Orioles’ outfielder Frank Robinson becomes the first (and only) player to hit a home run completely out of Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium

Orioles’ outfielder Frank Robinson becomes the first (and only) player to hit a home run completely out of Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium

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Orioles’ outfielder Frank Robinson becomes the first (and only) player to hit a home run completely out of Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium. The 451-foot wind-assisted blast, which clears the fifty rows of the left-field seats near the foul pole, before rolling to a stop 540 feet from home plate, comes off a fastball thrown by Indians’ starter Luis Tiant, who hadn’t given up an earned run on the season.

The Orioles trade minor league outfielder Lou Piniella to the Indians for reserve catcher Camilo Carreon

The Orioles trade minor league outfielder Lou Piniella to the Indians for reserve catcher Camilo Carreon

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The Orioles trade minor league outfielder Lou Piniella to the Indians for reserve catcher Camilo Carreon, who will play in only four games for his new team before retiring at the end of the season. The Tribe’s latest flycatcher will appear in more than 1,700 big league games, but only six games for Cleveland, all in 1968.

Oriole teenager Jim Palmer picks up his first major league win, topping the Yankees, 7 – 5. Palmer also bangs his first major league homer, a two-run drive off Jim Bouton, to give himself the victory margin.

Oriole teenager Jim Palmer picks up his first major league win, topping the Yankees, 7 – 5. Palmer also bangs his first major league homer, a two-run drive off Jim Bouton, to give himself the victory margin.

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Oriole teenager Jim Palmer picks up his first major league win, topping the Yankees, 7 – 5. Palmer also bangs his first major league homer, a two-run drive off Jim Bouton, to give himself the victory margin.

Major League Baseball releases its official 1964 batting averages that confirms Twins’ outfielder Tony Oliva wins the batting crown

Major League Baseball releases its official 1964 batting averages that confirms Twins’ outfielder Tony Oliva wins the batting crown

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Major League Baseball releases its official 1964 batting averages that confirms Twins’ outfielder Tony Oliva, who finished the season hitting .323, is the first rookie to win a batting title. The recently crowned American League Rookie of the Year finished ahead of Orioles’ third baseman Brooks Robinson (.317), who copped the circuit’s Most Valuable Player Award.

Orioles southpaw Frank Bertaina records his first major league victory when he tosses a one-hitter to beat the A’s and the Orioles set the record by only having 19 official at bats
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Orioles southpaw Frank Bertaina records his first major league victory when he tosses a one-hitter to beat the A’s and the Orioles set the record by only having 19 official at bats

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Orioles southpaw Frank Bertaina records his first major league victory when he tosses a one-hitter to beat the A’s at Memorial Stadium, 1-0. The losing pitcher Bob Meyer, who yields the game’s lone run on a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, also gives up just one hit in his complete-game effort in the seventh double one-hitter in baseball history