1988 Baltimore Orioles

54-107 • .335 Win% • 7th in AL E

The 1988 Baltimore Orioles went 54-107 (.335) finishing 7th in the AL E division. The club scored 550 runs, allowed 789, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Eddie Murray (28 HR, 84 RBI) and Jeff Ballard (8-12, 4.40 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

54 Wins
107 Losses
.335 Win %
7th Rank
550 R 789 RA
Diff -239

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550 Runs Scored
789 Runs Allowed
-239 Run Diff
1,660K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 AL Average

Batting Avg .237 8% below the 1988 league average (.259)
OBP .304 6% below the 1988 league average (.324)
SLG .359 8% below the 1988 league average (.390)
Team ERA 4.54 14% worse than the 1988 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 550 22% below the 1988 league average (704 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,660,738
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Avg per Game 20,759

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Joe Orsulak 0.288 2 Eddie Murray 0.284 3 Cal Ripken 0.264 4 Mickey Tettleton 0.261 5 Rick Schu 0.256

Home Runs

1 Eddie Murray 28 2 Cal Ripken 23 3 Fred Lynn 18 4 Mickey Tettleton 11 5 Larry Sheets 10

RBI

1 Eddie Murray 84 2 Cal Ripken 81 3 Larry Sheets 47 4 Jim Traber 45 5 Fred Lynn 37
1988 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Murray 161 603 75 171 27 2 28 84 75 78 5 0.284
Cal Ripken 161 575 87 152 25 1 23 81 102 69 2 0.264
Billy Ripken 150 512 52 106 18 1 2 34 33 63 8 0.207
Larry Sheets 136 452 38 104 19 1 10 47 42 72 1 0.230
Joe Orsulak 125 379 48 109 21 3 8 27 23 30 9 0.288
Jim Traber 103 352 25 78 6 0 10 45 19 42 1 0.222
Fred Lynn 87 301 37 76 13 1 18 37 28 66 2 0.252
Mickey Tettleton 86 283 31 74 11 1 11 37 28 70 0 0.261
Rick Schu 89 270 22 69 9 4 4 20 21 49 6 0.256
Terry Kennedy 85 265 20 60 10 0 3 16 15 53 0 0.226
Ken Gerhart 103 262 27 51 10 1 9 23 21 57 7 0.195
Pete Stanicek 83 261 29 60 7 1 4 17 28 45 12 0.230
Rene Gonzales 92 237 13 51 6 0 2 15 13 32 2 0.215
Brady Anderson 53 177 17 35 8 1 1 9 8 40 6 0.198
Keith Hughes 41 108 10 21 4 2 2 14 16 27 1 0.194
Craig Worthington 26 81 5 15 2 0 2 4 9 24 1 0.185
Jeff Stone 26 61 4 10 1 0 0 1 4 11 4 0.164
Jim Dwyer 35 53 3 12 0 0 0 3 12 11 0 0.226
Carl Nichols 18 47 2 9 1 0 0 1 3 10 0 0.191
Wade Rowdon 20 30 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0.100
Butch Davis 13 25 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 0.240
Tito Landrum 13 24 2 3 0 1 0 2 4 6 0 0.125
Don Aase 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Ballard 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Bautista 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Boddicker 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gordon Dillard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Habyan 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Harnisch 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott McGregor 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Milacki 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Morgan 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Niedenfuer 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dickie Noles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gregg Olson 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Oswaldo Peraza 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Scherrer 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Schilling 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Schmidt 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Sisk 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Thurmond 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Tibbs 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Williamson 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Dave Schmidt 3.40 2 Tom Niedenfuer 3.51 3 Doug Sisk 3.72 4 Mike Boddicker 3.86 5 Don Aase 4.05

Wins

1 Jeff Ballard 8 2 Dave Schmidt 8 3 Jose Bautista 6 4 Mike Boddicker 6 5 Oswaldo Peraza 5

Strikeouts

1 Mike Boddicker 100 2 Jay Tibbs 82 3 Jose Bautista 76 4 Mark Williamson 69 5 Dave Schmidt 67
1988 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jose Bautista 6 15 4.30 33 25 0 171.2 171 82 45 76
Jay Tibbs 4 15 5.39 30 24 0 158.2 184 95 63 82
Jeff Ballard 8 12 4.40 25 25 0 153.1 167 75 42 41
Mike Boddicker 6 12 3.86 21 21 0 147.0 149 63 51 100
Dave Schmidt 8 5 3.40 41 9 2 129.2 129 49 38 67
Mark Williamson 5 8 4.90 37 10 2 117.2 125 64 40 69
Doug Sisk 3 3 3.72 52 0 0 94.1 109 39 45 26
Oswaldo Peraza 5 7 5.55 19 15 0 86.0 98 53 37 61
Mark Thurmond 1 8 4.58 43 6 3 74.2 80 38 27 29
Mike Morgan 1 6 5.43 22 10 1 71.1 70 43 23 29
Tom Niedenfuer 3 4 3.51 52 0 18 59.0 59 23 19 40
Don Aase 0 0 4.05 35 0 0 46.2 40 21 37 28
Bob Milacki 2 0 0.72 3 3 0 25.0 9 2 9 18
Scott McGregor 0 3 8.83 4 4 0 17.1 27 17 7 10
John Habyan 1 0 4.30 7 0 0 14.2 22 7 4 4
Curt Schilling 0 3 9.82 4 4 0 14.2 22 16 10 4
Pete Harnisch 0 2 5.54 2 2 0 13.0 13 8 9 10
Gregg Olson 1 1 3.27 10 0 0 11.0 10 4 10 9
Bill Scherrer 0 1 13.50 4 0 0 4.0 8 6 3 3
Dickie Noles 0 2 24.30 2 2 0 3.1 11 9 0 1
Gordon Dillard 0 0 6.00 2 1 0 3.0 3 2 4 2

👥 Roster (43)

Don Aase Brady Anderson Jeff Ballard Jose Bautista Mike Boddicker Butch Davis Gordon Dillard Jim Dwyer Ken Gerhart Rene Gonzales John Habyan Pete Harnisch +31 more

43 players

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The 1988 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The record for the 1988 Baltimore Orioles reads 54 wins and 107 losses, good for 7th in the AL East. With 550 runs scored and 789 given up, the 1988 differential was -239. At the plate the Baltimore Orioles hit .237, 8% worse than the league's .259. The Baltimore Orioles staff finished with a 4.54 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.97. League clubs averaged 704 runs that year, so the Baltimore Orioles scored 22% fewer.

The home park, Memorial Stadium, recorded 1,660,738 in attendance, about 20,759 a game. For power, Eddie Murray led the way with 28 homers. Dave Schmidt led the pitchers with 8 wins. The strikeout leader was Mike Boddicker with 100. Tom Niedenfuer saved 18 games. The 1988 roster runs to 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1988 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1988 Baltimore Orioles finished 54-107 (.335 win pct).
Who led the 1988 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Eddie Murray led the 1988 Baltimore Orioles with 28 home runs.
What was the 1988 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1988 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 4.54.
Did the 1988 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1988 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1988 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1988 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eddie Murray (28 HR, 84 RBI) and Jeff Ballard (8-12, 4.40 ERA).
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