1987 Baltimore Orioles season
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1987 Baltimore Orioles season
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| Owner(s) | Edward Bennett Williams | |
| Manager(s) | Cal Ripken | |
| Local television | WMAR-TV (Chuck Thompson, Brooks Robinson) Home Team Sports (Rex Barney, Mel Proctor, John Lowenstein) |
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| Local radio | WCBM (Jon Miller, Jack Wiers) |
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The 1987 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 6th in the American League East with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses.
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Offseason
- January 30, 1987: Jack O'Connor was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[1]
- February 12, 1987: Ray Knight was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[2]
- March 30, 1987: Rich Bordi was released by the Orioles.[3]
Regular season
- On April 15, 1987, Juan Nieves threw the first no hitter in Milwaukee Brewers history. The Brewers beat the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 7-0.[4]
Opening Day starters
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Detroit Tigers | 98 | 64 | .605 | -- |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7 |
| New York Yankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31 |
| Cleveland Indians | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37 |
Notable transactions
- May 22, 1987: John Shelby and Brad Havens were traded by the Orioles to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tom Niedenfuer.[5]
- June 2, 1987: Jack Voigt was drafted by the Orioles in the 9th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft.[6]
- June 23, 1987: Doug Corbett was signed as a free agent with the Orioles.[7]
- August 21, 1987: Doug Corbett was released by the Orioles.[7]
- August 31, 1987: Mike Flanagan was traded by the Orioles to the Toronto Blue Jays for Oswaldo Peraza and a player to be named later. The Blue Jays completed the deal by sending José Mesa to the Orioles on September 4.[8]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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| Mike Hart | 34 | 76 | 12 | .158 | 4 | 12 |
| John Shelby | 21 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 1 | 3 |
| Carl Nichols | 13 | 21 | 8 | .381 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Flanagan | 16 | 94.2 | 3 | 6 | 4.94 | 50 |
Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Tom Niedenfuer | 45 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 4.99 | 37 |
| Jack O'Connor | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.30 | 33 |
| 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 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
References
- ^ Jack O'Connor page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ray Knight page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rich Bordi page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.143, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ John Shelby page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jack Voigt page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Doug Corbett page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Flanagan page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
- 1987 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
- 1987 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
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