Name the Oriole

**Iron Jaw** · 09-05-2005, 09:45 PM

This man was not successful with the pictured uniform, but gained some major notoriety as an Oriole.

**J W** · 09-06-2005, 07:24 PM

I'm thinking this is Diamond Jim...

**Iron Jaw** · 09-06-2005, 11:09 PM

And you are correct. Diamond Jim Gentile.

Now.....who is this young (at the time) Oriole? Long ago, he had a couple of excellent seasons on the mound before his arm went south.

**buckeyeangler** · 09-08-2005, 05:39 PM

Chuck Estrada;1/4th of the famous"Kiddie Korps''-with Steve Barber, Jack Fischer, and Milt Pappas;all but Milt blew their arms out early, but still they somehow contended for years with only one truly productive hitter in the lineup- Jim Gentile,still the O's premier first-sacker ever to those of us who saw and loved them all.You can always tell those that opt for Palmiero,Murray,or even Boog-they never saw Jim.
His career could make an interesting study or show;never made the majors till he was 27,and put the Orioles on his back for four years until, in arguably the worst trade in Oriole history,he was traded to KC for Norm Siebern.The trade cost the Orioles a pennant, though they soon recovered.
A crushed Gentile never did...

**Iron Jaw** · 09-08-2005, 08:12 PM

Chuck Estrada is correct. That 1960 staff of youngsters placed the Orioles in the pennant race for the first time since they were playing in St. Louis in the mid 40's. Estrada, Pappas, Barber, Fisher, along with oldsters Hal "Skinny" Brown and Hoyt Wilhelm started the team on it's way to winning more games than any franchise from 1960-85. After that season, the O's were usually in the race, except for a couple of years (1962,1967) where they were hammered with injuries. Chuck won 18 games that year to tie for the AL lead. He won 15 the next, then had a 9-17 record, the season his arm troubles began.

Here is another favorite Oriole hurler:

**Iron Jaw** · 09-10-2005, 08:44 PM

Nobody's guessed this guy yet?

He once put on the most dazzling display of relief work in the history of the World Series.

**Dennie Cunningham** · 02-23-2006, 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by Iron Jaw

Chuck Estrada is correct. That 1960 staff of youngsters placed the Orioles in the pennant race for the first time since they were playing in St. Louis in the mid 40's. Estrada, Pappas, Barber, Fisher, along with oldsters Hal "Skinny" Brown and Hoyt Wilhelm started the team on it's way to winning more games than any franchise from 1960-85. After that season, the O's were usually in the race, except for a couple of years (1962,1967) where they were hammered with injuries. Chuck won 18 games that year to tie for the AL lead. He won 15 the next, then had a 9-17 record, the season his arm troubles began.

Here is another favorite Oriole hurler:

Could this be Stu Miller???

**DODGER DEB** · 09-13-2005, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by buckeyeangler

Chuck Estrada;1/4th of the famous"Kiddie Korps''-with Steve Barber, Jack Fischer, and Milt Pappas;all but Milt blew their arms out early, but still they somehow contended for years with only one truly productive hitter in the lineup- Jim Gentile,still the O's premier first-sacker ever to those of us who saw and loved them all.You can always tell those that opt for Palmiero,Murray,or even Boog-they never saw Jim.
His career could make an interesting study or show;never made the majors till he was 27,and put the Orioles on his back for four years until, in arguably the worst trade in Oriole history,he was traded to KC for Norm Siebern.The trade cost the Orioles a pennant, though they soon recovered.
A crushed Gentile never did...

There was one more pitcher that was part of Paul Richards' "Kiddie Korps". In addition to Chuck, Milt, Jack, and Steve, there was Jerry Walker.

c.

**buckeyeangler** · 09-13-2005, 04:18 PM

DD,
thanks for the reminder; a sore-armed Walker actually bounced around the majors for some years...

**hagersbush** · 11-03-2005, 04:37 PM

A great thread,I,m 71 yrs old & I got to watch them all.
The only two I recognized was Jackie"the flake" Brandt.
Also a young Moe Dabowski,who was a great reliever &
one of the most fun orioles of all time.He was a master
practical joker.Thanks for the memories.

**Iron Jaw** · 11-04-2005, 07:18 PM

The pictured player was a heroic figure in the Mexican leagues, though he did play four major league seasons (mostly with Baltimore) and showed some power.

He has a namesake (last name only) with the current Baltimore Oriole team.

**Iron Jaw** · 11-14-2005, 09:21 PM

Too long on this one. A MAJOR hint. He has the same last name as a current Oriole player named Melvin.

**Aa3rt** · 11-15-2005, 07:02 AM

Is it Andres Mora?

**Iron Jaw** · 11-15-2005, 01:31 PM

It is Andres Mora, a Mexican League power hitter. He came to the Orioles with great expectations, but only showed a glimpse of power, and wound up back in the Mexican Leagues after a few seasons in MLB.

Next Oriole:

**JohnGelnarFan** · 04-14-2006, 04:21 PM

You've got a great collection of cards.I'm sorry I missed this Quiz. Steve Barber went to my high school in Maryland. So did Sonny Jackson and Tom Brown who played with the Senators and Redskins in the 60's. Hope you'll do it again!

**Iron Jaw** · 04-19-2006, 01:33 AM

Next Oriole:

**JohnGelnarFan** · 04-19-2006, 09:10 AM

That's Marvelous Marv! Look at that great defensive positioning!

**Iron Jaw** · 04-19-2006, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by JohnGelnarFan

That's Marvelous Marv! Look at that great defensive positioning!

That is Marvelous.......Faye's brother.

**JohnGelnarFan** · 04-20-2006, 01:54 PM

On page 9 you showed Roric Harrison. Another bit of trivia about him is that he was part of the trade between the 1969 Astros and Pilots that took Jim Bouton to Houston. Dooley Womack and Roric for Bouton.

From "Ball Four"(after finding out about the trade) - "Dooley Womack? Holy Mackerel. The same Dooley Womack whose great spring I almost matched with the Yankees? Oh Lord! I hope there's alot of undisclosed cash involved. I hope a hundred thousand,at least. Maybe it's me for a hundred thousand and Dooley Womack is just a throw-In.I'd hate to think at this stage of my career I was being traded even up for Dooley Womack."

He wasn't.Roric was the throw-In!