1961 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1961 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 95-67. They scored 691 runs and belted 149 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. The offense was powered by Jim Gentile, who led the team with 46 home runs and 141 RBI. Brooks Robinson led the team with 192 hits for a .287 average.
The team allowed 588 runs and had a team ERA of 3.22. Steve Barber led the team with 18 wins. Chuck Estrada struck out 160 batters to lead the team. Hoyt Wilhelm was the team's best fireman, with 18 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Adair | 2B | 133 | 386 | 41 | 102 | 9 | 37 | 5 | .326 | .394 | .720 | .264 |
| Marv Breeding | 2B | 90 | 244 | 32 | 51 | 1 | 16 | 5 | .250 | .254 | .504 | .209 |
| Walt Dropo | 1B | 14 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .355 | .370 | .725 | .259 |
| Jim Gentile | 1B | 148 | 486 | 96 | 147 | 46 | 141 | 1 | .423 | .646 | 1.069 | .302 |
| Ron Hansen | SS | 155 | 533 | 51 | 132 | 12 | 51 | 1 | .329 | .347 | .676 | .248 |
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | 163 | 668 | 89 | 192 | 7 | 61 | 1 | .334 | .397 | .731 | .287 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jackie Brandt | OF | 139 | 516 | 93 | 153 | 16 | 72 | 10 | .371 | .444 | .815 | .297 |
| Jim Busby | OF | 75 | 89 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .316 | .315 | .631 | .258 |
| Whitey Herzog | OF | 113 | 323 | 39 | 94 | 5 | 35 | 1 | .387 | .409 | .796 | .291 |
| Dave Philley | OF | 99 | 144 | 13 | 36 | 1 | 23 | 2 | .293 | .361 | .654 | .250 |
| Boog Powell | OF | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .154 | .077 |
| Earl Robinson | OF | 96 | 222 | 37 | 59 | 8 | 30 | 4 | .354 | .455 | .809 | .266 |
| Barry Shetrone | OF | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Russ Snyder | OF | 115 | 312 | 46 | 91 | 1 | 13 | 5 | .333 | .375 | .708 | .292 |
| Gene Stephens | OF | 32 | 58 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .347 | .224 | .571 | .190 |
| Marv Throneberry | OF | 56 | 96 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .296 | .396 | .692 | .208 |
| Dick Williams | OF | 103 | 310 | 37 | 64 | 8 | 24 | 0 | .251 | .345 | .596 | .206 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Clint Courtney | C | 22 | 45 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .400 | .311 | .711 | .267 |
| Hank Foiles | C | 43 | 124 | 18 | 34 | 6 | 19 | 0 | .336 | .468 | .804 | .274 |
| Charlie Lau | C | 17 | 47 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .188 | .234 | .422 | .170 |
| Gus Triandos | C | 115 | 397 | 35 | 97 | 17 | 63 | 0 | .320 | .426 | .746 | .244 |
| Frank Zupo | C | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .750 | 1.350 | .500 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Chuck Essegian | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5481 | 691 | 1393 | 149 | 638 | 39 | .322 | .390 | .712 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Barber | 37 | 34 | 248.3 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 1 | 150 | 130 | 3.33 | 1.305 | |||
| Hal Brown | 27 | 23 | 166.7 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1 | 61 | 33 | 3.19 | 1.116 | |||
| Chuck Estrada | 33 | 31 | 212 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0 | 160 | 132 | 3.69 | 1.373 | |||
| Jack Fisher | 36 | 25 | 196 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 1 | 118 | 75 | 3.90 | 1.429 | |||
| Dick Hall | 29 | 13 | 122.3 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4 | 92 | 30 | 3.09 | 1.079 | |||
| Billy Hoeft | 35 | 12 | 138 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | 100 | 55 | 2.02 | 1.167 | |||
| Dick Hyde | 15 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 5.57 | 1.476 | |||
| Gordon Jones | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.40 | 1.000 | |||
| Jim Lehew | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| John Papa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18.00 | 5.000 | |||
| Milt Pappas | 26 | 23 | 177.7 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 1 | 89 | 78 | 3.04 | 1.193 | |||
| Wes Stock | 35 | 1 | 71.7 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 47 | 27 | 3.01 | 1.185 | |||
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 51 | 1 | 109.7 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 18 | 87 | 41 | 2.30 | 1.185 | |||
| Team Totals | 331 | 163 | 1471.4 | 95 | 67 | .586 | 33 | 926 | 617 | 3.22 | 1.253 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Brooks Robinson | 163 |
| At Bats | Brooks Robinson | 668 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Brooks Robinson | 736 |
| Batting Average | Jim Gentile | .302 |
| On-Base % | Jim Gentile | .423 |
| Slugging % | Jim Gentile | .646 |
| OPS | Jim Gentile | 1.069 |
| Runs | Jim Gentile | 96 |
| Hits | Brooks Robinson | 192 |
| Total Bases | Jim Gentile | 314 |
| Doubles | Brooks Robinson | 38 |
| Triples | Brooks Robinson | 7 |
| Home Runs | Jim Gentile | 46 |
| RBI | Jim Gentile | 141 |
| Walks | Jim Gentile | 96 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Gentile | 106 |
| Stolen Bases | Jackie Brandt | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Whitey Herzog and Dick Williams | 4 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jack Fisher | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Brooks Robinson | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Brooks Robinson | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Steve Barber | 18 |
| Losses | Jack Fisher | 13 |
| Saves | Hoyt Wilhelm | 18 |
| Won-Loss % | Hal Brown and Chuck Estrada | .625 |
| ERA | Milt Pappas | 3.04 |
| WHIP | Hal Brown | 1.116 |
| Innings Pitched | Steve Barber | 248.3 |
| Games | Hoyt Wilhelm | 51 |
| Games Started | Steve Barber | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Chuck Estrada | 160 |
| Complete Games | Steve Barber | 14 |
| Shutouts | Steve Barber | 8 |
| Batters Faced | Steve Barber | 1040 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Steve Barber | 92 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Fisher | 205 |
| Walks Allowed | Chuck Estrada | 132 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Chuck Estrada | 19 |
| Doubles Allowed | Chuck Estrada | 34 |
| Triples Allowed | Jack Fisher and Milt Pappas | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Jack Fisher | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Chuck Estrada | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Steve Barber | 38 |
