The original five members of The Orioles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 as early influences.
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Sonny Til (born Earlington Carl Tilghman, 18 August 1928, Baltimore, Maryland — died 9 December 1981, Washington, D.C.) (lead tenor)
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Bob Saverine was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.
He made his major league debut with the Orioles in 2006, but spent most of that season with AAA Norfolk.
After the Orioles lost six consecutive games to begin the 1988 season, Ripken was fired; the move deeply hurt and alienated his superstar son, but he worked through it and would remain with the team for 13 more seasons.
The team no-hitter was lost the following inning by Jeremy Accardo but the Orioles did go on to win 3-1.
The Memorial Stadium was discontinued by the Colts when they moved to Indianapolis in 1984 and only briefly afterwards used by several other teams such as the Canadian Football League's Baltimore Stallions and the transferred NFL franchise Baltimore Ravens from Cleveland in 1996 to 1998 and also by the Orioles when Oriole Park at Camden Yards was built in 1992.
With the Orioles still stuck in last place in the AL East with a major-league-worst 15–39 record and an eight-game losing streak, Trembley was fired on June 4, 2010 and replaced by third-base coach Juan Samuel.
Rodriguez was drafted as a shortstop by the Baltimore Orioles in 1978 out of Miami High School and spent five seasons in the minors for the Orioles and California Angels.
On July 4, 2005, Whiteside was called up by the Orioles after Gerónimo Gil was placed on the disabled list.
During the 1983 season, the Orioles traded Rayford to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for a player to be named later, which became outfielder Tito Landrum.
The Orioles' system of the time was celebrated for developing young pitching, and after six seasons in that job, Starrette became a Major League pitching coach for the 1974 Atlanta Braves.
In 1963, Gaines occasionally spelled left-handed-hitting Boog Powell as the Orioles' left fielder and batted an MLB career-high .286.
On June 25, Votto hit his 100th career home run against Brian Matusz of the Orioles.
Lee MacPhail's son Andy was general manager of the Minnesota Twins from 1986–1994, president/CEO of the Chicago Cubs from 1994–2006, and president/baseball operations of the Orioles from 2007–2011.
His album Save the Wail (1979) produced by Paul Riley, featured Buzz Barwell (ex Dr. Feelgood) and Bob Clouter (Ex Mickey Jupp's The Orioles) on drums, Rick Taylor and Pete Zear on guitars and Johnny Squirrel on bass, collectively known as Lew Lewis Reformer, they were, stylistically, "between pub rock and blues-rock".
While serving as the Orioles' broadcaster, Proctor appeared in five episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street, between 1993 and 1995, playing fictional reporter Grant Besser.
With the acquisition of Cuellar, joining the likes of Jim Palmer and Dave McNally, and sluggers Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson and Boog Powell, the Orioles began one of the strongest sequences of years in professional baseball in 1969.
The Mets sent Kinkade, Melvin Mora, Lesli Brea, and prospect Pat Gorman to the Orioles, in order to acquire All-Star shortstop Mike Bordick for a playoff run.
On December 16, 1970, he was traded to the Orioles with Jim Hutto and Grant Jackson for Roger Freed.
After a successful stint with the Double-A Bowie Baysox, he made his debut for the Orioles on August 20, 2004, but suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder and was limited to nine major league games.
The next day, the trade was announced as official; the Orioles received cash and a player to be named later (Adam Stern) in return.
Willie's performance in 1959 was solid as he played 142 games, batted .250 with 13 home runs, while patrolling center field for the Orioles.
After one campaign with the Senators, he was acquired by the Orioles on October 12, 1965 for John Orsino.
On August 30, 2013, the Orioles traded Avery to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Michael Morse.