Sad Final Days of Memorial Stadium
This old photo from sometime in the 1990s shows the beloved old Memorial Stadium from the inside. The field is overgrown and the not a soul in the stands. Source: Library of Congress
The Ghosts of Old Memorial Stadium
Remember old Memorial Stadium? Some great memories from that place. We dug up a large number of photos taken of the stadium in its waning days. Take a look at them below, and if you want to...
Polytechnic vs. Forest Park High Football Game
Here’s an old picture of a football game between Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and Forest Park High School at Memorial Stadium. Source: Kilduffs
Great Photo of Old Memorial Stadium
What a beautiful old photograph of Memorial Stadium. Source: Library of Congress
Plane Crashes Into Memorial Stadium
Donald Kroner crashed a plane into Baltimore's Memorial Stadium in 1976 after a Colts vs. Steelers game. Nobody was injured, but it made for a crazy story the next day.
August 1962 Film Footage of Yankees vs. Orioles
We dug up this really cool clip of the Yankees playing the Orioles on YouTube. The caption says this is from August 25th, 1962. Here’s the box score from that day. Oh, and if you’d like...
1958 MLB All-Star Game at Memorial Stadium
The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game to be held in Baltimore was in 1958, four seasons after the Orioles arrived in town. The American League came out on top 4-3 that game, on July 8th,...
30 Years Ago: Amazing O’s Comeback Against Milwaukee
Exactly 30 years ago today, the Baltimore Orioles played a day game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Memorial Stadium, in front of 35,804 depressed fans. Why were they depressed? Jim Palmer, then 37 years old, was...