1981 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1981 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 59-46. They scored 429 runs and belted 88 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. The offense was powered by Eddie Murray, who led the team with 22 home runs, 78 RBI, and 111 hits.
The team allowed 437 runs and had a team ERA of 3.70. Dennis Martinez led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 88 strikeouts. Tippy Martinez led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Mark Belanger | SS | 64 | 139 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 2 | .242 | .237 | .479 | .165 |
| Bobby Bonner | SS | 10 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .310 | .370 | .680 | .296 |
| Rich Dauer | 2B | 96 | 369 | 41 | 97 | 4 | 38 | 0 | .317 | .369 | .686 | .263 |
| Doug DeCinces | 3B | 100 | 346 | 49 | 91 | 13 | 55 | 0 | .341 | .454 | .795 | .263 |
| Wayne Krenchicki | SS | 33 | 56 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .267 | .286 | .553 | .214 |
| Eddie Murray | 1B | 99 | 378 | 57 | 111 | 22 | 78 | 2 | .360 | .534 | .894 | .294 |
| Cal Ripken | SS | 23 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .128 | .278 | .128 |
| Lenn Sakata | SS | 61 | 150 | 19 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 4 | .282 | .353 | .635 | .227 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Al Bumbry | OF | 101 | 392 | 61 | 107 | 1 | 27 | 22 | .358 | .337 | .695 | .273 |
| Mark Corey | OF | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Jim Dwyer | OF | 68 | 134 | 16 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .318 | .306 | .624 | .224 |
| John Lowenstein | OF | 83 | 189 | 19 | 47 | 6 | 20 | 7 | .329 | .381 | .710 | .249 |
| Gary Roenicke | OF | 85 | 219 | 31 | 59 | 3 | 20 | 1 | .340 | .384 | .724 | .269 |
| John Shelby | OF | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ken Singleton | OF | 103 | 363 | 48 | 101 | 13 | 49 | 0 | .380 | .435 | .815 | .278 |
| Dallas Williams | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rick Dempsey | C | 92 | 251 | 24 | 54 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .306 | .335 | .641 | .215 |
| Dan Graham | C | 55 | 142 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .244 | .239 | .483 | .176 |
| Willie Royster | C | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Benny Ayala | DH | 44 | 86 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .364 | .407 | .771 | .279 |
| Terry Crowley | DH | 68 | 134 | 12 | 33 | 4 | 25 | 0 | .376 | .381 | .757 | .246 |
| Jose Morales | DH | 38 | 86 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .270 | .349 | .619 | .244 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 3516 | 429 | 883 | 88 | 408 | 41 | .327 | .379 | .706 | .251 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Boddicker | 2 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.76 | 1.404 | |||
| Mike Flanagan | 20 | 20 | 116 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 72 | 37 | 4.19 | 1.250 | |||
| Dave Ford | 15 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 6.53 | 1.775 | |||
| Steve Luebber | 7 | 0 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7.56 | 1.796 | |||
| Dennis Martinez | 25 | 24 | 179 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 0 | 88 | 62 | 3.32 | 1.313 | |||
| Tippy Martinez | 37 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 11 | 50 | 32 | 2.90 | 1.356 | |||
| Scott McGregor | 24 | 22 | 160 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0 | 82 | 40 | 3.26 | 1.294 | |||
| Jim Palmer | 22 | 22 | 127.3 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 35 | 46 | 3.75 | 1.280 | |||
| Jeff Schneider | 11 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 4.88 | 1.625 | |||
| Sammy Stewart | 29 | 3 | 112.3 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 4 | 57 | 57 | 2.32 | 1.300 | |||
| Tim Stoddard | 31 | 0 | 37.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 7 | 32 | 18 | 3.86 | 1.501 | |||
| Steve Stone | 15 | 12 | 62.7 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 30 | 27 | 4.60 | 1.435 | |||
| Team Totals | 238 | 105 | 940 | 59 | 46 | .562 | 23 | 489 | 347 | 3.70 | 1.351 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ken Singleton | 103 |
| At Bats | Al Bumbry | 392 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Al Bumbry | 451 |
| Batting Average | Eddie Murray | .294 |
| On-Base % | Ken Singleton | .380 |
| Slugging % | Eddie Murray | .534 |
| OPS | Eddie Murray | .894 |
| Runs | Al Bumbry | 61 |
| Hits | Eddie Murray | 111 |
| Total Bases | Eddie Murray | 202 |
| Doubles | Rich Dauer | 27 |
| Triples | Mark Belanger, Al Bumbry, Doug DeCinces, and Eddie Murray | 2 |
| Home Runs | Eddie Murray | 22 |
| RBI | Eddie Murray | 78 |
| Walks | Ken Singleton | 61 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Singleton | 59 |
| Stolen Bases | Al Bumbry | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | Al Bumbry | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mark Belanger and Gary Roenicke | 5 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jim Dwyer, Eddie Murray, and Gary Roenicke | 3 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ken Singleton | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dennis Martinez | 14 |
| Losses | Jim Palmer and Sammy Stewart | 8 |
| Saves | Tippy Martinez | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Dennis Martinez | .737 |
| ERA | Sammy Stewart | 2.32 |
| WHIP | Mike Flanagan | 1.250 |
| Innings Pitched | Dennis Martinez | 179 |
| Games | Tippy Martinez | 37 |
| Games Started | Dennis Martinez | 24 |
| Strikeouts | Dennis Martinez | 88 |
| Complete Games | Dennis Martinez | 9 |
| Shutouts | Scott McGregor | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Dennis Martinez | 753 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dennis Martinez | 66 |
| Hits Allowed | Dennis Martinez | 173 |
| Walks Allowed | Dennis Martinez | 62 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Palmer | 14 |
| Doubles Allowed | Scott McGregor | 33 |
| Triples Allowed | Mike Flanagan | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Flanagan and Dennis Martinez | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sammy Stewart | 3 |
| Double Plays Induced | Scott McGregor | 20 |
