· The Orioles were established as one of the eight AL charter franchises in 1901 as the Milwaukee Brewers.
· They then moved to St. Louis Missouri and became the Browns for fifty two seasons.
· They moved to Baltimore in 1954 and became the Orioles. They got their name from it being the official state bird of Maryland and it was used by many major or minor leagues teams before like the team that eventually became the Yankees.
· They play their games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards which is located in Baltimore, Maryland.
· They have made the playoffs fourteen times with three wild card berths and nine divisional titles.
· They have won seven AL Pennants and three World Series Championships in 1966, 1970 & 1983.
Batting Lineup:
1. 2B Brian Roberts
2. SS Cal Ripken
3. RF Frank Robinson
4. DH Eddie Murray
5. 1B Boog Powell
6. LF Ken Singleton
7. 3B Brooks Robinson
8. CF Brady Anderson
9. C Rick Ferrell
Starting Rotation:
1. Jim Palmer
2. Mike Mussina
3. Dave McNally
4. Mike Cuellar
Bullpen:
1. Closer: Hoyt Wilhelm
2. Gregg Olson
3. BJ Ryan
5. Stu Miller
6. Dick Hall
Bench:
OF-BJ Surhoff
OF-Paul Blair
INF-Vern Stephens
INF-Melvin Mora
Coaching Staff:
Manager-Earl Weaver
Earl Weaver managed the Orioles for seventeen seasons where he finished with the most wins in 1480, was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1996, is in the Orioles Hall of Fame and they retired his number 4. He guided them to six divisional titles, four AL Pennants and one World Series Championship team in 1970. He managed in their minor leagues and was a first base coach for them.
Bench Coach-Buck Showalter
Buck Showalter managed the Orioles for nine seasons where he finished with the second most wins with 669. He guided them to two wild card berths, one divisional title and won AL Manager of the Year once.
1B Coach-Jimmy McAleer
Jimmy McAleer managed the Orioles (Browns) for eight seasons where he finished with the third most wins with 551. He guided them to second place one and played two seasons for them.
3B Coach-Paul Richards
Paul Richards managed the Orioles for seven seasons where he finished with the four most wins with 517. He was their GM while managing become the first guy since John McGraw back then and guided them to one second place finish that got him AL Manager of the Year from a few publications. He is also in the Orioles Hall of Fame.
Hitting Coach-Luke Sewell
Luke Sewell managed the Orioles (Browns) for six seasons where he finished with the fifth most wins with 432. He guided them to their only pennant in St. Louis in 1944 and was a player-manager for them for a few seasons.
Pitching Coach-Ray Miller
Ray Miller managed the Orioles for two seasons where he finished with the 157 wins. He was also their pitching coach for eleven seasons and was a player coach in their minors. He was their pitching coach on the 1979 AL Pennant team and the 1983 World Series Championship team.
Bullpen Coach-Hank Bauer
Hank Bauer managed the Orioles for five seasons where he finished with the sixth most wins with 407. He guided them to one AL Pennant and one World Series Championship team in 1966. He was their first base coach first.
There have been thirty four Hall of Fame players who have played for them at different points in their respective careers. They have retired five numbers for players and one number for a manager.
Cal Ripken spent twenty one seasons in in the infield for the Orioles as their greatest/longest tenured shortstop/greatest player where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2007, is in the Orioles Hall of Fame and they retired his number 8. He made all nineteen of his All-Star appearances, won AL Rookie of the Year, won both of his gold gloves, won all eight of his silver sluggers, won the Roberto Clemente Award, won 2 AL MVPs, won two All-Star game MVPs, has the MLB record for consecutive games played and was on one World Series Championship team in 1983 while there. He also finished as the franchise leader in many offensive categories in Orioles history like having the highest WAR for position players, highest offensive WAR, most games played, at bats, plate appearances, runs scored, hits, total bases, doubles, home runs, walks, RBIs, singles and extra base hits.
Frank Robinson spent six seasons in the outfield for the Orioles where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1982, is in the Orioles Hall of Fame and they retired his number 20. He made five of his fourteen All-Star appearances, won the 1966 AL MVP, won the Triple Crown once, was on one World Series Championship team in 1966 and won the 1966 World Series MVP while there. He also managed them for four seasons and coached them for six seasons. He finished with the third highest on base percentage, slugging percentage and on base slugging in Orioles history.
Brooks Robinson spent twenty three seasons in the infield for the Orioles as their greatest/longest tenured third basemen where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1983, is in the Orioles Hall of Fame and they retired his number 5. He made all eighteen of his All-Star appearances, led the AL in RBIs once, won the Roberto Clemente Award, won all sixteen of his gold gloves, won the 1964 AL MVP, was on two World Series Championship teams in 1966 & 1970 and was the 1970 World Series MVP while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Orioles history like having the second highest WAR for position players, second highest defensive WAR, second most games played, at bats, runs scored, plate appearances, hits, total bases, doubles, RBIs, singles and extra base hits to name some.
