Baltimore Orioles (1954-Present)

Also Played As:
Milwaukee Brewers 1901
St. Louis Browns 1902-1953
Baltimore Orioles 1954-Present

Manager: Mike Hargrove 2000-
Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards 1992-

Address:
333 West Camden Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 685-9800

Web:
http://www.orioles.mlb.com

Nickname:
The Oriole is the state bird of Maryland. All professional baseball teams Major League or in the Minors has been named Orioles.

Logo:
Orioles written in script with s underscoring the word superimposed over a baseball diamond. While perched on top of the dot in I is an Oriole.

Colors:
Black and Orange

Managerial History:
Jimmy Dykes 1954
Paul Richards 1955-1961
Lum Harris 1961
Bill Hitchcock 1962-1963
Hank Bauer 1964-1968
Earl Weaver 1968-1982
Joe Altobelli 1983-1985
Cal Ripken Sr. 1985
Earl Weaver 1985-1986
Cal Ripken Sr. 1987-1988
Frank Robinson 1988-1991
Johnny Oates 1991-1994
Phil Regan 1995
Davey Johnson 1996-1997
Ray Miller 1998-1999
Mike Hargrove 2000-Present

Stadium History:
Memorial Stadium 1954-1991
Oriole Park at Camden Yards 1992-Present

All Star Games Hosted: (2)
1958, 1993

World Champions: (3)
1966, 1970, 1983

World Series: (6)
1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1983

Division Champions: (8)
1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1983, 1997

Wild Card: (1)
1996

Retired Numbers: (7)
4 Earl Weaver MGR 1968-1982, 1985-1986
5 Brooks Robinson 3B 1955-1977
8 Cal Ripken Jr. SS 1981-2001
20 Frank Robinson OF 1966-1971
22 Jim Palmer RHP 1965-1984
33 Eddie Murray 1B 1977-1988, 1996
42 Jackie Robinson (Retired by MLB)

Hall of Famers: (9)
Luis Aparicio SS 1963-1967
Reggie Jackson OF 1976
George Kell 3B 1956-1957
Jim Palmer RHP 1965-1984
Robin Roberts RHP 1962-1965
Brooks Robinson 3B 1955-1977
Frank Robinson OF 1966-1971
Earl Weaver MGR 1968-1982, 1985-1986
Hoyt Wilhelm RHP 1958-1962

All-Star Game MVP: (4)
1971 Frank Robinson OF
1991 Cal Ripken Jr. SS
1998 Roberto Alomar 2B
2001 Cal Ripken Jr. 3B

Manager of the Year: (2)
1989 Frank Robinson
1997 Davey Johnson

Rookie of the Year: (6)
1960 Ron Hansen SS
1965 Curt Blefary OF
1973 Al Bumbury OF
1977 Eddie Murray 1B
1982 Cal Ripken Jr. SS
1989 Gregg Olson RHRP

Fireman Award: (2)
1994 Lee Smith RHP
1997 Randy Myers LHP

Hank Aaron Award:
None

Cy Young: (6)
1969 Mike Cuellar LHP (co-winner)
1973 Jim Palmer RHP
1975 Jim Plamer RHP
1976 Jim Palmer RHP
1979 Mike Flanagan LHP
1980 Steve Stone RHP

MVP: (5)
1964 Brooks Robinson 3B
1966 Frank Robinson OF
1970 Boog Powell 1B
1983 Cal Ripken Jr. SS
1991 Cal Ripken Jr. SS

LCS MVP: (1)
1983 Mike Boddicker RHP

World Series MVP: (3)
1966 Frank Robinson OF
1970 Brooks Robinson 3B
1983 Rick Dempsy C

Cycle Hitters: (2)
7/15/1960 Brooks Robinson
5/6/1984 Cal Ripken Jr.

No Hitters: (5)
9/2/1958 Hoyt Wilhelm
4/30/1967 Combined: Steve Barber 8 2/3 Stu Miller 1/3
4/27/1968 Tom Phoebus
8/13/1969 Jim Palmer
7/13/1991 Combined: Bob Milacki 6 Mike Flanagan 1 Mike Williamson 1 Gregg Olson 1

Best Season: 1969 (109-53)
Worst Season: 1988 (54-107)

Historical Moments:
1954: In the firsts season of the modern Orioles the team is a success in the stands but a failure on the field. On the field the team manages to lose 100 games, while finishing in 7th Place. However, the team manages to draw over a million fans in just 67 home games.

