As much as I love Camden Yards, my heart is with the wonderful, quirky, cozy, affordable Memorial Stadium. When I return to visit, I will stop by the site. Still magical.
It was such a wonderful experience for all in our family! Our first year in Baltimore - 1966, dad's (Bill O'Donnell's) first year as one of their broadcasters, then, again and again in '69, '70, and '71. He sure had a gifted voice, one that I so miss hearing. Gone waaaay too soon. Miss him all of the time, especially during this opening day week in Baltimore !! He deserves the Hall of Fame !!!
I was a young Orioles fan back then...now a 59 year-old fan. Loved listening to Chuck Thompson and your dad Bill O'Donnell. Great memories of my mom's little transistor radio on the kitchen window sill. She listened to every game. They didn't show as many games on TV back then, but she would have that little radio on! I remember when I got my drivers license in '71. I loved riding around listening to the games on my car radio. I miss those great broadcasters like your dad and Chuck Thompson. Real pros.
Yep...with our radio`s on and our minds tuned in we would listen and anticipate each play.At 58 yrs old I can say without reservation that our age group witnessed some of the greatest baseball ever and as we clinged to the announcers voice we were saying come on come on....to this day yeah !
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I'm a life-long Tigers fan and I invade this site not to be confrontational.I have a deep respect for the Orioles of this era. Usually, the Birds were better than us, but I marveled at the rivalry between the two teams, particularly defensively. When we traded Denny McLain for Eddie Brinkman and Aurelio Rodriguez, we had great defense on the left side. So, when the Tigers and Orioles played, either in Tiger Stadium or Memorial Stadium, fans in both towns were treated to defensive clinics on the left side with Brinks and Aurelio for the Tigers and Belanger and my favorite third baseman of all time, Brooks Robby, for the O's.
As a kid, selling newspapers(news American)l so that I can attend Orioles games..all these men play a major roll in my up bringing... because I had no father figure, and I looked to baseball as my guidance to life, just wanted to let all these fellows know...l love you ...so much joy you have brought me..may our LORD give all of you the same joy at judgement that you gave me(servant) in life...you ALL were mentors to me!...to the Oakland a's the 2nd best team..much love.the 70:s... peacemakerservant1
You know what made Chuck Thompson and Bill O'Donnell so good? It's that they never thought the game was all about them like broadcasters today. Most of all, they realized that you don't yell and scream at everything. As O'Donnell once said, "If you get excited all the time, then you lose your credibility when it really is time to get excited. Hear that John Sterling?
If you're going to criticize a Yankee broadcaster for getting too excited, it should be Suzyn Waldman. When she had her famous hysterical outburst over the return of Roger Clemens to the Yankees, it was Sterling who tried to calm her down.
Do you remember John Sterling on WMCA radio in the 70's? He was a jerk then and he has refined the art and now is a super jerk. Waldman? Is she still in the booth? If she is she shouldn't be. I remember sometime in the 70's the Yankees had Pam Bouchete do little tid bits on the air. That was fine. Doing color for a whole game, no way.
+ Mryrhodesian Sterling and Waldman are annoying and obnoxious Yankee cheerleaders masquerading as baseball announcers. And Yankee fans seem to love it! I don't get it and I never will get it. Even if I was a Yankee fan I wouldn't get it.
@@DaveDaShrubber waldman is an ACID TONGUED,sarcastic, condensending,overbearing, smug, arrogant bastard-i despise her arrogance and her ACID MOUTH...sterling isan abortion, yes,of course...arrogant and smug of course...but that waldman-shes a diversity hire, a faux 'announcer'- more like a mouthpiece.shes loathsome.i despise her.
I dont know where the years went. Growing up in Baltimore in the 60s with the great Orioles teams and Colts teams. Its never been the same. I was a Jr Oriole in 1966 and I was there on Mothers Day and it was amazing but no video or film of the greatest and longest homer in the history of Memorial Stadium. RIP to Frank....
