Orioles' then-Major League record of 65 straight home sellouts comes to an end with a daytime makeup game vs. the Chicago White Sox that draws 22,564.

  • Posteseason comes to Baltimore

    In the first postseason game ever at Oriole Park, the Orioles blast Cleveland, 10-4, in Game 1 of the AL Division Series.

  • Hardware put on display

    Hardware put on display
    The club level and suites at Oriole Park undergo a second major renovation, with new furnishings and designs and updated displays in the lounges and hallways.

  • Reitred numbers get a new home home

    A series of orange circles with the numbers of the Orioles' six retired uniform numbers are unveiled on the facing of the left field upper deck. The numbers recognize Frank Robinson (20), Brooks Robinson (5), Earl Weaver (4), Jim Palmer (22), Eddie Murray (33) and Cal Ripken Jr. (8) -- as well as a blue 42 for Jackie Robinson.

  • Spoiled Red Sox season

    In one of the wildest finishes to a regular season in Major League Baseball history, the Orioles come from behind with two outs and nobody on in the bottom of the ninth to defeat the Boston Red Sox, 4-3. Moments later, the Tampa Bay Rays complete a wild extra-inning comeback to beat the New York Yankees, ending Boston's season.