1957: The Orioles finished at .500 for the first time, while finishing in 5th Place. Veteran Connie Johnson led the charge of a surprising Orioles pitching staff that saw 4 pitchers throw shutouts on consecutive days in late June.

1960: The Orioles made a charge for the pennant, before the New York Yankees over took them with a 15 game winning streak in September. However, finishing with 89 wins, it was clear that the future was bright with rookies Jim Gentile, Ron Hansen, and Steve Barber shining bright alongside more established players such as Milt Pappas and Brooks Robinson, who went to the first of his 16 All-Star Games.

1961: The Orioles eclipsed the 90-win mark for the first time finishing 95-67, but still finished 14 games behind the New York Yankees, in 3rd Place. Jim Gentile had a stellar season and set 11 team records, while finishing 3rd in the MVP vote behind Yankees stars Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle.

1962: The Orioles hit a bump in the road and take a step backwards in their development into a winner by finishing in 7th Place with a disappointing 77-85 record.

1963: The Orioles rebound nicely after their poor showing, to finish in 4th Place with a solid 86-76 record.

1964: As late as mid-September the Orioles were in 1st place in a tight pennant race with the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox. However, the Yankees won 11 straight down the stretch to take the pennant by a game over Sox and 2 games over the Birds, who finished with a 97-65 record. O's 3B Brooks Robinson was named AL MVP hitting .317 with 194 hits, 28 HR, and 118 RBI.

1965: The Orioles are in the thick of the pennant race again, before finsihing in 3rd Place, 8 games behind teh 1st Place Minnesota Twins with a 94-68 record.

1966: In a trade with the Cincinnati Reds for Milt Pappas and two others, Frank Robinson came to the Birds and proved to be the missing ingredient for the Championship. Robinson ended up winning the AL MVP, and Triple Crown. Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson, and Boog Powell all drove in over 100 runs; along with a balanced pitching staff the Orioles won 98 games and cruised to their first AL Championship.

1966: In the World Series the Orioles faced the powerful pitching of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Orioles jumped out quickly with Back-to-back home runs by Frank and Brooks Robinson in the top of the 1st inning of Game 1 that gave the Birds a quick 3-run lead. The O's added a 4thrun an inning later before the Dodgers attempted to come back with single runs in the 2nd and 3rd innings. However, by then Oriole reliever Moe Drabowsky had come on to pitch, and stopped the Dodgers on one hit the rest of the way, striking out 11. The Dodgers would not score again in the Series, as the Orioles claimed their first World Championship with a sweep. Shutting the Dodgers out in the last 3 games was Jim Palmer who out-dueled Sandy Koufax in Game 2. Wally Bunker, and Dave McNally, who performed the shutout honors in Games 3 and 4.

1967: The Orioles coming off their World Championship, struggle all season tied for 6th place with a disappointing 76-85 record.

1968: The Orioles get off to a slow start again, and Manager Hank Bauer is fired, and replaced by Earl Weaver. Under Weaver the Orioles would make a late charger, before finishing 12 games out of first in 2nd Place with a solid 91-71 record.

1969: In Earl Weaver's first full season at the helm, Jim Palmer's dominance was on display as he fired off an 11-game win streak during the summer. Mike Cuellar also stared on the mound winning 23 games, en-route to sharing Cy Young honors with Detroit Tigers Denny McLain. Meanwhile Dave McNally also won 20 games, as the Orioles dominated the AL East, in the first year of divisional play, winning a club record 109 games. In the first every ALCS the Orioles used lat inning rallies to sweep the Minnesota Twins in 3 straight games.

