1961 Baltimore Orioles Statistics and Roster

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1961 Baltimore Orioles (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1960/1962)
95-67, Finished 3rd in American League
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Scored 691 runs, Allowed 588 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 93-69
Managed by Paul Richards and Lum Harris

Ballpark: Memorial Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 951,089 (5th of 10)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 96, Pitching - 96
  (one-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 97
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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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   Gus Triandos        30  115  397   35   97  21  0  17   63  44   60  .244  .320  .426   0   0  13   1   1   2   7  101
1B *Jim Gentile         27  148  486   96  147  25  2  46  141  96  106  .302  .423  .646   1   1  12  11   0   8   5  187
2B  Jerry Adair         24  133  386   41  102  21  1   9   37  35   51  .264  .326  .394   5   2   6   2   1   4   4   95
3B  Brooks Robinson     24  163  668   89  192  38  7   7   61  47   57  .287  .334  .397   1   3  21   4   8   9   2   98
SS  Ron Hansen          23  155  533   51  132  13  2  12   51  66   96  .248  .329  .347   1   3  19   1   3   4   2   85
LF  Dick Williams       32  103  310   37   64  15  2   8   24  20   38  .206  .251  .345   0   4   7   0   5   5   0   61
CF  Jackie Brandt       27  139  516   93  153  18  5  16   72  62   51  .297  .371  .444  10   2  17   1   2   3   0  121
RF *Whitey Herzog       29  113  323   39   94  11  6   5   35  50   41  .291  .387  .409   1   4   6   1   2   1   1  117
   *Russ Snyder         27  115  312   46   91  13  5   1   13  20   32  .292  .333  .375   5   3   4   0   8   1   0   93
    Marv Breeding       27   90  244   32   51   8  0   1   16  14   33  .209  .250  .254   5   2   2   0   1   2   1   38
    Earl Robinson       24   96  222   37   59  12  3   8   30  31   54  .266  .354  .455   4   3   5   0   2   1   1  119
   #Dave Philley        41   99  144   13   36   9  2   1   23  10   20  .250  .293  .361   2   0   9   0   0   3   0   77
    Hank Foiles         32   43  124   18   34   6  0   6   19  12   27  .274  .336  .468   0   2   4   0   1   1   1  117
   *Marv Throneberry    27   56   96    9   20   3  0   5   11  12   20  .208  .296  .396   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   87
    Jim Busby           34   75   89   15   23   3  1   0    6   8   10  .258  .316  .315   2   0   1   0   1   1   0   73
   *Gene Stephens       28   32   58    4   11   2  0   0    2  14    7  .190  .347  .224   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   60
   *Charley Lau         28   17   47    3    8   0  0   1    4   1    3  .170  .188  .234   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   14
   *Clint Courtney      34   22   45    3   12   2  0   0    4  10    3  .267  .400  .311   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   97
    Walt Dropo          38   14   27    1    7   0  0   1    2   4    3  .259  .355  .370   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   98
   *Boog Powell         19    4   13    0    1   0  0   0    1   0    2  .077  .077  .077   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -58
   *Barry Shetrone      22    3    7    0    1   0  0   0    1   0    2  .143  .143  .143   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -22
   *Frank Zupo          21    5    4    1    2   1  0   0    0   1    1  .500  .600  .750   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  266
    Chuck Essegian      29    1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100

   *Steve Barber        23   37   80    6   13   1  0   2    6   5   42  .163  .221  .250   0   0   0   1   9   0   0   28
    Chuck Estrada       23   33   70    4    8   1  0   0    0   2   32  .114  .139  .129   0   0   2   0   9   0   0  -26
    Milt Pappas         22   26   66    6    9   2  0   3    6   0   29  .136  .134  .303   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   15
    Jack Fisher         22   36   56    2    5   0  0   0    2   4   25  .089  .164  .089   0   0   1   1  10   0   0  -29
    Hal Brown           36   27   50    3    7   2  0   0    1   3   11  .140  .185  .180   0   0   1   0   3   1   0    0
   *Billy Hoeft         29   35   39    1    7   0  0   0    4   4   13  .179  .250  .179   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   19
    Dick Hall           30   30   36    4    5   0  0   0    1   3   13  .139  .205  .139   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   -4
    Hoyt Wilhelm        38   51   20    1    1   0  0   0    2   2   10  .050  .136  .050   0   0   1   0   2   0   0  -47
    Wes Stock           27   35   11    0    0   0  0   0    0   1   10  .000  .083  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -75
    Dick Hyde           32   15    1    1    1   0  0   0    0   0    0 1.000 1.000 1.000   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  448
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.4  163 5481  691 1393 227 36 149  638 581  902  .254  .326  .390  39  30 140  23  78  48  25  102
    Rank among 10 AL teams         6    8    6   3  9   6        5    3     5     6     7   7   6                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        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 *Steve Barber        23  37   3.33  18  12  1  34   1  14   8  248.3  194  102   92  13  130  150 1040   9   2  1   4 116
SP  Chuck Estrada       23  33   3.69  15   9  0  31   1   6   1  212.0  159   91   87  19  132  160  924   8  10  2   0 105
SP  Jack Fisher         22  36   3.90  10  13  1  25   7  10   1  196.0  205  104   85  17   75  118  853  10   4  0   3  99
SP  Hal Brown           36  27   3.19  10   6  1  23   3   6   3  166.7  153   62   59  14   33   61  668   3   1  0   0 121
SP  Milt Pappas         22  26   3.04  13   9  1  23   3  11   4  177.7  134   67   60  16   78   89  736   7   7  0   5 127

