1977 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1977 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 97-64. They scored 719 runs and belted 148 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. Lee May and Eddie Murray were tied for the team lead in home runs with 27. Lee May and Ken Singleton were tied for the team lead in RBI with 99. Ken Singleton led the team with 176 hits for a .328 average.
The team allowed 653 runs and had a team ERA of 3.75. Jim Palmer led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 193 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Mark Belanger | SS | 144 | 402 | 39 | 83 | 2 | 30 | 15 | .287 | .274 | .561 | .206 |
| Rich Dauer | 2B | 96 | 304 | 38 | 74 | 5 | 25 | 1 | .294 | .349 | .643 | .243 |
| Doug DeCinces | 3B | 150 | 522 | 63 | 135 | 19 | 69 | 8 | .339 | .433 | .772 | .259 |
| Kiko Garcia | SS | 65 | 131 | 20 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 2 | .255 | .313 | .568 | .221 |
| Lee May | 1B | 150 | 585 | 75 | 148 | 27 | 99 | 2 | .296 | .426 | .722 | .253 |
| Tony Muser | 1B | 120 | 118 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .301 | .280 | .581 | .229 |
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | 24 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .212 | .255 | .467 | .149 |
| Billy Smith | 2B | 109 | 367 | 44 | 79 | 5 | 29 | 3 | .281 | .300 | .581 | .215 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Al Bumbry | OF | 133 | 518 | 74 | 164 | 4 | 41 | 19 | .371 | .411 | .782 | .317 |
| Mike Dimmel | OF | 25 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Larry Harlow | OF | 46 | 48 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .283 | .250 | .533 | .208 |
| Pat Kelly | OF | 120 | 360 | 50 | 92 | 10 | 49 | 25 | .353 | .375 | .728 | .256 |
| Elliott Maddox | OF | 49 | 107 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .357 | .383 | .740 | .262 |
| Andres Mora | OF | 77 | 233 | 32 | 57 | 13 | 44 | 0 | .261 | .464 | .725 | .245 |
| Tom Shopay | OF | 67 | 69 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .273 | .275 | .548 | .188 |
| Ken Singleton | OF | 152 | 536 | 90 | 176 | 24 | 99 | 0 | .438 | .507 | .945 | .328 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dave Criscione | C | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | .333 |
| Rick Dempsey | C | 91 | 270 | 27 | 61 | 3 | 34 | 2 | .314 | .315 | .629 | .226 |
| Ken Rudolph | C | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .357 | .643 | .286 |
| Dave Skaggs | C | 80 | 216 | 22 | 62 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .345 | .352 | .697 | .287 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Terry Crowley | DH | 18 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .391 | .545 | .936 | .364 |
| Eddie Murray | DH | 160 | 611 | 81 | 173 | 27 | 88 | 0 | .333 | .470 | .803 | .283 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5494 | 719 | 1433 | 148 | 677 | 90 | .327 | .393 | .720 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Nelson Briles | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 | 1.250 | |||
| Tony Chevez | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 12.38 | 2.250 | |||
| Dick Drago | 36 | 0 | 39.7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 3.63 | 1.612 | |||
| Ed Farmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Mike Flanagan | 36 | 33 | 235 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 1 | 149 | 70 | 3.64 | 1.298 | |||
| Ross Grimsley | 34 | 34 | 218.3 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 0 | 53 | 74 | 3.96 | 1.393 | |||
| Fred Holdsworth | 12 | 0 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 6.28 | 2.308 | |||
| Dennis Martinez | 42 | 13 | 166.7 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 4 | 107 | 64 | 4.10 | 1.326 | |||
| Tippy Martinez | 41 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 2.70 | 1.480 | |||
| Rudy May | 37 | 37 | 251.7 | 18 | 14 | .563 | 0 | 105 | 78 | 3.61 | 1.275 | |||
| Scott McGregor | 29 | 5 | 114 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4 | 55 | 30 | 4.42 | 1.307 | |||
| Dyar Miller | 12 | 0 | 22.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.64 | 1.570 | |||
| Randy Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 5.714 | |||
| Jim Palmer | 39 | 39 | 319 | 20 | 11 | .645 | 0 | 193 | 99 | 2.91 | 1.135 | |||
| Mike Parrott | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.08 | 1.395 | |||
| Earl Stephenson | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Team Totals | 330 | 161 | 1451 | 97 | 64 | .602 | 23 | 737 | 494 | 3.75 | 1.315 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Murray | 160 |
| At Bats | Eddie Murray | 611 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Murray | 666 |
| Batting Average | Ken Singleton | .328 |
| On-Base % | Ken Singleton | .438 |
| Slugging % | Ken Singleton | .507 |
| OPS | Ken Singleton | .945 |
| Runs | Ken Singleton | 90 |
| Hits | Ken Singleton | 176 |
| Total Bases | Eddie Murray | 287 |
| Doubles | Al Bumbry | 31 |
| Triples | Mark Belanger and Rick Dempsey | 4 |
| Home Runs | Lee May and Eddie Murray | 27 |
| RBI | Lee May and Ken Singleton | 99 |
| Walks | Ken Singleton | 107 |
| Strikeouts | Lee May | 119 |
| Stolen Bases | Pat Kelly | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | Mark Belanger, Al Bumbry, and Doug DeCinces | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Billy Smith | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Eddie Murray and Ken Singleton | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Eddie Murray | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Palmer | 20 |
| Losses | Rudy May | 14 |
| Saves | Tippy Martinez | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Dennis Martinez | .667 |
| ERA | Jim Palmer | 2.91 |
| WHIP | Jim Palmer | 1.135 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Palmer | 319 |
| Games | Dennis Martinez | 42 |
| Games Started | Jim Palmer | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Palmer | 193 |
| Complete Games | Jim Palmer | 22 |
| Shutouts | Rudy May | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Palmer | 1269 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Palmer | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Palmer | 263 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Palmer | 99 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rudy May | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mike Flanagan | 45 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Palmer | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Palmer | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dennis Martinez | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ross Grimsley | 33 |
