Baltimore Orioles: Not the First Time a Pandemic Struck

The Baltimore Orioles have had experience playing through a pandemic. One hundred years ago, they had to deal with the Spanish Flu.

The Spanish Flu took the lives of millions in the United States between 1918 and 1920. During this time, cities did what they could to protect residents. The residents of Baltimore were not immune to the horrible disease, but the 1920 Baltimore Orioles team gave the residents something to enjoy.

During the Spanish Flu pandemic, the MLB team we know today as the Orioles was playing in St. Louis as the Browns. The Baltimore Orioles of 1918-1920 was affiliated with the AA International League, and featured a few Major League players. The team that closed out the…