April 23, 1903: New York records its first victory in American League play

Enthusiasm reigned among Washington’s baseball fans after…
Jeff Reboulet (COURTESY OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES)

October 5, 1997: Jeff Reboulet delivers ALDS victory for Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles returned to the postseason for the second…
Mike Mussina (TRADING CARD DB)

June 6, 1993: Seven suspended, five injured in Orioles-Mariners brawl

Baseball brawls are usually limited to some vigorous pushing…
Juan Nieves (TRADING CARD DB)

April 15, 1987: Milwaukee’s Juan Nieves throws no-hitter against Orioles

The beginning of the 1987 season had been a fun ride for the…
Brooks Robinson (TRADING CARD DB)

April 19, 1977: Brooks Robinson hits his final career home run, a game-winner for Orioles

Entering the 1977 season, expectations were low for the Baltimore…
Mike Cuellar (TRADING CARD DB)

August 2, 1970: Orioles extend their winning streak against Royals to 23 games

August 2, 1970, was a nice hot, sunny Sunday afternoon in Baltimore.…
Frank Robinson (TRADING CARD DB)

June 27, 1967: Hard slide ends Al Weis’s season, knocks out Frank Robinson

The visiting White Sox (40-26) were leading the American League…
Hoyt Wilhelm (COURTESY OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES)

August 6, 1959: Time runs out for Orioles, White Sox in 18-inning marathon

The Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox had a tendency to…
Wally Bunker (TRADING CARD DB)

May 5, 1964: Wally Bunker throws a one-hitter for Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles were beginning their 11th season since…
Brooks Robinson (TRADING CARD DB)

September 17, 1955: Brooks Robinson makes his major-league debut with Orioles

It was an inauspicious game. Both the Orioles and the Washington…
George Culver (TRADING CARD DB)
Dale Ford
Snake Deal (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Snake Deal

The baseball diamond and the basketball court could not be more…
Ron Luciano (Photo: Wikimedia / Public Domain)

Ron Luciano

Ron Luciano was a football All-American, baseball umpire, TV…
George Pfister holding a painting of himself as a Dodgers player (Courtesy of Sharon Pfister collection)

George Pfister

George Pfister spent 56 years in Organized Baseball. However,…
Bob Black (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Bob Black

Looking back when he was nearly 70 years old, 19th-century pitcher…

Guy Sturdy

If a player collects six hits in his first day in the majors…
Rick Wilkins (TRADING CARD DB)

Rick Wilkins

There have been a dozen individual offensive seasons by a full-time…
Henry Berthrong (BASEBALL-REFERENCE)

Henry Berthrong

Henry Berthrong lived an amazing and varied life – some small…
Mike Rourke (Richmond Times-Dispatch, Novemer 13, 1932)

Mike O’Rourke

Versatile sandlot alumnus Mike O’Rourke packed a fair amount…
Bill Traffley (TRADING CARD DB)

Bill Traffley

When rule changes in the 1880s allowed pitchers to begin throwing…
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