1969: Going into the World Series the Orioles were heavy favorites against the New York Mets who were not even supposed to be there. The Series got off to a promising start when Don Buford hit a leadoff homer, and the Orioles won Game 1, 4-1. However in Game 2, Jerry Koosman helped the Mets even the series heading to New York for the next 3 games shut down the Orioles. In Game 3 it was CF Tommie Agee who single handily did in the Birds leading off with a HR, and stealing at least 5 runs with his glove. In Game 4 fate took another strange twist as JC Martin laid down a bunt, O's reliever Paul Richert's throw then hit him allowing the winning run to score in the 10th. Down 3-1 the Orioles needed to win Game 5, and after taking a 3-0 lead looked well on their way to doing just that. However, fate dealt the O's another blow in the 6th when Cleon Jones was hit on the foot with a pitch. Originally Jones was not awarded 1st, bust after Mets coach Yogi Berra showed that shoe polish was on the ball Jones was awarded first. Following was Donn Clendenon who hit a 2 run homer to bring the Mets back into the game. The Mets would tie the game an inning later, and eventually take the lead for good in the 8th with 2 runs. The stunned Orioles only left helpless too watch as Cleon Jones caught Dave Johnson's pop up to win the Series, in perhaps the greatest upset in World Series history.

1970: The Orioles posted three 20-game winners, Dave McNally (24-9) and Mike Cuellar (24-8) leading the way, followed by Jim Palmer, whose 20-10, whose record included 5 shutouts. Boog Powell led the offense hitting 35 HR, and driving in 114 runs en-route to winning the AL MVP. The Orioles again cruised to the AL East title winning 108 games. Once again the Orioles swept the Minnesota Twins, in the ALCS on their way to the World Series.

1970: The World Series against the Cincinnati Reds ended up becoming the Brooks Robinson show. Robinson, who nailed the game winning HR in the 7th inning of Game 1 gave Red hitters nightmares with his un-worldly play at the 3rd Place through-out the series. The Orioles came back from an early 4-0 deficit to win Game 2, and returned home up 2-0 in the series. Game 3, was won by Dave McNally on the mound and the plate when he hit a 6th inning Grand Slam. After blowing a late lead in Game 4, and trailing early in Game 5 the Birds put the finishing touches on their 2nd World Championship by scoring 9 un-answered runs, and winning the Series 4 games to 1.

1971: Not satisfied with their pitching brilliance in 1970, the Orioles outdid themselves by posting four 20-game winners. Pat Dobson joined McNally, Cuellar, and Palmer as the Birds went on to win 101 games. Again the Orioles got to the World Series with an ALCS sweep, this the victims were the Oakland Athletics.

1971: In the World Series for the 3rd straight year, the Orioles would meet up with Roberto Clemente and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Orioles got off to a fast start in the fall classic winning the first 2 games at Memorial Stadium by scores of 5-3, and 11-3. However, the Pirates would bounce back to win the next 3 in Pittsburgh including Game 4 which was the first World Series Game ever played at night. The Orioles would bounce back to win Game 6 in 10 innings, but Roberto Clemente and the stellar pitching performance of Steve Blass in Game 7, proved too much to overcome, as the Orioles lost their 2nd World Series in 3 years.

1972: The Orioles quest for a 4th Straight World Series Appearance ends with a 3rd Place 80-74 record, that left them 5 games behind the AL East Champion Detroit Tigers.

1973: The Orioles returned to the top of the Eastern Division, winning 97 games. In the ALCS the Orioles took on the Powerhouse Oakland Athletics, and through the first 4 games were tied 2-2. However in the deciding 5th game the Orioles were shut down by Catfish Hunter who led the A's on to their 2nd consecutive World Championship.

1974: The Orioles battled the New York Yankees all season for the division title, and finally pulled away to win their 5th division title in 6 years by sweeping a series against the Yankees in New York. In the ALCS the Orioles were confronted again by the Oakland Athletics, who were well on their way to their 3rd straight World Championship. The Orioles did manage to win the first game but Oakland proved to powerful winning the next 3 games easily.

1975: The Orioles fall 4 and half games short in a battle with the Boston Red Sox for the AL East Title, by finishing in 2nd Place with a 90-69 record.

1976: The Orioles acquire slugging OF Reggie Jackson in a trade with the Oakland Athletics. However, Reggie was not happy with Baltimore, and left for a Free Agency deal with New York Yankees, who beat out the 88-74 Orioles by 10 and half games for the Division Title.

1977: Despite the loss of Reggie Jackson, the Orioles find themselves in the midst of a 3-team race for the Eastern Division all season. With Brooks Robinson retiring, the Orioles find a new slugger in Eddie Murray who wins the Rookie of the Year and becomes a fixture at 1st Base for the next 11 years. Murray slams 28 homers and 88 RBI, as the Orioles challenge the Boston Red Sox, and the New York Yankees until the final weekend of the season, before finishing tied for 2nd with a 97-64 record.

