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76-710: Texas City was a minor league affiliate of both the Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals in 1956. Beginning minor league play in 1951, the Texas City Texans played as members of the Class B level Gulf Coast League from 1951 to 1953 and Big State League from 1955 to 1956. After a two-decade hiatus, Texas City hosted the Class A level Texas City Stars , who played as a member of the Lone Star League in 1977. In 1951, Texas City shared

152-582: A Baltimorean. The tradition is often carried out at other sporting events, both professional and amateur, and even sometimes at non-sporting events where the anthem is played, throughout the Baltimore/Washington area and beyond. Fans in Norfolk, Virginia , chanted "O!" even before the Tides became an Orioles affiliate. The practice caught some attention in the spring of 2005, when fans performed

228-563: A capacity of 2,750 with dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 335–385–335. The franchise drew between 46,000 and 35,000 total during its minor league seasons of 1951 to 1955, averaging 500 to 600 fans per contest. Today, the ballpark site is still in use, known as Robinson Stadium . Robinson Stadium hosted the Bay Area Toros in the independent Continental Baseball League . The ballpark lies within Amoco Park. The location of Amoco Park

304-621: A faint but audible "O!" could be heard on the television broadcast of Barack Obama 's pre-inaugural visit to Baltimore as the national anthem played before his entrance. A resounding "O!" bellowed from the nearly 30,000 Ravens fans who attended the November 21, 2010, away game at the Carolina Panthers ' Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. A similar loud "O!" was heard from fans attending Super Bowl XLVII between

380-531: A group of Baltimore investors, and the team moved to Baltimore for the 1954 season , renaming themselves the Baltimore Orioles. The name has a rich history in Baltimore, having been used by Baltimore baseball teams since the late 19th century. The Orioles' early years in Baltimore were marked by a gradual climb to respectability, leading to their first World Series title in 1966 . The Orioles enjoyed

456-458: A limited liability company controlled by his personal attorney. In separate statements released by the team, Georgia and John Angelos refuted the claims. In the event of any sale, Major League Baseball has reportedly encouraged Cal Ripken Jr to be part of any incoming ownership group that may take control of the team. In April 2023, the Orioles went 19–9, setting a franchise record for wins in

532-642: A new era, and the team returned to the playoffs in 1996 and 1997. However, the late 1990s and 2000s were characterized by losing seasons and rebuilding efforts. The Orioles saw a resurgence in the 2010s, making the playoffs in 2012, 2014, and 2016, with Buck Showalter as manager. The team struggled again towards the end of the decade, leading to a major rebuild. The 2020s have been marked by rebuilding efforts and developing young talent, aiming for future competitiveness. In 2022, anticipated first-round pick catcher Adley Rutschman made his major-league debut in addition to rookie closer Félix Bautista . The Orioles finished

608-471: A period of sustained success from 1966 to 1983, winning three World Series titles and six American League pennants . After the 1983 World Series win, the Orioles experienced a decline, culminating in the 1988 season where they lost the first 21 games. In 1989, the Orioles showed improvement with the "Why Not?" Orioles finishing second in the AL East. The opening of Oriole Park at Camden Yards in 1992 marked

684-431: A previously postponed contest. In 2023, the Orioles introduced a City Connect uniform, inspired by the art and culture of Baltimore and its neighborhoods. The uniform is mostly black base from the jersey to pants. Across the chest, it features the city name "BALTIMORE" in white lettering, and on the collar and sleeves features a small batch of colors and shapes, representing the neighborhoods of Baltimore . The cap, which

760-404: A sale in 2020 but John Angelos vetoed a potential deal. The suit claims Angelos unilaterally fired long-time employees loyal to his father, including former center fielder Brady Anderson , the longtime special assistant to the executive vice president for baseball operations. The suit claims John Angelos transferred tens of millions of dollars' worth of property out of his father's law firm and into

836-500: A straw hat, and false teeth and dance around the club level section (244) that he tended to. He also has an orange violin that spins for the fiddle solos. He went by the name Zillbilly and had done the skit from the 1999 season until shortly before he died in early 2013. Of course, that does nothing to explain why the Orioles' Audio staff began playing the song during every game's seventh inning stretch beginning in August 1975. In reality,