Growing up listening to guys like Bill O'Donnell and Chuck Thompson made me want to be an announcer. They were and still a great influence. Had the pleasure of meeting Chuck Thompson in the '90's, wished I could have met Bill O'Donnell. They don't have these types of announcers anymore.
Yes Bobby you nailed it. Free agency was never kind to the Orioles . They lost the farm system and made all the wrong personel moves to this very day. And lets not forget Peter Angelos perhaps one of the worst owners in MLB history.
The Orioles of 1966-1971 we're very successful with so many great players and pitchers, 2 World Championships and 4 World Series appearances in 6 years
Paul Blair deserves induction into the Hall of Fame right now. I consider him to be one of the 5 best center fielders of all time. Along side Willie Mays, Joe Di Maggio, Mickey Mantle and Duke Snider.He was that good.
He was good man but that’s pushing it look at the stats he was good but his bat wasn’t amazing he didn’t have the Power that most hall of gamers did definitely not top 5 your forgetting Puckett, Trout, Griffey, Cobb, Speaker and many more was definitely the greatest O’s center fielder
@@jefflaumann5602Paul Blair belongs in the Hall of Fame, period. Kirby Puckett an excellent hitter but wasn't NEARLY the great glove man Paul was. Ty Cobb played in dead ball era, and though he was an all time great, could he flag down the high exit velocity balls hit his way? Trout is another comparison, although he's an all time great center fielder also. Trout is a better hitter, all around and power wise than Blair, true. But Paul was a very good clutch hitter, I saw him play and perform well batting. You can't legitimately compare all these guys because they played in different eras. Cobb dead ball, Blair in'60's and '70's when pitchers were GREAT and dominated the game. Today's great hitters, Trout, Judge, Arenado, Cody Bellringer, all great. But they have the super juiced ball, some small ballparks and poor quality pitchers to benefit them.
@@jefflaumann5602 And let's not forget Jim Edmonds, one of the all time great center fielders. Had one of the highest fielding percentage all time for centerpieces, playing for the Angels and Cardinals. He was every bit as good as Blair and Trout, and way the hell better than Puckett defensively. I saw Jim literally climb the wall once to rob a guy of a home run. And I think Jim was on the Hall of Fame ballot at one point, though not absolutely sure of it. I think it would be appropriate if Paul Blair and Jim Edmonds would at least be considered by the Veterans Committee for Hall of Fame induction. They were great players in their day.
@@jefflaumann5602 Puckett was am excellent player but there's no way he should be in the top 5. Jim Edmonds should be on that list. Puckett played in that band box, little league ballpark called the MetroDome. Jim played on REAL baseball fields like Angels Stadium and Busch Stadium. Kirby was a fine fielder without question. But Jim's defensive skills were other worldly, he could get to just about any ball hit out there. Jim and Paul Blair were 2 of the smoothest fielders I ever saw play center. Don't think one can say that about Kirby Puckett.
I remember this run clearly. It occurred when I was beginning to love the game. My journey began when the Cardinals won 64.’ I remember watching Buford, Blair, Powell, Brooks, Frank, Cuellar etc. etc.
As a kid growing up in Baltimore ,I was in the Junior Oriole club and knew every player on the team ,and remember in 66'; I think we won both the World Series and the Colts the Super Bowl . I was a fan till 79' . Great team back then .
my dad talks about that 4 20 win pitching staff season all the time, btw, if your missing that brooks robinson photo with the kid at O's park, well that was my dad, and we got it and brooks signed it for us
@jesusisnotallright s my Brother introduced me to Baseball on television back in April 1967.The Yankees were playing the Orioles. I knew who Mantle was but not the others So as he would name the players ,he mentioned the Orioles had two players with the last name Robinson. I thought Brooks had a cool name.As a kid impressions came to me about Frank.I just watched him as a player all around. So I began to admire him all the time,even though he was the enemy..lol.I also felt he never got his due.
