1996 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1996 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 88-74. They scored 949 runs and belted 257 home runs to go along with a .274 batting average. Brady Anderson provided the power for the team with 50 homers. Rafael Palmeiro knocked in 142 runs. Roberto Alomar led the team with 193 hits for a .328 average.
The team allowed 903 runs and had a team ERA of 5.15. Mike Mussina led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 204 strikeouts. Randy Myers led the team with 31 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Manny Alexander | SS | 54 | 68 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .141 | .103 | .244 | .103 |
| Roberto Alomar | 2B | 153 | 588 | 132 | 193 | 22 | 94 | 17 | .411 | .527 | .938 | .328 |
| Jeff Huson | 2B | 17 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .357 | .690 | .321 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 1B | 162 | 626 | 110 | 181 | 39 | 142 | 8 | .381 | .546 | .927 | .289 |
| Billy Ripken | 2B | 57 | 135 | 19 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .281 | .333 | .614 | .230 |
| Cal Ripken | SS | 163 | 640 | 94 | 178 | 26 | 102 | 1 | .341 | .466 | .807 | .278 |
| B.J. Surhoff | 3B | 143 | 537 | 74 | 157 | 21 | 82 | 0 | .352 | .482 | .834 | .292 |
| Todd Zeile | 3B | 29 | 117 | 17 | 28 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .326 | .436 | .762 | .239 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Brady Anderson | OF | 149 | 579 | 117 | 172 | 50 | 110 | 21 | .396 | .637 | 1.033 | .297 |
| Bobby Bonilla | OF | 159 | 595 | 107 | 171 | 28 | 116 | 1 | .363 | .491 | .854 | .287 |
| Brent Bowers | OF | 21 | 39 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .308 | .359 | .667 | .308 |
| Mike Devereaux | OF | 127 | 323 | 49 | 74 | 8 | 34 | 8 | .305 | .350 | .655 | .229 |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | OF | 71 | 248 | 38 | 56 | 9 | 27 | 3 | .301 | .383 | .684 | .226 |
| Pete Incaviglia | OF | 12 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .314 | .545 | .859 | .303 |
| Gene Kingsale | OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Luis Polonia | OF | 58 | 175 | 25 | 42 | 2 | 14 | 8 | .285 | .309 | .594 | .240 |
| Mark Smith | OF | 27 | 78 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .298 | .423 | .721 | .244 |
| Tony Tarasco | OF | 31 | 84 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 5 | .297 | .310 | .607 | .238 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Cesar Devarez | C | 10 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .222 | .380 | .111 |
| Chris Hoiles | C | 127 | 407 | 64 | 105 | 25 | 73 | 0 | .356 | .474 | .830 | .258 |
| Mark Parent | C | 18 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .229 | .394 | .623 | .182 |
| Greg Zaun | C | 50 | 108 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .309 | .352 | .661 | .231 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Murray | DH | 64 | 230 | 36 | 59 | 10 | 34 | 1 | .327 | .439 | .766 | .257 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5689 | 949 | 1557 | 257 | 914 | 76 | .349 | .472 | .820 | .274 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Manny Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 67.50 | 7.143 | |||
| Armando Benitez | 18 | 0 | 14.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 3.77 | 0.909 | |||
| Rocky Coppinger | 23 | 22 | 125 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 104 | 60 | 5.18 | 1.488 | |||
| Archie Corbin | 18 | 0 | 27.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 2.30 | 1.612 | |||
| Scott Erickson | 34 | 34 | 222.3 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 0 | 100 | 66 | 5.02 | 1.475 | |||
| Jimmy Haynes | 26 | 11 | 89 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 1 | 65 | 58 | 8.29 | 2.022 | |||
| Rick Krivda | 22 | 11 | 81.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 54 | 39 | 4.96 | 1.567 | |||
| Terry Mathews | 14 | 0 | 18.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3.38 | 1.444 | |||
| Roger McDowell | 41 | 0 | 59.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 4.25 | 1.551 | |||
| Kent Mercker | 14 | 12 | 58 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 22 | 35 | 7.76 | 1.862 | |||
| Mike Milchin | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5.73 | 1.636 | |||
| Alan Mills | 49 | 0 | 54.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3 | 50 | 35 | 4.28 | 1.371 | |||
| Mike Mussina | 36 | 36 | 243.3 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 0 | 204 | 69 | 4.81 | 1.369 | |||
| Jimmy Myers | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7.07 | 1.500 | |||
| Randy Myers | 62 | 0 | 58.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 31 | 74 | 29 | 3.53 | 1.516 | |||
| Jesse Orosco | 66 | 0 | 55.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 52 | 28 | 3.40 | 1.257 | |||
| Arthur Rhodes | 28 | 2 | 53 | 9 | 1 | .900 | 1 | 62 | 23 | 4.08 | 1.340 | |||
| Nerio Rodriguez | 8 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4.32 | 1.497 | |||
| Brian Sackinsky | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3.86 | 1.915 | |||
| Keith Shepherd | 13 | 0 | 20.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 8.71 | 2.367 | |||
| Garrett Stephenson | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12.79 | 2.540 | |||
| David Wells | 34 | 34 | 224.3 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 0 | 130 | 51 | 5.14 | 1.329 | |||
| Esteban Yan | 4 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5.79 | 1.720 | |||
| Team Totals | 541 | 163 | 1468.7 | 88 | 74 | .543 | 44 | 1047 | 597 | 5.15 | 1.499 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Cal Ripken | 163 |
| At Bats | Cal Ripken | 640 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rafael Palmeiro | 732 |
| Batting Average | Roberto Alomar | .328 |
| On-Base % | Roberto Alomar | .411 |
| Slugging % | Brady Anderson | .637 |
| OPS | Brady Anderson | 1.033 |
| Runs | Roberto Alomar | 132 |
| Hits | Roberto Alomar | 193 |
| Total Bases | Brady Anderson | 369 |
| Doubles | Roberto Alomar | 43 |
| Triples | B.J. Surhoff | 6 |
| Home Runs | Brady Anderson | 50 |
| RBI | Rafael Palmeiro | 142 |
| Walks | Rafael Palmeiro | 95 |
| Strikeouts | Brady Anderson | 106 |
| Stolen Bases | Brady Anderson | 21 |
| Caught Stealing | Brady Anderson | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Roberto Alomar | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bobby Bonilla | 17 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Cal Ripken | 28 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mike Mussina | 19 |
| Losses | David Wells | 14 |
| Saves | Randy Myers | 31 |
| Won-Loss % | Mike Mussina | .633 |
| ERA | Mike Mussina | 4.81 |
| WHIP | David Wells | 1.329 |
| Innings Pitched | Mike Mussina | 243.3 |
| Games | Jesse Orosco | 66 |
| Games Started | Mike Mussina | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Mussina | 204 |
| Complete Games | Scott Erickson | 6 |
| Shutouts | Mike Mussina | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Mike Mussina | 1039 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mike Mussina | 130 |
| Hits Allowed | Mike Mussina | 264 |
| Walks Allowed | Mike Mussina | 69 |
| Home Runs Allowed | David Wells | 32 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mike Mussina | 63 |
| Triples Allowed | Scott Erickson | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Alan Mills | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Scott Erickson | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Scott Erickson | 38 |
