Camden Yards

Home of the Baltimore Orioles

First game played on April 6, 1992.
Orioles beat Cleveland Indians, 2-0.
Capacity: 56,000

The modern classic that forever changed baseball ballparks.

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Famous Moments & People in Camden Yards History

  • The first game – Rick Sutcliffe spun a 2-0 shutout over the Cleveland Indians on April 6th, 1992, allowing five hits while striking out six Indians.  

  • The Pope’s Mass – October 8th, 1995 – Pope John Paul II spoke to over 50,000 people at the ballpark.

  • Cal becomes the Iron Man (HOPEFULLY WE CAN LINK JEFF HUSON’S STORY HERE AS WELL) – September 6th, 1995.  Cal Ripken breaks Lou Gehrig’s “unbreakable” record by playing his 2,131st consecutive game.

  • Cal’s streak ends – September 20th, 1998 – At 2,632 games, this record will NEVER be broken.   

  • Ken Griffey, Jr hit the Warehouse at the Home Run Derby in 1993.

  • John Kruk’s hilarious at-bat against Randy Johnson in the 1993 All-Star Game

  • 2003 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Murray hits his 500th home run on September 6th, 1996, which happened to the be the one-year anniversary of Cal becoming the Iron Man!