1996 Baltimore Orioles

88-74 • .543 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 1996 Baltimore Orioles went 88-74 (.543) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 949 runs, allowed 903, and played home games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Team leaders included Brady Anderson (50 HR, 110 RBI) and Mike Mussina (19-11, 4.81 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
2nd Rank
949 R 903 RA
Diff +46

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⚡ Quick Stats

949 Runs Scored
903 Runs Allowed
+46 Run Diff
3,654K Attendance

📈 vs. 1996 AL Average

Batting Avg .273 1% below the 1996 league average (.277)
OBP .350 equal to the 1996 league average (.350)
SLG .471 6% above the 1996 league average (.444)
Team ERA 5.14 3% worse than the 1996 league average (4.99)
Runs Scored 949 9% above the 1996 league average (872 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOriole Park at Camden Yards
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 3,654,764
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Avg per Game 44,570

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1996

Batting Avg

1 Roberto Alomar 0.328 2 Brady Anderson 0.297 3 B. J. Surhoff 0.292 4 Rafael Palmeiro 0.289 5 Bobby Bonilla 0.287

Home Runs

1 Brady Anderson 50 2 Rafael Palmeiro 39 3 Bobby Bonilla 28 4 Cal Ripken 26 5 Chris Hoiles 25

RBI

1 Rafael Palmeiro 142 2 Bobby Bonilla 116 3 Brady Anderson 110 4 Cal Ripken 102 5 Roberto Alomar 94
1996 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cal Ripken 163 640 94 178 40 1 26 102 59 78 1 0.278
Rafael Palmeiro 162 626 110 181 40 2 39 142 95 96 8 0.289
Bobby Bonilla 159 595 107 171 27 5 28 116 75 85 1 0.287
Roberto Alomar 153 588 132 193 43 4 22 94 90 65 17 0.328
Brady Anderson 149 579 117 172 37 5 50 110 76 106 21 0.297
B. J. Surhoff 143 537 74 157 27 6 21 82 47 79 0 0.292
Chris Hoiles 127 407 64 105 13 0 25 73 57 97 0 0.258
Mike Devereaux 127 323 49 74 11 2 8 34 34 53 8 0.229
Jeffrey Hammonds 71 248 38 56 10 1 9 27 23 53 3 0.226
Eddie Murray 64 230 36 59 12 0 10 34 27 42 1 0.257
Luis Polonia 58 175 25 42 4 1 2 14 10 20 8 0.240
Billy Ripken 57 135 19 31 8 0 2 12 9 18 0 0.230
Todd Zeile 29 117 17 28 8 0 5 19 15 16 0 0.239
Gregg Zaun 50 108 16 25 8 1 1 13 11 15 0 0.231
Tony Tarasco 31 84 14 20 3 0 1 9 7 15 5 0.238
Mark Smith 27 78 9 19 2 0 4 10 3 20 0 0.244
Manny Alexander 54 68 6 7 0 0 0 4 3 27 3 0.103
Brent Bowers 21 39 6 12 2 0 0 3 0 7 0 0.308
Pete Incaviglia 12 33 4 10 2 0 2 8 0 7 0 0.303
Mark Parent 18 33 4 6 1 0 2 6 2 10 0 0.182
Jeff Huson 17 28 5 9 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.321
Cesar Devarez 10 18 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0.111
Armando Benitez 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rocky Coppinger 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Archie Corbin 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Erickson 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Haynes 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Kingsale 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Krivda 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Mathews 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger McDowell 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kent Mercker 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Milchin 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Mills 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Mussina 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Myers 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Myers 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Orosco 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Arthur Rhodes 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nerio Rodriguez 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Sackinsky 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keith Shepherd 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Garrett Stephenson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Wells 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Esteban Yan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1996

ERA

1 Jesse Orosco 3.40 2 Randy Myers 3.53 3 Arthur Rhodes 4.08 4 Roger McDowell 4.25 5 Alan Mills 4.28

Wins

1 Mike Mussina 19 2 Scott Erickson 13 3 David Wells 11 4 Rocky Coppinger 10 5 Arthur Rhodes 9

Strikeouts

1 Mike Mussina 204 2 David Wells 130 3 Rocky Coppinger 104 4 Scott Erickson 100 5 Randy Myers 74
1996 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Mussina 19 11 4.81 36 36 0 243.1 264 130 69 204
David Wells 11 14 5.14 34 34 0 224.1 247 128 51 130
Scott Erickson 13 12 5.02 34 34 0 222.1 262 124 66 100
Rocky Coppinger 10 6 5.18 23 22 0 125.0 126 72 60 104
Jimmy Haynes 3 6 8.29 26 11 1 89.0 122 82 58 65
Rick Krivda 3 5 4.96 22 11 0 81.2 89 45 39 54
Roger McDowell 1 1 4.25 41 0 4 59.1 69 28 23 20
Randy Myers 4 4 3.53 62 0 31 58.2 60 23 29 74
Kent Mercker 3 6 7.76 14 12 0 58.0 73 50 35 22
Jesse Orosco 3 1 3.40 66 0 0 55.2 42 21 28 52
Alan Mills 3 2 4.28 49 0 3 54.2 40 26 35 50
Arthur Rhodes 9 1 4.08 28 2 1 53.0 48 24 23 62
Archie Corbin 2 0 2.30 18 0 0 27.1 22 7 22 20
Keith Shepherd 0 1 8.71 13 0 0 20.2 31 20 18 17
Terry Mathews 2 2 3.38 14 0 0 18.2 20 7 7 13
Nerio Rodriguez 0 1 4.32 8 1 0 16.2 18 8 7 12
Armando Benitez 1 0 3.77 18 0 4 14.1 7 6 6 20
Jimmy Myers 0 0 7.07 11 0 0 14.0 18 11 3 6
Mike Milchin 1 0 5.73 13 0 0 11.0 13 7 5 10
Esteban Yan 0 0 5.79 4 0 0 9.1 13 6 3 7
Garrett Stephenson 0 1 12.79 3 0 0 6.1 13 9 3 3
Brian Sackinsky 0 0 3.86 3 0 0 4.2 6 2 3 2
Manny Alexander 0 0 67.50 1 0 0 0.2 1 5 4 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to NYA 4-1
AL Division Series
BAL def. CLE 3-1

👥 Roster (45)

Manny Alexander Roberto Alomar Brady Anderson Armando Benitez Bobby Bonilla Brent Bowers Rocky Coppinger Archie Corbin Cesar Devarez Mike Devereaux Scott Erickson Jeffrey Hammonds +33 more

45 players

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The 1996 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The 1996 Baltimore Orioles won 88 games and lost 74, ending up 2nd in the AL East. In 1996 the franchise earned a wild-card berth. The Baltimore Orioles scored 949 runs and allowed 903, a run differential of +46. The team batting average of .273 was 1% below the 1996 league mark of .277. Pitchers allowed 5.14 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.99.

Home games were played at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, where 3,654,764 fans came through the gates. Brady Anderson topped the Baltimore Orioles with 50 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Mike Mussina (19). In the AL Championship Series, the Baltimore Orioles lost to NYA 4-1. In the AL Division Series, the Baltimore Orioles beat CLE 3-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1996 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1996 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1996 Baltimore Orioles finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 1996 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Brady Anderson led the 1996 Baltimore Orioles with 50 home runs.
What was the 1996 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1996 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 5.14.
Did the 1996 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1996 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1996 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1996 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Who led the 1996 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Brady Anderson (50 HR, 110 RBI) and Mike Mussina (19-11, 4.81 ERA).
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