1978: The Orioles are never really a factor in the race for the Divisional Title, despite a solid 90-71 record that lands them in 4th Place eight and half games behind a first place tie between the New York Yankees, and Boston Red Sox.

1979: Orioles Magic came to town, as the Birds always seemed to find a way to win 102 games, and the AL East Title. If it wasn't a home run from someone you least expected, it was a late-inning rally that willed the O's to victory. Mike Flanagan took over as the ace of the staff going 23-9 with 16 complete games, 5 shutouts, and a 3.08 ERA on his way to the Cy Young Award. The Orioles found little challenge in the ALCS against the California Angels winning in 4 games, and scoring 26 runs in the 3-1 series triumph.

1979: The World Series ended up being a rematch of the 1971 series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, who were bolstered by the Disco hit "We Are Family". The Orioles got off to a fast start scoring 5 runs in the first inning of Game 1. After losing Game 2, the series shifted to Pittsburgh, where the Orioles won Games 3 and 4, establishing a commanding 3 game to 1 series lead. However, the Pirates pitching buckled down, as the Pirates led by veteran Willie Stargell came by to stun the Orioles taking the final 3 including two in Baltimore to win the Series in 7 games.

1980: The Orioles won 100 games behind the brilliant pitching of Scott McGregor (20-8) and Steve Stone (25-7), who went on to win the Cy Young, but finished 3 games behind the New York Yankees for the division title.

1981: In a season interrupted by a 50-day strike the Orioles are a factor for the Division Title before an after the strike, but fail to finishing in 1st Place in either half of the split season. In August, Cal Ripken Jr. the son of long time Orioles coach Cal Ripken makes his debut.

1982: In his first full season Rookie of the Year Cal Ripken Jr. made his presence known early on, going 3-5 with a homer on Opening Day. Eddie Murray made a bid for the MVP award hitting .316 with 32 HR and 110 RBI. The Orioles had an up and down season but made a heroic final charge down the stretch that put them into a tie with Milwaukee Brewers on the final day of the regular season and it was a head-to-head match up. Unfortunately, league MVP Robin Yount and the rest of the Brewers proved to be too much and the Birds finished one game back at 94-68. After the season Manager Earl Weaver announced his retirement 15 winning seasons at the helm.

1982: On May 30th in the first game of a Memorial Day weekend Double Header Rookie Cal Ripken sits out. Little did anyone know at the time it would be the last game Ripken would miss for 16 years. He would go on to break Lou Gehrig's "unbreakable" record of 2139 consecutive games.

1983: Joe Altobelli became the new manager and took over an Orioles team on a mission. The mission looked to be derailed early by several key injuries to players such as Jim Palmer, Mike Flanagan, Dan Ford, and Tippy Martinez, but the O's stayed the path and won 98 games and division title, as Cal Ripken Jr. took home AL MVP honors. The Orioles faced the Chicago White Sox in the ALCS. After losing the first game, the Birds came back to shut down the White Sox offense and win the series in 4 games.

1983: In the World Series the Orioles faced their geographical rival Philadelphia Phillies. The Orioles dropped the Game 1, once again 2-1, and came back top sweep the rest of the series. After losing the opener at Memorial Stadium, Mike Boddicker yielded just three singles, as the Orioles won the 2nd game 4-1. The Phillies scored first in Game 3, on leadoff home runs in the 2nd and 3rd innings by Gary Matthews and Joe Morgan. However, the Orioles finally got to veteran starter Steve Carlton in the 6th, and drove him out of the game by scoring 3 runs. The Orioles also would win Game 4 by a single run. Home runs by Series MVP Rick Dempsey and Eddie Murray (who hit two) accounted for 4 of the Orioles 5 runs in the final game, which was more than enough to support Scott McGregor's 5-hit shutout pitching giving the Orioles the 3rd World Championship.

1984: The Orioles celebrate their 30th Anniversary, but are unable to defend their World Championship, finishes in 5th Place with an 85-77 record. Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer who struggled with injuries would retire early in the season failing to win a single game.

1985: After a slow start the Oriole fire Manager Joe Atobelli, and lure Earl Weaver out of retirement to replace him. However, the Orioles still finish in the middle of the pack with an 83-78 record that landed them in 4th Place.

