The one thing I remember about those Baltimore teams, they were good. Had great pitching staffs and loved their hats with the cartoon Oriole bird. I actually went out and bought it back in the 1970's with any saved money I had from doing chores. That's when Baseball was Baseball and you knew the players and teams.
My favorite team was the ,'66 club. Their first championship. Balt was third, 2 games out in '64, 1 game behind Chisox who finished 1game behind Yanks. Who in turn lost to the Cards in the WS. In '65 Os finished 2nd won 94 games but Minn won 100. Another almost but no cigar. Frank R came during Dec of 1965. A real Christmas present. The team went on to contend for many yrs to come. Brooks was the only player that stuck all those yrs. Frank, Boog and Davey J were all eventually traded. Frank replaced by Don Baylor, Davey J by Bobby Grich. Doug DeCinces eventually took over for Brooks when he retired.
I also started watching baseball in 1970 during the World Series. I took the Orioles because all the other boys in my fourth grade class liked the Reds. I was amazed by Frank Robinson’s hitting and Brooks Robinson’s fielding. I imitated them in my backyard for years, hitting rocks “out of the park” like Frank and bouncing a ball off the bricks making diving stops like Brooks! Although I live in NC, the professional teams of Baltimore became my lifelong teams. Thank you 1970s Baltimore Orioles!!!
Boog was always my favorite, but I loved all these guys. They gave me such a thrill when they won the Series. Still have my scrapbook with newspaper clippings, and I just turned 66.
I too saw them at Fenway back in their Hay Day! I used to ask Dad to get the Twi Night Double Header tickets so I could see Brooks & Company play twice!
I was in the 6th grade during this World Series. We watched part of one game in gym glass since they still did day games for the World Series then. I was born in Baltimore, though I live in NC now. But I am STILL an O's fan. Such mixed emotions seeing this video. It was great to see these men, but so sad to know that so many had passed, but still great that their wives or sisters could represent them.
I live in Cincinnati and know quite a bit about the Reds from this era. On paper, the Reds looked like they had a great chance to beat the Orioles, then Brooks Robinson showed up and turned off The Big Red Machine
Elrod Hendricks and Andy Etchebarren are often forgotten when the 20 game winners Jim Palmer, Dave McNally, Miguel Cuéllar and 1971s, Pat Dobson are celebrated. Ellie and Andy did a 1-derful job handling those great pitchers.
@howardbueker9796 Howard, I’ve been a Os fans since the early 60s. During that time I’ve experienced the good, the bad and the ugly. Your Reds had a great team in 1970 but unfortunately ran into a Brooks Buzz saw!!! My Os after years of suffering have finally turned the corner. Thanks for sharing.
Sadly, we also lost Paul Blair in 2013, Mike Cuellar in 2010, Andy Etchebebarren in 2019, Jim Hardin in 1991, Elrod Hendricks in 2005, Curt Motton in 2010, Dave Mcnally in 2002, Tom Phoebus in 2019, Frank Robinson in 2019 and Earl Weaver in 2013, Great Memories for me and I was only 8 years old then.
I'm a Yankee fan, but I gotta tell ya that this team here is when I just started getting interested in baseball as a kid. Maybe because I always got a kick out of the name Boog Powell. I did, but this was a good team for years.
Boog Powell, Dave Johnson, Mark Belanger, Brooks Robinson, Don Buford, Paul Blair, Frank Robinson, Elston Howard, Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar, Pat Dobson, Dave McNally...
I remember as a kid, growing up in MD near Andrews AFB, seeing many of these guys play in their prime. Sobering that even TEN years ago, so many had already passed on. Since then, Frank Robinson as well, and I'm sure a few others that appeared for this 40th anniversary of that 1970 World Series Championship team.
Paul Blair and Earl Weaver died in 2013, prob not long after this. Others who passed from that team are mark Belanger, Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar, Moe Drabowsky (who starred in 66 world series), Jim Hardin, Elrod Hendricks. Orioles were unbelievable from 1969-71
@@robertsprouse9282 Wishing I could give him a punch in the beak for disrespect. 70 Os were a powerhouse and Brooksie's performance in the WS go's down as one of if not greatest few games of baseball ever played. Real Bird fans remember everyone of those boys of summer.