Yes Earl was a Winner. I remember the rebuilding year of 1972 also.Bobby Grich,Doug DeCencies ,and Don Baylor.The won the Division the following year ,and again in 74.Only to lose to Oakland who were peaking as a mini Dynasty team.
@jesusisnotallright s I forgot also about Rich Coggins and Al Bumbry.They were in the top 5 in Batting and one and two in leading the League in stolen bases.1972
Lowenstein and Crowley may go down as two of the top utility men in Baseball history. Weaver did a great job.Cuellar,McNally and Palmer....all big game pitchers for years.
As this and a few other videos on TH-cam successfully illustrate, Major League Baseball in the 1960's was the Golden Age of Baseball. And that's for many reasons. I specialize in the aesthetics of the 60s era, so I'll cover that here: Every team played in great ballparks, whether they were in older, classic ballparks (Phillies' Shibe Park, Reds' Crosley Field, Pirates' Forbes Field, Tigers' namesake Stadium, White Sox' Comiskey Park, Yankee's original namesake Stadium, etc) or in more modern parks (Dodgers' namesake Stadium, Giants' Candlestick Park, Astros' namesake Dome, Angels' Anaheim Stadium, A's Oakland Coliseum, Twins' Metropolitan Stadium, Orioles' Memorial Stadium, etc), they were all great, with the exception of the Cardinals and Senators, who I think were aesthetically better in Busch Stadium I (Sportsmans Park) and Griffith Park, respectively. The dugouts and clubhouses were designed and built to serve the very purpose of a simple area for the players to be in, not virtual apartments like today. The overall look of green seats and steel, simple grandstand construction, and on special occasions, red white and blue bunting, made for a timeless atmosphere that anyone can appreciate. The players also dressed very well. As a comment on a Uni Watch post says, the jersey and pants are trim but not tight. Button down jerseys with short sleeves and true vests reign supreme. The stirrup socks were at the most ideal proportion of stirrup to sanitary sock, allowing for plenty of white (Or yellow in the A's case) while still giving enough space for colorful and creative stripes. It was pre-double knit so every jersey was soft flannel but you still had an injection of powder blue roads. The cap is not quite the exaggerated high peak but isn’t formless either, with green underbrims for reduced glare (The grass is green too) and leather sweatbands with white reeding. No matter what style a team happened to wear, it was almost guaranteed to look like baseball. Teams with classic designs (Yankees, Cubs, Dodgers, Red Sox, Cardinals, etc) and those who experimented with their looks (A's, Pilots, White Sox, Expos, Padres, etc) all looked very elegant, particularly because button-front jerseys and belted pants were still in vogue, giving off a classic, formal vibe, going with the notion of baseball being a gentleman's game. The umpires also looked their best, many times being outfitted in dark navy suits, caps, and black ties and dress shoes, with either white shirts, adding to the aforementioned formal and official vibe. The players not only dressed well, but the equipment they used, consisting of Hillerich and Bradsby made Louisville Slugger or Adirondack natural-colored ash wood bats; Rawlings, Wilson, or Spalding tan leather fielding gloves and mitts; the aforementioned black (Or white in the A's case) leather spikes; simple-construction batting helmets with one earflap, which just seems to scream baseball to me; and catcher's equipment with simple patterns on the chest protector, shin guards (Both of which preferably in team colors), and the steel bars of the mask, were also simple compared to today, but elegant. And that's just the aesthetics of that era-not to mention the caliber of players during that time. But I'll let others cover that. I hope my Heaven is 1960's MLB when my time comes.
Great memories of some great teams. Lucky enough to be at game 5 of 1970 WS when Os clinched it over The Big Red Machine. Brooks was MVP. I think it was Pete Rose who paid him this compliment. “ Brooks Robinson could play 3rd base with a pair of pliers. 😂😂😂 Great respect from the opposition. Thanks for the memories guys And yes I still root for our Os today
I was there, too. As the final out was made, I jumped onto the field, hoping to grab third base & take it home with me. Grounds crew got to it first. But I was prepared with a Plan B. I brought a baggie & scooped up some dirt & turf from around 3B. Still have it.
