1974 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1974 American League East champions American League East Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 91–71 (.562) 1st Jerold Hoffberger Frank Cashen Earl Weaver WJZ-TV WBAL (AM)(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell) The 1974 Baltimore Orioles season was the 74th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 21st in Baltimore, and the 21st at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles finished 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 their 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.Koppett, Leonard. "Orioles: Miracle of 1974," The New York Times, Thursday, October 3, 1974. Retrieved August 30, 2023. The Orioles had a net operating income of $82,000."On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," The New York Times, Wednesday, April 6, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023. Offseason December 4, 1973: Merv Rettenmund, Junior Kennedy and Bill Wood (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Cincinnati Reds for Ross Grimsley and Wally Williams (minors).Merv Rettenmund page at Baseball Reference December 10, 1973: Dennis Martínez was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent.Dennis Martínez page at Baseball Reference 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 Record vs. opponents BAL Notable transactions June 5, 1974: Rich Dauer was drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.Rich Dauer page at Baseball Reference September 11, 1974: The Orioles traded a player to be named later and cash to the California Angels for Bob Oliver. The Orioles completed the trade by sending Mickey Scott to the Angels on October 3.Bob Oliver page at Baseball Reference September 16, 1974: Jim Northrup was purchased by the Orioles from the Montreal Expos.Jim Northrup page at Baseball Reference Roster 1974 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers 13 Doyle Alexander 35 Mike Cuellar 17 Wayne Garland 39 Ross Grimsley 44 Don Hood 23 Grant Jackson 38 Jesse Jefferson 45 Dave Johnson 19 Dave McNally 22 Jim Palmer 34 Bob Reynolds Catchers  8 Andy Etchebarren 10 Elrod Hendricks 32 Earl Williams Infielders 15 Frank Baker  7 Mark Belanger 24 Enos Cabell 37 Doug DeCinces  3 Bobby Grich 43 Tim Nordbrook 33 Bob Oliver 26 Boog Powell  5 Brooks Robinson Outfielders 25 Don Baylor  6 Paul Blair  1 Al Bumbry  2 Rich Coggins 18 Jim Fuller 21 Curt Motton 28 Jim Northrup  9 Mike Reinbach Other batters 12 Tommy Davis Manager  4 Earl Weaver Coaches 31 George Bamberger 41 Jim Frey 55 Billy Hunter 48 George Staller Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 C Earl Williams Earl Williams (1970s catcher) 118 413 105 .254 14 52 1B Boog Powell 110 344 91 .265 12 45 2B Bobby Grich 160 582 153 .263 19 82 3B Brooks Robinson 153 553 159 .288 7 59 SS Mark Belanger 155 493 111 .225 5 36 LF Don Baylor 137 489 133 .272 10 59 CF Paul Blair Paul Blair (baseball) 151 552 144 .261 17 62 RF Rich Coggins 113 411 100 .243 4 32 DH Tommy Davis Tommy Davis (outfielder) 128 626 181 .289 11 84 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 Bumbry 94 270 63 .233 1 19 Jim Fuller Jim Fuller (outfielder) 64 189 42 .222 7 28 Andy Etchebarren 62 180 40 .222 2 15 Enos Cabell 80 174 42 .241 3 17 Elrod Hendricks 66 159 33 .208 3 8 Frank Baker Frank Baker (shortstop) 24 29 5 .172 0 0 Mike Reinbach 12 20 5 .250 0 2 Bob Oliver 9 20 3 .150 0 4 Tim Nordbrook 6 15 4 .267 0 1 Curt Motton 7 8 0 .000 0 0 Jim Northrup Jim Northrup (baseball) 8 7 4 .571 1 3 Doug DeCinces 1 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 Player G IP W L ERA SO Ross Grimsley 40 295.2 18 13 3.07 158 Mike Cuellar 38 269.1 22 10 3.11 106 Dave McNally 39 259.0 16 10 3.58 111 Jim Palmer 26 178.2 7 12 3.27 84 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 Alexander 30 114.1 6 9 4.01 40 Wayne Garland 20 91.0 5 5 2.97 40 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 Jackson Grant Jackson (baseball) 49 6 4 12 2.57 56 Bob Reynolds Bob Reynolds (baseball) 54 7 5 7 2.73 43 Don Hood 20 1 1 1 3.45 26 Jesse Jefferson 20 1 0 0 4.40 31 Dave Johnson Dave Johnson (1970s pitcher) 11 2 2 2 2.93 6 Postseason ALCS 1974 American League Championship Series The Athletics defeated the Orioles, 3–1, limiting Baltimore to one run in the final three games. GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1Baltimore – 6, Oakland – 3October 5Oakland Coliseum41,6092Baltimore – 0, Oakland – 5October 6Oakland Coliseum42,8103Oakland – 1, Baltimore – 0October 8Memorial Stadium32,0604Oakland – 2, Baltimore – 1October 9Memorial Stadium28,136 As division champions, the Orioles earned a postseason bonus of $7,394 each.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-qoyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uOgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1672%2C1601101 Lawrence Journal-World Kansas Associated Press A's bankroll $22,219 November 12, 1974 10 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1974 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1974 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Category:American League East champion seasons Baltimore Orioles Category:1970s in Baltimore