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Memorial Stadium was built in 1950 and located on 33rd Street and Ellerslie Avenue in Baltimore. It was the home of the Baltimore Orioles from 1954-1991 and the home of the Baltimore Colts from 1953-1983. The stadium was built to replace Oriole Park, which burned down in 1944 and was home to the Orioles of the International League. It was a $6.5 million project and hosted football and minor league baseball games at first. Memorial Stadium originally seated 31,000 fans but was later expanded to fit almost 54,000 for baseball and 65,000 for football. The inscription on the wall read: "Dedicated as a memorial to all who so valiantly fought in the world wars with eternal gratitude to those who m...
Memorial Stadium was built in 1950 and located on 33rd Street and Ellerslie Avenue in Baltimore. It was the home of the Baltimore Orioles from 1954-1991 and the home of the Baltimore Colts from 1953-1983. The stadium was built to replace Oriole Park, which burned down in 1944 and was home to the Orioles of the International League. It was a $6.5 million project and hosted football and minor league baseball games at first. Memorial Stadium originally seated 31,000 fans but was later expanded to fit almost 54,000 for baseball and 65,000 for football. The inscription on the wall read: "Dedicated as a memorial to all who so valiantly fought in the world wars with eternal gratitude to those who made the supreme sacrifice to preserve equality and freedom throughout the world -- time will not dim the glory of their deeds." The Colts played their first game at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 27, 1953, beating the Chicago Bears, 13-9. In 1959, John Unitas led the Colts to their second straight NFL championship with a 31-16 victory over the New York Giants at Memorial Stadium. In 1970, the Colts beat the Raiders there in the AFC Championship to advance to Super Bowl V, where they beat the Dallas Cowboys. The St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles, playing their first game at Memorial Stadium on April 15, 1954. The Orioles drew 1,060,910 in 67 home games in their inaugural season. On May 8, 1966, Frank Robinson hit a home run that left the stadium over the left field bleachers. The Orioles swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series that season for their first-ever title. Games 3 and 4 were played at Memorial Stadium. In 1970, the Orioles were World Series champs again, beating the Cincinnati Reds. Games 3, 4 and 5 were played at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles' last World Series title was in 1983 when they beat the Philadelphia Phillies. Games 1 and 2 were played at Memorial Stadium. Memorial Stadium's most famous fan was "Wild Bill" Hagy. He was known for his wild facial hair, large belly and rousing cheers from section 34 in the upper deck of Orioles games during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was a fixture at games, leading the crowd in O-R-I-O-L-E-S cheers. The Orioles' final game at Memorial Stadium took place on Oct. 6, 1991. They have played at Oriole Park at Camden Yards since. The Colts played their final game at Memorial Stadium on Dec. 18, 1983, before moving to Indianapolis. Memorial Stadium was demolished in 2001.
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Get festive
Special to The Baltimore SunShopping centers in Anne Arundel County have been festooned with holiday decorations and sale signs for weeks, but for Annapolitans, the holiday season doesn't officially begin until tonight's Grand Illumination. The traditional lighting of the holiday...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Religious Festivals, Hospitals and Clinics
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Years later, team suffers unimaginable loss
As the years had passed, they had all scattered to some degree. They owned restaurants, they ran companies and small businesses, they sold products, marketed products, produced products, and one in particular - whom Calvert Hall's class of 1992 will never...Tags: Transportation Industry, Family, Hospitals and Clinics, Defense, Thanksgiving
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Roundup of Saturday's IHSA football championship
The Illinois High School Association state championship football games wrapped up for Classes 5A-8A at Memorial Stadium on Saturday night. ------ Class 8A: Maine South 41, Hinsdale Central 21 Vanderbilt-bound quarterback Charlie Goro ran for 164...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Emergency Incidents, Clubs and Associations
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St. Francis wins 5A title
Special to the TribuneSt. Francis, which endured a winless 2006 season and went 3-6 a year ago, completed a dramatic turnaround Saturday by winning the Class 5A football championship with a 49-35 victory over defending champion Metamora at Memorial Stadium. The backfield... -
Immaculate Conception beats Casey Westfield, 36-17
Running back Paul Honstra scored two touchdowns to lead Immaculate Conception past Casey Westfield, 36-17, in the Class 2A championship Friday at Memorial Stadium. Immaculate Conception (10-4) became the first team to win a state football championship... -
Concord Triopia wins Class 1A state football title
Concord Triopia ran its way to the Class 1A state football title after piling up 410 yards on 63 carries in a 42-7 victory over Stark County at Memorial Stadium on Friday. Running back David Arendt led the charge with 159 yards on 19 carries and a... -
Class 1A: Concord Triopia wins
Tribune staff reporterConcord Triopia quite literally ran away with its second state football championship Friday at Memorial Stadium. Claiming the Class 1A top spot for the first time since 1975, Triopia trounced Toulon Stark County 42-7 with a rushing attack that piled up... -
Class 2A: Immaculate Conception beats Casey Westfield
Tribune staff reporterThe only thing in doubt about Friday's Class 2A title game was whether Immaculate Conception's Olivia Vatch would make her appearance. Finally, toward the end of the third quarter, Vatch came in and converted a PAT kick to become the first female in... -
The scoreboard
All games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign Friday's results Concord Triopia … 42 Toulon Stark County … 7 Immaculate Conception … 36 Casey-Westfield … 17 Carthage Illini West … 21 DuQuoin … 14 Bloomington... -
Bloomington Central Catholic beats Aurora Christian for Class 4A football title
TRIBUNE REPORTERCHAMPAIGN—In the end, Aurora Christian's Jordan Roberts finished his career as the most prolific passer in state history. But this wasn't the ending the senior quarterback had in mind. Kneeling in prayer with teammates Matt Morse and Ryan Perik...Tags: Philadelphia Eagles
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Details: Liberty vs. George Washington
Who: Liberty vs. George Washington. When/where: Noon Saturday at Charles Martin Memorial Stadium at Northeast High in Philadelphia. What's at state: Berth in the PIAA 4A semifinal next Saturday vs. winner of the District One title game between North...Tags: Jamal Williams, Meteorological Disasters, Disasters, Hurricanes, Philadelphia Eagles
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It's no 11-man journey
The 74 Hinsdale Central players were jumping up and down along the sideline, screaming their support during a crucial defensive stand in last week's 24-21 Class 8A semifinal victory over Mt. Carmel.
Most of these Red Devils were reserves and members of...Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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