1996 Baltimore Orioles
American League Wild Card Winners
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkOriole Park at Camden Yards
CityBaltimore, Maryland
Record88–74 (.543)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersPeter Angelos
General managersPat Gillick
ManagersDavey Johnson
TelevisionWJZ-TV
Home Team Sports
(Mel Proctor, Josh Lewin, Mike Flanagan, Jim Palmer)
RadioWBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Jon Miller, Fred Manfra)
Seasons

The 1996 Baltimore Orioles season in which the Orioles finishing second in the American League East with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses and qualifying for the post-season as the Wild Card team. The Orioles broke the all-time record for most home runs hit by a team (set at 240 by the 1961 New York Yankees) with 257. During the season, four Orioles scored at least 100 runs, four drove in at least 100 runs and seven hit at least 20 home runs. The Orioles pitching staff allowed 209 home runs, 1,604 hits and had an ERA of 5.15. The Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians in the ALDS and then lost in the ALCS to the New York Yankees.

Offseason

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, September 1996

Regular season

  • On September 27 in Toronto, Roberto Alomar spat at home-plate umpire John Hirschbeck after getting thrown out of a game for arguing a called third strike.[6]

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

  • December 21, 1995: Roberto Alomar was signed as a free agent.
  • December 26, 1995: Traded Curtis Goodwin and Trovin Valdez to Cincinnati Reds for David Wells.
  • April 19, 1996: Luis Polonia was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[8]
  • June 6, 1996: Todd Frohwirth was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[9]
  • August 12, 1996: Luis Polonia was released by the Baltimore Orioles.[8]
  • August 23, 1996: Gregg Zaun was sent by the Baltimore Orioles to the Florida Marlins to complete an earlier deal made on August 21, 1996. The Baltimore Orioles sent a player to be named later to the Florida Marlins for Terry Mathews. The Baltimore Orioles sent Gregg Zaun (August 23, 1996) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.[10]
  • August 29, 1996: Traded Calvin Maduro and Garrett Stephenson to Philadelphia Phillies for Todd Zeile and Pete Incaviglia.

Season standings

AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 9270 0.568 — 49–31 43–39
Baltimore Orioles 8874 0.543 4 43–38 45–36
Boston Red Sox 8577 0.525 7 47–34 38–43
Toronto Blue Jays 7488 0.457 18 35–46 39–42
Detroit Tigers 53109 0.327 39 27–54 26–55

Record vs. opponents

1996 American League record

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore —7–66–64–85–711–29–39–37–53–109–47–53–10–18–5
Boston 6–7—8–46–61–1112–13–97–56–67–68–57–66–68–5
California 6–64–8—6–64–96–64–87–54–87–66–75–84–97–5
Chicago 8–46–66–6—5–810–37–66–76–76–75–75–78–47–5
Cleveland 7–511–19–48–5—12–07–67–610–33–96–68–44–87–5
Detroit 2–111–126–63–100–12—6–64–86–65–84–86–64–96–7
Kansas City 3–99–38–46–76–76–6—4–96–74–85–77–56–65–8
Milwaukee 3–95–75–77–66–78–49–4—9–46–67–54–96–75–7
Minnesota 5–76–68–47–63–106–67–64–9—5–76–76–67–58–5
New York 10–36–76–77–69–38–58–46–67–5—9–33–95–78–5
Oakland 4–95–87–67–56–68–47–55–77–63–9—8–57–64–8
Seattle 5–76–78–57–54–86–65–79–46–69–35–8—10–35–7
Texas 10–3–16–69–44–88–49–46–67–65–77–56–73–10—10–2
Toronto 5–85–85–75–75–77–68–57–55–85–88–47–52–10—