Fun fact, Steinbrenner sent Cal Ripken a blank check to play for the Yankees when Cal was up on his contract. Its stated that Cal signed with Os for 36 Million and the Yankees would have signed him for 100 million Plus
Growing up in Towson and playing Rodger's Forge Little League there were certain unwritten, but obsered, rules. The best player on the team wore #5. The second best wore #20. As a catcher I wore #8 through Little League, high school, American Legion, and on. No, this was way before Cal Ripken. #8 was for Andy Etchebarren. RIP. It's so hard to see the heroes of my youth age. Frankly, it's hard to recognize the guy's face shave every morning. I cr8ed when Frank Robby died. I'll be inconsolable when Brooksie is gone. *One story about #5. We moved from Towson to Richmond. In the early 80s, before his election into the HOF, Crown Petroleum was sponsoring an autograph promotion featuring Brooks Robinson, a spokesman for the company, at local Crown stations. I made a plan to stop by the nearby station, when I arrived there was Brooks. Sitting by himself at a table under an umbrella. I was a little nervous, I mean it's Brooks Robinson. I introduced myself, mentioned my Uncle John who handled some of his insurance needs. He also asked how my aunt was. He couldn't have been nicer, so gracious. I spent 30 minutes with him. Not one person came by while I was there. I finally, hesitantly, said my goodbyes. He said, "You sure you cant stay a little longer?" I finally left posters in hand. Yes, I still have them. Fast forward to the 90s, I'm living in Jacksonville, and the local Books-a-Million is having a book signing featuring Brooks Robinson. I drag my wife with me and when we arrive there is a line out the door. I tell my wife I'm not going to stand in line. So we walk into the store and make our way to the back where the book signing is taking place. I just want to catch a glimpse of Brooks. We get within 10 feet of the table and inexplicably Brooks looks up, we make eye contract, he raises his hand, waves and says, "How's your Aunt Pat?" One of a kind! Thank you for so many wonderful memories.
The first time I watched the world series was 1970. I was a fan of both Pete Rose and Johnny Bench, I didn't know that Frank Robinson was black nor did I that Brooks Robinson was white. I thought they were brother's.... my big brother who was well read in the arena of big league baseball, brought me up to speed and I found out what the Robinson's could do to any opposing team!!
There's a story about a high school kid who managed to get press credentials in 1966. He got to enter the clubhouse after the fourth game and spoke to the players, including Frank Robinson. He finished his interview and lastly asked Frank if he was Frank or Brooks. Number 20 simply replied, " Can't you tell?"
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This was my team and was responsible for me playing baseball. I remember in school in CA, they would wheel the TV into the cafeteria and play the World Series. I still collect baseball cards but only from about 1978 and earlier. Don't get me going about the overpaid, ego driven players of today!
There were a number of managers who were good "umpire baiters" and could make an ump look silly. Leo Durocher was a good one among others, but nobody could do it better than Earl Weaver could. I remember one incident when Earl and some umpire go into a heated argument. Finally the ump said " I can prove it Earl, I have the rule book". Earl came back with "That doesn't help me any, I can't read braille" Brilliant.
Jajaja !!! That's clever Randy !!!! Elrod Hendricks tagged Bernie Carbo with his empty mitt while the ball was in his throwing hand, away from the runner, who never touched home plate and only stepped on it accidentally while arguing with Burkhart. Ken was the chief umpire and he was wrongly positioned to call foul or fair on Ty Cline's high bouncing chopper, therefore he ended up blocking Carbo's path to score and Hendricks' space to put the tag on the in-coming runner. Since Burkhart died in 2004 he would have been represented here by a relative wearing an umpire uniform, he definitively helped the Orioles in that Game 1 !!!
what a team.108-54 then won 7 of 8 playoff games= 115-55...crushed the 'big red machine', in fact, shoulda swept them 4 straight., anyways, they clobbered them in 5.....69? fluke win by an at best, a mediocre massively overachieving ny met team.... team. proof? what were the mets in 70? an 82-84 win team? how about 71? 83-84 win third place club? how about 72?
