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| Source:Baltimore Orioles Baseball- One of the reasons why Baltimore Memorial Stadium was nicknamed the Outdoor Insane Asylum, was because the Orioles dugout was like a dance floor at a nightclub. |
"This video is from the Memories on 33rd Street that was released via VHS by the Baltimore Orioles organization in 1992. The music you hear in the background during the playoffs is "Ain't no stoppin' us now" by McFadden & Whitehead.
The narrators for this video is Chuck Thompson for the regular season highlights and Jon Miller for the post-season highlights.
1979 Baltimore Orioles Season:
102-57. 1st in the American League East
American League Championship Series:
Baltimore Orioles (3) California Angels (1)
MVP: The A.L. did not award an MVP of the ALCS until 1980.
1979 World Series:
Pittsburgh Pirates (4) Baltimore Orioles (3)
MVP: Willie Stargell
Side Notes:
Mike Flanagan won the CY Young award in 1979, going 23-9 with a 3.08 ERA"
The Orioles had Oriole Magic, the Cleveland Browns had the Kardiac Kids, both nicknames from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The difference being the Orioles were generally good enough to beat their opponents and generally didn't need to have to make miracle comebacks to beat their opponents.
The Orioles were so good, so disciplined, so professional, Earl Weaver was their manager, that they were never out of any game, especially at Baltimore Memorial Stadium which was an awesome (in the real sense of the word) home field advantage for them in the 1970s and 1980s.
