1975 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1975 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 90-69. They scored 682 runs and belted 124 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. Don Baylor led the team in home runs with 25. Lee May knocked in 99 runs. Ken Singleton led the team with 176 hits for a .300 average. Don Baylor had a great year on the basepaths with 32 stolen bases.
The team allowed 553 runs and had a team ERA of 3.17. Jim Palmer led the pitching staff with 23 wins and 193 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Bailor | SS | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .143 | .393 | .143 |
| Mark Belanger | SS | 152 | 442 | 44 | 100 | 3 | 27 | 16 | .286 | .276 | .562 | .226 |
| Doug DeCinces | 3B | 61 | 167 | 20 | 42 | 4 | 23 | 0 | .306 | .395 | .701 | .251 |
| Bobby Grich | 2B | 150 | 524 | 81 | 136 | 13 | 57 | 14 | .389 | .399 | .788 | .260 |
| Lee May | 1B | 146 | 580 | 67 | 152 | 20 | 99 | 1 | .308 | .424 | .732 | .262 |
| Tony Muser | 1B | 80 | 82 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .374 | .354 | .728 | .317 |
| Tim Nordbrook | SS | 40 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .147 | .415 | .118 |
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | 144 | 482 | 50 | 97 | 6 | 53 | 0 | .267 | .274 | .541 | .201 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Don Baylor | OF | 145 | 524 | 79 | 148 | 25 | 76 | 32 | .360 | .489 | .849 | .282 |
| Paul Blair | OF | 140 | 440 | 51 | 96 | 5 | 31 | 17 | .257 | .300 | .557 | .218 |
| Larry Harlow | OF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Jim Northrup | OF | 84 | 194 | 27 | 53 | 5 | 29 | 0 | .348 | .418 | .766 | .273 |
| Tom Shopay | OF | 40 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .257 | .194 | .451 | .161 |
| Ken Singleton | OF | 155 | 586 | 88 | 176 | 15 | 55 | 3 | .415 | .454 | .869 | .300 |
| Royle Stillman | OF | 13 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .467 | .429 | .896 | .429 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dave Duncan | C | 96 | 307 | 30 | 63 | 12 | 41 | 0 | .245 | .345 | .590 | .205 |
| Andy Etchebarren | C | 8 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .450 | .200 |
| Elrod Hendricks | C | 85 | 223 | 32 | 48 | 8 | 38 | 0 | .319 | .377 | .696 | .215 |
| Jim Hutto | C | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Al Bumbry | DH | 114 | 349 | 47 | 94 | 2 | 32 | 16 | .336 | .364 | .700 | .269 |
| Tommy Davis | DH | 116 | 460 | 43 | 130 | 6 | 57 | 2 | .315 | .357 | .672 | .283 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5474 | 682 | 1382 | 124 | 635 | 104 | .322 | .373 | .695 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doyle Alexander | 32 | 11 | 133.3 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 1 | 46 | 47 | 3.04 | 1.305 | |||
| Mike Cuellar | 36 | 36 | 256 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 0 | 105 | 84 | 3.66 | 1.223 | |||
| Mike Flanagan | 2 | 1 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2.79 | 1.546 | |||
| Wayne Garland | 29 | 1 | 87.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 | 46 | 31 | 3.71 | 1.271 | |||
| Ross Grimsley | 35 | 32 | 197 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 0 | 89 | 47 | 4.07 | 1.305 | |||
| Grant Jackson | 41 | 0 | 48.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 7 | 39 | 21 | 3.35 | 1.304 | |||
| Jesse Jefferson | 4 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2.35 | 1.688 | |||
| Dave Johnson | 6 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4.15 | 1.724 | |||
| Dyar Miller | 30 | 0 | 46.3 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 8 | 33 | 16 | 2.72 | 1.037 | |||
| Paul Mitchell | 11 | 4 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 3.63 | 1.053 | |||
| Jim Palmer | 39 | 38 | 323 | 23 | 11 | .676 | 1 | 193 | 80 | 2.09 | 1.031 | |||
| Bob Reynolds | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Mike Torrez | 36 | 36 | 270.7 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 0 | 119 | 133 | 3.06 | 1.371 | |||
| Team Totals | 308 | 159 | 1451 | 90 | 69 | .566 | 21 | 717 | 500 | 3.17 | 1.230 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ken Singleton | 155 |
| At Bats | Ken Singleton | 586 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ken Singleton | 714 |
| Batting Average | Ken Singleton | .300 |
| On-Base % | Ken Singleton | .415 |
| Slugging % | Don Baylor | .489 |
| OPS | Ken Singleton | .869 |
| Runs | Ken Singleton | 88 |
| Hits | Ken Singleton | 176 |
| Total Bases | Ken Singleton | 266 |
| Doubles | Ken Singleton | 37 |
| Triples | Don Baylor | 6 |
| Home Runs | Don Baylor | 25 |
| RBI | Lee May | 99 |
| Walks | Ken Singleton | 118 |
| Strikeouts | Lee May | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Baylor | 32 |
| Caught Stealing | Don Baylor | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mark Belanger | 23 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bobby Grich | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Lee May | 26 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Palmer | 23 |
| Losses | Ross Grimsley | 13 |
| Saves | Dyar Miller | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Mike Torrez | .690 |
| ERA | Jim Palmer | 2.09 |
| WHIP | Jim Palmer | 1.031 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Palmer | 323 |
| Games | Grant Jackson | 41 |
| Games Started | Jim Palmer | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Palmer | 193 |
| Complete Games | Jim Palmer | 25 |
| Shutouts | Jim Palmer | 10 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Palmer | 1268 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mike Cuellar | 104 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Palmer | 253 |
| Walks Allowed | Mike Torrez | 133 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ross Grimsley | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ross Grimsley | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Palmer | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Torrez | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mike Torrez | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Torrez | 35 |
