| 1974 Baltimore Orioles | ||
|---|---|---|
| American League East Champions | ||
| League | American League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium | |
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Record | 91–71 (.562) | |
| Divisional place | 1st | |
| Owners | Jerold Hoffberger | |
| General managers | Frank Cashen | |
| Managers | Earl Weaver | |
| Television | WJZ-TV | |
| Radio | WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell) | |
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The 1974 Baltimore Orioles season was the 74th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 21st in Baltimore, and the 21st at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles finished first in the American League East with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses. The Orioles went on to lose to the Oakland Athletics in the 1974 American League Championship Series, 3 games to 1.
The Orioles went 27–6 after being in fourth place and trailing the Boston Red Sox by eight games on August 29. They won 16 of their last 18 matches and ended the campaign with a nine-game winning streak. They moved into first place on September 19 and clinched its fifth AL East title in six years on the penultimate night of the regular season on October 1.[1]
The Orioles had a net operating income of $82,000.[2]
- ^ Koppett, Leonard. "Orioles: Miracle of 1974," The New York Times, Thursday, October 3, 1974. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," The New York Times, Wednesday, April 6, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023.