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Baseball's Dynasties and the Players Who Built Them

Jonathan Weeks

2016

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15 Baltimore Orioles S. 225-240

„… 22515BALTIMORE ORIOLES1966–1971When the Orioles arrived in Baltimore for the 1954 season, they …” „… Robinson was an“old thirty.” Proving just how wrong DeWitt was, the hard-hitting out-BALTIMORE ORIOLES 227 …” „… years.BALTIMORE ORIOLES 229After spending the entire month of May in second place, the O’s posteda 20–9 record in …”

1 Baltimore Orioles S. 1-16

„… 11BALTIMORE ORIOLES1894–1897Although the accomplishments of players in the game’s earliest …” „… . The modern-day Orioles entered the AL in 1954,when the lowly St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore and …” „… instrumental inestablishing the game’s first true dynasty.BALTIMORE ORIOLES 5JOHN MCGRAW, INFIELDMcGraw had a …”

Index S. 385-394

„… ,” 100–102Dunn, Jack (Baltimore Orioles), 105, 112Durocher, Leo: as player, 124, 134; asmanager, 158, 176 …” „… , Paul, 340, 349–350Orioles groundskeepers, 3Orioles-Superbas merger, 4Ortiz, David, 370–371Osteen …” „… Baker, Frank “Home Run,” 46, 47, 51–53,54, 103, 109Ball, Phil (Browns owner), 121Baltimore chop (origin …”

Bibliography S. 377-384

„… League BaltimoreOrioles.” Deadball Baseball, February 9, 2012, http://deadballbaseball.com/?p=1343 …” „… /reggie-jackson-baltimore-orioles-year-in-orange-and-black-a-lost-classic (accessed November 24, 2015).Costa, Gabe. “By the Numbers: Gil McDougald—A Quiet Yankee Legend …” „… Worries Too Much.”Milwaukee Journal, April 12, 1935.Lieb, Frederick C. The Baltimore Orioles. New York: G …”

16 Oakland Athletics S. 241-256

„… a 101–60 record and capturing a divisiontitle. Victimized by the Orioles in the American League …” „… they would not relinquish. After takingout Baltimore in the ALCS, the A’s squared off against the Mets …” „… slug-ger to the Orioles in 1976. Jackson had a productive regular season butended up missing out on October …”

4 Philadelphia Athletics S. 45-58

„… outfielder in highschool. At the semipro level, he got a tryout with the Baltimore Orioles.He was released by …” „… . With additional franchises added in Boston, Baltimore,and Washington, the AL was officially elevated to …” „… last-placeBaltimore Terrapins. He spent some time with the Phillies after thatleague folded. In 1917, he was 8–2 with …”

Preface S. i-xii

„… and dad. In loving memoryvi iCONTENTSAcknowledgments ixIntroduction xi1 Baltimore Orioles: 1894–1897 …” „… 19514 St. Louis Cardinals: 1964–1968 20715 Baltimore Orioles: 1966–1971 22516 Oakland Athletics …”

8 Philadelphia Athletics S. 103-120

„… offer from Jack Dunn of the Baltimore Orioles topurchase Grove’s contract. The money was used to …” „… dominated the sandlots of theBaltimore area during the 1910s. In 1920, he was signed by the Mar-tinsburg …” „… games for the Orioles before Dunn finally accepted the largestcontract bid ever made for a player at …”

13 Los Angeles Dodgers S. 195-206

„… , the Orioles were leading threegames to none and Alston opted for Drysdale instead. Sutton wouldappear …” „… Series sweep at the hands of the Orioles was the end of anera, as the Dodgers failed to capture another …” „… , making a spectacular leaping catch torob Orioles slugger Boog Powell of a home run. Davis played in …”

5 Boston Red Sox S. 59-74

„… his pro debut with theBaltimore Orioles (then of the International League) in 1914. He beganhis career …” „… and fared exceptionally well.Financially strapped, the Orioles sold him to Boston in July for a sum …”

22 New York Yankees S. 339-360

„… one ofthe most controversial calls in playoff history. In Game 1, the Yankeeswere trailing the Orioles …” „… protests ofBaltimore manager Davey Johnson. The play proved to be pivotal, asthe Yankees won in 11 innings …” „… and added three more in the ALCSagainst Baltimore. Another former Met, David Cone, had been addedto …”

7 New York Yankees S. 89-102

„… existence as the BaltimoreOrioles in 1901, moving to New York in 1903, after the roster waspicked clean by …”

18 New York Yankees S. 269-292

„… . Months later, he was draftedby the Senators. He would eventually be shipped to Baltimore to com-plete a …” „… Orioles signed him in1964, but lost him to the Red Sox in the November draft. Groomed as areliever, Lyle …”

