1992 Baltimore Orioles season

The 1992 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing third in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses.

1992 Baltimore Orioles
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkOriole Park at Camden Yards
CityBaltimore, Maryland
Record89–73 (.549)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersEli Jacobs
General managersRoland Hemond
ManagersJohnny Oates
TelevisionWMAR-TV
(Jon Miller, Brooks Robinson, Scott Garceau)
Home Team Sports
(Mel Proctor, John Lowenstein, Jim Palmer, Rex Barney, Tom Davis)
RadioWBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Jon Miller, Joe Angel)
← 1991Seasons1993 →

Having played almost 40 years at Memorial Stadium, the 1992 campaign was the inaugural season for the Orioles' new ballpark, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, where they play to this day.

Offseason

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Regular season

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The Orioles spent most of the first three months of the season battling with the Toronto Blue Jays for first place in the division. The lead switched back and forth between the two teams before the Jays took it for good on June 20. Baltimore remained in second place for the next two months, with the margin between themselves and Toronto fluctuating from between one and five games. However, the Birds faded during the September stretch and relinquished second place to the Milwaukee Brewers on September 19. Still, they were not mathematically eliminated from contention until September 27, finishing at a respectable 89–73.

In 1992, Mike Mussina played his first full season with the Orioles. He finished with an 18–5 record and a 2.54 ERA in 241 innings; his .783 win–loss percentage was the best in the American League, and his 1.79 BB/9 was second-best in the AL behind the Brewers' Chris Bosio. Mussina also pitched four shutouts, tying for second in the league behind Boston's Roger Clemens. He finished fourth in the American League Cy Young Award voting, and participated in the 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Diego, pitching one perfect inning.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards

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In 1992, with grand ceremony, the Orioles began their season in a brand new ballpark, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and thus retiring Memorial Stadium in the major league baseball world. The ballpark was an instant success; however, the name of the new park had controversy. Many felt that since the Orioles' new home was so close to Babe Ruth's birthplace that the new park should have been named after Ruth instead of being indirectly named after the Earl of Camden, Charles Pratt, who was a Briton who never set foot on American soil. There was also the superficial connection to the fact that Ruth played for the Orioles early in his career, but the Orioles team that Ruth played for was in no way related to the Orioles team that moved to Baltimore from St. Louis. Camden Yards was built at the location of the old Camden Railway. It was the first of the "retro" major league ballparks constructed during the 1990s and early 2000s, and remains one of the most highly praised.[3]

Right field and the Baltimore & Ohio Warehouse at Camden Yards.

Season standings

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AL EastWLPct.GBHomeRoad
Toronto Blue Jays96660.59353–2843–38
Milwaukee Brewers92700.568453–2839–42
Baltimore Orioles89730.549743–3846–35
Cleveland Indians76860.4692041–4035–46
New York Yankees76860.4692041–4035–46
Detroit Tigers75870.4632138–4237–45
Boston Red Sox73890.4512344–3729–52

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
TeamBALBOSCALCWSCLEDETKCMILMINNYYOAKSEATEXTOR
Baltimore8–58–46–67–610–38–46–76–65–86–67–57–55–8
Boston5–88–46–66–74–97–55–83–97–65–76–64–87–6
California4–84–83–106–67–58–55–72–117–55–87–69–45–7
Chicago6–66–610–37–510–27–65–78–58–45–84–95–85–7
Cleveland6–77–66–65–75–85–75–86–67–66–67–55–76–7
Detroit3–109–45–72–108–57–55–83–95–86–69–38–45–8
Kansas City4–85–75–86–77–55–77–56–75–74–97–66–75–7
Milwaukee7–68–57–57–58–58–55–76–66–77–58–47–58–5
Minnesota6–69–311–25–86–69–37–66–67–55–88–56–75–7
New York8–56–75–74–86–78–57–57–65–76–66–66–62–11
Oakland6–67–58–58–56–66–69–45–78–56–612–19–46–6
Seattle5–76–66–79–45–73–96–74–85–86–61–124–94–8
Texas5–78–44–98–57–54–87–65–77–66–64–99–43–9
Toronto8–56–77–57–57–68–57–55–87–511–26–68–49–3


Notable transactions

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Roster

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1992 Baltimore Orioles
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Infielders

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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CChris Hoiles9631085.2742040
1BRandy Milligan137462111.2401153
2BBilly Ripken11133076.230436
3BLeo Gómez137468124.2651764
SSCal Ripken Jr.162637160.2511472
LFBrady Anderson159623169.2712180
CFMike Devereaux156653180.27624107
RFJoe Orsulak117391113.289439
DHGlenn Davis106398110.2761348

Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. + Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Mark McLemore10122856.246027
Chito Martínez8319853.268525
David Segui11518944.233117
Jeff Tackett6517943.240524
Sam Horn6316238.235519
Tim Hulett5714241.289221
Luis Mercedes23507.14004
Mark Parent17348.23524
Steve Scarsone11173.17600
Rick Dempsey891.11100
Manny Alexander451.20000
Tommy Shields200----00
Jack Voigt100----00

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Mike Mussina32241.01852.54130
Rick Sutcliffe36237.116154.47109
Ben McDonald35227.013134.24158
Bob Milacki23115.2685.8451
Arthur Rhodes1594.1753.6377
José Mesa1367.2385.1922
Craig Lefferts533.0134.0923
Richie Lewis26.20210.804

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Gregg Olson6015362.0558
Todd Frohwirth654342.4658
Storm Davis487343.4353
Mike Flanagan420008.0517
Alan Mills3510422.6160
Pat Clements232003.289
Mark Williamson120010.9614
Jim Poole60000.003

Awards and honors

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Farm system

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LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAARochester Red WingsInternational LeagueJerry Narron
AAHagerstown SunsEastern LeagueDon Buford
AFrederick KeysCarolina LeagueBob Miscik
AKane County CougarsMidwest LeagueJoel Youngblood
RookieBluefield OriolesAppalachian LeagueMike O'Berry
RookieGCL OriolesGulf Coast LeaguePhillip Wellman

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bluefield[5]

References

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  1. ^ Jeff Robinson page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ "Amalio Carreño". Baseball Reference. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  3. ^ "FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Top 10 ballparks". Archived from the original on September 15, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2008.
  4. ^ Juan Bell page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007