Description
"Orioles Magic" is a phrase fans still associate with the 1979-1983 seasons, Baltimore's last championship era, when they played excellent, exciting ball with a penchant for late-inning heroics. This book analyzes the Orioles not just as a great team but as the team to be marked by the fabled "Oriole Way," an organizational commitment to fundamentally sound baseball that guided them for nearly 30 years.
The Magic years are discussed in the context of Baltimore sports, fan culture and baseball history, recalling the thrills of a splendid squad that delighted fans and reminding us why Peter Gammons called the 1979-1983 Orioles one of the major league's "last fun teams."
Author: Charles Kupfer
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 06/26/2018
Pages: 212
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780786499359
ISBN10: 0786499354
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Baseball | History
- History | General
About the Author
Charles Kupfer is associate professor of American Studies and history at Penn State Harrisburg and lives in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.