The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles originally formed as the Milwaukee Brewers in 1894, moving to St. Louis after the 1901 season, becoming the St. Louis Browns. Finally, after 52 years as the Browns, the franchise was acquired by a partnership of Baltimore businessmen who renamed the team the Baltimore Orioles.
As the Brewers, Browns, and Orioles the franchise have participated in 124 seasons in the American League, making the playoffs 15 times, winning 7 pennants and 3 World Series championships (against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1966, the Cincinnati Reds in 1970, and the Philadelphia Phillies in 1983). [1] Through October 12, 2023 they have played 19,042 games, winning 9,029 and losing 10,013 for a win-loss record of 0.474. [2]
Cal Ripken Jr. holds the most team records with 13, including hits, runs, RBIs, doubles, and home runs. The slugger, nicknamed "The Iron Man", also holds the record for consecutive games played (2,632), surpassing Lou Gehrig on September 6, 1995 with his 2,131st consecutive game played. [3] Jim Palmer holds the most pitching records for the Orioles, including wins, games played, strikeouts, and shutouts. [4] Palmer is the only pitcher in Major League history to win World Series games in three decades, and over his 558 games played never surrendered a single grand slam.
This is a list of team records for the Baltimore Orioles . Records from or before 1901 were as the Milwaukee Brewers, and between 1902 and 1954 as the St. Louis Browns.
These are the individual records for Batting [5] and Pitching [6] over the course of player's careers with the franchise.
Statistics are current through2022 season.
Career Pitching Leaders | ||||
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Statistic | Player | Record | Orioles Career | Ref |
ERA | Harry Howell | 2.06 | 1904-1910 | [16] |
Wins | Jim Palmer | 268 | 1965-1984 | [17] |
Losses | Jim Palmer | 152 | 1965-1984 | [17] |
Win-Loss% | Steve Stone | .656 | 1979-1981 | [18] |
Games Played | Jim Palmer | 558 | 1965-1984 | [17] |
Innings Pitched | Jim Palmer | 3,948 | 1965-1984 | [17] |
Games Started | Jim Palmer | 521 | 1965-1984 | [17] |
Complete Games | Jim Palmer | 211 | 1965-1984 | [17] |
Saves | Gregg Olson | 160 | 1988-1993 | [19] |
Shutouts | Jim Palmer | 53 | 1965-1984 | [17] |
Strikeouts | Jim Palmer | 2212 | 1965-1984 | [17] |
K/9 | Dylan Bundy | 8.819 | 2016-2019 | [20] |
Bases on Balls | Jim Palmer | 1311 | 1965-1984 | [17] |
BB/9 | Dick Hall | 1.473 | 1961-1966 | [21] |
Hits | Jim Palmer | 3,349 | 1965-1984 | [17] |
H/9 | Stu Miller | 6.902 | 1963-1968 | [22] |
WHIP | Dick Hall | 1.005 | 1961-1966 | [21] |
Home Runs | Jim Palmer | 303 | 1965-1984 | [17] |
HR/9 | Rube Waddell | 0.033 | 1908-1910 | [23] |
Earned Runs | Jim Palmer | 1,253 | 1965-1984 | [17] |
Wild Pitches | Jim Palmer | 85 | 1965-1984 | [17] |
Hit By Pitch | Barney Pelty | 100 | 1903-1911 | [24] |
Batters Faced | Jim Palmer | 16,114 | 1965-1984 | [17] |
These are the individual records for Batting [25] and Pitching [26] in a single season with the franchise.
Statistics are current through2022 season.
Single Season Pitching Leaders | ||||
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Statistic | Player | Record | Season | Ref |
ERA | Barney Pelty | 1.59 | 1906 | [24] |
Wins | Urban Shocker | 27 | 1921 | [41] |
Losses | Fred Glade | 25 | 1905 | [42] |
Win-Loss% | General Crowder Dave McNally | .808 | 1928 1971 | [43] [44] |
Games Played | Jamie Walker | 81 | 2007 | [45] |
Innings Pitched | Urban Shocker | 348.0 | 1922 | [41] |
Games Started | Mike Flanagan [a] | 40 | 1978 | [46] |
Complete Games | Jack Powell | 36 | 1902 | [47] |
Saves | Jim Johnson | 51 | 2012 | [48] |
Shutouts | Jim Palmer | 10 | 1975 | [17] |
Strikeouts | Rube Waddell | 232 | 1908 | [23] |
K/9 | Érik Bédard | 10.929 | 2007 | [49] |
Bases on Balls | Bobo Newsom | 192 | 1938 | [50] |
BB/9 | Scott McGregor | 1.185 | 1979 | [51] |
Hits | Urban Shocker | 365 | 1922 | [41] |
H/9 | Dave McNally | 5.769 | 1968 | [44] |
WHIP | Dave McNally | 0.842 | 1968 | [44] |
Home Runs | Dylan Bundy | 41 | 2018 | [20] |
HR/9 | Harry Howell | 0.028 | 1908 | [16] |
Earned Runs | Bobo Newsom | 186 | 1938 | [50] |
Wild Pitches | Daniel Cabrera | 17 | 2006 | [52] |
Hit By Pitch | Barney Pelty | 20 | 1904 | [24] |
Batters Faced | Bobo Newsom | 1,475 | 1938 | [50] |
These are the team records for batting [53] and pitching [54] in a single-season.
Season Batting Records | ||
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Statistic | Record | Season |
Batting Average | .313 | 1922 |
Home runs | 257 | 1996 |
Runs | 949 | 1996 |
Hits | 1,693 | 1922 |
Doubles | 327 | 1937 |
Triples | 106 | 1921 |
Strikeouts | 1,454 | 2021 |
Stolen bases | 234 | 1916 |
Season Pitching Records | ||
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Statistic | Record | Season |
ERA | 2.15 | 1908 |
Strikeouts | 1,248 | 2016 2019 |
Shutouts | 21 | 1961 1909 |
Hits | 305 | 2019 |
Runs | 1,064 | 1936 |
Home runs | 305 | 2019 |
These are the all time totals for the franchise as of 10/12/2023 [55]
Season Pitching Records | ||
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Statistic | Record | MLB Rank |
Wins | 9,029 | 16 |
Losses | 10,013 | 7 |
W-L% | .474 | 26 |
Divisions Won | 10 | 10 |
Pennants Won | 7 | 13 |
World Series Wins | 3 | 12 |
Home runs | 14,144 | 7 |
Runs | 82,635 | 16 |
Hits | 167,959 | 15 |
Batting average | .258 | 18 |
ERA | 4.05 | 21 |
Runs allowed | 88,101 | 9 |
[a] Flanagan shares the single-season games started record with: Jim Palmer (1976), Mike Cuellar (1970), Dave McNally (1969, 1970), and Bobo Newsom (1938)
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