2001 Baltimore Orioles season

2001  Baltimore Orioles
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Oriole Park at Camden Yards
City	Baltimore, Maryland
Record	63–98 (.391)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	Peter Angelos
General managers	Syd Thrift
Managers	Mike Hargrove
Television	WJZ-TV WNUV Comcast SportsNet (Jim Palmer, Michael Reghi, Mike Flanagan)
Radio	WBAL (AM) (Fred Manfra, Jim Hunter, Chuck Thompson)
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The 2001 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 63 wins and 98 losses. It would also be the final season for Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr.

Offseason

• October 5, 2000: Trenidad Hubbard was released by the Baltimore Orioles. ^[1]
• December 20, 2000: Mike Bordick was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles. ^[2]

Regular season

Cal Ripken Jr. SS, 3B Retired 2001

In June 2001, Cal Ripken Jr. announced that he would retire at the end of the season. He was voted the starting third baseman in the All-Star game at Safeco Field on July 10, 2001 in Seattle. In a tribute to Ripken's achievements and stature in the game, shortstop Alex Rodriguez (unknowingly foreshadowing his own future) insisted on exchanging positions with third baseman Ripken for the first inning, so that Ripken could play shortstop as he had for most of his career. In the third inning, Ripken made his first plate appearance and was greeted with a standing ovation. Ripken then homered off the first pitch from Chan Ho Park. Ripken ended up with All-Star MVP honors.

Ripken's #8 was retired by the Baltimore Orioles in a ceremony before the final home game of the 2001 season. Ripken's final game was originally set to be played at Yankee Stadium; however, all Major League Baseball games from September 11 to 17 were postponed due to the terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon. The Orioles were at home during the attacks, so the games missed were added on to the end of the season's schedule, which changed the location of Ripken's final game to Oriole Park, much to the delight of Orioles fans. Cal Ripken ended his career in the on deck circle in the bottom of the ninth inning. Longtime teammate Brady Anderson, also playing in his last game for the Orioles, swung and missed a fastball high and tight on a 3–2 count to end the game. In his final season, Ripken had the lowest zone rating of all major league third basemen (.734).^[ dead link ]

Opening Day starters

• Brady Anderson
• Mike Bordick
• Delino DeShields
• Brook Fordyce
• Jerry Hairston Jr.
• Pat Hentgen
• Melvin Mora
• Chris Richard
• Cal Ripken Jr.
• David Segui ^[3]

Season standings

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AL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	95	65	.594	—	51‍–‍28	44‍–‍37
Boston Red Sox	82	79	.509	13½	41‍–‍40	41‍–‍39
Toronto Blue Jays	80	82	.494	16	40‍–‍42	40‍–‍40
Baltimore Orioles	63	98	.391	32½	30‍–‍50	33‍–‍48
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	62	100	.383	34	37‍–‍44	25‍–‍56

Record vs. opponents

2001 American League record v t e Sources:
Team	ANA	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Anaheim	—	4–5	4–3	6–3	5–4	5–4	5–4	3–6	4–3	6–14	4–15	7–2	7–12	5–4	10–8
Baltimore	5–4	—	9–10	3–4	1–5	4–2	5–2	3–3	5–13	2–7	1–8	10–9	2–7	7–12	6–12
Boston	3–4	10–9	—	3–3	3–6	4–5	3–3	3–3	5–13	4–5	3–6	14–5	5–2	12–7	10–8
Chicago	3–6	4–3	3–3	—	10–9	13–6	14–5	5–14	1–5	1–8	2–7	5–2	7–2	3–3	12–6
Cleveland	4–5	5–1	6–3	9–10	—	13–6	11–8	14–5	4–5	4–3	2–5	5–1	5–4	2–4	7–11
Detroit	4–5	2–4	5–4	6–13	6–13	—	8–11	4–15	4–5	1–6	2–5	4–2	8–1	2–4	10–8
Kansas City	4–5	2–5	3–3	5–14	8–11	11–8	—	6–13	0–6	3–6	3–6	4–2	4–5	4–3	8–10
Minnesota	6–3	3–3	3–3	14–5	5–14	15–4	13–6	—	4–2	5–4	1–8	1–6	4–5	2–5	9–9
New York	3–4	13–5	13–5	5–1	5–4	5–4	6–0	2–4	—	3–6	3–6	13–6	3–4	11–8	10–8
Oakland	14–6	7–2	5–4	8–1	3–4	6–1	6–3	4–5	6–3	—	9–10	7–2	9–10	6–3	12–6
Seattle	15–4	8–1	6–3	7–2	5–2	5–2	6–3	8–1	6–3	10–9	—	7–2	15–5	6–3	12–6
Tampa Bay	2–7	9–10	5–14	2–5	1–5	2–4	2–4	6–1	6–13	2–7	2–7	—	4–5	9–10	10–8
Texas	12–7	7–2	2–5	2–7	4–5	1–8	5–4	5–4	4–3	10–9	5–15	5–4	—	3–6	8–10
Toronto	4–5	12–7	7–12	3–3	4–2	4–2	3–4	5–2	8–11	3–6	3–6	10–9	6–3	—	8–10

