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Orioles Primary Logo

The Baltimore Orioles have a long and storied history, dating back to 1901 when they were founded as the Milwaukee Brewers. Over the years, their team identity has been represented by many different logos, each of which has its own unique story to tell. The primary logo of the Orioles is no exception; it has gone through several iterations over time and continues to be an iconic symbol for Baltimore baseball fans everywhere.

The current iteration of the Orioles' primary logo was introduced in 2012 after a brief period without one from 2006-2011. It features an orange cartoon bird perched atop a black script "Orioles" with white trim around it that reads "Baltimore". This design pays homage to earlier versions of their bird mascot while also modernizing it for today's audience. The colors are symbolic too - orange represents energy and passion while black reflects strength and stability - making this logo perfect for showing off team spirit during games or on apparel items like hats or jerseys!

Overall, despite going through various changes over its lifetime, the Baltimore Orioles' primary logo remains one of baseball's most recognizable symbols due to its timeless design elements that continue to resonate with fans both old and new alike! Its combination of classic imagery paired with contemporary touches ensures that this beloved image will remain part of our city's sports culture well into future generations.




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Baltimore Orioles
2019 - Present

Smiling black and orange cartoonish oriole wearing a baseball cap sporting the Orioles alternate cap logo.

Moved from alternate to primary in 2019.


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Baltimore Orioles
2009 - 2018

The latest logo for Baltimore is an black, white and orange Oriole perched on “Orioles” scripted in orange with a black outline. The yellow and green baseball diamond has been removed from the background.


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Baltimore Orioles
1999 - 2008

Very subtle changes to colors, as the logo did not change.


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Baltimore Orioles
1998

In 1998 the logos only changes were to the oriole bird on top of the scripted “Orioles.” A redesign of the oriole gives it more features and definition, still in orange, white and black.


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Baltimore Orioles
1995 - 1997

The 1995 logo featured a Oriole bird now facing to the right standing on “Orioles” scripted in black and orange with a yellow and green baseball diamond in the background.


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Baltimore Orioles
1992 - 1994

In 1992, the Orioles logo was a black, white and orange Oriole bird on top of “Orioles” script with the wordmark “Baltimore” inside scripts tail.


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Baltimore Orioles
1989 - 1991

Only slight changes to color for the 1989 logo.


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Baltimore Orioles
1966 - 1988

Designer Stan Walsh creator of such unforgettable icons as the Hamm’s Bear and Snap, Crackle and Pop now worked on the next Orioles logo. He changed the orange, black and white oriole bird to swinging a bat and wearing cleats in an orange circle with a wordmark “BALTIMORE ORIOLES.”


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Baltimore Orioles
1954 - 1965

First logo in Baltimore featured a smiling orange, black and white oriole perched on a white baseball. The wordmark “ORIOLES” on top of the baseball with two bats criss-cross behind the ball.



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St. Louis Browns
1952 - 1953

Change of logo to Brownie the Elf in orange, black and brown.


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St. Louis Browns
1936 - 1951

This marks the first logo without a letter or city name. Statue of Saint Louis on horseback holding his sword mounted on top of a shield. The shield has brown stars on the top with orange and brown strips. On top of the strips is a white baseball with the wordmark “BROWNS.”


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St. Louis Browns
1916 - 1935

For this logo they drop the “t” to just have the letters “SL” in brown. The acronym “STL” stands for the city of St. Louis


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St. Louis Browns
1911 - 1915

A new combination of the city acronym “StL” again in brown. The acronym “STL” stands for the city of St. Louis


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St. Louis Browns
1908 - 1910

The Browns changed their logo to a brown fleur-de-lis logo.


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St. Louis Browns
1906 - 1907

A brown ‘STL’ inside a brown stick figure baseball diamond. The acronym “STL” stands for the city of St. Louis.


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St. Louis Browns
1902 - 1905

The first logo for St. Louis Browns was “ST.L” with the period being below the “T” in the color brown. The acronym “STL” stands for the city of St. Louis.



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Milwaukee Brewers
1901

Like most teams before the 1900’s the logo was just a wordmark of the city “MILWAUKEE.”


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