Al Kaline's 3,000th Hit
Al Kaline reaches 3,000 hits in Baltimore in the final month of his twenty-second and last season, all of them for Detroit.
Baltimore, MD · 1954–1991
Memorial Stadium was a ballpark in Baltimore, MD. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 15, 1954 and the last on September 30, 1991. The register files it under the American League.
3,037 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1954 and 1991. The game logs list the Baltimore Orioles as the home club here. Its recorded capacity is 31,000. 17 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Al Kaline's 3,000th Hit in 1974, Hoyt Wilhelm's No-Hitter in 1958, and Baltimore Orioles Combined No-Hitter, 1967 in 1967.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 15, 1954, when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 3–1. Virgil Trucks started for the Chicago White Sox and Bob Turley for the Baltimore Orioles. Eddie Rommel was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 6, 1991, when the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 7–1. Frank Tanana started for the Detroit Tigers and Bob Milacki for the Baltimore Orioles. Tim Welke was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 54,458, for a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Baltimore Orioles on October 9, 1966.
The major leagues also played in Baltimore, MD at Madison Avenue Grounds (1871–1871), Newington Park (1872–1882), Oriole Park I (1883–1889), Belair Lot (1884–1884), and Monumental Park (1884–1884), and 5 other grounds.
Al Kaline reaches 3,000 hits in Baltimore in the final month of his twenty-second and last season, all of them for Detroit.
Hoyt Wilhelm threw a no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles against the New York Yankees on September 20, 1958, winning 1–0.
Steve Barber and Stu Miller threw a combined no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles against the Detroit Tigers on April 30, 1967.
Tom Phoebus threw a no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles against the Boston Red Sox on April 27, 1968, winning 6–0.
Jim Palmer threw a no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles against the Oakland Athletics on August 13, 1969, winning 8–0.
Juan Nieves threw a no-hitter for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Baltimore Orioles on April 15, 1987, winning 7–0.
Wilson Álvarez threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Baltimore Orioles on August 11, 1991, winning 7–0.
Tony Horton hit for the cycle for the Cleveland Indians against the Baltimore Orioles on July 2, 1970.
Larry Hisle hit for the cycle for the Minnesota Twins against the Baltimore Orioles on June 4, 1976.
Bob Watson hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Baltimore Orioles on September 15, 1979.
Tony Phillips hit for the cycle for the Oakland Athletics against the Baltimore Orioles on May 16, 1986.
Rocky Colavito hit four home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Baltimore Orioles on June 10, 1959.
Manny Jiménez hit three home runs for the Kansas City Athletics against the Baltimore Orioles on July 4, 1964.
Leroy Stanton hit three home runs for the California Angels against the Baltimore Orioles on July 10, 1973.
Bobby Grich hit three home runs for the Baltimore Orioles against the Minnesota Twins on June 18, 1974.
Juan Beníquez hit three home runs for the Baltimore Orioles against the New York Yankees on June 12, 1986.
Randy Milligan hit three home runs for the Baltimore Orioles against the New York Yankees on June 9, 1990.
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