1901 Baltimore Orioles
Uniform & Team History
This team was managed by John McGraw before he went on to a storied career with the New York Giants. The Orioles relocated to New York and became the Highlanders, and, eventually, the Yankees.
Oldtime Game History
Former major-league infielder Lou Merloni, who played six seasons wirh the Boston Red Sox, wore this uniform when he came out of retiremnent to play in the 2008 Oldtime Baseball Game. The Framingham native, now a popular talk-show host on Sports Radio 850 WEEI, had a double in his first at-bat. Brian Macchi of Boston College wore it when he was named MVP of the '99 Game. He went on to play professionally for Johnstown of the independent Frontier League. Harvard University pitcher Ben Crockett ('99) was later drafted by the Colorado Rockies, and Josh Klimkiewicz ('05), also of Harvard, played for the El Paso Diablos of the independent American Association.
Also worn by:
Erik Olson, Boston College ('98); Nick Yaeger, Pingree Prep ('00); Matt McEvoy, Holy Cross ('03); Brendan Timmons, Trinity College ('04); Mike Andre, Merrimack College ('06); Danny Nugent, American International College ('07); Bryan Watkins, Worcester Polytechnic Institute ('09); Mike LeBell, University of Rhode Island ('10).