Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a Major League Baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The team was founded in 1901 as the Milwaukee Brewers and were one of the inaugural teams in the American League. [1] [2] [3]
Championships
The team has had a total of 3 championship-winning seasons in the modern era (1901 and later) of major-league baseball, winning the World Series in 1966, 1970, and 1983. They were also American League champions, but lost in the World Series, 4 times, in 1944, 1969, 1971, and 1979. [4]
Locations and Nicknames
Since the team's inception in 1901, they have been based in 3 different cities or metropolitan areas: Milwaukee (1901 only), St. Louis (1902-1953), and Baltimore (1954-present). They have played their home games at the following stadiums. [5] [6] [7]
- 1901 only: Lloyd Street Grounds
- 1902-1953: Sportsman's Park
- 1954-1991: Memorial Stadium
- 1992-present: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
They have been known by 3 different nicknames: [8]
- 1901 only: Milwaukee Brewers (not affiliated with the current Milwaukee Brewers team)
- 1902-1953 St. Louis Browns
- 1954-present Baltimore Orioles
Retired Numbers
The following uniform numbers are retired in that players, managers, and coaches of the team will no longer use them.[9]
- 4 Earl Weaver
- 5 Brooks Robinson
- 8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 20 Frank Robinson
- 22 Jim Palmer
- 33 Eddie Murray
- 42 Jackie Robinson (retired across major league baseball)
Notes
- ↑ https://www.mlb.com/orioles/history/timeline
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/#all_history
- ↑ https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/balt.shtml
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/world-series.shtml
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MLA/1901.shtml
- ↑ https://www.mlb.com/orioles/history/ballparks
- ↑ https://www.baseball-almanac.com/stadium/stadium3.shtml
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/#all_franchise_years
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/#all_teams_retired_unis_BAL