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Events in Sport
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1900-11-13 - Baltimore Orioles (now NY Yankees) enter baseball's American League
1902-07-08 - John McGraw, accused by Ban Johnson of trying to wreck Baltimore & Washington clubs, negotiates his release from the Orioles
1902-07-17 - Orioles forfeit to St Louis having only 5 players available to play they then forfeit their franchise back to the AL
1914-07-07 - Balt Orioles' (IL) owner Jack Dunn offers Babe Ruth, Ernie Shore & Ben Egan for $10,000 to Connie Mack, who refuses, pleading poverty
1914-07-10 - Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles
1923-10-23 - Giants defeat Balt Orioles 9-0 to benefit former Giants owner John Day
1950-04-20 - Balt's Memorial Stadium opens - Orioles of International League
1953-09-16 - AL approves St Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles
1953-11-06 - Jimmy Dykes succeeds Marty Marion as manager of Balt Orioles
1953-11-11 - Jimmy Dykes succeeds Marty Marion as Baltimore Orioles manager
1953-12-22 - Jack Dunn III, owner of Balt Orioles in Intl League, turns name over to newly relocated St Louis Browns
Baseball Great Babe Ruth
1954-04-13 - Balt Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0
1954-04-15 - Orioles 1st game in Baltimore beat White Sox 3-1
1954-07-30 - Bob Kennedy hits the 1st grand slam for the new Baltimore Orioles
1954-11-18 - Yanks trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada & Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen & Hunter as part of an 18 player deal
1954-12-01 - Yanks send Miller, Segrist, Leppert & 2 minors to Orioles for Blayzka, Kryhoski, Johnson, Fridley & Del Guercio (completing 18 player deal)
1955-04-03 - Balt Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs KC Athletics)
1956-06-27 - Indians trailing Orioles 9-1 come back to win 12-11 in 11 innings
1956-09-02 - Orioles trailing Red Sox 8-0 come back to win 11-10 in 9 innings
1959-04-09 - Balt Orioles pull their 2nd triple play (3-6-3 vs Wash Senators)
1960-03-26 - Orioles-Reds series for Havana, is moved to Miami
1960-07-15 - Balt Orioles' Brooks Robinson goes 5 for 5 including the cycle
1962-05-05 - LA Angel Bo Belinsky no-hits Balt Orioles, 2-0
1962-09-12 - Wash Senator Tom Cheney strikes out record 21 Orioles in 16 inn game
1964-11-08 - Orioles Frank Robinson unanimous choice as AL MVP
1965-08-18 - Orioles' Brooks Robinson hits into his record tying (George Sisler)
1965-12-09 - Frank Robinson is traded from Cincinnati to the Orioles
1966-07-12 - All star MVP: Brooks Robinson (Balt Orioles)
1966-08-26 - Balt Orioles Roznovsky & B Powell are 4th to hit consecutive pinch HRs
1966-09-22 - Orioles beat A's 6-1 to clinch their 1st AL pennant
1966-10-09 - Balt Orioles sweep LA Dodgers, in 63rd World Series
1967-04-30 - Orioles' Stu Miller & Steve Barber lose 2-1 despite no-hitting Tigers
1967-07-24 - Race riots in Detroit force postponement of Tigers-Orioles game
1968-04-17 - A's 1st game in Oakland-Alameda Stadium, lose 4-1 to Balt Orioles
1968-07-11 - Earl Weaver replaces Hank Bauer as manager of Orioles
1969-08-06 - Balt Orioles pull their 3rd triple play (5-4-3 vs KC Royals)
1969-09-13 - Baltimore Orioles, win earliest AL Eastern division title
1969-10-04 - Baseball's 1st divisional playoff games, Mets beat Braves 9-5 & Orioles beat Twins 4-3 in 12 innings
1969-10-16 - 100-1 shot NY Mets beat Orioles 5-3 & win 66th World Series in 5
1970-06-26 - Frank Robinson hits 2 grand slams as Orioles beat Senators 12-2
1970-08-02 - Baltimore defeats KC 10-8, Orioles 23rd straight win over the Royals
1970-10-15 - Baltimore Orioles beat Cin Reds, 4 games to 1 in 67th World Series
1971-07-13 - All star MVP: Frank Robinson (Baltimore Orioles)
1971-08-26 - Orioles' Don Buford struck out 5 times in a game
1971-10-17 - Pittsburgh Pirates beat Balt Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 68th World Series
1971-11-02 - Orioles Pat Dobson no-hits Yomiuri Giants, 2-0
