Balt - Notable Historical Events
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Balt - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1846-06-05 |
Telegraph line opens between Phila & Balt |
1877-07-20 |
Military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, kills 9 |
1885-08-10 |
Leo Daft opens America's 1st coml operated electric streetcar (Balt) |
1900-02-03 |
Rival forces fight for control of the Union Park ball grounds in Balt |
1901-03-11 |
Cincinnati Enquirer reports Balt mgr John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant |
1903-01-09 |
Frank Farrell & Bill Devery purchase AL Balt franchise for $18,000 & move it to NYC (Yankees) |
1906-10-01 |
Hugh Jennings resigns as Balt manager to take over at Detroit in 1907 |
1910-12-19 |
1st US city ordinance requiring white & black residential areas (Balt) |
1914-04-13 |
1st Federal League Game: Balt Terrapins beat Buffalo 3-2 |
1914-07-07 |
Balt Orioles' (IL) owner Jack Dunn offers Babe Ruth, Ernie Shore & Ben Egan for $10,000 to Connie Mack, who refuses, pleading poverty |
1923-10-23 |
Giants defeat Balt Orioles 9-0 to benefit former Giants owner John Day |
1948-04-21 |
2nd NBA Championship: Balt Bullets beat Phila Warriors, 4 games to 2 |
1949-12-09 |
NFL merges Cleveland Browns, SF '49ers & Balt Colts from AAFC |
1950-04-20 |
Balt's Memorial Stadium opens - Orioles of International League |
1950-10-02 |
Chic Cards Jim Hardy passes for 6 touchdowns vs Balt Colts (55-13) |
1953-09-29 |
Balt Mayor D'Alesandro buys Veeck's interest in Browns for $2,475,000 |
1953-11-06 |
Jimmy Dykes succeeds Marty Marion as manager of Balt Orioles |
1953-12-22 |
Jack Dunn III, owner of Balt Orioles in Intl League, turns name over to newly relocated St Louis Browns |
1954-04-13 |
Balt Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0 |
1954-09-07 |
Integration begins in Wash DC & Balt MD public schools |
1955-04-03 |
Balt Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs KC Athletics) |
1958-07-08 |
25th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-3 at Memorial Stadium, Balt |
1958-12-29 |
Balt Colts beat NY Giants 23-17 in NFL championship game |
1959-04-09 |
Balt Orioles pull their 2nd triple play (3-6-3 vs Wash Senators) |
1959-11-01 |
Jim Brown scores 5 TDs in Cleveland Browns 38-31 win over Balt |
1959-12-27 |
Balt Colts beat NY Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game |
1960-05-27 |
1st use of oversized catching mitt (Balt Oriole Clint Courtney) |
1960-05-27 |
Balt manager Paul Richards devises oversized catcher's mitt |
1960-07-15 |
Balt Orioles' Brooks Robinson goes 5 for 5 including the cycle |
1961-05-09 |
Balt Oriole Jim Gentile hits 2 grand slams (9 RBIs) vs Minnesota Twins |
1961-06-25 |
Balt & California use a record 16 pitchers in a game (8 each) in 14 inns |
1962-05-05 |
LA Angel Bo Belinsky no-hits Balt Orioles, 2-0 |
1963-05-03 |
Leslie Narum is only Balt Oriole to homer on his 1st at bat |
1963-05-26 |
Wes Stock becomes only Balt Oriole to win a doubleheader |
1964-05-24 |
Longest HR (471') in Balt Memorial Stadium (Harmon Killebrew, Minn) |
1964-12-27 |
Cleveland Browns beat Balt Colts 27-0 in NFL championship game |
1965-05-16 |
Balt Oriole Jim Palmer's pitching debut, beats Yankees 7-5 & homers |
1966-07-12 |
All star MVP: Brooks Robinson (Balt Orioles) |
1966-08-26 |
Balt Orioles Roznovsky & B Powell are 4th to hit consecutive pinch HRs |
1966-10-09 |
Balt Orioles sweep LA Dodgers, in 63rd World Series |
1967-03-14 |
1st NFL-AFL common draft, Balt Colts pick Bubba Smith |
1968-04-17 |
A's 1st game in Oakland-Alameda Stadium, lose 4-1 to Balt Orioles |
1968-04-27 |
Balt Oriole Tom Phoebus no-hits Boston, 6-0 |
1968-06-10 |
AL games at Balt & Chicago postponed honoring Robert Kennedy |
