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August 20, 2023

Baltimore, Maryland has a long and storied sporting history encompassing many teams from many different eras. Area fans, such as the late Wild Bill Hagy, are known for their passion and reverence for historical sports figures who played in the city or were born there.

Among other sports, Baltimore is also known for horse racing. The Preakness Stakes is a 1-3/16 mile (1.91 km) American Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The Preakness Stakes has been termed "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" because a blanket of Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta, the state flower of Maryland) is traditionally placed around the winner's neck. The Preakness is the second leg in American thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown series and almost always attracts the Kentucky Derby winner, and some of the other horses that ran in the Derby.

Major league professional teams

Other professional teams

See also: Baltimore Blast (1980–92)

Baltimore Bohemians, a USL PDL soccer franchise founded in 2011, finished second in the Mid-Atlantic division in 2013, clinching a playoff berth in their second season. The Bohemians also secured a U.S. Open Cup berth and led the entire 62-team PDL in scoring with 42 league goals.[1] They went on hiatus as of the 2017 season.[2]

In 2018, FC Baltimore began play in the National Premier Soccer League out of the Community College of Baltimore County's Essex Stadium.[3] The team won the Mid-Atlantic Conference in its inaugural season, including the largest home victory of the year with a 13–0 win over Legacy 76, and reached the 2018 NPSL National Playoffs as a wildcard team.[4][5] In 2019, they finished second in the NPSL Mid-Atlantic Division[6] and fell to eventual league champions New York Cosmos B in the Northeast Region Final.[7]

Baltimore Blast, a franchise of the Major Arena Soccer League, has been playing at the 1st Mariner Arena since 1992. Originally known as Baltimore Spirit, the team changed its name in 1998. The current name was previously used by another indoor soccer team that played in Baltimore from 1980 to 1992, winning a MISL title in 1984. Since joining the MISL in 2001, the Baltimore Blast have won nine league championships: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2018.[8] The Blast joined the MASL in 2014 upon closure of the MISL. The Baltimore Kings, a Baltimore Blast affiliate,[9] joined MASL 3 in 2021 to begin play in 2022.[10]

Baltimore has two women's American football teams: the Baltimore Burn (founded 2001) and the Baltimore Nighthawks (founded 2007). Both teams play at Art Modell Field.

Defunct or relocated teams

Baseball

 
Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Football

The Baltimore Stallions was an expansion professional football team that joined the Canadian Football League in 1994. It remained in Baltimore for two seasons before relocating to Montreal after the 1995 season to become the Montreal Alouettes. While playing for Baltimore, the team posted the best two season starts of any CFL expansion team ever, advancing to the Grey Cup in both seasons. In its final season in Baltimore, the Stallions became the only U.S.-based CFL team to win the Grey Cup, upsetting the heavily favored Calgary Stampeders.

The Baltimore Mariners, a franchise of the American Indoor Football Association, played at the 1st Mariner Arena from 2008 to 2010. After winning the AIFA championship to cap an undefeated season in 2010, the team folded over charges that owner Dwayne Wells purchased the franchise with embezzled funds.[11]

Basketball

Soccer

Ice hockey

Softball

Lacrosse

Major league professional championships

College teams

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Division III

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Events

Lore and traditions

It is customary before a Baltimore Ravens game to tap the shoe of the statue of Johnny Unitas, Baltimore's star quarterback of the mid twentieth century while the Colts were still playing in the city. This is seen as a good luck charm for the game to come.[15]

When the national anthem is played at an Orioles or Ravens game, the word "oh" is emphasized in the line "oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave" by the crowd to show allegiance to the Orioles, using their nickname, the O's. Some national onlookers regard this custom as disrespectful to the nation's anthem.[16]

Nicknames are widely used in Baltimore to refer to certain sports figures or moments. Several Orioles players of the modern era have earned themselves nicknames which have quickly become traditional, such as Chris Davis receiving the nickname "Crush Davis" following his record-setting 2013 season and Nelson Cruz, whose last named is chanted in an elongated fashion whenever he makes a big play at home. The 2012 postseason game between the Ravens and the Broncos has picked up several nicknames, such as the "Mile High Miracle", the "F-bomb", and the "Rocky Mountain Rainbow", each referring particularly to Joe Flacco's pass to Jacoby Jones for a Baltimore touchdown which led to a victory, eventually leading the Ravens to win Super Bowl XLVII.[17][18]

