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1954 Baltimore Orioles (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1953/1955)
54-100, Finished 7th in American League
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Scored 483 runs, Allowed 668 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 55-99
Managed by Jimmie Dykes

Ballpark: Memorial Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,060,910 (5th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 93, Pitching - 96
  (one-year): Batting - 95, Pitching - 99
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1954 Stats (1953/1955) / Schedule / Transactions

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Team Batting    Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C  *Clint Courtney      27  122  397   25  107  18  3   4   37  30    7  .270  .323  .360   2   1  10   3   4   3       94
1B *Eddie Waitkus       34   95  311   35   88  17  4   2   33  28   25  .283  .341  .383   0   1   8   1   6   3      105
2B *Bobby Young         29  130  432   43  106  13  6   4   24  54   42  .245  .329  .331   4   4   8   1   9   3       87
3B  Vern Stephens       33  101  365   31  104  17  1   8   46  17   36  .285  .311  .403   0   3   4   0   4   7      101
SS  Billy Hunter        26  125  411   28  100   9  5   2   27  21   38  .243  .281  .304   5   4  14   2  13   4       66
OF  Chuck Diering       31  128  418   35  108  14  1   2   29  56   57  .258  .349  .311   3   7  13   4  10   3       88
OF *Cal Abrams          30  115  423   67  124  22  7   6   25  72   67  .293  .400  .421   1   4   5   4   6   1      133
OF *Gil Coan            32   94  265   29   74  11  1   2   20  16   17  .279  .320  .351   9   4   1   1   3   2       90
    Bob Kennedy         33  106  323   37   81  13  2   6   45  28   43  .251  .306  .359   2   1  16   0   3   5       88
   *Dick Kryhoski       29  100  300   32   78  13  2   1   34  19   24  .260  .305  .327   0   0  10   2   5   4       79
    Jim Fridley         29   85  240   25   59   8  5   4   36  21   41  .246  .311  .371   0   1  13   2   2   1       93
    Sam Mele            32   72  230   17   55   9  4   5   32  18   26  .239  .290  .378   1   0  12   0   4   4       88
    Jim Brideweser      27   73  204   18   54   7  2   0   12  15   27  .265  .317  .319   1   1   5   1   1   1       80
    Les Moss            29   50  126    7   31   3  0   0    5  14   16  .246  .321  .270   0   0   3   0   1   0       69
   *Vic Wertz           29   29   94    5   19   1  0   1   13  11   17  .202  .283  .245   0   0   1   0   0   1       51
    Chico Garcia        29   39   62    6    7   0  2   0    5   8    3  .113  .211  .177   0   0   0   0   0   1       11
    Ray Murray          36   22   61    4   15   4  1   0    2   2    5  .246  .270  .344   0   0   1   0   1   0       73
    Joe Durham          22   10   40    4    9   0  0   1    3   4    7  .225  .295  .300   0   0   0   0   0   0       69
    Frank Kellert       29   10   34    3    7   2  0   0    1   5    4  .206  .308  .265   0   0   0   0   0   0       63
    Don Lenhardt        31   13   33    2    5   1  0   0    1   3    9  .152  .222  .182   0   0   1   0   1   0       16
   *Dick Kokos          26   11   10    1    2   0  0   1    1   4    3  .200  .429  .500   0   0   1   0   0   0      163
    Neil Berry          32    5    9    1    1   0  0   0    0   1    2  .111  .200  .111   0   0   0   0   0   0      -10

