Tickets are now on sale for the 2026 Orioles Hall of Fame luncheon, honoring former first baseman CHRIS DAVIS, former right-handed pitcher STORM DAVIS, and former scout JIM RUSSO.
The inductees will be guests at a luncheon at Oriole Park at Camden Yards sponsored by the Oriole Advocates, founders of the Orioles Hall of Fame, on Friday, July 31, at 12 p.m. ET, as well as during an on-field ceremony prior to the Orioles game on Saturday, August 1, when they host the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:05 p.m.
Tickets for this year’s luncheon are available by emailing advocatesluncheon@gmail.com or by calling 443-286-3735. A limited number of VIP tickets including a pre-luncheon reception are also available. Proceeds from the luncheon benefit the Oriole Advocates Charitable Foundation. Tickets for the pregame induction ceremony are available at Orioles.com/HallOfFame.
Chris Davis finished his career in Baltimore, slashing .230/.318/.459 (941-for-4096) with 178 doubles, two triples, 253 home runs, 592 runs scored, and 656 RBI in 1,151 games over parts of 10 seasons from 2011-20. His homers rank sixth in franchise history. He led the majors and set the club records for homers (53), RBI (138), extra-base hits (96), and total bases (370) on his way to a Silver Slugger Award at first base in 2013 while leading all players in fan balloting for the All-Star Game, starting at first base for the American League. Davis also led Major League Baseball with 47 home runs in 2015, becoming the only Oriole to post two different seasons of at least 40 homers. He was voted Most Valuable Oriole in both 2023 and 2015. Davis hit a major league-leading 197 home runs from 2012-16 and his 11 Eutaw Street homers are the most in Oriole Park history. A three-time Orioles’ nominee for the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award, his impact extended off the field as an ambassador for the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital.
Storm Davis spent six of his 13 seasons with the Orioles, including five as a starter from 1982-86 before returning as a reliever in 1992. The right-hander was 61-43 with five saves and a 3.63 ERA (381 ER/944.1 IP) with 539 strikeouts in 202 career games (123 starts) with Baltimore. As a 21-year-old, he went 13-7 with a 3.59 ERA (80 ER/200.1 IP) and finished third on the team in wins to help the Orioles win the 1983 World Series. He earned the win in Game 4 of the World Series in Philadelphia after allowing three runs in 5.0 innings and helped clinch the AL pennant in Game 4 at Chicago after tossing 6.0 scoreless frames in an eventual 3-0 win in 10 innings. Among players with at least 900 innings pitched, his .587 winning percentage ranks sixth in club history while his 3.63 ERA is eighth.
Russo began his scouting career with the St. Louis Browns in 1951 and moved with the team to Baltimore in 1954. The World War II army veteran retired after the 1986 season following 36 years with the franchise, including 33 with the Orioles. As a scout, he helped sign Jim Palmer, Davey Johnson, Boog Powell, and Eddie Watt, among others, and as a cross-checker, he was involved in the drafting or signing of Mark Belanger, Rich Dauer, Doug DeCinces, Mike Flanagan, Dave Ford, Kiko Garcia, and Bobby Grich. He recommended trades that brought Frank Robinson, Mike Cuellar, Lee May, Ken Singleton, Joe Kerrigan, Ross Grimsley, Mike Torrez, Pat Dobson, Don Stanhouse, and Doyle Alexander to Baltimore. Russo was named special assistant to the general manager in 1966, serving primarily as an advance scout. His scouting reports on the Dodgers prior to the 1966 World Series are cited as one of the keys to the Orioles’ sweep and the first World Series title in team history. The Orioles honor their Scout of the Year each season with the Jim Russo Scout of the Year award and have done so since 2003. He passed away in February 2004.