Biography

Call 1.800.966.1380 to contact Earl Weaver booking agent, publicist, manager, pr firm, representative and management company for booking Earl Weaver speaker appearances, autograph signing, endorsement deals or hiring Earl Weaver as a keynote speaker for your next event. Find Earl Weaver official website information, speaker fees, booking fees, costs and schedule. Earl Weaver is a Hall of Fame manager who spent his entire 17-year managerial career with the Baltimore Orioles (1968–1982; 1985–1986). Weaver was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.

Weaver's nickname was the Earl of Baltimore. He also wrote three books: 1) Weaver on Strategy (2002), 2) It's What You Learn After You Know It All That Counts (1983), and "Winning" (1972).

Earl Weaver began his playing career for the St. Louis Cardinals organization in 1948. He was signed out of high school as a second baseman. He was a slick fielder, but never much of a hitter: he peaked two levels below the majors for the Houston Buffaloes of the Texas League.

Weaver started his managerial career in 1956 in the minors with the unaffiliated Knoxville Smokies in the South Atlantic League. He joined the Orioles organization in 1957 as manager of their Fitzgerald club in the Georgia-Florida League. Weaver worked his way up through the minors while collecting three championships in 11½ seasons. In 1968, he was promoted to first base coach of the Orioles before taking the managerial reins half way through the 1968 season.

During his tenure as big-league skipper, the Orioles won six Eastern Division titles, four American League pennants, and a World Series championship. Weaver's managerial record is 1,480–1,060 (.583) and includes five 100+ win seasons. He only had one losing season in his managerial career, with the 1986 Orioles.

Weaver was ejected from 97 games, a major league record until he was surpassed by Bobby Cox in 2007. He was also well known for the humor that often accompanied the ejections. During one particular tirade with an umpire, Weaver headed to the dugout screaming, "I'm going to check the rule-book on that" to which the umpire replied, "Here, use mine." Weaver shot back, "That's no good - I can't read Braille."

Weaver had a penchant for kicking dirt on umpires, and for turning his cap backwards whenever he sparred with umpires in order to get as close to them as possible without actually touching them. His rivalry with umpire Ron Luciano was legendary, to the point where the AL re-arranged umpiring schedules so that Luciano would not work Orioles games. Still, Weaver had respect for Luciano, calling him "one of the few umpires that people have paid their way into the park to see."

Between his stints as manager Weaver served as a color commentator for ABC television, calling the 1983 World Series (which included the Orioles) along with Al Michaels and Howard Cosell.

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