1996 Baltimore Orioles roster: 88-74

The Baltimore Orioles went 88-74 in the 1996 MLB regular season, 2nd of 5 in the American League East. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

1996 Baltimore Orioles team stats
Home Runs2571st of 28
RBI9142nd of 28
Hits1,55711th of 28
Runs9494th of 28
Stolen Bases7626th of 28
Doubles2999th of 28
Triples2916th of 28
Walks6455th of 28
Strikeouts (Batting)9153rd of 28
Batting Average.27411th of 28
On-Base %.35010th of 28
Slugging %.4724th of 28
OPS.8225th of 28
ERA5.1422nd of 28
WHIP1.5021st of 28
Strikeouts (Pitching)1,04712th of 28
Saves447th of 28
Wins887th of 28
Runs Allowed90324th of 28
Errors1944th of 28

Counts are season totals; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 28 clubs that season.

1996 Orioles roster: batting

1996 Baltimore Orioles batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Cal Ripken3B16364094178261021.278.341.807
Rafael Palmeiro1B162626110181391428.289.381.927
Bobby Bonilla1B159595107171281161.287.363.853
Roberto Alomar2B153588132193229417.328.411.938
Brady AndersonCF1495791171725011021.297.3961.034
B.J. SurhoffLF1435377415721820.292.352.834
Chris HoilesC1274076410525730.258.356.830
Mike DevereauxCF12732349748348.229.305.655
Jeffrey HammondsLF7124838569273.226.301.684
Billy RipkenSS5713519312120.230.281.614
Tony TarascoLF31841420195.238.297.606
Mark SmithLF27789194100.244.298.721
Manny AlexanderSS546867043.103.141.244
Brent BowersLF2139612030.308.308.667
Cesar DevarezC101832000.111.158.380

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1996 Orioles roster: pitching

1996 Baltimore Orioles pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Mike MussinaSP363619114.81243.12041.370
David WellsSP343411145.14224.11301.330
Scott EricksonSP343413125.02222.11001.480
Rocky CoppingerRP23221065.18125.01041.490
Jimmy HaynesSP2611368.2989.0652.021
Rick KrivdaRP2211354.9681.2541.570
Roger McDowellRP410114.2559.1201.554
Randy MyersRP620443.5358.2741.5231
Jesse OroscoRP660313.4055.2521.260
Alan MillsRP490324.2854.2501.373
Arthur RhodesRP282914.0853.0621.341
Archie CorbinRP180202.3027.1201.610
Keith ShepherdRP130018.7120.2172.370
Nerio RodriguezRP81014.3216.2121.500
Armando BenitezRP180103.7714.1200.914
Jimmy MyersRP110007.0714.061.500
Esteban YanRP40005.799.171.710
Garrett StephensonSP300112.796.132.530
Brian SackinskyRP30003.864.221.930