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912-541: A total of ten division championships (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1983, 1997, 2014, 2023), seven pennants (1944 while in St. Louis, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1983), and four wild card berths (1996, 2012, 2016, 2024). The franchise was the last charter member of the American League to win a pennant, and the last charter member to win a World Series. After 14 consecutive losing seasons between 1998 and 2011,

988-555: Is David Rubenstein . The Orioles' home ballpark is Oriole Park at Camden Yards , which opened in 1992 in downtown Baltimore . The oriole is the official state bird of Maryland ; the name has been used by several baseball clubs in the city, including another AL charter member franchise which folded after the 1902 season and was replaced the next year by the New York Highlanders, later the Yankees . Nicknames for

1064-657: Is 1500 29th Street North in Texas City, Texas. Texas City - Baseball Reference Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles (also known as the O's ) are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore . The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) East Division . As one of the American League's eight charter teams in 1901,

1140-474: Is WBAL's fourth stint as the Orioles flagship. WBAL has carried Orioles games for most of the team's time in Baltimore. Prior to WBAL and WIYY, Orioles games were broadcast locally on WJZ-FM from 2015 to 2021. WJZ had earlier carried broadcasts from 2007 to 2010. Six former Orioles franchise radio announcers have received the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting: Chuck Thompson (who

1216-536: Is also on a black base, features an italic white "B". In 2024, the City Connect uniform was worn with the home white pants for select games. The Orioles announced its first-ever jersey sponsorship deal with T. Rowe Price on June 10, 2024. A circular dark blue, aqua and white sleeve patch with the investment management firm's bighorn sheep logo debuted in a home game against the Atlanta Braves

1292-406: Is black with the word "Orioles" written across the chest. They first wore black uniforms in the 1993 season and continue to do so since; the current style with the letters lacking additional trim was first used in 2000. The Orioles wear their black alternate jerseys for Friday night games with the alternate "O's" cap (first introduced in 2005), whether at home or on the road; the regular batting helmet

1368-427: Is played (along with a video featuring several Orioles stars performing the song) only after wins. In the 2010s, " Seven Nation Army " was often played as a hype song while the fans chant the signature bass riff as a rally cry during key moments of a game or after a walk-off hit. In the 2023 season, closer Felix Bautista would come out of the bullpen to the ominous whistle of " The Wire " character Omar Little . During

1444-411: Is still used with this uniform. In 2017, the Orioles began to use their batting practice caps for select games with the black uniforms. The aforementioned caps resemble their regular road caps save for the black bill. Occasionally, the Orioles would also wear the black alternates on other days of the week, often pairing them with the home or road "cartoon bird" caps. After the "City Connect" uniforms became

1520-693: The Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers . The "O!" chant was also heard during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , when Baltimore native Michael Phelps received his gold medal for the 4 × 200 m freestyle on August 9, 2016. In recent years, when the Orioles host the Toronto Blue Jays , fans have begun to shout out the multiple instances of the word "O" in " O Canada ". Washington Capitals fans will do

1596-764: The Commissioner of Baseball . Operating outside the Minor League Baseball organization are many independent minor leagues such as the Atlantic League , American Association , Frontier League , and the feeder league to these the Empire Professional Baseball League . Japan has had professional baseball since the 1930s. Nippon Professional Baseball consists of two leagues, the Central League and

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1672-730: The Pacific League , each with six teams. South Korea has had professional baseball since 1982. There are 10 teams in KBO League . Taiwan has had professional baseball since the 1990s. The Chinese Professional Baseball League absorbed Taiwan Major League in 2003. There are currently 6 teams in the CPBL. Other Asian leagues include three now defunct leagues, the China National Baseball League , Israel Baseball League , and Baseball Philippines . During

1748-587: The United States and Canada consists of the National League (founded in 1876) and the American League (founded in 1901). Historically, teams in one league never played teams in the other until the World Series , in which the champions of the two leagues played against each other. This changed in 1997 with the advent of interleague play . The Philadelphia Phillies , founded in 1883, are

1824-571: The "O!" cry at Washington Nationals games at RFK Stadium . The "O!" chant is also common at sporting events for the various Maryland Terrapins teams at the University of Maryland, College Park . At Cal Ripken Jr. 's induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame , the crowd, composed mostly of Orioles fans, carried out the "O!" tradition during Tony Gwynn 's daughter's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner". Additionally,

