The LONG history of baseball in Baltimore that leads up to the
current team entering the game.
The Who, What, When, and How
BALTIMORE LORD BALTIMORES
League: NA 1872-1874
Nicknames: Baltimore Marylands 1873, Yellow Stockings, Canaries
Franchise: Expansion franchise, disbanded after 1874 season
MARYLANDS
League: NA 1873
Franchise: Folded on July 11, 1873
BALTIMORE ORIOLES (I)
League: AA 1882-1889
Aka: Lord Baltimores (I) 1882
Franchise: New franchise, folded in July 1889
BALTIMORE MONUMENTALS
League: UA 1884
Franchise: Charter franchise, became Lancaster Ironsides, Eastern League, mid-1884
BALTIMORE ORIOLES (II)
Leagues: AA 1890-1891, NL 1892-1899
Franchise: New franchise NL. Were Brooklyn Gladiators in AA before 8/3/1890. Merged with NL Brooklyn Superbas in 1900.
According to Filichia the AA team disbanded after the 1899 season
BALTIMORE ORIOLES (III)
League: AL 1901-1902
Franchise: Charter franchise. Became New York Highlanders 1903 (later NY Yankees, ironic huh?)
BALTIMORE TERRAPINS
League: FL 1914-1915
Aka: Balt-Feds 1914
Franchise: Expansion team, disbanded with league, 1915
BALTIMORE BLACK SOX
League: ECL 1923-1928, ANL 1929, NEWL 1932, NNL 1933-1934
Aka: Baltimore Stars 1929
Franchise: ECL: Charter franchise, disbanded with league during 1928. ANL: Disbanded with league during 1929
NEWL: Charter franchise, disbanded with league during 1932. NNL: New franchise, folded after 1933 season,
reactivated July 1934, disbanded after 1934 season
BALTIMORE ELITE GIANTS
League: NNL 1938-1948, NAL 1949-1950
Franchise: Relocated from Washington Elite Giants 1937. New franchise NAL, disbanded with league after 1950
season
BALTIMORE ORIOLES (IV)
League: AL 1954->
Nicknames: Birds, O's
Franchise: Relocated from St. Louis Browns 1902-1953
World Series
