Major League Baseball Season Recap 1966
Major League Baseball Season Recap 1966 World Series – Baltimore Orioles AL over Los Angeles Dodgers NL 4 games to 0 World Series MVP – Frank Robinson Babe Ruth Award – Frank Robinson Awards –...
Read MoreMajor League Baseball Season Recap 1966 World Series – Baltimore Orioles AL over Los Angeles Dodgers NL 4 games to 0 World Series MVP – Frank Robinson Babe Ruth Award – Frank Robinson Awards –...
Read MoreMajor League Season Recap 1969 World Series – New York Mets NL over Baltimore Orioles AL 4 games to 1 World Series MVP – Don Clendenon Babe Ruth Award – Al Weis ALCS Baltimore over Minnesota 3...
Read MoreMajor League Season Recap 1970 World Series – Baltimore Orioles AL over Cincinnati Reds NL 4 games to 1 World Series MVP – Brooks Robinson Babe Ruth Award – Brooks Robinson ALCS Baltimore Orioles over Minnesota...
Read MoreMajor League Season Recap 1971 World Series – Pittsburgh Pirates NL over Baltimore Orioles AL 4 games to 3 World Series MVP – Roberto Clemente Babe Ruth Award – Roberto Clemente ALCS Baltimore Orioles over...
Read MoreMajor League Season Recap 1983 World Series – Baltimore Orioles AL over Philadelphia Phillies NL 4 games to 1 World Series MVP – Rick Dempsey Babe Ruth Award – Rick Dempsey ALCS Baltimore Orioles over Chicago...
Read MoreSeason Recap: 1894 League Champion: Baltimore Orioles Sort bySearch Days, Events, Players Title (A - Z)Date (Newest) January 1, 1894 Brooklyn Trades 2 Hall of Famers to Be January 9, 1894 1894 – Boston...
Read MorePosted by Tom | Dec 21, 2018 | active team | 0 |
Baltimore Orioles Team History & Encyclopedia Team Names: Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 3, 2018 | Manager | 0 |
On October 3, 2018.00 Three days after finishing a historically bad season with just 47 wins, the Orioles dismiss long-time manager Buck Showalter.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 3, 2018 | Manager | 0 |
Three days after finishing a historically bad season with just 47 wins, the Orioles dismiss long-time manager Buck Showalter.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 30, 2017 | 3000 Hit Club | 0 |
Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre collects his 3000th hit when he doubles in the fourth inning in the Rangers’ 10-6 loss to the Orioles at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The twenty-year veteran, who has also spent time with the Dodgers, Mariners, and the Red Sox, is the first-ever Dominican-born player to reach the coveted milestone.
Read MorePosted by Tom | Jan 16, 2016 | Free Agency | 0 |
The Orioles grant the largest contract in their history when they re-sign 1B Chris Davis for 7 years and $161 million. Meanwhile, the Royals ink P Ian Kennedy for 5 years and $70 million.
Read MoreMark Buehrle wins the 200th game of his career as the Blue Jays spoil the Orioles’ home opener, 12 – 4. Buehrle allows 2 runs in 6 innings, while the Jays bang out 16 hits, including 8 doubles, and collect 4 sacrifice flies in roughing up Bud Norris and three relievers.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 3, 2014 | ALDS | 0 |
On October 3, 2014 The Orioles once again victimize the Tigers’ bullpen in the 8th inning to win Game 2 of the ALDS, 7 – 6. Trailing 6 – 3, they score four runs against Joba Chamberlain and Joakim Soria after...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 3, 2012 | Division Clinchers | 0 |
On October 3, 2012 The Oakland A’s win their finale, 12 – 5 over Texas, completing a three-game sweep and passing the Rangers for the AL West Division title, though Texas does get a Wild Card berth. The other Wild...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Nov 2, 2011 | Awards, Fielding, Gold Glove | 0 |
Matt Wieters becomes the first Baltimore backstop to win the Rawlings Gold Glove Award. The 25 year-old All-Star catcher, who appeared in 132 games behind the plate last season for the Orioles, was voted by the American League...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 7, 2010 | Ball Park | 0 |
The Minnesota Twins suffered their first rainout at home since 1980, being forced by weather to...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 20, 2009 | Special Days | 0 |
In Boston, Dustin Pedroia goes 4 for 6 as Boston beats Baltimore, 12 – 1, to complete a four-game sweep. Justin Masterson, subbing for an injured Daisuke Matsuzaka, wins his first start of the season in a game that begins at 11:00 AM on Patriots Day.
