The orioles put together one of the most dominant postseason runs of all time, scoring sixty runs in just nine games as they swept the minnesota twins for. Ocincinnati reds 3 at baltimore orioles 9, f after a rocky first inning, cuellar silenced the reds over the final eight frames to earn a complete game, sixhit victory. Baltimore has appeared in the world series 7 times 1944, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1983, and has won 3 times 1966, 1970, 1983. Baltimore orioles top 5 best catchers of alltime include some of the most iconic catchers in mlb history along with world series championships. The orioles won the world series in five games by defeating the philadelphia phillies. Cal ripken autographed baltimore orioles black jerseys 10. See more ideas about baltimore orioles, world series and baltimore. The world series opened in cincinnati, and the reds grabbed a 30 lead in the third inning when lee may lined a tworun homer over the leftfield wall off jim palmer. Jul 17, 2008 a 1970 baltimore orioles team signed baseball with the key signatures. See more ideas about 1970 world series, world series and baltimore orioles. With the series win, the orioles were able to amend for their humbling defeat the hands of the new york mets in the 1969 world series and take their second title in five seasons.
The baltimore orioles of the american league ended the season with a record of 108 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the als east division. The 1970 baltimore orioles season involved the orioles finishing first in the american league east with a record of 108 wins and 54 losses, 15 games ahead of the runnerup new york yankees. Baltimore orioles world series ring, 1970 digital collection. Their opponents in the upcoming fall classic were the baltimore orioles who were attempting to rebound from a demoralizing world series loss to the new york mets the previous season. Mlb vintage world series films baltimore orioles 1966. Follow baltimore orioles team history, regular season results, postseason results, and more on. But the 1970 championship was the only other title they won. The 1970 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1970 season.
During their most productive years and only world series championships thus far, the orioles saw three of its players named mvp. The 1970 world series matched the american league champion baltimore orioles 10854 in the regular season against the national league champion cincinnati reds 10260, with the orioles winning in five games. The 1970 baltimore orioles, edited by mark armour and malcolm allen, the second book in sabrs memorable teams in baseball history series with the university of nebraska press may 1, 2012. Palmer and brooks lead baltimore to world series game one victory the birds opened up the 1970 world series in cincinnati with a. Orioles is a twohour compilation of the official films summarizing the highlights of baltimores world championships in 1966, 1970, and 1983. Rick dempsey wore this cap during baltimores fivegame rout of the philadelphia phillies in the 1983 world series. When was the last time the orioles lost a playoff series. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. The 1997 orioles, who went wiretowire in the al east, were pretty dang good, and they still won 10 fewer games than the 1970 squad.
Mlb vintage world series films baltimore orioles 1966, 1970. The rings face bears image of stadium with clear stone in center and orioles in script below. Lloyd pearson baltimore sun files still, the 1970 world. Righthander tom phoebus, the little guy with the big curveball who won game 2 of the 1970 world series and also pitched a nohitter during his five. The core of the earlier teams were sluggers frank robinson and boog powell, great defensive players such as brooks robinson whose play at third base helped him win world. Baltimore orioles 1970 world series game 5 facebook. The 1970 world series matched the american league champion baltimore orioles against the national league champion cincinnati reds, with the orioles winning in five games. In 2016, the baltimore orioles lost to the toronto blue jays in the al wild card. Members of the baltimore orioles line up along the thirdbase line prior to the start of game 1 of the world series on october 11, 1969 against the new york mets at memorial stadium in baltimore, maryland. After winning the 1983 world series, the orioles spent the next five years in steady decline, finishing 1986 in last place for the first time since the franchise moved to baltimore. The 1970 world series featured the twotime american league champions baltimore orioles against the upandcoming cincinnati reds, who were on the verge of becoming a baseball dynasty as the big red machine. Celebrate the greatest series in all of pro sports when you get this baltimore orioles 4. Mlb 1970 baltimore orioles world series championship replica ring. After frank robinson joined the orioles in 1966 and shocked everyone by sweeping the dodgers in the world series the orioles were an american league powerhouse for almost ten years.
Mar 16, 2020 the 1997 orioles, who went wiretowire in the al east, were pretty dang good, and they still won 10 fewer games than the 1970 squad. Sep 27, 2010 with the series win, the orioles were able to amend for their humbling defeat the hands of the new york mets in the 1969 world series and take their second title in five seasons. Every championship ring spend 28 days through 14 working processes, we choose high strength and high. The baltimore orioles have won the world series 3 times, in 1966, 1970 and 1983. Introducing the 1970 orioles retro recap project camden chat. A crowd of young baseball fans chases the world series champion orioles off the field after yesterdays clinching win. A 1970 baltimore orioles team signed baseball with the key signatures. What is the value of a 1970 world series baltimore orioles. The 1970 world series matched the american league champion baltimore orioles against the national league champion cincinnati reds, with the orioles winning in five games in this series emmett ashford in his 5th and final year as an american league umpire became the first african american to umpire in the fall classic. The 1970 baltimore orioles team roster seen on this.
Baltimore orioles 1966, 1970, and 1983 world series. Baltimore orioles mlb team history major league baseball espn. Apr 21, 2016 mlb 1970 world series highlights luigi aguilera. Ashford was scheduled to umpire behind the plate in game 6, but the.
Earl weavers 1970 baltimore orioles world series ring. Mar 28, 2020 the regular season success for the orioles translated to a 71 record come the postseason. Baltimore orioles baltimore boston red sox boston new york yankees ny yankees tampa bay rays tampa bay toronto blue jays toronto. In addition, the orioles went on to win the world series that year. Jul 16, 2019 baltimore orioles 1973, 1974, and 1997 american league eastern division champions, 1996 and 2012 american league wild card champions see more ideas about baltimore orioles, american league and baltimore. After a devastating loss to the adolescent new york mets in the 69 series, the baltimore orioles returned to the top of the american league determined to make amends for their previous postseason failure. The orioles put together one of the most dominant postseason runs of all time, scoring sixty runs in just eight games as they swept the minnesota twins for the second straight year in the american league. This essay is an excerpt from pitching, defense, and threerun homers.
Orioles is a twohour compilation of the official films summarizing the highlights of baltimore s world championships in 1966, 1970, and 1983. Righthander tom phoebus, the little guy with the big curveball who won game 2 of the 1970 world series and also pitched a nohitter during his fiveyear career with the orioles, has died at 77. Besides the offense, the 1970 baltimore orioles had phenomenal pitching as. What years did the baltimore orioles win the world series. Baltimore orioles 1970 vintage mlb programs for sale ebay. In this series emmett ashford in his 5th and final year as an american league umpire became the first african american to umpire in the fall classic. Their newest adversaries, the cincinnati reds, swept the pittsburgh pirates in the nationals championship series. The 2014 team, the best of my adult lifetime, came up 12 wins. The reds couldnt hold a lead, and they couldnt get anything past brooks robinson, the orioles third baseman. Baltimore orioles team history sports team history. This was the last world series in which all games were played in the afternoon. The 1970 cincinnati reds 10260 ran away with the national league east by 14.
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Mike cuellar gets pat corrales to ground out as the orioles win the 1970 world series. Mlb 1970 baltimore orioles world series championship. Baltimore trounced the american league east division by 15 games over the second place new york. Mike cuellar gets pat corrales to ground out as the orioles win their second world series in franchise history.
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