This season marks the 50th anniversary of the Orioles’ 1970 World Series championship, the franchise’s second title in five seasons and first under legendary manager Earl Weaver. To celebrate the occasion, The Baltimore Sun is sharing its most memorable stories from that campaign throughout the year.
Brooks Robinson yesterday showed how he drove in 84 runs on a .234 batting average last year when he crashed a two-out single in the 10th inning to give the Orioles a 3-to-2 home opener victory over the Detroit Tigers before 33,638 Memorial Stadium fans.
Perhaps the law of averages was against the Oriole third baseman who earlier had singled twice and walked in four appearances.