Nine Innings of Orioles Baseball exhibit tells the entire story of Baltimore’s baseball franchise, from the minor league dynasty of the 1890s to today, divided into nine unique galleries.
The First Inning tells the story of the Orioles of the 1890s, the teams of legend — playing in four Temple Cup Championships and winning two. They were notorious for hard-playing ball and introduced baseball to the famous “Baltimore Chop.” The gallery is designed to replicate the Diamond Tavern, 1897 bar on Howard Street owned by Orioles Wilbert Robinson and John McGraw, and features 1890s artifacts, including team photographs, team mascot Harry Howe’s uniform, scorecards, lantern slides and the team’s historic 1895 World Championship banner.
Inning Six features the familiar musical strain of “Orioles Magic,” Wild Bill leading the Roar from 34, and other memorable images and music from the raucous 1980s. Complete with John Denver’s “Thank God I’m a Country Boy,” game highlights, and one-of-a-kind artifacts, including the 1983 World Series trophy, the story takes the fan’s perspective, as if you are watching a game from Memorial Stadium.
The Eighth Inning celebrates “#8” himself, Cal Ripken, Jr. Through video displays, text panels, photographs and artifacts, which include the famous 2-1-3-1 banners that hung on the Orioles Warehouse wall the night the Iron Man passed Lou Gehrig in consecutive games played, the Museum interprets Cal’s incredible march into the record books.
