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Baltimore's Memorial Stadium (1950 - 1997)Built in 1950, the stadium would enjoy forty-seven years of memorable events, courtesy of Baltimore's Orioles, Colts, Ravens and Stallions, just to name a few. Star athletes such as Johnny Unitas, Brooks Robinson, Lenny Moore, Frank Robinson, Cal Ripken, Jr. and many others were a fixture here.
The Orioles played their final game here on September 14, 1991, and after the game, in a touching ceremony that featured Oriole greats taking the field at their original positions, home plate was removed and relocated to the soon to be opened Camden Yards stadium downtown. The foul poles from Memorial Stadium were also retained and installed in the new stadium.
The facade of this great structure, a memorial to the war dead reads:
ERECTED BY THE CITY OF BALTIMORE 1954 DEDICATED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PEOPLE OF BALTIMORE CITY IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND As a Memorial to All Who so Valiantly Fought and Served in the World Wars with Eternal Gratitude to Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice to Preserve Equality and Freedom Throughout the World TIME WILL NOT DIM THE GLORY OF THEIR DEEDS
The Orioles played their final game here on September 14, 1991, and after the game, in a touching ceremony that featured Oriole greats taking the field at their original positions, home plate was removed and relocated to the soon to be opened Camden Yards stadium downtown. The foul poles from Memorial Stadium were also retained and installed in the new stadium.
The facade of this great structure, a memorial to the war dead reads:
ERECTED BY THE CITY OF BALTIMORE 1954 DEDICATED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PEOPLE OF BALTIMORE CITY IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND As a Memorial to All Who so Valiantly Fought and Served in the World Wars with Eternal Gratitude to Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice to Preserve Equality and Freedom Throughout the World TIME WILL NOT DIM THE GLORY OF THEIR DEEDS
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