1986 Baltimore Orioles

73-89 • .451 Win% • 7th in AL E

The 1986 Baltimore Orioles went 73-89 (.451) finishing 7th in the AL E division. The club scored 708 runs, allowed 760, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Cal Ripken (25 HR, 81 RBI) and Mike Boddicker (14-12, 4.70 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

73 Wins
89 Losses
.451 Win %
7th Rank
708 R 760 RA
Diff -52

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708 Runs Scored
760 Runs Allowed
-52 Run Diff
1,973K Attendance

📈 vs. 1986 AL Average

Batting Avg .257 1% below the 1986 league average (.261)
OBP .327 1% below the 1986 league average (.329)
SLG .394 3% below the 1986 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.30 3% worse than the 1986 league average (4.18)
Runs Scored 708 5% below the 1986 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,973,222
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Avg per Game 24,977

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1986

Batting Avg

1 Eddie Murray 0.305 2 Juan Beniquez 0.300 3 Lee Lacy 0.287 4 Fred Lynn 0.287 5 Cal Ripken 0.282

Home Runs

1 Cal Ripken 25 2 Fred Lynn 23 3 Larry Sheets 18 4 Eddie Murray 17 5 Rick Dempsey 13

RBI

1 Eddie Murray 84 2 Cal Ripken 81 3 Fred Lynn 67 4 Larry Sheets 60 5 John Shelby 49
1986 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cal Ripken 162 627 98 177 35 1 25 81 70 60 4 0.282
Eddie Murray 137 495 61 151 25 1 17 84 78 49 3 0.305
Lee Lacy 130 491 77 141 18 0 11 47 37 71 4 0.287
John Shelby 135 404 54 92 14 4 11 49 18 75 18 0.228
Fred Lynn 112 397 67 114 13 1 23 67 53 59 2 0.287
Mike Young 117 369 43 93 15 1 9 42 49 90 3 0.252
Juan Beniquez 113 343 48 103 15 0 6 36 40 49 2 0.300
Larry Sheets 112 338 42 92 17 1 18 60 21 56 2 0.272
Rick Dempsey 122 327 42 68 15 1 13 29 45 78 1 0.208
Juan Bonilla 102 284 33 69 10 1 1 18 25 21 0 0.243
Alan Wiggins 71 239 30 60 3 1 0 11 22 20 21 0.251
Jim Traber 65 212 28 54 7 0 13 44 18 31 0 0.255
Floyd Rayford 81 210 15 37 4 0 8 19 15 50 0 0.176
Tom O'Malley 56 181 19 46 9 0 1 18 17 21 0 0.254
Jim Dwyer 94 160 18 39 13 1 8 31 23 31 0 0.244
Jackie Gutierrez 61 145 8 27 3 0 0 4 3 27 3 0.186
John Stefero 52 120 14 28 2 0 2 13 16 25 0 0.233
Ken Gerhart 20 69 4 16 2 0 1 7 4 18 0 0.232
Al Pardo 16 51 3 7 1 0 1 3 0 14 0 0.137
Ricky Jones 16 33 2 6 2 0 0 4 6 8 0 0.182
Tom Dodd 8 13 1 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0.231
Kelly Paris 5 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Carl Nichols 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Rex Hudler 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Don Aase 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Arnold 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Bell 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Boddicker 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Bordi 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Storm Davis 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Dixon 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Flanagan 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Habyan 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Havens 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Odell Jones 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Kinnunen 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Martinez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tippy Martinez 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott McGregor 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nate Snell 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Swaggerty 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1986

ERA

1 Don Aase 2.98 2 Storm Davis 3.62 3 Odell Jones 3.83 4 Nate Snell 3.86 5 Mike Flanagan 4.24

Wins

1 Mike Boddicker 14 2 Ken Dixon 11 3 Scott McGregor 11 4 Storm Davis 9 5 Mike Flanagan 7

Strikeouts

1 Mike Boddicker 175 2 Ken Dixon 170 3 Storm Davis 96 4 Mike Flanagan 96 5 Scott McGregor 95
1986 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Boddicker 14 12 4.70 33 33 0 218.1 214 114 74 175
Scott McGregor 11 15 4.52 34 33 0 203.0 216 102 57 95
Ken Dixon 11 13 4.58 35 33 0 202.1 194 103 83 170
Mike Flanagan 7 11 4.24 29 28 0 172.0 179 81 66 96
Storm Davis 9 12 3.62 25 25 0 154.0 166 62 49 96
Rich Bordi 6 4 4.46 52 1 3 107.0 105 53 41 83
Don Aase 6 7 2.98 66 0 34 81.2 71 27 28 67
Nate Snell 2 1 3.86 34 0 0 72.1 69 31 22 29
Brad Havens 3 3 4.56 46 0 1 71.0 64 36 29 57
Odell Jones 2 2 3.83 21 0 0 49.1 58 21 23 32
John Habyan 1 3 4.44 6 5 0 26.1 24 13 18 14
Tony Arnold 0 2 3.55 11 0 0 25.1 25 10 11 7
Eric Bell 1 2 5.01 4 4 0 23.1 23 13 14 18
Tippy Martinez 0 2 5.63 14 0 1 16.0 18 10 12 11
Mike Kinnunen 0 0 6.43 9 0 0 7.0 8 5 5 1
Dennis Martinez 0 0 6.75 4 0 0 6.2 11 5 2 2
Bill Swaggerty 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 6 2 1 1

👥 Roster (41)

Don Aase Tony Arnold Eric Bell Juan Beniquez Mike Boddicker Juan Bonilla Rich Bordi Storm Davis Rick Dempsey Ken Dixon Tom Dodd Jim Dwyer +29 more

41 players

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The 1986 Baltimore Orioles in brief

A 73-89 record (.451) put the 1986 Baltimore Orioles 7th in the AL East. With 708 runs scored and 760 given up, the 1986 differential was -52. At the plate the Baltimore Orioles hit .257, 1% worse than the league's .261. The Baltimore Orioles staff finished with a 4.30 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.18. League clubs averaged 746 runs that year, so the Baltimore Orioles scored 5% fewer.

Attendance at Memorial Stadium totaled 1,973,222 for the year. The home run leader was Cal Ripken, who hit 25. The RBI leader was Eddie Murray, with 84. Mike Boddicker was the top winner, with 14 victories. Don Aase closed out 34 saves. The 1986 roster runs to 41 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1986 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1986 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1986 Baltimore Orioles finished 73-89 (.451 win pct).
Who led the 1986 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Cal Ripken led the 1986 Baltimore Orioles with 25 home runs.
What was the 1986 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1986 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 4.30.
Did the 1986 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1986 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1986 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1986 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1986 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Cal Ripken (25 HR, 81 RBI) and Mike Boddicker (14-12, 4.70 ERA).
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