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Results

  1. Apr 2, 1996vs KCW 4-2
  2. Apr 3, 1996vs KCW 7-1
  3. Apr 4, 1996vs KCW 5-3
  4. Apr 5, 1996@ MINW 2-1
  5. Apr 6, 1996@ MINL 3-8
  6. Apr 7, 1996@ MINW 4-2
  7. Apr 10, 1996vs CLEW 3-2
  8. Apr 11, 1996vs CLEW 14-4
  9. Apr 12, 1996vs MINW 3-2
  10. Apr 13, 1996vs MINW 7-6
  11. Apr 14, 1996vs MINL 1-4
  12. Apr 16, 1996vs BOSW 6-1
  13. Apr 17, 1996vs BOSW 6-5
  14. Apr 18, 1996vs BOSL 7-10
  15. Apr 19, 1996@ TEXL 7-26
  16. Apr 20, 1996@ TEXL 3-8
  17. Apr 21, 1996@ TEXL 6-9
  18. Apr 22, 1996@ CLEL 3-6
  19. Apr 23, 1996@ CLEL 8-9
  20. Apr 24, 1996@ KCW 11-8
  21. Apr 25, 1996@ KCW 3-2
  22. Apr 26, 1996vs TEXL 4-5
  23. Apr 27, 1996vs TEXL 2-4
  24. Apr 28, 1996vs TEXL 4-5
  25. Apr 29, 1996vs TEXW 8-7
  26. Apr 30, 1996vs NYYL 10-13
  27. May 1, 1996vs NYYL 6-11
  28. May 3, 1996vs MILW 8-2
  29. May 4, 1996vs MILW 10-5
  30. May 5, 1996vs MILL 1-13
  31. May 7, 1996@ CHWL 2-3
  32. May 8, 1996@ CHWL 2-11
  33. May 9, 1996@ CHWW 6-4
  34. May 10, 1996@ MILW 10-7
  35. May 11, 1996@ MILW 5-3
  36. May 12, 1996@ MILL 4-6
  37. May 13, 1996@ ATHW 4-3
  38. May 14, 1996@ ATHW 9-1
  39. May 17, 1996vs SEAW 14-13
  40. May 18, 1996vs SEAL 3-7
  41. May 19, 1996vs SEAW 8-7
  42. May 20, 1996vs LAAW 13-1
  43. May 21, 1996vs LAAL 2-5
  44. May 22, 1996vs LAAW 10-5
  45. May 24, 1996vs ATHW 5-4
  46. May 25, 1996vs ATHL 3-6
  47. May 26, 1996vs ATHW 6-1
  48. May 28, 1996@ SEAW 12-8
  49. May 29, 1996@ SEAL 8-9
  50. May 31, 1996@ LAAL 3-10
  51. Jun 1, 1996@ LAAL 3-8
  52. Jun 2, 1996@ LAAW 14-1
  53. Jun 4, 1996vs DETW 10-7
  54. Jun 5, 1996vs DETW 6-4
  55. Jun 6, 1996vs DETW 13-6
  56. Jun 7, 1996vs CHWL 2-8
  57. Jun 8, 1996vs CHWL 1-2
  58. Jun 9, 1996vs CHWL 9-12
  59. Jun 10, 1996@ DETL 3-8
  60. Jun 11, 1996@ DETW 12-9
  61. Jun 12, 1996@ DETW 10-7
  62. Jun 13, 1996@ KCL 2-10
  63. Jun 14, 1996@ KCW 6-1
  64. Jun 15, 1996@ KCL 6-7
  65. Jun 16, 1996@ KCW 13-5
  66. Jun 17, 1996vs TEXT 1-1
  67. Jun 18, 1996vs TEXL 0-7
  68. Jun 19, 1996vs TEXL 2-3
  69. Jun 20, 1996vs TEXW 3-2
  70. Jun 21, 1996vs KCW 9-3
  71. Jun 22, 1996vs KCW 5-3
  72. Jun 23, 1996vs KCL 0-4
  73. Jun 24, 1996@ TEXW 8-3
  74. Jun 25, 1996@ TEXL 2-5
  75. Jun 26, 1996@ TEXL 5-6
  76. Jun 27, 1996@ NYYL 2-3
  77. Jun 28, 1996@ NYYW 7-4
  78. Jun 29, 1996@ NYYL 3-4
  79. Jun 30, 1996@ NYYW 9-1
  80. Jul 1, 1996@ TORW 7-4
  81. Jul 2, 1996@ TORW 8-2
  82. Jul 3, 1996@ TORL 2-5
  83. Jul 4, 1996vs BOSW 8-6
  84. Jul 5, 1996vs BOSL 3-7
  85. Jul 6, 1996vs BOSW 4-3
  86. Jul 7, 1996vs BOSL 5-7
  87. Jul 11, 1996vs NYYL 2-4
  88. Jul 13, 1996vs NYYL 2-3
  89. Jul 13, 1996vs NYYL 5-7
