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2001 Baltimore Orioles (Franchise Encyclopedia: 2000/2002)
63-98, Finished 4th in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 687 runs, Allowed 829 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 67-94
Managed by Mike Hargrove

Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 3,094,841 (4th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 95, Pitching - 96
  (one-year): Batting - 94, Pitching - 95
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 2001 Stats (2000/2002) / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups / Batting Orders / Minor League Teams / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

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Team Batting    Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C   Brook Fordyce       31   95  292   30   61  18  0   5   19  21   56  .209  .268  .322   1   2   7   3   3   1   1   59
1B  Jeff Conine         35  139  524   75  163  23  2  14   97  64   75  .311  .386  .443  12   8  12   5   0   8   6  123
2B  Jerry Hairston      25  159  532   63  124  25  5   8   47  44   73  .233  .305  .344  29  11  12  13   9   4   0   75
3B  Cal Ripken          40  128  477   43  114  16  0  14   68  26   63  .239  .276  .361   0   2  15   2   2   9   1   70
SS  Mike Bordick        35   58  229   32   57  13  0   7   30  17   36  .249  .314  .397   9   3   4   6   2   3   0   91
LF *Delino DeShields    32   58  188   29   37   8  2   3   21  31   42  .197  .312  .309  11   1   3   1   1   1   0   69
CF  Melvin Mora         29  128  436   49  109  28  0   7   48  41   91  .250  .329  .362  11   4   6  14   5   7   2   87
RF *Brady Anderson      37  131  430   50   87  12  3   8   45  60   77  .202  .311  .300  12   4   3   8   2   1   4   66
DH  Tony Batista        27   84  308   41   82  16  5  12   42  19   47  .266  .305  .468   5   1   7   0   0   4   1  105
   *Chris Richard       27  136  483   74  128  31  3  15   61  45  100  .265  .335  .435  11   9  15   8   2   4   4  106
   #David Segui         34   82  292   48   88  18  1  10   46  49   61  .301  .406  .473   1   1   4   4   0   2   5  137
   #Brian Roberts       23   75  273   42   69  12  3   2   17  13   36  .253  .284  .341  12   3   3   0   3   3   0   68
   *Jay Gibbons         24   73  225   27   53  10  0  15   36  17   39  .236  .301  .480   0   1   7   4   0   0   0  106
    Fernando Lunar      24   64  167    8   41   7  0   0   16   7   32  .246  .287  .287   0   0   8   3   2   1   0   56
    Mike Kinkade        28   61  160   19   44   5  0   4   16  14   31  .275  .345  .381   2   1   8   3   0   0   0   96
   *Larry Bigbie        23   47  131   15   30   6  0   2   11  17   42  .229  .318  .321   4   1   2   0   1   0   1   73
    Luis Matos          22   31   98   16   21   7  0   4   12  11   30  .214  .300  .408   7   0   1   1   2   0   0   89
   *Greg Myers          35   25   74   11   20   2  0   4   18   8   17  .270  .341  .459   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  114
    Geronimo Gil        25   17   58    3   17   2  0   0    6   5    7  .293  .369  .328   0   0   1   2   1   0   0   91
   *Willie Harris       23    9   24    3    3   1  0   0    0   0    7  .125  .125  .167   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -22
   #Tim Raines          21    7   23    6    4   2  0   0    0   3    8  .174  .269  .261   3   0   0   0   1   0   0   44
    Casey Blake         27    6   15    2    2   0  0   1    2   1    4  .133  .188  .333   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   37
   #Tim Raines          41    4   11    1    3   0  0   1    5   0    3  .273  .250  .545   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  106
   #Gene Kingsale       24    3    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    2  .000  .000  .000   1   1   0   0   0   0   0 -100

