It is the year when ( 1 ) amiable Jim Gentile of the Baltimore Orioles ambled to the plate in consecutive innings with the bases loaded and, in unprecedented style, delivered consecutive grand-slam home runs ; ;

In the Major Leagues, the most recent example of a swing at an intentional ball resulting in a hit occurred during a June 22, 2006 game between the Florida Marlins and the Baltimore Orioles.

The Baltimore Orioles of the 1970s, led by manager Earl Weaver, were an example of such a " slugging " team that aspired to score most of its runs via home runs.

National League Baltimore Orioles ( 19th century ) | Baltimore Orioles, 1896

In 1983, the building became the official museum of the Baltimore Orioles, which signed Ruth to his first professional contract.

The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States.

After 52 often beleaguered 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 used by previous major league baseball clubs in Baltimore, including the American League Baltimore Orioles franchise from 1901 – 1902 that became the New York Yankees and the National League Baltimore Orioles.

The Orioles are also well known for their successful stadium, the trend-setting Oriole Park at Camden Yards, which opened in 1992 in downtown Baltimore.

As mentioned above, the Miles-Hofberger group renamed their new team the Baltimore Orioles soon after taking control of the franchise.

After starting the 1954 campaign with a two-game split against the Tigers in Detroit, the Orioles returned to Baltimore on April 15 to a welcoming parade that wound through the streets of downtown, with an estimated 350, 000 spectators lining the route.

The flag is now in the Baltimore Orioles museum.

After the season ended, the Orioles showcased altered uniforms, with a circular ' Maryland ' patch added to the left-hand sleeve of all jerseys and the grey road jerseys displaying Baltimore across the chest for the first time since 1972.

" Not all players, staff or front office would make the move to Baltimore, however.

Other former Baltimore announcers include Josh Lewin ( currently with New York Mets ), Bill O ' Donnell, Tom Marr, Scott Garceau, Mel Proctor, Michael Reghi, former major league catcher Buck Martinez, and former Oriole players including Brooks Robinson, pitcher Mike Flanagan and outfielder John Lowenstein.

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In 1902, after a series of disastrous moves that left the Giants 53½ games behind, Freedman signed John McGraw as a player-manager, convincing him to jump in mid-season from the Baltimore Orioles of the American League and to bring with him several Orioles ' players.

Notable athletes are Whitehorse born hockey players Bryon Baltimore, who made it to the Los Angeles Kings in 1974, and Peter Sturgeon who played for the Colorado Rockies in 1974, Whitehorse born olympic cyclist Zachary Bell, Whitehorse raised olympic weightlifter Jeane Lassen who won medals in several world competitions, Whitehorse born basketball players Aaron Olson, and 1984 Olympics centre for Team Canada Greg Wiltjer.

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For example, only the Charlotte Hornets had the right to offer contracts to players from the Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Colts, and Detroit Lions, and only the Chicago Winds could offer contracts to players from the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.

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Despite the troubles, McLain had another productive season in 1969, winning 24 games and won a second consecutive Cy Young Award, tying with Baltimore ’ s Mike Cuellar, marking the first time two players had shared the award.

* Most opponents ' fumbles recovered, game: 3, held by 15 different players, most recently Brian Young, St. Louis Rams vs. Baltimore Ravens, November 9, 2003.

Several Baltimore Ravens players also live in Owings Mills.

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The team moved back to Baltimore in 1916, and Dunn again put together a juggernaut, ultimately signing 10 more players who went on to have solid major league careers.

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Origins started in 1975 with a gathering of game players in Baltimore, Maryland.

Brooklyn's team features many former Baltimore Orioles players including Ned Hanlon, Willie Keeler, Hughie Jennings and Joe Kelley.

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Club level box lacrosse leagues in the United States have increased the number of players exposed to the sport, including the: Baltimore Indoor Lacrosse League, the Philadelphia Box Lacrosse Association, and the Metro Area Box Lacrosse League.

The Mad Dogs tried to copy Baltimore Stallions ' blueprint by getting staff and players who had previous CFL experience.

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The Sport article was labeled " objective " by Sam Lacy, who wrote in the Baltimore Afro-American, " Statistics show that eight colored players in the two major leagues were hit by pitches a total of 68 times during the 1951 campaign, an average of times per man.

William Henry Keeler ( March 3, 1872 – January 1, 1923 ) in Brooklyn, New York, nicknamed " Wee Willie ", was a right fielder in professional baseball who played from 1892 to 1910, primarily for the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Superbas in the National League, and the New York Highlanders in the American League.

After the season, Brouthers was traded along with Willie Keeler to the Baltimore Orioles for Billy Shindle and George Treadway.

Unfortunately, the mid-1890s was also the pinnacle of the original Baltimore Orioles of Willie Keeler and John McGraw, and later on, the powerful Boston Beaneaters of Hugh Duffy and Kid Nichols.

Kelley ( sitting, left ) with Baltimore Orioles ( 19th century ) | Baltimore Orioles teammates Hughie Jennings ( sitting, right ), Willie Keeler ( standing, left ), and John McGraw ( standing, right )

With the ownership consolidation, Orioles player-manager Ned Hanlon, who received an ownership stake in the clubs, moved from Baltimore to Brooklyn and assigned many of his best players to Brooklyn, including Joe Kelley, Dan McGann, Hughie Jennings and Willie Keeler.

* Willie Randolph, former baseball player, manager and now bench coach of the Baltimore Orioles

Willie Larry Randolph ( born July 6, 1954 ) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and manager, most recently the third base coach for the Baltimore Orioles.

When S. C. State dropped baseball after Aikens ' freshman year, Willie McNeil, Aikens ' high school baseball coach, helped him catch on with a semi-pro summer baseball league in Baltimore, Maryland.

Willie Aaron Anderson ( born July 11, 1975 in Mobile, Alabama ) is a former American football offensive tackle who played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League.

When Brooklyn's Gil Hodges hit four home runs in a game in 1950 he had just been called up to the Dodgers ; when the Braves ' Joe Adcock hit four against Brooklyn in 1954, Loes was still with the Dodgers ; when Cleveland's Rocky Colavito hit four against Baltimore in 1959, Loes was with the Orioles ; and when Willie Mays hit four home runs in 1961 against the Braves, Loes was a teammate on the Giants.

), " Nobody's Fault but Mine " ( Blind Willie Johnson ), " Lady From Baltimore " ( Tim Hardin ), " Polly Vaughan " ( trad.

* World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles ( 4 – 3 ); Willie Stargell, MVP