When the Orioles are thrown into situations where they succeed spectacularly, especially when overcoming an adversarial situation, it is known by the Baltimore community as "Orioles Magic". This term was popularized by the local station WFBR when announcers reacted to Doug DeCinces' walk-off home run over the Detroit Tigers in 1979 by shouting "it might get out of here", followed by an eruption of fan cheering at Memorial Stadium.[19]

Eating Esskay hot dogs and drinking National Bohemian beer at Baltimore sporting events, particularly at Orioles games, has become a long-lasting tradition. National Bohemian is commonly referred to as "Natty Boh" by venues and Baltimoreans, however no longer served at Oriole Park itself after a marketing dispute involving usage of the Orioles color likeness on cans initiated by owner Peter Angelos.[20][21]

The term "Birdland" is commonly used to refer to the Baltimore area's fanbase for both the Ravens and the Orioles. MASN, the Orioles' broadcasting network, is commonly accredited with popularizing this term thanks to their promos.[22]

The song Seven Nation Army was popularized in Baltimore as the Ravens' official pump-up song. Seven Nation Army was first played at the Ravens opening game of 2011 against the Steelers, and has been played at every home game since. It can often be heard at Orioles games as well.[23]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bohs Advance To PDL Playoffs". United Soccer Leagues. July 21, 2013. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "Club statement regarding the future". Baltimore Bohemians. January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  3. ^ Graham, Glenn. "Baltimore has new semipro soccer team with FC Baltimore joining NPSL". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  4. ^ "FC Baltimore Claims Mid-Atlantic Conference Regular Season Title – National Premier Soccer League". www.npsl.com. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  5. ^ "FC Baltimore Defeats Legacy 76 13-0 – National Premier Soccer League". www.npsl.com. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  6. ^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  7. ^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  8. ^ "Blast win MASL Championship". Baltimoreblast.com. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  9. ^ Graham, Glenn. "Blast welcome the Baltimore Kings, who will serve as farm team in Major Arena Soccer League's third division". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  10. ^ "MASL 3 Announces Regular Season Schedule for Eastern Conference". www.masl3.com. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  11. ^ Sarah Beth Hensley (January 3, 2011). . Potomac Patch. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  12. ^ Fominykh, Katherine (December 30, 2020). "'We thought we'd always be here': Anne Arundel-based Baltimore Shuckers cease operations due to pandemic". Capital Gazette. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  13. ^ The last time the Washington Bullets played in Baltimore United Press International
  14. ^ "Bullets leave Baltimore with win Mavericks fall, 94-87" The Baltimore Sun
  15. ^ DiLutis, Peter. "Downtown Baltimore Sports Landmarks". Maryland Sports Landmarks. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  16. ^ Brown, David (May 21, 2012). "Baltimore's tradition of fans shouting 'O!' during national anthem sparks interleague feud". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  17. ^ "Chris Davis Becomes Crush Davis". Baltimore Magazine. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  18. ^ "Orioles' Nelson Cruz earns T-shirt night with monster April". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  19. ^ "Thirty-four years ago tonight, Orioles Magic was born". MASN. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  20. ^ . WikiHow. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  21. ^ . Baltimore City Paper. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  22. ^ "Baltimore Orioles: This Is Birdland, Damn It". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  23. ^ "How "Seven Nation Army" Became The Pump-Up Song At M&T Bank…And The 4 Songs They Almost Played Instead". Mix 106.5. Retrieved July 21, 2014.