    Jose Mercedes       30    2    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    4  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Willis Roberts      26    2    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    3  .250  .250  .250   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   36
    Jason Johnson       27    2    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   1    2  .333  .500  .333   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  132
    Sidney Ponson       24    2    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Josh Towers         24    1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
   *B.J. Ryan           25    4    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 30.2  162 5472  687 1359 262 24 136  663 514  989  .248  .319  .380 133  53 121  77  38  49  25   88
    Rank among 14 AL teams        13   13   14  14 10  13        8   11    14    13    14   5   5       2            
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.
Team Pitching    Glossary
    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  Jason Johnson       27  32   4.09  10  12  0  32   0   2   0  196.0  194  109   89  28   77  114  856   9  13  0   3 105
SP  Jose Mercedes       30  33   5.82   8  17  0  31   1   2   0  184.0  219  125  119  20   63  123  828   5  10  2   3  74
SP  Sidney Ponson       24  23   4.94   5  10  0  23   0   3   1  138.3  161   83   76  21   37   84  605   2   6  0   0  87
SP  Josh Towers         24  24   4.49   8  10  0  20   2   1   1  140.3  165   74   70  21   16   58  586   1   6  0   0  96
SP  Calvin Maduro       26  22   4.23   5   6  0  12   3   0   0   93.7   83   44   44  10   36   51  386   1   4  0   0 102
SP  Pat Hentgen         32   9   3.47   2   3  0   9   0   1   0   62.3   51   25   24   7   19   33  252   1   0  0   3 124
SP  Rick Bauer          24   6   4.64   0   5  0   6   0   0   0   33.0   35   22   17   7    9   16  143   0   1  0   0  93

CL *Buddy Groom         35  70   3.55   1   4 11   0  35   0   0   66.0   64   28   26   4    9   54  265   2   1  0   0 121
RP *B.J. Ryan           25  61   4.25   2   4  2   0   9   0   0   53.0   47   31   25   6   30   54  237   0   2  0   4 101
RP  Mike Trombley       34  50   3.46   3   4  6   0  21   0   0   54.7   38   23   21   4   27   45  226   1   2  0   2 124
RP  Ryan Kohlmeier      24  34   7.30   1   2  6   1  21   0   0   40.7   48   33   33  13   19   29  188   2   2  0   2  59
RP  Willis Roberts      26  46   4.91   9  10  6  18  20   1   0  132.0  142   75   72  15   55   95  593   3  11  2   1  88

    John Wasdin         28  26   4.17   1   1  0   0   5   0   0   49.7   54   25   23   4   16   47  220   2   5  0   4 103
   *Chuck McElroy       33  18   5.36   1   2  0   5   0   0   0   45.3   49   29   27   8   28   22  213   3   2  0   2  80
    Chad Paronto        25  24   5.00   1   3  0   0   9   0   0   27.0   33   24   15   5   11   16  128   1   1  0   0  86
   *John Bale           27  14   3.04   1   0  0   0   3   0   0   26.7   18   14    9   2   17   21  113   1   1  0   0 142
   *John Parrish        23  16   6.14   1   2  0   1   7   0   0   22.0   22   17   15   5   17   20  107   1   3  0   1  70
    Jorge Julio         22  18   3.80   1   1  0   0   8   0   0   21.3   25   13    9   2    9   22   99   1   1  0   0 113
    Sean Douglass       22   4   5.31   2   1  0   4   0   0   0   20.3   21   12   12   3   11   17   94   1   1  1   0  81
    Alan Mills          34  15   9.64   1   1  0   0   8   0   0   14.0   20   15   15   6   11    9   73   0   2  0   3  45
    Kris Foster         26   7   2.70   0   0  0   0   0   0   0   10.0    9    4    3   1    8    8   47   0   0  0   0 159
    Lesli Brea          27   2  18.00   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    2.0    6    4    4   2    3    0   14   0   0  0   0  24
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.6 162   4.67  63  98 31 162 152  10   6 1432.3 1504  829  744 194  528  938 6273  37  74  5  28  92
    Rank among 14 AL teams         10  13   2 12           4   8     12    8   10       11    8   11
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
                        Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed
Team Fielding    Glossary  League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP   FP   PB  WP  SB  CS
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
BFordyce     768  89  95  541   30  10   7  .983   7  16  97  24
FLunar       429  46  64  267   32   4   3  .987   2  11  36  18
GGil         150  17  17  121   10   2   1  .985   5   6  13   5
GMyers        68   8   8   41    4   0   0 1.000   0   3   9   4
MKinkade      16   2   2   11    1   0   0 1.000   0   1   2   0
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
Team Total  1432 162 162  981   77  16  11  .985  14  37 157  51
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---

