Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers before moving to St. Louis to become the St. Louis Browns. After 52 mostly hapless years in St. Louis, the Browns moved to Baltimore in 1954 and adopted the Orioles name in honor of the official state bird of Maryland. The Orioles name had been...
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quick facts
Sport:Baseball
League:Major League Baseball
League:American League
Division:American League East
Founded:1954
Home field:Oriole Park at Camden Yards
City:Baltimore
Colors:Black, Orange

Team statistics for Baltimore Orioles

SeasonWinsLosses
2008 Major League Baseball season 68 93
2007 Major League Baseball season 69 93
2006 Major League Baseball season 70 92
2005 Major League Baseball season 74 88
2004 Major League Baseball season 78 84
2003 Major League Baseball season 71 91
2002 Major League Baseball Season 67 95
2001 Major League Baseball Season 63 98
2000 Major League Baseball season 74 88
1999 Major League Baseball Season 78 84
1998 Major League Baseball Season 79 83
1997 Major League Baseball Season 98 64
1996 Major League Baseball Season 88 74
1995 Major League Baseball Season 71 73
1994 Major League Baseball Season 63 49
1993 Major League Baseball Season 85 77
1992 Major League Baseball Season 89 73
1991 Major League Baseball Season 67 95
1990 Major League Baseball Season 76 85
1989 Major League Baseball Season 87 75
1988 Major League Baseball Season 54 107
1987 Major League Baseball Season 67 95
1986 Major League Baseball Season 73 89
1985 Major League Baseball season 83 78
1984 Major League Baseball Season 85 77
1983 Major League Baseball Season 98 64
1982 Major League Baseball Season 94 68
1981 Major League Baseball Season 59 46
1980 Major League Baseball Season 100 62
1979 Major League Baseball Season 102 57
1978 Major League Baseball Season 90 71
1977 Major League Baseball Season 97 64
1976 Major League Baseball Season 88 74
1975 Major League Baseball Season 90 69
1974 Major League Baseball Season 91 71
1973 Major League Baseball Season 97 65
1972 Major League Baseball Season 80 74
1971 Major League Baseball Season 101 57
1970 Major League Baseball Season 108 54
1969 Major League Baseball Season 109 53
1968 Major League Baseball Season 91 71
1967 Major League Baseball Season 76 85
1966 Major League Baseball Season 97 63
1965 Major League Baseball Season 94 68
1964 Major League Baseball Season 97 65
1963 Major League Baseball Season 86 76
1962 Major League Baseball Season 77 85
1961 Major League Baseball Season 95 67
1960 Major League Baseball Season 89 65
1959 Major League Baseball Season 74 80
1958 Major League Baseball Season 74 79
1957 Major League Baseball Season 76 76
1956 Major League Baseball Season 69 85
1955 Major League Baseball Season 57 97
1954 Major League Baseball season 54 100
1899 Major League Baseball Season 86 62
1898 Major League Baseball Season 96 53
1897 Major League Baseball Season 90 40
1896 Major League Baseball Season 90 39
1895 Major League Baseball Season 87 43
1894 Major League Baseball Season 89 39
1893 Major League Baseball Season 60 70
1892 Major League Baseball season 46 101
1891 Major League Baseball Season 71 64
1890 Major League Baseball season 15 19
1889 Major League Baseball Season 70 65
1888 Major League Baseball Season 57 80
1887 Major League Baseball season 77 58
1886 Major League Baseball Season 48 83
1885 Major League Baseball Season 41 68
1884 Major League Baseball Season 63 43
1883 Major League Baseball Season 28 68
1882 Major League Baseball Season 19 54
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Championships involving the Baltimore Orioles

1983 World Series
1983 World Series
Date:October 11, 1983
Result:4-1
1970 World Series
1970 World Series
Date:October 10, 1970
Result:4-1
1966 World Series
1966 World Series
Date:October 5, 1966
Result:4-0

Award-winning players of the Baltimore Orioles

César Izturis
César Izturis
National League Gold Glove Award for the 2004 Major League Baseball Season
Curt Schilling
Curt Schilling
League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award for the 1993 Major League Baseball Season

