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Record	8282 - 9152 (.475)
Home +/-	-254.9
Away +/-	-161.0

	#	Last	Since
World Series	3	1983	30 yrs
League	7	1983	30 yrs
Division	8	1997	16 yrs
Wild Card	2	2012	1 yrs

Baseball-Reference Links		Links
Team Encyclopedia	Batting Stats	Retrosheet
Starters Positional	Pitching Stats	Baseball-Almanac
Starters Pitching	Batting Leaders	Baseball America Execs
Opening Day Starters	Pitching Leaders	Wikipedia / BR Bullpen
Managers	Team Batting	SportsLogos.net
Amateur Drafts	Team Pitching	Official Site

All-Original Baltimore Orioles Team

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Burt Shotton	14	1909	1923	23.5
Jim Russell	10	1942	1951	17.0
Tito Francona	15	1956	1970	15.0
Chuck Hinton	11	1961	1971	13.6
Debs Garms	12	1932	1945	11.1

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Steve Finley	19	1989	2007	47.2
Baby Doll Jacobson	11	1915	1927	28.7
Al Bumbry	14	1972	1985	24.5
Harry Rice	10	1923	1933	17.6
Fred Schulte	11	1927	1937	15.5

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Nick Markakis	8	2006	2013	24.5
Jayson Werth	11	2002	2013	22.4
Merv Rettenmund	13	1968	1980	19.2
Roy Hartzell	11	1906	1916	13.3
Jeffrey Hammonds	13	1993	2005	10.1

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Cal Ripken	21	1981	2001	89.0
Vern Stephens	15	1941	1955	46.5
Mark Belanger	18	1965	1982	41.1
Ron Hansen	15	1958	1972	25.7
George McBride	16	1901	1920	20.5

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Bobby Grich	17	1970	1986	71.0
Del Pratt	13	1912	1924	45.5
Marty McManus	15	1920	1934	35.8
Brian Roberts	13	2001	2013	28.4
Davey Johnson	13	1965	1978	27.4

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Brooks Robinson	23	1955	1977	78.4
Doug DeCinces	15	1973	1987	42.9
Harlond Clift	12	1934	1945	40.1
Hank Thompson	9	1947	1956	24.6
Wid Conroy	11	1901	1911	21.9

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Eddie Murray	21	1977	1997	67.9
George Sisler	15	1915	1930	58.6
Boog Powell	17	1961	1977	39.0
Roy Sievers	17	1949	1965	24.9
Mike Epstein	9	1966	1974	14.1

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Muddy Ruel	19	1915	1934	18.3
Gregg Zaun	16	1995	2010	13.8
Matt Wieters	5	2009	2013	12.8
Andy Etchebarren	15	1962	1978	11.4
Verne Clemons	7	1916	1924	7.2

Designated Hitter	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Don Baylor	19	1970	1988	25.7
Terry Crowley	15	1969	1983	1.8

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Mike Mussina	18	1991	2008	83.0
Jim Palmer	19	1965	1984	69.4
Dennis Martinez	23	1976	1998	49.8
Milt Pappas	17	1957	1973	49.7
Ned Garver	14	1948	1961	45.8
Jeff Pfeffer	13	1911	1924	37.9
Charley Root	17	1923	1941	37.8
Mike Boddicker	14	1980	1993	36.0
Dean Chance	11	1961	1971	30.3
Mike Flanagan	18	1975	1992	28.6
Dave McNally	14	1962	1975	26.0
Ben McDonald	9	1989	1997	20.9
Erik Bedard	10	2002	2013	18.6
Bryn Smith	13	1981	1993	17.6
Pete Harnisch	14	1988	2001	17.4
Sidney Ponson	12	1998	2009	15.2
Bob Turley	12	1951	1963	13.2
Jack Kramer	12	1939	1951	10.0

Swingman	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Billy O'Dell	13	1954	1967	24.1
George Blaeholder	11	1925	1936	23.9
Carl Weilman	8	1912	1920	23.8
Sparky Lyle	16	1967	1982	23.5
Earl Hamilton	14	1911	1924	22.6

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Armando Benitez	15	1994	2008	18.6
Dode Criss	4	1908	1911	0.6
Eric Bell	6	1985	1993	-0.0
Farmer Ray	1	1910	1910	-0.2
Jim Buchanan	1	1905	1905	-0.5
Stew Bolen	4	1926	1932	-0.5
Mike Wegener	2	1969	1970	-0.6
Gilberto Rondon	2	1976	1979	-0.7
Kevin Hart	3	2007	2009	-0.7
Bill Dillman	2	1967	1970	-0.9
Vaughn Eshelman	3	1995	1997	-1.1
Sean Douglass	5	2001	2005	-1.2
Al LaMacchia	3	1943	1946	-1.3
Ron Moeller	4	1956	1963	-1.3
Bob Galasso	3	1977	1981	-1.4
Chris Fussell	3	1998	2000	-1.6
Radhames Liz	3	2007	2009	-1.7
Dwight Stone	2	1913	1914	-1.8

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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James