1968-12-29 |
Balt Colts beat Cleveland Browns 34-0 in NFL championship game |
1969-01-12 |
Super Bowl III: NY Jets beat Balt Colts, 16-7 in Miami Super Bowl MVP: Joe Namath, NY Jets, QB |
1969-05-17 |
Balt, Cleve & Pitts agree to go from NFC to AFC in NFL |
1969-08-06 |
Balt Orioles pull their 3rd triple play (5-4-3 vs KC Royals) |
1969-08-13 |
Balt Oriole Jim Palmer no-hits Oakland A's, 8-0 |
1969-09-28 |
Joe Kapp (Minnesota Vikings) passes for 7 touchdowns vs Balt Colts (52-14) |
1969-11-06 |
1st Cy Young Award tie (Mike Cuellar, Balt & Denny McLain, Det) |
1970-11-11 |
Balt Oriole Boog Powell wins AL MVP |
1971-01-17 |
Super Bowl V: Balt Colts-16, Dallas Cowboys-13 in Miami Super Bowl MVP: Chuck Howley, Dallas, LB |
1971-04-30 |
25th NBA Championship: Milwaukee beat Balt Bullets in 4 games |
1971-05-09 |
Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Balt Oriole history |
1971-10-17 |
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Balt Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 68th World Series |
1972-01-02 |
Miami Dolphins beat Balt Colts 21-0 in AFC championship game |
1972-09-24 |
NY Jet Joe Namath passes for 6 touchdowns vs Balt Colt (44-34) |
1972-10-03 |
Balt Roric Harrison is last AL pitcher to homer until interleague play 25 years later |
1973-07-07 |
Balt Orioles pull their 4th triple play (5-4-3 vs Oakland) |
1973-08-14 |
Johnny Unitas files $725,000 suit against Balt Colts |
1973-09-22 |
Balt Oriole Al Bumbry hits 3 triples vs Milwaukee Brewers |
1973-09-29 |
Balt Orioles pull their 5th triple play (5-4-3 vs Detroit) |
1973-11-28 |
Balt Oriole Al Bumbry wins AL Rookie of Year |
1974-05-06 |
A's pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in 1st inning of 6-3 loss to Balt ends his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games |
1975-06-01 |
California Angel Nolan Ryan 4th no-hitter beats Balt Orioles, 1-0 |
1976-07-23 |
Balt Oriole Reggie Jackson homers in 6th straight game |
1976-11-05 |
Balt Jim Palmer wins AL Cy Young Award |
1976-12-19 |
Piper Cherokee crashes into Balt Memorial Stadium upper stands, 10 minutes after Colts lose 40-14 to Steelers. No one seriously hurt |
1977-06-03 |
Balt Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 vs KC Royals) |
1978-08-13 |
Yanks score 5 runs in top of 7th. but rain causes game to be halted & thus score goes back to previous inning, Balt wins 3-0 |
1978-09-01 |
Indians' Sammy Stewart tosses 7 consecutive strikeouts (vs Balt) |
1978-09-09 |
Balt Orioles pull their 7th triple play (5-4-3 vs Toronto) |
1979-04-05 |
Balt manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper |
1979-06-10 |
Balt Orioles pull their 8th triple play (5-4-3 vs Cleve) |
1979-10-17 |
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Balt Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 76th World Series |
1980-10-26 |
St Louis Cards sack Balt Colt QBs an NFL record tying 12 times |
1983-10-16 |
Balt Orioles beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 3 in 80th World Series |
1985-06-14 |
Earl Weaver comes out of retirement to manage Balt Orioles |
1985-08-12 |
Balt Orioles W Gross & L Sheets are 6th to hit consecutive pinch HRs |
1985-08-26 |
Balt Oriole Eddie Murray knocks in 9 RBIs in a game vs California Angels |
1986-06-08 |
Longest 9 inning AL game (4h16m), Balt Orioles beat Yankees 18-9 |
1986-08-06 |
Record 3 grand slams hit in game Tx vs Balt (Harrah, Sheets & Dwyer) |
1988-04-12 |
Frank Robinson replaces Cal Ripkin as manager of Balt Orioles |
1988-04-20 |
Balt Orioles set worst record to start a season 0-14 (will go 0-21) |
1988-05-02 |
Balt Orioles sign a 15 year lease to remain in Balt & get a new park |
1988-06-04 |
Longest game in Balt Memorial Stadium (5:46) 14 inn (beat NY 7-6) |
1988-12-06 |