@@beachbumtrivia1838 Although we lived in Annapolis we stayed in Baltimore that night and partied our butts off. We were actually hitting bars on Greenmount Ave. Today id probably have to be packing
Frank Robinson is the only man to hit a home run out of Memorial Stadium. But, I did see Jose Conseco hit one out during batting practice, in almost the exact same spot.
I think you need three World Series titles (in around seven or eight years...or less) to be a true dynasty but they still did better than my Braves in the '90s.
What's up with not saying (or showing) anything about the Orioles winning the 1966 or 1970 World Series??? You talk about how they lost in 1969 & 1971 but not how they won in 1966 & 1970??? Otherwise a great video!!!
Frank was by far the best hitter Orioles ever had. Just awesome. And a quiet team leader. Imagine what he would be like today if juiced up and playing in small parks with small strike zones. He would hit 90 HRs in good yr
The O's had great teams then but ran into buzzsaws , Koosman and Clendenon in the 69 series. And Clemente in 71. B. Robinson was a much better hitter earlier in his career, 1964 MVP, 118 rbi, and. 317 BA, and invincible in 70 series.
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As much as I love Camden Yards, my heart is with the wonderful, quirky, cozy, affordable Memorial Stadium. When I return to visit, I will stop by the site. Still magical.
It was such a wonderful experience for all in our family! Our first year in Baltimore - 1966, dad's (Bill O'Donnell's) first year as one of their broadcasters, then, again and again in '69, '70, and '71. He sure had a gifted voice, one that I so miss hearing. Gone waaaay too soon. Miss him all of the time, especially during this opening day week in Baltimore !! He deserves the Hall of Fame !!!
I was a young Orioles fan back then...now a 59 year-old fan. Loved listening to Chuck Thompson and your dad Bill O'Donnell. Great memories of my mom's little transistor radio on the kitchen window sill. She listened to every game. They didn't show as many games on TV back then, but she would have that little radio on! I remember when I got my drivers license in '71. I loved riding around listening to the games on my car radio. I miss those great broadcasters like your dad and Chuck Thompson. Real pros.
I echo Max's remarks. Fan since 1966. Listened to many a game on my transistor radio.
Kathleen Walther 1 of my childhood favorites,Bill O'Donnell not only O's Colts as well
Yep...with our radio`s on and our minds tuned in we would listen and anticipate each play.At 58 yrs old I can say without reservation that our age group witnessed some of the greatest baseball ever and as we clinged to the announcers voice we were saying come on come on....to this day yeah !
Your Dad was amazing
I'm still a diehard Oriole fan! I became one in 1965.
goUnitas19 I’ve been one too since I was born but the 70s and 60s were good too bad we’re not good anymore
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Best logo in baseball.
@@jordanboteler8978 Better times are here (exciting baseball) and more to come, my friend. Go O's!
Great hearing Bill O'Donnell make the call at 2:46. Chuck and Bill were one of the best broadcast teams ever.
Yes they were!!! Miss those greats' tremendously!!! May they rih 🕊️🕊️
I'm a life-long Tigers fan and I invade this site not to be confrontational.I have a deep respect for the Orioles of this era. Usually, the Birds were better than us, but I marveled at the rivalry between the two teams, particularly defensively. When we traded Denny McLain for Eddie Brinkman and Aurelio Rodriguez, we had great defense on the left side. So, when the Tigers and Orioles played, either in Tiger Stadium or Memorial Stadium, fans in both towns were treated to defensive clinics on the left side with Brinks and Aurelio for the Tigers and Belanger and my favorite third baseman of all time, Brooks Robby, for the O's.
