Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team that plays in the Eastern Division of the American League. In it's franchise history the Orioles have won three World Series championships, seven American League pennants and eight division titles.

To open their 2009 season, the Orioles invited Vice President Joe Biden to throw out the first pitch in the April 6, 2009, again against the New York Yankees.ESPN.com: Biden to Throw Out First Pitch for O's

Attendance for the Baltimore Orioles for the 2009 season totaled out at 1,907,163, less than half of the available seating, averaging only 28,545 fans for their 81 home games. The struggling team saw a number of New York Yankee fans that were unable to come up with the funding to go to the new Yankee Stadium.

Despite losing 98 games during the 2009 season and poor attendance, the television ratings for the Orioles were still respectable. An average of 32,000 households in the Baltimore area watched the ballgames.

• 1901: Team founded as the Milwaukee Brewers
• 1902: Relocates to St. Louis and becomes the St. Louis Browns
• 1954: Relocates to Baltimore and becomes the Baltimore Orioles
• 1966: Defeated Los Angeles Dodgers to win the World Series
• 1970: Defeated Cincinnati Reds to win the World Series
• 1983: Defeated Philadelphia Phillies to win the World Series
• 1995: Cal Ripken, Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's consecutive game played streak
• 1998: Ripken decides to end "The Streak"

• Pitchers
• Matt Albers
• Danys Baez
• Chad Bradford
• Daniel Cabrera
• Fernando Cabrera
• Jeremy Guthrie
• Jim Johnson
• Adam Loewen
• Chris Ray
• George Sherrill
• Jamie Walker

• Infielders
• Alex Cintron
• Brandon Fahey
• Kevin Millar
• Melvin Mora
• Brian Roberts
• Cal Ripken, Jr.
• Eddie Murray
• Brooks Robinson
• Ramon Hernandez

• Outfielders
• Nick Markakis
• Jay Payton
• Luke Scott
• Frank Robinson
• Aubrey Huff