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EPISODE SUMMARY

In the final episode of our Baltimore Orioles trilogy we travel back to the 1890's to discuss the first dynasty in American professional sports: the 1890's Baltimore Orioles. Led by Manager Ned Hanlon, they invented the Baltimore Chop, started the career of the legendary John McGraw, and won three National League pennants. Along the way they were home to such future Hall of Famers as Willie Keeler, Dan Brouthers, and Joe Kelley. This is the furthest back we've traveled on an episode of Hello Old Sports, and we hope you'll join us!

Books to complement this episode:

The Baltimore Orioles: The History of a Colorful Team in Baltimore and St. Louis

Where They Ain't: The Fabled Life and Untimely Death of the Original Baltimore Orioles, the Team That Gave Birth to Modern Baseball

Glory Fades Away: The Nineteenth-Century World Series Rediscovered

A Game of Brawl: The Orioles, the Beaneaters, and the Battle for the 1897 Pennant