CL  Hoyt Wilhelm        38  51   2.30   9   7 18   1  43   0   0  109.7   89   35   28   5   41   87  458   3   4  0   5 168
RP  Wes Stock           27  35   3.01   5   0  3   1  19   0   0   71.7   58   24   24   3   27   47  293   0   2  0   2 128
RP *Billy Hoeft         29  35   2.02   7   4  3  12  10   3   1  138.0  106   37   31   7   55  100  560   5   1  0   3 191
RP  Dick Hall           30  29   3.09   7   5  4  13   9   4   2  122.3  102   47   42  10   30   92  489   0   0  0   5 125
RP  Dick Hyde           32  15   5.57   1   2  0   0   9   0   0   21.0   18   14   13   1   13   15   96   0   1  0   3  69

    Gordon Jones        31   3   5.40   0   0  1   0   2   0   0    5.0    5    3    3   3    0    4   20   0   0  0   0  72
    Jim Lehew           23   2   0.00   0   0  0   0   2   0   0    2.0    1    0    0   0    0    0    7   0   0  0   0    
    John Papa           20   2  18.00   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    1.0    2    2    2   1    3    3    8   0   0  0   0  21
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.0 163   3.22  95  67 33 163 109  54  21 1471.0 1226  588  526 109  617  926 6152  45  32  3  30 120
    Rank among 10 AL teams          1   3   8  3           2   1      1    1    1        1    7    2

    * - 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 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- GTriandos 932 108 114 642 55 8 9 .989 21 28 22 20 HFoiles 300 32 38 194 17 1 4 .995 5 12 20 7 CLau 119 13 17 90 6 1 2 .990 1 2 6 1 CCourtney 111 10 16 71 8 0 1 1.000 3 3 4 2 FZupo 8 0 4 7 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- Team Total 1471 163 163 1004 86 10 16 .991 30 45 52 30 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- First Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .990 *9.45 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- JGentile 1225 137 144 1209 100 14 129 .989 9.61 DWilliams 109 11 20 123 12 0 10 1.000 11.08 WDropo 69 9 12 62 6 0 11 1.000 8.78 MThroneberr 60 5 11 61 10 2 6 .973 10.53 DPhilley 6 1 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1471 163 163 1458 128 16 156 .990 9.70 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Second Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .978 *5.24 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- JAdair 820 96 107 233 237 6 57 .987 5.16 MBreeding 593 62 80 179 179 11 53 .970 5.43 RHansen 55 5 7 16 23 1 8 .975 6.30 BRobinson 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1471 163 163 428 440 18 118 .980 5.31 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Third Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .950 *3.18 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- BRobinson 1459 162 163 151 331 14 34 .972 2.97 JAdair 7 1 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.17 DWilliams 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 JBrandt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1471 163 163 151 332 14 34 .972 2.96 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Shortstop Inn GS G PO A E DP .956 *4.84 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- RHansen 1289 145 149 256 437 30 110 .959 4.84 JAdair 180 18 27 26 61 5 5 .946 4.34 BRobinson 2 0 1 4 2 0 0 1.000 27.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1471 163 163 286 500 35 115 .957 4.81 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Left Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .969 *2.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- DWilliams 519 63 75 87 3 3 1 .968 1.56 RSnyder 418 43 76 91 2 4 0 .959 2.00 WHerzog 190 20 27 33 0 0 0 1.000 1.56 DPhilley 132 15 22 16 0 0 0 1.000 1.09 GStephens 103 9 27 22 0 0 0 1.000 1.92 JBrandt 70 10 21 9 1 0 0 1.000 1.29 BPowell 26 3 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.04 ERobinson 11 0 6 1 1 0 1 1.000 1.54 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1471 163 163 262 7 7 2 .975 1.65 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField Inn GS G PO A E DP .982 *2.59 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- JBrandt 959 109 120 242 4 6 1 .976 2.31 JBusby 264 26 71 71 2 1 0 .986 2.49 RSnyder 194 22 27 53 1 2 0 .964 2.50 GStephens 34 5 5 7 1 0 0 1.000 2.10 BShetrone 12 1 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 DWilliams 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.58 ERobinson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1471 163 163 376 9 9 1 .977 2.36 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Right Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .976 *2.06 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- WHerzog 549 66 73 108 2 0 0 1.000 1.80 ERobinson 509 53 78 133 5 4 2 .972 2.44 JBrandt 157 15 34 45 1 2 1 .958 2.63 MThroneberr 101 13 15 12 0 1 0 .923 1.07 RSnyder 99 9 22 26 0 0 0 1.000 2.36 GStephens 35 4 6 7 1 0 1 1.000 2.04 DPhilley 13 2 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.71 DWilliams 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1471 163 163 336 9 7 4 .980 2.11 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Outfield Inn GS G PO A E DP .977 *2.25 LF CF RF -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- JBrandt 1187 134 136 293 6 8 2 .974 2.27 WHerzog 739 86 98 143 2 0 0 1.000 1.77 RSnyder 711 74 108 168 3 6 0 .966 2.16 DWilliams 532 64 75 86 4 3 1 .968 1.52 ERobinson 521 53 82 136 6 4 3 .973 2.45 JBusby 264 26 71 76 2 1 0 .987 2.66 GStephens 173 18 30 34 2 0 1 1.000 1.87 DPhilley 146 17 25 21 0 0 0 1.000 1.29 MThroneberr 101 13 15 12 0 1 0 .923 1.07 BPowell 26 3 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.04 BShetrone 12 1 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Team Total 1471 163 163 975 25 23 7 .978 2.04 163 163 163 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .954 *2.05 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- SBarber 248 34 37 13 60 4 8 .948 2.65 CEstrada 212 31 33 19 17 1 1 .973 1.53 JFisher 196 25 36 8 22 2 1 .937 1.38 MPappas 177 23 26 24 34 1 2 .983 2.94 HBrown 166 23 27 16 25 0 1 1.000 2.21 BHoeft 138 12 35 9 25 0 2 1.000 2.22 DHall 122 13 29 9 23 1 1 .970 2.35 HWilhelm 109 1 51 6 22 2 1 .933 2.30 WStock 71 1 35 5 22 0 1 1.000 3.39 DHyde 21 0 15 1 10 1 1 .917 4.71 GJones 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 JLehew 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 JPapa 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1471 163 163 111 261 12 19 .969 2.28 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

