Do you remember where some former Orioles ended careers?

As a young Orioles fan it took many years for me to understand the Davey Johnson trade to the Braves following the 1972 season. Dealing a three-time All-Star and winner of three Gold Gloves at second base. An integral part of four World Series teams.

The disappointment of a third-place finish in '72 after three straight American League pennants still ran deep. Now this?

The Orioles were clearing a path for Bobby Grich, who won four Gold Gloves and made three All-Star teams before signing with the Angels as a free agent. A sensible move that's a tough sell for a kid.

Knowing that Johnson hit a career-high 43 home runs for the Braves in 1973 was like dumping a 43-pound bag of salt in my wound. And catcher Earl Williams, obtained for Johnson, was a complete bust with the Orioles and a major headache for manager Earl Weaver.

The Braves released Johnson two years later and I remember him playing two seasons in Japan with the Yomiuri Giants and signing with the Phillies prior to the 1977 season. The surprise for me was Johnson slashing .321/.408/.545 in 78 games.

Johnson became the first player to hit two grand slams as a pinch hitter in 1978. That also sounds familiar. But I have no recollection of Johnson finishing his career with the Cubs, who acquired him in August for pitcher Larry Anderson.

The image of Johnson in a Cubs uniform is nonexistent in my world.

And that's my long way of transitioning to today's subject. Former Orioles who wore a uniform that you totally blanked on through the years.

You probably saw photos of Boog Powell in the red Indians jersey and pants, but it's harder for me to envision him with the Dodgers for the final 50 games of his career in 1977.

Mike Cuellar spent eight seasons with the Orioles and went 143-89 with a 3.18 ERA and a share of the 1969 American League Cy Young Award. The trade with the Astros in December 1968 for outfielder Curt Blefary might be the second- or third-best in franchise history.

His release in December 1976 was a tough pill to swallow, but putting aside the sentimental feelings, Cuellar was 4-13 with a 4.96 ERA and 1.673 WHIP in 26 games and made the only seven relief appearances of his tenure with the club. It was time to cut ties.

What I don't remember is Cuellar signing with the Angels and making two appearances before they released him in May. He had allowed seven runs and nine hits in 3 1/3 innings. The Yankees' Graig Nettles and Bucky Dent homered off Cuellar in his lone start.

I never had the chance to cover Cuellar, but I was around for his arrival in spring training in 2008 as a guest instructor in Fort Lauderdale. Former manager Dave Trembley invited him to work with the left-handers.

Cuellar was a link to the organization's glorious past. Trembley wanted to make sure the chain was unbroken.

I'll never forget pitcher Garrett Olson admitting later that he never heard of Cuellar, did some research and was blown away by the statistics.

"It's kind of embarrassing to say, but I didn't really know him, but I think it's impressive what he did," Olson said before one workout. "And it's definitely humbling to be around someone like that."

Tippy Martinez was one of the best relievers in club history and video of his three pickoffs in the 10th inning of a 1983 game against the Blue Jays at Memorial Stadium is played almost nightly between innings at Camden Yards and Ed Smith Stadium.

He spent 11 seasons with the Orioles following the 10-player trade with the Yankees in 1976. But how many people remember him for the 1988 season?

Martinez signed with the Twins as a free agent in April and didn't make it through the month before his release. He appeared in three games and surrendered eight earned runs (nine total) in four innings.

I still can't see him in that uniform. Must have blocked it from my memory. Or it happened so quickly, I missed it.

We still see Rick Dempsey around Camden Yards as an analyst on MASN. He was the Most Valuable Player in the 1983 World Series and later served in a coaching capacity. All of it memorable.

The same goes for his three seasons with the Dodgers. He was behind the plate for the final out of the 1988 World Series.

There was one season spent with the Brewers, but in a funny twist to today's topic, Dempsey finished his career in an Orioles uniform. I'm guessing that lots of people forgot about it.

The Orioles signed him on June 22, 1992, released him a month later, re-signed him on Sept. 27 and released him a month later. He appeared in only eight games.

Paul Blair retiring with the Yankees in 1980 after only 12 games, and after appearing in 75 with the Reds over the previous summer. Mark Belanger playing for the Dodgers in 1982. Eddie Watt making six relief appearances with the Cubs in 1975. Doug DeCinces' four games with the Cardinals in 1987. Al Bumbry's 68 games with the Padres in 1985. Benny Ayala's 46 games with the Indians in the same season. Sammy Stewart's 25 relief appearances with the Indians in 1987. Terry Crowley's 50 games with the Expos in 1983.

Who else comes to mind?