Day Seven: Orioles/Nationals

For the Baltimore list after Cal the others are interchangeable. But, if forced to list in order, this is what I've got.

Cal Ripken, Jr., SS/3B (1981-2001)

1982 American League Rookie of the Year
1983 American League MVP
1991 American League MVP
All-Star: 1983-2001
Gold Glove: 1991, 1992
Silver Slugger: 1983-1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994

All this plus the fact that he played SS for an amazing 2,632 games in a row makes him the greatest Oriole of all time.

Jim Palmer, RHP (1965-1984)

1973 American League Cy Young
1975 American League Cy Young
1976 American League Cy Young
All-Star: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978
Gold Glove: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979

Brooks Robinson, 3B (1955-1977)

1964 American League MVP
1970 World Series MVP
All-Star: 1960-1974
Gold Glove: 1960-1975

Eddie Murray, 1B (1977-1988, 1996)

1977 American League Rookie of the Year
All-Star: 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
Gold Glove: 1982, 1983, 1984
Silver Slugger: 1983, 1984

http://www.camdenchat.com/greatest-orioles-of-all-time

Honorable Mention:

Frank Robinson (I place him on another teams list)

OF (1966-1971)

1966 American League MVP
1966 American League Triple Crown
1966 World Series MVP
All-Star: 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971. He could easily be on both teams list since he won an MVP with both teams, the only one to win it in the NL and AL.

Mike Mussina, Brady Anderson, Boog Powell

Nationals (Expos)

Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Tim Raines, Vladimir Guerrero

Gary Carter (HOF)

"The Kid" was the prototype for what a catcher should be; solid behind the plate and dangerous in the batter's box. Carter played in 1,503 and appeared in seven All-Star games over 12 seasons for the Expos; consistently hitting 20 or more home runs. While best known for being a member of the 1986 World Series champion New York Mets, Carter did have postseason success in Montreal, batting .428 with two home runs in ten post season games in 1981. Carter retired from baseball in 1992 as one of the game's greatest offensive and defensive catchers and was inducted into the hall of fame in 2003.

Andre Dawson (HOF)

"The Hawk" hit 225 home runs, drove in 838 runs, and stole 253 bases over his 11-year Expos tenure. The 1977 rookie of the year was a perennial All-Star and gold glove award winner who stole 20 or more bases seven straight seasons before the hard turf of Olympic Stadium took its toll on Dawson's knees. Starting his career as a centerfielder before being moved to right field, there were few outfielders more feared in the game during his time for his cannon arm and ground coverage. In the Expos only playoff appearance in 1981, Dawson would have one of his finest overall seasons; finishing second in the Most Valuable Player voting; including gold glove and silver slugger honors. Dawson would eclipse the 400 home run plateau while playing for the Chicago; where he would also win the 1987 Most Valuable Player award off of his league-leading 47 home runs and 137 runs batted in.

Tim Raines

Perhaps second only to Rickey Henderson as the best base stealer of his generation, "The Rock" averaged 48 stolen bases in his 13 seasons with the Expos; including a stretch of four seasons where he stole 70 or more bases. No player in franchise history got on base more or made the most of his chances; as his 947 runs scored indicate. A seven-time All-Star, Raines remains the franchise leader in singles (1,163), triples (82), walks (793), runs (947) and stolen bases (635)

Vladimir Guerrero

The franchise leader in career batting average (.323), home runs (234), slugging percentage (.588), and OPS (.978), Guerrero was a five tool player who could beat you with his explosive bat or with his rifle arm. The four-time All-Star dominated in the National League during his eight seasons in Montreal. Upon departing for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Guerrero's talents and contributions were finally recognized on the national stage as he would win the American League Most Valuable Player award in 2004.

(http://news.yahoo.com/washington-nationals-time-star-team-could-fan-202400038--mlb.html)

Honorable Mention:

Andres Galarraga – Former Expo that almost made the list.

Ryan Zimmerman, Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper - These guys are Nationals now and are still young. If they continue to put up the kind of numbers they have so far, they could overtake some of the great Expos of the past. Time will tell.