1987 Baltimore Orioles

67-95 • .414 Win% • 6th in AL E

The 1987 Baltimore Orioles went 67-95 (.414) finishing 6th in the AL E division. The club scored 729 runs, allowed 880, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Larry Sheets (31 HR, 94 RBI) and Eric Bell (10-13, 5.45 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

67 Wins
95 Losses
.414 Win %
6th Rank
729 R 880 RA
Diff -151

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729 Runs Scored
880 Runs Allowed
-151 Run Diff
1,845K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 AL Average

Batting Avg .257 3% below the 1987 league average (.264)
OBP .322 3% below the 1987 league average (.333)
SLG .417 2% below the 1987 league average (.425)
Team ERA 5.01 12% worse than the 1987 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 729 8% below the 1987 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,845,251
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Avg per Game 22,503

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Larry Sheets 0.316 2 Billy Ripken 0.308 3 Eddie Murray 0.277 4 Pete Stanicek 0.274 5 Jim Dwyer 0.274

Home Runs

1 Larry Sheets 31 2 Eddie Murray 30 3 Cal Ripken 27 4 Fred Lynn 23 5 Terry Kennedy 18

RBI

1 Cal Ripken 98 2 Larry Sheets 94 3 Eddie Murray 91 4 Ray Knight 65 5 Terry Kennedy 62
1987 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cal Ripken 162 624 97 157 28 3 27 98 81 77 3 0.252
Eddie Murray 160 618 89 171 28 3 30 91 73 80 1 0.277
Ray Knight 150 563 46 144 24 0 14 65 39 90 0 0.256
Terry Kennedy 143 512 51 128 13 1 18 62 35 112 1 0.250
Larry Sheets 135 469 74 148 23 0 31 94 31 67 1 0.316
Fred Lynn 111 396 49 100 24 0 23 60 39 72 3 0.253
Mike Young 110 363 46 87 10 1 16 39 46 91 10 0.240
Alan Wiggins 85 306 37 71 4 2 1 15 28 34 20 0.232
Ken Gerhart 92 284 41 69 10 2 14 34 17 53 9 0.243
Lee Lacy 87 258 35 63 13 3 7 28 32 49 3 0.244
Jim Dwyer 92 241 54 66 7 1 15 33 37 57 4 0.274
Billy Ripken 58 234 27 72 9 0 2 20 21 23 4 0.308
Rick Burleson 62 206 26 43 14 1 2 14 17 30 0 0.209
Pete Stanicek 30 113 9 31 3 0 0 9 8 19 8 0.274
Ron Washington 26 79 7 16 3 1 1 6 1 15 0 0.203
Mike Hart 34 76 7 12 2 0 4 12 6 19 1 0.158
Rene Gonzales 37 60 14 16 2 1 1 7 3 11 1 0.267
Floyd Rayford 20 50 5 11 0 0 2 3 2 9 0 0.220
Nelson Simmons 16 49 3 13 1 1 1 4 3 8 0 0.265
John Shelby 21 32 4 6 0 0 1 3 1 13 0 0.188
Carl Nichols 13 21 4 8 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 0.381
Dave Van Gorder 12 21 4 5 0 0 1 1 3 6 0 0.238
Jackie Gutierrez 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Aase 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Arnold 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Ballard 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Bell 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Boddicker 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Corbett 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis DeLeon 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Dixon 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Flanagan 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Griffin 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Habyan 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Kinnunen 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott McGregor 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Mesa 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Niedenfuer 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack O'Connor 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Schmidt 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Williamson 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Dave Schmidt 3.77 2 Mark Williamson 4.03 3 Mike Boddicker 4.18 4 Jack O'Connor 4.30 5 Mike Griffin 4.36

Wins

1 Eric Bell 10 2 Mike Boddicker 10 3 Dave Schmidt 10 4 Mark Williamson 8 5 Ken Dixon 7

Strikeouts

1 Mike Boddicker 152 2 Eric Bell 111 3 Ken Dixon 91 4 Mark Williamson 73 5 Dave Schmidt 70
1987 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Boddicker 10 12 4.18 33 33 0 226.0 212 105 78 152
Eric Bell 10 13 5.45 33 29 0 165.0 174 100 78 111
Mark Williamson 8 9 4.03 61 2 3 125.0 122 56 41 73
Dave Schmidt 10 5 3.77 35 14 1 124.0 128 52 26 70
John Habyan 6 7 4.80 27 13 1 116.1 110 62 40 64
Ken Dixon 7 10 6.43 34 15 5 105.0 128 75 27 91
Mike Flanagan 3 6 4.94 16 16 0 94.2 102 52 36 50
Scott McGregor 2 7 6.64 26 15 0 85.1 112 63 35 39
Mike Griffin 3 5 4.36 23 6 1 74.1 78 36 33 42
Jeff Ballard 2 8 6.59 14 14 0 69.2 100 51 35 27
Tony Arnold 0 0 5.77 27 0 0 53.0 71 34 17 18
Tom Niedenfuer 3 5 4.99 45 0 13 52.1 55 29 22 37
Jack O'Connor 1 1 4.30 29 0 2 46.0 46 22 23 33
Jose Mesa 1 3 6.03 6 5 0 31.1 38 21 15 17
Doug Corbett 0 2 7.83 11 0 1 23.0 25 20 13 16
Luis DeLeon 0 2 4.79 11 0 1 20.2 19 11 8 13
Mike Kinnunen 0 0 4.95 18 0 0 20.0 27 11 16 14
Don Aase 1 0 2.25 7 0 2 8.0 8 2 4 3

👥 Roster (41)

Don Aase Tony Arnold Jeff Ballard Eric Bell Mike Boddicker Rick Burleson Doug Corbett Luis DeLeon Ken Dixon Jim Dwyer Mike Flanagan Ken Gerhart +29 more

41 players

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The 1987 Baltimore Orioles in brief

In 1987 the Baltimore Orioles posted a 67-95 mark (.414) and finished 6th in the AL East. The Baltimore Orioles scored 729 runs and allowed 880, a run differential of -151. Against a league average of .264, the 1987 Baltimore Orioles batted .257. Pitchers allowed 5.01 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.46. The 1987 Baltimore Orioles scored 8% fewer runs than the average club (729 against 794).

Home games were played at Memorial Stadium, where 1,845,251 fans came through the gates. Larry Sheets led the club in home runs with 31. Cal Ripken drove in a team-high 98 runs. Dave Schmidt led the pitchers with 10 wins. The strikeout leader was Mike Boddicker with 152. The saves leader was Tom Niedenfuer with 13.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1987 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1987 Baltimore Orioles finished 67-95 (.414 win pct).
Who led the 1987 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Larry Sheets led the 1987 Baltimore Orioles with 31 home runs.
What was the 1987 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1987 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 5.01.
Did the 1987 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1987 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1987 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1987 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Larry Sheets (31 HR, 94 RBI) and Eric Bell (10-13, 5.45 ERA).
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