Now these were the best of the best!! 👍👍🤩😍🙂😏☺️👏👏
As a kid, selling newspapers(news American)l so that I can attend Orioles games..all these men play a major roll in my up bringing... because I had no father figure, and I looked to baseball as my guidance to life, just wanted to let all these fellows know...l love you ...so much joy you have brought me..may our LORD give all of you the same joy at judgement that you gave me(servant) in life...you ALL were mentors to me!...to the Oakland a's the 2nd best team..much love.the 70:s... peacemakerservant1
I was here for this I was 2 and my most treasured photos is me and my dad at the last game at memorial stadium
That was a great team. Some legendary players.
You know what made Chuck Thompson and Bill O'Donnell so good? It's that they never thought the game was all about them like broadcasters today. Most of all, they realized that you don't yell and scream at everything. As O'Donnell once said, "If you get excited all the time, then you lose your credibility when it really is time to get excited. Hear that John Sterling?
Sterling's a tool
If you're going to criticize a Yankee broadcaster for getting too excited, it should be Suzyn Waldman. When she had her famous hysterical outburst over the return of Roger Clemens to the Yankees, it was Sterling who tried to calm her down.
Do you remember John Sterling on WMCA radio in the 70's? He was a jerk then and he has refined the art and now is a super jerk. Waldman? Is she still in the booth? If she is she shouldn't be. I remember sometime in the 70's the Yankees had Pam Bouchete do little tid bits on the air. That was fine. Doing color for a whole game, no way.
+ Mryrhodesian Sterling and Waldman are annoying and obnoxious Yankee cheerleaders masquerading as baseball announcers. And Yankee fans seem to love it! I don't get it and I never will get it. Even if I was a Yankee fan I wouldn't get it.
@@DaveDaShrubber waldman is an ACID TONGUED,sarcastic, condensending,overbearing, smug, arrogant bastard-i despise her arrogance and her ACID MOUTH...sterling isan abortion, yes,of course...arrogant and smug of course...but that waldman-shes a diversity hire, a faux 'announcer'- more like a mouthpiece.shes loathsome.i despise her.
I grew up listening to your Dad and Chuck Thompson.
and they were great.
I also have CD of the 1970 season
Baltimore was my favorite team then because Dave McNally pitched for them. He was from Billings Montana where i lived
I dont know where the years went. Growing up in Baltimore in the 60s with the great Orioles teams and Colts teams. Its never been the same. I was a Jr Oriole in 1966 and I was there on Mothers Day and it was amazing but no video or film of the greatest and longest homer in the history of Memorial Stadium. RIP to Frank....
Me too - what great time to be a Jr. Oriole !
Wow. I was born in 1999. Die hard fan, Baltimore sports forever. It must’ve been amazing seeing them with a legit pitching staff. Van Hagar rocks too
1970 Orioles - one of the best of all time. Still can't believe they had 4 20+ game winning pitchers. We'll never see anything like that again.
That was 71
@@georgeford3687I went to many games at Memorial Stadium that spring. Great team, had a slump in the Series.
Growing up listening to guys like Bill O'Donnell and Chuck Thompson made me want to be an announcer. They were and still a great influence. Had the pleasure of meeting Chuck Thompson in the '90's, wished I could have met Bill O'Donnell. They don't have these types of announcers anymore.
Chuck was one of the best guests that I ever had on my sports-talk show.
More like 1966-1983. Those were some damn good teams
Yes Bobby you nailed it. Free agency was never kind to the Orioles . They lost the farm system and made all the wrong personel moves to this very day. And lets not forget Peter Angelos perhaps one of the worst owners in MLB history.
@@sammyvh11 i hope y’all enjoying the turnaround… this year
The Orioles of 1966-1971 we're very successful with so many great players and pitchers, 2 World Championships and 4 World Series appearances in 6 years
The O's won 11 straight playoff games, a record that will never be broken. 3-0 1969', 3-0 1970', 3-0 1971', and the first 2 in 73'.
Orioles won the 1st ALCS game in 73, but lost the 2d
I think he means alcs games not the wc.