1986: The Orioles 18-year streak of winning seasons comes to an end with a last place 73-89 finish. Following the season Ealr Weaver, wopudl retire aggain.

1987: To replace Weaver, the Orioles hire Cal Ripken Sr. to manage the ball club. The Move fails to produce results and the falling Orioles lose 95 games. However, the season is highlighted by the debut of Billy Ripken, who would go on to play 2B right besides his brother Cal for the next several seasons.

1988: The Orioles hit rock bottom, not only finishing last with a club record 107 losses, but also beginning the season with an AL record-setting 21 consecutive losses. The slow start also results in the firing of Cal Ripken Sr. who was let go 6 games into the season. He would be replaced by Orioles legend Frank Robinson.

1989: The Orioles had new uniforms and a new attitude on display as the team improved by 32 games with an 87-75 record. Along the way the Oriole spent nearly 3 months of the season in first place, before losing the Division Title on the next-to-last day of the season following consecutive 1-run losses to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Orioles dramatic run, became known as the "Why Not?" season as Frank Robinson won the American League Manager of the Year for his role in leading this young group into a pennant chase.

1990: The Orioles came back to earth following their surprising run for the Division Title. with a 76-85 record that saw them finish in 5th Place.

1991: The final season for Orioles baseball on 33rd Street saw the Orioles struggle to finish in 6th Place with a 67-95 record. However, Cal Ripken Jr. had a career year, ash e hit .323 with 210 hits including 34 HR, 144 RBI, 368 total bases, and only 46 strikeouts. He would go on to win the MVP, All-Star MVP, Major League Player of the Year Awards. Mike Flanagan pitched the last inning of the last game ever at Memorial Stadium and retired the batters 1-2-3. After the game a magical ceremony that included over 100 Orioles Greats bid farewell to the stadium and transplanted home plate from Memorial Stadium to the new Stadium at Camden Yards to officially end one era and begin a new one.

1992: The dawn of a new era of Orioles baseball began as Camden Yards was introduced to the world, as the premiere ballpark in baseball. Despite many comments about how hitter-friendly the park was, the 3rd three games played there were low-scoring shutouts with the Birds winning 2 of them. The Orioles would go to finish in 3rd Place with a solid 89-73 record.

1993: In a streaky 85-77-season the Orioles, who hosted the All-Star Game finished in a tie for 3rd Place.

1994: The Orioles were in 2nd Place, with well within contention for either the Wild Card, or Division Title when a strike ended the season pre-maturely on August 12th. The strike would also put Cal Ripken Jr's consecutive games streak in jeopardy. At the start of the 1995 pre-season the player's were still at the picket lines, and replacement player's were used in Spring Games by every team except the Orioles, who's owner Peter Angelos refused to use them. Had the season started with replacements Ripken's streak now fully within reach of Lou Gehrig's record 2130 consecutive games would have ended. However a circuit judge declared an impasse allowing the players to comeback, and ending the strike just a few days before the season was originally set to begin. This would keep Ripken's streak alive, set up him to break the record in early September.

1995: With many fans scorned by the strike Cal Ripken Jr's pursuit of the Consecutive Games record became a way for baseball to get some positive press. On September 5th and 6th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards against the California Angels, Cal Ripken Jr. became baseball's all-time "Iron Man", tying and breaking Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played record of 2,130. In the 2 games Cal went a combined 5-9 and hit home runs in each game. Ceremonies were held after the tying game and included a "roast" of Cal to congratulate him on his achievement, but the best celebration was to come during the record-breaking game. After the game was in the books as an official game, play was halted for over 20 minutes as Cal Ripken Jr. made a victory lap as the fans showed their appreciation for baseball's new "Iron Man". However, during the season the Orioles would not fair as well fading late in the season to finish in 3rd Place with a disappointing 71-76 record.

1996: After a frustrating first half, which saw the team struggle to find their identity, the Birds made a charge and captured the A.L. Wild Card with an 88-74 record. The season was also highlighted by the return of Eddie Murray who hit his 500th HR at Camden Yards on the 1-year anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr. breaking Lou Gehrig's record. In the Division Series against the Cleveland Indians, Roberto Alomar secured victory for the Orioles with his heroics on the field and at the plate, as the O's stunned the Indians in 4 games. The Orioles moved on to face the New York Yankees in the ALCS. The Orioles lost Game 1 after a controversial homer by Derek Jeter that was aided by a fan who stuck his glove out over the fence to pull it in for a homer. The Orioles would bounce back behind the pitching of David Wells to send the series back to Camden Yards tied at one game apiece. However, home provided no comfort for the Orioles who lost all 3 games at Camden Yards to the Yanks, who advanced to the World Series in 5 games.

