1970 Baltimore Orioles World Series Scroll Pennant (2024)

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Who was the MVP of the 1970 Orioles? ›

Boog Powell earned the AL Most Valuable Player Award, batting . 297 with 35 homers and 114 RBI. Dave McNally and Mike Cuellar won 24 games each, and Jim Palmer won 20 as the Orioles became the first team since the 1956 Indians to boast three 20-game winners.

The Orioles have won a total of ten division championships (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1983, 1997, 2014, 2023), seven pennants (1944 while in St.

1970 World Series (4–1): Baltimore Orioles (A.L.) over Cincinnati Reds (N.L.)

The most recognizable face and name in the history of the Baltimore Orioles is easily Cal Ripken Jr., who spent all 21 of his Major League seasons as a beloved figure in Charm City.

Inheriting the starting shortstop job from future Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio in 1968, Belanger won his first of eight career Gold Glove Awards the following season. He won six consecutive from '73-78, across 17 seasons in Baltimore.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

1991: Cal Ripken Jr.

Jim Palmer is widely considered the best pitcher in Orioles' history. Spending his entire 19-year career with the team (1965-1984), Palmer earned three Cy Young Awards and was an integral part of Baltimore's World Series championships in 1966, 1970, and 1983.

As of January 2024, Cal Ripken Jr. had the most hits in Baltimore Orioles franchise history with 3,184 hits.

1972-74 A's (three straight World Series wins)

The 1970s were full of repeat champs -- the A's were the first of three different teams to win consecutive World Series. With this run, the A's also became the only other Major League franchise besides the Yankees to win at least three straight World Series titles.

Gambler 'Mattress Mack' wins $75m after betting on Astros to win World Series. Famed gambler Jim 'Mattress Mack' McIngvale is a diehard Houston Astros fan but he had even more reason to celebrate when his team won the World Series on Saturday night.

Who were the Orioles original? ›

The modern Orioles franchise can trace its roots back to the original Milwaukee Brewers of the minor-league Western League (WL), beginning in 1894 when the league reorganized. The Brewers were still league members when the WL renamed itself the American League (AL) in 1900.

On April 2, 1976, Finley took the first major step in dismantling his A's dynasty when he traded Jackson and pitcher Ken Holtzman (along with minor league pitcher Bill VanBommell) to the Baltimore Orioles for Don Baylor, Paul Mitchell and Mike Torrez.