First Base   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .993 *9.39
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JConine      670  76  80  646   45   4  61  .994  9.27
DSegui       546  65  65  486   33   9  49  .983  8.54
CRichard     132  14  18  127    9   0  10 1.000  9.27
JGibbons      39   4   7   36    1   0   3 1.000  8.54
CBlake        39   3   5   29    0   1   3  .967  6.69
MKinkade       5   0   3    3    0   0   0 1.000  5.40
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1432 162 162 1327   88  14 126  .990  8.89
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Second Base  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .981 *4.87
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JHairston   1343 154 156  328  459  19  94  .976  5.27
BRoberts      81   7  12   13   25   2   6  .950  4.22
MMora          8   1   1    0    1   1   0  .500  1.12
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1432 162 162  341  485  22 100  .974  5.19
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Third Base   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .947 *2.73
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
CRipken      981 111 111   97  209  14  23  .956  2.81
TBatista     247  29  29   18   53   5   5  .934  2.58
JConine      145  16  17   15   24   0   0 1.000  2.42
MKinkade      58   6  10    8   11   0   0 1.000  2.95
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1432 162 162  138  297  19  28  .958  2.73
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Shortstop    Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .973 *4.49
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
MBordick     508  58  58  106  146   6  28  .977  4.46
BRoberts     413  47  51   84  131  14  25  .939  4.69
MMora        333  38  44   69  125   7  21  .965  5.24
TBatista     177  19  20   33   63   1  11  .990  4.87
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1432 162 162  292  465  28  85  .964  4.76
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Left Field   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .981 *2.14
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
DDeShields   393  44  46   86    2   3   0  .967  2.02
BAnderson    383  42  56   96    1   0   0 1.000  2.28
JGibbons     224  26  28   62    3   0   0 1.000  2.61
MKinkade     206  24  29   49    0   2   0  .961  2.14
JConine      169  20  22   44    1   0   0 1.000  2.40
LBigbie       32   2   5    9    0   0   0 1.000  2.53
TRaines       19   2   2    7    0   0   0 1.000  3.32
LMatos         6   1   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1432 162 162  353    7   5   0  .986  2.26
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .988 *2.67
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
MMora        706  80  88  218    4   3   1  .987  2.83
CRichard     266  31  36   73    1   0   1 1.000  2.50
LMatos       162  17  23   46    2   1   2  .980  2.66
LBigbie      124  15  19   25    2   0   1 1.000  1.95
WHarris       56   7   8   16    1   0   1 1.000  2.73
TRaines       56   6   7   12    0   0   0 1.000  1.93
BAnderson     42   4   6   17    0   0   0 1.000  3.64
DDeShields     9   1   1    1    0   0   0 1.000  1.00
GKingsale      9   1   1    1    0   0   0 1.000  1.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1432 162 162  409   10   4   6  .991  2.63
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Right Field  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .982 *2.09
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
BAnderson    543  62  66  126    7   3   4  .978  2.20
CRichard     538  61  69  155    5   0   1 1.000  2.68
LBigbie      148  16  17   37    0   0   0 1.000  2.25
JConine      119  14  16   41    1   0   0 1.000  3.18
LMatos        73   8  10   19    0   0   0 1.000  2.34
MKinkade      11   1   3    1    1   0   0 1.000  1.64
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1432 162 162  379   14   3   5  .992  2.47
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Outfield     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .984 *2.30  LF  CF  RF 
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
BAnderson    968 109 121  239    8   3   4  .988  2.30
CRichard     804  92  96  228    6   0   2 1.000  2.62
MMora        706  80  88  218    4   3   1  .987  2.83
DDeShields   402  45  47   87    2   3   0  .967  1.99
LBigbie      304  33  40   71    2   0   1 1.000  2.16
JConine      288  34  36   85    2   0   0 1.000  2.72
LMatos       241  26  31   65    2   1   2  .985  2.49
JGibbons     224  26  28   62    3   0   0 1.000  2.61
MKinkade     217  25  32   50    1   2   0  .962  2.12
WHarris       56   7   8   16    1   0   1 1.000  2.73
TRaines       56   6   7   12    0   0   0 1.000  1.93
TRaines       19   2   2    7    0   0   0 1.000  3.32
GKingsale      9   1   1    1    0   0   0 1.000  1.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
Team Total  1432 162 162 1141   31  12  11  .990  2.45 162 162 162
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---