1900-511: The "Roar from 34", led by Wild Bill Hagy and others, in the late 1970s, it has been a tradition at Orioles games for fans to yell out the "Oh" in the line "Oh, say does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave" in " The Star-Spangled Banner ". "The Star-Spangled Banner" has special meaning to Baltimore historically, as it was written during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812 by Francis Scott Key ,

1976-423: The "cartoon bird" but switched to a white-paneled black cap with orange brim in 1975. Also that same year, they wore orange-paneled black caps to pair with the orange alternates, but these lasted only two seasons. In 1989, the full-bodied bird logo returned along with the all-black cap, with a few tweaks along the way. Initially the cap was used regardless of home or road games, but in 2002 the caps were worn only on

2052-615: The 1956 season, the Texas City franchise folded. The Big States League folded after the 1957 season. In 1977, the Texas City Stars became members of the newly formed Class A Lone Star League , joining the Beeville Blazers, Corpus Christi Seagulls, Harlingen Suns, McAllen Dusters, and Victoria Rosebuds . The league had first formed as the Gulf States League in 1976. The Texas City Stars finished 16–22 in

2128-494: The 2018 season, marking the first time since the Orioles' arrival that their games are not on local broadcast television. Previously, WJZ-TV carried the team from their arrival in Baltimore in 1954 through 1978. In the first four seasons, WJZ-TV shared coverage with Baltimore's other two stations, WMAR-TV and WBAL-TV . The games moved to WMAR from 1979 through 1993 before returning to WJZ-TV. From 1994 to 2009, some Orioles games aired on WNUV . Since its introduction at games by

2204-540: The 2022 season with a 83–79 record, becoming the second team in MLB history to have a winning season only one year after losing 110 or more games. On June 9, 2022, Louis Angelos sued his brother, Orioles chairman and CEO John P. Angelos, and mother Georgia Angelos in Baltimore County Circuit Court. Louis Angelos claims that their father intended for the brothers and their mother to share control of

2280-622: The Big State League briefly moved to Texas City and became the Texas City Exporters . The Exporters moved to Texas City on July 2, 1956, only to move back to Beaumont, Texas on July 8, 1956. Then, the Lubbock Hubbers , also of the Big State League, moved from Lubbock, Texas to Texas City on July 8, 1956, completing the season as the Texas City Texans. The team was an affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles . After

2356-764: The Gulf Coast League from 1951 to 1953. The Texas City teams finished with records of 71–67 and 59–81, playing as members of the Big States League in 1955 and 1956. The Texas City Texans captured the final Gulf Coast League Championship in 1953. In 1954, the Texas City Pilots joined the Evangeline League . However, the franchise moved to Thibodaux, Louisiana on June 17, 1954, becoming the Thibodaux Pilots and ending

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2432-619: The Lone Star League first half standings. The Stars then won the second half in the North Division at 19–19. However, the playoffs were cancelled when the Corpus Christi Seagulls declined to participate in post-season play. The Lone Star League then folded after the 1977 season. Texas City hosted minor league home games at Texan Park . The ballpark was also known as Pilot Park in the era. The ballpark had

2508-554: The Nationals deserves a greater fee from MASN due to the team's recent success and market growth. When fees paid to each team were first negotiated, both teams were paid the same fees. WJZ-TV was the Orioles' broadcast TV home, completing its latest stint from 1994 through 2017. Since MASN acquired rights in 2007, its coverage was simulcast on WJZ-TV under the branding "MASN on WJZ 13". MASN elected not to syndicate any Orioles or Washington Nationals games to broadcast television for

2584-534: The Oakland Athletics was held without a public–address announcer. Barney was replaced as Camden Yards' PA Announcer by Dave McGowan, who held the position from 1998-2011, after Chris Ely finished out the 1997 season. Lifelong Orioles fan and former MLB Fan Cave resident Ryan Wagner soon took over as the PA announcer. He was chosen out of a field of more than 670 applicants in the 2011–12 offseason. He held

