Sunday, January 1, 2023

Mark Belanger

Career:
Played 17 seasons with the Orioles (1965-81) and one with the Dodgers (1982).

Did you know? Won eight Gold Gloves Awards at shortstop, including six straight (1973-78) ... won a World Series title with Baltimore in 1970 and appeared on four AL pennant winners.

Post-game: Served as a longtime special assistant to Donald Fehr, the players' union executive director ... was inducted into the Orioles HOF in 1983 ... died on October 6, 1998 at age 54 after a long bout with lung cancer.

Sources: Baseball Reference; SABR Bio; Baltimore Sun, 10/7/1998, 10/19/1998.

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