Baltimore Orioles L.P. - Introduction

Introduction

Oriole Park at Camden Yards
333 West Camden Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
United States
Telephone: (410) 685-9800
Toll Free: (888)848-2473
Fax: (410) 547-6277
Web site: http://www.orioles.mlb.com

Private Company
Founded: 1953
Sales: $129 million (2003)
NAIC: 711211 Sports Teams and Clubs

The Baltimore Orioles L.P. is the operating company for the professional baseball team of the same name. As a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League, the Orioles play at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, situated in the heart of Baltimore. The opening of Oriole Park in 1992 ushered in a new era of baseball-only stadiums that paid architectural homage to the ballparks of an earlier era. While the popularity of its home field led to high attendance, success has not transferred onto the diamond in recent years. A team that was a consistent contender for decades has fallen into an extended period of mediocrity. The club is owned by a group of investors headed by attorney Peter Angelos, a gadfly among baseball's generally conservative group of owners. Minority owners of the Orioles include such celebrities as novelist Tom Clancy, political commentator and columnist George Will, filmmaker Barry Levinson, former tennis player Pam Shriver, and legendary sportscaster Jim McKay.