Although he would go on to have back-to-back 17-win seasons for the Chicago Cubs in 1971 and 1972, including a no-hitter in the latter season, this did not help the Reds, who ended up losing the 1970 World Series to Robinson and the Orioles.

The Orioles would finish second in the American League.

This would only be a prelude to 1969, when the Orioles won 109 games and easily won the newly-created American League East division title.

After defeating the young Oakland A's in the ALCS, the Orioles would lose a heartbreaking seven-game World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Orioles would miss the playoffs in 1972, but rebounded to win the division in 1973 and 1974.

Although Williams would hit 63 home runs in two seasons with Atlanta, he would only hit 36 homers in two seasons with the Orioles.

Altobelli would lead the Orioles to 98 wins and a division title thanks to MVP Cal Ripken, Jr ..

The Orioles would also fall in the nightcap, 9 – 7.

The Orioles won their 81st game on September 13, ending the streak of 14 straight years with a losing record, as well as ensuring that the team would spend the entire year with a record of. 500 or higher.

That trade would become even more important on the final game of the regular season between the Brewers and the Baltimore Orioles, with both teams tied for first place in the AL East.

The Phillies made the playoffs twice more in the 1980s after their Series win, in 1981 and 1983, where they lost to the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series, but they would soon follow these near-misses with a rapid drop back into the basement of the National League.

From there, they went on to defeat the power-laden New York Yankees in a seven-game Series, during which Clemente batted. 310, hitting safely at least once in every game ( exactly one half of a streak which would be completed much more resoundingly eleven years later in The Great One's signature Series, i. e. the Pirates ' 1971, come-from-behind, seven-game victory over the Baltimore Orioles ).

His managing career would go on to include Cleveland ( 1975 – 1977 ); the San Francisco Giants ( 1981 – 1984 ); the Orioles ( 1988 – 1991 ); and the Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals franchise ( 2002 – 2006 ).

With the coming of free agency after the 1976 season, and with team owner Finley unwilling to pay the higher salary that Jackson would ask for, Jackson was traded on April 2, 1976 along with minor leaguer Bill VanBommell and Ken Holtzman to the Baltimore Orioles for Don Baylor, Mike Torrez, and Paul Mitchell.

After the 1971 season, McLain was traded to the Oakland Athletics for journeyman pitcher Jim Panther and prospect Don Stanhouse ( who would go on to have a few good years as the Baltimore Orioles ' closer in the late 1970s ).

The Baltimore entry sold their facility to the Baltimore Orioles of the International League, who renamed it Oriole Park and played there for nearly 30 years before it was destroyed by fire in 1944, a seemingly disastrous event that would actually begin the path toward Baltimore's return to the major leagues 10 years afterward.

With Ned Hanlon's Baltimore Orioles he perfected the " Baltimore Chop ," in which he would chop the ball into the ground hard enough for it to bounce so high he could reach base before the fielder could throw the ball to first.

In his honor, the Twins held a Harmon Killebrew Day in August, where it was announced that they would retire his number ; Killebrew responded by leading the Twins to a 5 – 4 victory over the Orioles.

* During the month of September, 1980, Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver inserted a pitcher into the DH slot but would use a hitting specialist ( such as Benny Ayala or Terry Crowley ) to pinch-hit when the designated hitter's first turn came up.

His rivalry with Luciano was legendary, to the point where the AL rearranged umpiring schedules for an entire year so that Luciano would not work Orioles games.

While managing the Orioles, Weaver hosted a radio show called " Manager's Corner " with Baltimore Oriole play by play announcer Tom Marr in which he would give his views on baseball and answer questions from fans.

As a pitching coach for the Baltimore Orioles, Bamberger would teach his famed pitch, " The Staten Island Sinker ".

A high-minor league franchise in the Eastern League filled the void left by the Orioles in 1903, including local product and future baseball icon Babe Ruth, but top-level professional baseball would not return to Baltimore until the St. Louis Browns relocated to the city in.

After winning their division, they were easily defeated in the League Championship Series by the Pittsburgh Pirates and Roberto Clemente, who then went on to beat the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series.

The Orioles easily won this game and advanced to the World Series.

Of the eight original American League teams, the Orioles were the last of the eight to win the World Series, doing so in 1966 with its four – game sweep of the heavily favored Los Angeles Dodgers.

** The Baltimore Orioles defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series, 1 – 0, to sweep the series for their 1st World Championship.