2660-1072: The Orioles experimented with longtime TV writer/producer Ken Levine as a play-by-play broadcaster. Levine was best noted for his work on TV shows such as Cheers and M*A*S*H , but lasted only one season in the Orioles broadcast booth. MASN , co-owned by the Orioles and the Washington Nationals, is the team's exclusive television broadcaster. MASN airs almost the entire slate of regular season games. Some exceptions include Saturday games on either Fox (via its Baltimore affiliate, WBFF ) or Fox Sports 1 , or Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN . Many MASN telecasts in conflict with Nationals' game telecasts air on an alternate MASN2 feed. Veteran sportscaster Gary Thorne served as lead television announcer from 2007 to 2019, with Jim Hunter as his backup along with Hall of Fame member and former Orioles pitcher Jim Palmer and former Oriole infielder Mike Bordick as color analysts, who almost always work separately. In 2020, Thorne and Palmer were removed from

2736-546: The Orioles for his pregame remarks on MASN , the team-owned network, two weeks earlier. During a "seemingly benign" introduction to a game against the Tampa Bay Rays , Brown observed that the team had not won a series at Tropicana Field in the past several seasons. It was described in The Athletic as a "petty" move by John Angelos, "the only person [in the organization] with enough power that no one dare question

2812-609: The Orioles have an overall win–loss record of 5,658–5,530–12 (.506) through the end of 2024. The Orioles franchise can trace its roots back to the original Milwaukee Brewers of the Western League (WL) , beginning in 1894 when the league reorganized. The Brewers were still league members when the WL renamed itself the American League (AL) in 1900. At the end of the 1900 season, the AL removed itself from baseball's National Agreement,

2888-430: The Orioles' final homestand of the season, it is a tradition to display a replica of the 15-star, 15-stripe American flag at Camden Yards. Prior to 1992, the 15-star, 15-stripe flag flew from Memorial Stadium's center-field flagpole in place of the 50-star, 13-stripe flag during the final homestand. Since the move to Camden Yards, the former flag has been displayed on the batters' eye. During the Orioles' final home game of

2964-485: The Orioles. His voice became a fixture of both Memorial Stadium and Camden Yards, and his expression "Give that fan a contract", uttered whenever a fan caught a foul ball , was one of his trademarks – the other being his distinct "Thank Yooooou   ..." following every announcement. (He was also known on occasion to say "Give that fan an error" after a dropped foul ball.) Barney died on August 12, 1997, and in his honor that night's game at Camden Yards against

3040-469: The United States and Canada. The minor leagues are divided into classes AAA, AA, High-A, A, and Rookie. These minor-league divisions are affiliated with major league teams, and serve to develop young players and rehabilitate injured major-leaguers. "Affiliated baseball" (archaically, " organized baseball ") is often applied as an umbrella term for all leagues — major and minor — under the authority of

3116-403: The caps had the full-bodied bird logo between 1954 and 1965, alternating between an all-black cap and an orange-brimmed black cap. They also wore a black cap with an orange block-letter "B" for part of the 1963 season. The "cartoon bird" was first used in 1966, and with minor tweaks, was prominently featured on the team's caps until 1988. Initially, the Orioles kept the orange-brimmed black cap with

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3192-470: The end of the 2006 season in favor of MASN, a joint venture with the Washington Nationals . It had been the Orioles' cable partner since 1984, when it was known as Home Team Sports. The Orioles and the Washington Nationals have been in a dispute since the early 2010s, MASN is owned by both teams with the Orioles holding an 80% stake. The dispute which is ongoing as of October 2020 contends that

3268-475: The first time since 2014, and claiming their first 100+ win season since 1980. On July 30, the pitching staff of Dean Kremer , Mike Baumann , Shintaro Fujinami , Danny Coulombe , and Yennier Canó combined to set a franchise record for the most strikeouts in a 9-inning game against the Yankees. The 2023 pitching staff also broke the Orioles franchise record of single-season strikeouts on September 6. However,

3344-510: The following night on June 11. In Baltimore, Orioles radio broadcasts can be heard on WBAL-AM and WIYY , both owned by Hearst Television . Geoff Arnold , Melanie Newman , Brett Hollander, Scott Garceau and Kevin Brown alternate as play-by-play announcers. WBAL feeds the games to a network of 36 stations, covering Washington, D.C., and all or portions of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina. This