1997: The Orioles had a potent attack, led by Rafael Palmeiro, Roberto Alomar, and B.J. Surhoff, along with double digit wins from 5 Orioles pitchers to lead the propelled the Birds to lead the AL East from wire to wire, beating out the New York Yankees by 2 games with a 96-66 record. In the ALDS the Orioles dispatched the Seattle Mariners in 4 games beating Randy Johnson twice. Their dominance brought them to the ALCS for a rematch with the Cleveland Indians in the ALCS. The Orioles got off to a fast start winning Game 1, and leading Game 2 in the 9th Inning, before closer Armando Benitez surrendered a game-tying homer to Marquis Grissom. The Indians would go on to win the game in extra innings, and would go on to take the series in 6 games, as the O's lost 3 heart breaking games in extra innings.

1998: In a disappointing season, which sees the Orioles fall out of the race early, Cal Ripken Jr's streak makes news again on September 20th. After 2,632 consecutive games played the streak came to an end, as Ripken decides to take a game off. He decides to take off on the final Sunday Home game of the regular season so Orioles fans can tell their grandchildren they were there the night Cal Ripken Jr. sat out.

1999: The Orioles make history by playing 2 games against the Cuban National Team. In the first game at the end of spring training the Orioles became the first American team to play in Cuba in 40 years, with a 3-2 win. The Cuban National team would return the favor beating the Orioles in a exhibition game at Camden Yards in May.

1999: In a season marked by pain, and personal loss Cal Ripken Jr. misses large chunks of the regular season with an injured back. The personal loss comes when his father passes away from lung cancer prior to the start of the season. The highlight of the season comes on June 13th in an interleague game in Atlanta where Ripken goes 6 for 6 in a rout over the Braves. However the injuries would prevent Ripken form reaching the 3,000 hit milestone leaving him just 9 short heading into the next season. However, Ripken does manage to hit his 400th career HR, as the Orioles finish in 4th Place with a 78-84 record. The Orioles see another one of their players reach a career milestone when pitcher Jesse Orosco pitches in his MLB record 1,072nd game on August 17th.

2000: It does not take long for Cal Ripken to get his 3,000th hit, as he reaches the milestone on April 15th with a 7th inning single in Minnesota against the Twins. However the year is plagued with injury and frustration again as Ripken misses half of the season, and the Orioles lose 88 games.

2001: An otherwise forgettable 63-98 season, is marked by the end of the Ripken era in Baltimore. After 20 seasons Cal Ripken Jr. decides to retire, and the season becomes a farewell tour for Cal. The farewell tour officially got started in the All-Star Game where Cal Ripken Jr. won the game's MVP with a homer off Chan Ho Park. Ripken would have a habit of hitting homers in each of final series at a particular stadium. However, it was clear his best days were behind him as he struggled to hit .239. Prior to his final game on October 6th, Orioles, and baseball honored Ripken, as a new award was established in his honor awarding players who don't miss a game with the Cal Ripken Jr. Award.

Odds and Ends:
Mascot: The Oriole Bird

On The Air:
Television: WJZ (Channel 13), WNUV (Channel 54), WFTY (Channel 50), Comcast SportsNet
Radio: WBAL 1090AM
Broadcasters: Rick Dempsy, Mike Flannagan, Jim Palmer, Michael Reghi- TV Jim Hunter, Fred Manfra-Radio

Ford C. Frick Recipients*: (2)
Bob Murphy 1961
Sam Thompson 1954-1988
*-Award grants entrance in the broadcasters wing of the Hall of Fame

Spring Training History:
Yuma, AZ 1954
Daytona Beach, FL 1955
Scottsdale, AZ 1956-1958
Mimai, FL 1959-1988
Sarasota, FL 1989-1995
Ft. Launderdale 1996-Present

On The Farm:
AAA: Rochester Red Wings
AA: Bowie Baysox
A: Frederick Keys
A: Delmarva Shorebirds
A: Aberdeen Orioles
A: Bluefield Orioles
Rookie: Gulf Coast Orioles