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Frank Robinson had deep impact on Orioles' first title team
Ask him for the highlight of his Hall of Fame career and Frank Robinson jumps on it like a high fastball. "The '66 season," he told The Baltimore Sun last month. "I couldn't have scripted the first year [with the Orioles] any better. That's winning the...
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This Day in Orioles History: July 4
July 4, 1962: Luis Aparicio got the 2,000th hit of his career in a win over the White Sox. -
Schmuck: VIP reception allows greats to again hear fans' cheers
Sun ReporterThey rolled out the red rug last night at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, but for the fans who lined the barricades to cheer the sport's greatest heroes, it might as well have been a magic carpet. The pending induction of likeable...Tags: Dave Winfield, Cal Ripken, Jr., Bobby Doerr, Baltimore Orioles, George Brett
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O's took memorable route to bring first World Series title to Baltimore
Sun reporterForty years ago last week, the Orioles bagged a pennant and threw themselves a party. For three hours, the new American League champions whooped and hollered and turned the visitors' clubhouse in Kansas City into Lake Champagne. Players sloshed through...Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, American League, Multi-Sport Events, Memorial Stadium, Baltimore Orioles
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In nest of zanies, 3 stood out
Sun StaffA pitcher whose repertoire included smoke bombs, sneezing powder and live snakes. A catcher who bought cattle during road trips and hauled livestock in his Cadillac. An outfielder known to run the bases backward and spout maxims like, "This year I'm...Tags: Animals, Sneezing, Dining and Drinking, Baltimore Orioles, Brooks Robinson
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Where are they now?
Player, Pos., Home, Occupation Jerry Adair, 2B, Deceased Luis Aparicio, SS, Maracaibo, Venez., Owner of insurance company Steve Barber, P, Henderson, Nev., School bus driver Mark Belanger, SS, Deceased Frank Bertaina, P, Santa Rosa, Calif., Profession...Tags: Brooks Robinson, Baseball, Coppin State University, Bob Johnson, Frank Robinson
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O's Series hero was prankster, too
Sun ReporterFormer pitcher Moe Drabowsky, a fun-loving prankster who became an Orioles World Series hero, died yesterday at the University of Arkansas Medical Center in Little Rock of complications from multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow. Drabowsky, 70,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Trinity College, Colleges and Universities, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles
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McGwire spurned
Sun ReporterMark McGwire came far closer yesterday to dropping off the ballot than entering the Hall of Fame. In an apparent repudiation of baseball's so-called steroid era, just 23.5 percent of Hall of Fame voters endorsed McGwire, the seventh-leading home run...Tags: Jim Rice, Cal Ripken, Jr., Brooks Robinson, The Washington Post, Baseball
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All-time Hall of Fame voting percentages
The Associated PressPlayer, Year, Cast, Votes, Pct. Tom Seaver 1992 430 425 98.84 Nolan Ryan 1999 497 491 98.79 Cal Ripken Jr. 2007 545 537 98.53 Ty Cobb 1936 226 222 98.23 George Brett 1999 497 488 98.19 Hank Aaron 1982 415 406 97.83 Tony Gwynn 2007 545 532 97.61...Tags: Cy Young, Nap Lajoie, Harmon Killebrew, Pie Traynor, Mike Schmidt
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35 years later, O's still swept up in joy
Special to the SunSave for Cal Ripken's emotional farewell tour, the recently completed Orioles season was definitely a year to forget for hometown fans. But 35 years ago, it was truly a festive time in Baltimore. The youthful 1966 Orioles had just breezed to their...Tags: Cy Young, Los Angeles Dodgers, American League, Baltimore Orioles, National League
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Hall of Fame Orioles
Eddie Murray will be the 11th modern Oriole in the Hall of Fame, joining Luis Aparicio, Reggie Jackson, George Kell, Lee MacPhail, Jim Palmer, Robin Roberts, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Earl Weaver and Hoyt Wilhelm. A capsule look at the four who...Tags: Cy Young, Multi-Sport Events, Baltimore Orioles, Brooks Robinson, Baseball
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Hall of Fame year-by-year inductees
The Associated Press(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...Tags: Nap Lajoie, Cy Young, Harmon Killebrew, Pie Traynor, Mike Schmidt
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