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The
Orioles Encyclopedia: A Half Century of History and Highlights
by Michael Gesker
Hardcover from The Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 0801891140
The history of the Baltimore Orioles is filled with amazing achievements,
inspiring efforts, hilarious antics, and some bitter disappointments. The
Orioles Encyclopedia traces the history, triumphs, and follies of the
team from 1954 to the present.
Think you know everything about the Orioles? Test your knowledge with
this exhaustive guide. The Encyclopedia includes nearly 400 player
profiles from Bobo to Zupo, the results of every game since 1954, and short
features on managers and coaches. Browse through the seasons chronologically
or by the players alphabetically. This comprehensive information is brought
to life with more than 350 rarely seen photographs--including 26 color
plates--from the Baseball Hall of Fame and the old Baltimore News-American,
along with classic photos from the pages of Sport magazine and Sports
Illustrated.
The Orioles Encyclopedia recounts the colorful history of this
storied and beleaguered program. Perhaps some of the tales and memories
found in these pages will inspire a conversation between a father and son,
grandfather and granddaughter, boyfriend and girlfriend, old fan and new.
With a foreword by Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson, The Orioles Encyclopedia
is the ultimate companion for any baseball fan who wears orange and black.
(2010) |
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Where
They Ain't: The Fabled Life and Untimely Death of the Original Baltimore
Orioles, the Team That Gave Birth to Modern Baseball
by Burt Solomon
Paperback from Main Street Books
Media Published: 2000-
ISBN: 0385498829
In the 1890s, the legendary Baltimore Orioles of the National League
[sic] under the tutelage of manager Ned Hanlon, perfected a style of play
known as "scientific baseball," featuring such innovations as the sacrifice
bunt, the hit- and-run, the squeeze play, and the infamous Baltimore chop.
Its best hitter, Wee Willie Keeler, had the motto "keep your eye clear
and hit 'em where they ain't"--which he did. He and his colorful teammates,
fierce third-baseman John McGraw, avuncular catcher Wibert Robinson, and
heartthrob center fielder Joe Kelly, won three straight pennants from 1894
to 1896. But the Orioles were swept up and ultimately destroyed in a business
intrigue involving the political machines of three large cities and collusion
with the ambitious men who ran the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers. Burt Solomon
narrates the rise and fall of this colorful franchise as a cautionary tale
of greed and overreaching that speaks volumes as well about the enterprise
of baseball a century later.
"Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it" is one of those
perfect axioms that begs the question, When is baseball gonna finally remember
and get it right? Subtitled "The Fabled Life and Untimely Death of the
Original Baltimore Orioles, the Team That Gave Birth to Modern Baseball,"
Solomon's splendidly energetic examination of one of the sport's most powerful
and storied franchises stands as a fascinating--and cautionary--study of
how a team, regardless of quality, can simply implode. And what a team
the Orioles of the 1890s was: manager Ned Hanlon and stars Wee Willie Keeler,
John McGraw, Hugh Jennings, Wilbert Robinson, Dan Brouthers, Iron Man McGinnity,
and Joe Kelley all deserve their plaques in Cooperstown. As a unit, they
created "scientific baseball," redefining the way the game was played and
dominating the National League. Yet, by 1903, to Baltimore's horror and
confusion, there were no more Orioles. A series of self-destructive choices
successfully conspired to export their best players to Brooklyn and remove
the franchise--now a member of the American League and playing in New York
as the Highlanders--from the Major League standings for nearly half a century.
A fine reporter and writer, Solomon does a remarkable job of bringing
the past into the present, exploring how little has changed in terms of
baseball business and organizational stupidity through the years. With
its marvelous cast of real--and fully realized--characters, Where They
Ain't reads as much like a novel as it does like history, and though
we know how it ends, it remains an important story worth telling, learning
from, and certainly remembering. --Jeff Silverman |
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From
33rd Street to the Camden Yards: An Oral History of the Baltimore Orioles
by John Eisenberg
Paperback from McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 0071384251
"The first great baseball book of 2001."
Booklist (starred review)
In this stirring account, award-winning sports writer John Eisenberg brings
to life the epic saga of baseball's winningest franchise from 1960 to 1997.
In From 33rd Street to Camden Yards, the Orioles' story
is told using the voices of the players, managers, coaches, owners, and
fans who helped make the Baltimore Orioles a secular religion in the city
that calls itself Baseball City USA. |
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The
Orioles Fan's Little Book of Wisdom
by Bucky Fox
Paperback from Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN: 1589793463
Since the Orioles' flight into Baltimore, stars from Brooks Robinson
to Miguel Tejada have shot across baseball's stratosphere. This swingin'
team keeps the hits flying. Out of the park. Off the charts. How high?
