Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles are a Major League Baseball team from Baltimore, Maryland. They compete in the American League's AL East division. They began play in the early 1900s as the St. Louis Browns, a rival to the St. Louis Cardinals. They moved to Baltimore in 1954 and became the Orioles.

Baltimore Orioles
2024 Baltimore Orioles season
Established in 1894
Based in Baltimore since 1954
Major league affiliations
American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present)
Retired numbers	4 5 8 20 22 33 42
Colors
Black, orange, white, grey[1][2][3]
Name
Baltimore Orioles (1954–present) St. Louis Browns (1902–1953) Milwaukee Brewers (1894–1901)
Other nicknames
The O's, The Birds, Why Not? Orioles (1989),[4] The Buckle Up Birds (2012),[5] The Birdland Power Co. (2016–2017), Chaos/Chaos Comin' (2022) [6]
Ballpark
'Oriole Park at Camden Yards' (1992–present) Memorial Stadium (1954–1991) Sportsman's Park (1902–1953) Lloyd Street Grounds (1894–1901)
Major league titles
World Series titles (3)	1966 1970 1983
AL Pennants (7)	1944 1966 1969 1970 1971 1979 1983
AL East Division titles (9)	1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1979 1983 1997 2014
Wild card berths (3)	1996 2012 2016
Front office
Owner(s)	Peter Angelos
Manager	Brandon Hyde
General Manager	Mike Elias
President	John P. Angelos (CEO)

The "Baltimore Oriole" is an orange-and-black bird which is often seen in Maryland. "Orioles" has been a traditional nickname for Baltimore baseball teams. There was a Baltimore Orioles (19th century) in the major leagues. There was also a minor league baseball team called the Orioles which played from the early 1900s until the Browns moved to Baltimore.

The Browns were not a very successful team. They only won one league championship, in 1944. The Orioles have won several league championships and also won the World Series in 1966, 1970 and 1983.