Current roster of the Baltimore Orioles

NumberAgeNamePosition
1 34 Brian Roberts Second baseman
2 35 Ryan Freel Center fielder
3 31 César Izturis Infielder
6 39 Melvin Mora Third baseman
9 40 Gregg Zaun Catcher
10 26 Adam Jones Center fielder
12 30 Lou Montañez Outfielder
18 26 Felix Pie Outfielder
19 36 Koji Uehara Starting pitcher
21 28 Nick Markakis Right fielder
23 34 Ty Wigginton Infielder
25 30 Brian Bass Starting pitcher
27 37 Mark Hendrickson Starting pitcher
28 34 Danys Báez Relief pitcher
29 31 Chris Waters Starting pitcher
30 33 Luke Scott Outfielder
31 27 Kameron Mickolio Pitcher
32 40 Jamie Walker Relief pitcher
34 29 Matt Albers Relief pitcher
37 30 Chris Ray Relief pitcher
40 26 Troy Patton Pitcher
41 29 Bob McCrory Relief pitcher
43 28 Jim Johnson Relief pitcher
45 30 Dennis Sarfate Relief pitcher
46 32 Jeremy Guthrie Starting pitcher
51 31 Rich Hill Starting pitcher
52 34 George Sherrill Relief pitcher
53 29 Jim Miller Relief pitcher
58 30 Alfredo Simon Relief pitcher
59 29 Jim Hoey Relief pitcher
60 28 Nolan Reimold Outfielder
61 26 Chorye Spoone Pitcher
62 28 Radhames Liz Starting pitcher
63 26 David Hernandez Pitcher
64 26 Bradley Bergesen Pitcher
79 28 David Pauley Starting pitcher
85 27 Wilfrido Perez Pitcher
86 24 Brian Matusz Pitcher
27 Robert Andino Shortstop
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Manager of the Baltimore Orioles

Dave Trembley
Dave Trembley
Age:60

David Michael Trembley is a former manager of the Baltimore Orioles. Before managing the Orioles Trembley was a minor league manager for twenty seasons compiling a 1369–1413 record. He won two league titles and earned Manager of the Year awards in three leagues. In December 2001, Baseball America selected him as one of minor league baseball's top five managers of the previous 20 years. He served as a coach in the inaugural Futures Game in...
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Home field of the Baltimore Orioles

Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Location:Baltimore
Opened:April 6, 1989
Seating capacity:48,876

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is a Major League Baseball ballpark located in Baltimore, Maryland. Home field of the Baltimore Orioles, it is the first of the "retro" major league ballparks constructed during the 1990s and early 2000s, and remains one of the most highly praised. The park was completed...
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Recent top draft picks for the Baltimore Orioles

Matt Wieters
Matt Wieters
Draft:2007 Major League Baseball Draft
Overall rank:5

Matthew Richard Wieters is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Baltimore Orioles. Wieters was drafted 5th overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. Wieters played college baseball for Georgia Tech, and his agent is Scott Boras. Wieters is a tall athletic hitter, standing 6 feet...
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Billy Rowell
Billy Rowell
Draft:2006 Major League Baseball Draft
Overall rank:9
Wade Townsend
Wade Townsend
Draft:2005 Major League Baseball Draft
Overall rank:8

Wade Daniel Townsend is a Minor League Baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He was the Tampa Bay Rays' first-round draft pick out of Rice University in 2005, signing for a $1.5 million bonus. Townsend was initially drafted by the Baltimore Orioles with the eighth pick of the 2004 Draft,...
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Brandon Snyder
Brandon Snyder
Draft:2005 Major League Baseball Draft
Overall rank:13
Wade Townsend
Wade Townsend
Draft:2004 Major League Baseball Draft
Overall rank:8

Wade Daniel Townsend is a Minor League Baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He was the Tampa Bay Rays' first-round draft pick out of Rice University in 2005, signing for a $1.5 million bonus. Townsend was initially drafted by the Baltimore Orioles with the eighth pick of the 2004 Draft,...
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Owners of the Baltimore Orioles

Peter Angelos
Peter Angelos

Peter G. Angelos , is an American trial lawyer. Angelos is also the majority owner of the Baltimore Orioles, a baseball team in the American League East Division. Angelos is a graduate of Eastern College of Commerce and Law the University of Baltimore School of Law. He began work as a criminal...
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Current coaches for Baltimore Orioles