The one thing I remember about those Baltimore teams, they were good. Had great pitching staffs and loved their hats with the cartoon Oriole bird. I actually went out and bought it back in the 1970's with any saved money I had from doing chores. That's when Baseball was Baseball and you knew the players and teams.
Fantastic ceremony!!! Those were some terrific Orioles teams.
my first ever baseball game when i was in Cub Scouts. . 1970 Oakland A's v. the Baltimore Orioles. at Oakland
1970 Orioles - my all time favorite team! - - and I'm a St Louis Cardinals fan.
The cards certainly had plenty of good teams including Jimmy Stewart.
I was 11 years old at the time of the 70s Orioles. I have vivid to this day
My favorite team was the ,'66 club. Their first championship. Balt was third, 2 games out in '64, 1 game behind Chisox who finished 1game behind Yanks. Who in turn lost to the Cards in the WS. In '65 Os finished 2nd won 94 games but Minn won 100. Another almost but no cigar. Frank R came during Dec of 1965. A real Christmas present. The team went on to contend for many yrs to come. Brooks was the only player that stuck all those yrs. Frank, Boog and Davey J were all eventually traded. Frank replaced by Don Baylor, Davey J by Bobby Grich. Doug DeCinces eventually took over for Brooks when he retired.
Went to 1 game that year! I was 11yrs old how my Mom🙏 got 2 tickets? I'll never know but I'll never forget it😇👍
What a great team. It was terrific seeing many of the still recognizable faces.
I also started watching baseball in 1970 during the World Series. I took the Orioles because all the other boys in my fourth grade class liked the Reds. I was amazed by Frank Robinson’s hitting and Brooks Robinson’s fielding. I imitated them in my backyard for years, hitting rocks “out of the park” like Frank and bouncing a ball off the bricks making diving stops like Brooks! Although I live in NC, the professional teams of Baltimore became my lifelong teams. Thank you 1970s Baltimore Orioles!!!
Love ya, Brooks! 😢 R.I.P.
Boog was always my favorite, but I loved all these guys. They gave me such a thrill when they won the Series. Still have my scrapbook with newspaper clippings, and I just turned 66.
So much love..
Thank you for the memories...
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Great to see Mark Belangers wife Dee . Your dad along with Brooks and Davey gave us fans some great ball. Mark was my favorite shortstop .
Roy Rezek it was his widow. Actually, his first wife.
@jesusisnotallright s, past your naptime, or asylum commitment..
Belanger was the best fielding shortstop I've seen to this day.
A great team of the greatest of memories. I saw them as a kid at Fenway.
I too saw them at Fenway back in their Hay Day! I used to ask Dad to get the Twi Night Double Header tickets so I could see Brooks & Company play twice!
Love this! Thanks for sharing!
I was in the 6th grade during this World Series. We watched part of one game in gym glass since they still did day games for the World Series then. I was born in Baltimore, though I live in NC now. But I am STILL an O's fan. Such mixed emotions seeing this video. It was great to see these men, but so sad to know that so many had passed, but still great that their wives or sisters could represent them.
who gives a shit?
I live in Cincinnati and know quite a bit about the Reds from this era. On paper, the Reds looked like they had a great chance to beat the Orioles, then Brooks Robinson showed up and turned off The Big Red Machine
Elrod Hendricks and Andy Etchebarren are often forgotten when the 20 game winners Jim Palmer, Dave McNally, Miguel Cuéllar and 1971s, Pat Dobson are celebrated. Ellie and Andy did a 1-derful job handling those great pitchers.
"20 GAMES BY FOUR WAS DONE"
I was lucky enough to be at the WS game 5 clincher. Oh what a series Brooks had!!! Baltimore City was one big party after the game❤
@howardbueker9796 Howard, I’ve been a Os fans since the early 60s. During that time I’ve experienced the good, the bad and the ugly. Your Reds had a great team in 1970 but unfortunately ran into a Brooks Buzz saw!!! My Os after years of suffering have finally turned the corner. Thanks for sharing.