    Don Larsen          24   44   88    6   22   5  3   1    4   5   15  .250  .290  .409   0   0   2   0   2   0       97
    Bob Turley          23   35   81    8   11   2  0   0    5   2   23  .136  .157  .160   1   0   0   0   6   0      -10
    Joe Coleman         31   33   74    4   13   3  0   2    5   3   22  .176  .208  .297   1   0   2   0   4   0       42
    Duane Pillette      31   25   53    5    7   1  0   0    3   5   18  .132  .203  .151   0   0   0   0   6   1        2
    Lou Kretlow         33   32   51    1    8   0  0   0    1   5   19  .157  .232  .157   0   0   0   0   4   0       12
    Bob Chakales        26   38   22    2    8   1  0   0    1   0    2  .364  .364  .409   0   0   1   0   2   0      119
    Howie Fox           33   38   16    1    4   1  0   0    1   0    1  .250  .250  .313   0   0   0   0   0   0       59
    Mike Blyzka         25   37   15    1    2   0  0   0    0   0    6  .133  .133  .133   0   0   0   0   1   0      -24
   #Bob Kuzava          31    4    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    4  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   1   0     -100
   *Dave Koslo          34    3    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    2  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0     -100
   #Billy O'Dell        22    7    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    2  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0     -100
   *Marlin Stuart       35   22    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    3  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0     -100
    Vern Bickford       33    1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0     -100
   *Dick Littlefield    28    3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0     -100
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 29.8  154 5206  483 1309 195 49  52  451 468  634  .251  .313  .338  30  31 131  21  99  44       89
    Rank among 8 AL teams          6    8    6   5  3   8        8    5     6     7     8   6   5                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.
Team Pitching    Glossary
    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  Bob Turley          23  35   3.46  14  15  0  35   0  14   0  247.3  178  106   95   7  181  185 1092   5   7  1     103
SP  Joe Coleman         31  33   3.50  13  17  0  32   0  15   4  221.3  184  102   86  16   96  103  912   1   3  0     102
SP  Don Larsen          24  29   4.37   3  21  0  28   1  12   1  201.7  213  106   98  18   89   80  892   2   1  0      82
SP  Duane Pillette      31  25   3.12  10  14  0  25   0  11   1  179.0  158   79   62   9   67   66  758   3   1  0     115
SP  Lou Kretlow         33  32   4.37   6  11  0  20   2   5   0  166.7  169   83   81  12   82   82  730   2   1  0      82

RP  Howie Fox           33  38   3.67   1   2  2   0  23   0   0   73.7   80   33   30   2   34   27  320   3   2  0      98
RP  Mike Blyzka         25  37   4.69   1   5  1   0  17   0   0   86.3   83   48   45   2   51   35  386   1   0  0      76
RP  Bob Chakales        26  38   3.73   3   7  3   6  28   0   0   89.3   81   43   37   8   43   44  386   1   1  0      96
RP  Marlin Stuart       35  22   4.46   1   2  2   0  19   0   0   38.3   46   23   19   2   15   13  177   1   2  0      80

   *Bob Kuzava          31   4   4.18   1   3  0   4   0   0   0   23.7   30   11   11   0   11   15  107   1   0  0      85
   *Billy O'Dell        22   7   2.76   1   1  0   2   4   1   0   16.3   15    7    5   0    5    6   67   0   0  0     130
   *Dave Koslo          34   3   3.14   0   1  0   1   1   0   0   14.3   20    7    5   1    3    3   63   0   0  0     114
   *Dick Littlefield    28   3  10.50   0   0  0   0   1   0   0    6.0    8    7    7   0    6    5   31   0   1  0      34
    Vern Bickford       33   1   9.00   0   1  0   1   0   0   0    4.0    5    5    4   0    1    0   20   0   0  0      40
   *Jay Heard           34   2  13.50   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    3.3    6    5    5   1    3    2   19   0   0  0      26
    Ryne Duren          25   1   9.00   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    2.0    3    3    2   0    1    2   11   0   0  0      40
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 28.2 154   3.88  54 100  8 154  96  58   6 1373.0 1279  668  592  78  688  668 5971  20  19  1      92
    Rank among 8 AL teams           6   7   2  7           4   7      7    3    5        1    8    4

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed
Team Fielding    Glossary  League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers     G   PO    A   E   DP   FP   PB  WP  SB  CS
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
CCourtney   111  539   53   6   8  .990   9            
LMoss        38  159   16   5   4  .972   2            
RMurray      21   83    9   1   3  .989   1            
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
Team Total  154  781   78  12  15  .986  12   0   0   0
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---