1973-07-07 - Balt Orioles pull their 4th triple play (5-4-3 vs Oakland)
1973-09-29 - Balt Orioles pull their 5th triple play (5-4-3 vs Detroit)
1973-12-07 - Orioles sell pitcher Eddie Watt to the Phillies
1975-06-01 - California Angel Nolan Ryan 4th no-hitter beats Balt Orioles, 1-0
1975-11-04 - Orioles Jim Palmer wins his 2nd Cy Young Award
1976-04-02 - A's trade prospective free agents Reggie Jackson & Ken Holtzman, to Orioles for Don Baylor, Mike Torrez & Paul Mitchell
1977-06-03 - Balt Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 vs KC Royals)
1977-09-15 - Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when mgr Earl Weaver pulls team off field in 5th citing hazardous condition (small tarpaulin on bullpen mound)
1977-11-21 - Orioles 1st baseman Eddie Murray wins AL Rookie of Year
1978-04-09 - Brewers sweep Orioles 11-3, 16-3, & 13-5 (each with a grand slam)
1978-09-09 - Balt Orioles pull their 7th triple play (5-4-3 vs Toronto)
1979-04-19 - Following a 6-3 loss to the Orioles, Yanks Goose Gossage & Cliff
1979-05-07 - Gary Roenicke hits into Orioles 13th triple play (Oakland)
1979-06-10 - Balt Orioles pull their 8th triple play (5-4-3 vs Cleve)
1979-10-17 - Pittsburgh Pirates beat Balt Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 76th World Series
1979-11-01 - Edward Bennett Williams buys Orioles from Hoffberger for $12.3 million
1980-07-31 - Rangers snap Orioles pitcher Steve Stone's 14-game winning streak
1981-06-11 - Mariners beat Orioles 8-2 at Kingdome, then players go on strike
1982-11-24 - Orioles Cal Ripken is named AL Rookie of Year
1983-10-16 - Balt Orioles beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 3 in 80th World Series
1985-06-14 - Earl Weaver comes out of retirement to manage Balt Orioles
1985-08-12 - Balt Orioles W Gross & L Sheets are 6th to hit consecutive pinch HRs
1986-06-08 - Longest 9 inning AL game (4h16m), Balt Orioles beat Yankees 18-9
1986-08-06 - Orioles (Dwyer & Sheets) & Rangers (Harrah) hit record 3 grand slams
1986-08-08 - Record 3 grandslams in a game-(Harrah-Tex, Sheets & Dwyer-Orioles)
1986-10-03 - Baltimore loses assuring Orioles of their 1st last-place finish
1987-07-11 - Orioles Cal Ripkin becomes 1st to manage 2 sons, as Billy joins Cal
1987-09-14 - Toronto Blue Jays hit a record 10 HRs vs Baltimore Orioles
1988-04-12 - Frank Robinson replaces Cal Ripkin as manager of Balt Orioles
1988-04-20 - Balt Orioles set worst record to start a season 0-14 (will go 0-21)
1988-04-28 - Baltimore Orioles lose AL record 21 games in a row
1988-04-29 - Orioles beat White Sox 9-0 for 1st 1988 win after 21 loses
1988-04-30 - Baltimore Orioles win record 14th straight from beginning of season
1988-05-02 - Balt Orioles sign a 15 year lease to remain in Balt & get a new park
1988-12-04 - Orioles trade veteran 1B Eddie Murray to the Dodgers
1988-12-06 - Agnes Neil Williams purchases Baltimore Orioles for $70 million Eli Jacobs becomes CEO of Balt Orioles
1989-06-15 - Balt Orioles pull their 9th triple play (vs Yankees)
1989-08-17 - Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken moves into 3rd place (1,208th cons game)
1990-02-06 - Ground breaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium
1990-06-12 - Orioles Cal Ripken plays in his 1,308th consecutive game to move past Everett Scott into 2nd place on the all-time list
1990-08-08 - Balt Orioles pull their 10th triple play (1-6-3 vs Oakland)
1990-09-25 - 1st 8 NY Yankees hit safely vs Balt Orioles to tie record
1991-03-30 - 1st exhibition baseball games at Joe Robbie Stadium (Yanks-Orioles)
1991-07-09 - All star MVP: Cal Ripken Jr (Balt Orioles)
1991-10-06 - Orioles last game at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium (vs Det Tigers)
1991-11-19 - Balt Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken wins his 2nd AL MVP
1992-04-03 - 1st exhibition game at Camden Field-Orioles beat NY Mets
1992-04-06 - 1st game at Camden Field, Balt-Orioles beat Indians 2-0
1992-06-20 - Kelly Saunders is 2nd female baseball PA announcer (Balt Orioles)
