Fifty-nine games into the 1988 season, the Orioles were in basically the same situation that they are right now.
They were wallowing at the bottom of the American League East standings, 22½ games out of first place after starting the season with a record 21 straight losses.
It would end up being the worst season in team history and Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. hopes the current Orioles won’t have to relive it over the next four months.