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17 unusual facts about Baltimore Orioles


Baltimore Browns

In baseball, the Baltimore Orioles moved from St. Louis, where they were known as the St. Louis Browns.

Cornwall Township, Henry County, Illinois

Joe McGinnity, baseball player (MLB Hall of Fame pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Superbas and New York Giants)

Dale Ford

He was well known for being behind the plate for Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, known for Bill Buckner's error; for tossing Baltimore Orioles Manager Earl Weaver out of a game during the National Anthem; and for ejecting Reggie Jackson from a game only to have Jackson begin throwing all the contents of the dugout onto the playing field.

Edward Weidenfeld

In 1999, Weidenfeld helped facilitate the return of Major League Baseball to Cuba for the first time in 40 years, participating in months of discussions with the United States Department of State, the Cuban Government, the MLB Commissioner’s office, the Baltimore Orioles and the MLB Players Association.

Elimination from possibility of reaching postseason

For example, on the final day of the 2011 Major League Baseball regular season, the long eliminated Baltimore Orioles defeated the Boston Red Sox, who had been seen all season as contenders for the playoffs.

Exercise and stimulants

Recent examples of players who have died from complications resulting from hyperthermia include Steve Bechler, a baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, and Korey Stringer, an American football tackle for the Minnesota Vikings.

Joe Aitcheson, Jr.

Aitcheson’s father, Joe Sr., who also pitched for the Baltimore Orioles in the minor leagues and the Brooklyn Dodgers in the majors, helped his brother Whitney found the Iron Bridge Hounds, serving as its Master of Foxhounds for many years.

Kalkaska, Michigan

Emil Frisk (1874-1922), professional baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, and the St. Louis Browns from 1899 to 1907.

Leeper, Missouri

George Sisler, aka Gorgeous George, was a baseball player for the St. Louis Browns.

Millstone Township, New Jersey

Dave Gallagher (born 1960) Major League Baseball player who played 9 years in Major League Baseball for teams including the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Anaheim Angels, Chicago White Sox, and Cleveland Indians.

Nicole Fawcett

Her mother played volleyball at Wright State and her maternal grandfather was a pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles in 1945.

Peter G. Traber

Peter Traber has a brother, Jim Traber, who formerly played for the Baltimore Orioles, and a sister, Theresa Traber, Esq., who works as a civil rights attorney in California.

Riverdale, New Jersey

Kris Foster (born 1974), former MLB pitcher who played for the Baltimore Orioles.

Sven Erik Holmes

Previously, Holmes was a partner at the law firm of Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C., was staff director and general counsel to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence from 1987 to 1989, Vice President of the Baltimore Orioles from 1989 to 1993, and administrative assistant to Governor David L. Boren of Oklahoma from 1975 to 1977.

The Birds

A nickname for the Baltimore Orioles, a Major League Baseball team in the American League East

Trion City School District

Dan Logan- Played baseball for the Baltimore Orioles; participated in the longest baseball game recorded for the minor league

Wayne Dumont

After graduating, he became a minor league pitcher for the former St. Louis Browns but decided to study law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.


1890 Baltimore Orioles season

The Baltimore Orioles team left the American Association after the 1889 season and started playing in the minor Atlantic Association.

1890 Brooklyn Gladiators season

They were replaced by the resurrected Baltimore Orioles franchise, which had left the league at the end of the 1889 season.

1892 Baltimore Orioles season

With the demise of the American Association, the Baltimore Orioles joined the more established National League for the 1892 season.

1901 Cleveland Bluebirds season

The Cleveland Spiders were dissolved after winning only 20 games and losing 134 in the 1899 season along with the Louisville Colonels, Baltimore Orioles, and the Washington Senators, leaving the National League with eight teams to begin the 1900 season.

Alex Ríos

He then had his first multi-home run game on June 12, 2006, facing the Baltimore Orioles at the Rogers Centre.

Baltimore Light Rail

Beginning in the late 1980s, Governor William Donald Schaefer (a former mayor of Baltimore) pushed for building a transit line along this corridor, motivated in part by a desire to establish a rail transit link to the new downtown baseball park being built at Camden Yards for the Baltimore Orioles.

Bob Cain

On August 19, 1951, St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck put the 3 foot, 7 inch Eddie Gaedel into the game with instructions to hold his bat on his shoulder and not swing.

Bob Schaefer

Although Schaefer received positive notices for his work as the Red Sox' player development chief, he clashed with general manager Dan Duquette and was fired during the summer of 1998; several minor league managers and coaches, including Geren, departed the organization with Schaefer, who spent the next three years as a special assistant to the general manager of the Baltimore Orioles before returning to the Royals in 2001 as a bench coach and infielders coach.

Bobby Bonilla

Finally, in 1995, Bonilla was traded by the Mets with a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles for Damon Buford and Alex Ochoa.

