Baltimore Orioles

In 1967, Bob Johnson played in 4 games for the Baltimore Orioles, batting in all of them. He had 3 at bats, getting 1 hits, for a .333 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 1 times. He struck out 1 times. He hit only singles.

For the current team that has played in Baltimore since 1954, that is .340 by Melvin Mora in 2004. Cal Ripken Jr. also hit .340 in 1999 but did not have enough at bats to qualify for the batting title.

For the entire franchise history, it is .420 by George Sisler in 1922 when the team was located in St. Louis and known as the Browns.

History of the Baltimore Orioles:

Originally named for one year (1901) the Milwaukee Brewers, located in Milwaukee, WI. Then moved to St. Louis, MO, named the St. Louis Browns, remained in St. Louis for 52 years (1902-1954). Eventually moved to Baltimore, MD and named Baltimore Orioles, 1954 to present.

Nicknames of the Baltimore Orioles:

O's and Birds

In 1887, Lev Shreve played in 6 games for the Baltimore Orioles, batting in all of them. He had 24 at bats, getting 4 hits, for a .167 batting average, with 2 runs batted in. He was walked 1 times. He struck out times. He hit 0 doubles, 1 triples, and 0 home runs.

The Orioles won world championships in 1966, 1970 and 1983.

The 1971 Baltimore Orioles had four 20-game winners: Dave McNally (21-5), Mike Cuellar (20-9), Jim Palmer (20-9) and Pat Dobson (20-8). The only other major league team to have four 20-game winners was the 1920 Chicago White Sox.

Before Oriole Park at Camden Yards (333 West Camden St), the Orioles played at Memorial Stadium (900 E.33rd Street) from 1954-1991. Both stadiums being in Baltimore, Maryland.

Peter Angelos (majority owner) along with investors Tom Clancy and Steve Geppi purchased the Orioles on August 2, 1993 for $173 million. The sale was approved by the American League club owners on October 4, 1993.

The orioles community out reach program is called Orioles Reach and current programs can be found at: orioles.mlb.com/bal/community

In 1960, Bobby Thomson played in 3 games for the Baltimore Orioles, batting in all of them. He had 6 at bats, getting 0 hits, for a .000 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 3 times.

Dave Skaggs played in 35 games at catcher for the Baltimore Orioles in 1978, starting in 28 of them. He played for a total of 766 outs, equivalent to 28.37 9-inning games.

He made 149 putouts, had 17 assists, and committed 2 errors, equivalent to .07 errors per 9-inning game. He had 2 double plays.

He had 0 passed balls, 11 wild pitches, 17 opponent stolen bases, and 12 opponent caught stealings.

His zone rating was 2.

B. J. Surhoff played in 13 games at designated hitter for the Baltimore Orioles in 1999, starting in none of them.

, equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in).

Todd Williams played in 29 games at pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles in 2004, starting in none of them. He played for a total of 94 outs, equivalent to 3.48 9-inning games.

He made 2 putouts, had 4 assists, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per 9-inning game. He had no double plays.

Ramon Hernandez played in 135 games at catcher for the Baltimore Orioles in 2006, starting in 126 of them. He played for a total of 3283 outs, equivalent to 121.59 9-inning games.

He made 793 putouts, had 69 assists, and committed 13 errors, equivalent to .107 errors per 9-inning game. He had 5 double plays.

He had 13 passed balls, 47 wild pitches, 55 opponent stolen bases, and 42 opponent caught stealings.

His zone rating was 4.

Manny Machado played in 51 games at third base for the Baltimore Orioles in 2012, starting in all of them. He played for a total of 1404 outs, equivalent to 52 9-inning games.

He made 44 putouts, had 102 assists, and committed 5 errors, equivalent to .096 errors per 9-inning game. He had 4 double plays.

The New York Yankees have the record for longest consecutive winning season streak, at 39 years, from 1926 - 1964. The Yankees have also (2010 season) tied the second longest streak (NYY 1993 - 2010), shared by the Baltimore Orioles (1968 - 1985).

Baltimore-based attorney Peter Angelos, to the chagrin of every single Orioles fan who knows anything at all about baseball, has owned the Orioles since 1993.

John Shelby

Johnny Damon

Insects and fruit, berries. It's the Orioles Way.

Car dealer and commercial personality Calvin "Cal" Worthington was 92 years old when he died on September 8, 2013 (born November 27, 1920).

As of March 30, 2009 Brooks Robinson is still alive. He will turn 72 years old on May 18.

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David Ortiz was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent in 1992. He played in their minor league system and never made it up to play with the Mariners. After the 1996 season, he was traded to the Minnesota Twins in whose organization he stayed until after the 2002 season when he was released. He signed with the Red Sox as a free agent before the 2003 season.

Greg Aquino played in 9 games at pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles in 2008, starting in none of them. He played for a total of 28 outs, equivalent to 1.04 9-inning games.

He made no putouts, had one assist, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per 9-inning game. He had no double plays.