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Peter G. Angelos became the owner of the Baltimore Orioles on Aug. 2, 1993, leading a group of investors in purchasing the Major League Baseball team for $173 million -- a record price at the time. Angelos' group, which included prominent Marylanders such as novelist Tom Clancy, comic book mogul Stephen A. Geppi, producer and director Barry Levinson and broadcaster Jim McKay, among others, bought the team from Eli S. Jacobs by submitting the winning bid during a bankcruptcy auction. Angelos was born in Pittsburgh on July 4, 1929. He came to Baltimore at 11, was elected to the City Council at 30 and ran unsuccessfully for mayor at 38. Angelos graduated from University of Baltimore Law School...
Peter G. Angelos became the owner of the Baltimore Orioles on Aug. 2, 1993, leading a group of investors in purchasing the Major League Baseball team for $173 million -- a record price at the time. Angelos' group, which included prominent Marylanders such as novelist Tom Clancy, comic book mogul Stephen A. Geppi, producer and director Barry Levinson and broadcaster Jim McKay, among others, bought the team from Eli S. Jacobs by submitting the winning bid during a bankcruptcy auction. Angelos was born in Pittsburgh on July 4, 1929. He came to Baltimore at 11, was elected to the City Council at 30 and ran unsuccessfully for mayor at 38. Angelos graduated from University of Baltimore Law School and went on to a lucrative career in trial law, specializing in cases involving harmful products, professional malpractice, and personal injury. His firm, the Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos, has attorneys and locations in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. The Orioles enjoyed some success early in the Angelos era, making the postseason as a wild card team in 1996 and winning the American League East division title in 1997. But Angelos fired manager Davey Johnson after the '97 season, and 10 straight losing seasons followed ('97-'07). Angelos went through five different managers during that period. The organization's continued struggles and competition from a new franchise in Washington, D.C., the Nationals, led to increased frustration with the Orioles owner among many fans and declining attendance at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
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Walters Art Museum gala
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Organization makes important contributions
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Four Corners: Who are the best and worst owners in Major League Baseball?
Steinbrenners are best
Bill Kline | Allentown Morning Call
To succeed in business, buy resources, hire good people and get the hell out of the way. In that regard, baseball's best owners are the Steinbrenner boys in New York.
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Who are best and worst owners in baseball?
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Who are the best and worst owners in baseball?
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With fate hanging in balance, Trembley soldiers on
All the losses and the uncertainty eat at Dave Trembley, keeping him up late into the night and pulling him awake in the early hours of the morning. Each day seems to bring another agonizing defeat and more speculation that he is nearing the end of his...Tags: Toronto Blue Jays, Brian Matusz, Aubrey Huff, Adam Jones, Major League Baseball
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It's not fair, but Trembley needs to go
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20 years ago, 'Why Not?' O's began final push
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O's keeping Trembley
On the final weekend of one of the worst seasons in team history, Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail announced Friday that manager Dave Trembley will return for the 2010 season, ending rampant speculation that Trembley's tenure was...Tags: New York Yankees, Joe Girardi, Texas Rangers, American League, Brian Matusz
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Orioles faithful have their say
As fans strolled into Camden Yards on Friday night, many were supportive of the Orioles' decision to retain manager Dave Trembley, who now has just 170 wins in 2 1/2 seasons and must win one of two remaining games to avoid a 100-loss season.
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Fall fundraising season kicks into high gear
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Rise of young O's builds hope
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