Opening day of the baseball season is great. I have been to about a dozen of them in Baltimore, all but one at Memorial Stadium.
"It was like we had won the war or the World Series, and we hadn’t played a game yet in Baltimore," says Billy Hunter, starting @Orioles' shortstop on the first Opening Day. "We were looking at each other and thinking, ‘What a difference from St. Louis.'" https://t.co/HPJ0E6lj79
— The 1971 Orioles: Daily Report (@1970Orioles) April 8, 2021
Telling the history of Orioles baseball and 1954 electricity for baseball. Local author and Baltimore Magazine historian @Ron_Cassie joins @NestorAparicio and @DMohler5 to some tales about the roots of Baltimore Orioles baseball &… https://t.co/UXlmsogcuv https://t.co/bUTxobto9X
— WNST Baltimore Positive (@WNST) April 8, 2021
Opening day, Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, 1954. The Orioles paraded from city hall to the stadium, signing autographs along the way. pic.twitter.com/Z95cQ0pWxV
— Lost Ballparks (@lost_ballparks) April 2, 2021
Happy opening day here's a shot from 1954 Baltimore Orioles first Opening Day prade pic.twitter.com/URCN2uxWds
— Kevin P Kerrigan (@okerrigan65) April 1, 2021
Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Apr 15, 1954 – After 55 years, big-time baseball is back in Baltimore and 46,354 of its inhabitants are there to greet their new team formerly known as St Louis Browns. And the new Orioles reciprocated the welcome with a 3-1 win over Chicago White Sox pic.twitter.com/a3QqJ9MKU7
— Old-Time Baseball Photos (@OTBaseballPhoto) January 27, 2022