Sadly, we also lost Paul Blair in 2013, Mike Cuellar in 2010, Andy Etchebebarren in 2019, Jim Hardin in 1991, Elrod Hendricks in 2005, Curt Motton in 2010, Dave Mcnally in 2002, Tom Phoebus in 2019, Frank Robinson in 2019 and Earl Weaver in 2013, Great Memories for me and I was only 8 years old then.
Etchebarren too.
I'm a Yankee fan, but I gotta tell ya that this team here is when I just started getting interested in baseball as a kid. Maybe because I always got a kick out of the name Boog Powell. I did, but this was a good team for years.
Boog is still a legend her in Maryland. He is so down to earth
Boog Powell, Dave Johnson, Mark Belanger, Brooks Robinson, Don Buford, Paul Blair, Frank Robinson, Elston Howard, Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar, Pat Dobson, Dave McNally...
Elston Howard was never an Oriole, you mean another catcher with those same initials, ELROD HENDRICKS.
Pat Dobson wasn't an Oriole in 1970.
I remember as a kid, growing up in MD near Andrews AFB, seeing many of these guys play in their prime. Sobering that even TEN years ago, so many had already passed on. Since then, Frank Robinson as well, and I'm sure a few others that appeared for this 40th anniversary of that 1970 World Series Championship team.
During the summers of '69 and '70 when school was out I worked at the Andrews Officers club while cheering this team on.
GO ORIOLES BUT TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE
Paul Blair and Earl Weaver died in 2013, prob not long after this. Others who passed from that team are mark Belanger, Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar, Moe Drabowsky (who starred in 66 world series), Jim Hardin, Elrod Hendricks. Orioles were unbelievable from 1969-71
I remember all of them - also Roger Freed, Marcelino Lopez, Chico Salmon, Dave May, Don Baylor (who is now gone), Johnny Oates, and Moe Drabowski
@jesusisnotallright s, you blew it with that joke. Time for your nap.
@@robertsprouse9282 Wishing I could give him a punch in the beak for disrespect. 70 Os were a powerhouse and Brooksie's performance in the WS go's down as one of if not greatest few games of baseball ever played. Real Bird fans remember everyone of those boys of summer.
Met Mark Belanger in Cockeysville at the mall.
FRANK ROBINSON IS GONE TO
Loved the O's (aka Birds) of this era.
Still not too late to retire Boog's number.
Grew up a Yankee fan in the 70’s but always respected the Orioles.
Fun fact, Steinbrenner sent Cal Ripken a blank check to play for the Yankees when Cal was up on his contract. Its stated that Cal signed with Os for 36 Million and the Yankees would have signed him for 100 million Plus
I miss those days,.
Growing up in Towson and playing Rodger's Forge Little League there were certain unwritten, but obsered, rules. The best player on the team wore #5. The second best wore #20. As a catcher I wore #8 through Little League, high school, American Legion, and on. No, this was way before Cal Ripken. #8 was for Andy Etchebarren. RIP.
It's so hard to see the heroes of my youth age. Frankly, it's hard to recognize the guy's face shave every morning. I cr8ed when Frank Robby died. I'll be inconsolable when Brooksie is gone.
*One story about #5. We moved from Towson to Richmond. In the early 80s, before his election into the HOF, Crown Petroleum was sponsoring an autograph promotion featuring Brooks Robinson, a spokesman for the company, at local Crown stations. I made a plan to stop by the nearby station, when I arrived there was Brooks. Sitting by himself at a table under an umbrella. I was a little nervous, I mean it's Brooks Robinson. I introduced myself, mentioned my Uncle John who handled some of his insurance needs. He also asked how my aunt was. He couldn't have been nicer, so gracious. I spent 30 minutes with him. Not one person came by while I was there. I finally, hesitantly, said my goodbyes. He said, "You sure you cant stay a little longer?" I finally left posters in hand. Yes, I still have them.
Fast forward to the 90s, I'm living in Jacksonville, and the local Books-a-Million is having a book signing featuring Brooks Robinson. I drag my wife with me and when we arrive there is a line out the door. I tell my wife I'm not going to stand in line. So we walk into the store and make our way to the back where the book signing is taking place. I just want to catch a glimpse of Brooks. We get within 10 feet of the table and inexplicably Brooks looks up, we make eye contract, he raises his hand, waves and says, "How's your Aunt Pat?"