Read MorePosted by Tom | Dec 16, 2008 | Free Agency | 0 |
The Baltimore Orioles sign César Izturis to fill their gap at shortstop. Izturis was third in the National League in fielding percentage at short.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 17, 2008 | Player Streaks | 0 |
On August 17, 2008, Baltimore’s Melvin Mora went 5-for-6 with two homers, two doubles, and six RBI’s in the O’s 16-8 battering of the Tigers in Detroit. The red-hot Mora continued a stretch where his batting...
Read MorePosted by Tom | May 31, 2008 | 500 Homerun | 0 |
May 31, 2008 In front of many visiting Red Sox fans at Camden Yards, Manny Ramirez becomes the...
Read MorePosted by Tom | Feb 8, 2008 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
2008 – The Baltimore Orioles deal Erik Bedard to the Seattle Mariners for prospects Adam Jones, George Sherrill, Chris Tillman, Tony Butler and Kam Mickolio. Bedard was leading the American League in strikeouts before a rib injury cut his season short. Jones is a former first-round pick who hit 25 home runs in AAA at age 22. Tillman was Seattle’s minor league pitcher of the year in 2007.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 19, 2007 | Milestones, Pitching Feats | 0 |
On September 19, 2007, New York’s Andy Pettitte won his 200th game, defeating the Orioles,...
Read MorePosted by Tom | Aug 13, 2006 | Hitting Streaks | 0 |
On August 13, 2006, the 27-game hitting streak of Boston’s Manny Ramirez comes to an end,...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Feb 2, 2005 | Transactions | 0 |
The trade that sent Sammy Sosa to the Baltimore Orioles from the Chicago Cubs is finalized after Commissioner Bud Selig approves the deal and the slugger passes his physical. Chicago receives second baseman Jerry Hairston, Jr. and two minor leaguers, then signs Jeromy Burnitz as a free agent to replace Sosa in right field.
Read MorePosted by Tom | Dec 16, 2003 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
2003 – Miguel Tejada agrees to a six-year $72 million contract with the Orioles making it the largest deal in the history of the franchise. The shortstop batted .287 with 27 home runs while driving in 106 runs last season for the western division champions Oakland A’s.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 8, 2003 | Injury, Minor Leagues | 0 |
At Camden Yards, 64 year-old Steve Dalkowski throws the ceremonial first pitch to relief pitcher Buddy Groom before an Orioles game against Seattle. In 1963, on the day he was fitted for his big-league uniform, the Baltimore fireballing farmhand hurt his arm pitching in an exhibition game and never appeared in the major leagues.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Feb 24, 2003 | Minor Leagues, Scandels | 0 |
2003 – In the wake of Steve Bechler’s death, Commissioner Bud Selig decides to ban the use of ephedra in the minor leagues. Players on the current 40-man major league rosters, which would have included the 23-year old Oriole pitcher who died on February 23rd, are not prohibited to use the supplement because, as union members, they are already covered by the drug-testing rules of the new collective bargaining agreement, which bans only drugs of abuse and certain illegal steroids.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Dec 1, 2002 | Death | 0 |
On December 1, 2002, former major league pitching star Dave McNally dies from lung cancer at the...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 4, 2001 | No Hitters | 0 |
On April 4, 2001, Hideo Nomo of the Boston Red Sox pitches the second no-hitter of his career – a 3-0 whitewash of the Baltimore Orioles. In making his Red Sox’ debut, Nomo becomes only the fourth pitcher in major league history to hurl no-hitters in both leagues, joining Jim Bunning, Nolan Ryan, and Cy Young in exclusive company.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Feb 7, 1999 | Retirement | 0 |
Dennis Martinez announces his retirement
Read MorePosted by Tom | Dec 5, 1998 | Free Agency | 0 |
1998 – The Orioles sign free agent 1B Will Clark to a two-year contract.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 20, 1998 | Player Streaks | 0 |
After nearly 16 years of not missing a game, Cal Ripken, quietly and without fanfare, takes himself out of the lineup after playing in a major-league record 2,632 consecutive games. The Orioles shortstop’s consecutive streak ends in Baltimore’s 5-4 loss to the Yankees at Camden Yards in a nationally televised ESPN Sunday night game. “Let’s end it in the same place it started. In my home state. In front of friends and family. In front of the best fans in the world.”- Cal Ripken, Jr., commenting on ending his consecutive streak.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Nov 5, 1997 | Manager | 0 |