Two World Series championships, four AL championships and three AL East championships from 1966-71.
Think about this. The O's beat the Big, no, make that Huge Red Machine 4-1. Rose, Tolan, Lee May, Perez, Bench, et al. Crushed 'em.
And yet today...
Paul Blair deserves induction into the Hall of Fame right now. I consider him to be one of the 5 best center fielders of all time. Along side Willie Mays, Joe Di Maggio, Mickey Mantle and Duke Snider.He was that good.
He was good man but that’s pushing it look at the stats he was good but his bat wasn’t amazing he didn’t have the Power that most hall of gamers did definitely not top 5 your forgetting Puckett, Trout, Griffey, Cobb, Speaker and many more was definitely the greatest O’s center fielder
@@jefflaumann5602Paul Blair belongs in the Hall of Fame, period. Kirby Puckett an excellent hitter but wasn't NEARLY the great glove man Paul was. Ty Cobb played in dead ball era, and though he was an all time great, could he flag down the high exit velocity balls hit his way? Trout is another comparison, although he's an all time great center fielder also. Trout is a better hitter, all around and power wise than Blair, true. But Paul was a very good clutch hitter, I saw him play and perform well batting. You can't legitimately compare all these guys because they played in different eras. Cobb dead ball, Blair in'60's and '70's when pitchers were GREAT and dominated the game. Today's great hitters, Trout, Judge, Arenado, Cody Bellringer, all great. But they have the super juiced ball, some small ballparks and poor quality pitchers to benefit them.
@@jefflaumann5602 And let's not forget Jim Edmonds, one of the all time great center fielders. Had one of the highest fielding percentage all time for centerpieces, playing for the Angels and Cardinals. He was every bit as good as Blair and Trout, and way the hell better than Puckett defensively. I saw Jim literally climb the wall once to rob a guy of a home run. And I think Jim was on the Hall of Fame ballot at one point, though not absolutely sure of it. I think it would be appropriate if Paul Blair and Jim Edmonds would at least be considered by the Veterans Committee for Hall of Fame induction. They were great players in their day.
@@jefflaumann5602 This phone is totally F'd up!!! I typed in CENTERFIELDERS!!! I'm throwin this F'd up piece of shit in the garbage REAL SOON!!!
@@jefflaumann5602 Puckett was am excellent player but there's no way he should be in the top 5. Jim Edmonds should be on that list. Puckett played in that band box, little league ballpark called the MetroDome. Jim played on REAL baseball fields like Angels Stadium and Busch Stadium. Kirby was a fine fielder without question. But Jim's defensive skills were other worldly, he could get to just about any ball hit out there. Jim and Paul Blair were 2 of the smoothest fielders I ever saw play center. Don't think one can say that about Kirby Puckett.
I remember this run clearly. It occurred when I was beginning to love the game. My journey began when the Cardinals won 64.’ I remember watching Buford, Blair, Powell, Brooks, Frank, Cuellar etc. etc.
As a kid growing up in Baltimore ,I was in the Junior Oriole club and knew every player on the team ,and remember in 66'; I think we won both the World Series and the Colts the Super Bowl . I was a fan till 79' . Great team back then .
Super Bowl wasn't around yet in '66.
I was at Yankee Stadium when Frank Robinson caught Roy White’s drive and fell into the right field stands. The whole crowd groaned loudly.
4 twenty game winners in a season, never see that again
my dad talks about that 4 20 win pitching staff season all the time, btw, if your missing that brooks robinson photo with the kid at O's park, well that was my dad, and we got it and brooks signed it for us
I am a Yankee fan....But Robinson is my Alltime Favorite Player
@jesusisnotallright s Frank
@jesusisnotallright s my Brother introduced me to Baseball on television back in April 1967.The Yankees were playing the Orioles. I knew who Mantle was but not the others So as he would name the players ,he mentioned the Orioles had two players with the last name Robinson. I thought Brooks had a cool name.As a kid impressions came to me about Frank.I just watched him as a player all around. So I began to admire him all the time,even though he was the enemy..lol.I also felt he never got his due.
