Hello, friends.
Another day has dawned with the Orioles in last place in the American League East. After becoming the first team since division play began in 1969 to be 32 games out of first place on July 1, the Orioles gained a game on the Red Sox yesterday and are now just 31 games out. They trail the fourth place Blue Jays by 15 games.
In their 83rd game, the 1988 Orioles were beaten by the White Sox, 4-1, to drop to 25-58. That edition of the O’s only got four hits, two of which were picked up by future Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr.