1988 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1988 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 54-107. They scored 550 runs and belted 137 home runs to go along with a .238 batting average. The offense was powered by Eddie Murray, who led the team with 28 home runs, 84 RBI, and 171 hits.
The team allowed 789 runs and had a team ERA of 4.55. Jeff Ballard and Dave J. Schmidt were tied for the team lead in wins with 8. Mike Boddicker racked up 100 strkeouts to lead the team. Tom Niedenfuer led the team with 18 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rene Gonzales | 3B | 92 | 237 | 13 | 51 | 2 | 15 | 2 | .263 | .266 | .529 | .215 |
| Eddie Murray | 1B | 161 | 603 | 75 | 171 | 28 | 84 | 5 | .361 | .474 | .835 | .284 |
| Billy Ripken | 2B | 150 | 512 | 52 | 106 | 2 | 34 | 8 | .260 | .258 | .518 | .207 |
| Cal Ripken | SS | 161 | 575 | 87 | 152 | 23 | 81 | 2 | .372 | .431 | .803 | .264 |
| Wade Rowdon | 3B | 20 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .100 |
| Rick Schu | 3B | 89 | 270 | 22 | 69 | 4 | 20 | 6 | .316 | .363 | .679 | .256 |
| Jim Traber | 1B | 103 | 352 | 25 | 78 | 10 | 45 | 1 | .261 | .324 | .585 | .222 |
| Craig Worthington | 3B | 26 | 81 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .267 | .284 | .551 | .185 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Brady Anderson | OF | 53 | 177 | 17 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 6 | .232 | .271 | .503 | .198 |
| Butch Davis | OF | 13 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .280 | .520 | .240 |
| Ken Gerhart | OF | 103 | 262 | 27 | 51 | 9 | 23 | 7 | .256 | .344 | .600 | .195 |
| Keith Hughes | OF | 41 | 108 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .294 | .324 | .618 | .194 |
| Tito Landrum | OF | 13 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .208 | .458 | .125 |
| Fred Lynn | OF | 87 | 301 | 37 | 76 | 18 | 37 | 2 | .312 | .482 | .794 | .252 |
| Joe Orsulak | OF | 125 | 379 | 48 | 109 | 8 | 27 | 9 | .331 | .422 | .753 | .288 |
| Larry Sheets | OF | 136 | 452 | 38 | 104 | 10 | 47 | 1 | .302 | .343 | .645 | .230 |
| Pete Stanicek | OF | 83 | 261 | 29 | 60 | 4 | 17 | 12 | .313 | .310 | .623 | .230 |
| Jeff Stone | OF | 26 | 61 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .215 | .180 | .395 | .164 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Terry Kennedy | C | 85 | 265 | 20 | 60 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .269 | .298 | .567 | .226 |
| Carl Nichols | C | 18 | 47 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .213 | .448 | .191 |
| Mickey Tettleton | C | 86 | 283 | 31 | 74 | 11 | 37 | 0 | .330 | .424 | .754 | .261 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jim Dwyer | DH | 35 | 53 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .364 | .226 | .590 | .226 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5358 | 550 | 1275 | 137 | 517 | 69 | .303 | .359 | .662 | .238 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Don Aase | 35 | 0 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 28 | 37 | 4.05 | 1.649 | |||
| Jeff Ballard | 25 | 25 | 153.3 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 0 | 41 | 42 | 4.40 | 1.363 | |||
| Jose Bautista | 33 | 25 | 171.7 | 6 | 15 | .286 | 0 | 76 | 45 | 4.30 | 1.258 | |||
| Mike Boddicker | 21 | 21 | 147 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 100 | 51 | 3.86 | 1.361 | |||
| Gordon Dillard | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6.00 | 2.333 | |||
| John Habyan | 7 | 0 | 14.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.30 | 1.769 | |||
| Pete Harnisch | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 5.54 | 1.692 | |||
| Scott McGregor | 4 | 4 | 17.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8.83 | 1.965 | |||
| Bob Milacki | 3 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 18 | 9 | .72 | 0.720 | |||
| Mike Morgan | 22 | 10 | 71.3 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 1 | 29 | 23 | 5.43 | 1.304 | |||
| Tom Niedenfuer | 52 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 18 | 40 | 19 | 3.51 | 1.322 | |||
| Dickie Noles | 2 | 2 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24.30 | 3.333 | |||
| Gregg Olson | 10 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 3.27 | 1.818 | |||
| Oswaldo Peraza | 19 | 15 | 86 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 61 | 37 | 5.55 | 1.570 | |||
| Bill Scherrer | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13.50 | 2.750 | |||
| Curt Schilling | 4 | 4 | 14.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9.82 | 2.177 | |||
| Dave J. Schmidt | 41 | 9 | 129.7 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2 | 67 | 38 | 3.40 | 1.288 | |||
| Doug Sisk | 52 | 0 | 94.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 26 | 45 | 3.72 | 1.633 | |||
| Mark Thurmond | 43 | 6 | 74.7 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 3 | 29 | 27 | 4.58 | 1.432 | |||
| Jay Tibbs | 30 | 24 | 158.7 | 4 | 15 | .211 | 0 | 82 | 63 | 5.39 | 1.556 | |||
| Mark Williamson | 37 | 10 | 117.7 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 2 | 69 | 40 | 4.90 | 1.402 | |||
| Team Totals | 448 | 161 | 1416.1 | 54 | 107 | .335 | 26 | 709 | 523 | 4.55 | 1.433 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Murray and Cal Ripken | 161 |
| At Bats | Eddie Murray | 603 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Cal Ripken | 689 |
| Batting Average | Eddie Murray | .284 |
| On-Base % | Cal Ripken | .372 |
| Slugging % | Eddie Murray | .474 |
| OPS | Eddie Murray | .835 |
| Runs | Cal Ripken | 87 |
| Hits | Eddie Murray | 171 |
| Total Bases | Eddie Murray | 286 |
| Doubles | Eddie Murray | 27 |
| Triples | Rick Schu | 4 |
| Home Runs | Eddie Murray | 28 |
| RBI | Eddie Murray | 84 |
| Walks | Cal Ripken | 102 |
| Strikeouts | Eddie Murray | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | Pete Stanicek | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | Joe Orsulak | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joe Orsulak | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Cal Ripken | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Eddie Murray | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jeff Ballard and Dave J. Schmidt | 8 |
| Losses | Jose Bautista and Jay Tibbs | 15 |
| Saves | Tom Niedenfuer | 18 |
| Won-Loss % | Dave J. Schmidt | .615 |
| ERA | Jose Bautista | 4.30 |
| WHIP | Jose Bautista | 1.258 |
| Innings Pitched | Jose Bautista | 171.7 |
| Games | Tom Niedenfuer and Doug Sisk | 52 |
| Games Started | Jeff Ballard and Jose Bautista | 25 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Boddicker | 100 |
| Complete Games | Jeff Ballard | 6 |
| Shutouts | Jeff Ballard and Bob Milacki | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Jose Bautista | 721 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jay Tibbs | 95 |
| Hits Allowed | Jay Tibbs | 184 |
| Walks Allowed | Jay Tibbs | 63 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jose Bautista | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jay Tibbs | 35 |
| Triples Allowed | Jeff Ballard | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Jay Tibbs | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mike Boddicker | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Doug Sisk | 21 |
