Wild Bill Hagy

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Wild Bill Hagy

Wild Bill Hagy was a Baltimore cab driver who, in a straw hat and sporting a long beard, led cheers from the upper deck at the Oriole games in the late 70s and early 80s. Hagy sat in Section 34 down the right field line at Memorial Stadium, would gather attention by waving his straw hat and then would have the fans yell out, "O-R-I-O-L-E-S, Orioles!" as he contorted his body to form each letter. In particularly big games the Orioles would have him come down and lead the cheer from the top of the Oriole dugout.