1992-09-08 - Danny Tartabull has 9 RBIs as Yanks beat Orioles 16-4
1992-09-09 - 1st time Baltimore Orioles draw 3 million fans at home
1993-08-02 - Peter Angelos & William DeWitt purchase Orioles
1995-06-10 - Orioles Jeff Manto, hits his 4th consecutive homer
1995-09-10 - Browns & Indians, play simultaneous regular season games in Cleve for only time, Browns 22-6 over Tampa, Indians 5-3 over Orioles
Birthdays in Sport
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1872-03-03 - Wee Willie Keeler, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles); hit .432 in 1897
1920-05-31 - Edward Bennett Williams, lawyer/team owner (Redskins, Balt Orioles)
1923-07-26 - [James] Hoyt Wilhelm, knuckleball pitcher (Orioles)
1930-08-14 - Earl Weaver, St Louis Mo, manager (Balt Orioles 1968-82, 85-86), (d. 2013)
1935-12-17 - Cal Ripken Sr, baseball manager (Balt Orioles)
1937-10-03 - Eli Jacobs, baseball owner (Baltimore Orioles)
1939-02-22 - Steve Barber, pitcher (Balt Orioles, NY Yankees)
1943-06-20 - Andy Etchebarren, baseball catcher (Balt Orioles)
1947-06-10 - Ken Singleton, Mt Vernon NY, baseball player (Orioles)
1952-12-28 - Ray Knight, 3rd baseman (NY Mets, Balt Orioles)
1955-05-14 - [Jose] Dennis Martinez, Nicaragua, pitcher (Orioles, Expos, Indians)
1956-02-24 - Eddie Murray, LA California, 1st baseman (Orioles, Dodgers, Cleve Indians)
1957-04-21 - Jesse Orosco, Santa Barbara CA, pitcher (NY Mets, Orioles, Dodgers)
1960-08-24 - Cal Ripken, Havre de Grace Maryland, shortstop (Balt Orioles, game streak)
1960-12-21 - Roger McDowell, Cincinnati OH, pitcher (NY Mets, Balt Orioles)
1961-04-22 - Jimmy Key, Huntsville Alabama, pitcher (Blue Jays, NY Yanks, Orioles)
1962-01-19 - Chris Sabo, Detroit Michigan, third baseman (Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles)
1962-09-19 - Randy Myers, Vancouver WA, pitcher (Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles)
1963-02-23 - Bobby Bonilla, NYC, outfielder (NY Mets, Balt Orioles, Marlins)
1963-04-10 - Mike Devereaux, Casper WY, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles)
1963-05-20 - David Wells, Torrance CA, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles, NY Yankees)
1964-01-18 - Brady Anderson, Silver Spring MD, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles)
1964-08-04 - B J Surhoff, Bronx NY, infielder (Baltimore Orioles)
1964-09-24 - Rafael Palmeiro, Havana Cuba, 1st baseman (Baltimore Orioles)
1964-12-10 - Luis Polonia, Santiago City Dom Rep, outfielder (NY Yanks, Orioles)
1964-12-16 - Billy Ripken, Havre de Grace MD, 2nd baseman (Bal Orioles, Texas Rangers)
1965-03-20 - Chris Hoiles, Bowling Green OH, catcher (Baltimore Orioles)
1966-10-11 - Gregg Olson, Omaha NE, pitcher (Balt Orioles, Detroit Tigers)
1966-10-18 - Alan Mills, Lakeland Florida, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
1968-01-08 - Paul Carey, US baseball infielder (Baltimore Orioles)
1968-02-01 - Kent Mercker, Dublin OH, pitcher (Atlanta Braves, Balt Orioles)
1968-02-02 - Scott Erickson, Long Beach CA, pitcher (Minnesota Twins, Balt Orioles)
1968-02-05 - Roberto Alomar, Salinas Puerto Rico, infielder (Baltimore Orioles)
1968-12-08 - Mike Mussina, Williamsport PA, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
1969-10-24 - Arthur Rhodes, Waco Texas, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
1970-01-19 - Rick Krivda, Mckeesport PA, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
1970-05-07 - Mark Smith, Pasadena CA, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles)
1971-03-20 - Manny Alexander, Dominican Republic, infielder (Baltimore Orioles)
1971-04-14 - Gregory Zaun, Glendale CA, catcher (Baltimore Orioles)
1972-09-05 - Jimmy Haynes, La Grange GA, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
1974-03-19 - John Coppinger, El Paso TX, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
Deaths in Sport
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1991-03-09 - Jim Hardin, former Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves pitcher (b. 1943)