First Base   G   PO    A   E   DP  .990  8.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
EWaitkus     78  618   48   0  72 1.000  8.54
DKryhoski    69  591   52   5  52  .992  9.32
FKellert      9   74    2   0   6 1.000  8.44
DLenhardt     2   13    3   0   0 1.000  8.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  154 1296  105   5 130  .996  9.18
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Second Base  G   PO    A   E   DP  .976  4.84
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
BYoung      127  299  310  15  76  .976  4.80
CGarcia      24   57   44   4  15  .962  4.21
JBrideweser  19   39   37   6   8  .927  4.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  154  395  391  25  99  .969  5.15
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Third Base   G   PO    A   E   DP  .959  3.07
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
VStephens    96  102  186  10  19  .966  3.00
BKennedy     71   81  131  14  10  .938  2.99
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  154  183  317  24  29  .954  3.28
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Shortstop    G   PO    A   E   DP  .960  4.31
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
BHunter     124  249  333  32  76  .948  4.69
JBrideweser  48   67  103  10  22  .944  3.54
NBerry        5    6    7   0   2 1.000  2.60
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  154  322  443  42 100  .948  5.01
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Outfield     G   PO    A   E   DP  .979  2.17  LF  CF  RF 
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
CDiering    119  330   17   6   6  .983  2.92   0 119   0
CAbrams     115  248    6   6   1  .977  2.21   0  14 101
GCoan        67  148    1   5   0  .968  2.22  36  32   0
JFridley     67  132    1   2   0  .985  1.99  64   0   3
SMele        62   97    5   4   1  .962  1.65  40   0  24
VWertz       27   47    5   2   1  .963  1.93   0   0  27
BKennedy     21   40    0   1   0  .976  1.90  12   0   9
JDurham      10   22    0   2   0  .917  2.20  10   1   0
DLenhardt     7    9    0   0   0 1.000  1.29   7   0   0
DKokos        1    3    0   0   0 1.000  3.00   1   0   0
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
Team Total  154 1076   35  28   9  .975  2.43 154 154 154
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---

Pitchers     G   PO    A   E   DP  .959  2.01
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
BTurley      35    7   35   1   1  .977  1.53
JColeman     33   15   41   3   5  .949  2.28
DLarsen      29   14   34   1   3  .980  2.14
DPillette    25   12   43   2   4  .965  2.77
LKretlow     32    4   30   0   2 1.000  1.84
BChakales    38    5   16   3   1  .875  2.12
MBlyzka      37    4   17   1   0  .955  2.19
HFox         38    3   19   0   3 1.000  2.69
MStuart      22    4    8   0   0 1.000  2.82
BKuzava       4    0    2   0   0 1.000  0.76
BO'Dell       7    0    5   0   0 1.000  2.76
DKoslo        3    1    1   0   0 1.000  1.26
DLittlefiel   3    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
VBickford     1    0    1   0   0 1.000  2.25
JHeard        2    0    1   0   0 1.000  2.73
RDuren        1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  154   69  253  11  19  .967  2.11
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.

Team Leaders
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Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
Batting AverageAbrams.293
On-base %Abrams.400
Slugging %Abrams.421
OPSAbrams.821
GamesYoung130
At BatsYoung432
Plate Appearances (approx.)Abrams506
RunsAbrams67
HitsAbrams124
Total BasesAbrams178
DoublesAbrams22
TriplesAbrams7
Home RunsStephens8
RBIStephens46
Bases on BallsAbrams72
StrikeoutsAbrams67
Stolen BasesCoan9
SinglesDiering91
Adjusted OPS+Abrams133
Runs CreatedAbrams69
Adjusted Batting RunsAbrams22
Batting WinsAbrams2.3
Extra-Base HitsAbrams35
Times on BaseAbrams200
Offensive Win%Abrams.643
Hit By PitchAbrams and Diering4
Sac. HitsHunter13
Sac. FliesStephens7
Grounded into Double PlaysKennedy16
Caught StealingDiering7
Power/Speed NumberYoung4.0
At Bats per StrikeoutYoung10.3
At Bats per Home RunAbrams70.5
OutsYoung350

 

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
ERAPillette3.12
WinsTurley14
Won-Loss %Turley.483
BB + H per IP (WHIP)Pillette1.257
Hits Allowed/9IPTurley6.48
Bases on Balls/9IPPillette3.37
Strikeouts/9IPTurley6.73
GamesChakales and Fox38
SavesChakales3
InningsTurley247.3
StrikeoutsTurley185
Games StartedTurley35
Comp. GamesColeman15
ShutoutsColeman4
Home Runs Allow.Larsen18
Bases On Balls Allow.Turley181
Hits AllowedLarsen213
SO to WalkColeman1.07
LossesLarsen21
Earned Runs Allow.Larsen98
Wild PitchesTurley5
Hit BatsmenTurley7
Batters FacedTurley1092
Games FinishedChakales28
Adjusted ERA+Pillette115

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