Game log

1996 Game Log: 88–74 (Home: 43–38; Away: 45–36)
April: 14–12 (Home: 10–6; Away: 4–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 2Royals4–2Mussina (1–0)AppierMyers (1)46,8181–0
2April 3Royals7–1Wells (1–0)Gubicza—40,0682–0
3April 4Royals5–3Rhodes (1–0)PichardoMyers (2)38,7533–0
4April 5@ Twins2–1Mercker (1–0)GuardadoMyers (3)22,7444–0
5April 6@ Twins3–8RadkeHaynes (0–1)—22,3344–1
6April 7@ Twins4–2Mussina (2–0)RobertsonMyers (4)14,5805–1
7April 10Indians3–2 (10)Orosco (1–0)Tavarez—45,0976–1
8April 11Indians14–4Erickson (1–0)HershiserRhodes (1)43,1897–1
9April 12Twins3–2Mussina (3–0)Robertson—42,6028–1
10April 13Twins7–6Benitez (1–0)Mahomes—42,6449–1
11April 14Twins1–4RodriguezHaynes (0–2)Stevens42,6609–2
12April 16Red Sox6–1Wells (2–0)Clemens—40,01710–2
13April 17Red Sox6–5 (12)Rhodes (2–0)Maddux—40,25811–2
14April 18Red Sox7–10MoyerMussina (3–1)Slocumb47,28311–3
15April 19@ Rangers7–26CookMercker (1–1)Vosberg41,18411–4
16April 20@ Rangers3–8GrossHaynes (0–3)—45,35811–5
17April 21@ Rangers6–9OliverWells (2–1)—39,45611–6
18April 22@ Indians3–6NagyErickson (1–1)Mesa42,23611–7
19April 23@ Indians8–9OgeaMussina (3–2)Mesa40,77011–8
20April 24@ Royals11–8Mercker (2–1)Haney—13,96212–8
21April 25@ Royals3–2Rhodes (3–0)ValeraMyers (5)16,09013–8
22April 26Rangers4–5BrandenburgWells (2–2)Henneman44,02213–9
23April 27Rangers2–4WittErickson (1–2)Vosberg47,31113–10
24April 28Rangers4–5 (10)HerediaMcDowell (0–1)Henneman47,32713–11
25April 29Rangers8–7Haynes (1–3)HellingMyers (6)41,50314–11
26April 30Yankees10–13NelsonShepherd (0–1)Wetteland43,11714–12
May: 14–10 (Home: 8–5; Away: 6–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
27May 1Yankees6–11 (15)PettitteMercker (2–2)—47,47214–13
28May 3Brewers8–2Erickson (2–2)Bones—41,03715–13
29May 4Brewers10–5Mussina (4–2)Sparks—44,17516–13
30May 5Brewers1–13McDonaldHaynes (1–4)—46,02716–14
31May 7@ White Sox2–3FernandezWells (2–3)Hernandez16,13016–15
32May 8@ White Sox2–11BaldwinErickson (2–3)—14,97416–16
33May 9@ White Sox6–4Mussina (5–2)AlvarezMyers (7)14,50717–16
34May 10@ Brewers10–7 (12)Orosco (2–0)GarciaMcDowell (1)9,52018–16
35May 11@ Brewers5–3 (10)Rhodes (4–0)PottsMyers (8)21,08119–16
36May 12@ Brewers4–6MirandaErickson (2–4)Fetters14,33319–17
37May 13@ Athletics4–3Krivda (1–0)JohnsMyers (9)8,20420–17
38May 14@ Athletics9–1Mussina (6–2)Reyes—8,46621–17
39May 17Mariners14–13Mills (1–0)Charlton—47,25922–17
40May 18Mariners3–7MilackiMercker (2–3)—46,43422–18
41May 19Mariners8–7Mussina (7–2)HurtadoMyers (10)47,56523–18
42May 20Angels13–1Wells (3–3)Grimsley—43,49224–18
43May 21Angels2–5BoskieKrivda (1–1)Percival39,97424–19
44May 22Angels10–5Haynes (2–4)AbbottMcDowell (2)45,81725–19
45May 24Athletics5–4 (10)McDowell (1–1)Reyes—45,02426–19
