1987 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1987 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 67-95. They scored 729 runs and belted 211 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. Larry Sheets provided the power for the team with 31 homers. Cal Ripken knocked in 98 runs. Eddie Murray led the team with 171 hits for a .277 average.
The team allowed 880 runs and had a team ERA of 5.01. Eric Bell, Mike Boddicker, and Dave J. Schmidt were tied for the team lead in wins with 10. Mike Boddicker led the team with 152 strikeouts. Tom Niedenfuer led the team with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rick Burleson | 2B | 62 | 206 | 26 | 43 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .279 | .316 | .595 | .209 |
| Rene Gonzales | 3B | 37 | 60 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .302 | .383 | .685 | .267 |
| Jackie Gutierrez | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ray Knight | 3B | 150 | 563 | 46 | 144 | 14 | 65 | 0 | .310 | .373 | .683 | .256 |
| Eddie Murray | 1B | 160 | 618 | 89 | 171 | 30 | 91 | 1 | .352 | .477 | .829 | .277 |
| Billy Ripken | 2B | 58 | 234 | 27 | 72 | 2 | 20 | 4 | .363 | .372 | .735 | .308 |
| Cal Ripken | SS | 162 | 624 | 97 | 157 | 27 | 98 | 3 | .333 | .436 | .769 | .252 |
| Pete Stanicek | 2B | 30 | 113 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .333 | .301 | .634 | .274 |
| Ron Washington | 3B | 26 | 79 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .213 | .304 | .517 | .203 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ken Gerhart | OF | 92 | 284 | 41 | 69 | 14 | 34 | 9 | .286 | .440 | .726 | .243 |
| Mike Hart | OF | 34 | 76 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 1 | .217 | .342 | .559 | .158 |
| Lee Lacy | OF | 87 | 258 | 35 | 63 | 7 | 28 | 3 | .326 | .399 | .725 | .244 |
| Fred Lynn | OF | 111 | 396 | 49 | 100 | 23 | 60 | 3 | .320 | .487 | .807 | .253 |
| Larry Sheets | OF | 135 | 469 | 74 | 148 | 31 | 94 | 1 | .358 | .563 | .921 | .316 |
| John Shelby | OF | 21 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .212 | .281 | .493 | .188 |
| Nelson Simmons | OF | 16 | 49 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .296 | .388 | .684 | .265 |
| Mike Young | OF | 110 | 363 | 46 | 87 | 16 | 39 | 10 | .328 | .405 | .733 | .240 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Terry Kennedy | C | 143 | 512 | 51 | 128 | 18 | 62 | 1 | .299 | .385 | .684 | .250 |
| Carl Nichols | C | 13 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .409 | .429 | .838 | .381 |
| Floyd Rayford | C | 20 | 50 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .340 | .590 | .220 |
| Dave Van Gorder | C | 12 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .381 | .714 | .238 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jim Dwyer | DH | 92 | 241 | 54 | 66 | 15 | 33 | 4 | .371 | .498 | .869 | .274 |
| Alan Wiggins | DH | 85 | 306 | 37 | 71 | 1 | 15 | 20 | .298 | .268 | .566 | .232 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5576 | 729 | 1437 | 211 | 701 | 69 | .321 | .418 | .738 | .258 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Don Aase | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2.25 | 1.500 | |||
| Tony Arnold | 27 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 5.77 | 1.660 | |||
| Jeff Ballard | 14 | 14 | 69.7 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 27 | 35 | 6.59 | 1.937 | |||
| Eric Bell | 33 | 29 | 165 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 0 | 111 | 78 | 5.45 | 1.527 | |||
| Mike Boddicker | 33 | 33 | 226 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 0 | 152 | 78 | 4.18 | 1.283 | |||
| Doug Corbett | 11 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 7.83 | 1.652 | |||
| Luis DeLeon | 11 | 0 | 20.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4.79 | 1.304 | |||
| Ken Dixon | 34 | 15 | 105 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 5 | 91 | 27 | 6.43 | 1.476 | |||
| Mike Flanagan | 16 | 16 | 94.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 50 | 36 | 4.94 | 1.457 | |||
| Mike Griffin | 23 | 6 | 74.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 1 | 42 | 33 | 4.36 | 1.494 | |||
| John Habyan | 27 | 13 | 116.3 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1 | 64 | 40 | 4.80 | 1.290 | |||
| Mike Kinnunen | 18 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 4.95 | 2.150 | |||
| Scott McGregor | 26 | 15 | 85.3 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 39 | 35 | 6.64 | 1.723 | |||
| Jose Mesa | 6 | 5 | 31.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 6.03 | 1.693 | |||
| Tom Niedenfuer | 45 | 0 | 52.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 13 | 37 | 22 | 4.99 | 1.472 | |||
| Jack O'Connor | 29 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 33 | 23 | 4.30 | 1.500 | |||
| Dave J. Schmidt | 35 | 14 | 124 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 1 | 70 | 26 | 3.77 | 1.242 | |||
| Mark Williamson | 61 | 2 | 125 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 3 | 73 | 41 | 4.03 | 1.304 | |||
| Team Totals | 456 | 162 | 1439.6 | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30 | 870 | 547 | 5.01 | 1.460 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Cal Ripken | 162 |
| At Bats | Cal Ripken | 624 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Cal Ripken | 717 |
| Batting Average | Larry Sheets | .316 |
| On-Base % | Larry Sheets | .358 |
| Slugging % | Larry Sheets | .563 |
| OPS | Larry Sheets | .921 |
| Runs | Cal Ripken | 97 |
| Hits | Eddie Murray | 171 |
| Total Bases | Eddie Murray | 295 |
| Doubles | Eddie Murray and Cal Ripken | 28 |
| Triples | Lee Lacy, Eddie Murray, and Cal Ripken | 3 |
| Home Runs | Larry Sheets | 31 |
| RBI | Cal Ripken | 98 |
| Walks | Cal Ripken | 81 |
| Strikeouts | Terry Kennedy | 112 |
| Stolen Bases | Alan Wiggins | 20 |
| Caught Stealing | Fred Lynn, Alan Wiggins, and Mike Young | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rick Burleson, Ken Gerhart, and Alan Wiggins | 6 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Cal Ripken | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Cal Ripken | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Eric Bell, Mike Boddicker, and Dave J. Schmidt | 10 |
| Losses | Eric Bell | 13 |
| Saves | Tom Niedenfuer | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Dave J. Schmidt | .667 |
| ERA | Mike Boddicker | 4.18 |
| WHIP | Mike Boddicker | 1.283 |
| Innings Pitched | Mike Boddicker | 226 |
| Games | Mark Williamson | 61 |
| Games Started | Mike Boddicker | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Boddicker | 152 |
| Complete Games | Mike Boddicker | 7 |
| Shutouts | Mike Boddicker and Dave J. Schmidt | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Mike Boddicker | 950 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mike Boddicker | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Mike Boddicker | 212 |
| Walks Allowed | Eric Bell and Mike Boddicker | 78 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Eric Bell | 32 |
| Doubles Allowed | Eric Bell | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Mike Boddicker | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Eric Bell | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mike Boddicker | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Boddicker | 19 |