August 20, 2023
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Baltimore Maryland has a long and storied sporting history encompassing many teams from many different eras Area fans such as the late Wild Bill Hagy are known for their passion and reverence for historical sports figures who played in the city or were born there Among other sports Baltimore is also known for horse racing The Preakness Stakes is a 1 3 16 mile 1 91 km American Grade I stakes race for three year old thoroughbred horses held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore The Preakness Stakes has been termed The Run for the Black Eyed Susans because a blanket of Black eyed Susans Rudbeckia hirta the state flower of Maryland is traditionally placed around the winner s neck The Preakness is the second leg in American thoroughbred racing s Triple Crown series and almost always attracts the Kentucky Derby winner and some of the other horses that ran in the Derby Contents 1 Major league professional teams 2 Other professional teams 3 Defunct or relocated teams 3 1 Baseball 3 2 Football 3 3 Basketball 3 4 Soccer 3 5 Ice hockey 3 6 Softball 3 7 Lacrosse 4 Major league professional championships 4 1 Baltimore Orioles MLB 4 2 Baltimore Orioles 19th century MLB 4 3 Baltimore Bullets NBA 4 4 Baltimore Colts NFL 4 5 Baltimore Ravens NFL 4 6 Baltimore Stallions CFL 4 7 Baltimore Mariners AIFA 5 College teams 5 1 Division I 5 2 Division III 6 Events 7 Lore and traditions 8 See also 9 ReferencesMajor league professional teams EditBaltimore Orioles Major League Baseball since 1954 Baltimore Ravens National Football League since 1996 Other professional teams EditSee also Baltimore Blast 1980 92 Baltimore Blast Major Arena Soccer League since 1992 Baltimore Burn United States Women s Football League inactive Baltimore Nighthawks Independent Women s Football League since 2008 Baltimore Ride United Women s Lacrosse League since 2016 Baltimore Bohemians a USL PDL soccer franchise founded in 2011 finished second in the Mid Atlantic division in 2013 clinching a playoff berth in their second season The Bohemians also secured a U S Open Cup berth and led the entire 62 team PDL in scoring with 42 league goals 1 They went on hiatus as of the 2017 season 2 In 2018 FC Baltimore began play in the National Premier Soccer League out of the Community College of Baltimore County s Essex Stadium 3 The team won the Mid Atlantic Conference in its inaugural season including the largest home victory of the year with a 13 0 win over Legacy 76 and reached the 2018 NPSL National Playoffs as a wildcard team 4 5 In 2019 they finished second in the NPSL Mid Atlantic Division 6 and fell to eventual league champions New York Cosmos B in the Northeast Region Final 7 Baltimore Blast a franchise of the Major Arena Soccer League has been playing at the 1st Mariner Arena since 1992 Originally known as Baltimore Spirit the team changed its name in 1998 The current name was previously used by another indoor soccer team that played in Baltimore from 1980 to 1992 winning a MISL title in 1984 Since joining the MISL in 2001 the Baltimore Blast have won nine league championships 2002 2003 2005 2007 2008 2012 2016 2017 and 2018 8 The Blast joined the MASL in 2014 upon closure of the MISL The Baltimore Kings a Baltimore Blast affiliate 9 joined MASL 3 in 2021 to begin play in 2022 10 Baltimore has two women s American football teams the Baltimore Burn founded 2001 and the Baltimore Nighthawks founded 2007 Both teams play at Art Modell Field Defunct or relocated teams EditBaseball Edit Oriole Park at Camden YardsBaltimore Black Sox Eastern Colored League 1923 1928 Baltimore Elite Giants Negro National League the second 1938 1948 Baltimore Monumentals Union Association 1884 Baltimore Orioles 19th century American Association National League 1882 1899 Baltimore Orioles American League 1901 1902 moved to New York and became the Highlanders and eventually the New York Yankees Baltimore Orioles Eastern International League 1903 1914 1916 1953 Baltimore Terrapins Federal League 1914 1915 Football Edit Baltimore Stallions Canadian Football League 1994 95 Baltimore Stars United States Football League 1985 Baltimore Colts National Football League 1953 83 Baltimore Colts All America Football Conference NFL 1947 50 Baltimore Blackbirds American Indoor Football Association 2007 Baltimore Mariners American Indoor Football Association 2008 10 Baltimore Brigade Arena Football League 2017 19 The Baltimore Stallions was an expansion professional football team that joined the Canadian Football League in 1994 It remained in Baltimore for two seasons before relocating to Montreal after the 1995 season to become the Montreal Alouettes While playing for Baltimore the team posted the best two season starts of any