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1974 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season

Field	Value
name	Baltimore Orioles
season	1974
misc	American League East champions
league	American League
division	East
ballpark	Memorial Stadium
city	Baltimore, Maryland
record	91–71 (.562)
divisional_place	1st
owners	Jerold Hoffberger
general_managers	Frank Cashen
managers	Earl Weaver
television	WJZ-TV
radio	WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)

(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.

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

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).
December 10, 1973: Dennis Martínez was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent.

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

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.
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.
September 16, 1974: Jim Northrup was purchased by the Orioles from the Montreal Expos.

Roster

1974 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	118	413	105	.254	14	52
1B	110	344	91	.265	12	45
2B	160	582	153	.263	19	82
3B	153	553	159	.288	7	59
SS	155	493	111	.225	5	36
LF	137	489	133	.272	10	59
CF	151	552	144	.261	17	62
RF	113	411	100	.243	4	32
DH	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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
94	270	63	.233	1	19
64	189	42	.222	7	28
62	180	40	.222	2	15
80	174	42	.241	3	17
66	159	33	.208	3	8
24	29	5	.172	0	0
12	20	5	.250	0	2
9	20	3	.150	0	4
6	15	4	.267	0	1
7	8	0	.000	0	0
8	7	4	.571	1	3
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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
40	295.2	18	13	3.07	158
38	269.1	22	10	3.11	106
39	259.0	16	10	3.58	111
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
	30	114.1	6	9	4.01	40
	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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
49	6	4	12	2.57	56
54	7	5	7	2.73	43
20	1	1	1	3.45	26
20	1	0	0	4.40	31
11	2	2	2	2.93	6

Postseason

ALCS

Main article: 1974 American League Championship Series

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

	Game		Score		Date		Location		Attendance
1
2
3
4

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

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester

Notes

References

[https://www.nytimes.com/1974/10/03/archives/orioles-miracle-of-1974-oriole-comeback-merits-tag-of-miracle-for.html Koppett, Leonard. "Orioles: Miracle of 1974," ''The New York Times'', Thursday, October 3, 1974.] Retrieved August 30, 2023.
[https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/06/archives/on-profits-orioles-mainly-strike-out.html "On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," ''The New York Times'', Wednesday, April 6, 1977.] Retrieved April 19, 2023.
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/retteme01.shtml Merv Rettenmund page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/martide01.shtml Dennis Martínez page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dauerri01.shtml Rich Dauer page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/olivebo01.shtml Bob Oliver page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/northji01.shtml Jim Northrup page at Baseball Reference]
(November 12, 1974). "A's bankroll $22,219". Lawrence Journal-World.

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