what years did the orioles play in the world series?
1983 World Series 1966 World Series 1970 World Series
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 In the 1990s , Orioles ' owner Peter Angelos lobbied the United States Government to gain permission to hold this series for three years . Various politicians , including members of the United States House of Representatives , opposed the idea and attempted to block the series . Eventually , Angelos secured the approval in 1999 , after a change in United States foreign policy to Cuba under President Bill Clinton , which eased travel restrictions and increased cultural exchange . 

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 The Orioles won the first game , which was held in Havana , by a score of 3 – 2 in extra innings . The Cuban national team defeated the Orioles 12 – 6 in the second game , which was held in Baltimore . The series introduced José Contreras to the American baseball audience ; Contreras defected from Cuba in 2002 to pitch in MLB . The United States and Cuba now compete with each other and other nations in the World Baseball Classic . 

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 These Orioles teams , led by John McGraw , were known to break the rules in order to win , including tampering with their bats and the playing field . Kelley hid baseballs in the outfield , using the closest hidden ball instead of finding the ball batted into the outfield . Kelley hit ten home runs in 1895 , a then @-@ franchise record , tying him for fifth in the NL with five other players . He also tied Brodie for second with 134 RBI , finished fourth with 54 stolen bases , fifth with a .546 SLG , and sixth with a .456 OBP . In 1896 , Kelley finished seventh in the NL in batting average ( .364 ) , fourth in runs scored ( 148 ) , fourth in SLG ( .543 ) , fifth in OBP ( .469 ) , ninth in hits ( 189 ) , and tied Gene DeMontreville for eighth in home runs ( 8 ) . 

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 At the end of the 1900 baseball season , the Western League was positioned by its president , Ban Johnson , as a new major league that would compete with the established National League ( NL ) . The league was reorganized and renamed the American League ( AL ) , and eight cities fielded teams in the 1901 season . A Baltimore team had played in the NL through the 1899 season , after which the club was shut down by the league . Baltimore was one of three former NL cities where the AL placed teams in an effort to reach underserved fans . The new Orioles ' first manager was John McGraw , who had held the same position for the previous Baltimore team in 1899 ; McGraw also held an ownership stake . 

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 When Orioles manager Ned Hanlon was hired to manage the Brooklyn Superbas during the 1899 season , receiving an ownership stake in the team to do so , he assigned several of his star players , including McGann , Joe McGinnity , Joe Kelley , Hughie Jennings and Willie Keeler to the Superbas . McGann finished second on the team in RBIs with 106 , behind Kelley . 