CFL expansion team ever advancing to the Grey Cup in both seasons In its final season in Baltimore the Stallions became the only U S based CFL team to win the Grey Cup upsetting the heavily favored Calgary Stampeders The Baltimore Mariners a franchise of the American Indoor Football Association played at the 1st Mariner Arena from 2008 to 2010 After winning the AIFA championship to cap an undefeated season in 2010 the team folded over charges that owner Dwayne Wells purchased the franchise with embezzled funds 11 Basketball Edit Baltimore Bullets 1944 1954 American Basketball League 1944 47 and National Basketball Association 1947 1954 Baltimore Shuckers American Professional Basketball League 2011 2016 Central Basketball Association 2017 2020 12 Baltimore Bullets National Basketball Association 1963 73 played 35 home games in Baltimore as the Washington Bullets 1989 1997 13 14 Baltimore Claws American Basketball Association 1975 Baltimore Lightning Continental Basketball Association 1985 86 played games at Towson Center at Towson University Baltimore Bayrunners International Basketball League 1999 2000 Baltimore Pearls American Basketball Association 2005 07 Soccer Edit Baltimore Bays North American Soccer League 1967 69 Baltimore Blast Major Indoor Soccer League 1980 1992 Baltimore Blast National Professional Soccer League 1992 2001 named Baltimore Spirit until 1998 Major Indoor Soccer League 2001 2008 and Major Indoor Soccer League 2008 14 Baltimore Comets North American Soccer League 1974 76 Crystal Palace Baltimore USL Second Division 2006 10 Ice hockey Edit Baltimore Hockey League 1896 1898 Baltimore Blades World Hockey Association 1975 Baltimore Bandits American Hockey League 1995 1997 Baltimore Clippers American Eastern Southern Hockey League 1962 1977 Baltimore Skipjacks American Atlantic Coast Hockey League 1981 1993 moved to Portland Maine as the PiratesSoftball Edit Baltimore Monuments American Professional Slo Pitch League APSPL 1977 Lacrosse Edit Baltimore Tribe American Lacrosse League 1988 played at University of Maryland Baltimore County in Catonsville for the 4 weeks the league existed Baltimore Thunder Eagle Pro Box National Lacrosse League 1987 1999 moved to Pittsburgh then Washington D C now Colorado Baltimore Bayhawks Major League Lacrosse 2001 2006 Moved to the Washington D C area in 2007 returned to the Baltimore Metropolitan Area in 2009 at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis In that season the team was still known as the Washington Bayhawks in 2010 it adopted its current name of Chesapeake Bayhawks Major league professional championships EditBaltimore Orioles MLB Edit 3 World Series titles 1966 1970 1983Baltimore Orioles 19th century MLB Edit 2 pre World Series titles 1896 1897Baltimore Bullets NBA Edit 1 NBA Finals title 1948Baltimore Colts NFL Edit 2 NFL championships pre Super Bowl 1958 19591 Super Bowl title 1970 V Baltimore Ravens NFL Edit 2 Super Bowl titles 2000 XXXV 2012 XLVII Baltimore Stallions CFL Edit 1 Grey Cup title 1995Baltimore Mariners AIFA Edit 1 AIFA Championship Bowl title 2010 AIFA Championship Bowl IVCollege teams EditDivision I Edit In Baltimore City Coppin State Eagles Johns Hopkins Blue Jays competes in Division I for men s and women s lacrosse only Loyola Greyhounds Morgan State BearsIn Baltimore County Towson Tigers in Towson UMBC Retrievers in CatonsvilleDivision III Edit In Baltimore City Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Notre Dame GatorsIn Baltimore County Goucher Gophers located in Towson Stevenson Mustangs located in Owings MillsEvents EditArmy Navy Game 1924 1944 2000 2007 2014 2016 City Poly football game 1889 present Crab Bowl Classic Maryland Navy football game 1932 1951 1958 1959 2005 2010 Day of Rivals college lacrosse double header 2009 present Face Off Classic college lacrosse double header 2007 present NBA All Star Game 1969 NCAA Division I men s lacrosse championship 1975 2003 2004 2007 2010 2011 2014 NCAA Division II men s lacrosse championship 2003 2004 2007 2010 2011 2014 NCAA Division III men s lacrosse championship 2003 2004 2007 2010 2011 2014Lore and traditions EditIt is customary before a Baltimore Ravens game to tap the shoe of the statue of Johnny Unitas Baltimore s star quarterback of the mid twentieth century while the Colts were still playing in the city This is seen as a good luck charm for the game to come 15 When the national anthem is played at an Orioles or Ravens game the word oh is emphasized in the line oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave by the crowd to show allegiance to the Orioles using their nickname the O s Some national onlookers regard this custom as disrespectful to the nation s anthem 16 Nicknames are widely used in Baltimore to refer to certain sports figures or