1974 Baltimore Orioles
American League East Champions
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkMemorial Stadium
CityBaltimore, Maryland
Record91–71 (.562)
Divisional place1st
OwnersJerold Hoffberger
General managersFrank Cashen
ManagersEarl Weaver
TelevisionWJZ-TV
RadioWBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)
Seasons

The 1974 Baltimore Orioles season in American baseball involved the Orioles finishing first in the American League East with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses. The Orioles went on to lose to the Oakland Athletics in the 1974 American League Championship Series, 3 games to 1.

The Orioles went 27–6 after being in fourth place and trailing the Boston Red Sox by eight games on August 29. They won 16 of its last 18 matches and ended the campaign with a nine-game winning streak. They moved into first place on September 19 and clinched its fifth AL East title in six years on the penultimate night of the regular season on October 1.[1]

The Orioles had a net operating income of $82,000.[2]

Offseason

Regular season

Much of the success of the team can be attributed to its infield. Second baseman Bobby Grich, shortstop Mark Belanger and third baseman Brooks Robinson each led the American League for their positions in assists.

Season standings

AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 9171 0.562 — 46–35 45–36
New York Yankees 8973 0.549 2 47–34 42–39
Boston Red Sox 8478 0.519 7 46–35 38–43
Cleveland Indians 7785 0.475 14 40–41 37–44
Milwaukee Brewers 7686 0.469 15 40–41 36–45
Detroit Tigers 7290 0.444 19 36–45 36–45

Record vs. opponents

1974 American League record

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK TEX
Baltimore —10–87–55–712–614–48–48–106–611–76–64–8
Boston 8–10—4–88–49–911–74–810–86–611–78–45–7
California 5–78–4—10–8–13–95–78–103–98–103–96–129–9
Chicago 7–54–88–10–1—8–47–511–78–47–11–14–87–119–7–1
Cleveland 6–129–99–34–8—9–98–410–86–67–115–74–8
Detroit 4–147–117–55–79–9—7–59–93–911–75–75–7
Kansas City 4–88–410–87–114–85–7—11–18–104–88–108–10
Milwaukee 10–88–109–34–88–109–91–11—6–69–95–77–5
Minnesota 6–66–610–811–7–16–69–310–86–6—4–85–139–9
New York 7–117–119–38–411–77–118–49–98–4—7–58–4
Oakland 6–64–812–611–77–57–510–87–513–55–7—8–10
Texas 8–47–59–97–9–18–47–510–85–79–94–810–8—

Notable transactions

Roster

1974 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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
CEarl Williams118413105.2541452
1BBoog Powell11034491.2651245
2BBobby Grich160582153.2631982
3BBrooks Robinson153553159.288759
SSMark Belanger15549311.225536
LFDon Baylor137489133.2721059
CFPaul Blair151552144.2611762
RFRich Coggins113411100.243432
DHTommy Davis128626181.2891184

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
Al Bumbry9427063.233119
Jim Fuller6418942.222728
Andy Etchebarren6218040.222215
Enos Cabell8017442.241317
Elrod Hendricks6615933.20838
Frank Baker24295.17200
Mike Reinbach12205.25002
Bob Oliver9203.15004
Tim Nordbrook6154.26701
Curt Motton780.00000
Jim Northrup874.57113
Doug DeCinces110.00000

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
Ross Grimsley40295.218133.07158
Mike Cuellar38269.122103.11106
Dave McNally39259.016103.58111
Jim Palmer26178.27123.2784

Other 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
Doyle Alexander30114.1694.0140
Wayne Garland2091.0552.9740

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
Grant Jackson4964122.5756
Bob Reynolds547572.7343
Don Hood201113.4526
Jesse Jefferson201004.4031
Dave Johnson112222.936

Postseason

ALCS

The Athletics defeated the Orioles, 3–1, limiting Baltimore to one run in the final three games.

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Baltimore – 6, Oakland – 3October 5Oakland Coliseum41,609
2Baltimore – 0, Oakland – 5October 6Oakland Coliseum42,810
3Oakland – 1, Baltimore – 0October 8Memorial Stadium32,060
4Oakland – 2, Baltimore – 1October 9Memorial Stadium28,136


  • As division champions, the Orioles earned a postseason bonus of $7,394 each.[8]

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Joe Altobelli
AA Asheville Orioles Southern League Cal Ripken Sr.
A Lodi Orioles California League Jimmie Schaffer
A Miami Orioles Florida State League George Farson
Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Bobby Malkmus

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester

Notes

  1. ↑ Koppett, Leonard. "Orioles: Miracle of 1974," The New York Times, Thursday, October 3, 1974. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," The New York Times, Wednesday, April 6, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ Merv Rettenmund page at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Dennis Martínez page at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ Rich Dauer page at Baseball Reference
  6. ↑ Bob Oliver page at Baseball Reference
  7. ↑ Jim Northrup page at Baseball Reference
  8. ↑ "A's bankroll $22,219". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 12, 1974. p. 10.

References

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