1971 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1971 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 101-57. They scored 742 runs and belted 158 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. The offense was powered by Frank Robinson, who led the team with 28 home runs and 99 RBI. Brooks Robinson led the team with 160 hits for a .272 average.
The team allowed 530 runs and had a team ERA of 3.00. Dave McNally was the winningest pitcher, with 21 games won. Pat Dobson racked up 187 strkeouts to lead the team. 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 | 150 | 500 | 67 | 133 | 0 | 35 | 10 | .365 | .320 | .685 | .266 |
| Jerry DaVanon | 2B | 38 | 81 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .340 | .296 | .636 | .235 |
| Bobby Grich | SS | 7 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .800 | .300 |
| Davey Johnson | 2B | 142 | 510 | 67 | 144 | 18 | 72 | 3 | .351 | .443 | .794 | .282 |
| Boog Powell | 1B | 128 | 418 | 59 | 107 | 22 | 92 | 1 | .379 | .459 | .838 | .256 |
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | 156 | 589 | 67 | 160 | 20 | 92 | 0 | .341 | .413 | .754 | .272 |
| Chico Salmon | 1B | 42 | 84 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .205 | .262 | .467 | .179 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Don Baylor | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .600 | .000 | .600 | .000 |
| Paul Blair | OF | 141 | 516 | 75 | 135 | 10 | 44 | 14 | .306 | .397 | .703 | .262 |
| Don Buford | OF | 122 | 449 | 99 | 130 | 19 | 54 | 15 | .413 | .477 | .890 | .290 |
| Terry Crowley | OF | 18 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 | .174 | .443 | .174 |
| Curt Motton | OF | 38 | 53 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .317 | .434 | .751 | .189 |
| Merv Rettenmund | OF | 141 | 491 | 81 | 156 | 11 | 75 | 15 | .422 | .448 | .870 | .318 |
| Frank Robinson | OF | 133 | 455 | 82 | 128 | 28 | 99 | 3 | .384 | .510 | .894 | .281 |
| Tom Shopay | OF | 47 | 74 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .286 | .284 | .570 | .257 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Clay Dalrymple | C | 23 | 49 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .409 | .286 | .695 | .204 |
| Andy Etchebarren | C | 70 | 222 | 21 | 60 | 9 | 29 | 1 | .321 | .428 | .749 | .270 |
| Elrod Hendricks | C | 101 | 316 | 33 | 79 | 9 | 42 | 0 | .334 | .386 | .720 | .250 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5303 | 742 | 1382 | 158 | 702 | 66 | .342 | .398 | .740 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Boswell | 15 | 1 | 24.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 4.38 | 1.903 | |||
| Mike Cuellar | 38 | 38 | 292.3 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 0 | 124 | 78 | 3.08 | 1.122 | |||
| Pat Dobson | 38 | 37 | 282.3 | 20 | 8 | .714 | 1 | 187 | 63 | 2.90 | 1.102 | |||
| Tom Dukes | 28 | 0 | 38.3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 3.52 | 1.253 | |||
| Dick Hall | 27 | 0 | 43.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 4.98 | 1.455 | |||
| Jim Hardin | 6 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4.76 | 2.632 | |||
| Grant Jackson | 29 | 9 | 77.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 51 | 20 | 3.13 | 1.184 | |||
| Dave Leonhard | 12 | 6 | 54 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 2.83 | 1.296 | |||
| Dave McNally | 30 | 30 | 224.3 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 0 | 91 | 58 | 2.89 | 1.097 | |||
| Jim Palmer | 37 | 37 | 282 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 0 | 184 | 106 | 2.68 | 1.195 | |||
| Orlando Pena | 5 | 0 | 14.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3.07 | 1.429 | |||
| Pete Richert | 35 | 0 | 36.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 3.47 | 1.322 | |||
| Eddie Watt | 35 | 0 | 39.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 1.82 | 1.184 | |||
| Team Totals | 335 | 158 | 1415.3 | 101 | 57 | .639 | 22 | 793 | 416 | 3.00 | 1.182 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Brooks Robinson | 156 |
| At Bats | Brooks Robinson | 589 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Brooks Robinson | 663 |
| Batting Average | Merv Rettenmund | .318 |
| On-Base % | Merv Rettenmund | .422 |
| Slugging % | Frank Robinson | .510 |
| OPS | Frank Robinson | .894 |
| Runs | Don Buford | 99 |
| Hits | Brooks Robinson | 160 |
| Total Bases | Brooks Robinson | 243 |
| Doubles | Davey Johnson | 26 |
| Triples | Paul Blair | 8 |
| Home Runs | Frank Robinson | 28 |
| RBI | Frank Robinson | 99 |
| Walks | Don Buford | 89 |
| Strikeouts | Paul Blair | 94 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Buford and Merv Rettenmund | 15 |
| Caught Stealing | Paul Blair | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dave McNally | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Frank Robinson | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Frank Robinson | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dave McNally | 21 |
| Losses | Mike Cuellar and Jim Palmer | 9 |
| Saves | Eddie Watt | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Dave McNally | .808 |
| ERA | Jim Palmer | 2.68 |
| WHIP | Dave McNally | 1.097 |
| Innings Pitched | Mike Cuellar | 292.3 |
| Games | Mike Cuellar and Pat Dobson | 38 |
| Games Started | Mike Cuellar | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Pat Dobson | 187 |
| Complete Games | Mike Cuellar | 21 |
| Shutouts | Mike Cuellar and Pat Dobson | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Mike Cuellar | 1166 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mike Cuellar | 100 |
| Hits Allowed | Mike Cuellar | 250 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Palmer | 106 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mike Cuellar | 30 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jim Palmer | 37 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Palmer | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Palmer | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dave McNally | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Pat Dobson | 28 |
