Jim Henneman is a past president of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and is now in his eighth decade covering and writing about the Orioles. He began his career with the Baltimore News American before joining the Baltimore Sun and has been a longtime PressBox columnist and contributor.
Eighty years ago today, the then-minor league Orioles drew 52,833 fans to "The Game" at old Municipal Stadium—a known turning point in local baseball history.
With the American League’s best pitching staff, the 1961 “Baby Birds” proved an obstacle in Maris’ pursuit of Baltimore-born “Babe."
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