Baltimore has a long and storied sporting history encompassing many teams from many different eras. The Baltimore Orioles, have represented Major League Baseball locally since 1954 when the St. Louis Browns moved to the city of Baltimore. The Orioles won three World Series Championships (1966, 1970, and 1983), and made the playoffs all but one year in the 1970s. In 1996, local player Cal Ripken, Jr. broke Lou Gehrig's "unbreakable" streak of 2,130 consecutive games played. Six former Orioles players have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Baltimore Ravens have represented the National Football League since 1996. The team has had great success, including a Super Bowl Championship in 2001 and two division championships (2003 and 2006).
Other current teams include: Baltimore Blast, National Indoor Soccer League since 1998; Crystal Palace Baltimore, USL Second Division since 2006; Baltimore Mariners, American Indoor Football Association since 2008; Baltimore Bay Lions, American Basketball Association since 2008; Baltimore Burn, National Women's Football Association since 2004; Baltimore Nighthawks, Independent Women's Football League since 2001; and the Charm City Roller Girls Women's Flat Track Derby Association since 2006.
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