46May 25Athletics3–6JohnsWells (3–4)Groom47,35326–20
47May 26Athletics6–1Mercker (3–3)ChouinardMcDowell (3)47,40127–20
48May 28@ Mariners12–8Rhodes (5–0)GuettermanHaynes (1)23,23528–20
49May 29@ Mariners8–9CharltonMyers (0–1)—20,25328–21
50May 31@ Angels3–10LangstonWells (3–5)—21,60328–22
June: 14–14 (Home: 6–6; Away: 8–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
51June 1@ Angels3–8BoskieHaynes (2–5)—35,35028–23
52June 2@ Angels14–1Erickson (3–4)Abbott—33,70429–23
53June 4Tigers10–7Mussina (8–2)GohrMyers (11)43,72730–23
54June 5Tigers6–4Rhodes (6–0)MyersMyers (12)43,08731–23
55June 6Tigers13–6Krivda (2–1)Lira—46,26932–23
56June 7White Sox2–8FernandezErickson (3–5)—47,20932–24
57June 8White Sox1–2BaldwinMercker (3–4)Hernandez47,63432–25
58June 9White Sox9–12KarchnerMussina (8–3)Hernandez47,35232–26
59June 10@ Tigers3–8OlivaresWells (3–6)—10,65532–27
60June 11@ Tigers12–9Coppinger (1–0)Lira—10,87433–27
61June 12@ Tigers10–7Rhodes (7–0)LewisMyers (13)12,04334–27
62June 13@ Royals2–10LintonMercker (3–5)—20,10834–28
63June 14@ Royals6–1Mussina (9–3)Gubicza—28,50235–28
64June 15@ Royals6–7 (16)MagnanteKrivda (2–2)—24,78435–29
65June 16@ Royals13–5Coppinger (2–0)JacomeMills (1)19,43736–29
66June 17Rangers1–1 (6)—45,58136–29
67June 18Rangers0–7OliverMercker (3–6)—47,31836–30
68June 19Rangers2–3WittMussina (9–4)Russell45,58136–31
69June 20Rangers3–2Wells (4–6)GrossMyers (14)21,74837–31
70June 21Royals9–3Rhodes (8–0)Haney—47,64438–31
71June 22Royals5–3Erickson (4–5)Montgomery—47,53439–31
72June 23Royals0–4AppierKrivda (2–3)—47,60839–32
73June 24@ Rangers8–3Mussina (10–4)Witt—39,70140–32
74June 25@ Rangers2–5GrossWells (4–7)Henneman41,68540–33
75June 26@ Rangers5–6CookOrosco (2–1)Henneman38,98440–34
76June 27@ Yankees2–3RogersErickson (4–6)Wetteland34,16140–35
77June 28@ Yankees7–4Rhodes (9–0)RiveraMyers (15)43,51541–35
78June 29@ Yankees3–4PettitteMussina (10–5)Wetteland45,29541–36
79June 30@ Yankees9–1Wells (5–7)Mendoza—40,20042–36
July: 11–16 (Home: 5–13; Away: 6–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
80July 1@ Blue Jays7–4Coppinger (3–0)HentgenMyers (16)43,37743–36
81July 2@ Blue Jays8–2Erickson (5–6)Quantrill—32,15044–36
82July 3@ Blue Jays2–5GuzmanKrivda (2–4)Timlin32,36544–37
83July 4Red Sox8–6Mussina (11–5)WakefieldMyers (17)47,07545–37
84July 5Red Sox3–7SeleWells (5–8)—47,23745–38
85July 6Red Sox4–3Coppinger (4–0)ClemensMyers (18)47,50046–38
86July 7Red Sox5–7HudsonMyers (0–2)Slocumb47,53246–39
87July 11Yankees2–4KeyMussina (11–6)Wetteland46,76046–40
88July 13Yankees2–3NelsonWells (5–9)Wetteland—46–41
89July 13Yankees5–7GoodenRhodes (9–1)Wetteland46,45146–42
90July 14Yankees1–4PettitteErickson (5–7)Wetteland47,65846–43
