1997 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1997 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 98-64. They scored 812 runs and belted 196 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. The offense was powered by Rafael Palmeiro, who led the team with 38 home runs and 110 RBI. Brady Anderson led the team with 170 hits for a .288 average.
The team allowed 681 runs and had a team ERA of 3.91. Scott Erickson and Jimmy Key were tied for the team lead in wins with 16. Mike Mussina led the team with 218 strikeouts. Randy Myers was the team's best fireman, with 45 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Roberto Alomar | 2B | 112 | 412 | 64 | 137 | 14 | 60 | 9 | .390 | .500 | .890 | .333 |
| Mike Bordick | SS | 153 | 509 | 55 | 120 | 7 | 46 | 0 | .283 | .318 | .601 | .236 |
| Aaron Ledesma | 2B | 43 | 88 | 24 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .437 | .500 | .937 | .352 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 1B | 158 | 614 | 95 | 156 | 38 | 110 | 5 | .329 | .485 | .814 | .254 |
| Jeff Reboulet | 2B | 99 | 228 | 26 | 54 | 4 | 27 | 3 | .307 | .329 | .636 | .237 |
| Cal Ripken | 3B | 162 | 615 | 79 | 166 | 17 | 84 | 1 | .331 | .402 | .733 | .270 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Brady Anderson | OF | 151 | 590 | 97 | 170 | 18 | 73 | 18 | .393 | .469 | .862 | .288 |
| Danny Clyburn | OF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Eric Davis | OF | 42 | 158 | 29 | 48 | 8 | 25 | 6 | .358 | .525 | .883 | .304 |
| David Dellucci | OF | 17 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .344 | .370 | .714 | .222 |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | OF | 118 | 397 | 71 | 105 | 21 | 55 | 15 | .323 | .486 | .809 | .264 |
| B.J. Surhoff | OF | 147 | 528 | 80 | 150 | 18 | 88 | 1 | .345 | .458 | .803 | .284 |
| Tony Tarasco | OF | 100 | 166 | 26 | 34 | 7 | 26 | 2 | .313 | .392 | .705 | .205 |
| Jerome Walton | OF | 26 | 68 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .333 | .441 | .774 | .294 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Greene | C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Chris Hoiles | C | 99 | 320 | 45 | 83 | 12 | 49 | 1 | .375 | .419 | .794 | .259 |
| Tim Laker | C | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .118 | .000 | .118 | .000 |
| Melvin Rosario | C | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Lenny Webster | C | 98 | 259 | 29 | 66 | 7 | 37 | 0 | .317 | .375 | .692 | .255 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Harold Baines | DH | 44 | 134 | 15 | 39 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .356 | .418 | .774 | .291 |
| Geronimo Berroa | DH | 83 | 300 | 48 | 78 | 10 | 48 | 1 | .347 | .403 | .750 | .260 |
| Pete Incaviglia | DH | 48 | 138 | 18 | 34 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .314 | .384 | .698 | .246 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5584 | 812 | 1498 | 196 | 780 | 63 | .339 | .429 | .768 | .268 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Armando Benitez | 71 | 0 | 73.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 9 | 106 | 43 | 2.45 | 1.255 | |||
| Shawn Boskie | 28 | 9 | 77 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 50 | 26 | 6.43 | 1.571 | |||
| Rocky Coppinger | 5 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6.30 | 1.850 | |||
| Scott Erickson | 34 | 33 | 221.7 | 16 | 7 | .696 | 0 | 131 | 61 | 3.69 | 1.258 | |||
| Mike Johnson | 14 | 5 | 39.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 7.94 | 1.713 | |||
| Scott Kamieniecki | 30 | 30 | 179.3 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 109 | 67 | 4.01 | 1.372 | |||
| Jimmy Key | 34 | 34 | 212.3 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 0 | 141 | 82 | 3.43 | 1.375 | |||
| Rick Krivda | 10 | 10 | 50 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 6.30 | 1.700 | |||
| Terry Mathews | 57 | 0 | 63.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 39 | 36 | 4.41 | 1.564 | |||
| Alan Mills | 39 | 0 | 38.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 32 | 33 | 4.89 | 1.912 | |||
| Mike Mussina | 33 | 33 | 224.7 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 0 | 218 | 54 | 3.20 | 1.117 | |||
| Randy Myers | 61 | 0 | 59.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 45 | 56 | 22 | 1.51 | 1.156 | |||
| Jesse Orosco | 71 | 0 | 50.3 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 46 | 30 | 2.32 | 1.173 | |||
| Arthur Rhodes | 53 | 0 | 95.3 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 1 | 102 | 26 | 3.02 | 1.060 | |||
| Nerio Rodriguez | 6 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 4.91 | 1.318 | |||
| Brian Williams | 13 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 3.00 | 1.583 | |||
| Esteban Yan | 3 | 2 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15.83 | 2.784 | |||
| Team Totals | 562 | 162 | 1461 | 98 | 64 | .605 | 59 | 1139 | 563 | 3.91 | 1.346 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Cal Ripken | 162 |
| At Bats | Cal Ripken | 615 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Brady Anderson | 696 |
| Batting Average | Brady Anderson | .288 |
| On-Base % | Brady Anderson | .393 |
| Slugging % | Rafael Palmeiro | .485 |
| OPS | Brady Anderson | .862 |
| Runs | Brady Anderson | 97 |
| Hits | Brady Anderson | 170 |
| Total Bases | Rafael Palmeiro | 298 |
| Doubles | Brady Anderson | 39 |
| Triples | Brady Anderson | 7 |
| Home Runs | Rafael Palmeiro | 38 |
| RBI | Rafael Palmeiro | 110 |
| Walks | Brady Anderson | 84 |
| Strikeouts | Rafael Palmeiro | 109 |
| Stolen Bases | Brady Anderson | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Brady Anderson | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mike Bordick | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Cal Ripken and B.J. Surhoff | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mike Bordick | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Scott Erickson and Jimmy Key | 16 |
| Losses | Jimmy Key | 10 |
| Saves | Randy Myers | 45 |
| Won-Loss % | Arthur Rhodes | .769 |
| ERA | Mike Mussina | 3.20 |
| WHIP | Mike Mussina | 1.117 |
| Innings Pitched | Mike Mussina | 224.7 |
| Games | Armando Benitez and Jesse Orosco | 71 |
| Games Started | Jimmy Key | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Mussina | 218 |
| Complete Games | Mike Mussina | 4 |
| Shutouts | Scott Erickson | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Scott Erickson | 922 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Scott Erickson | 91 |
| Hits Allowed | Scott Erickson | 218 |
| Walks Allowed | Jimmy Key | 82 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mike Mussina | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mike Mussina | 41 |
| Triples Allowed | Jimmy Key and Mike Mussina | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Scott Erickson | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Scott Erickson and Jimmy Key | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Scott Erickson | 33 |
