Something Magic - The Baltimore Orioles, 1979-1983

"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."

List of contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Baltimore and Baseball, 1858-1972

1.¿Setting the Stage (1973-1979)

2.¿A Stone's Throw (1980)

3.¿Split Season, Doubly Frustrating (1981)

4.¿Thanks, Earl (1982)

5.¿Champions (1983)

6.¿The Magic Runs Out (1984 and After)

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Charles Kupfer is associate professor of American Studies and history at Penn State Harrisburg and lives in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Kupfer, Kupfer Charles
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.07.2018
• EAN: 9780786499359
• ISBN: 978-0-7864-9935-9
• No. of pages: 212
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 268 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Baseball, Baltimore, Maryland, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History, Sports teams & clubs, history of sport, Sports teams and clubs, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1970 to c 1980, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989