Fredric Michael Lynn is an American former professional baseball center fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),mostly with the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels. He was the first player to win MLB's Rookie of the Year Award and Most Valuable Player Award in the same year,which he accomplished in 1975 with the Red Sox.
Brady Kevin Anderson is an American former baseball outfielder and executive who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (1988–2002) for the Boston Red Sox,Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians. He spent the majority of his career as a center fielder and leadoff hitter for the Orioles in the 1990s,where he was a three-time All Star,and,in 1996,became the 15th player in major league history to hit 50 home runs in one season. Anderson bats and throws left-handed,stands 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall,and weighs 199 pounds (90 kg).
Kenneth Jerry Adair was an American professional baseball second baseman and shortstop with the Baltimore Orioles,Chicago White Sox,Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1958 and 1970. Adair spent one season in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB),the main professional baseball league in Japan,playing for the Hankyu Braves. He batted and threw right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg).
The 1971 World Series was the championship round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1971 season and featured the first night game in its history. The 68th edition of the Fall Classic was a best-of-seven playoff between the defending World Series and American League (AL) champion Baltimore Orioles and the National League (NL) champion Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates won the World Series in seven games,in large part because of superstar right fielder Roberto Clemente,whose all-around brilliance was on full display on a national stage. Game 4 in Pittsburgh was the first World Series game played at night.
The 1970 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1970 season. The 67th edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League champion Baltimore Orioles and the National League champion Cincinnati Reds (102–60). The Orioles won,four games to one.
Charles Edward Johnson Jr. is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball with the Florida Marlins,the Los Angeles Dodgers (1998),the Baltimore Orioles (1999–2000),the Chicago White Sox (2000),the Colorado Rockies (2003–2004),and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005).
Vernon Decatur Stephens was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1941 through 1955. An eight-time All-Star,Stephens was notable for being the 1945 American League home run champion and was a three-time American League RBI champion. He was the cleanup hitter for the only St. Louis Browns team to win an American League pennant in 1944,and was a top power hitter for the Boston Red Sox. Nicknamed "Little Slug","Junior",and "Buster",Stephens batted and threw right-handed. He was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2006.
Curtis Leroy"Clank"Blefary was an American professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles (1965–1968),Houston Astros (1969),New York Yankees (1970–1971),Oakland Athletics (1971–1972) and the San Diego Padres (1972). A native of Brooklyn,New York,he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Alonza Benjamin Bumbry is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder who played for the Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres from 1972 through 1985. Bumbry was the 1973 American League Rookie of the Year,and went on to be an All-Star and World Series champion. He is an inductee of the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. Prior to his major league career,Bumbry served in the US Army during the Vietnam War and was awarded a Bronze Star.
Paul L. D. Blair was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1964 through 1980,most notably as the center fielder for the Baltimore Orioles dynasty that won four American League pennants and two World Series championships between 1966 and 1971. He also played for the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds.
Damon Jackson Buford is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played for the Baltimore Orioles,New York Mets,Texas Rangers,Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1993 and 2001. Buford batted and threw right-handed.
Albert John Weis is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder from 1962 to 1971 for the Chicago White Sox and the New York Mets. A light-hitting batter with only seven career home runs,he is notable for hitting a dramatic home run in Game 5 of the 1969 World Series. He was a switch hitter until the end of the 1968 season,after which he batted exclusively right-handed.
Edward Dean Watt is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed relief pitcher from 1966 through 1975,most prominently as a member of the Baltimore Orioles dynasty that won three consecutive American League pennants from 1969 to 1971 and,won the World Series in 1970. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs. In 2000,Watt was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.
Max Frederick Bishop was an American professional baseball player,scout and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman from 1924 through 1935,most notably as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive American League pennants from 1929 to 1931 and won the World Series in 1929 and 1930. He played his final two seasons for the Boston Red Sox.
Russell Henry Snyder is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the Kansas City Athletics (1959–60),Baltimore Orioles (1961–67),Chicago White Sox (1968),Cleveland Indians (1968–69) and Milwaukee Brewers (1970). Snyder was a member of the 1966 world champion Baltimore Orioles team.
The 1983 Baltimore Orioles won the Major League Baseball World Series after finishing first in the American League East with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses,The Orioles won the championship by beating the Philadelphia Philles,4–1,in the 1983 World Series. The season was the Orioles' first in nearly 15 years without manager Earl Weaver,who retired after the Orioles missed the playoffs in the final game of the 1982 season. The Orioles replaced the future Hall of Famer Weaver with Joe Altobelli. The World Series victory was the Orioles' first championship since 1970 and their most recent to date.
The 1973 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing first in the American League East with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. They went on to lose to the Oakland Athletics in the 1973 American League Championship Series,three games to two.
The 1968 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses,12 games behind the AL and World Series champion Detroit Tigers. The team was managed for the first 80 games by Hank Bauer and he was replaced right after the All-Star break by Earl Weaver. The Orioles' home games were played at Memorial Stadium.
After winning the World Series the previous year,the 1967 Baltimore Orioles plummeted to a sixth-place finish in the American League with a record of 76 wins and 85 losses,15+1⁄2 games behind the AL champion Boston Red Sox. The team was managed by Hank Bauer,and played their home games at Memorial Stadium.
Curtell Howard Motton was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1967 through 1974,most notably as a member of the Baltimore Orioles dynasty that won three consecutive American League pennants from 1969 to 1971 and,won the World Series in 1970. He also played for the Milwaukee Brewers and the California Angels.
