1974 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1974 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 91-71. They scored 659 runs and belted 116 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. Bobby Grich led the team in home runs with 19. The offense was powered by Tommy Davis, who led the team with 84 RBI and 181 hits.
The team allowed 612 runs and had a team ERA of 3.29. Mike Cuellar was the winningest pitcher, with 22 games won. Ross Grimsley racked up 158 strkeouts to lead the team. Grant Jackson led the team with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Baker | SS | 24 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .207 | .457 | .172 |
| Mark Belanger | SS | 155 | 493 | 54 | 111 | 5 | 36 | 17 | .298 | .300 | .598 | .225 |
| Enos Cabell | 1B | 80 | 174 | 24 | 42 | 3 | 17 | 5 | .269 | .339 | .608 | .241 |
| Doug DeCinces | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Bobby Grich | 2B | 160 | 582 | 92 | 153 | 19 | 82 | 17 | .376 | .431 | .807 | .263 |
| Tim Nordbrook | SS | 6 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .353 | .267 | .620 | .267 |
| Bob Oliver | 1B | 9 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .150 | .250 | .400 | .150 |
| Boog Powell | 1B | 110 | 344 | 37 | 91 | 12 | 45 | 0 | .358 | .413 | .771 | .265 |
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | 153 | 553 | 46 | 159 | 7 | 59 | 2 | .353 | .374 | .727 | .288 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Don Baylor | OF | 137 | 489 | 66 | 133 | 10 | 59 | 29 | .341 | .382 | .723 | .272 |
| Paul Blair | OF | 151 | 552 | 77 | 144 | 17 | 62 | 27 | .313 | .417 | .730 | .261 |
| Al Bumbry | OF | 94 | 270 | 35 | 63 | 1 | 19 | 12 | .288 | .304 | .592 | .233 |
| Rich Coggins | OF | 113 | 411 | 53 | 100 | 4 | 32 | 26 | .299 | .319 | .618 | .243 |
| Jim Fuller | OF | 64 | 189 | 17 | 42 | 7 | 28 | 1 | .265 | .392 | .657 | .222 |
| Curt Motton | OF | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Jim Northrup | OF | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 | .571 |
| Mike Reinbach | OF | 12 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .304 | .300 | .604 | .250 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Andy Etchebarren | C | 62 | 180 | 13 | 40 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .249 | .300 | .549 | .222 |
| Elrod Hendricks | C | 66 | 159 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .283 | .340 | .623 | .208 |
| Earl Williams | C | 118 | 413 | 47 | 105 | 14 | 52 | 0 | .327 | .395 | .722 | .254 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Tommy Davis | DH | 158 | 626 | 67 | 181 | 11 | 84 | 6 | .325 | .377 | .702 | .289 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5535 | 659 | 1418 | 116 | 608 | 145 | .319 | .370 | .688 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doyle Alexander | 30 | 12 | 114.3 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 40 | 43 | 4.01 | 1.487 | |||
| Mike Cuellar | 38 | 38 | 269.3 | 22 | 10 | .688 | 0 | 106 | 86 | 3.11 | 1.259 | |||
| Wayne Garland | 20 | 6 | 91 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 1 | 40 | 26 | 2.97 | 1.033 | |||
| Ross Grimsley | 40 | 39 | 295.7 | 18 | 13 | .581 | 1 | 158 | 76 | 3.07 | 1.160 | |||
| Don Hood | 20 | 2 | 57.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 3.45 | 1.169 | |||
| Grant Jackson | 49 | 0 | 66.7 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 12 | 56 | 22 | 2.57 | 1.049 | |||
| Jesse Jefferson | 20 | 2 | 57.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 31 | 38 | 4.40 | 1.623 | |||
| Dave Johnson | 11 | 0 | 15.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2.93 | 1.438 | |||
| Dave McNally | 39 | 37 | 259 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 1 | 111 | 81 | 3.58 | 1.317 | |||
| Jim Palmer | 26 | 26 | 178.7 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 0 | 84 | 69 | 3.27 | 1.371 | |||
| Bob Reynolds | 54 | 0 | 69.3 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 7 | 43 | 14 | 2.73 | 1.284 | |||
| Team Totals | 347 | 162 | 1473.9 | 91 | 71 | .562 | 25 | 701 | 480 | 3.29 | 1.271 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bobby Grich | 160 |
| At Bats | Tommy Davis | 626 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bobby Grich | 707 |
| Batting Average | Tommy Davis | .289 |
| On-Base % | Bobby Grich | .376 |
| Slugging % | Bobby Grich | .431 |
| OPS | Bobby Grich | .807 |
| Runs | Bobby Grich | 92 |
| Hits | Tommy Davis | 181 |
| Total Bases | Bobby Grich | 251 |
| Doubles | Bobby Grich | 29 |
| Triples | Bobby Grich | 6 |
| Home Runs | Bobby Grich | 19 |
| RBI | Tommy Davis | 84 |
| Walks | Bobby Grich | 90 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Grich | 117 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Baylor | 29 |
| Caught Stealing | Don Baylor | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mark Belanger | 20 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bobby Grich | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Tommy Davis | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mike Cuellar | 22 |
| Losses | Ross Grimsley | 13 |
| Saves | Grant Jackson | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Mike Cuellar | .688 |
| ERA | Ross Grimsley | 3.07 |
| WHIP | Ross Grimsley | 1.160 |
| Innings Pitched | Ross Grimsley | 295.7 |
| Games | Bob Reynolds | 54 |
| Games Started | Ross Grimsley | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Ross Grimsley | 158 |
| Complete Games | Mike Cuellar | 20 |
| Shutouts | Mike Cuellar | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Ross Grimsley | 1198 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dave McNally | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Ross Grimsley | 267 |
| Walks Allowed | Mike Cuellar | 86 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ross Grimsley | 26 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dave McNally | 47 |
| Triples Allowed | Ross Grimsley | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Ross Grimsley | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dave McNally | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dave McNally | 32 |
