1963 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1963 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 86-76. They scored 644 runs and belted 146 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. The offense was powered by Boog Powell, who led the team with 25 home runs and 82 RBI. Luis Aparicio led the team with 150 hits for a .250 average. Luis Aparicio had a great year on the basepaths with 40 stolen bases.
The team allowed 621 runs and had a team ERA of 3.45. Steve Barber led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 180 strikeouts. Stu Miller was the team's best fireman, with 27 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Adair | 2B | 109 | 382 | 34 | 87 | 6 | 30 | 3 | .246 | .346 | .592 | .228 |
| Luis Aparicio | SS | 146 | 601 | 73 | 150 | 5 | 45 | 40 | .291 | .331 | .622 | .250 |
| Jim Gentile | 1B | 145 | 496 | 65 | 123 | 24 | 72 | 1 | .353 | .429 | .782 | .248 |
| Bob Johnson | 2B | 82 | 254 | 34 | 75 | 8 | 32 | 5 | .347 | .429 | .776 | .295 |
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | 161 | 589 | 67 | 148 | 11 | 67 | 2 | .305 | .365 | .670 | .251 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Sam Bowens | OF | 15 | 48 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .385 | .500 | .885 | .333 |
| Jackie Brandt | OF | 142 | 451 | 49 | 112 | 15 | 61 | 4 | .298 | .404 | .702 | .248 |
| Joe Gaines | OF | 66 | 126 | 24 | 36 | 6 | 20 | 2 | .381 | .476 | .857 | .286 |
| Boog Powell | OF | 140 | 491 | 67 | 130 | 25 | 82 | 1 | .328 | .470 | .798 | .265 |
| Bob Saverine | OF | 115 | 167 | 21 | 39 | 1 | 12 | 8 | .332 | .281 | .613 | .234 |
| Al Smith | OF | 120 | 368 | 45 | 100 | 10 | 39 | 9 | .335 | .405 | .740 | .272 |
| Russ Snyder | OF | 148 | 429 | 51 | 110 | 7 | 36 | 18 | .321 | .364 | .685 | .256 |
| Fred Valentine | OF | 26 | 41 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .388 | .293 | .681 | .268 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dick Brown | C | 59 | 171 | 13 | 42 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .310 | .322 | .632 | .246 |
| Hobie Landrith | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Charlie Lau | C | 29 | 48 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .204 | .229 | .433 | .188 |
| John Orsino | C | 116 | 379 | 53 | 103 | 19 | 56 | 2 | .349 | .475 | .824 | .272 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5448 | 644 | 1359 | 146 | 609 | 97 | .307 | .380 | .686 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Barber | 39 | 36 | 258.7 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 0 | 180 | 92 | 2.75 | 1.334 | |||
| George Brunet | 16 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5.40 | 1.700 | |||
| Wally Bunker | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13.50 | 3.250 | |||
| Pete Burnside | 6 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4.91 | 1.781 | |||
| Ike Delock | 7 | 5 | 30.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 5.04 | 1.353 | |||
| Chuck Estrada | 8 | 7 | 31.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 4.60 | 1.438 | |||
| Dick Hall | 47 | 3 | 111.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 12 | 74 | 16 | 2.98 | 0.958 | |||
| Mike McCormick | 25 | 21 | 136 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 75 | 66 | 4.30 | 1.456 | |||
| Dave McNally | 29 | 20 | 125.7 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 1 | 78 | 55 | 4.58 | 1.496 | |||
| John Miller | 3 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 3.18 | 1.529 | |||
| Stu Miller | 71 | 0 | 112.3 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 27 | 114 | 53 | 2.24 | 1.300 | |||
| Buster Narum | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3.00 | 1.444 | |||
| Milt Pappas | 34 | 32 | 216.7 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 0 | 120 | 69 | 3.03 | 1.177 | |||
| Robin Roberts | 35 | 35 | 251.3 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0 | 124 | 40 | 3.33 | 1.074 | |||
| Herm Starrette | 18 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3.46 | 1.269 | |||
| Wes Stock | 47 | 0 | 75.3 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 55 | 31 | 3.94 | 1.328 | |||
| Dean Stone | 17 | 0 | 19.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 5.12 | 1.710 | |||
| Team Totals | 410 | 162 | 1451.9 | 86 | 76 | .531 | 43 | 913 | 507 | 3.45 | 1.281 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Brooks Robinson | 161 |
| At Bats | Luis Aparicio | 601 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Luis Aparicio | 651 |
| Batting Average | Boog Powell | .265 |
| On-Base % | Jim Gentile | .353 |
| Slugging % | Boog Powell | .470 |
| OPS | Boog Powell | .798 |
| Runs | Luis Aparicio | 73 |
| Hits | Luis Aparicio | 150 |
| Total Bases | Boog Powell | 231 |
| Doubles | Brooks Robinson | 26 |
| Triples | Luis Aparicio | 8 |
| Home Runs | Boog Powell | 25 |
| RBI | Boog Powell | 82 |
| Walks | Jim Gentile | 76 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Gentile | 101 |
| Stolen Bases | Luis Aparicio | 40 |
| Caught Stealing | Luis Aparicio | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Robin Roberts and Brooks Robinson | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Luis Aparicio | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jerry Adair | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Steve Barber | 20 |
| Losses | Steve Barber and Robin Roberts | 13 |
| Saves | Stu Miller | 27 |
| Won-Loss % | Milt Pappas | .640 |
| ERA | Steve Barber | 2.75 |
| WHIP | Robin Roberts | 1.074 |
| Innings Pitched | Steve Barber | 258.7 |
| Games | Stu Miller | 71 |
| Games Started | Steve Barber | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Steve Barber | 180 |
| Complete Games | Steve Barber and Milt Pappas | 11 |
| Shutouts | Milt Pappas | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Steve Barber | 1096 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Robin Roberts | 93 |
| Hits Allowed | Steve Barber | 253 |
| Walks Allowed | Steve Barber | 92 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Robin Roberts | 35 |
| Doubles Allowed | Steve Barber | 55 |
| Triples Allowed | Robin Roberts | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Milt Pappas | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dave McNally and Milt Pappas | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Steve Barber | 28 |
