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Baltimore Orioles Tickets Information
Nicknamed The Birds and The O's, the Baltimore Orioles are a Major League Baseball team established in 1901, and based in Baltimore, Maryland since 1954. Before '54 they were the St. Louis Browns, except for their first year of play when they were the Milwaukee Brewers. The Baltimore Orioles are 1 of 5 teams - along with the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and the Toronto Blue Jays - that play in the Eastern Division of the 14-team American League.
Since 1992 the Baltimore Orioles have played their home games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and they conduct Spring Training at Fort Lauderdale Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida as part of the Grapefruit League. However, their spring training location may change as there is a potential agreement for the team to move to Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida for 2010. The Orioles colors are black and orange.
The Orioles have an ongoing in-league rivalry with the New York Yankees and an interleague rivalry called the Beltway Series with the Washington Nationals.
In their career, the Baltimore Orioles have won 1 Wild Card Berth (in 1996), 8 Eastern Division titles (their first in 1969, their last in 1997), and 7 American League pennants (their first in 1944, their last in 1983). Between 1944 and 1997 they've competed in 11 playoffs.
They've played in 7 World Series (one as the St. Louis Browns) and won 3: in 1966 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, in 1970 against the Cincinnati Reds, and in 1983 against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Orioles were the last of the original 8 American League teams to win a World Series.
The Baltimore Orioles have a number of legends in their previous rosters. Frank Robinson, for one, joined the elite Triple Crown for batting in 1966 and hit his 500th home run against the Detroit Tigers in 1971. Eddie Murray hit his 500th home run against the Tigers as well, this time in 1996.
Overall, 12 Baltimore Orioles have been inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame: Luis Aparicio, Reggie Jackson, George Kell, Eddie Murray, Jim Palmer., Robin Roberts, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Hoyt Williams, Dick Williams, former Manager Earl Weaver, and most recently Cal Ripkin Jr.
In fact, if there's one Baltimore Orioles player on the most number of people's radar, it's Cal Ripken, Jr., who has set or broken innumerable team records. Having played 2,632 consecutive games (not to mention the un-consecutive ones), Iron Man Ripkin leads the Orioles in all-time home runs, RBIs, hits, and double plays. And he once had a 6-hit game, against Atlanta in 1999.
In 2008, the Baltimore Orioles finished last in the AL East, posting 68 wins and 93 losses. Get your Baltimore Orioles tickets now and see how they fare this season.