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
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Batting Average Gentile .302

On-base % Gentile .423

Slugging % Gentile .646

OPS Gentile 1.069

Games Robinson 163

At Bats Robinson 668

Plate Appearances (approx.) Robinson 736

Runs Gentile 96

Hits Robinson 192

Total Bases Gentile 314

Doubles Robinson 38

Triples Robinson 7

Home Runs Gentile 46

RBI Gentile 141

Bases on Balls Gentile 96

Strikeouts Gentile 106

Stolen Bases Brandt 10

Singles Robinson 140

Adjusted OPS+ Gentile 187

Runs Created Gentile 138

Adjusted Batting Runs Gentile 64

Batting Wins Gentile 6.1

Extra-Base Hits Gentile 73

Times on Base Gentile 254

Offensive Win% Gentile .809

Hit By Pitch Gentile 11

Sac. Hits Fisher 10

Sac. Flies Robinson 9

Intentional Walks Triandos 7

Grounded into Double Plays Robinson 21

Caught Stealing Herzog and Williams 4

Power/Speed Number Brandt 12.3

At Bats per Strikeout Robinson 11.7

At Bats per Home Run Gentile 10.6

Outs Robinson 517

Pitching Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders

ERA Pappas 3.04

Wins Barber 18

Won-Loss % Brown and Estrada .625

BB + H per IP (WHIP) Brown 1.116

Hits Allowed/9IP Estrada 6.75

Bases on Balls/9IP Brown 1.78

Strikeouts/9IP Estrada 6.79

Games Wilhelm 51

Saves Wilhelm 18

Innings Barber 248.3

Strikeouts Estrada 160

Games Started Barber 34

Comp. Games Barber 14

Shutouts Barber 8

Home Runs Allow. Estrada 19

Bases On Balls Allow. Estrada 132

Hits Allowed Fisher 205

SO to Walk Brown 1.85

Losses Fisher 13

Earned Runs Allow. Barber 92

Wild Pitches Fisher 10

Hit Batsmen Estrada 10

Batters Faced Barber 1040

Games Finished Wilhelm 43

Adjusted ERA+ Pappas 127

Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

All-Stars Box Score and Play-By-Play

Jackie Brandt
Jackie Brandt
Jim Gentile
Jim Gentile
Brooks Robinson (Starting 3B)
Brooks Robinson (Starting 3B)
Hoyt Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm

1960/1962

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