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Willie Keeler

Lyle Spatz

2015

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Part II: The Baltimore Orioles S. 23-120

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Characters from the Diamond

Ronald T. Waldo

2016

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1 Rebels, Sharpened Spikes, and Baseball Innovation in the Late Nineteenth Century S. 1-20

„… Hanlon’s Baltimore Orioles achieved baseball dynasty status bywinning three consecutive National League …” „… boundaries if it meant thatBaltimore could secure a diamond win. While the Orioles were alwaysthinking of new …” „… Balti-CHAPTER 112Figure 1.1. The innovative Baltimore Orioles won three consecutive NationalLeague pennants from …”

2 Pranksters, Practical Jokes, and Tricks on the Diamond S. 21-40

„… Baltimore Orioles of the 1890s with pennant aspirations. Followingthe Orioles’ spirit doctrine, where …” „… theColts in 1898, before being traded to the Baltimore Orioles. During hisseven seasons playing for Anson …” „… joke on Cap Anson thanks to some helpfrom his baseball brethren.* * *Baltimore Orioles outfielder …”

Notes S. 227-246

„… Run to Spare: The Orioles Win a Close and Exciting Game,”Baltimore American, August 26, 1894, 5.25 …” „… . “Baseball By-Plays,” Sporting News, November 26, 1925, 4.26. Frederick G. Lieb, The Baltimore Orioles: The …” „… Baltimore Orioles, 67.29. “League Association: How They Stand,” Sporting News, April 28, 1894,4.30 …”

5 Men in Blue Handling the Indicator from Three ’til Five Every Afternoon S. 81-100

„… high as two bitter rivals battled on the baseball diamond. Duringthe 1890s, the Baltimore Orioles and …” „… Baltimore Orioles, as thetwo squads battled for the pennant in 1895, Patsy took offense to some-thing that …” „… backed down from a fight. Almost twoyears after Tim’s death in 1915, former Orioles third baseman …”

6 Hug, Hughie, the Peerless Leader, and Fellow Managers S. 101-120

„… school’s baseball team.He also managed the Baltimore Orioles’ Eastern League entry at thetime.16 Following …” „… constantly brought upduring both domestic and foreign squabbles. Former Baltimore Oriolesgreat Hughie …” „… field, Gleasondid not pull any punches as he castigated his former Baltimore Oriolesteammate …”

10 Pennant Fever, Copping the Flag, and World Series Moments S. 181-200

„… 1894, while the ClevelandSpiders (1895) and Baltimore Orioles (1896 and 1897) also won thetrophy before …” „… Series,the old adage “to the victor go the spoils” rang true for the BaltimoreOrioles. In 1896, Baltimore …” „… surprising four-game sweep overthe first-place Orioles in the Temple Cup Series.3A grand affair was held at …”

4 Odd Occurrences, Two Men Called Rube, and Sleepy Bill S. 61-80

„… theBaltimore Orioles, New York Giants, and Cincinnati Reds, Seymourhad won the National League batting title in …” „… Baltimore Orioles on July 17, 1902. McGinnity’s best seasonwith New York occurred in 1904, when he went 35–8 …” „… , losing on the road against Baltimore, 7–3. Five days later, he wasback on the bump pitching against the …”

Index S. 253-264

„… , 66, 117, 154–155Baltimore Orioles, 8–9, 12–18, 22, 27–30,44, 64, 66, 71, 85–86, 108, 110,154–155 …” „… , 182–184; AtlanticAssociation minor league team, 129;INDEX254Baltimore spirit, 9, 21; Orioles tactics,9–12 …” „… ; pseudonym usedby baseball writer William Veeck, Sr.,105Baker, Frank “Home Run,” 171, 195Baltimore, Maryland …”

Bibliography S. 247-252

„… .Lieb, Frederick G. The Baltimore Orioles: The History of a Colorful Team in Baltimore andSt. Louis …” „… Tribune (Attica, Indiana), August 19, 1916Baltimore American, August 26, 1894Baseball Magazine, 1911–1919 …”

8 Demon Rum, John Barleycorn, and Frothy Suds S. 141-160

„… fantastic season with John McGraw’s Baltimore Orioles in1901, Donlin almost threw away his baseball career …” „… of Ben Hur at Baltimore’sAcademy of Music Theater. Infatuated with an actress named MamieFields, who …” „… by John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson of the Orioles. He even-tually snuck out through the restaurant’s …”

3 Baseball Icons, Turkey Mike, the Great Zim, Two Unique Catchers, and Ping’s Parrot S. 41-60

„… jumping to the new American League. Donlin played for theOrioles squad, managed by McGraw, until he was …” „… released by Balti-more prior to the 1902 season. Later that summer, Mike was back inthe National League …”