Agnes Neil Williams purchases Baltimore Orioles for $70 million Eli Jacobs becomes CEO of Balt Orioles |
1989-06-15 |
Balt Orioles pull their 9th triple play (vs Yankees) |
1989-11-07 |
Balt's Gregg Olson is 1st relief pitcher to win AL Rookie of Year |
1990-08-08 |
Balt Orioles pull their 10th triple play (1-6-3 vs Oakland) |
1990-09-25 |
1st 8 NY Yankees hit safely vs Balt Orioles to tie record |
1991-05-15 |
President Bush takes Queen Elizabeth to Oakland A's-Balt Oriole game |
1991-06-16 |
With 3 runs in 9th, Balt ends Twins 15 game win streak 6-5 |
1991-07-09 |
All star MVP: Cal Ripken Jr (Balt Orioles) |
1991-07-13 |
Bob Milacki & 3 other Balt Oriole pitchers no-hit A's 2-0 |
1991-11-19 |
Balt Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken wins his 2nd AL MVP |
1992-04-06 |
1st game at Camden Field, Balt-Orioles beat Indians 2-0 |
1992-05-03 |
Balt's Gregg Olson, 25, is youngest to record 100 saves |
1992-06-20 |
Kelly Saunders is 2nd female baseball PA announcer (Balt Orioles) |
1994-11-27 |
82nd CFL Grey Cup: British Columbia Lions defeat Balt Stallions, 26-23 |
1995-06-13 |
Indians' Dennis Martinez no-hits Balt 11-0 |
1995-09-18 |
Art Modell 1st meets (he claims) with Balt to move Browns |
1995-10-01 |
Mike Mussina tosses Balt's 5th consecutive shutout 4-0 win over Tigers |
1995-10-27 |
Contract finalizing Cleveland Browns' move to Balt is signed |
1995-11-06 |
Art Modell officially announces Cleveland Browns are moving to Balt |
1995-11-19 |
83rd CFL Grey Cup: Balt Stallions defeats Calgary Stampeders, 37-20 |
1996-02-08 |
NFL & Cleveland allows Art Modell to move his NFL franchise to Balt but he had to leave the Browns' name behind |
1996-09-01 |
Balt Ravens (Cleveland Browns) 1st NFL game, beat Oakland Raiders, 17-14 |
1996-09-06 |
Balt Orioles' Eddie Murray's 500th career HR |
1996-09-27 |
Balt Oriole Roberto Alomar spits in face of umpire John Hirschbeck |
1996-09-29 |
Balt Orioles end season with record 257 HRs |
1996-10-05 |
Cleve Indians strike out 23 Balt Orioles in 12 inn playoff game |
1997-10-15 |
Cleve Indians beat Balt Orioles 4 games to 2 in ALCS |
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Balt - Notable Birthdays
Balt - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1889-10-07 |
Clarence Muse, Balt MD, actor (Sam-Casablanca, Black Stallion) |
1896-11-07 |
Herbert R O'Connor, Balt Md, (Sen-Md)/TV narrator (Crime Syndicate) |
1900-01-25 |
Mildred Dunnock, Balt, actress (Baby Doll, Nun's Story) |
1901-11-02 |
Paul Ford, Balt Md, actor (Phil Silvers Show) |
1903-05-30 |
Countee Cullen, Balt Md, poet (Black Christ & Other Poems) |
1908-06-19 |
Mildred Natwick, Balt Md, actress (She Wore a Yellow Ribbon) |
1910-06-18 |
Avon Long, Balt Md, actor (Roots: Next Generation) |
1911-07-07 |
Eddie Mayehoff, Balt Md, actor (Hour Glass, How to Murder Your Wife) |
1914-02-10 |
Larry Adler, Balt, hamonicist (Harmonicats) (blacklisted performer) |
1915-01-31 |
Garry Moore, [Thomas Garrison Morfit], Balt, host (I've Got a Secret) |
1915-12-05 |
Margaret Hayes, Balt Md, actress (Robert Montgomery Presents) |
1916-01-01 |
Earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue) |
1917-04-15 |
Hans Conried, Balt Md, actor (Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy) |
1920-05-31 |
Edward Bennett Williams, lawyer/team owner (Redskins, Balt Orioles) |
1922-07-27 |
Lillian Hayman, Balt Md, actress (Leslie Uggams Show) |
1923-09-28 |
Fred Robbins, Balt Md, DJ (Coke Time with Eddie Fisher, Robbins Nest) |
1925-06-05 |
Art Donovan, NFL defensive tackle (Balt, NY Yanks, Dallas), (d. 2013) |
1927-01-27 |
Joe Perry, AAFC/NFL Hall of Fame fullback (SF 49ers, Balt Colts) |
1927-10-08 |
Gigi Durston, Balt Md, singer (Sonny Kendis Show) |
1928-08-30 |
