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CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Kraft
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Celebrating and Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Baltimore Orioles 1966 World Series Victory
FOR the purpose of celebrating and commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Baltimore Orioles 4 game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1966 World Series, which was their first World Championship in franchise history and established the Baltimore Orioles as a force to be reckoned with in Major League Baseball.
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On October 9, 1966, the Baltimore Orioles completed a 4 game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers and became Major League Baseball World Champions for the first time. The Orioles only allowed the Dodgers to score 2 runs the entire series, and Orioles pitching held the Dodgers scoreless for the last 33 innings of the series.
In addition to a one sided victory, the 1966 World Series helped create a number of important records in baseball history. Aside from the pitching staff only allowing 2 runs over the course of the entire series, earning them a .50 ERA, the lowest in the World Series at that time, they were also the first non-New York Yankee American League team to win a World Series since 1948. Jim Palmer became the youngest pitcher to throw a compete game shutout in a World Series game, which helped springboard the stellar career of one of the Orioles' finest pitchers ever.
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