moments Several Orioles players of the modern era have earned themselves nicknames which have quickly become traditional such as Chris Davis receiving the nickname Crush Davis following his record setting 2013 season and Nelson Cruz whose last named is chanted in an elongated fashion whenever he makes a big play at home The 2012 postseason game between the Ravens and the Broncos has picked up several nicknames such as the Mile High Miracle the F bomb and the Rocky Mountain Rainbow each referring particularly to Joe Flacco s pass to Jacoby Jones for a Baltimore touchdown which led to a victory eventually leading the Ravens to win Super Bowl XLVII 17 18 When the Orioles are thrown into situations where they succeed spectacularly especially when overcoming an adversarial situation it is known by the Baltimore community as Orioles Magic This term was popularized by the local station WFBR when announcers reacted to Doug DeCinces walk off home run over the Detroit Tigers in 1979 by shouting it might get out of here followed by an eruption of fan cheering at Memorial Stadium 19 Eating Esskay hot dogs and drinking National Bohemian beer at Baltimore sporting events particularly at Orioles games has become a long lasting tradition National Bohemian is commonly referred to as Natty Boh by venues and Baltimoreans however no longer served at Oriole Park itself after a marketing dispute involving usage of the Orioles color likeness on cans initiated by owner Peter Angelos 20 21 The term Birdland is commonly used to refer to the Baltimore area s fanbase for both the Ravens and the Orioles MASN the Orioles broadcasting network is commonly accredited with popularizing this term thanks to their promos 22 The song Seven Nation Army was popularized in Baltimore as the Ravens official pump up song Seven Nation Army was first played at the Ravens opening game of 2011 against the Steelers and has been played at every home game since It can often be heard at Orioles games as well 23 See also EditBabe Ruth Birthplace Museum Sports in MarylandReferences Edit Bohs Advance To PDL Playoffs United Soccer Leagues July 21 2013 Archived from the original on July 23 2013 Retrieved August 19 2013 Club statement regarding the future Baltimore Bohemians January 12 2017 Retrieved January 18 2017 Graham Glenn Baltimore has new semipro soccer team with FC Baltimore joining NPSL baltimoresun com Retrieved 2018 09 05 FC Baltimore Claims Mid Atlantic Conference Regular Season Title National Premier Soccer League www npsl com Retrieved 2018 09 05 FC Baltimore Defeats Legacy 76 13 0 National Premier Soccer League www npsl com Retrieved 2018 09 05 National Premier Soccer League npsl bonzidev com Retrieved 2019 09 03 National Premier Soccer League npsl bonzidev com Retrieved 2019 09 03 Blast win MASL Championship Baltimoreblast com Retrieved 25 April 2017 Graham Glenn Blast welcome the Baltimore Kings who will serve as farm team in Major Arena Soccer League s third division baltimoresun com Retrieved 2021 12 30 MASL 3 Announces Regular Season Schedule for Eastern Conference www masl3 com Retrieved 2021 12 30 Sarah Beth Hensley January 3 2011 Potomac Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Embezzling 1 7 million Potomac Patch Archived from the original on August 25 2011 Retrieved April 6 2011 Fominykh Katherine December 30 2020 We thought we d always be here Anne Arundel based Baltimore Shuckers cease operations due to pandemic Capital Gazette Retrieved February 25 2022 The last time the Washington Bullets played in Baltimore United Press International Bullets leave Baltimore with win Mavericks fall 94 87 The Baltimore Sun DiLutis Peter Downtown Baltimore Sports Landmarks Maryland Sports Landmarks Retrieved July 21 2014 Brown David May 21 2012 Baltimore s tradition of fans shouting O during national anthem sparks interleague feud Yahoo Sports Retrieved July 21 2014 Chris Davis Becomes Crush Davis Baltimore Magazine Retrieved July 21 2014 Orioles Nelson Cruz earns T shirt night with monster April Baltimore Sun Retrieved July 21 2014 Thirty four years ago tonight Orioles Magic was born MASN Retrieved July 21 2014 How to Be a Baltimore Orioles Fan WikiHow Archived from the original on July 28 2014 Retrieved July 21 2014 NATTY BOH RANKS AMONG WORST CHEAP AMERICAN BEERS Baltimore City Paper Archived from the original on July 28 2014 Retrieved July 21 2014 Baltimore Orioles This Is Birdland Damn It Bleacher Report Retrieved July 21 2014 How Seven Nation Army Became The Pump Up Song At M amp T Bank And The 4 Songs They Almost Played Instead Mix 106 5 Retrieved July 21 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sports in Baltimore amp oldid 1158036508, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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