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The Oriole Bird. The Oriole Bird is the official mascot of the Baltimore Orioles and is a cartoon version of the bird of the same name. He was "hatched" out of a giant egg prior to the team's 1979 season opener at Memorial Stadium on April 6. According to Orioles.com, The Oriole Bird's favorite foods are "mostly bird seed, with occasional crab ...
The Orioles' cap design have alternated between the team's iconic "cartoon bird" logo and the full-bodied bird logo. Initially, the caps had the full-bodied bird logo between 1954 and 1965, alternating between an all-black cap and an orange-brimmed black cap. They also wore a black cap with an orange block-letter "B" for part of the 1963 season.
Media in category "Major League Baseball team logos" ... File:Baltimore Orioles cap.svg; File:BoSox HoF logo.png; File:Boston Braves Team Logo (1945 to 1952).png ...
The "Oriole Bird", which has been the official mascot figure since April 6, 1979 [7] It was also during this time that the Orioles severed their last remaining financial link to their era in St. Louis. In 1979, Hoffberger sold the Orioles to his longtime friend, Washington attorney Edward Bennett Williams. As part of the deal, Williams bought ...
BALTIMORE — Legendary Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson died Tuesday at the age of 86. Robinson spent all of his 23 major league seasons with Baltimore, making 18 All-Star teams and winning ...
The following 32 pages use this file: 1983 Baltimore Orioles season; 2009 Baltimore Orioles season; 2010 Baltimore Orioles season; 2011 Baltimore Orioles season
The bird received its name in about 1808 from the fact that the male's colors resembled those on the coat of arms of Sir George Calvert (1579-1632), the first Lord Baltimore, who was senior of the Calvert family that established the Province of Maryland colony in the 17th century. The Baltimore oriole is also the state bird symbol of modern ...
The next year the Orioles switched back to the full bodied bird logo (which had been previously featured on the caps for the team's first 12 years from 1954 to 1965), the cartoon bird logo wouldn't return to the caps until 2012. The Orioles’ 21-game losing streak would not be matched as the American League’s longest losing streak until 2024 ...