1992 Baltimore Orioles season
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The 1992 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing third in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses.
Having played almost 40 years at
Offseason
- November 13, 1991: Jeff Robinson was released by the Orioles.[1]
- January 7, 1992: Amalio Carreño was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[2]
Regular season
The Orioles spent most of the first three months of the season battling with the Toronto Blue Jays for first place in the division. The lead switched back and forth between the two teams before the Jays took it for good on June 20. Baltimore remained in second place for the next two months, with the margin between themselves and Toronto fluctuating from between one and five games. However, the Birds faded during the September stretch and relinquished second place to the Milwaukee Brewers on September 19. Still, they were not mathematically eliminated from contention until September 27, finishing at a respectable 89–73.
In 1992,
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
In 1992, with grand ceremony, the Orioles began their season in a brand new ballpark,
Season standings
W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road | |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 53–28 | 43–38 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 4 | 53–28 | 39–42 |
Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 7 | 43–38 | 46–35 |
Cleveland Indians | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 20 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
New York Yankees | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 20 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
Detroit Tigers | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 21 | 38–42 | 37–45 |
Boston Red Sox | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 23 | 44–37 | 29–52 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
California | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
Detroit | 3–10 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
Kansas City | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Milwaukee | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 |
Minnesota | 6–6 | 9–3 | 11–2 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 2–11 |
Oakland | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 12–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 1–12 | — | 4–9 | 4–8 |
Texas | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 9–4 | — | 3–9 |
Toronto | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — |
Notable transactions
- August 11, 1992: Juan Bell was traded by the Orioles to the Philadelphia Phillies for Steve Scarsone.[4]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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C | Chris Hoiles | 96 | 310 | 85 | .274 | 20 | 40 |
1B | Randy Milligan | 137 | 462 | 111 | .240 | 11 | 53 |
2B | Billy Ripken | 111 | 330 | 76 | .230 | 4 | 36 |
3B | Leo Gómez | 137 | 468 | 124 | .265 | 17 | 64 |
SS | Cal Ripken Jr. | 162 | 637 | 160 | .251 | 14 | 72 |
LF | Brady Anderson | 159 | 623 | 169 | .271 | 21 | 80 |
CF | Mike Devereaux | 156 | 653 | 180 | .276 | 24 | 107 |
RF | Joe Orsulak | 117 | 391 | 113 | .289 | 4 | 39 |
DH | Glenn Davis | 106 | 398 | 110 | .276 | 13 | 48 |
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 |
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Mark McLemore | 101 | 228 | 56 | .246 | 0 | 27 |
Chito Martínez | 83 | 198 | 53 | .268 | 5 | 25 |
David Segui | 115 | 189 | 44 | .233 | 1 | 17 |
Jeff Tackett | 65 | 179 | 43 | .240 | 5 | 24 |
Sam Horn | 63 | 162 | 38 | .235 | 5 | 19 |
Tim Hulett | 57 | 142 | 41 | .289 | 2 | 21 |
Luis Mercedes | 23 | 50 | 7 | .140 | 0 | 4 |
Mark Parent | 17 | 34 | 8 | .235 | 2 | 4 |
Steve Scarsone | 11 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Dempsey | 8 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
Manny Alexander | 4 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Tommy Shields | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Jack Voigt | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mike Mussina | 32 | 241.0 | 18 | 5 | 2.54 | 130 |
Rick Sutcliffe | 36 | 237.1 | 16 | 15 | 4.47 | 109 |
Ben McDonald | 35 | 227.0 | 13 | 13 | 4.24 | 158 |
Bob Milacki | 23 | 115.2 | 6 | 8 | 5.84 | 51 |
Arthur Rhodes | 15 | 94.1 | 7 | 5 | 3.63 | 77 |
José Mesa | 13 | 67.2 | 3 | 8 | 5.19 | 22 |
Craig Lefferts | 5 | 33.0 | 1 | 3 | 4.09 | 23 |
Richie Lewis | 2 | 6.2 | 0 | 2 | 10.80 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Gregg Olson | 60 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 2.05 | 58 |
Todd Frohwirth | 65 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2.46 | 58 |
Storm Davis | 48 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3.43 | 53 |
Mike Flanagan | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.05 | 17 |
Alan Mills | 35 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2.61 | 60 |
Pat Clements | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.28 | 9 |
Mark Williamson | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.96 | 14 |
Jim Poole | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
Awards and honors
- Cal Ripken Jr., shortstop, Roberto Clemente Award
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Jerry Narron |
AA | Hagerstown Suns | Eastern League
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Don Buford |
A
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Frederick Keys | Carolina League | Bob Miscik |
A
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Kane County Cougars | Midwest League | Joel Youngblood |
Rookie
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Bluefield Orioles
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Appalachian League | Mike O'Berry |
Rookie
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GCL Orioles
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Gulf Coast League
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Phillip Wellman |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bluefield[5]
References
- ^ Jeff Robinson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Amalio Carreño". Baseball Reference. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ^ "FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Top 10 ballparks". Archived from the original on September 15, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2008.
- ^ Juan Bell page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007