1997 Baltimore Orioles

98-64 • 0.605 Win% • 1st in AL E

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📊 Season Record

98 Wins

64 Losses

0.605 Win %

                        1st
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812 R 681 RA

Diff +131

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⚡ Quick Stats

812 Runs Scored

681 Runs Allowed

+131 Run Diff

3,692K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 1% below the 1997 league average (.270)

OBP .337 equal to the 1997 league average (.337)

SLG .373 2% above the 1997 league average (.365)

Team ERA 3.91 14% better than the 1997 league average (4.57)

Runs Scored 812 2% above the 1997 league average (797 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOriole Park at Camden Yards

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Home Games 81

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Total Attendance 3,692,388

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Avg per Game 45,585

⚾ Batting Leaders

Player	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
Cal Ripken	162	615	79	166	17	84	56	73	1	0.270
Rafael Palmeiro	158	614	95	156	38	110	67	109	5	0.254
Brady Anderson	151	590	97	170	18	73	84	105	18	0.288
B. J. Surhoff	147	528	80	150	18	88	49	60	1	0.284
Mike Bordick	153	509	55	120	7	46	33	66	0	0.236
Roberto Alomar	112	412	64	137	14	60	40	43	9	0.333
Jeffrey Hammonds	118	397	71	105	21	55	32	73	15	0.264
Chris Hoiles	99	320	45	83	12	49	51	86	1	0.259
Geronimo Berroa	83	300	48	78	10	48	40	62	1	0.260
Lenny Webster	98	259	29	66	7	37	22	46	0	0.255
Jeff Reboulet	99	228	26	54	4	27	23	44	3	0.237
Tony Tarasco	100	166	26	34	7	26	25	33	2	0.205
Eric Davis	42	158	29	48	8	25	14	47	6	0.304
Pete Incaviglia	48	138	18	34	5	12	11	43	0	0.246
Harold Baines	44	134	15	39	4	15	14	15	0	0.291
Aaron Ledesma	43	88	24	31	2	11	13	9	1	0.352
Jerome Walton	26	68	8	20	3	9	4	10	0	0.294
David Dellucci	17	27	3	6	1	3	4	7	0	0.222
Tim Laker	7	14	0	0	0	1	2	9	0	0.000
Mike Mussina	33	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.250
Danny Clyburn	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.000
Melvin Rosario	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.000
Scott Erickson	34	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.000
Charlie Greene	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0.000
Scott Kamieniecki	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.000
Jimmy Key	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.000
Arthur Rhodes	54	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.000
Armando Benitez	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Shawn Boskie	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Rocky Coppinger	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Mike Johnson	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Rick Krivda	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Terry Mathews	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Alan Mills	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Randy Myers	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Jesse Orosco	71	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.000
Nerio Rodriguez	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Brian Williams	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Esteban Yan	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

ERA

1 Randy Myers 1.51 2 Jesse Orosco 2.32 3 Armando Benitez 2.45 4 Arthur Rhodes 3.02 5 Mike Mussina 3.20

Wins

1 Scott Erickson 16 2 Jimmy Key 16 3 Mike Mussina 15 4 Scott Kamieniecki 10 5 Arthur Rhodes 10

Strikeouts

1 Mike Mussina 218 2 Jimmy Key 141 3 Scott Erickson 131 4 Scott Kamieniecki 109 5 Armando Benitez 106

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BB	SO
Mike Mussina	15	8	3.20	33	33	0	224.2	54	218
Scott Erickson	16	7	3.69	34	33	0	221.2	61	131
Jimmy Key	16	10	3.43	34	34	0	212.1	82	141
Scott Kamieniecki	10	6	4.01	30	30	0	179.1	67	109
Arthur Rhodes	10	3	3.02	53	0	1	95.1	26	102
Shawn Boskie	6	6	6.43	28	9	1	77.0	26	50
Armando Benitez	4	5	2.45	71	0	9	73.1	43	106
Terry Mathews	4	4	4.41	57	0	1	63.1	36	39
Randy Myers	2	3	1.51	61	0	45	59.2	22	56
Jesse Orosco	6	3	2.32	71	0	0	50.1	30	46
Rick Krivda	4	2	6.30	10	10	0	50.0	18	29
Mike Johnson	0	1	7.94	14	5	2	39.2	16	29
Alan Mills	2	3	4.89	39	0	0	38.2	33	32
Brian Williams	0	0	3.00	13	0	0	24.0	18	14
Nerio Rodriguez	2	1	4.91	6	2	0	22.0	8	11
Rocky Coppinger	1	1	6.30	5	4	0	20.0	16	22
Esteban Yan	0	1	15.83	3	2	0	9.2	7	4

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship

Lost to CLE 4-2

AL Division Series

BAL def. SEA 3-1

👥 Roster (39)

Roberto Alomar Brady Anderson Harold Baines Armando Benitez Geronimo Berroa Mike Bordick Shawn Boskie Danny Clyburn Rocky Coppinger Eric Davis David Dellucci Scott Erickson +27 more

39 players