Baltimore Municipal Stadium

Description

Baltimore Municipal Stadium located on 900 East 33rd Street. The multi-purpose stadium opened in 1922 and in 1944 became home to the Baltimore Orioles after a fire destroyed their former park. The stadium was renamed “Babe Ruth Stadium” in 1948 after the death of the legendary Baltimore native, and was again renamed “Memorial Stadium” in 1949 in honor of America’s veterans. Reconstruction on the stadium began in 1949, and was still under construction in 1954 when the new major league Orioles opened their first season. Over the following decades, the stadium was home to both the Baltimore Orioles and the Baltimore Colts. The Colts relocated to Indianapolis in 1984, and the Orioles chose to abandon Memorial Stadium in 1991 in favor of a new downtown ballpark. The stadium was officially closed in 1997, and fully demolished by 2002.