Cuellar's lost gem and losing two of three vs the A's
Speaking of gems, Mr. Mike Cuellar was one such gem. We (Orioles) stole him from Houston in a trade. And this special pitcher took the mound on Oct. 9, 1973. It was game three of...
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That Bucky Dent homer and beating Boston this week
That 1978 Boston Red Sox club was loaded. Jim Rice had an incredible year leading the AL in homers (46), RBI’s (139), hits (213), triples (13) and also at-bats and games. Fred Lynn, Dwight Evans...
One great playoff game: And the bad Manny
It’s October 10, 1973. And frankly the Birds of Baltimore had their backs to the wall. Powerful Oakland (with Reggie Jackson) were up two games to one in a best of five AL championship series....
Last four games in Baltimore 1982: Brewers/Orioles series
We knew what was at stake. Simply the Birds had to sweep the last four games of the 1982 season. Of course that sounded impossible because the first-place Brewers were the guests at Memorial Stadium....