One of a kind! Thank you for so many wonderful memories.
0:37 that’s my grandfather
One of my favorite uniforms
The last 4 mentioned were true Orioles icons! Earl.Weaver Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson and Jim Palmer!
Bobby Grich is also in the California Angels Hall of Fame.
The first time I watched the world series was 1970. I was a fan of both Pete Rose and Johnny Bench, I didn't know that Frank Robinson was black nor did I that Brooks Robinson was white. I thought they were brother's.... my big brother who was well read in the arena of big league baseball, brought me up to speed and I found out what the Robinson's could do to any opposing team!!
There's a story about a high school kid who managed to get press credentials in 1966. He got to enter the clubhouse after the fourth game and spoke to the players, including Frank Robinson. He finished his interview and lastly asked Frank if he was Frank or Brooks. Number 20 simply replied, " Can't you tell?"
How does Jim Palmer do it? He looks so much younger than the rest of these guys.
And fit enough to pitch a CG.
Jim Palmer decided he wasn’t going to age
What a team!
Palmer looks like he could still pitch
Andy Etchabarren still looks like a badass.
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American Football(NFL)👍
Basketball(NBA)👍
Ice Hockey(NHL)👍
Soccer 👎
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1970. Baltimore becomes the first city to win the W.S. and the Super Bowl in the same season.
This was my team and was responsible for me playing baseball. I remember in school in CA, they would wheel the TV into the cafeteria and play the World Series. I still collect baseball cards but only from about 1978 and earlier. Don't get me going about the overpaid, ego driven players of today!
Finalists for the best "Clutch Cargo" chin -- Andy Etchebarren and Bobby Grich
I remember Jim Palmer was inducted into the HOF and years later he wanted to unretire and pitched again. It didn't pan out though.
There were a number of managers who were good "umpire baiters" and could make an ump look silly. Leo Durocher was a good one among
others, but nobody could do it better than Earl Weaver could. I remember one incident when Earl and some umpire go into a heated argument.
Finally the ump said " I can prove it Earl, I have the rule book". Earl came back with "That doesn't help me any, I can't read braille" Brilliant.
That always gets me. And the argument where Earl was mic'd up and the ump was giving as good as he got.
At 13:17 music was very nice 👍
This is when we had great teams in Baltimore but not anymore
There won't ever be a '69 reunion! LFGM!!!
Jim Palmer is very handsome
This ball cubs would being. Late 60th early 70th ⚾
Did the Orioles invite Ken Burkhart?
Jajaja !!! That's clever Randy !!!! Elrod Hendricks tagged Bernie Carbo with his empty mitt while the ball was in his throwing hand, away from the runner, who never touched home plate and only stepped on it accidentally while arguing with Burkhart. Ken was the chief umpire and he was wrongly positioned to call foul or fair on Ty Cline's high bouncing chopper, therefore he ended up blocking Carbo's path to score and Hendricks' space to put the tag on the in-coming runner. Since Burkhart died in 2004 he would have been represented here by a relative wearing an umpire uniform, he definitively helped the Orioles in that Game 1 !!!
@@luishumbertovega3900 wouldnt have mattered...orioles still woulda owned the reds
not thank you but, THANK YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU
All of this info, but what year was this reunion??
2010, it was the 40th anniversary
Who is Mazzone? It looks like he had both hands amputated.
The bat boy who lost both arms to an fire also was with Baltimore in the postseason
Dick Hall, bola submarina.
Oriole Baseball!!!!
World Championship - how does that work when the rest of th world is not there?
what a team.108-54 then won 7 of 8 playoff games= 115-55...crushed the 'big red machine', in fact, shoulda swept them 4 straight., anyways, they clobbered them in 5.....69? fluke win by an at best, a mediocre massively overachieving ny met team.... team. proof? what were the mets in 70? an 82-84 win team? how about 71? 83-84 win third place club? how about 72?