3433 - Westminster, Maryland, United States of America

A great sports-themed card of the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles are a Major League Baseball team that play in the East Division of the American League. The franchise, which started out as the Milwaukee Brewers in 1894, were one of the eight charter teams of the American League in 1901. The franchise in Milwaukee only last one year. In 1902, the team moved to St. Louis and became the Browns. In 1953, the Browns were purchased by a group of Baltimore business and civic interests and moved to Baltimore to become the Orioles.

The franchise's first World Series appearance was in 1944, but they lost to their stadium sharing rivals from the National League, the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cards would win 4 games to 2. Both teams featured rosters of players who normally wouldn't be playing the Major League level. Many of Major League Baseball's talent were fighting in World War II.

The first World Series for the Baltimore Orioles came in 1966, where they beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 games to 0. The Orioles went on the World Series seven times (as of 2023), winning in 1966, 1970, and 1983.

Overall the franchise's overall record is 9029 wins, 10 013 losses, and 110 ties, for a win percentage of .474. In Baltimore they are 5567 - 5459 - 12 with a win percentage of .505.

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