1997 – In an unprecedented move, Davey Johnson resigns the same day he is named American League Manager of the Year. Despite the fact that Johnson ended the Baltimore Orioles’ 13-year playoff drought in 1996 and led the Orioles to the league’s best record in 1997, a dispute over $10,500 in fines to second baseman Roberto Alomar ends Johnson’s reign in Baltimore. Johnson directed the fines to be paid to a charity. Orioles owner Peter Angelos is upset with the way the matter is handled and Johnson resigns.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 9, 1996 | ALCS, Post Season | 0 |
On October 9, 1996, a 12-year-old boy named Jeffrey Maier plays a part in the New York Yankees’...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 6, 1996 | 500 Homerun, Milestones | 0 |
On September 6, 1996, Eddie Murray of the Baltimore Orioles hits his 500th career home run....
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 14, 1996 | Player Streaks | 0 |
On June 14, 1996, Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles breaks the world record for the most...
Read MorePosted by Tom | May 17, 1996 | Grand Slams, walkoffs | 0 |
On May 17, 1996 Trailing the Seattle Mariners, 13-10 in the bottom of the ninth at Camden Yards, Chris Hoiles gives the Baltimore Orioles an incredible comeback victory with a walk-off grand slam. The decisive home run comes...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 8, 1995 | Pennant Winners | 0 |
On September 8, 1995, the Cleveland Indians clinch a post-season berth faster than any team in...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 26, 1995 | Injury | 0 |
On May 26, 1995, Ken Griffey Jr. of the Seattle Mariners breaks his wrist while making a...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 1, 1994 | Player Streaks | 0 |
Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles becomes the second major leaguer to play in 2,000 consecutive games
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 20, 1992 | Media, Off The Field | 0 |
On June 20, 1992, Kelly Saunders becomes the second woman to serve as a public address announcer...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 6, 1992 | Ball Park | 0 |
On April 6, 1992, the Baltimore Orioles play the first game in the history of Oriole Park at...
Read MorePosted by Tom | Dec 19, 1991 | Free Agency | 0 |
The Orioles sign P Rick Sutcliffe as a free agent. The former 1984 Cy Young Award winner was 6-5 with a 4.10 era with the Cubs last season.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 13, 1991 | No Hitters | 0 |
On July 13, 1991, four Baltimore Orioles pitchers combine to no-hit the Oakland A’s, 2-0. Bob Milacki pitches the first six innings to earn the win. Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson, and Greg Olson each pitch an inning of hitless...
Read MorePosted by Tom | Jan 10, 1991 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
1991 – In one of the most unbalanced trades ever made in major league history, the Baltimore Orioles send pitchers Curt Schilling and Pete Harnisch and outfielder Steve Finley to the Houston Astros for first baseman Glenn Davis. Davis, who averaged 27 home runs in six seasons playing in the Astrodome with Houston, will hit only 24 homers in three injury-filled years as Schilling becomes one of the most dominant pitchers in the game and Harnisch and Finley develop into solid major league players.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 12, 1990 | Player Streaks | 0 |
On June 12, 1990, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. plays in his 1,308th consecutive...
Read MoreAugust 1, 1989 In game 2 of a double header At Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox Nick Esasky takes Dave...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 27, 1989 | Milestones | 0 |
On June 27, 1989, African-American managers oppose each other for the first time in major league...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Dec 4, 1988 | Transactions | 0 |
Los Angeles Dodgers acquire first baseman Eddie Murray from the Baltimore Orioles
Read MorePosted by Tom | Jul 29, 1988 | Transactions | 0 |
July 29, 1988 The Orioles trade pitcher Mike Boddicker to the Red Sox in return for Brady Anderson...
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