From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Baltimore Orioles (minor league)
Baltimore Orioles (minor league)
Baltimore Orioles
1903 1953
1903–1953
First Minor League Team,
(1903–1911, 1914–1953)
Baltimore, Maryland
1903–1914
In 1903, an Oriole minor league team joined the Eastern
League (renamed the International League in 1911, and
Team Logo not to be confused with the present day AA Eastern
League). This Orioles team stayed mediocre for the first
few years of its existence, but after the arrival of Jack
Dunn as manager, it won the league pennant in 1908.
The 1914 season featured the professional debut of lo-
Cap Insignia
cal son Babe Ruth, but competition from the Baltimore
Class-level Terrapins of the Federal League forced Dunn to sell Ruth
and many of his other players, and relocate the team to
• Triple-A Richmond, Virginia (eventually becoming the present-
Minor league affiliations day Syracuse Chiefs).
• International League (1903–1911, 1914–1953)
Major league affiliations
Second Minor League Team,
• Philadelphia Phillies (1940, 1951–1953)
1916–1953
• Cleveland Indians (1942–1948) After the Federal League’s demise, Dunn returned with
• St. Louis Browns (1949–1950)
a team in 1916. The 1919 team won the International
League pennant with 100 victories, the first team to win
Name that many games. Featuring another future Hall-of-Fame
• Baltimore Orioles pitcher in Lefty Grove, the Orioles improved on that in
1920 by winning 110 games, including the last 25 of the
Ballpark
season. In 1921, the Orioles won 27 straight games (a
• Memorial Stadium record for consecutive victories by a minor league team
• Oriole Park that would stand until the Salt Lake City team of the
Minor league titles Pioneer League won 29 in 1987). The Orioles won the
league by 20 games over the second place team, and had
a home record of 70 wins and 18 losses. Despite their
League titles 1944, 1950 impressive record, however, they lost the Little World
Series to the American Association champion Louisville
Colonels, 4 games to 1. The Orioles actually led the fourth
The city of Baltimore, Maryland has been home to two game, 12–4, but a riot broke out among the Baltimore
minor league baseball teams called the Baltimore Orioles
Orioles. home crowd in the top of the 9th inning, and the game
was forfeited to Louisville, 9 runs to 0. The Orioles contin-
ued to roll over International League opposition through
Name history 1925.
"Orioles" is a traditional name for baseball clubs in Balti- The team entered the Governors’ Cup playoffs in
more (after the bird). It was used by major league teams 1936, 1937, and 1940, but did not win another pennant
from 1882 through 1899 in the American Association/Na- until 1944. The team was leading the league on July 4 of
tional League and by a charter member of the American that year, when their home stadium, Oriole Park, burned
League from 1901 through 1903. The American League down. The team seemed to have a hard time recovering
franchise was shifted to New York City and renamed the from that loss, playing lackluster ball through the rest of
New York Highlanders, which later became the New York the season and losing their last game, only to back into
Yankees. the championship when the second place team, the Ne-
wark Bears, also lost. The Orioles, under manager Tom-
my Thomas, went on to win the Junior World Series that
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Baltimore Orioles (minor league)
year, 4 games to 2, against Louisville. In 1950, under man-
ager Nick Cullop, Baltimore lost the Junior World Series
Governors’ Cup Titles
to Columbus, 4 games to 1. The Orioles won the Governors’ Cup, the championship
of the IL, 2 times, and played in the championship series
5 times.
Back to the Majors • 1936 – Lost to Buffalo
After the 1953 season, the St. Louis Browns moved to Bal- • 1937 – Lost to Newark
timore and took the name of the Baltimore Orioles. The • 1940 – Lost to Newark
later minor league Orioles team re-located to Richmond • 1944 – Defeated Newark
(as had the earlier Orioles team) as the Virginians from • 1950 – Defeated Rochester
1954–64, have been today’s Toledo Mud Hens franchise
since 1965.
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