Baltimore Orioles (1882–1899)

Baltimore Orioles
Full name	Baltimore Base Ball and Exhibition Company
Founded	1882
Folded	1899
League	National League (1892–1899); American Association (1882–1891);
Based in	Baltimore, Maryland
Ballpark	Union Park (1891–1899); Oriole Park (1883–1890); Newington Park (1882);
Colors	Orange/yellow/gold, black, white;
Owner	Harry Von der Horst
Manager	John McGraw (1899); Ned Hanlon (1892–1898); John Waltz (1892); George Van Haltren (1892); Billy Barnie (1883–1891); Henry Myers (1882);
League titles	3 (1894, 1895, 1896)

The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th-century professional baseball team that competed from 1882 to 1899, first in the American Association and later in the National League. This early Orioles franchise, which featured six players (Wilbert Robinson--C, Dan Brouthers--1B, Hughie Jennings--SS, John McGraw--3B, "Wee Willie" Keeler--RF, and Joe Kelley--LF) and a manager (Ned Hanlon) who were later inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, finished in first place for three consecutive seasons (1894–1896) and won the Temple Cup national championship series in 1896 and 1897.

Despite their success, the dominant Orioles were contracted out of the National League after the 1899 season, when the league reduced in size from 12 members to eight. Upon the foundation of the American League in 1901, a reorganized Baltimore Orioles franchise competed as a charter member for two seasons, before folding and being replaced by a New York City team that is better known as the New York Yankees.

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