Transactions

• June 25, 2001: Tony Batista was selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Toronto Blue Jays. ^[4]

Roster

2001 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers 49 John Bale 56 Rick Bauer 45 Lesli Brea 47,72 Sean Douglass 36 Kris Foster 27 Buddy Groom 41 Pat Hentgen 16 Jason Johnson 50 Jorge Julio 59 Ryan Kohlmeier 12 Calvin Maduro 47 Chuck McElroy 31 José Mercedes 75 Alan Mills 39 Chad Paronto 53 John Parrish 43 Sidney Ponson 37 Willis Roberts 52 B. J. Ryan 35 Josh Towers 28 Mike Trombley 45 John Wasdin		Catchers 26 Brook Fordyce 60 Gerónimo Gil 51 Fernando Lunar 24 Greg Myers Infielders 10 Tony Batista 61 Casey Blake 14 Mike Bordick 15 Jerry Hairston Jr.  8 Cal Ripken Jr.  1 Brian Roberts 23 David Segui		Outfielders  9 Brady Anderson  3 Larry Bigbie 18 Jeff Conine 11 Delino DeShields 25 Jay Gibbons 40 Willie Harris 40 Gene Kingsale 17 Mike Kinkade 32 Luis Matos  6 Melvin Mora 11,30 Tim Raines 63 Tim Raines Jr. 38 Chris Richard		Manager 21 Mike Hargrove Coaches 48 Terry Crowley 44 Elrod Hendricks 33 Eddie Murray  2 Sam Perlozzo 49 Tom Trebelhorn 34 Mark Wiley

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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
C	Brook Fordyce	95	292	61	.209	5	19
1B	Jeff Conine	139	524	163	.311	14	97
2B	Jerry Hairston Jr.	159	532	124	.233	8	47
SS	Mike Bordick	58	229	57	.249	7	30
3B	Cal Ripken Jr.	128	477	114	.239	14	68
LF	Delino DeShields	58	188	37	.197	3	21
CF	Melvin Mora	128	436	109	.250	7	48
RF	Brady Anderson	131	430	87	.202	8	45
DH	Tony Batista	84	308	82	.266	12	42

Other batters

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
Chris Richard	136	483	128	.265	15	61
David Segui	82	292	88	.301	10	46
Brian Roberts	75	273	69	.253	2	17
Jay Gibbons	73	225	53	.236	15	36
Fernando Lunar	64	167	41	.246	0	16
Mike Kinkade	61	160	44	.275	4	16
Larry Bigbie	47	131	30	.229	2	11
Luis Matos	31	98	21	.214	4	12
Greg Myers	25	74	20	.270	4	18
Gerónimo Gil	17	58	17	.293	0	6
Willie Harris	9	24	3	.125	0	0
Tim Raines Jr.	7	23	4	.174	0	0
Casey Blake	6	15	2	.133	1	2
Tim Raines	4	11	3	.273	1	5
Gene Kingsale	3	4	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jason Johnson	32	196.0	10	12	4.09	114
José Mercedes	33	184.0	8	17	5.82	123
Josh Towers	24	140.1	8	10	4.49	58
Sidney Ponson	23	138.1	5	10	4.94	84
Pat Hentgen	9	62.1	2	3	3.47	33
Rick Bauer	6	33.0	0	5	4.64	16
Sean Douglass	4	20.1	2	1	5.31	17

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Willis Roberts	46	132.0	9	10	4.91	95
Calvin Maduro	22	93.2	5	6	4.23	51
Chuck McElroy	18	45.1	1	2	5.36	22

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Buddy Groom	70	1	4	11	3.55	54
B.J. Ryan	61	2	4	2	4.25	54
Mike Trombley	50	3	4	6	3.46	45
Ryan Kohlmeier	34	1	2	6	7.30	29
John Wasdin	26	1	1	0	4.17	47
Chad Paronto	24	1	3	0	5.00	16
Jorge Julio	18	1	1	0	3.80	22
John Parrish	16	1	2	0	6.14	20
Alan Mills	15	1	1	0	9.64	9
John Bale	14	1	0	0	3.04	21
Kris Foster	7	0	0	0	2.70	8
Leslie Brea	2	0	0	0	18.00	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Andy Etchebarren
AA	Bowie Baysox	Eastern League	Dave Machemer
A	Frederick Keys	Carolina League	Dave Cash
A	Delmarva Shorebirds	South Atlantic League	Joe Ferguson
Rookie	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	Joe Almaraz
Rookie	GCL Orioles	Gulf Coast League	Jesus Alfaro

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bluefield ^{[5] [ page needed ] [6]}

References

1. "Trent Hubbard Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
2. "Mike Bordick Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
3. "2001 Baltimore Orioles Roster". Baseball Almanac, Inc. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
4. "Tony Batista Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
5. Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007). Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN   9781932391176. OCLC   233698065.
6. Baseball America 2002 Directory. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2002

• 2001 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
• 2001 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com