Jersey of the Game: Mike Cuellar

Mike Cuellar was a four-time 20-game winner for the Orioles. He won 143 games, fourth most in team history. He was traded by the Astros to the Orioles in December 1968 for outfielder Curt Blefary in what is considered one of the worst trades in Astros’ history. Cuellar was one of four 20-game winners for the Orioles in 1971; the others were Jim Palmer, Dave McNally and Pat Dobson.

Jersey worn by: 

David Byrd

Odenton, Maryland

What’s the story? 

“He wasn’t one of those pitchers that threw 100 mph. He was crafty, smart and fun to watch.”

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Rich Dubroff

Rich Dubroff grew up in Brooklyn as a fan of New York teams, but after he moved to Baltimore, quickly adopted the Orioles and Colts. After nearly two decades as a freelancer assisting on Orioles coverage for several outlets, principally The Capital in Annapolis and The Carroll County Times, Dubroff began covering the team fulltime in 2011. He spent five years at Comcast SportsNet’s website and for the last two seasons, wrote for PressBoxonline.com, Dubroff lives in Baltimore with his wife of more than 30 years, Susan.

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