3420-578: The formal understanding between the National League (NL) and the minor leagues, and declared itself a competing major league. During 1901, the first season the AL operated as a major league, the Brewers finished last among the league's eight teams. In 1902, the team moved to St. Louis and became the "Browns", named after the original name of the 1880s club now known as the Cardinals . Although they usually fielded mediocre teams, they were very popular at

3496-577: The franchise spent its first year as a major league club in Milwaukee as the Milwaukee Brewers before moving to St. Louis to become the St. Louis Browns in 1902. After 52 years in St. Louis, the franchise was purchased in 1953 by a syndicate of Baltimore business and civic interests, led by attorney and civic activist Clarence Miles and Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. The team's current owner

3572-410: The franchise with neighboring La Marque, Texas , playing as a charter member of the Gulf Coast League. The Gulf Coast League folded after the season 1953 season, with members Galveston White Caps , Harlingen Capitals , Laredo Apaches , Brownsville Charros , Port Arthur Seahawks , Corpus Christi Aces and Lake Charles Lakers . Texas City finished with records 70–84, 64–90 and 87–57, playing in

3648-555: The gate. In 1916, after years of prosperity at the gate, Robert Hedges sold the team to Phil Ball , who made a considerable effort to make the Browns competitive. However, Ball's tenure was marked by errors, including the firing of Branch Rickey , which eventually benefited the Cardinals, who shared Sportsman's Park with the Browns. The 1944 season saw the Browns winning their only St. Louis-based American League pennant, becoming

3724-569: The good-luck charms, beginning in August. During a nationally televised game on September 20, 1997, Denver himself danced to the song atop the Orioles' dugout, one of his final public appearances before dying in a plane crash three weeks later. Songs from notable games in the team's history include " One Moment in Time " for Cal Ripken's record-breaking game in 1995, as well as the theme from Pearl Harbor , "There You'll Be" by Faith Hill , during his final game in 2001. The theme from Field of Dreams

3800-598: The group will acquire 40% of the team with the Angelos family selling the remainder of Peter Angelos' stake after his death. The deal includes the Orioles' majority stake in MASN. Peter Angelos died aged 94 on March 23, 2024; his death occurred four days before the sale of the Orioles was finalized. On August 1, 2024, the Orioles’ majority ownership group led by private equity billionaire David Rubenstein took full control of

3876-434: The job from 2012 to 2020. He was dismissed just hours before the team's 2021 home opener, reportedly because of his conduct on Twitter . Professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Major League Baseball in

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3952-490: The last of the 16 teams that made up the major leagues from 1901 to 1960, to play in a World Series . In 1951, Bill Veeck purchased the Browns and introduced a series of promotions and wild antics. Veeck's efforts to drive the Cardinals out of St. Louis failed when Anheuser-Busch purchased the Cardinals. Veeck attempted to move the Browns to Milwaukee and then Baltimore , but both moves were initially blocked by other American League owners. Eventually, Veeck sold his stake to

4028-594: The late 19th and early 20th centuries, players of black African descent were barred from playing the major leagues , though several did manage to play by claiming to be Cubans or Native Americans . As a result, a number of parallel Negro leagues were formed. However, after Jackie Robinson began playing with the major-league Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, the Negro leagues gradually faded. The process of integration did not go entirely smoothly; there were some ugly incidents, including pitchers who would try to throw directly at

4104-500: The month of April. By August 2023, the Orioles, led by a core of first-and-second-year players Adley Rutschman , Gunnar Henderson , Félix Bautista and Kyle Bradish , were in first place in the division and described in The Athletic as "young, fun and arguably the best story in baseball." However, the front office went under scrutiny when it was reported that play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown had been suspended indefinitely by

4180-471: The oldest continuous same-name, same-city franchise in both Major League Baseball and all of American professional sports. In addition to the major leagues, many North American cities and towns feature minor league teams. An organization officially styled Minor League Baseball , formerly the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, oversees nearly all minor league baseball in

