1966 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1966 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 97-63. They scored 755 runs and belted 175 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. The offense was powered by Frank Robinson, who led the team with 49 home runs, 122 RBI. Luis Aparicio and Frank Robinson were tied for the team lead in hits with 182.
The team allowed 601 runs and had a team ERA of 3.32. Jim Palmer was the winningest pitcher, with 15 games won. Dave McNally racked up 158 strkeouts to lead the team. Stu Miller led the team 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 | 17 | 52 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .308 | .641 | .288 |
| Luis Aparicio | SS | 151 | 659 | 97 | 182 | 6 | 41 | 25 | .311 | .366 | .677 | .276 |
| Mark Belanger | SS | 8 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .211 | .369 | .158 |
| Mike Epstein | 1B | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .364 | .614 | .182 |
| Bob Johnson | 2B | 71 | 157 | 13 | 34 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .276 | .268 | .544 | .217 |
| Davey Johnson | 2B | 131 | 501 | 47 | 129 | 7 | 56 | 3 | .298 | .351 | .649 | .257 |
| Boog Powell | 1B | 140 | 491 | 78 | 141 | 34 | 109 | 0 | .372 | .532 | .904 | .287 |
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | 157 | 620 | 91 | 167 | 23 | 100 | 2 | .333 | .444 | .777 | .269 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Paul Blair | OF | 133 | 303 | 35 | 84 | 6 | 33 | 5 | .309 | .416 | .725 | .277 |
| Curt Blefary | OF | 131 | 419 | 73 | 107 | 23 | 64 | 1 | .371 | .468 | .839 | .255 |
| Sam Bowens | OF | 89 | 243 | 26 | 51 | 6 | 20 | 9 | .275 | .329 | .604 | .210 |
| Woodie Held | OF | 56 | 82 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .309 | .305 | .614 | .207 |
| Frank Robinson | OF | 155 | 576 | 122 | 182 | 49 | 122 | 8 | .410 | .637 | 1.047 | .316 |
| Russ Snyder | OF | 117 | 373 | 66 | 114 | 3 | 41 | 2 | .368 | .413 | .781 | .306 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Cam Carreon | C | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .417 | .444 | .861 | .222 |
| Andy Etchebarren | C | 121 | 412 | 49 | 91 | 11 | 50 | 0 | .293 | .364 | .657 | .221 |
| Larry Haney | C | 20 | 56 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .190 | .232 | .422 | .161 |
| Vic Roznovsky | C | 41 | 97 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .308 | .320 | .628 | .237 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Lau | 18 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .588 | .833 | 1.421 | .500 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5529 | 755 | 1426 | 175 | 703 | 55 | .319 | .409 | .729 | .258 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Barber | 25 | 22 | 133.3 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 0 | 91 | 49 | 2.30 | 1.148 | |||
| Ed Barnowski | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Frank Bertaina | 16 | 9 | 63.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 46 | 36 | 3.13 | 1.390 | |||
| Gene Brabender | 31 | 1 | 71 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 62 | 29 | 3.55 | 1.211 | |||
| Wally Bunker | 29 | 24 | 142.7 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 89 | 48 | 4.29 | 1.395 | |||
| Moe Drabowsky | 44 | 3 | 96 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 98 | 29 | 2.81 | 0.948 | |||
| Eddie Fisher | 44 | 0 | 71.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 13 | 39 | 19 | 2.64 | 1.102 | |||
| Dick Hall | 32 | 0 | 66 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 7 | 44 | 8 | 3.95 | 1.015 | |||
| Dave McNally | 34 | 33 | 213 | 13 | 6 | .684 | 0 | 158 | 64 | 3.17 | 1.296 | |||
| John Miller | 23 | 16 | 100.7 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 81 | 58 | 4.74 | 1.490 | |||
| Stu Miller | 51 | 0 | 92 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 18 | 67 | 22 | 2.25 | 0.946 | |||
| Jim Palmer | 30 | 30 | 208.3 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 147 | 91 | 3.46 | 1.282 | |||
| Tom Phoebus | 3 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1.23 | 1.000 | |||
| Bill Short | 6 | 6 | 37.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 2.87 | 1.167 | |||
| Eddie Watt | 43 | 13 | 145.7 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 4 | 102 | 44 | 3.83 | 1.146 | |||
| Team Totals | 413 | 160 | 1466.4 | 97 | 63 | .606 | 51 | 1070 | 514 | 3.32 | 1.215 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Brooks Robinson | 157 |
| At Bats | Luis Aparicio | 659 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Luis Aparicio | 707 |
| Batting Average | Frank Robinson | .316 |
| On-Base % | Frank Robinson | .410 |
| Slugging % | Frank Robinson | .637 |
| OPS | Frank Robinson | 1.047 |
| Runs | Frank Robinson | 122 |
| Hits | Luis Aparicio and Frank Robinson | 182 |
| Total Bases | Frank Robinson | 367 |
| Doubles | Brooks Robinson | 35 |
| Triples | Luis Aparicio | 8 |
| Home Runs | Frank Robinson | 49 |
| RBI | Frank Robinson | 122 |
| Walks | Frank Robinson | 87 |
| Strikeouts | Boog Powell | 125 |
| Stolen Bases | Luis Aparicio | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | Luis Aparicio | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Luis Aparicio | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Davey Johnson and Frank Robinson | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Frank Robinson | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Palmer | 15 |
| Losses | Jim Palmer | 10 |
| Saves | Stu Miller | 18 |
| Won-Loss % | Stu Miller | .692 |
| ERA | Dave McNally | 3.17 |
| WHIP | Jim Palmer | 1.282 |
| Innings Pitched | Dave McNally | 213 |
| Games | Stu Miller | 51 |
| Games Started | Dave McNally | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Dave McNally | 158 |
| Complete Games | Jim Palmer | 6 |
| Shutouts | Steve Barber | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Dave McNally | 905 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Palmer | 80 |
| Hits Allowed | Dave McNally | 212 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Palmer | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dave McNally | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dave McNally | 41 |
| Triples Allowed | Wally Bunker | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Dave McNally | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Eddie Watt | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Steve Barber | 17 |
