1976 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1976 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 88-74. They scored 619 runs and belted 119 home runs to go along with a .243 batting average. Reggie Jackson provided the power for the team with 27 homers. Lee May was the best run producer with 109 RBI. Ken Singleton led the team with 151 hits for a .278 average. Al Bumbry had a great year on the basepaths with 42 stolen bases.
The team allowed 598 runs and had a team ERA of 3.31. Jim Palmer led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 159 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Mark Belanger | SS | 153 | 522 | 66 | 141 | 1 | 40 | 27 | .336 | .326 | .662 | .270 |
| Rich Dauer | 2B | 11 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .143 | .103 | .246 | .103 |
| Doug DeCinces | 3B | 129 | 440 | 36 | 103 | 11 | 42 | 8 | .284 | .357 | .641 | .234 |
| Kiko Garcia | SS | 11 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .219 | .406 | .625 | .219 |
| Bobby Grich | 2B | 144 | 518 | 93 | 138 | 13 | 54 | 14 | .373 | .417 | .790 | .266 |
| Lee May | 1B | 148 | 530 | 61 | 137 | 25 | 109 | 4 | .312 | .447 | .759 | .258 |
| Tony Muser | 1B | 136 | 326 | 25 | 74 | 1 | 30 | 1 | .270 | .264 | .534 | .227 |
| Tim Nordbrook | 2B | 27 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .227 | .547 | .227 |
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | 71 | 218 | 16 | 46 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .240 | .307 | .547 | .211 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Paul Blair | OF | 145 | 375 | 29 | 74 | 3 | 16 | 15 | .245 | .264 | .509 | .197 |
| Al Bumbry | OF | 133 | 450 | 71 | 113 | 9 | 36 | 42 | .316 | .376 | .692 | .251 |
| Reggie Jackson | OF | 134 | 498 | 84 | 138 | 27 | 91 | 28 | .351 | .502 | .853 | .277 |
| Tom Shopay | OF | 14 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .304 | .200 | .504 | .200 |
| Ken Singleton | OF | 154 | 544 | 62 | 151 | 13 | 70 | 2 | .366 | .403 | .769 | .278 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rick Dempsey | C | 59 | 174 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .275 | .224 | .499 | .213 |
| Dave Duncan | C | 93 | 284 | 20 | 58 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .271 | .271 | .542 | .204 |
| Elrod Hendricks | C | 28 | 79 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .209 | .190 | .399 | .139 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bob Bailor | DH | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | .333 |
| Terry Crowley | DH | 33 | 61 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .333 | .262 | .595 | .246 |
| Tommy Harper | DH | 46 | 77 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 4 | .318 | .338 | .656 | .234 |
| Andres Mora | DH | 73 | 220 | 18 | 48 | 6 | 25 | 1 | .258 | .350 | .608 | .218 |
| Royle Stillman | DH | 20 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .091 | .291 | .091 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5457 | 619 | 1326 | 119 | 576 | 150 | .307 | .358 | .664 | .243 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doyle Alexander | 11 | 6 | 64.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 3.50 | 1.275 | |||
| Mike Cuellar | 26 | 19 | 107 | 4 | 13 | .235 | 1 | 32 | 50 | 4.96 | 1.673 | |||
| Mike Flanagan | 20 | 10 | 85 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 56 | 33 | 4.13 | 1.365 | |||
| Wayne Garland | 38 | 25 | 232.3 | 20 | 7 | .741 | 1 | 113 | 64 | 2.67 | 1.240 | |||
| Ross Grimsley | 28 | 19 | 136.7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 0 | 41 | 35 | 3.95 | 1.302 | |||
| Fred Holdsworth | 16 | 0 | 39.7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 2.04 | 0.932 | |||
| Ken Holtzman | 13 | 13 | 97.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 2.86 | 1.382 | |||
| Grant Jackson | 13 | 0 | 19.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5.12 | 1.451 | |||
| Dennis Martinez | 4 | 2 | 27.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 2.60 | 1.119 | |||
| Tippy Martinez | 28 | 0 | 41.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 2.59 | 1.439 | |||
| Rudy May | 24 | 21 | 152.3 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0 | 71 | 42 | 3.78 | 1.300 | |||
| Scott McGregor | 3 | 2 | 14.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3.68 | 1.497 | |||
| Dyar Miller | 49 | 0 | 88.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 7 | 37 | 36 | 2.94 | 1.297 | |||
| Dave Pagan | 20 | 5 | 46.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 34 | 23 | 5.98 | 1.649 | |||
| Jim Palmer | 40 | 40 | 315 | 22 | 13 | .629 | 0 | 159 | 84 | 2.51 | 1.076 | |||
| Team Totals | 333 | 162 | 1468.8 | 88 | 74 | .543 | 23 | 678 | 489 | 3.31 | 1.283 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ken Singleton | 154 |
| At Bats | Ken Singleton | 544 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ken Singleton | 630 |
| Batting Average | Ken Singleton | .278 |
| On-Base % | Bobby Grich | .373 |
| Slugging % | Reggie Jackson | .502 |
| OPS | Reggie Jackson | .853 |
| Runs | Bobby Grich | 93 |
| Hits | Ken Singleton | 151 |
| Total Bases | Reggie Jackson | 250 |
| Doubles | Bobby Grich | 31 |
| Triples | Al Bumbry | 7 |
| Home Runs | Reggie Jackson | 27 |
| RBI | Lee May | 109 |
| Walks | Bobby Grich | 86 |
| Strikeouts | Reggie Jackson | 108 |
| Stolen Bases | Al Bumbry | 42 |
| Caught Stealing | Mark Belanger | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Paul Blair | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Lee May | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Reggie Jackson | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Palmer | 22 |
| Losses | Mike Cuellar and Jim Palmer | 13 |
| Saves | Tippy Martinez | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Wayne Garland | .741 |
| ERA | Jim Palmer | 2.51 |
| WHIP | Jim Palmer | 1.076 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Palmer | 315 |
| Games | Dyar Miller | 49 |
| Games Started | Jim Palmer | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Palmer | 159 |
| Complete Games | Jim Palmer | 23 |
| Shutouts | Jim Palmer | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Palmer | 1256 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Palmer | 88 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Palmer | 255 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Palmer | 84 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Palmer | 20 |
| Doubles Allowed | Wayne Garland and Jim Palmer | 35 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Palmer | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Cuellar, Wayne Garland, and Jim Palmer | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Palmer | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jim Palmer | 20 |