Bobby Kingsbury

Most of the players on the Greek Baseball team was up of Americans with Greek heritage, including North Florida coach Dusty Rhodes, and White Sox scout John Kazanas, Clay Bellinger of the Orioles, outfielders Nick Markakis the Orioles and Nick Theodorou of the Dodgers, and catchers Mike Tonis of Royals and George Kottaras of the Padres.

Buddy Blattner

Blattner turned to broadcasting after his retirement as a player, teaming with Dizzy Dean on St. Louis Browns radio as well as nationally on the Liberty and Mutual networks, and on the televised baseball Game of the Week on ABC (1953–54) and CBS (1955–59).

Caleb Joseph

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Joseph in the seventh round, with the 206th overall selection, of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.

Charlton Jimerson

With the trade of Sebastien Boucher and a player to be named later or cash to the Baltimore Orioles for pitcher John Parrish on August 9, 2007, the Mariners optioned Charlton Jimerson to Triple-A Tacoma.

Dan McGann

The Senators traded McGann with Gene DeMontreville and Doc McJames to the Baltimore Orioles of the NL for Doc Amole, Jack Doyle and Heinie Reitz that December.

Dean Chance

Following high school, Chance signed with the Baltimore Orioles (for a $30,000 bonus and $12 Greyhound bus ticket) prior to the start of the 1959 season as an amateur free agent.

Dode Criss

Dode Criss (March 12, 1885 – September 8, 1955) was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher and pinch hitter who played his entire career from 1908 to 1911 with the St. Louis Browns of the American League.

Downtown Baltimore

Downtown Baltimore also contains Camden Yards, which includes the well-known home of the Baltimore Orioles, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Baltimore Ravens.

Eddie Rodríguez

Rodriguez was drafted as a shortstop by the Baltimore Orioles in 1978 out of Miami High School and spent five seasons in the minors for the Orioles and California Angels.

Flag of Maryland

Starting with the 2009 season, the Baltimore Orioles baseball club has added a patch to the left arm of their uniforms that features a round version of the Maryland flag.

George Prentiss

George Pepper Prentiss (a.k.a. George Pepper Wilson) (June 10, 1876 – September 23, 1902) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1901 through 1902 for the Boston Americans (1901–02) and Baltimore Orioles (1902).

Grady Hatton

Hatton batted .254 with 91 home runs in a 12-year big league career with Cincinnati, the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs, for whom he served as a player-coach in 1960 at the end of his playing career.

Harry Chiti

The next three years he was part of transactions between the A’s, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians.

Harry Gleason

Harry Gilbert Gleason (March 28, 1875 – October 21, 1961) was a utility infielder/outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1901 through 1905 for the Boston Americans (1901–03) and St. Louis Browns (1904–05).

Homer Ezzell

Homer Estell Ezzell (February 28, 1896 – August 3, 1976) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1923 through 1925 for the St. Louis Browns (1923) and Boston Red Sox (1924–25).

Jim Suchecki

James Joseph Suchecki (August 25, 1926 – July 20, 2000) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1950 through 1952 for the Boston Red Sox (1950), St. Louis Browns (1951) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1952).

Joe Cronin

In his first off-season, he acquired shortstop Vern Stephens and pitchers Ellis Kinder and Jack Kramer from the St. Louis Browns; all played a major roles in Boston's contending 1948 season, and Kinder and Stephens were centerpieces of the Red Sox' 1949–1950 contenders as well.

Johnny Murphy

The 1969 Miracle Mets stunned the baseball community by winning the NL East, sweeping Atlanta in the NLCS, then defeating a heavily favored Baltimore Orioles squad in five World Series games.

Kip Selbach

From 1894 through 1906, he played for the Washington Senators (NL), Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators (AL) and Boston Ameiricans (1904–1906).

Lee Young-Wook

He hit a single off future Orioles top pitching prospect Jake Arrieta in Game 3 but struggled at the plate during the series, going 1-for-6 with a run.

Rubén Quevedo

After three years with Milwaukee, Quevedo signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles in 2004.

Scott Savastano

Scott Allen Savastano (born June 12, 1986 in Plymouth, Massachusetts) is an American professional baseball player in the Baltimore Orioles minor league organization.

William Veeck, Sr.

Veeck was also the father of Bill Veeck, who is best known for his time at the reins of the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians, and for sending the midget Eddie Gaedel to bat while owning the St. Louis Browns.

Willie Kirkland

Willie Charles Kirkland (born February 17, 1934 in Siluria, Alabama) is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants (1958–1960), Cleveland Indians (1961–1963), Baltimore Orioles (1964) and Washington Senators (1964–1966).

York Suburban Senior High School

The York Suburban Marching Band had the privilege of performing the Star Spangled Banner before Game 4 of the 1970 World Series, between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cincinnati Reds.