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Baltimore oriole
The Baltimore oriole (''Icterus galbula'') is a small icterid blackbird common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird. It received its name from the resemblance of the male's colors to those on the coat-of-arms of 17th century L ...
is a bird species.
Baltimore Oriole(s) may also refer to:
Sports
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Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. As one of the American League's eight char ...
, a Major League Baseball team since 1954
Other teams of this name include:
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Baltimore Orioles (1882–1899), an 1882–1899 baseball team in the old American Association and the National League
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Baltimore Orioles (Atlantic Association)
The Baltimore Orioles of the 1890 Atlantic Association were a minor league baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The 1890 Orioles were a short–lived member of the Atlantic Association, before the franchise rejoined the American Association ...
, an 1890 baseball team of the Atlantic Association
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Baltimore Orioles F.C., an affiliated American League of Professional Football soccer club
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Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902)
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...
, a Major League Baseball team and charter member of the American League in 1901
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Baltimore Orioles (minor league)
The city of Baltimore, Maryland, has been home to two Minor League Baseball teams called the Baltimore Orioles, in addition to the three Major League Baseball teams that have used the name (the first of which played in the American Association i ...
(1903–1914 and 1916–1953), two baseball teams in the old Eastern League (1892–1911) and later reorganized as the International League on the Triple AAA minor leagues level
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Baltimore Orioles (ice hockey)
The Baltimore Orioles are a defunct minor league ice hockey team that operated out of Carlin's Iceland from 1932 until 1942. The team was Baltimore's first professional hockey club. The Orioles played in the Tri-State Hockey League during the 19 ...
, a minor league team that operated from 1932 until 1942
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Baltimore Oriole
The Baltimore oriole (''Icterus galbula'') is a small icterid blackbird common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird. It received its name from the resemblance of the male's colors to those on the coat-of-arms of 17th century L ...
", a song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Paul Francis Webster
See also
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Oriole (disambiguation)
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