In the Orioles ' four-game sweep of the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, Robinson hit two home runs — in Game One, which Baltimore won 5 – 2, and in Game Four, the only run of the game in a 1 – 0 series-clinching victory.

He finished ninth in the American League Most Valuable Player Award balloting and helped the Orioles sweep the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1966 World Series.

The underdog Orioles went on to sweep the series over a Los Angeles team that featured some formidable pitching of its own in Hall of Famers Koufax and Don Drysdale, and 17-game winner Claude Osteen.

After a sweep of the Baltimore Orioles and a win against the New York Yankees the Expos were at 31 – 23, 2nd behind the Atlanta Braves in the NL East, 3rd in the entire National League.

The Mets went on to sweep the Atlanta Braves in the 1969 National League Championship Series but, were heavy underdogs heading into the 1969 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles.

The Orioles were coming off their third straight playoff series sweep ( over the Oakland A's ) and their third straight season with over 100 wins ( 1969 — 109, 1970 — 108, 1971 — 101 ).

After a second relief appearance amid a three-game sweep of the Orioles by the Yankees Bautista was sent back to Bowie.

The Orioles were able to take the first two games from the Nationals, while the Nationals won the final game, allowing them to divert the sweep at home.

Merritt won game two of the Reds ' three game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1970 National League Championship Series, however, Merritt and the Reds were less successful in the World Series against the Baltimore Orioles.

The Orioles won their first-ever American League championship in 1966, and in a major upset, swept the World Series by out-dueling the Los Angeles Dodgers aces Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale.

With the win against the Boston Red Sox on September 30 and the loss of the Los Angeles Angels to the Texas Rangers in the second game of a double header, the Orioles clinched the playoff berth.

During his career, he pitched for the New York Giants ( 1952 – 1956 ), St. Louis Cardinals ( 1957 ), Cleveland Indians ( 1957 – 1958 ), Baltimore Orioles ( 1958 – 1962 ), Chicago White Sox ( 1963 – 1968 ), California Angels ( 1969 ), Atlanta Braves ( 1969 – 1970 ; 1971 ), Chicago Cubs ( 1970 ), and Los Angeles Dodgers ( 1971 – 1972 ).

* Charles Johnson, MLB catcher for the Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies and Tampa Bay Devil Rays

* World Series – Baltimore Orioles win 4 games to 0 over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

* Jerry Hairston, Jr., second baseman and outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers ; first third-generation African-American major-leaguer ; one of three players traded by the Orioles for Sammy Sosa

When Los Angeles Angels rookie Bo Belinsky entered the final inning of his no-hitter in 1962, Baltimore Orioles outfielder Jackie Brandt passed him on the field as the teams changed sides.

In 2007, two teams — the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Baltimore Orioles played 6 games with more than one interleague opponent.

A right fielder and designated hitter, he has played for the Montreal Expos ( 1996 – 2003 ), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ( 2004 – 2009 ), Texas Rangers ( 2010 ), and Baltimore Orioles ( 2011 ).

From 1996 to 1997, Murray played for several teams, including the Cleveland Indians ( 1994 – 96 ), the Baltimore Orioles ( 1996 ), the Anaheim Angels ( 1997 ) and the Los Angeles Dodgers ( 1997 ).

* Al Reyes, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Tampa Bay Rays

In 1966, he was voted the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, and finished second to team mate Frank Robinson in the American League Most Valuable Player Award voting, as the Orioles went on to win the 1966 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

George Sherrill has been a setup man for the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers

* Marv Breeding ( Class of 1952 ), Former MLB player ( Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators, Los Angeles Dodgers )

After defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1983 National League Championship Series, the Phillies lost the 1983 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles in five games.

He appeared in one game of the 1974 American League Championship Series against the Baltimore Orioles, but didn't make any further appearances as the Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1974 World Series.

* George Sherrill, relief pitcher, MLB Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers

Daal played for the Los Angeles Dodgers ( 1993 -, ), Montreal Expos (-), Toronto Blue Jays ( 1997 ), Arizona Diamondbacks (-), Philadelphia Phillies ( 2000 -) and Baltimore Orioles ().

The second was in the June 12 game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in which he struck out Jayson Werth and finally, in the final game of the season, McCarty went 2 scoreless innings against the Baltimore Orioles in which he struck out Rafael Palmeiro.