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When I was looking at Baseball Reference the other day,  I was reminded that Rick Sutcliffe had played for the Orioles near the end of his career in 1993 and 1994.  Rick won Rookie of the Year when he came up with the Dodgers in 1979.  In the course of his career he went on to win the Cy Young Award in 1984 and was a 3 time All Star.  He didn't have HOF numbers, but it got me to thinking about other stars who earned their fame with other teams before playing for the O's for a year or two. 

Of course everyone remembers Reggie Jackson spent a year in orange and black before donning the dreaded Yankee pin stripes.  There was also Sammy Sosa and former Boston stars Fred Lynn and Dwight Evans.  

Who else am I missing?  

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