To the world title in 1966, starring Frank Robinson. To baseball's top
in 1970, thanks to MVP Boog Powell. To a third world crown in 1983, with
Rick Dempsey putting on a show. To a consecutive-game record, performed
by Cal Ripken Jr. To a baseball-best six All-Star Game MVPs, including
Roberto Alomar. Orioles fans! Come get your fill of their thrills, smash
hits, and sky-high spirit right here. |
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Oriole
Magic: The O's of '83
by Thom Loverro
Hardcover from Triumph Books
ISBN: 157243564X
That great season is resurrected with candid, colorful interviews and
stories from every key member of the 1983 Orioles World Series Championship
team along with detailed narrative about the major events throughout the
season. |
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A
Game of Brawl: The Orioles, the Beaneaters, and the Battle for the 1897
Pennant
by Bill Felber
Hardcover from University of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803211368
It was probably the most cutthroat
pennant race in baseball history. And it was a struggle to define how baseball
would be played. This book recreates the rowdy, season-long 1897 battle
between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Beaneaters. The Orioles had
acquired a reputation as the dirtiest team in baseball. Future Hall of
Famers John McGraw, Wee Willie Keeler, and Foxy" Ned Hanlon were proven
winners but their nasty tactics met with widespread disapproval among fans.
So it was that their pennant race with the comparatively saintly Beaneaters
took on a decidedly moralistic air.Bill Felber brings to life the most
intensely watched team sporting event in the country's history to that
time. His book captures the drama of the final week, as the race came down
to a three-game series. And finally, it conveys the madness of the third
and decisive game, when thirty thousand fans literally knocked down the
gates and walls of a facility designed to hold ten thousand to watch the
Beaneaters grind out a win and bring down baseball's first and most notorious
evil empire.(20070108) |
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Orioles
Essential: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Real Fan! (Essential (Triumph))
by Thom Loverro
Hardcover from Triumph Books
ISBN: 1572438320
The Baltimore Orioles are one of baseball's most vibrant and beloved
franchises, and everything you need to know about them is in Orioles Essential:
the clutch hitters, the dominating pitchers, and the memorable flakes.
Looking for a handy reference for milestones in Orioles history? It's here,
as are the greatest moments and biggest disappointments, the biggest goats
and heroes, and all the personalities that make the O's such an endearing
and captivating club. Included are the remarkable moments that made Hall
of Fame legends Jim Palmer and Frank Robinson, World Series heroes Cal
Ripken Jr. and Eddie Murray, and today's stars Miguel Tejada and Erik Bedard.
They're all here in a fun, fact-filled compilation of Orioles history. |
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Baltimore
Orioles: Where Have You Gone?
by Jeff Seidel
Hardcover from Sports Publishing
ISBN: 1582619549
Baltimore Orioles: Where Have You Gone? is a unique look at what a number
of former Orioles personalities have gone on to do in life since their
playing careers ended. Author Jeff Seidel spoke with a wide-ranging number
of former Baltimore players, from stars like Cal Ripken Jr. and Brooks
Robinson, to those who had only their "15 minutes" of fame, like Dave Criscione
and John Stefero. A common thread seems to be how many of the former Orioles
stayed in baseball in some form, like Ripken, who started his own minor-league
team in Aberdeen, Maryland, something that´s clearly close to his
heart; or former catcher Andy Etchebarren, a longtime minor-league manager
and coach.
All of the players had interesting stories to tell. There´s Chris
Hoiles, the tough, gritty catcher forced out of the game too early by injuries,
but who then found joy in helping coach a college team near his home as
he watches his two boys grow up. There are guys like Criscione, who was
with the team for about six weeks during the 1977 season as the Orioles
were doing battle with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox for the
American League East crown. The backup catcher came up with a few big hits,
however, while also becoming a father for the first time, making him an
instant fan favorite. He never made it back to the majors again but became
a very successful college coach. There´s Mike Flanagan, the Cy Young
Award-winning lefty who anchored the Orioles pitching staff in the late
´70s and early ´80s, finally becoming the team´s pitching
coach and co-general manager.
Baltimore Orioles: Where Have You Gone? also features men like Tommy
Davis, the team´s first designated hitter, who tells how he came
up with a key base hit after nearly missing his at-bat because he was talking
on the clubhouse telephone; Doug DeCinces, faced with the cruel task of
taking over for Brooks Robinson at third base, talking about the huge pressure
he faced and how he truly appreciated playing for the Orioles; and finally
the legendary Robinson himself, still a fan favorite nearly 30 years after
retiring, telling how he told the Chicago White Sox thanks, but no thanks,
when they asked him about managing. |
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The
Baltimore Orioles: The History of a Colorful Team in Baltimore and St.
