BALTIMORE, MD - OCTOBER 6: Owner Peter Angelos talks with Cal Ripken Jr. #8 of the Baltimore Orioles who is be honored by the Orioles organization prior to the final game of his Major League baseball career against the Boston Red Sox October 6, 2001 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. Cal Ripken Jr played for the Orioles from 1981-2001. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
October 4 is an auspicious day for Baltimore Orioles fans.
In 1993, the Baltimore Orioles changed hands as the American League approved the team sale to current owner Peter Angelos.