Champions, October heartbreaks and a 100-win club that never reached the playoffs, spread across six decades of baseball in Baltimore since 1954. The teams that lost a World Series make some of the strongest cases.
11970 OriolesThe 1970 Orioles went 108-54 and beat Cincinnati 4-1 in the World Series, with Boog Powell named AL MVP and Brooks Robinson World Series MVP.1000pts
21983 OriolesThe 1983 Orioles went 98-64 and beat Philadelphia 4-1 in the World Series, with Cal Ripken Jr. named AL MVP and Rick Dempsey World Series MVP.821pts
31964 OriolesThe 1964 Orioles won 97 games and finished third in a close AL pennant race, with Brooks Robinson named AL MVP.776pts
41996 OriolesThe 1996 Orioles won the AL wild card at 88-74, hit a then-record 257 home runs and beat Cleveland before losing the ALCS to the New York Yankees.756pts
51971 OriolesThe 1971 Orioles won 101 games with four 20-game winners in the rotation and lost a seven-game World Series to Pittsburgh.517pts
61982 OriolesThe 1982 Orioles won 94 games and lost the AL East to Milwaukee on the final day of the season, in Earl Weaver's last year before his first retirement.517pts
72014 OriolesThe 2014 Orioles won the AL East at 96-66, swept Detroit in the ALDS and were swept by Kansas City in the ALCS, with Nelson Cruz leading the majors in home runs.423pts
82023 OriolesThe 2023 Orioles won 101 games and the AL East, then were swept by Texas in the ALDS, with Gunnar Henderson named AL Rookie of the Year.423pts
91969 OriolesThe 1969 Orioles won 109 games, swept Minnesota in the first ALCS and lost the World Series to the New York Mets in five games.423pts
102024 OriolesThe 2024 Orioles went 91-71 for a second straight playoff berth and were swept by Kansas City in the AL Wild Card Series.423pts
111980 OriolesThe 1980 Orioles won 100 games but finished second to the New York Yankees, with Steve Stone winning the Cy Young Award.423pts- 121997 OriolesThe 1997 Orioles led the AL East wire to wire at 98-64, beat Seattle in the ALDS and lost the ALCS to Cleveland in six games.423pts
131973 OriolesThe 1973 Orioles won the AL East at 97-65 and lost the ALCS to Oakland in five games, with Jim Palmer winning the Cy Young Award and Al Bumbry Rookie of the Year.310pts
142016 OriolesThe 2016 Orioles reached the AL Wild Card Game at 89-73 and lost it in extra innings at Toronto, with Mark Trumbo leading the majors with 47 home runs.310pts
151966 OriolesThe 1966 Orioles went 97-63 and swept the Los Angeles Dodgers for the franchise's first World Series title, while Frank Robinson won the Triple Crown and AL MVP.0pts
161979 OriolesThe 1979 Orioles went 102-57, beat the California Angels in the ALCS and lost the World Series to Pittsburgh in seven games, with Mike Flanagan winning the Cy Young Award.0pts
172012 OriolesThe 2012 Orioles went 93-69 and 29-9 in one-run games, won the AL Wild Card Game in Texas and lost a five-game ALDS to the New York Yankees.0pts
Photo credits
- 1970 Orioles — Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 1983 Orioles — Gary Soup, CC BY 2.0
- 1964 Orioles — Aaron Vowels, CC BY 2.0
- 1996 Orioles — User Googie man on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 1971 Orioles — Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 1982 Orioles — Delaywaves, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2014 Orioles — Marylandstater, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2023 Orioles — Reunion, CC BY 4.0
- 2024 Orioles — Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2016 Orioles — Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 1966 Orioles — Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 1979 Orioles — Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2012 Orioles — Mr.schultz, CC BY-SA 3.0
