{{Short description|Former NLL professional box lacrosse team}} {{More citations needed|date=September 2014}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox sports team | name = Baltimore Thunder | logo = BaltimoreThunder.png | arena = Baltimore Arena | colors = Red, Yellow, Black<br>{{Color box|red}} {{Color box|yellow}} {{Color box|black}} | coach_label = Head coach | championships = '''1''' (1987) | division_titles = '''1''' (1991) | blank_label = PLPA representative | blank_label1 = Formerly | blank_label2 = Later | blank_data2 = Pittsburgh CrosseFire (2000)<br>Washington Power (2001–2002)<br>Colorado Mammoth (2003–present) | sport = Box lacrosse | league = National Lacrosse League | founded = 1987 | last_season = 1999 | location = Baltimore, Maryland }}
The '''Baltimore Thunder''' were an American professional box lacrosse team and a member of the National Lacrosse League from 1987 until 1999. They were based in Baltimore, Maryland, and won the first then-Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League championship in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Complete History of the NLL {{!}} National Lacrosse League |url=https://www.nll.com/about/history/ |access-date=2020-11-09 |website=www.nll.com}}</ref> After the 1999 season, the franchise moved three times, becoming the Pittsburgh CrosseFire in 2000, the Washington Power in 2001, and finally the Colorado Mammoth in 2003, where it remains as of 2026.
==Awards and honors== {|class="wikitable" ! Year !! Player !! Award |- | 1987 || Buzz Sheain || Championship Game MVP |- | 1998 || Gary Gait || Most Valuable Player |- | 1999 || Gary Gait || Most Valuable Player |- | 1999 || Jesse Hubbard || Rookie of the Year |}
==All time record== {| class="wikitable" ! Season !! Division !! W-L !! Finish !! Home !! Road !! GF !! GA !! Coach !! Playoffs |- ALIGN=center | 1987 || rowspan="4" | || 2–4 || 4th || 1–2 || 1–2 || 79 || 82 || Bob Griebe || '''Won Championship''' |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1988 || 2–6 || 4th || 2–2 || 0–4 || 98 || 122 || John Stewart || Missed playoffs |- ALIGN=center | 1989 || 4–4 || 4th || 2–2 || 2–2 || 99 || 96 || John Stewart || Missed playoffs |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1990 || 4–4 || 4th || 2–2 || 2–2 || 96 || 95 || John Stewart || Missed playoffs |- ALIGN=center | 1991 || American || 6–4 || '''1st''' || 3–2 || 3–2 || 156 || 157 || John Stewart || Lost in semifinals |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1992 || American || 3–5 || 3rd || 2–2 || 1–3 || 117 || 147 || John Stewart || Lost in division semifinals |- ALIGN=center | 1993 || American || 2–6 || 3rd || 1–3 || 1–3 || 122 || 147 || John Stewart || Missed playoffs |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1994 || American || 1–7 || 3rd || 1–3 || 0–4 || 93 || 113 || Skip Lichtfuss || Missed playoffs |- ALIGN=center | 1995 || rowspan="5" | || 3–5 || 5th || 2–2 || 1–3 || 98 || 117 || Skip Lichtfuss || Missed playoffs |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1996 || 4–6 || 5th || 3–2 || 1–4 || 144 || 163 || Skip Lichtfuss || Missed playoffs |- ALIGN=center | 1997 || 2–8 || 6th || 1–4 || 1–4 || 125 || 165 || John Tucker|| Missed playoffs |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1998 || 8–4 || 2nd || 4–2 || 4–2 || 184 || 160 || John Tucker|| Lost Championship |- ALIGN=center | 1999 || 8–4|| 2nd || 5–1 || 3–3 || 211 || 175 || John Tucker|| Lost in semifinals |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Total !! 13 seasons !! colspan="2" | 49–67 !! 29–29 !! 20–38 !! 1,622 !! 1,739 !! colspan="2" |1 championship |}
==Playoff results== {| class="wikitable" ! Season !! Game !! Visiting !! Home |- ALIGN=center |rowspan="2"| 1987 || '''Semifinals''' || '''Baltimore 14''' || New Jersey 9 |- ALIGN=center | '''Championships''' || '''Baltimore 11''' || Washington 10 |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1991 || Semifinals<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nll.com/schedule/day/league_instance/4972?subseason=63605 |title=Box Scores - 4/6/1991 - National Lacrosse League 1991 Playoffs |website=www.nll.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221113842/http://www.nll.com/schedule/day/league_instance/4972?subseason=63605 |archive-date=2014-02-21}} </ref> || Baltimore 12 || '''Detroit 14''' |- ALIGN=center | 1992 || Division Semifinals || Baltimore 12 || '''Philadelphia 14''' |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |rowspan="3"| 1998 || '''Semifinals''' || Rochester 14 || '''Baltimore 15''' |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | Championship (Game 1) || Baltimore 12 || '''Philadelphia 16''' |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | Championship (Game 2) || '''Philadelphia 17''' || Baltimore 12 |- ALIGN=center | 1999 || Semifinals || '''Rochester 14''' || Baltimore 12 |}
==Championships== {{S-start}} {{Succession box | before = None | title = Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League Champions | years = 1987 | after = New Jersey Saints}} {{S-end}}
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==External links== *[http://www.nll.com/schedule/day/league_instance/4972?subseason=63605/ [1] NLL.com]
{{NLL}} {{Defunct NLL}}
Category:Defunct National Lacrosse League teams Category:Lacrosse in Baltimore Category:Lacrosse clubs established in 1987 Category:Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1999 Category:Lacrosse teams in Maryland Category:Major Indoor Lacrosse League teams Category:1987 establishments in Maryland Category:1999 disestablishments in Maryland Category:Lacrosse clubs disestablished in the 1990s