![]() ![]() The Dodgers would not score again in the Series, as the Orioles claimed their first World Championship with a stunning four game sweep. ![]() However, by then Oriole reliever Moe Drabowsky had come on to pitch, and stopped the Dodgers on one hit the rest of the way, striking out 11. The O’s added a fourth run an inning later before the Dodgers attempted to come back with single runs in the second and third innings. The Orioles jumped out quickly with back-to-back home runs by Frank and Brooks Robinson in the top of the first inning of Game 1 that gave the Birds a quick three run lead. #Reggy baseball mascot shorebirds series#In the World Series the Orioles faced the powerful pitching of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson, and Boog Powell all drove in over 100 runs along with a balanced pitching staff the Orioles finished with a 97-65 and cruised to their first American League Pennant. Robinson ended up winning the American League MVP and Triple Crown. 317 with 194 hits, 28 home runs and 118 RBI.ġ965: The Orioles are in the thick of the pennant race again, before finishing in third Place, eight games behind the first Place Minnesota Twins with a 94-68 record.ġ966: In a trade with the Cincinnati Reds for Milt Pappas and two others, Frank Robinson came to the Birds and proved to be the missing ingredient for the Championship. ![]() O’s 3B Brooks Robinson was named American League MVP hitting. However, the Yankees won 11 straight down the stretch to take the pennant by a game over Sox and two games over the Birds, who finished with an impressive 97-65 record. Jim Gentile had a stellar season and set 11 team records, while finishing third in the MVP vote behind Yankees stars Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle.ġ962: The Orioles hit a bump in the road and take a step backwards in their development into a winner by finishing in seventh Place with a disappointing 77-85 record.ġ963: The Orioles rebound nicely after their poor showing, to finish in fourth Place with a solid 86-76 record.ġ964: As late as mid-September the Orioles were in first place in a tight pennant race with the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox. However, finishing with an 89-65 record, it was clear that the future was bright with rookies Jim Gentile, Ron Hansen, and Steve Barber shining bright alongside more established players such as Milt Pappas and Brooks Robinson, who went to the first of his 16 All-Star Games.ġ961: The Orioles eclipsed the 90-win mark for the first time finishing 95-67, but still finished 14 games behind the New York Yankees, in third Place. ![]() 500 season finishing in sixth place with a disappointing record of 74-79.ġ959: In a carbon copy of the previous season the Orioles finish in sixth place again with a record of 74-80.ġ960: The Orioles made a charge for the pennant, before the New York Yankees over took them with a 15 game winning streak in September. Veteran Connie Johnson led the charge of a surprising Orioles pitching staff that saw four pitchers throw shutouts on consecutive days in late June.ġ958: The Orioles are unable to build off their. 500 for the first time with a record of 76-76, while finishing in fifth Place. However, the team manages to draw over a million fans in 67 home games.ġ955: The Orioles continue to struggling finishing in seventh place again with a record of 57-97.ġ956: The Orioles show some signs of improvement as they finish in sixth place with an improved 69-85 record.ġ957: The Orioles finished at. On the field the team manages to lose 100 games, while finishing in seventh Place. 1954: In the first season of the modern Orioles, the team is a success in the stands but a failure on the field. ![]()
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