1987 Baltimore Orioles season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Baltimore Orioles

| season = 1987

| misc =

| league = American League

| division = East

| ballpark = Memorial Stadium

| city = Baltimore, Maryland

| record = 67–95 (.414)

| divisional_place = 6th

| owners = Edward Bennett Williams

| general_managers = Hank Peters

| managers = Cal Ripken, Sr.

| television = WMAR-TV
(Chuck Thompson, Brooks Robinson)
Home Team Sports
(Rex Barney, Mel Proctor, John Lowenstein)

| radio = WCBM
(Jon Miller, Jack Wiers)

|}}

The 1987 Baltimore Orioles season was the 87th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 34th in Baltimore, and the 34th at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles finished sixth 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.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/o'conja02.shtml Jack O'Connor page at Baseball Reference]
February 12, 1987: Ray Knight was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/knighra01.shtml Ray Knight page at Baseball Reference]
March 30, 1987: Rich Bordi was released by the Orioles.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bordiri01.shtml Rich Bordi page at Baseball Reference]

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

=Season standings=

= Record vs. opponents =

=Notable transactions=

May 22, 1987: John Shelby and Brad Havens were traded by the Orioles to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tom Niedenfuer.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/shelbjo01.shtml John Shelby page at Baseball Reference]
June 2, 1987: Jack Voigt was drafted by the Orioles in the 9th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/voigtja01.shtml Jack Voigt page at Baseball Reference]
June 23, 1987: Doug Corbett was signed as a free agent with the Orioles.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/corbedo01.shtml Doug Corbett page at Baseball Reference]
August 21, 1987: Doug Corbett was released by the Orioles.
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.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/flanami01.shtml Mike Flanagan page at Baseball Reference]

Roster

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colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" \|1987 Baltimore Orioles
colspan="10" style="background-color: #F87217; color: white; text-align: center;" \| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|41\|Don Aase}} {{MLBplayer\|57\|Tony Arnold}} {{MLBplayer\|34\|Jeff Ballard}} {{MLBplayer\|45\|Eric Bell}} {{MLBplayer\|52\|Mike Boddicker}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Doug Corbett}} {{MLBplayer\|47\|Luis DeLeón}} {{MLBplayer\|39\|Ken Dixon}} {{MLBplayer\|46\|Mike Flanagan}} {{MLBplayer\|42\|Mike Griffin}} {{MLBplayer\|54\|John Habyan}} {{MLBplayer\|48\|Mike Kinnunen}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Scott McGregor}} {{MLBplayer\|51\|José Mesa}} {{MLBplayer\|49\|Tom Niedenfuer}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Jack O'Connor}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Dave Schmidt}} {{MLBplayer\|32\|Mark Williamson}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\|15\|Terry Kennedy}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Carl Nichols}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Floyd Rayford}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Dave Van Gorder}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|17\|Rick Burleson}} {{MLBplayer\|88\|Rene Gonzales}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Jackie Gutiérrez}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Ray Knight}} {{MLBplayer\|33\|Eddie Murray}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Billy Ripken}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Cal Ripken Jr.}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Pete Stanicek}} {{MLBplayer\|37\|Ron Washington}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Alan Wiggins}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Jim Dwyer}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Ken Gerhart}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Lee Lacy}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Fred Lynn}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Larry Sheets}} {{MLBplayer\|37\|John Shelby}} {{MLBplayer\|42\|Nelson Simmons}} {{MLBplayer\|43\|Mike Young}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Cal Ripken, Sr.}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|10\|Terry Crowley}} (First base/hitting) {{MLBplayer\|44\|Elrod Hendricks}} (Bullpen) {{MLBplayer\|20\|Frank Robinson}} (Bench) {{MLBplayer\|31\|Mark Wiley}} (Pitching) {{MLBplayer\|40\|Jimmy Williams}} (Third Base)

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colspan="10" style="background-color: #F87217; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

