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1914. Baltimore was a minor league club at the time playing in the International League. Babe spent about 5 months with the Orioles before they sold his contract to the Red Sox in July, 1914.
Not the current Baltimore Orioles. They originally were the Milwaukee Brewers and then the St. Louis Browns before relocating to Baltimore in 1953.
John Papa debuted on April 11, 1961, playing for the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium; he played his final game on September 16, 1962, playing for the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium.
First Orioles GameThe Baltimore Orioles were a charter team in the American Association in 1882. The AA folded in 1891 and the Orioles joined the National League in 1892. They played in the NL until 1899 when they were contracted along with teams from Cleveland, Washington, and Louisville. When the American League was founded in 1901, there was a team in Baltimore called the Orioles. That team lasted two years and moved to New York for the 1903 season. The current Baltimore Orioles franchise moved to Baltimore from St. Louis for the 1954 season.
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