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2001 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season

Field	Value
name	Baltimore Orioles
season	2001
image	Baltimore Orioles wordmark 1995 to 2008.png
league	American League
division	East
ballpark	Oriole Park at Camden Yards
city	Baltimore, Maryland
record	63–98 (.391)
divisional_place	4th
owners	Peter Angelos
general_managers	Syd Thrift
managers	Mike Hargrove
television	WJZ-TV
WNUV
Comcast SportsNet
(Jim Palmer, Michael Reghi, Mike Flanagan)
radio	WBAL (AM)
(Fred Manfra, Jim Hunter, Chuck Thompson)

WNUV Comcast SportsNet (Jim Palmer, Michael Reghi, Mike Flanagan) (Fred Manfra, Jim Hunter, Chuck Thompson) |}} The 2001 Baltimore Orioles season was the 101st season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 48th in Baltimore, and the 10th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. They failed to improve on their record from the previous year with a 63–98 record, and missed the postseason for the 4th straight season. It would also be the final season for Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr.

Offseason

October 5, 2000: Trenidad Hubbard was released by the Baltimore Orioles.
December 20, 2000: Mike Bordick was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

Regular season

In June 2001, Cal Ripken Jr. announced that he would retire at the end of the season. He was voted the starting third baseman in the All-Star game at Safeco Field on July 10, 2001, in Seattle. In a tribute to Ripken's achievements and stature in the game, shortstop Alex Rodriguez (unknowingly foreshadowing his own future) insisted on exchanging positions with third baseman Ripken for the first inning, so that Ripken could play shortstop as he had for most of his career. In the third inning, Ripken made his first plate appearance and was greeted with a standing ovation. Ripken then homered off the first pitch from Chan Ho Park. Ripken ended up with All-Star MVP honors.

The Howard Street Tunnel fire began a few blocks away from Camden Yards during an Orioles doubleheader on July 18. The stadium was evacuated after that day's first game. The second game of the doubleheader and the games scheduled to be played on July 19 and 20 were all postponed, with play at Camden Yards resuming on July 21.

Ripken's #8 was retired by the Baltimore Orioles in a ceremony before the final home game of the 2001 season. Ripken's final game was originally set to be played at Yankee Stadium; however, all Major League Baseball games from September 11 to 17 were postponed due to the terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon. The Orioles were at home during the attacks, so the games missed were added on to the end of the season's schedule, which changed the location of Ripken's final game to Oriole Park, much to the delight of Orioles fans. Cal Ripken ended his career in the on deck circle in the bottom of the ninth inning. Longtime teammate Brady Anderson, also playing in his last game for the Orioles, swung and missed a fastball high and tight on a 3–2 count to end the game. In his final season, Ripken had the lowest zone rating of all major league third basemen (.734).http://sports.espn.go.com/mlbhist/stats/fielding?groupId=9&sortColumn=zoneRating&sortOrder=true&split=81&qualified=null&season=2001&seasonType=2

Opening Day starters

Brady Anderson
Mike Bordick
Delino DeShields
Brook Fordyce
Jerry Hairston Jr.
Pat Hentgen
Melvin Mora
Chris Richard
Cal Ripken Jr.
David Segui

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

June 25, 2001: Tony Batista was selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Toronto Blue Jays.

Roster

2001 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers

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
C	Brook Fordyce	95	292	61	.209	5	19
1B	Jeff Conine	139	524	163	.311	14	97
2B	Jerry Hairston Jr.	159	532	124	.233	8	47
SS	Mike Bordick	58	229	57	.249	7	30
3B	Cal Ripken Jr.	128	477	114	.239	14	68
LF	Delino DeShields	58	188	37	.197	3	21
CF	Melvin Mora	128	436	109	.250	7	48
RF	Brady Anderson	131	430	87	.202	8	45
DH	Tony Batista	84	308	82	.266	12	42

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
Chris Richard	136	483	128	.265	15	61
David Segui	82	292	88	.301	10	46
Brian Roberts	75	273	69	.253	2	17
Jay Gibbons	73	225	53	.236	15	36
Fernando Lunar	64	167	41	.246	0	16
Mike Kinkade	61	160	44	.275	4	16
Larry Bigbie	47	131	30	.229	2	11
Luis Matos	31	98	21	.214	4	12
Greg Myers	25	74	20	.270	4	18
Gerónimo Gil	17	58	17	.293	0	6
Willie Harris	9	24	3	.125	0	0
Tim Raines Jr.	7	23	4	.174	0	0
Casey Blake	6	15	2	.133	1	2
Tim Raines	4	11	3	.273	1	5
Gene Kingsale	3	4	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
Jason Johnson	32	196.0	10	12	4.09	114
José Mercedes	33	184.0	8	17	5.82	123
Josh Towers	24	140.1	8	10	4.49	58
Sidney Ponson	23	138.1	5	10	4.94	84
Pat Hentgen	9	62.1	2	3	3.47	33
Rick Bauer	6	33.0	0	5	4.64	16
Sean Douglass	4	20.1	2	1	5.31	17

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
Willis Roberts	46	132.0	9	10	4.91	95
Calvin Maduro	22	93.2	5	6	4.23	51
Chuck McElroy	18	45.1	1	2	5.36	22

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
Buddy Groom	70	1	4	11	3.55	54
B.J. Ryan	61	2	4	2	4.25	54
Mike Trombley	50	3	4	6	3.46	45
Ryan Kohlmeier	34	1	2	6	7.30	29
John Wasdin	26	1	1	0	4.17	47
Chad Paronto	24	1	3	0	5.00	16
Jorge Julio	18	1	1	0	3.80	22
John Parrish	16	1	2	0	6.14	20
Alan Mills	15	1	1	0	9.64	9
John Bale	14	1	0	0	3.04	21
Kris Foster	7	0	0	0	2.70	8
Leslie Brea	2	0	0	0	18.00	0

Farm system

References

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"Mike Bordick Stats - Baseball-Reference.com".
Rivera, John, and Kimberly A.C. Wilson. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun/183336167/ "Baseball fans and commuters held hostage by road closings"], ''[[Baltimore Sun]]'', July 19, 2001, page 10A.
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"2001 Baltimore Orioles Roster".
"Tony Batista Stats - Baseball-Reference.com".
(2007). "Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Baseball America.
''Baseball America 2002 Directory.'' Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2002

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