Louis (Writing Baseball)
by Frederick G. Lieb
Paperback from Southern Illinois University Press
ISBN: 0809326191
With
a legacy that spans two fiercely loyal baseball towns a half-nation apart,
the Baltimore Orioles originally the St. Louis Browns rank among baseball's
most storied teams. One of the fifteen celebrated team histories commissioned
by G. P. Putnam's Sons in the 1940s and 1950s, The Baltimore Orioles:
The History of a Colorful Team in Baltimore and St. Louis chronicles
the club's early history and is reissued on the fiftieth anniversary of
their first season in Baltimore.
Hall
of Fame sportswriter Frederick G. Lieb begins with the history of baseball
in Baltimore from its pre-Civil War beginnings and its major-league debut
as the Lord Baltimores in 1872 to the championship seasons of the National
League Orioles in 1894, '95, and '96 when the roster included Willie Keeler,
Joe Kelley, Kid Gleason, Roger Bresnahan, Joe McGinnity, and John McGraw.
After the turn of the century, Baltimore was briefly home to the Orioles
of the American League in 1901-02, then, after losing its franchise to
New York, had to settle for the AAA International League Orioles until
1954. Under the leadership of Jack Dunn, the minor-league Orioles, while
developing the talents of Babe Ruth, Lefty Grove, and other future major-league
stars, won seven straight International League pennants from 1919 to 1926.
Here,
too, is the colorful history of the precursors to the current Orioles,
the lovable and luckless St. Louis Browns, augmented for this edition with
a new foreword from St. Louis sportswriter Bob Broeg on the escapades of
the Brownies. Though they lost more than a thousand games and captured
only a single pennant in fifty-three seasons, the Browns remain a legendary
part of national lore. Taking their lead in different eras from larger-than-life
figures such as Branch Rickey, Rogers Hornsby, Urban Shocker, and the Barnum
of Baseball, Bill Veeck, the Browns boasted a one-armed outfielder, a hired
hypnotist, the mighty midget [Eddie Gaedel] and even the best ballplayer
in the land George Sisler," as Broeg recalls in his foreword. In 1944,
the Browns also played in the only all-St. Louis World Series, losing to
the Cardinals.
Originally
published in 1955 and featuring twenty-two photographs, The Baltimore
Orioles history concludes with the new American League team's first
season in Baltimore, finishing seventh in the league but garnering the
lasting adoration of their new hometown. |
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The
Baltimore Orioles Baseball Team (Great Sports Teams)
by David Pietrusza
(Library Binding)
The
Baltimore Orioles: Four Decades of Magic from 33rd Street to Camden Yards
by Ted Patterson, Brooks Robinson
(Paperback)
Baltimore
Orioles (America's Game)
by Paul Joseph
(School & Library Binding)
Where
They Ain't : The Fabled Life and Untimely Death of the Original Baltimore
Orioles, the Team That Gave Birth to Modern Baseball
by Burt Solomon
"Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it" is one of those
perfect axioms that begs the question, When is baseball gonna finally remember
and get it right? Subtitled "The Fabled Life and Untimely Death of the
Original Baltimore Orioles, the Team That Gave Birth to Modern Baseball,"
Solomon's splendidly energetic examination of one of the sport's most powerful
and storied franchises stands as a fascinating--and cautionary--study of
how a team, regardless of quality, can simply implode. And what a team
the Orioles of the 1890s was: manager Ned Hanlon and stars Wee Willie Keeler,
John McGraw, Hugh Jennings, Wilbert Robinson, Dan Brouthers, Iron Man McGinnity,
and Joe Kelley all deserve their plaques in Cooperstown. As a unit, they
created "scientific baseball," redefining the way the game was played and
dominating the National League. Yet, by 1903, to Baltimore's horror and
confusion, there were no more Orioles. A series of self-destructive choices
successfully conspired to export their best players to Brooklyn and remove
the franchise--now a member of the American League and playing in New York
as the Highlanders--from the Major League standings for nearly half a century.
A fine reporter and writer, Solomon does a remarkable job of bringing
the past into the present, exploring how little has changed in terms of
baseball business and organizational stupidity through the years. With
its marvelous cast of real--and fully realized--characters, Where They
Ain't reads as much like a novel as it does like history, and though we
know how it ends, it remains an important story worth telling, learning
from, and certainly remembering. --Jeff Silverman - Amazon.com
Paperback: 342 pages
Main Street Books; ISBN: 0385498829; (March 14, )
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by Ted Patterson
(Paperback)
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by Charles C. Alexander
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by Robert Young
(Library Binding)
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by Daniel Okrent, et al
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