4256-457: The road until 2008. An orange-brimmed variety was also introduced in 1995. Initially exclusive to the team's black uniforms, this style became the home cap in 2002 and became the team's regular cap (home or away) from 2009 to 2011. In 2012, the Orioles brought back a modernized version of the "cartoon bird" along with the white-paneled and orange-brimmed black cap for home games and the orange-brimmed black cap for road games. An alternate uniform

4332-515: The same when they play one of the NHL's Canadian teams. It has been an Orioles tradition since 1975 to play John Denver 's " Thank God I'm a Country Boy " during the seventh-inning stretch . In the edition of July 5, 2007, of Baltimore's weekly sports publication Press Box , an article by Mike Gibbons covered the apocryphal details of how this tradition came to be. During "Thank God I'm a Country Boy", Charlie Zill, then an usher, would put on overalls,

4408-624: The season with a record of 51–79. The Texas City Texans were reformed and joined the Big State League in 1955. Texas City played alongside the Corpus Christi Clippers , Waco Pirates , Tyler Tigers , Galveston White Caps , Port Arthur Sea Hawks , Harlingen Capitals and Austin Pioneers in league play. The franchise folded after the season. In 1956, the Beaumont Exporters , a St. Louis Cardinals affiliate in

4484-576: The season, The United States Army Field Band from Fort Meade performs the National Anthem prior to the start of the game. The Band has also played the National Anthem at the finales of three World Series in which the Orioles played: 1970 , 1971 and 1979 . They are introduced as the "First Army Band" during the pregame ceremonies. For 23 years, Rex Barney was the PA announcer for

4560-464: The season, ending their respective tenures with Baltimore. The Orioles' current manager is Brandon Hyde , while Mike Elias serves as general manager and executive vice president. Two years after finishing 52–110 in 2021, the Orioles went 101–61 in 2023, en route to winning the AL East for the first time since 2014. From 1901 through the end of 2024, the franchise's overall win–loss record is 9,120–10,084–110 (.475). Since moving to Baltimore in 1954,

4636-605: The song was tremendously successful nationwide, topping the Billboard Top 100 for one week in 1975, and was played in stadiums across the country. The Orioles were chasing the Red Sox for the American League East Division title and incorporated numerous "good luck charms." After an inspiring comeback win, Oriole staff began playing this song at the seventh inning stretch of every home game as one of

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4712-607: The team include the " O's " and the " Birds ". The franchise's first World Series appearance came in 1944 when the Browns lost to the St. Louis Cardinals . The Orioles went on to make six World Series appearances from 1966 to 1983, winning three in 1966 , 1970 , and 1983 . This era of the club featured several future Hall of Famers who would later be inducted representing the Orioles, such as third baseman Brooks Robinson , outfielder Frank Robinson , starting pitcher Jim Palmer , first baseman Eddie Murray , shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. , and manager Earl Weaver . The Orioles have won

4788-411: The team qualified for the postseason three times under manager Buck Showalter and general manager Dan Duquette , including a division title and advancement to the American League Championship Series for the first time in 17 years in 2014 . Four years later , the Orioles lost 115 games, the most in franchise history. The Orioles chose not to renew the expired contracts of Showalter and Duquette after

4864-402: The team was "wonderful". In May 2023, following the team's new water-themed celebrations, Camden Yards created a Bird Bath splash zone in left field, where fans in one section had the opportunity get sprayed by the water hose-wielding "Mr. Splash" following an Orioles extra base hit. The Orioles finished the 2023 season with a record of 101–61, winning the American League East division for

4940-417: The team's Friday home uniform (see below), the black alternates were only used on Friday road games and on home games depending on the preference of the starting pitcher. The Orioles also wore orange alternate uniforms at various points in their history. The orange alternates were first used in the 1971 season and were paired with orange pants, but these lasted only two seasons. The second orange uniform, which

5016-415: The team's attendance came from the metro Washington area. In 2013, ESPN ran a "Battle of the Uniforms" contest between all 30 Major League clubs. Despite using a ranking system that had the Orioles as a #13 seed, the Birds beat the #1 seed Cardinals in the championship round. The Orioles' cap design have alternated between the team's iconic "cartoon bird" logo and the full-bodied bird logo. Initially,

