1968 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1968 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 91-71. They scored 579 runs and belted 133 home runs to go along with a .225 batting average. The offense was powered by Boog Powell, who led the team with 22 home runs and 85 RBI. Brooks Robinson led the team with 154 hits for a .253 average.
The team allowed 497 runs and had a team ERA of 2.66. Dave McNally led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 202 strikeouts. Eddie Watt led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Mark Belanger | SS | 145 | 472 | 40 | 98 | 2 | 21 | 10 | .272 | .248 | .520 | .208 |
| Chico Fernandez | SS | 24 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .111 | .269 | .111 |
| Mike Fiore | 1B | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .059 | .332 | .059 |
| Bobby Floyd | SS | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .222 | .322 | .111 |
| Davey Johnson | 2B | 145 | 504 | 50 | 122 | 9 | 56 | 7 | .308 | .359 | .667 | .242 |
| Boog Powell | 1B | 154 | 550 | 60 | 137 | 22 | 85 | 7 | .338 | .411 | .749 | .249 |
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | 162 | 608 | 65 | 154 | 17 | 75 | 1 | .304 | .416 | .720 | .253 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Paul Blair | OF | 141 | 421 | 48 | 89 | 7 | 38 | 4 | .277 | .318 | .595 | .211 |
| Curt Blefary | OF | 137 | 451 | 50 | 90 | 15 | 39 | 6 | .301 | .322 | .623 | .200 |
| Don Buford | OF | 130 | 426 | 65 | 120 | 15 | 46 | 27 | .367 | .437 | .804 | .282 |
| Dave May | OF | 84 | 152 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .285 | .270 | .555 | .191 |
| Curt Motton | OF | 83 | 217 | 27 | 43 | 8 | 25 | 1 | .298 | .341 | .639 | .198 |
| Merv Rettenmund | OF | 31 | 64 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .452 | .469 | .921 | .297 |
| Frank Robinson | OF | 130 | 421 | 69 | 113 | 15 | 52 | 11 | .390 | .444 | .834 | .268 |
| Fred Valentine | OF | 47 | 91 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .253 | .330 | .583 | .187 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Andy Etchebarren | C | 74 | 189 | 20 | 44 | 5 | 20 | 0 | .311 | .392 | .703 | .233 |
| Larry Haney | C | 38 | 89 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .236 | .326 | .562 | .236 |
| Elrod Hendricks | C | 79 | 183 | 19 | 37 | 7 | 23 | 0 | .279 | .372 | .651 | .202 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5275 | 579 | 1187 | 133 | 534 | 78 | .300 | .352 | .652 | .225 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Adamson | 2 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9.39 | 1.688 | |||
| Fred Beene | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Gene Brabender | 37 | 15 | 125 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3 | 92 | 48 | 3.31 | 1.312 | |||
| Wally Bunker | 18 | 10 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 44 | 14 | 2.41 | 1.028 | |||
| Moe Drabowsky | 45 | 0 | 61.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 7 | 46 | 25 | 1.91 | 0.979 | |||
| Jim Hardin | 35 | 35 | 244 | 18 | 13 | .581 | 0 | 160 | 70 | 2.51 | 1.057 | |||
| Bruce Howard | 10 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 3.77 | 1.806 | |||
| Dave Leonhard | 28 | 18 | 126.3 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 1 | 61 | 57 | 3.13 | 1.203 | |||
| Dave McNally | 35 | 35 | 273 | 22 | 10 | .688 | 0 | 202 | 55 | 1.95 | 0.842 | |||
| John Morris | 19 | 0 | 31.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 2.56 | 1.136 | |||
| Roger Nelson | 19 | 6 | 71 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 70 | 26 | 2.41 | 1.056 | |||
| John O'Donoghue | 16 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6.14 | 1.864 | |||
| Tom Phoebus | 36 | 36 | 240.7 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 0 | 193 | 105 | 2.62 | 1.209 | |||
| Pete Richert | 36 | 0 | 62.3 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 6 | 47 | 12 | 3.47 | 1.011 | |||
| Eddie Watt | 59 | 0 | 83.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 11 | 72 | 35 | 2.27 | 1.176 | |||
| Team Totals | 396 | 162 | 1451.3 | 91 | 71 | .562 | 31 | 1044 | 502 | 2.66 | 1.111 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Brooks Robinson | 162 |
| At Bats | Brooks Robinson | 608 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Brooks Robinson | 667 |
| Batting Average | Frank Robinson | .268 |
| On-Base % | Frank Robinson | .390 |
| Slugging % | Frank Robinson | .444 |
| OPS | Frank Robinson | .834 |
| Runs | Frank Robinson | 69 |
| Hits | Brooks Robinson | 154 |
| Total Bases | Brooks Robinson | 253 |
| Doubles | Brooks Robinson | 36 |
| Triples | Brooks Robinson | 6 |
| Home Runs | Boog Powell | 22 |
| RBI | Boog Powell | 85 |
| Walks | Boog Powell and Frank Robinson | 73 |
| Strikeouts | Mark Belanger | 114 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Buford | 27 |
| Caught Stealing | Don Buford | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jim Hardin | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Curt Blefary and Brooks Robinson | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Davey Johnson | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dave McNally | 22 |
| Losses | Tom Phoebus | 15 |
| Saves | Eddie Watt | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Dave McNally | .688 |
| ERA | Dave McNally | 1.95 |
| WHIP | Dave McNally | 0.842 |
| Innings Pitched | Dave McNally | 273 |
| Games | Eddie Watt | 59 |
| Games Started | Tom Phoebus | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Dave McNally | 202 |
| Complete Games | Dave McNally | 18 |
| Shutouts | Dave McNally | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Dave McNally | 1038 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Tom Phoebus | 70 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Hardin | 188 |
| Walks Allowed | Tom Phoebus | 105 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dave McNally | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Tom Phoebus | 38 |
| Triples Allowed | Dave McNally | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Tom Phoebus | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Hardin and Dave McNally | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Tom Phoebus | 22 |
