Baltimore Orioles

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The Baltimore Orioles are a Major League Baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The team was founded in 1901 as the Milwaukee Brewers and were one of the inaugural teams in the American League. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Championships[edit]

The team has had a total of 3 championship-winning seasons in the modern era (1901 and later) of major-league baseball, winning the World Series in 1966, 1970, and 1983. They were also American League champions, but lost in the World Series, 4 times, in 1944, 1969, 1971, and 1979. ^[4]

Locations and Nicknames[edit]

Since the team's inception in 1901, they have been based in 3 different cities or metropolitan areas: Milwaukee (1901 only), St. Louis (1902-1953), and Baltimore (1954-present). They have played their home games at the following stadiums. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

• 1901 only: Lloyd Street Grounds
• 1902-1953: Sportsman's Park ^[8]
• 1954-1991: Memorial Stadium ^[9]
• 1992-present: Oriole Park at Camden Yards ^[10]

They have been known by 3 different nicknames: ^[11]

• 1901 only: Milwaukee Brewers (not affiliated with the current Milwaukee Brewers team)
• 1902-1953 St. Louis Browns
• 1954-present Baltimore Orioles

Retired Numbers[edit]

The following uniform numbers are retired in that players, managers, and coaches of the team will no longer use them. For non-players, the person's role in the organization is also listed. ^{[12] [13]}

• 4 Earl Weaver (manager)
• 5 Brooks Robinson
• 8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 20 Frank Robinson
• 22 Jim Palmer
• 33 Eddie Murray
• 42 Jackie Robinson (retired across major league baseball)

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