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Baltimore Orioles History

Baltimore has been mired in a prolonged slump and rebuilding phase since their last playoff appearance in 1997. The Orioles won 97 contests then but have not broke .500 since. The 1969 American League Champions won 109 ballgames, the best record of any Orioles team.

On September 28, 1953, the Saint Louis Browns became the Baltimore Orioles. Baseball Owners agreed on the relocation after a dismal 54-100 season saw the Browns close out the season with only 3,174 fans in attendance. The Browns appeared in the 1944 World Series.

The first season of the Orioles duplicated the last season of the Browns. A 54-100 record however did not keep the fans from supporting their new team. 67 home dates drew 1,060,910 Orioles faithful. By 1957 Baltimore finished at .500 for the first time.

Hall of Famers Eddie Murray, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Jim Palmer, and Cal Ripken Jr. are just some of the baseball greats produce by the Baltimore Orioles franchise.

Baltimore World Series Appearances:

1983 vs. Philadelphia Phillies W 4-1
1979 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates L 3-4
1971 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates L 3-4
1970 vs. Cincinnati Reds W 4-1
1969 vs. New York Mets L 1-4
1966 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers W 3-0
1944 vs. St. Louis Cardinals L 2-4

Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Oriole Park at Camden Yards became the official home of the Orioles on April 6, 1992. The construction of the park was completed in essentially 33 months from the time razing previous structures on the 85-acre parcel began June 28, '89, in the area known as Camden Yards.

It was designed by the Kansas City architectural firm of Helmuth, Obata and Kassabaum (HOK) with direction and input from the Orioles and the State of Maryland, which owns and operates the facility through its agency, the Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA).

Working under contract to HOK were the urban design firm of RTKL, the landscape architecture firm of Wallace, Roberts, and Todd, and the engineering firms of Bliss and Nyitray: Rummel, Klepper, and Kahl: and Kidde Consultants, Inc. Working under contract to the Orioles were the interior design firm of Forte Design and the graphic design firm of David Ashton and Associates.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is unique, traditional and excellent in design. It blends with the urban context of downtown Baltimore while taking its image from baseball parks built in the early 20th century. Steel, rather than concrete trusses, an arched brick facade, a sun roof over the gentle slope of the upper deck, an asymmetrical playing field, and natural grass turf are just some of the features that tie it to those magnificent big league ballparks built in the early 1900's. Ebbets Field (Brooklyn), Shibe Park (Philadelphia), Fenway Park (Boston), Crosley Field (Cincinnati), Forbes Fields (Pittsburgh), Wrigley Field (Chicago), and The Polo Grounds (New York) were among the ballparks that served as influences in the design of Oriole Park.

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