1987 Baltimore Orioles | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium | |
City | Baltimore, Maryland | |
Record | 67–95 (.414) | |
Divisional place | 6th | |
Owners | Edward Bennett Williams | |
General managers | Hank Peters | |
Managers | Cal Ripken, Sr. | |
Television | WMAR-TV (Chuck Thompson, Brooks Robinson) Home Team Sports (Rex Barney, Mel Proctor, John Lowenstein) | |
Radio | WCBM (Jon Miller, Jack Wiers) | |
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The 1987 Baltimore Orioles season was the 87th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 34th in Baltimore, and the 34th at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles finished sixth in the American League East with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Tigers | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 54–27 | 44–37 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2 | 52–29 | 44–37 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7 | 48–33 | 43–38 |
New York Yankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 | 51–30 | 38–43 |
Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | 50–30 | 28–54 |
Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31 | 31–51 | 36–44 |
Cleveland Indians | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37 | 35–46 | 26–55 |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 1–12 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 2–11 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 1–12 |
Boston | 12–1 | — | 4–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 2–11 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
California | 3–9 | 8–4 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Chicago | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 5–8 |
Detroit | 9–4 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
Kansas City | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
Milwaukee | 11–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 | — | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 9–4 |
Minnesota | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 9–3 | — | 6–6 | 10–3 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 3–9 |
New York | 10–3 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
Oakland | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 7–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 |
Seattle | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 8–5 | — | 9–4 | 2–10 |
Texas | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 3–9 |
Toronto | 12–1 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — |
1987 Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Terry Kennedy | 143 | 512 | 128 | .250 | 18 | 62 |
1B | Eddie Murray | 160 | 618 | 171 | .277 | 30 | 91 |
2B | Billy Ripken | 58 | 234 | 72 | .308 | 2 | 20 |
3B | Ray Knight | 150 | 563 | 144 | .256 | 14 | 65 |
SS | Cal Ripken Jr. | 162 | 624 | 157 | .252 | 27 | 98 |
LF | Larry Sheets | 135 | 469 | 148 | .316 | 31 | 94 |
CF | Fred Lynn | 111 | 396 | 100 | .253 | 23 | 60 |
RF | Lee Lacy | 87 | 258 | 63 | .244 | 7 | 28 |
DH | Mike Young | 110 | 363 | 87 | .240 | 16 | 39 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Alan Wiggins | 85 | 306 | 71 | .232 | 1 | 15 |
Ken Gerhart | 92 | 284 | 69 | .243 | 14 | 34 |
Jim Dwyer | 92 | 241 | 66 | .274 | 15 | 33 |
Rick Burleson | 62 | 206 | 43 | .209 | 2 | 14 |
Pete Stanicek | 30 | 113 | 31 | .274 | 0 | 9 |
Ron Washington | 26 | 79 | 16 | .203 | 1 | 6 |
Mike Hart | 34 | 76 | 12 | .158 | 4 | 12 |
Rene Gonzales | 37 | 60 | 16 | .267 | 1 | 7 |
Floyd Rayford | 20 | 50 | 11 | .220 | 2 | 3 |
Nelson Simmons | 16 | 49 | 13 | .265 | 1 | 4 |
John Shelby | 21 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 1 | 3 |
Dave Van Gorder | 12 | 21 | 5 | .238 | 1 | 1 |
Carl Nichols | 13 | 21 | 8 | .381 | 0 | 3 |
Jackie Gutiérrez | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mike Boddicker | 33 | 226.0 | 10 | 12 | 4.18 | 152 |
Eric Bell | 33 | 165.0 | 10 | 13 | 5.45 | 111 |
Mike Flanagan | 16 | 94.2 | 3 | 6 | 4.94 | 50 |
Jeff Ballard | 14 | 69.2 | 2 | 8 | 6.59 | 27 |
José Mesa | 6 | 31.1 | 1 | 3 | 6.03 | 17 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dave Schmidt | 35 | 124.0 | 10 | 5 | 3.77 | 70 |
John Habyan | 27 | 116.1 | 6 | 7 | 4.80 | 64 |
Ken Dixon | 34 | 105.0 | 7 | 10 | 6.43 | 91 |
Scott McGregor | 26 | 85.1 | 2 | 7 | 6.64 | 39 |
Mike Griffin | 23 | 74.1 | 3 | 5 | 4.36 | 42 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Tom Niedenfuer | 45 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 4.99 | 37 |
Mark Williamson | 61 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4.03 | 73 |
Jack O'Connor | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.30 | 33 |
Tony Arnold | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.77 | 18 |
Mike Kinnunen | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.95 | 14 |
Doug Corbett | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.83 | 16 |
Luis DeLeón | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.79 | 13 |
Don Aase | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.25 | 3 |
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