1973 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1973 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 97-65. They scored 754 runs and belted 119 home runs to go along with a .266 batting average. Earl Williams led the team in home runs with 22. The offense was powered by Tommy Davis, who led the team with 89 RBI and 169 hits. Don Baylor had a great year on the basepaths with 32 stolen bases.
The team allowed 561 runs and had a team ERA of 3.08. Jim Palmer led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 158 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Baker | SS | 44 | 63 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .268 | .317 | .585 | .190 |
| Mark Belanger | SS | 154 | 470 | 60 | 106 | 0 | 27 | 13 | .302 | .262 | .564 | .226 |
| Larry Brown | 3B | 17 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .353 | .357 | .710 | .250 |
| Enos Cabell | 1B | 32 | 47 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .250 | .319 | .569 | .213 |
| Doug DeCinces | 3B | 10 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .158 | .111 | .269 | .111 |
| Bobby Grich | 2B | 162 | 581 | 82 | 146 | 12 | 50 | 17 | .373 | .387 | .760 | .251 |
| Boog Powell | 1B | 114 | 370 | 52 | 98 | 11 | 54 | 0 | .398 | .395 | .793 | .265 |
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | 155 | 549 | 53 | 141 | 9 | 72 | 2 | .326 | .344 | .670 | .257 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Don Baylor | OF | 118 | 405 | 64 | 116 | 11 | 51 | 32 | .357 | .437 | .794 | .286 |
| Paul Blair | OF | 146 | 500 | 73 | 140 | 10 | 64 | 18 | .334 | .402 | .736 | .280 |
| Al Bumbry | OF | 110 | 356 | 73 | 120 | 7 | 34 | 23 | .398 | .500 | .898 | .337 |
| Rich Coggins | OF | 110 | 389 | 54 | 124 | 7 | 41 | 17 | .363 | .468 | .831 | .319 |
| Jim Fuller | OF | 9 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .148 | .346 | .494 | .115 |
| Curt Motton | OF | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .429 | .833 | 1.262 | .333 |
| Merv Rettenmund | OF | 95 | 321 | 59 | 84 | 9 | 44 | 11 | .378 | .411 | .789 | .262 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Andy Etchebarren | C | 54 | 152 | 16 | 39 | 2 | 23 | 1 | .317 | .368 | .685 | .257 |
| Elrod Hendricks | C | 41 | 101 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .257 | .337 | .594 | .178 |
| Sergio Robles | C | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .077 | .327 | .077 |
| Earl Williams | C | 132 | 459 | 58 | 109 | 22 | 83 | 0 | .333 | .425 | .758 | .237 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Terry Crowley | DH | 54 | 131 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .297 | .305 | .602 | .206 |
| Tommy Davis | DH | 137 | 552 | 53 | 169 | 7 | 89 | 11 | .341 | .391 | .732 | .306 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5537 | 754 | 1474 | 119 | 692 | 146 | .342 | .389 | .731 | .266 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doyle Alexander | 29 | 26 | 174.7 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 0 | 63 | 52 | 3.86 | 1.265 | |||
| Mike Cuellar | 38 | 38 | 267 | 18 | 13 | .581 | 0 | 140 | 84 | 3.27 | 1.307 | |||
| Wayne Garland | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3.94 | 1.313 | |||
| Don Hood | 8 | 4 | 32.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3.90 | 1.146 | |||
| Grant Jackson | 45 | 0 | 80.3 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 47 | 24 | 1.90 | 0.971 | |||
| Jesse Jefferson | 18 | 15 | 100.7 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 0 | 52 | 46 | 4.11 | 1.490 | |||
| Dave McNally | 38 | 38 | 266 | 17 | 17 | .500 | 0 | 87 | 81 | 3.21 | 1.233 | |||
| Jim Palmer | 38 | 37 | 296.3 | 22 | 9 | .710 | 1 | 158 | 113 | 2.40 | 1.141 | |||
| Orlando Pena | 11 | 2 | 44.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 4.03 | 0.984 | |||
| Bob Reynolds | 42 | 1 | 111 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 9 | 77 | 31 | 1.95 | 1.072 | |||
| Mickey Scott | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.40 | 2.353 | |||
| Eddie Watt | 30 | 0 | 71 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 3.30 | 1.169 | |||
| Team Totals | 302 | 162 | 1461.7 | 97 | 65 | .599 | 26 | 715 | 475 | 3.08 | 1.212 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bobby Grich | 162 |
| At Bats | Bobby Grich | 581 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bobby Grich | 700 |
| Batting Average | Tommy Davis | .306 |
| On-Base % | Bobby Grich | .373 |
| Slugging % | Earl Williams | .425 |
| OPS | Bobby Grich | .760 |
| Runs | Bobby Grich | 82 |
| Hits | Tommy Davis | 169 |
| Total Bases | Bobby Grich | 225 |
| Doubles | Bobby Grich | 29 |
| Triples | Al Bumbry | 11 |
| Home Runs | Earl Williams | 22 |
| RBI | Tommy Davis | 89 |
| Walks | Bobby Grich | 107 |
| Strikeouts | Earl Williams | 107 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Baylor | 32 |
| Caught Stealing | Al Bumbry | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mark Belanger | 15 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Earl Williams | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Brooks Robinson | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Palmer | 22 |
| Losses | Dave McNally | 17 |
| Saves | Grant Jackson and Bob Reynolds | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Palmer | .710 |
| ERA | Jim Palmer | 2.40 |
| WHIP | Jim Palmer | 1.141 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Palmer | 296.3 |
| Games | Grant Jackson | 45 |
| Games Started | Mike Cuellar and Dave McNally | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Palmer | 158 |
| Complete Games | Jim Palmer | 19 |
| Shutouts | Jim Palmer | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Palmer | 1190 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mike Cuellar | 97 |
| Hits Allowed | Mike Cuellar | 265 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Palmer | 113 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mike Cuellar | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mike Cuellar | 49 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Palmer | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Cuellar and Jesse Jefferson | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Doyle Alexander | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dave McNally | 31 |