5092-446: The team's successful season ended in the postseason American League Division Series, with the Orioles losing three straight games to the Texas Rangers. The series sweep was the first time since the 2022 season that the Orioles had been swept in a series. Manager Brandon Hyde was awarded 2023 AL Manager of the Year, and players Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson both were awarded the Silver Slugger Award . Additionally, Henderson

5168-451: The team, when a deal closed for the group to purchase the remainder of the organization. [1] The Orioles' home uniform is white with the word "Orioles" written across the chest. The road uniform is gray with the word "Baltimore" written across the chest. This style, with noticeable changes in the script, striping and materials, has been worn for much of the team's history, but with a few exceptions: A long campaign of several decades

5244-424: The team. The lawsuit states the elder Angelos collapsed in 2017 due to heart problems and established a trust with his wife and sons as co-trustees. Louis Angelos is seeking to have his brother and mother removed as co-trustees of the trust that controls the Orioles and removed as co-agents of Peter Angelos' power of attorney. The suit claims Georgia Angelos wants to sell the team and an advisor attempted to negotiate

5320-463: The television booth due to COVID-19 concerns and replaced with Scott Garceau. In 2021, MASN let go Thorne, Hunter, analysts Mike Bordick and Rick Dempsey , and studio host Tom Davis, and added Ben McDonald as a secondary analyst. Starting in 2022, Kevin Brown became the primary TV play-by-play announcer, with Garceau, Arnold or Newman the backups. The Orioles severed their ties with Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic (now NBC Sports Washington ) at

5396-522: The validity of anything he says and does, no matter how foolish it is." Several broadcasters came to Brown's defense after the news broke. Gary Cohen said the team had "draped itself in utter humiliation" and Michael Kay said the suspension made "the Orioles look so small and insignificant and minor league." Brown returned to broadcasting for the team and stated in a public message that "recent media reports [had] mischaracterized my relationship with my adopted hometown Orioles" and that his relationship with

5472-443: Was a pullover style, was worn from 1975 to 1987, but were not worn at all in the 1983, 1985 and 1986 seasons. A third orange uniform was used from 1988 to 1992, returning to the button-down style. In 2012, the Orioles brought back the orange uniforms as a second alternate uniform; the team currently wears them on Saturdays at home or on the road, though they've also worn them on other days of the week either due to pitcher's preference or

5548-697: Was also the voice of the old NFL Baltimore Colts ); Jon Miller (now with the San Francisco Giants ); Ernie Harwell , Herb Carneal ; Bob Murphy and Harry Caray (as a St. Louis Browns announcer in the 1940s ). Other former Baltimore announcers include Josh Lewin (currently with New York Mets ), Bill O'Donnell , Tom Marr , Scott Garceau (returned in 2020 season), Mel Proctor , Michael Reghi , former major league catcher Buck Martinez (now Toronto Blue Jays play-by-play), Joe Angel and former Oriole players including Brooks Robinson, pitcher Mike Flanagan and outfielder John Lowenstein . In 1991,

5624-505: Was played at the last game at Memorial Stadium in 1991, and the song "Magic to Do" from the stage musical Pippin was used that season to commemorate "Orioles Magic" on 33rd Street. During the Orioles' heyday in the 1970s, a club song, appropriately titled "Orioles Magic (Feel It Happen)", was composed by Walt Woodward, and played when the team ran out until Opening Day of 2008. Since then, the song (a favorite among all fans, who appreciated its references to Wild Bill Hagy and Earl Weaver )

5700-549: Was voted unanimous AL Rookie of the Year , marking the first time the team had a ROY winner since Gregg Olson in 1989. In January 2024, John Angelos reached a $ 1.7 billion deal to sell the Orioles to a group led by David Rubenstein , a Baltimore native and founder of The Carlyle Group . The group includes Cal Ripken, New York investment manager Michael Arougheti, former Baltimore mayor Kurt Schmoke , businessman Michael Bloomberg and NBA hall of famer Grant Hill . For tax reasons,

5776-411: Was waged by numerous fans and sportswriters to return the name of the city to the "away" jerseys which was used since the 1950s and had been formerly dropped during the 1970s era of Edward Bennett Williams when the ownership was continuing to market the team also to fans in the nation's capital region after the moving of the former Washington Senators in 1971. After several decades, approximately 20% of

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