1962 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1962 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 77-85. They scored 652 runs and belted 156 home runs to go along with a .248 batting average. The offense was powered by Jim Gentile, who led the team with 33 home runs and 87 RBI. Brooks Robinson led the team with 192 hits for a .303 average.
The team allowed 680 runs and had a team ERA of 3.69. Milt Pappas was the winningest pitcher, with 12 games won. Chuck Estrada racked up 165 strkeouts to lead the team. Hoyt Wilhelm led the team with 15 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Adair | SS | 139 | 538 | 67 | 153 | 11 | 48 | 7 | .319 | .414 | .733 | .284 |
| Marv Breeding | 2B | 95 | 240 | 27 | 59 | 2 | 18 | 2 | .273 | .321 | .594 | .246 |
| Jim Gentile | 1B | 152 | 545 | 80 | 137 | 33 | 87 | 1 | .346 | .475 | .821 | .251 |
| Ron Hansen | SS | 71 | 196 | 12 | 34 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .289 | .255 | .544 | .173 |
| Mickey McGuire | SS | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | 162 | 634 | 77 | 192 | 23 | 86 | 3 | .342 | .486 | .828 | .303 |
| Bob Saverine | 2B | 8 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .606 | .238 |
| Johnny Temple | 2B | 78 | 270 | 28 | 71 | 1 | 17 | 7 | .352 | .311 | .663 | .263 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jackie Brandt | OF | 143 | 505 | 76 | 129 | 19 | 75 | 9 | .330 | .446 | .776 | .255 |
| Whitey Herzog | OF | 99 | 263 | 34 | 70 | 7 | 35 | 2 | .369 | .403 | .772 | .266 |
| Dave Nicholson | OF | 97 | 173 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 3 | .289 | .364 | .653 | .173 |
| Boog Powell | OF | 124 | 400 | 44 | 97 | 15 | 53 | 1 | .311 | .398 | .709 | .243 |
| Earl Robinson | OF | 29 | 63 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .361 | .413 | .774 | .286 |
| Barry Shetrone | OF | 21 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .417 | .667 | .250 |
| Russ Snyder | OF | 139 | 416 | 47 | 127 | 9 | 40 | 7 | .335 | .435 | .770 | .305 |
| Marv Throneberry | OF | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .000 | .308 | .000 |
| Pete Ward | OF | 8 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .280 | .238 | .518 | .143 |
| Dick Williams | OF | 82 | 178 | 20 | 44 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .303 | .315 | .618 | .247 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Andy Etchebarren | C | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Darrell Johnson | C | 6 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .364 | .182 |
| Hobie Landrith | C | 60 | 167 | 18 | 37 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .302 | .329 | .631 | .222 |
| Charlie Lau | C | 81 | 197 | 21 | 58 | 6 | 37 | 1 | .319 | .462 | .781 | .294 |
| Nate Smith | C | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .333 | .697 | .222 |
| Gus Triandos | C | 66 | 207 | 20 | 33 | 6 | 23 | 0 | .262 | .280 | .542 | .159 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ozzie Virgil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5491 | 652 | 1363 | 156 | 617 | 45 | .310 | .387 | .697 | .248 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Barber | 28 | 19 | 140.3 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 89 | 61 | 3.46 | 1.468 | |||
| Hal Brown | 22 | 11 | 85.7 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4.10 | 1.272 | |||
| Chuck Estrada | 34 | 33 | 223.3 | 9 | 17 | .346 | 0 | 165 | 121 | 3.83 | 1.433 | |||
| Jack Fisher | 32 | 25 | 152 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 1 | 81 | 56 | 5.09 | 1.507 | |||
| Dick Hall | 43 | 6 | 118.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 6 | 71 | 19 | 2.28 | 1.023 | |||
| Billy Hoeft | 57 | 4 | 113.7 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 7 | 73 | 43 | 4.59 | 1.284 | |||
| Jim Lehew | 6 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.86 | 1.340 | |||
| Dick Luebke | 10 | 0 | 13.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2.70 | 1.353 | |||
| Dave McNally | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .00 | 0.556 | |||
| John Miller | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .90 | 0.700 | |||
| John Papa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 4.000 | |||
| Milt Pappas | 35 | 32 | 205.3 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 130 | 75 | 4.03 | 1.340 | |||
| Art Quirk | 7 | 5 | 27.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 5.93 | 1.978 | |||
| Robin Roberts | 27 | 25 | 191.3 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 102 | 41 | 2.78 | 1.134 | |||
| Bill Short | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15.75 | 3.500 | |||
| Wes Stock | 53 | 0 | 65 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3 | 34 | 36 | 4.43 | 1.323 | |||
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 52 | 0 | 93 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 15 | 90 | 34 | 1.94 | 1.054 | |||
| Team Totals | 415 | 162 | 1462.2 | 77 | 85 | .475 | 33 | 898 | 549 | 3.69 | 1.314 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Brooks Robinson | 162 |
| At Bats | Brooks Robinson | 634 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Brooks Robinson | 697 |
| Batting Average | Brooks Robinson | .303 |
| On-Base % | Jim Gentile | .346 |
| Slugging % | Brooks Robinson | .486 |
| OPS | Brooks Robinson | .828 |
| Runs | Jim Gentile | 80 |
| Hits | Brooks Robinson | 192 |
| Total Bases | Brooks Robinson | 308 |
| Doubles | Jerry Adair, Jackie Brandt, and Brooks Robinson | 29 |
| Triples | Brooks Robinson | 9 |
| Home Runs | Jim Gentile | 33 |
| RBI | Jim Gentile | 87 |
| Walks | Jim Gentile | 77 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Gentile | 100 |
| Stolen Bases | Jackie Brandt | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Jerry Adair | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Brooks Robinson | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jim Gentile and Brooks Robinson | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Brooks Robinson | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Milt Pappas | 12 |
| Losses | Chuck Estrada | 17 |
| Saves | Hoyt Wilhelm | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Steve Barber | .600 |
| ERA | Robin Roberts | 2.78 |
| WHIP | Robin Roberts | 1.134 |
| Innings Pitched | Chuck Estrada | 223.3 |
| Games | Billy Hoeft | 57 |
| Games Started | Chuck Estrada | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Chuck Estrada | 165 |
| Complete Games | Milt Pappas | 9 |
| Shutouts | Steve Barber | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Chuck Estrada | 974 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Chuck Estrada | 95 |
| Hits Allowed | Milt Pappas | 200 |
| Walks Allowed | Chuck Estrada | 121 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Milt Pappas | 31 |
| Doubles Allowed | Chuck Estrada and Robin Roberts | 29 |
| Triples Allowed | Billy Hoeft and Robin Roberts | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Hoyt Wilhelm | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Chuck Estrada | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Chuck Estrada | 22 |
