Q 01/05

What is the name of the Orioles' ballpark, opened in downtown Baltimore in 1992?

A) Memorial Stadium

B) Camden Yards

C) Municipal Stadium

D) M&T Bank Stadium

Answer · why

B) Camden Yards

Camden Yards was built beside an old railroad warehouse in the style of the ballparks of a century ago. It was such a hit that parks built across the ...

Q 02/05

Under what name did the Orioles franchise spend its first American League season in 1901?

A) Baltimore Terrapins

B) Milwaukee Brewers

C) Cleveland Blues

D) Boston Americans

Answer · why

B) Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers was the name for one last-place season before the club moved to St. Louis. The Baltimore Orioles of that year were a different club,...

Q 03/05

What were the Orioles called during the franchise's 52 seasons in St. Louis?

A) Cardinals

B) Maroons

C) Browns

D) Terriers

Answer · why

C) Browns

Browns was a hand-me-down name, used in the 1880s by the St. Louis club that became the Cardinals. The Browns owned Sportsman's Park, and for decades ...

Q 04/05

Which one-armed outfielder played for the Orioles' St. Louis forerunners in 1945?

A) Monty Stratton

B) Bert Shepard

C) Pete Gray

D) Lou Brissie

Answer · why

C) Pete Gray

Pete Gray, who lost his right arm in a childhood accident, hit .218 in 77 games, fielding by flipping the ball from glove to bare hand in one motion. ...

Q 05/05

Which showman owned the Orioles' St. Louis forerunners from 1951 but was blocked from moving them to Baltimore himself?

A) Bill Veeck

B) Robert Hedges

C) Branch Rickey

D) Phil Ball

Answer · why

A) Bill Veeck

Bill Veeck once sent Eddie Gaedel, who stood 3 feet 7 inches, up to bat, and he walked on four pitches. Rival owners voted down Veeck's own move to Ba...