he played in the 1975 grand final as a reserve. his family said he could not reach his battery-powered tank in time. he was also active in the band broken stars. the battleship  suddenly appeared out of the mist at 15:35 at a range of about . the orioles broke the all-time record for most home runs hit by a team (set at 240 by the 1961 new york yankees) with 257. during the season, four orioles scored at least 100 runs, four drove in at least 100 runs and seven hit at least 20 home runs. it was extended in 1996–97. 