Eddie Murray spent thirteen seasons in the infield for the Orioles as their greatest/longest tenured first basemen where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2003, is in the Orioles Hall of Fame and they retired his number 33. He made seven of his eight All-Star appearances, won AL Rookie of the Year, won both of his gold gloves, won two of his three silver sluggers, led the AL in home runs once, led the AL in RBIs and was on one World Series Championship team in 1983 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Orioles history like having the second highest offensive WAR, second most home runs, third most extra base hits, RBIs, doubles, total bases, plate appearances, at bats and third highest WAR for position players to name some.
Rick Ferrell spent eight seasons behind the plate for the Orioles (Browns) as their greatest catcher where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1984. He made one of his eight All-Star appearances, the led the AL in assists while there and the record for most games caught in AL history.
Jim Palmer pitched nineteen seasons for the Orioles as their greatest pitcher where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1990, is in the Orioles Hall of Fame and they retired his number 22. He made all six of his All-Star appearances, won all four of his gold gloves, led the AL in wins three times, led the AL in ERA twice, pitched a no-hitter, won three AL CY Young Awards and was on three World Series Championship teams in 1966, 1970 & 1983 while there. He is currently the color commentator for them. He also finished in the franchise leader in many pitching categories in Orioles history like having the most wins, strikeouts, games played, innings pitched, shutouts, complete games, games started and highest WAR for pitchers.
Mike Mussina pitched ten seasons for the Orioles where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2019 and is in the Orioles Hall of Fame. He made all five of his All-Star appearances, won four of his seven gold gloves and led the majors in wins once while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Orioles history like having the second highest WAR for pitchers, second best win-loss percentage, second most strikeouts and third most wins to name some.
Hoyt Wilhelm was the Orioles closer for five seasons where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1985 and is in the Orioles Hall of Fame. He made six of his eight All-Star appearances and the led majors in ERA once while there. He also finished with the fourth lowest ERA in Orioles history.
Boog Powell spent fourteen seasons in the infield for the Orioles where he made all four of his All-Star appearances, won the 1970 AL MVP, was on two World Series Championship teams in 1966 & 1970 while there and is in the Orioles Hall of Fame. He has his own barbeque that is at their ballpark and their spring training site. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Orioles history like having the third most home runs, fourth most RBIs, walks, fifth most games played, sixth most plate appearances and total bases to name some.
Ken Singleton spent ten seasons in the outfield for the Orioles where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, won the Roberto Clemente Award, was on one World Series Championship team in 1983 while there and is in the Orioles Hall of Fame. He worked as broadcaster for them in the mid-80’s. He also finished with the fifth most walks, seventh highest on base percentage, ninth most RBIs, tenth most total bases, home runs and tenth highest offensive WAR in Orioles history.
Brady Anderson spent fourteen seasons in the outfield for the Orioles as their greatest/longest tenured center fielder where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, was the fifth player to hit 50 home runs in a season, was the first player ever to have achieved seasons of 50 home run & 50 stolen bases, led the AL in extra base hits once, led AL outfielders in fielding percentage one, only leadoff hitter with three 75-RBI seasons, first AL player to be hit by a pitcher twice in one inning, led the AL in hit by pitches three times and is in the Orioles Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Orioles history like having the second most stolen bases, third most walks, fourth most plate appearances, extra base hits, fifth most runs scored, sixth most games played, at bats, hits, doubles and seventh most total bases to name some.
Brian Roberts spent thirteen seasons in the infield for the Orioles as their greatest/longest tenured second basemen where he made both of his All-Star appearances, led the AL in stolen bases once, led the AL in doubles once, has the most doubles for AL switch hitters in season, had three 50-double seasons while there and is in the Orioles Hall of Fame. He also works as a part time color-analyst for them. He finished with the third most stolen bases, fourth most doubles, eight most runs scored, ninth most walks and tenth most extra base hits in Orioles history.
Dave McNally pitched thirteen seasons for the Orioles where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, led the AL in wins once, was on two World Series Championship teams in 1966 & 1970 while there and is in the Orioles Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Orioles history like having the second most wins, innings pitched, games started, shutouts, third most strikeouts and fourth most games played to name some.
Mike Cuellar pitched eight seasons for the Orioles where he made three of his four All-Star appearances, led the majors in wins once, won the 1969 AL CY Young Award (first Latin born player to win the award), first player to hit a grand slam in the championship series/only pitcher ever, was on one World Series Championship team in 1970 while there and is in the Orioles Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Orioles history like having the third most shutouts, fourth most wins, fifth most strikeouts and fifth best win-loss percentage to name some.