Yes Earl was a Winner. I remember the rebuilding year of 1972 also.Bobby Grich,Doug DeCencies ,and Don Baylor.The won the Division the following year ,and again in 74.Only to lose to Oakland who were peaking as a mini Dynasty team.
@jesusisnotallright s I forgot also about Rich Coggins and Al Bumbry.They were in the top 5 in Batting and one and two in leading the League in stolen bases.1972
Lowenstein and Crowley may go down as two of the top utility men in Baseball history. Weaver did a great job.Cuellar,McNally and Palmer....all big game pitchers for years.
Aint the beer cold!
As this and a few other videos on TH-cam successfully illustrate, Major League Baseball in the 1960's was the Golden Age of Baseball. And that's for many reasons. I specialize in the aesthetics of the 60s era, so I'll cover that here:
Every team played in great ballparks, whether they were in older, classic ballparks (Phillies' Shibe Park, Reds' Crosley Field, Pirates' Forbes Field, Tigers' namesake Stadium, White Sox' Comiskey Park, Yankee's original namesake Stadium, etc) or in more modern parks (Dodgers' namesake Stadium, Giants' Candlestick Park, Astros' namesake Dome, Angels' Anaheim Stadium, A's Oakland Coliseum, Twins' Metropolitan Stadium, Orioles' Memorial Stadium, etc), they were all great, with the exception of the Cardinals and Senators, who I think were aesthetically better in Busch Stadium I (Sportsmans Park) and Griffith Park, respectively. The dugouts and clubhouses were designed and built to serve the very purpose of a simple area for the players to be in, not virtual apartments like today. The overall look of green seats and steel, simple grandstand construction, and on special occasions, red white and blue bunting, made for a timeless atmosphere that anyone can appreciate.
The players also dressed very well. As a comment on a Uni Watch post says, the jersey and pants are trim but not tight. Button down jerseys with short sleeves and true vests reign supreme. The stirrup socks were at the most ideal proportion of stirrup to sanitary sock, allowing for plenty of white (Or yellow in the A's case) while still giving enough space for colorful and creative stripes. It was pre-double knit so every jersey was soft flannel but you still had an injection of powder blue roads. The cap is not quite the exaggerated high peak but isn’t formless either, with green underbrims for reduced glare (The grass is green too) and leather sweatbands with white reeding. No matter what style a team happened to wear, it was almost guaranteed to look like baseball.
Teams with classic designs (Yankees, Cubs, Dodgers, Red Sox, Cardinals, etc) and those who experimented with their looks (A's, Pilots, White Sox, Expos, Padres, etc) all looked very elegant, particularly because button-front jerseys and belted pants were still in vogue, giving off a classic, formal vibe, going with the notion of baseball being a gentleman's game.
The umpires also looked their best, many times being outfitted in dark navy suits, caps, and black ties and dress shoes, with either white shirts, adding to the aforementioned formal and official vibe.
The players not only dressed well, but the equipment they used, consisting of Hillerich and Bradsby made Louisville Slugger or Adirondack natural-colored ash wood bats; Rawlings, Wilson, or Spalding tan leather fielding gloves and mitts; the aforementioned black (Or white in the A's case) leather spikes; simple-construction batting helmets with one earflap, which just seems to scream baseball to me; and catcher's equipment with simple patterns on the chest protector, shin guards (Both of which preferably in team colors), and the steel bars of the mask, were also simple compared to today, but elegant.
And that's just the aesthetics of that era-not to mention the caliber of players during that time. But I'll let others cover that. I hope my Heaven is 1960's MLB when my time comes.
Great memories of some great teams. Lucky enough to be at game 5 of 1970 WS when Os clinched it over The Big Red Machine.
