Retro Orioles recap: Boog single-handedly powers O’s to comeback win

Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesThis game took place on August 15, 1966. It is being recapped today as part of Camden Chat’s retro recap series while MLB is on hold due to the lockout.

You know, one of the things that made the Orioles’ 1966 season great — as is true for most World Series champions — is that it was a complete team effort.

Oh sure, they had an undisputed leader in Frank Robinson, who won the Triple Crown and Most Valuable Player in his first season with the club. They couldn’t have done it without him. But he couldn’t have done it without them, either. And the full cast of ‘66 Orioles was sensational. As Mark Brown noted, the O’s boasted the best offense in the…