Baltimore Orioles Tickets : The Orioles Have Been In A Downward Spiral Compiling A Losing Record

The Orioles experienced their greatest success from 1964/1983, winning seven Division Championships ,six pennants (1966, 1969/1971, 1979 and 1983), three World Championships (1966, 1970 and 1983), and four Most Valuable Player awards (3B Brooks Robinson 1964, OF Frank Robinson 1966, 1B Boog Powell 1970 and SS Cal Ripken Jr. 1983). The first World Series Championship team in 1966 was led by Hall-of-Famers Frank Robinson (OF), Brooks Robinson (3B), and Jim Palmer (P).

Frank Robinson won the 1966 World Series MVP award, as well as the Triple Crown in hitting, in which he led the American League in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in. The second World Series Championship team in 1970 was led by the previous trio of Hall-of-Famers, Hall-of-Fame manager Earl Weaver, and 1970 AL MVP Boog Powell (1B). Brooks Robinson won the 1970 World Series MVP award. The third World Championship team was led by Hall-of-Famers Cal Ripken, Jr. (SS), Eddie Murray (1B), Jim Palmer (P) and 1983 World Series MVP Rick Dempsey (C).

The Orioles' success after 1983 included the following: Frank Robinson won the American League manager of the year in 1989 managing the Orioles to a second-place finish in the AL East Division only two games behind the Toronto Blue Jays; Cal Ripken Jr. won the American League Most Valuable Player Award in 1991; the Orioles won their first American League Wild Card playoff appearance in 1996 and went wire-to-wire in winning the American League East Division championship in 1997, with Davey Johnson winning the American League Manager of the Year Award. Since the retirement of Cal Ripken Jr. in 2001, the Orioles have been in a downward spiral, compiling a losing record in every season since.

The Orioles started off their 2010 season with newly acquired Kevin Millwood as their opening day starter. On April 12, 2010 the team set a club record for the lowest paid attendance in Camden Yards history, only 9,129 attended the game versus the Tampa Bay Rays The Orioles then went 2/16 to begin the season, one of the worst openings in MLB history. For much of the first half of the season, they had by far the worst record in the league.On June 4, the Orioles replaced Dave Trembley as manager with third base coach Juan Samuel. Samuels's appointment was announced as 'interim'.

On July 30, the Orioles hired Buck Showalter to be the full-time manager. He was introduced on August 2 and made his debut on August 3, after the Orioles fired Juan Samuel. Showalter chose to wear the number 26 in honor of his friend and former Oriole's manager Johnny Oates.[Showalter's arrival produced, or coincided with, a turnaround; the Birds went 34/24 in August, September and October.

On February 4, the Orioles signed free agent Vladimir Guerrero to be the team's designated hitter. Guerrero hit 29 home runs and had a .300 batting average in the 2010 season with the Texas Rangers. He has a career average of .320 and 436 home runs.The Orioles home uniform is white with the word "Orioles" written across the chest. The Orioles road uniform is gray with the word "Baltimore" written across the chest. An alternate uniform is black with the word "Orioles" written across the chest. The Orioles wear their black alternate jerseys with the alternate "O's" cap, whether at home or on the road.