Dick Williams (COURTESY OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES)

May 18, 1957: Orioles’ Dick Williams homers to tie game at curfew

On the morning of May 18, 1957, there were crowds of sports fans…
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…
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…
Bob Kennedy (TRADING CARD DB)

July 30, 1954: Orioles’ Bob Kennedy hits first grand slam at Memorial Stadium

Following a last-place finish by the Orioles in 1902, the city…
Biz Mackey (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

October 14, 1928: Baltimore Black Sox beat Lefty Grove and all-star team

Future Hall of Famer Lefty Grove was coming off a 1928 season…
Claude "Red" Grier (SEAMHEADS.COM)

October 3, 1926: Red Grier throws a no-hitter in Negro League World Series

Red Grier wouldn’t have had the chance to pitch one of the…
Joe McGinnity (TRADING CARD DB)

August 21, 1901: Joe McGinnity gives two spits over umpire’s calls

“Game forfeited to the Detroits,” umpire Tommy Connolly shouted…
1954 Baltimore Orioles program (COURTESY OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES)

April 15, 1954: Orioles return to Baltimore after 52 years

The streets of Baltimore were jam-packed with an estimated 350,000…

April 26, 1901: Baltimore Orioles win home opener in a new major league

In late January of 1901, American League President Ban Johnson…

September 20, 1958: Orioles knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits Yankees

The game took only 1 hour and 48 minutes. Before a crowd of 10,941…

September 27, 1897: Good (Beaneaters) versus Evil (Orioles)

More than a battle for the 1897 National League pennant, the…

June 10, 1892: Seven hits in seven tries for Wilbert Robinson

Until Rennie Stennett matched the feat in September of 1975,…