Jim Gilliam with the Baltimore Elite Giants (NOIRTECH / LARRY LESTER)

George Scales and the Making of Junior Gilliam in Baltimore, 1946

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Summer College Baseball in Maryland

2000 AAABA Champion Maryland Orioles with General Manager Walter…
Howie Fox (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Howie Fox: Baltimore’s Unique Oriole

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1954 Baltimore Orioles Yearbook (BALTIMORE ORIOLES)

Dick Armstrong: Orioles PR Pioneer and His ‘Mr. Oriole’

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Tom Gastall (COURTESY OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES)

The Final Flight of Tom Gastall

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Gus Triandos was the starting catcher in the 1958 All-Star game, one of only two hometown Orioles to make the AL squad. (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

The 1958 Midsummer Classic

Major League Baseball held its 25th annual All-Star Game at Memorial…
Stu Miller (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Stu Miller: The (Almost) Lost Oriole

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Dick Hall (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Dick Hall’s Baltimore Legacy

Dick Hall’s trade to the Baltimore Orioles — with Dick Williams…

The 1966 Orioles: More than Frank Robinson

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Frank Robinson (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Frank Robinson and the Trade that Ignited Two(!) Dynasties

“Bad trades are a part of baseball; I mean who can forget Frank…

The Baltimore Orioles’ 1971 Japan Trip

On January 1, 1971, the chairman of the board of the Baltimore…
Dave McNally (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Dave McNally and Peter Seitz at the Intersection of Baseball Labor History

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Steve Stone (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Steve Stone’s Cy Young Season

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Billy Martin (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Billy Martin and the Baltimore Brawls

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Lou Gehrig and Cal Ripken Jr.: Two Quiet Heroes

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David W. Smith, circa 2018

Retrosheet Begins in Baltimore

We baseball fans want the truth. Some of us want to know how…

Itchy Xu: From Chi­nese Sports Trailblazer to Baltimore Orioles Prospect

A group of boys hung over their dorm’s balcony railing, hardly…

When Sam Malone Faced Boog Powell

Baltimoreans strolling on Eutaw Street outside Oriole Park before…

Promising Flight of Baby Birds

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2020 The National Pastime: A Bird's Eye View of Baltimore

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Appendix 1: Howie Fox: Baltimore’s Unique Oriole

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