“The Orioles have won the World Series!” These are words that have not been spoken except for in the dreams of anyone who is at least 38 years old. Until October 9, 1966, they had never been spoken at all, when the surprising Orioles finished off an unlikely sweep of the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers to take home the trophy.
This was a game from a different era. Both starting pitchers went the distance in a 1-0 game that took just one hour and 45 minutes to play. The game, like every other game in that World Series, was played in the daytime.