Tippy Martinez (COURTESY OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES)

July 23, 1979: Orioles’ Tippy Martinez retires 23 consecutive batters in relief

Tippy Martinez hadn’t pitched in 13 days as the Orioles headed…
Doug Decinces (COURTESY OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES)

June 22, 1979: Orioles Magic is born

The Orioles entered the bottom of the ninth down 5-3 to the Detroit…
Dave McNally (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

October 5, 1969: Dave McNally tosses 11-inning masterpiece in ALCS

The Minnesota Twins couldn’t have been happy to be facing Orioles…
Tommy Davis (TRADING CARD DB)

September 25, 1974: Orioles rally in 9th to beat Mickey Lolich and Tigers

On Wednesday evening, September 25, 1974, Ralph Houk was managing…
Frank Robinson (TRADING CARD DB)

September 13, 1971: Frank Robinson smashes his 500th career home run

The year 1971 was a good time to be a sports fan in Baltimore.…
Andy Etchebarren (COURTESY OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES)

June 4, 1967: 5 hours and 18 minutes later, Orioles beat Senators in 19 innings

On June 4, 1967, a Sunday afternoon at Baltimore’s Memorial…
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…
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…
JIm Palmer (TRADING CARD DB)

June 16, 1973: Jim Palmer takes perfect game into 9th inning for Orioles

Jim Palmer was attempting to recover from an intestinal virus…
Frank Robinson (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

May 8, 1966: Frank Robinson smashes home run completely out of Memorial Stadium

Pennant fever for Baltimore Oriole fans was unusually high as…

October 8, 1966: Wally Bunker shuts out Dodgers in Game Three of World Series

It was anybody’s game heading into the bottom of the fifth…

October 15, 1970: Orioles clinch World Series championship in Game 5

The 1970 Cincinnati Reds [102-60] ran away with the National…

April 30, 1967: Steve Barber and Stu Miller combine for no-hitter in a loss

In late April of 1967, the Detroit Tigers traveled to Baltimore…

October 4, 1969: Orioles win first-ever ALCS game

On October 4, 1969, nearly 40,000 fans filed into Memorial Stadium…

August 13, 1969: Jim Palmer no-hits the Athletics

Jim Palmer gained national acclaim early in his major-league…

April 27, 1968: Tom Phoebus throws Orioles’ 3rd no-hitter

Hometown boy makes good. This time-honored cliché certainly…