Baltimore Orioles Cal Tapestries

Baltimore Maryland Orioles Baseball Cal Ripken Jr

The Charlotte Orioles were the long-time Class AA Southern League farm club of the Baltimore Orioles. Promoted locally as “The O’s”, the ball club was owned by famed Southern wrestling promoter Jim Crockett Jr. The Crocketts ran the O’s in true mom & pop style. Charlotte’s ballpark, formerly known as Clark Griffith Park, was renamed Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Park in 1976 in honor of the family patriarch, “Big Jim” Crockett, who passed away in 1973. While Jim Jr. and his brothers focused on the wrestling promotion inherited from their late father, sister Frances Crockett managed the O’s business operations as one of the rare female General Managers of the era. A retired wrestler named Klondike Bill handled the groundskeeping duties.

www.SaturdayAthleticClub.com

Old Photos of Baseball Players

www.SaturdayAthleticClub.com

Cal Ripken Jr. - Baltimore Orioles, 1992

Old Photos of Baseball Players

BAL Baseball Ballpark design. Makes a great gift for fans of Baltimore sports.

Old Photos of Baseball Players

Old Photos of Baseball Players

Baseball Vintage Photo

Baseball Players

Baseball Players