July 23, 1979: Orioles’ Tippy Martinez retires 23 consecutive batters in relief
Tippy Martinez hadn’t pitched in 13 days as the Orioles headed…
October 1, 1982: Orioles sweep Brewers to extend Earl Weaver’s final pennant race
It was a story that could only happen in baseball. On the morning…
June 22, 1979: Orioles Magic is born
The Orioles entered the bottom of the ninth down 5-3 to the Detroit…
October 5, 1969: Dave McNally tosses 11-inning masterpiece in ALCS
The Minnesota Twins couldn’t have been happy to be facing Orioles…
September 25, 1974: Orioles rally in 9th to beat Mickey Lolich and Tigers
On Wednesday evening, September 25, 1974, Ralph Houk was managing…
September 24, 1974: Al Kaline collects 3,000th career hit as Tigers fall to Orioles
After 2,826 games, 11,564 plate appearances, and nearly 22 years…
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.…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
May 5, 1964: Wally Bunker throws a one-hitter for Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles were beginning their 11th season since…
June 16, 1973: Jim Palmer takes perfect game into 9th inning for Orioles
Jim Palmer was attempting to recover from an intestinal virus…
October 9, 1966: Dave McNally fires Orioles’ third consecutive shutout as Baltimore sweeps Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers entered Game One of the 1966 World Series…
May 8, 1966: Frank Robinson smashes home run completely out of Memorial Stadium
Pennant fever for Baltimore Oriole fans was unusually high as…
July 27, 1969: Orioles blast White Sox, setting team hits, total bases, and runs records
Frank Robinson’s solo home run in the first inning was all…
April 6, 1973: Don Baylor whacks 4 extra-base hits to lead Orioles’ Opening Day rout
The Orioles’ most one-sided Opening Day victory in Baltimore…
May 16, 1965: Orioles rookie Jim Palmer hits first career homer and earns first career win
The Baltimore Orioles “carried the big sticks, blasting four…
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…