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The Voices of Baseball

Kirk McKnight

2023

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9 Jon Miller and Gary Thorne at Oriole Park at Camden Yards S. 79-90

„… 79• 9 •Jon Miller and Gary Thorne at oriole Park at Camden Yards(Baltimore Orioles)Oriole Park at …” „… world.”—Jon Miller Photo courtesy of Todd Olszewski/©Baltimore Orioles80 Chapter 9This ballpark was not …” „… , former and Hall of Fame Baltimore orioles radio play-by-play broadcasterA rt Modell’s moving Cleveland’s …”

Bibliography S. 319-336

„… YARdSwww.baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/bal/history/timeline.jspwww.ballparksofbaseball.com/past/MemorialStadium.htmwww.baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/bal/history/postseason_results.jspwww.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL2012.shtml324 Bibliographywww.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/team/_/stat/batting/seasontype/2 …” „… -orioleshttps://www.mlb.com/stats/team/home-runshttps://www.vox.com/2016/7/27/18089352/freddie-gray-baltimore-riots-police -violencehttps://www.mlb.com/news/how-2022 …” „… https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2022/05/09/field-dreams-iowa -2022-game-stadium-permanent-dyersville-movie-site/9703611002/oRioLe …”

27 John Sterling, Michael Kay, and Bob Costas at Yankee Stadium S. 243-252

„… (then)-set-up man Mariano Rivera, the Yankees mowed through the Texas Rangers and Baltimore orioles en route to …” „… , Michael Kay, and Bob Costas at Yankee Stadium 2512014, against the Baltimore orioles. in the team’s home …” „… . if one were to trace the animosity of orioles fans toward Yankee fans back to its roots, it may have …”

Preface S. i-xii

„… dreams (Chicago White Sox) 699 Jon Miller and Gary Thorne at oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore …” „… Orioles) 7910 eric nadel at Globe Life Park in Arlington/Globe Life Field (Texas Rangers) 9111 Tom …”

23 Ted Leitner, Dick Enberg, and Jesse Agler at Petco Park S. 209-218

„… ballparks,” Lucchino, as owner/president of the Baltimore orioles, helped bring to fruition oriole Park at …” „… executive with the orioles, and the idea was to make it look like it has history on its very first day of …”

8 Ken “Hawk” Harrelson, Steve Stone, and Len Kasper at Guaranteed Rate Field/Field of Dreams S. 69-78

„… the eventual World Series champion Baltimore orioles three games to one. inside their home of “old …” „… three. While newly designed ballparks like oriole Park at Camden Yards were the main inspiration for the …”

Index S. 337-350

„… Baltimore orioles, 16, 55, 69, 71, 79–90, 97, 125, 130, 141, 165, 203, 213, 220, 235, 243, 248–249, 251, 260 …” „… , 292–293oracle Park, 17, 20, 118, 147–157, 181, 198, 227, 237, 327ordoñez, Maglio, 73, 173–175oriole Park …”

13 Dave Wills, Andy Freed, and Charlie Slowes at Tropicana Field S. 117-128

„… whole season down to its final strike. in Baltimore, the orioles come back and win the damn thing after …” „… doing was linked with what was going on with the Red Sox up in Baltimore. The whole game, i made sure to …” „… all night long in the crowd, looking to see what was happening with Boston and Baltimore. The Red Sox …”

29 Dave Van Horne at LoanDepot Park S. 259-266

„… experiment, a two-game spring training series between the new York Yankees and the Baltimore orioles, which …”

10 Eric Nadel at Globe Life Park in Arlington/Globe Life Field S. 91-100

„… 2012, but would lose to the Baltimore orioles. in both 2015 and 2016, even with the Houston Astros …”

15 Rick Rizzs and Aaron Goldsmith at T-Mobile Park S. 139-146

„… Yards–aided Baltimore orioles for most home runs in all of baseball. Regardless of the depth or height of …”

14 Greg Schulte and Tim McCarver at Chase Field S. 129-138

„… upcoming baseball seasons. Soon enough more teams, like the new York Yankees and the Baltimore orioles, had …”

26 Howie Rose and Wayne Hagin at Citi Field S. 233-242

„… Wayne Hagin at Citi Field 235ing” Mets defeated the Baltimore orioles in what Mets broadcaster Howie …”

And That’s a Life: A Tribute to Vin Scully S. 297-318

„… a wonderful human being.—Gary Thorne, former new York Mets and Baltimore orioles TV/radio …” „… . It was one of four offers I got in three days in November of ’92. I was offered the Baltimore job …”

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Do You Believe in Magic?

