1985 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1985 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 83-78. They scored 818 runs and belted 214 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. The offense was powered by Eddie Murray, who led the team with 31 home runs and 124 RBI. Cal Ripken led the team with 181 hits for a .282 average.
The team allowed 764 runs and had a team ERA of 4.38. Scott McGregor led the team with 14 wins. Mike Boddicker led the team with 135 strikeouts. Don Aase led the team with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Fritzie Connally | 3B | 50 | 112 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .346 | .348 | .694 | .232 |
| Rich Dauer | 2B | 85 | 208 | 25 | 42 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .275 | .264 | .539 | .202 |
| Wayne Gross | 3B | 103 | 217 | 31 | 51 | 11 | 18 | 1 | .369 | .424 | .793 | .235 |
| Eddie Murray | 1B | 156 | 583 | 111 | 173 | 31 | 124 | 5 | .383 | .523 | .906 | .297 |
| Tom O'Malley | 3B | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .071 | .286 | .357 | .071 |
| Kelly Paris | 2B | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Floyd Rayford | 3B | 105 | 359 | 55 | 110 | 18 | 48 | 3 | .324 | .521 | .845 | .306 |
| Cal Ripken | SS | 161 | 642 | 116 | 181 | 26 | 110 | 2 | .347 | .469 | .816 | .282 |
| Lenn Sakata | 2B | 55 | 97 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 3 | .279 | .351 | .630 | .227 |
| Alan Wiggins | 2B | 76 | 298 | 43 | 85 | 0 | 21 | 30 | .353 | .349 | .702 | .285 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Dwyer | OF | 101 | 233 | 35 | 58 | 7 | 36 | 0 | .353 | .399 | .752 | .249 |
| Lee Lacy | OF | 121 | 492 | 69 | 144 | 9 | 48 | 10 | .343 | .409 | .752 | .293 |
| Fred Lynn | OF | 124 | 448 | 59 | 118 | 23 | 68 | 7 | .339 | .449 | .788 | .263 |
| Gary Roenicke | OF | 114 | 225 | 36 | 49 | 15 | 43 | 2 | .342 | .458 | .800 | .218 |
| John Shelby | OF | 69 | 205 | 28 | 58 | 7 | 27 | 5 | .307 | .434 | .741 | .283 |
| Mike Young | OF | 139 | 450 | 72 | 123 | 28 | 81 | 1 | .348 | .513 | .861 | .273 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rick Dempsey | C | 132 | 362 | 54 | 92 | 12 | 52 | 0 | .345 | .406 | .751 | .254 |
| Joe Nolan | C | 31 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .227 | .184 | .411 | .132 |
| Al Pardo | C | 34 | 75 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .147 | .314 | .133 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Dan Ford | DH | 28 | 75 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .253 | .509 | .187 |
| Leo Hernandez | DH | 12 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .048 | .048 | .096 | .048 |
| John Lowenstein | DH | 12 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .138 | .077 | .215 | .077 |
| Larry Sheets | DH | 113 | 328 | 43 | 86 | 17 | 50 | 0 | .323 | .442 | .765 | .262 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5517 | 818 | 1451 | 214 | 773 | 69 | .334 | .430 | .764 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Don Aase | 54 | 0 | 88 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 14 | 67 | 35 | 3.78 | 1.341 | |||
| Eric Bell | 4 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.76 | 1.404 | |||
| Mike Boddicker | 32 | 32 | 203.3 | 12 | 17 | .414 | 0 | 135 | 89 | 4.07 | 1.554 | |||
| Storm Davis | 31 | 28 | 175 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0 | 93 | 70 | 4.53 | 1.383 | |||
| Ken Dixon | 34 | 18 | 162 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | 108 | 64 | 3.67 | 1.284 | |||
| Mike Flanagan | 15 | 15 | 86 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 42 | 28 | 5.13 | 1.500 | |||
| John Habyan | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .00 | 1.111 | |||
| Brad Havens | 8 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 8.79 | 2.098 | |||
| Phil Huffman | 2 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15.43 | 2.553 | |||
| Dennis Martinez | 33 | 31 | 180 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 0 | 68 | 63 | 5.15 | 1.478 | |||
| Tippy Martinez | 49 | 0 | 70 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4 | 47 | 37 | 5.40 | 1.529 | |||
| Scott McGregor | 35 | 34 | 204 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 86 | 65 | 4.81 | 1.426 | |||
| Nate Snell | 43 | 0 | 100.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 2.69 | 1.296 | |||
| Sammy Stewart | 56 | 1 | 129.7 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 9 | 77 | 66 | 3.61 | 1.411 | |||
| Bill Swaggerty | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.40 | 2.941 | |||
| Team Totals | 399 | 161 | 1427.4 | 83 | 78 | .516 | 33 | 793 | 568 | 4.38 | 1.435 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Cal Ripken | 161 |
| At Bats | Cal Ripken | 642 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Cal Ripken | 718 |
| Batting Average | Eddie Murray | .297 |
| On-Base % | Eddie Murray | .383 |
| Slugging % | Eddie Murray | .523 |
| OPS | Eddie Murray | .906 |
| Runs | Cal Ripken | 116 |
| Hits | Cal Ripken | 181 |
| Total Bases | Eddie Murray | 305 |
| Doubles | Eddie Murray | 37 |
| Triples | Cal Ripken | 5 |
| Home Runs | Eddie Murray | 31 |
| RBI | Eddie Murray | 124 |
| Walks | Eddie Murray | 84 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Young | 104 |
| Stolen Bases | Alan Wiggins | 30 |
| Caught Stealing | Alan Wiggins | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Alan Wiggins | 6 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Eddie Murray and Cal Ripken | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Cal Ripken | 32 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Scott McGregor | 14 |
| Losses | Mike Boddicker | 17 |
| Saves | Don Aase | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Don Aase | .625 |
| ERA | Ken Dixon | 3.67 |
| WHIP | Ken Dixon | 1.284 |
| Innings Pitched | Scott McGregor | 204 |
| Games | Sammy Stewart | 56 |
| Games Started | Scott McGregor | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Boddicker | 135 |
| Complete Games | Mike Boddicker | 9 |
| Shutouts | Mike Boddicker | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Mike Boddicker | 899 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Scott McGregor | 109 |
| Hits Allowed | Mike Boddicker | 227 |
| Walks Allowed | Mike Boddicker | 89 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Scott McGregor | 34 |
| Doubles Allowed | Storm Davis and Scott McGregor | 38 |
| Triples Allowed | Storm Davis and Scott McGregor | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Boddicker, Ken Dixon, Tippy Martinez, and Sammy Stewart | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dennis Martinez | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Boddicker | 27 |