{{MLBplayer|10|Terry Crowley}} (First base/hitting)

{{MLBplayer|44|Elrod Hendricks}} (Bullpen)

{{MLBplayer|20|Frank Robinson}} (Bench)

{{MLBplayer|31|Mark Wiley}} (Pitching)

{{MLBplayer|40|Jimmy Williams}} (Third 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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" \| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	Terry Kennedy	143	512	128	.250	18	62
align="center" \| 1B	Eddie Murray	160	618	171	.277	30	91
align="center" \| 2B	Billy Ripken	58	234	72	.308	2	20
align="center" \| 3B	Ray Knight	150	563	144	.256	14	65
align="center" \| SS	Cal Ripken Jr.	162	624	157	.252	27	98
align="center" \| LF	Larry Sheets	135	469	148	.316	31	94
align="center" \| CF	Fred Lynn	111	396	100	.253	23	60
align="center" \| RF	Lee Lacy	87	258	63	.244	7	28
align="center" \| 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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Alan Wiggins	85	306	71	.232	1	15
align=center \| Ken Gerhart	92	284	69	.243	14	34
align=center \| Jim Dwyer	92	241	66	.274	15	33
align=center \| Rick Burleson	62	206	43	.209	2	14
align=center \| Pete Stanicek	30	113	31	.274	0	9
align=center \| Ron Washington	26	79	16	.203	1	6
align=center \| Mike Hart	34	76	12	.158	4	12
align="center" \| Rene Gonzales	37	60	16	.267	1	7
align=center \| Floyd Rayford	20	50	11	.220	2	3
align=center \| Nelson Simmons	16	49	13	.265	1	4
align=center \| John Shelby	21	32	6	.188	1	3
align="center" \| Dave Van Gorder	12	21	5	.238	1	1
align=center \| Carl Nichols	13	21	8	.381	0	3
align="center" \| Jackie Gutiérrez	3	1	0	.000	0	0

=Pitching=

==Starting pitchers==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Mike Boddicker	33	226.0	10	12	4.18	152
align=center \| Eric Bell	33	165.0	10	13	5.45	111
align=center \| Mike Flanagan	16	94.2	3	6	4.94	50
align="center" \| Jeff Ballard	14	69.2	2	8	6.59	27
align=center \| José Mesa	6	31.1	1	\| 3	6.03	17

==Other pitchers==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align=center \| Dave Schmidt	35	124.0	10	5	3.77	70
align=center \| John Habyan	27	116.1	6	7	4.80	64
align=center \| Ken Dixon	34	105.0	7	10	6.43	91
align=center \| Scott McGregor	26	85.1	2	7	6.64	39
align=center \| Mike Griffin	23	74.1	3	5	4.36	42

==Relief pitchers==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Tom Niedenfuer	45	3	5	13	4.99	37
align=center \| Mark Williamson	61	8	9	3	4.03	73
align="center" \| Jack O'Connor	29	1	1	2	4.30	33
align="center" \| Tony Arnold	27	0	0	0	5.77	18
align=center \| Mike Kinnunen	18	0	0	0	4.95	14
align="center" \| Doug Corbett	11	0	2	1	7.83	16
align="center" \| Luis DeLeón	11	0	2	1	4.79	13
align="center" \| Don Aase	7	1	0	2	2.25	3

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System

|level16=AAA|team16=Rochester Red Wings|league16=International League|manager16=John Hart

|level17=AA |team17=Charlotte O's|league17=Southern League|manager17=Greg Biagini

|level18=A |team18=Hagerstown Suns|league18=Carolina League|manager18=Glenn Gulliver

|level19=A-Short Season|team19=Newark Orioles|league19=New York–Penn League|manager19=Mike Hart

|level20=Rookie|team20=Bluefield Orioles|league20=Appalachian League|manager20=Jim Pamlanye

}}Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1987.shtml 1987 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference]
[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1987&t=BAL 1987 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com]

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