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Hit, Run and Fun League
The Oriole Advocates' Hit, Run, and Fun Baseball League operates from June through August for boys and girls 12 years of
age and under.The program is conducted in conjunction with the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks Summer Fun
Camps at various locations throughout the city.
The Oriole Advocates provide funding for the uniforms and equipment; The Department of Recreation and Parks administers
the league and provides the fields and local leadership.
In 2001, 315 children played on 21 teams, on 6 fields. In 2002, those numbers increased to approximately 450 children playing
on 30 teams, at 15 Recreation & Parks' sites around the city.
Baltimore Orioles Giveaways
Throughout the season, the Baltimore Orioles sponsor promotional dates at the ballpark, where they give away such items
as baseballs, caps, baseball cards, posters, and other collectibles. The friendly folks who greet fans at the gates and hand
out those items are volunteers from The Oriole Advocates.
The Orioles will announce this year's promotional schedule prior to Opening Day. Click on Link below to see a list of promotional
items and dates.
GIVEAWAY AND PROMOTION SCHEDULE
Babe Ruth Museum and Birthplace
The Advocates were instrumental in helping with the funding for the restoration of Babe
Ruth's birthplace on Emory Street and its subsequent conversion to the Babe Ruth Museum. A plaque on the facade of the house says:
"In 1967, The Oriole Advocates, a volunteer group of local
business persons dedicated to furthering Baltimore Orioles Baseball, worked in conjunction with the City of Baltimore to mount
a drive to save the Emory Street Birthplace of George Herman 'Babe' Ruth and the three adjoining properties. Through their
efforts, those properties were purchased and restored. As a result, in 1974, the Babe Ruth Birthplace Shrine was opened to
the public.
"Over the ensuing years The Oriole Advocates have continued to support the Babe Ruth Museum through their
donation of time, talent, and resources. This plaque commemorates The Oriole Advocates, whose fine efforts and dedication
have helped to maintain and preserve the Birthplace of America's most celebrated athelete.
"Dedicated April 13, 1999"
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