  90. Jul 14, 1996vs NYYL 1-4
  91. Jul 15, 1996vs TORW 8-6
  92. Jul 16, 1996vs TORL 0-6
  93. Jul 17, 1996vs TORW 11-10
  94. Jul 18, 1996@ BOSW 6-3
  95. Jul 19, 1996@ BOSL 2-13
  96. Jul 20, 1996@ BOSL 0-2
  97. Jul 21, 1996@ BOSW 10-6
  98. Jul 22, 1996vs MINL 5-9
  99. Jul 23, 1996vs MINL 2-3
  100. Jul 24, 1996vs MINL 4-11
  101. Jul 25, 1996vs CLEL 7-10
  102. Jul 26, 1996vs CLEL 9-14
  103. Jul 27, 1996vs CLEW 14-2
  104. Jul 28, 1996vs CLEL 3-6
  105. Jul 30, 1996@ MINW 16-4
  106. Jul 31, 1996@ MINW 9-3
  107. Aug 1, 1996@ MINW 4-2
  108. Aug 2, 1996@ CLEL 1-11
  109. Aug 3, 1996@ CLEW 9-4
  110. Aug 4, 1996@ CLEL 2-14
  111. Aug 5, 1996@ CLEW 13-10
  112. Aug 6, 1996@ MILW 13-3
  113. Aug 7, 1996@ MILW 12-2
  114. Aug 8, 1996@ MILW 6-4
  115. Aug 9, 1996@ CHWL 3-4
  116. Aug 10, 1996@ CHWW 13-4
  117. Aug 11, 1996@ CHWL 5-8
  118. Aug 13, 1996vs MILW 4-3
  119. Aug 14, 1996vs MILW 8-5
  120. Aug 15, 1996@ ATHW 18-5
  121. Aug 16, 1996@ ATHW 14-3
  122. Aug 16, 1996@ ATHW 5-4
  123. Aug 17, 1996@ ATHL 1-3
  124. Aug 18, 1996@ ATHL 6-9
  125. Aug 20, 1996vs SEAW 4-1
  126. Aug 21, 1996vs SEAW 10-5
  127. Aug 22, 1996vs SEAL 3-10
  128. Aug 23, 1996vs LAAL 0-2
  129. Aug 24, 1996vs LAAW 5-4
  130. Aug 25, 1996vs LAAL 0-13
  131. Aug 26, 1996vs ATHW 12-11
  132. Aug 27, 1996vs ATHW 3-1
  133. Aug 28, 1996vs ATHL 0-3
  134. Aug 29, 1996@ SEAL 6-9
  135. Aug 30, 1996@ SEAW 5-2
  136. Aug 31, 1996@ SEAW 7-6
  137. Sep 1, 1996@ SEAL 1-5
  138. Sep 2, 1996@ LAAW 12-8
  139. Sep 3, 1996@ LAAL 2-10
  140. Sep 4, 1996@ LAAW 4-2
  141. Sep 6, 1996vs DETL 4-5
  142. Sep 7, 1996vs DETW 6-0
  143. Sep 8, 1996vs DETW 6-2
  144. Sep 9, 1996vs DETW 5-4
  145. Sep 10, 1996vs CHWW 5-1
  146. Sep 11, 1996vs CHWW 7-6
  147. Sep 12, 1996vs CHWL 3-11
  148. Sep 13, 1996@ DETW 7-4
  149. Sep 14, 1996@ DETW 7-6
  150. Sep 15, 1996@ DETW 16-6
  151. Sep 18, 1996@ NYYL 2-3
  152. Sep 19, 1996@ NYYL 3-9
  153. Sep 19, 1996@ NYYW 10-9
  154. Sep 20, 1996vs TORL 1-5
  155. Sep 21, 1996vs TORW 6-3
  156. Sep 22, 1996vs TORW 5-4
  157. Sep 23, 1996vs MILL 7-8
  158. Sep 24, 1996@ BOSL 8-13
  159. Sep 25, 1996@ BOSW 6-2
  160. Sep 26, 1996@ TORW 4-1
  161. Sep 27, 1996@ TORL 2-3
  162. Sep 28, 1996@ TORW 3-2
  163. Sep 29, 1996@ TORL 1-4
  164. Oct 1, 1996vs CLEW 10-4playoffs
  165. Oct 2, 1996vs CLEW 7-4playoffs
  166. Oct 4, 1996@ CLEL 4-9playoffs
  167. Oct 5, 1996@ CLEW 4-3playoffs
  168. Oct 9, 1996@ NYYL 4-5playoffs
  169. Oct 10, 1996@ NYYW 5-3playoffs
  170. Oct 11, 1996vs NYYL 2-5playoffs
  171. Oct 12, 1996vs NYYL 4-8playoffs
  172. Oct 13, 1996vs NYYL 4-6playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season.