David Krell

2023

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Chapter Ten Bird Is the Word (October) S. 147-164

„… got swept by the Baltimore Orioles in four games. During the offseason, the Dodgers traded Wills to …” „… to win the game and the Series for the Orioles.The Dodgers had been in the postseason 10 of the last …” „… playoff.RWorld SerieS, Game one (dodGer Stadium, october 5)The Dodgers fared against the Orioles in Game One …”

Chapter One “Cannons at the Four Corners” (January) S. 1-18

„… oriole.From 1882 to 1889, the Baltimore Orioles played in the American Association. In 1890, the team joined …” „… hope boosted fans of the Baltimore Orioles anticipating another year rooting for a contender. Their …” „… Orioles general manager Harry Dalton in describing Baltimore’s new defensive alignment: third baseman …”

Chapter Five Spies and Dolls (May) S. 71-86

„… an Orioles–Indians game and sent it out of Memorial Stadium to the delight of Baltimore’s baseball …” „… Robinson entered the annals of baseball rarities in Baltimore. On May 8, he crushed a Luis Tiant pitch in …” „… ; Bal-timore won both contests. Decisively. The scores were 8–2 and 8–3. Rob-inson’s dinger went 451 feet till …”

Appendix S. 195-200

„… . Lou.They moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles; ’54 marked their debut.O’Malley abandoned Brooklyn …” „… Orioles had a chance to win the series if you analyzed it sober.Baltimore went up 4–0 in the second …” „… would be more of the same; they’d win in game four or five.The outlook was not bright for Baltimore …”

Preface S. i-xvi

„… invaluable for learning about the backgrounds of the players on the 1966 World Series teams—the Baltimore …” „… Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers. Jon Kendle, her counterpart at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, sent …” „… . Baltimore’s iconic newspaper, the Sun, is also available through these outlets.Reba Pile and Meg Gers …”

Bibliography S. 219-222

„… Armstrong. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.220Do You Believe in Magic?Henneman, Jim. Baltimore Orioles: 60 …” „… . The Glory of the 1966 Orioles and Baltimore. Haworth, NJ: St. Johann Press, 2006.Moore, Mary Tyler …” „… Spock. New York: Hyperion, 1995.Patterson, Ted. The Baltimore Orioles: 40 Years of Magic from 33rd …”

Chapter Eight Hail, Caesars Palace! (August) S. 115-128

„… , and Bill O’Donnell calling the Orioles games.When August began, Baltimore’s squad had a 13-game lead …” „… , Baltimore’s baseball fans tuned to WBAL for sounds that were equally mellifluous—Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer …” „… August 15, the 230-pound, the 6'4" Oriole smashed three home runs, accounting for all the runs in …”

Notes S. 201-218

„… Flag Fun, Orioles Remember Two ‘Buddies,’” Baltimore Evening Sun, September 23, 1966. During Bauer’s …” „… , “Officials Here Are Jubilant,” Baltimore Sun, December 10, 1965, C1. 3. Lou Hatter, “‘Tough, Really …” „… Tough’—Pappas,” Baltimore Sun, December 10, 1965, C1. 4. Milt Pappas, interview with Gabriel Schechter, South …”

Chapter Nine Impossible Missions, Daydream Believers, and the Final Frontier (September) S. 129-146

„… the ’66 American League pennant was a foregone con-clusion for Baltimore’s rooters at the beginning of …” „… September, even if it was not confirmed statistically.The Orioles needed three weeks to make it official …” „… teams, who were on a futile quest against the Orioles’ inevitability, and for National League fans who …”

Chapter Four Is This Heaven? No, It’s Anaheim (April) S. 55-70

„… . Meanwhile, the team stayed in Atlanta.R65Is This Heaven? No, It’s Anaheim (April)The Baltimore Orioles aimed …” „… against an inferior Red Sox team— 62–100 record and ninth-place finish in 1965—tested Baltimore’s stamina …” „… ending: a bases-loaded balk by Boston right-hander Jim Lonborg in the top of the 13th gave the Orioles …”

Chapter Three “Back in the Fold” (March) S. 37-54

„… earned the nickname “Miracle Mets” for an upset victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World …” „… , working the hill for the Orioles?”“The A’s are perpetually in the cellar ever since they moved from …”

Index S. 223-244

„… Baltimore Orioles: American Association, 4; American League (1901–1902), 4; Atlantic Association, 4; Boog …” „… Cincinnati Reds to Baltimore Orioles 5–6; home run out of Memorial Stadium, 71; Triple Crown, 158, 161; World …” „… , Johanna, 10–11Hickman, Jim, 180Highlandtown (Baltimore), 73Hill, Joseph, 121Hill, Steven, 131Hill …”

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