Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles
2017 Baltimore Orioles season
Established in 1901
Based in Baltimore since 1954
Team logo Cap insignia
Major league affiliations
American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present)
Current uniform
Retired numbers	4 5 8 20 22 33 42
Colors
Orange, black, gray, white
Name
Baltimore Orioles (1954–present) St. Louis Browns (1902–1953) Milwaukee Brewers (1901)
Other nicknames
* "The O's" "The Birds" "Birdland" "Why Not? Orioles" (1989) "The Birdland Power Co." (2016)
Ballpark
Oriole Park at Camden Yards (1992–present) Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) (1954–1991) Sportsman's Park (St. Louis) (1902–1953) Lloyd Street Grounds (Milwaukee) (1901)
Major league titles
World Series titles (3)	1966 1970 1983
AL Pennants (7)	1944 1966 1969 1970 1971 1979 1983
East Division titles (9)	1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1979 1983 1997 2014
Wild card berths (3)	1996 2012 2016
Front office
Owner(s)	Peter Angelos
Manager	Buck Showalter
General Manager	Dan Duquette

The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) East division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises when the league was established in 1901 with President Ban Johnson, this particular franchise spent its first year as a major league club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as the Milwaukee Brewers before moving to St. Louis, Missouri to become the St. Louis Browns. After 52 often-beleaguered years in St. Louis, the franchise was purchased in November 1953 by Baltimore business interests led by Clarence Miles. The franchise officially moved to Baltimore for the 1954 season and adopted the historic "Orioles" name in honor of the official state bird of Maryland. The Orioles name had also been used by several previous major and minor league baseball clubs in Baltimore, including the franchise that would eventually become the New York Yankees. Nicknames for the team include the "O's" and the "Birds".

The Orioles experienced their greatest success from 1964 to 1983 and have won a total of nine division championships (1969–1971, 1973–1974, 1979, 1983, 1997, 2014), six pennants (1966, 1969–1971, 1979, 1983), three World Series championships (1966, 1970, 1983), three wild card berths (1996, 2012, 2016), and five Most Valuable Player Awards (third baseman Brooks Robinson in 1964, outfielder Frank Robinson in 1966, first baseman Boog Powell in 1970, and shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1983 and 1991).

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