Built along the lines of a football player and the exact opposite of the skinny Lefty Grove, Tommy Thomas was the 1921 Orioles third starter. In his first season with Baltimore, Thomas would win 24 games for the pennant-bound Birds. […]
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1921 Orioles: Lefty Grove(s)
Before he was the ace of the legendary 1929-31 Philadelphia A’s and one of the most dominating southpaw in major league history, Lefty Grove was a 3-time 20 game winner for Jack Dunn’s Baltimore Orioles. […]
1921 Orioles: Dick Porter
Orioles owner-manager Jack Dunn maintained a vast local web of scouts that scoured everywhere from dusty Baltimore sandlots to prestigious Maryland universities. One of the gems that the scouts discovered was Dick Porter, a hard-hitting versatile infielder and outfielder who would spend eight years as one of the Orioles key members. […]