Pitchers     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .955 *1.75
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JJohnson     196  32  32    4   16   4   1  .833  0.92
JMercedes    184  31  33   15    9   0   2 1.000  1.17
JTowers      140  20  24   10   18   1   2  .966  1.80
SPonson      138  23  23   14   18   0   1 1.000  2.08
WRoberts     132  18  46    6   21   2   0  .931  1.84
CMaduro       93  12  22    2    8   0   0 1.000  0.96
BGroom        66   0  70    4    5   1   1  .900  1.23
PHentgen      62   9   9    7   10   1   1  .944  2.46
MTrombley     54   0  50    6    5   0   0 1.000  1.81
BRyan         53   0  61    0    4   2   0  .667  0.68
JWasdin       49   0  26    4    4   0   0 1.000  1.45
CMcElroy      45   5  18    1   15   0   1 1.000  3.18
RKohlmeier    40   1  34    0    2   0   0 1.000  0.44
RBauer        33   6   6    1    2   1   1  .750  0.82
CParonto      27   0  24    2    6   0   0 1.000  2.67
JBale         26   0  14    1    2   0   0 1.000  1.01
JParrish      22   1  16    0    3   1   0  .750  1.23
JJulio        21   0  18    0    2   1   0  .667  0.85
SDouglass     20   4   4    0    1   0   0 1.000  0.44
AMills        14   0  15    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
KFoster       10   0   7    0    4   0   0 1.000  3.60
LBrea          2   0   2    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1432 162 162   77  155  14  10  .943  1.46
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Des. Hitter   G
------------+---
TBatista      33
JGibbons      28
CRichard      20
DSegui        16
CRipken       14
JConine       12
GMyers        11
MKinkade      10
DDeShields     8
BRoberts       7
BAnderson      3
CBlake         1
TRaines        1
------------+---

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.
* indicates Innings Played rather than Games Played was used in Range Factor (RnF) calculations. Team Totals for Innings Played are Innings Pitched by the team's pitchers.

Team Leaders
 Glossary - Select a player to see their individual page.

Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
Batting AverageConine.311
On-base %Conine.386
Slugging %Conine.443
OPSConine.829
GamesHairston159
At BatsHairston532
Plate Appearances (approx.)Hairston602
RunsConine75
HitsConine163
Total BasesConine232
DoublesRichard31
TriplesBatista and Hairston5
Home RunsGibbons and Richard15
RBIConine97
Bases on BallsConine64
StrikeoutsRichard100
Stolen BasesHairston29
SinglesConine124
Adjusted OPS+Conine123
Runs CreatedConine91
Adjusted Batting RunsConine21
Batting WinsConine2.0
Extra-Base HitsRichard49
Times on BaseConine232
Offensive Win%Conine.596
Hit By PitchMora14
Sac. HitsHairston9
Sac. FliesRipken9
Intentional WalksConine6
Grounded into Double PlaysRichard and Ripken15
Caught StealingHairston11
Power/Speed NumberConine12.9
At Bats per StrikeoutRipken7.6
At Bats per Home RunRichard32.2
OutsHairston444

 

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
ERAJohnson4.09
WinsJohnson10
Won-Loss %Roberts.474
BB + H per IP (WHIP)Johnson1.383
Hits Allowed/9IPJohnson8.91
Bases on Balls/9IPMercedes3.08
Strikeouts/9IPMercedes6.02
GamesGroom70
SavesGroom11
InningsJohnson196.0
StrikeoutsMercedes123
Games StartedJohnson32
Comp. GamesPonson3
ShutoutsPonson and Towers1
Home Runs Allow.Johnson28
Bases On Balls Allow.Johnson77
Hits AllowedMercedes219
SO to WalkMercedes1.95
LossesMercedes17
Earned Runs Allow.Mercedes119
Wild PitchesJohnson9
Hit BatsmenJohnson13
Batters FacedJohnson856
Games FinishedGroom35
Adjusted ERA+Johnson105

Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Salaries

Brady Anderson$ 7,200,000
David Segui$ 7,000,000
Cal Ripken$ 6,300,000
Mike Bordick$ 4,500,000
Pat Hentgen$ 4,500,000
Delino DeShields$ 4,333,667
Tony Batista$ 3,300,000
Jeff Conine$ 3,000,000
Alan Mills$ 3,000,000
Jose Mercedes$ 2,750,000
Mike Trombley$ 2,333,333
Sidney Ponson$ 2,100,000
Buddy Groom$ 2,000,000
Chuck McElroy$ 1,520,000
Greg Myers$ 1,200,000
Brook Fordyce$ 825,000
Jason Johnson$ 350,000
Melvin Mora$ 270,000
Jerry Hairston$ 235,000
Chris Richard$ 232,500
Ryan Kohlmeier$ 230,000
Luis Matos$ 226,000
Mike Kinkade$ 215,000
Calvin Maduro$ 210,000
B.J. Ryan$ 210,000
Fernando Lunar$ 205,000
Jay Gibbons$ 200,000
Willis Roberts$ 200,000


Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

All-Stars Box Score and Play-By-Play

Cal Ripken (Starting SS)

2000/2002

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