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Memorial Stadium was built in 1950 and located on 33rd Street and Ellerslie Avenue in Baltimore. It was the home of the Baltimore Orioles from 1954-1991 and the home of the Baltimore Colts from 1953-1983. The stadium was built to replace Oriole Park, which burned down in 1944 and was home to the Orioles of the International League. It was a $6.5 million project and hosted football and minor league baseball games at first. Memorial Stadium originally seated 31,000 fans but was later expanded to fit almost 54,000 for baseball and 65,000 for footb...
Memorial Stadium was built in 1950 and located on 33rd Street and Ellerslie Avenue in Baltimore. It was the home of the Baltimore Orioles from 1954-1991 and the home of the Baltimore Colts from 1953-1983. The stadium was built to replace Oriole Park, which burned down in 1944 and was home to the Orioles of the International League. It was a $6.5 million project and hosted football and minor league baseball games at first. Memorial Stadium originally seated 31,000 fans but was later expanded to fit almost 54,000 for baseball and 65,000 for football. The inscription on the wall read: "Dedicated as a memorial to all who so valiantly fought in the world wars with eternal gratitude to those who made the supreme sacrifice to preserve equality and freedom throughout the world -- time will not dim the glory of their deeds." The Colts played their first game at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 27, 1953, beating the Chicago Bears, 13-9. In 1959, John Unitas led the Colts to their second straight NFL championship with a 31-16 victory over the New York Giants at Memorial Stadium. In 1970, the Colts beat the Raiders there in the AFC Championship to advance to Super Bowl V, where they beat the Dallas Cowboys. The St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles, playing their first game at Memorial Stadium on April 15, 1954. The Orioles drew 1,060,910 in 67 home games in their inaugural season. On May 8, 1966, Frank Robinson hit a home run that left the stadium over the left field bleachers. The Orioles swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series that season for their first-ever title. Games 3 and 4 were played at Memorial Stadium. In 1970, the Orioles were World Series champs again, beating the Cincinnati Reds. Games 3, 4 and 5 were played at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles' last World Series title was in 1983 when they beat the Philadelphia Phillies. Games 1 and 2 were played at Memorial Stadium. Memorial Stadium's most famous fan was "Wild Bill" Hagy. He was known for his wild facial hair, large belly and rousing cheers from section 34 in the upper deck of Orioles games during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was a fixture at games, leading the crowd in O-R-I-O-L-E-S cheers. The Orioles' final game at Memorial Stadium took place on Oct. 6, 1991. They have played at Oriole Park at Camden Yards since. The Colts played their final game at Memorial Stadium on Dec. 18, 1983, before moving to Indianapolis. Memorial Stadium was demolished in 2001.
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Hopkins too much for Hofstra in 1st round
Sun reporterPaul Rabil would not be denied this time. With the memory of his zero-point effort against Hofstra's Kevin Unterstein earlier this spring still fresh, Rabil outdueled the senior defensive midfielder in the rematch. Rabil scored a game-high four goals...Tags: Armed Forces, Defense, NCAA Tournament
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'D' takes over for Terps
Sun ReporterFor all of the attention heaped on the precocious freshman attack that powers the Maryland men's lacrosse team, the defense laden with upperclassmen tends to get overshadowed. That wasn't the case yesterday as an announced crowd of 1,360 watched the unit...Tags: Teaching and Learning, NCAA Tournament, Maryland Terrapins
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Saturday's local results and schedule
Daily PressHIGH SCHOOLS Please see HRVarsity.com for news and opinion GOLF LPGA Michelob Ultra Open third round (at Kingsmill): Sorenstam leads by three at end of round GolfCranium.Tour event (at Sleepy Hole GC in Suffolk), 9 a.m. COLLEGES Baseball...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Hampton Roads, Hampton County, Kutztown
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Georgia boys state track finals
Final results of the Georgia High School Association boys state track and field championships at Memorial Stadium. Class AAAAA 400 meter relay_1, Redan (Travis Benton, Mack Brown, Steve Emere, Justin Sims), 41.49. 2, Marietta (Trey Charles, Woodrow...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Rivers, Bodies of Water, Carrollton, AAA
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Georgia boys state track finals
Final results of the Georgia High School Association boys state track and field championships at Memorial Stadium. Class AAAAA 400 meter relay_1, Redan (Travis Benton, Mack Brown, Steve Emere, Justin Sims), 41.49. 2, Marietta (Trey Charles, Woodrow...Tags: Bodies of Water, Rivers, Clubs and Associations, Carrollton, AAA
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Terps top Denver, advance to quarterfinals
Sun reporterThe Maryland men's lacrosse team broke a 5-5 tie at halftime with four unanswered goals to outlast visiting Denver, 10-7, in a NCAA tournament first-round game at Byrd Stadium today. The seventh-seeded Terps (10-5) advanced to their fifth quarterfinals...Tags: NCAA Tournament
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Cooper-Hewitt design awards go to Tom Kundig, Olin Partnership
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAN ARCHITECT who built guesthouses on wheels and the landscape team behind a sculpture garden at the Getty Center are among the winners of the annual National Design Awards announced today by the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New...Tags: Interior Design, Architecture, Tim Brown, Mark Robbins
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Outstanding in his field
Sun reporterWhile the Orioles produced some of the best teams in baseball over three decades, beginning in the 1960s, they went unchallenged when it came to their garden. The tomato plants that grew at old Memorial Stadium, and the competitions between head...Tags: Government, Major League Baseball, Public Employees
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Longtime O's groundskeeper Santarone dies at 79
Sun reporterWhile the Orioles produced some of the best teams in baseball over three decades, beginning in the 1960s, they went unchallenged when it came to their garden. The tomato plants that grew at old Memorial Stadium, and the competitions between head...Tags: Major League Baseball
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Herbert J. Fivehouse
Herbert J. Fivehouse, a retired administrator in the space exploration program of the 1960s, died of pneumonia complications April 30 at Brook Grove Retirement Center in Sandy Springs. The Towson resident was 92. Born in Patterson, N.J., he moved to...Tags: Local Authority, Space Programs, Defense, Armed Forces, Death and Dying
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