Rubén Félix
Coaching Position: Bullpen Catcher

Ruben Felix was the bullpen catcher and batting practice pitcher for MLB's Baltimore Orioles from 2008-2009. Prior to joining the Orioles, Felix was with the Cleveland Indians organization as an assistant on the Major League coaching staff. He took that position in February 2004. Previously, he was the head baseball coach at Galveston College for three seasons, from 2001–04, before joining Eric Wedge's staff. He also worked as an...
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Terry Crowley
Coaching Position: Hitting Coach

Terrence Michael Crowley is a former Major League Baseball player who now serves as the interim bullpen coach for the Baltimore Orioles. Crowley played for the Orioles from 1969–1973 and 1976–1982. He was a backup player that could play the outfield and first base. When the designated hitter rule was implemented, he was the first Oriole to fulfill this role. However, he was best known during his playing career for being a pinch...
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John Shelby
Coaching Position: First Base Coach

John T. Shelby is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1981–1991. His nickname was "T-Bone" for his slight frame. He currently is a coach for the Milwaukee Brewers John Shelby is a 1976 graduate of Henry Clay High School in Lexington, KY, where he played baseball and basketball and was an all-area performer. After high school he played one year of baseball at Columbia State Community College in Tennessee. Over...
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Juan Samuel
Coaching Position: Third Base Coach

Juan Milton Samuel is a retired second baseman who spent sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies , New York Mets , Los Angeles Dodgers , Kansas City Royals , Cincinnati Reds , Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays . A three-time National League All-Star, he appeared in the 1983 World Series with the Phillies. He served as interim manager for the Baltimore Orioles during the 2010 MLB season. He is currently the...
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Hometown of the Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore
Baltimore
Founded:July 30, 1729
Population:13,503

Baltimore is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is located in the central area of the state along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. The independent city is often referred to as Baltimore City to distinguish it from surrounding Baltimore County....
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Toronto Blue Jays

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Who owns the Baltimore Orioles sports franchise?
  • A:
    The owner of this baseball team is Peter Angelos.
  • Q:
    What colors represent the Baltimore Orioles?
  • A:
    The baseball team uses the colors black and orange.
  • Q:
    When did the Baltimore Orioles take home the championship trophy?
  • A:
    The team won the following national baseball championships:
    - 1983 World Series
    - 1970 World Series
    - 1966 World Series
  • Q:
    Where are the Baltimore Orioles based and at which stadium do they play their home games?
  • A:
    The baseball team plays home games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore.
  • Q:
    Who currently manages the Baltimore Orioles?
  • A:
    The professional baseball team is managed by Dave Trembley.
  • Q:
    How many games did the Baltimore Orioles lose in recent seasons?
  • A:
    The baseball team's win/loss statistics include:
    - 68 wins and 93 losses in 2008
    - 69 wins and 93 losses in 2007
    - 70 wins and 92 losses in 2006
    - 74 wins and 88 losses in 2005
    - 78 wins and 84 losses in 2004
  • Q:
    The Baltimore Orioles are a member of which baseball league?
  • A:
    The team is a member of the American League.
  • Q:
    Which players did the Baltimore Orioles baseball team recently draft?
  • A:
    The list of recent draft picks include:
    - Matt Wieters was drafted from Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft
    - Billy Rowell was drafted from Bishop Eustace Preparatory School in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft
    - Brandon Snyder was drafted from Westfield High School in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft
    - Wade Townsend was drafted from Rice University in the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft
    - Nicholas Markakis was drafted from Young Harris College in the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft
    - Adam Loewen was drafted in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft
    - Chris Smith was drafted from Cumberland University in the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft
    - Mike Fontenot was drafted from Louisiana State University in the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft
    - Beau Hale was drafted in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft
    - Mike Paradis was drafted from Clemson University in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Q:
    In what year was the Baltimore Orioles sports team established?
  • A:
    The professional baseball team was first established in 1954.
  • Q:
    What is the mascot for the Baltimore Orioles?
  • A:
    The Oriole Bird is the mascot for the team.
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Awards & Accolades

  • World Series Champion
    1983

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