Mike Flanagan pitched fifteen seasons for the Orioles where he made his only All-Star appearance, won the 1979 AL CY Award, led the majors in wins once, was on one World Series Championship team in 1983 while there and is in the Orioles Hall of Fame. He also worked as a pitching coach, an executive VP of baseball operations and worked as a broadcaster for them three different times. He finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Orioles history like having the third most games played, innings pitched, games started, fourth most strikeouts and fifth most wins to name some. Other notable starters in Orioles history have been Milt Pappas, Steve Stone, Scott McGregor, Scott Erickson, Mike Boddicker, Steve Barber, Urban Shocker, Jack Powell, Ned Garver, Erik Bedard, Harry Howell, Bump Hadley, Elden Auker, Jack Kramer, Chuck Estrada, Ross Grimsley, Doyle Alexander, Dennis Martinez, Jamie Moyer, Rick Sutcliffe, Jeremy Guthrie, Arthur Rhodes, active pitchers Chris Tillman, Wei Yei Chen, Hall of Famers Robin Roberts and Satchel Paige.
Paul Blair spent thirteen seasons in the outfield for the Orioles where he made both of his All-Star appearances, won all eight of his gold gloves, was on two World Series Championship teams in 1966 & 1970 while there and is in the Orioles Hall of Fame. He also finished with the fifth highest defensive WAR, seventh most games played, eighth highest WAR for position players, eight most stolen bases, ninth most at bats and tenth most doubles in Orioles history.
BJ Surhoff spent eight seasons in the outfield for the Orioles where he made his only All-Star appearance, led the AL in at bats, was in one home run derby while there and is in the Orioles Hall of Fame.
Vern Stephens spent ten seasons in the infield for the Orioles (Browns) where he made four of his eight All-Star appearances, led the AL in home runs once, led the AL in RBIs once while there is only player to play for both the Browns and the Orioles.
Melvin Mora spent ten seasons all over the infield for the Orioles where he made both of his All-Star appearances, led the AL in on-base percentage once, won his only silver slugger and is in the Orioles Hall of Fame. Other notable infielders in Orioles history have been Rafael Palmeiro, Derrek Lee, Kevin Millar, Jeff Conine, Aubrey Huff, Ty Wigginton, Will Clark, Lee May, Jim Gentile, George McQuinn, Bobby Grich, Del Pratt, Marty McManus, Davey Johnson, Bobby Bonilla, Mark Belanger, Miguel Tejada, JJ Hardy, Mike Bordick, Red Kress, Doug Decinces, Tony Batista, Harlond Clift, active players Manny Machado, Chris Davis, Mark Trumbo, Trey Mancini, Jonathan Schoop, Hall of Famers, George Sisler, Roberto Alomar, Jim Bottomley, Bobby Wallace, George Kell and Luis Aparicio.
Rick Dempsey spent twelve seasons behind the plate for the Orioles as their second greatest catcher where he was on one World Series Championship team in 1983, won the 1983 World Series MVP while there, is one of twenty nine players to appear in four decades and is in the Orioles Hall of Fame. He also worked as third base, first base, bench, bullpen coach and interim manager besides from working as broadcaster for them. He finished with the sixth highest defensive WAR in Orioles history. Other notable catchers in Orioles history have been Javy Lopez, Ramon Hernandez, Gus Triandos, Dave Duncan, Wally Schang, Rollie Hemsley, Sherm Lollar and active catcher Matt Wieters.
Gregg Olson was the Orioles closer for six seasons where he made his only All-Star appearance, won AL Rookie of the Year, pitched a combined no-hitter while there and is in the Orioles Hall of Fame. He also finished with the most saves and second most games finished in Orioles history.
BJ Ryan was the Orioles closer for seven seasons where he made one of his two All-Star appearances while there.
Tippy Martinez was the Orioles closer for eleven seasons where he made his only All-Star appearance, was on one World Series Championship team in 1983 while there and is in the Orioles Hall of Fame. He also finished with the most games finished, second most games played and fourth most saves in Orioles history.
Stu Miller was the Orioles closer for five seasons where he pitched a combined no-hitter, was on one World Series Championship team in 1966 while there and is in the Orioles Hall of Fame. He also finished with the third most games finished, third lowest ERA and fifth most saves in Orioles Hall of Fame.
Dick Hall was in the Orioles bullpen for nine seasons where he was on two World Series Championship teams in 1966 & 1970 while there and is in the Orioles Hall of Fame. He also finished with the fifth best win-loss percentage, eight most games finished and ninth most saves in Orioles history. Other notable relievers in Orioles history have been George Sherrill, Jorge Julio, Buddy Groom, Mike Timlin, Armando Benitez, Randy Myers, Jim Johnson, Eddie Watt, Jesse Orosco, active pitchers Brian Matusz, Darren O’Day, Zack Britton, Brad Brach and Hall of Famer Lee Smith.
