1972 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1972 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 80-74. They scored 519 runs and belted 100 home runs to go along with a .229 batting average. The offense was powered by Boog Powell, who led the team with 21 home runs and 81 RBI. Brooks Robinson led the team with 139 hits for a .250 average.
The team allowed 430 runs and had a team ERA of 2.54. Jim Palmer led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 184 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Mark Belanger | SS | 113 | 285 | 36 | 53 | 2 | 16 | 6 | .236 | .246 | .482 | .186 |
| Enos Cabell | 1B | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bobby Grich | SS | 133 | 460 | 66 | 128 | 12 | 50 | 13 | .358 | .415 | .773 | .278 |
| Davey Johnson | 2B | 118 | 376 | 31 | 83 | 5 | 32 | 1 | .320 | .335 | .655 | .221 |
| Tommy Matchick | 3B | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .444 | .222 |
| Boog Powell | 1B | 140 | 465 | 53 | 117 | 21 | 81 | 4 | .346 | .434 | .780 | .252 |
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | 153 | 556 | 48 | 139 | 8 | 64 | 1 | .303 | .342 | .645 | .250 |
| Chico Salmon | 1B | 17 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .125 | .188 | .063 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Don Baylor | OF | 102 | 320 | 33 | 81 | 11 | 38 | 24 | .330 | .416 | .746 | .253 |
| Paul Blair | OF | 142 | 477 | 47 | 111 | 8 | 49 | 7 | .267 | .358 | .625 | .233 |
| Don Buford | OF | 125 | 408 | 46 | 84 | 5 | 22 | 8 | .326 | .267 | .593 | .206 |
| Al Bumbry | OF | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .545 | .909 | .364 |
| Rich Coggins | OF | 16 | 39 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .350 | .436 | .786 | .333 |
| Terry Crowley | OF | 97 | 247 | 30 | 57 | 11 | 29 | 0 | .319 | .405 | .724 | .231 |
| Tommy Davis | OF | 26 | 82 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .307 | .293 | .600 | .256 |
| Merv Rettenmund | OF | 102 | 301 | 40 | 70 | 6 | 21 | 6 | .325 | .339 | .664 | .233 |
| Tom Shopay | OF | 49 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .311 | .225 | .536 | .225 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Andy Etchebarren | C | 71 | 188 | 11 | 38 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .276 | .277 | .553 | .202 |
| Elrod Hendricks | C | 33 | 84 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .258 | .202 | .460 | .155 |
| Johnny Oates | C | 85 | 253 | 20 | 66 | 4 | 21 | 5 | .332 | .364 | .696 | .261 |
| Sergio Robles | C | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5028 | 519 | 1153 | 100 | 483 | 78 | .299 | .339 | .638 | .229 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doyle Alexander | 35 | 9 | 106.3 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 2 | 49 | 30 | 2.45 | 1.016 | |||
| Mike Cuellar | 35 | 35 | 248.3 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 0 | 132 | 71 | 2.57 | 1.079 | |||
| Pat Dobson | 38 | 36 | 268.3 | 16 | 18 | .471 | 0 | 161 | 69 | 2.65 | 1.077 | |||
| Roric Harrison | 39 | 2 | 94 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 | 62 | 34 | 2.30 | 1.085 | |||
| Grant Jackson | 32 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8 | 34 | 9 | 2.63 | 1.024 | |||
| Dave Leonhard | 14 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 4.50 | 1.600 | |||
| Dave McNally | 36 | 36 | 241 | 13 | 17 | .433 | 0 | 120 | 68 | 2.95 | 1.195 | |||
| Jim Palmer | 36 | 36 | 274.3 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 0 | 184 | 70 | 2.07 | 1.054 | |||
| Bob Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1.86 | 1.546 | |||
| Mickey Scott | 15 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2.74 | 1.217 | |||
| Eddie Watt | 38 | 0 | 45.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 2.17 | 1.094 | |||
| Team Totals | 321 | 154 | 1371.6 | 80 | 74 | .519 | 21 | 788 | 395 | 2.54 | 1.102 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Brooks Robinson | 153 |
| At Bats | Brooks Robinson | 556 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Brooks Robinson | 612 |
| Batting Average | Bobby Grich | .278 |
| On-Base % | Bobby Grich | .358 |
| Slugging % | Boog Powell | .434 |
| OPS | Boog Powell | .780 |
| Runs | Bobby Grich | 66 |
| Hits | Brooks Robinson | 139 |
| Total Bases | Boog Powell | 202 |
| Doubles | Brooks Robinson | 23 |
| Triples | Paul Blair | 8 |
| Home Runs | Boog Powell | 21 |
| RBI | Boog Powell | 81 |
| Walks | Don Buford | 69 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Grich | 96 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Baylor | 24 |
| Caught Stealing | Paul Blair | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Pat Dobson | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Paul Blair and Brooks Robinson | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Paul Blair | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Palmer | 21 |
| Losses | Pat Dobson | 18 |
| Saves | Grant Jackson | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Palmer | .677 |
| ERA | Jim Palmer | 2.07 |
| WHIP | Jim Palmer | 1.054 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Palmer | 274.3 |
| Games | Roric Harrison | 39 |
| Games Started | Pat Dobson, Dave McNally, and Jim Palmer | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Palmer | 184 |
| Complete Games | Jim Palmer | 18 |
| Shutouts | Dave McNally | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Palmer | 1094 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Pat Dobson and Dave McNally | 79 |
| Hits Allowed | Pat Dobson and Dave McNally | 220 |
| Walks Allowed | Mike Cuellar | 71 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mike Cuellar and Jim Palmer | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mike Cuellar | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Dave McNally | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Roric Harrison | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Pat Dobson and Roric Harrison | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Pat Dobson | 30 |
