Long Time St. Michaels resident has been elected into The Baltimore Orioles’ Hall of Fame in recognition of his outstanding career.
by
Jay Harris
Harold Baines spent parts of seven seasons with the Orioles, all of them after he turned 33, batting .301 with 107 home runs. Mr.Baines, who spent the 1st decade of his career with the White Sox, finished with 2,866 hits, was a 6 time All-Star and reached double figures in home runs for an amazing 21 consecutive seasons. Although spending only a brief portion of his career with the Orioles, he ranks among the team leaders in slugging, batting average, home runs and RBI. Harold is presently 1st base coach with the White Sox. On Friday, April 28th at the Camden Club The Oriole Advocates will hold the Hall of Fame Induction Luncheon. In conjunction with the luncheon, a program book is produced which affords people the opportunity to place ads congradulating Harold Baines. If you would like to participate, contact Jay Harris 410-561-0065 or by email at jay@harrispromotions.com. The luncheon was followed the next day by the formal induction on the field prior to the Orioles- Cleveland game.
Posted on May 7th, 2009 by Tilghman Guy
Filed under: General
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