Johnny Mann, Balt Md, music director (Johnny Mann Stand Up & Cheer) |
1929-05-16 |
Adrienne Cecile Rich, Balt Md, feminist writer (Diamond Cutters), (d. 2012) |
1930-03-30 |
John Astin, Balt Md, actor (I'm Dickens He's Fenster, Addams Family) |
1930-08-14 |
Earl Weaver, St Louis Mo, manager (Balt Orioles 1968-82, 85-86), (d. 2013) |
1933-05-07 |
Johnny Unitas, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, NFL QB (Balt Colts, San Diego); one of the greats |
1935-12-17 |
Cal Ripken Sr, baseball manager (Balt Orioles) |
1936-07-09 |
David Joel Zinman, NYC, composer/conductor (Balt Symphony-1983) |
1936-08-16 |
Anita Gillette, Balt Md, actress (Quincy ME, Marathon, Moonstruck) |
1937-11-30 |
Paul Stookey, Balt, singer (Peter, Paul & Mary-Wedding Song) |
1939-02-22 |
Steve Barber, pitcher (Balt Orioles, NY Yankees) |
1939-07-03 |
Jay Tarses, Balt Md, actor/writer (Open All Night, Duck Factory) |
1940-03-28 |
Kevin Loughery, NBA star/coach (Balt, Phila) |
1941-09-19 |
"Mama" Cass Elliot, Balt Maryland, rock vocalist (Mamas & The Papas) |
1943-06-20 |
Andy Etchebarren, baseball catcher (Balt Orioles) |
1944-02-06 |
Michael Tucker, Balt MD, actor (Stuart Markowitz-LA Law) |
1944-11-21 |
Earl "the Pearl" Monroe, Phila Pa, NBA Guard (NY Knicks, Balt Bullets) |
1945-02-28 |
Charles "Bubba" Smith, Tx, NFLer (Balt Colts)/actor (Police Academy) |
1945-10-19 |
Divine, [Harris Glenn Milstead], Balt MD, actress (Pink Flamingo) |
1947-11-18 |
Jameson Parker, Balt Md, actor (American Justice, Simon & Simon) |
1947-11-24 |
Dwight Schultz, Balt Md, actor (A-Team) |
1949-03-23 |
Ric Ocasek, Balt, rock vocalist (Cars-Double Life, Bye Bye Love) |
1950-07-03 |
Damon Harris, Balt Md, rocker (Temptations-My Girl), (d. 2013) |
1950-10-17 |
Howard E Rollins Jr, Balt Md, actor (Bannister-Wildside, Another World) |
1950-11-24 |
Damon Evans, Balt Md, actor (Lionel-The Jeffersons) |
1950-11-30 |
Margaret Whitton, Balt Md, actress (Good & Evil, Major League) |
1951-01-30 |
Charles S Dutton, Balt Md, actor (Alien 3, Crocodile Dundee 2, Roc) |
1952-07-17 |
David Hasselhoff, Balt Md, actor (Night Rider, Mitch-Baywatch) |
1952-12-28 |
Ray Knight, 3rd baseman (NY Mets, Balt Orioles) |
1953-12-11 |
Bess Armstrong, Balt Md, actress (Julia-On Our Own, 4 Seasons, Jaws) |
1955-01-22 |
Thomas David Jones, Balt Md, PhD/Astronaut (STS 59, 68, 80, sk: 98) |
1959-08-06 |
Grant Aleksander, Balt Md, actor (Guiding Light, All My Children) |
1960-12-21 |
Roger McDowell, Cincinnati OH, pitcher (NY Mets, Balt Orioles) |
1961-12-14 |
Jeff Robinson, baseball player (Det, Balt) |
1962-07-04 |
Pam Shriver, Balt MD, tennis star (1991 US Open doubles/Oly-gold-88) |
1963-02-23 |
Bobby Bonilla, NYC, outfielder (NY Mets, Balt Orioles, Marlins) |
1964-03-20 |
Ruth Davidon, Balt MD, rower (Olympics-6th-96) |
1966-06-05 |
Tina Barrett, Balt, LPGA golfer (1989 Mitsubishi Motors Ocean State) |
1966-10-11 |
Gregg Olson, Omaha NE, pitcher (Balt Orioles, Detroit Tigers) |
1967-05-14 |
Tony Siragusa, NFL defensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts, Balt Ravens) |
1968-02-01 |
Kent Mercker, Dublin OH, pitcher (Atlanta Braves, Balt Orioles) |
1968-02-02 |
Scott Erickson, Long Beach CA, pitcher (Minnesota Twins, Balt Orioles) |
1968-11-08 |
Parker Posey, Balt Md, actress (Tess Shelby-As the World Turns) |
1969-12-27 |
Suzanne Paxton, Balt Md, fencer-foil (Olympics-96) |
1970-02-24 |
Jonathan Ward, Balt Md, actor (Doug-Charles in Charge, Beans Baxter) |
1971-03-13 |
Tony Vinson, NFL running back (Atl Falcons, Lon Monarchs, Balt Ravens) |
1971-09-09 |
Jill Sudduth, Balt MD, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-96) |
1973-04-05 |
Spencer Folau, NFL/WLAF offensive tackle (Balt Ravens, Rhein Fire) |
1973-10-10 |
Zach Thornton, Balt Md, soccer goalkeeper (Olympics-gold-96) |