Brooks was MVP. I think it was Pete Rose who paid him this compliment. “ Brooks Robinson could play 3rd base with a pair of pliers. 😂😂😂 Great respect from the opposition.
Thanks for the memories guys
And yes I still root for our Os today
they trashed the big red 'machine'
I was there, too. As the final out was made, I jumped onto the field, hoping to grab third base & take it home with me. Grounds crew got to it first. But I was prepared with a Plan B. I brought a baggie & scooped up some dirt & turf from around 3B. Still have it.
@@beachbumtrivia1838 Although we lived in Annapolis we stayed in Baltimore that night and partied our butts off. We were actually hitting bars on Greenmount Ave. Today id probably have to be packing
this used to show in the sports legends musuem.
Will there ever be great starting pitcher rotations like 1971 ( Palmer, Cuellar, McNally and Dobson or was 1990's Atlanta Braves the last one?
My favorite club! Am still upset over loss to those Mets in 1969!
The Best dynasty.
A dynasty has to at least win back to back titles you twit
Frank Robinson is the only man to hit a home run out of Memorial Stadium. But, I did see Jose Conseco hit one out during batting practice, in almost the exact same spot.
I think you need three World Series titles (in around seven or eight years...or less) to be a true dynasty but they still did better than my Braves in the '90s.
I'd say 3 flags (WS) in 5 or less seasons. A's were only dynasty of 70s. Not O's,not Reds,not Yanks,and I'm a lifelong Yankee fan
2023...dear God please let them win.
the orioles were a strong hold in the al for a long time
great all throughout the 70s, last WS title in 83. unfortunately haven't had much success since
The glory years of the Orioles. Frank Robinson the one man wrecking ball who put the Orioles on the post season map. The GREATEST ORIOLE EVER.
Is he better then Cal Ripken?
@@thegodfather1907 what does my last sentence in CAPITALS say.
No way he is better then Cal
@@thegodfather1907 well prove it then and don't include the fake streak.
Fake streak?
Clemente’s catch at 9:18 is a thing of beautify.
Now I see why they talk about him so.
Baltimore had some awesome teams.
They beat my A’s, 😡. ...... 😂
Good memories and highlights, but no mention of Brooks' brilliant fielding?
There’s a separate video for that, the 1970 World Series that you can find on this page.
What's up with not saying (or showing) anything about the Orioles winning the 1966 or 1970 World Series???
You talk about how they lost in 1969 & 1971 but not how they won in 1966 & 1970???
Otherwise a great video!!!
Sound? Is there any sound to this?
Frank was by far the best hitter Orioles ever had. Just awesome. And a quiet team leader. Imagine what he would be like today if juiced up and playing in small parks with small strike zones. He would hit 90 HRs in good yr
That was one of the most one sided trades in baseball history the Orioles were a contender in the mid 60s they got their missing piece Frank Robinson
I always laugh when I hear ~ they (Reds Brain Trust) considered Frank Robinson an "Old 30"
The birds dynasty.
The O's had great teams then but ran into buzzsaws , Koosman and Clendenon in the 69 series. And Clemente in 71. B. Robinson was a much better hitter earlier in his career, 1964 MVP, 118 rbi, and. 317 BA, and invincible in 70 series.
No mention of Paul Blair? Whatever.
Blair is probably all time top 5 defensive center fielders ever along with Willie Mays/ Joe DiMaggio/ Garry Maddox and Tris Speaker.
Broadcasted in mono too. Only one ear peice works on my headphones.
Harry Dalton.
Growing up in Baltimore in the 60s and 70s we were BLESSED by the Orioles and the Colts. Then Irsay ruined the Colts and Angelos ruined the Orioles.
sammyvh11 Yes but the Ravens had quite a run a few years ago. One Super Bowl but exciting years none the less.
Ironic that from 66-71 the Yankees had the worst teams in their history.
Not in 1970 they were 93-69 but they finished 15 games behind the Orioles
Sterling sucked in the past and got worse
Overrated.
Lol
Someone is jealous