Audio Archives
This page contains recordings from our audio archive and a selection of Baseball Minutes. New materials will be added regularly and we invite you to check back as this archive continues to grow!
Memories and Impressions of Babe Ruth
39 min
A variety of players and sportscasters share their impressions of the Babe.
Babe Ruth Interviews
30 min
A variety of Ruth interviews, including one from Babe Ruth Day in April 1947, and Mel Allen’s reflections on Babe.
“We Met Babe” Interviews
46 min
A collection of interviews from folks who saw, met, or interacted with Babe. Recorded in 1991.
Interview with Geraldine Day, wife of Leon Day.
18 min
A 1998 interview with Geraldine Day, wife of Negro League player and Hall of Famer, Leon Day.
Brooks Robinson on playing for Paul Richards
3 min
Brooks shares his thoughts on playing for the Orioles and manager Paul Richards.
Tribute to Chuck Thompson
3 min
Sportscasters at the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993 pay tribute to iconic broadcaster Chuck Thompson on his Ford C. Frick Award.
Orioles Greatest Moments
30 min
From Hoyt Wilhelm’s no hitter to Tippy picking off three, here are some of the Orioles greatest moments.
An Evening with Cal and Eddie
1 hr 6 min
An interview with Cal Ripken Jr. and Eddie Murray. Recorded at the Sports Legends Museum in 2009.
Interview with James Earl Jones
47 min
When Oriole Park opened, James Earl Jones read the dedication. Listen as Doug Roberts interviews Jones about his life.
Oriole Park Dedication by James Earl Jones
5 min
James Earl Jones reads the dedication to Oriole Park on April 4, 1992.
Memorial Stadium’s Last Out
55 min
WBAL recording of the last out and ceremony at Memorial Stadium.
Baseball Minutes
Heard as the prelude to Orioles home games, Baltimore’s Baseball Minutes would hit the radio waves with 60 seconds of history to-the-point, featuring a fun fact or little-known interview clip with a famous Baltimore baseball player or media personality. Listen any time to Mike Gibbons and Doug Roberts, and come back as more minutes make it to the web!
Eddie Murray – “Ed-die! Ed-die!”
When 40,000 people chant your name.
Earl Weaver and the Last Game at Memorial Stadium
Lost the game, won the loyalty of Baltimore’s fan.
Babe Ruth switches to the Outfield ruth 1918 w-out tag
The championship pitcher changes position.
Nolan Reimold: Staying in the Big Leagues?
Jeff Zrebek makes an early season prediction.
Chuck Thompson – Homegrown Catchers
Once a weakness, now a strength.
Babe Ruth on Lou Gehrig’s Death
A friendship lost, then found again.
Bill Quigley’s signed Babe Ruth baseball
A once-in-a-lifetime encounter.
Doug DeCinces replaces Brooks Robinson
The little-known story behind the training of the 3rd base heir-apparent.
Baltimore Reporter Sam Lacy and Jackie Robinson
The assignment that coincided with one of baseball’s most historic moments.
Babe Ruth Centennial Minutes
A collection of baseball minutes from Babe’s 100th birthday.
UMBC Baseball, 1993 ASG, and Virginia Fowble
Baseball minutes featuring an interview with John Jancuska UMBC Baseball Coach for 34 seasons (0:00-0:21); Julie Wagner on prepping for the 1993 All Star Game (0:21:40-0:26:00); Virginia Fowble on youth and amateur baseball in Maryland (0:26:17- end)