Celebrate the Century - Baltimore Baseball

 

May 26, 1999 Cromwell Valley School Sta, Towson, Md

Celebrate the Century - Baltimore Baseball

Baseball in Baltimore goes back as far as 1901 when the Milwaukee Brewers played in the American League (then a minor league), until 1902 when the team relocated to St Louis as the Browns. In 1954 the franchise was purchased by a Baltimore syndicate of businesses. The franchise selected the name Orioles in honor of the Maryland state bird.  The name had been previously used by other major and minor league clubs located in Baltimore. A prior Orioles franchise relocated in 1903 to become the New York Yankees

The Orioles have won the Baseball World Series in 1966, 1973 and 1980

Babe Ruth, was born in Baltimore, and his family's bar was located in what is now centerfield in Camden Yards. The Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum is located in Baltimore

The Baltimore Elite Giants participated in the Negro Leagues from 1920 to 1950, starting out as the Nashville Standard Giants, 1920, moving to Baltimore in 1938