1987 Baltimore Orioles season

1987 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
	American League (since 1901);
	East Division (since 1969);
Location
	Memorial Stadium (since 1954);
	Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954);
Results
Record	67–95 (.414)
Divisional place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	Edward Bennett Williams
Manager(s)	Cal Ripken
Local television	WMAR-TV; (Chuck Thompson, Brooks Robinson); Home Team Sports; (Rex Barney, Mel Proctor, John Lowenstein)
Local radio	WCBM; (Jon Miller, Jack Wiers)
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The 1987 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 6th in the American League East with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses.

Offseason

January 30, 1987: Jack O'Connor was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.^[1]
February 12, 1987: Ray Knight was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.^[2]
March 30, 1987: Rich Bordi was released by the Orioles.^[3]

Regular season

On April 15, 1987, Juan Nieves threw the first no hitter in Milwaukee Brewers history. The Brewers beat the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 7-0.^[4]

Opening Day starters

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Detroit Tigers	98	64	.605	--
Toronto Blue Jays	96	66	.593	2
Milwaukee Brewers	91	71	.562	7
New York Yankees	89	73	.549	9
Boston Red Sox	78	84	.481	20
Baltimore Orioles	67	95	.414	31
Cleveland Indians	61	101	.377	37

Notable transactions

May 22, 1987: John Shelby and Brad Havens were traded by the Orioles to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tom Niedenfuer.^[5]
June 2, 1987: Jack Voigt was drafted by the Orioles in the 9th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft.^[6]
June 23, 1987: Doug Corbett was signed as a free agent with the Orioles.^[7]
August 21, 1987: Doug Corbett was released by the Orioles.^[7]
August 31, 1987: Mike Flanagan was traded by the Orioles to the Toronto Blue Jays for Oswaldo Peraza and a player to be named later. The Blue Jays completed the deal by sending José Mesa to the Orioles on September 4.^[8]

Roster

1987 Baltimore Orioles

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

7 Cal Ripken, Sr.

Coaches

10 Terry Crowley (Hitting)
44 Elrod Hendricks (Bullpen)
20 Frank Robinson (Bench)
31 Mark Wiley (Pitching)
40 Jimmy Williams (First Base)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Terry Kennedy	143	512	128	.250	18	62
1B	Eddie Murray	160	618	171	.277	30	91
2B	Billy Ripken	58	234	72	.308	2	20
3B	Ray Knight	150	563	144	.256	14	65
SS	Cal Ripken, Jr.	162	624	157	.252	27	98
LF	Larry Sheets	135	469	148	.316	31	94
CF	Fred Lynn	111	396	100	.253	23	60
RF	Lee Lacy	87	258	63	.244	7	28
DH	Mike Young	110	363	87	.240	16	39

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Mike Hart	34	76	12	.158	4	12
John Shelby	21	32	6	.188	1	3
Carl Nichols	13	21	8	.381	0	3

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Mike Flanagan	16	94.2	3	6	4.94	50

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Tom Niedenfuer	45	3	5	13	4.99	37
Jack O'Connor	29	1	1	2	4.30	33
Mike Kinnunen	18	0	0	0	4.95	14
Doug Corbett	11	0	2	1	7.83	16
Luis DeLeón	11	0	2	1	4.79	13

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager

^[9]

References

^ Jack O'Connor page at Baseball Reference
^ Ray Knight page at Baseball Reference
^ Rich Bordi page at Baseball Reference
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.143, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ John Shelby page at Baseball Reference
^ Jack Voigt page at Baseball Reference
^ ^a ^b Doug Corbett page at Baseball Reference
^ Mike Flanagan page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

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[1] Jack O'Connor page at Baseball Reference

[2] Ray Knight page at Baseball Reference

[3] Rich Bordi page at Baseball Reference

[4] Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.143, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0

[5] John Shelby page at Baseball Reference

[6] Jack Voigt page at Baseball Reference

[corbett-7] Doug Corbett page at Baseball Reference

[8] Mike Flanagan page at Baseball Reference

[9] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

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