This day in baseball: The modern Orioles are born
Posted: November 17, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Clarence Miles, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports, St. Louis Browns, Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. 2 CommentsOn November 17, 1953, the St. Louis Browns officially became the Baltimore Baseball Club, Inc., changing the team’s name to the Orioles. After 52 years in St. Louis, the franchise was purchased by a syndicate of Baltimore business and civic interests headed by Clarence Miles and Mayor Thomas D’Alesandro, Jr.
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