91July 15Blue Jays8–6Haynes (3–5)Timlin—43,19247–43
92July 16Blue Jays0–6GuzmanMussina (11–7)—45,85147–44
93July 17Blue Jays11–10Coppinger (5–0)Timlin—45,95548–44
94July 18@ Red Sox6–3Wells (6–9)SeleMyers (19)33,01449–44
95July 19@ Red Sox2–13MoyerErickson (5–8)—32,26249–45
96July 20@ Red Sox0–2WakefieldCoppinger (5–1)Slocumb33,59049–46
97July 21@ Red Sox10–6 (10)Myers (1–2)Stanton—34,42350–46
98July 22Twins5–9RobertsonHaynes (3–6)Trombley42,12950–47
99July 23Twins2–3AguileraWells (6–10)Naulty42,00650–48
100July 24Twins4–11RodriguezErickson (5–9)—46,18150–49
101July 25Indians7–10NagyCoppinger (5–2)—47,02550–50
102July 26Indians9–14AssenmacherMussina (11–8)—46,75150–51
103July 27Indians14–2Wells (7–10)Hershiser—47,36051–51
104July 28Indians3–6 (13)MesaStephenson (0–1)—46,27351–52
105July 30@ Twins16–4Coppinger (6–2)Rodriguez—16,70852–52
106July 31@ Twins9–3Mussina (12–8)Trombley—15,89753–52
August: 19–11 (Home: 7–4; Away: 12–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
107August 1@ Twins4–2Wells (8–10)RobertsonMyers (20)20,37954–52
108August 2@ Indians1–11HershiserErickson (5–10)—42,46554–53
109August 3@ Indians9–4Orosco (3–1)Ogea—42,44855–53
110August 4@ Indians2–14AndersonCoppinger (6–3)—42,34955–54
111August 5@ Indians13–10Wells (9–10)Assenmacher—40,86356–54
112August 6@ Brewers13–3Mussina (13–8)McDonald—17,07557–54
113August 7@ Brewers12–2Erickson (6–10)Karl—20,28758–54
114August 8@ Brewers6–4Coppinger (7–3)D'AmicoMyers (21)18,62059–54
115August 9@ White Sox3–4 (10)SimasMyers (1–3)—23,99559–55
116August 10@ White Sox13–4Mussina (14–8)AlvarezMcDowell (4)26,77260–55
117August 11@ White Sox5–8TapaniMills (1–1)Hernandez27,08860–56
118August 13Brewers4–3Corbin (1–0)LloydMyers (22)44,46161–56
119August 14Brewers8–5Milchin (1–0)BonesMyers (23)47,48062–56
120August 15@ Athletics18–5Mussina (15–8)Adams—14,02663–56
121August 16@ Athletics14–3Erickson (7–10)Wasdin——64–56
122August 16@ Athletics5–4 (10)Myers (2–3)Mohler—15,64565–56
123August 17@ Athletics1–3PrietoCoppinger (7–4)Acre20,23165–57
124August 18@ Athletics6–9WengertWells (9–11)—18,12265–58
125August 20Mariners4–1Mussina (16–8)WagnerMyers (24)47,67966–58
126August 21Mariners10–5Erickson (8–10)Hitchcock—47,19867–58
127August 22Mariners3–10MoyerCoppinger (7–5)—47,38067–59
128August 23Angels0–2BoskieWells (9–12)Percival47,29167–60
129August 24Angels5–4Mussina (17–8)AbbottMyers (25)46,48768–60
130August 25Angels0–13SpringerErickson (8–11)—47,23968–61
131August 26Athletics12–11 (10)Myers (3–3)Acre—43,36169–61
132August 27Athletics3–1Wells (10–12)PrietoMyers (26)43,64170–61
133August 28Athletics0–3WengertMussina (17–9)—45,28270–62
134August 29@ Mariners6–9CharltonMyers (3–4)—24,91570–63
135August 30@ Mariners5–2Coppinger (8–5)HitchcockMills (2)44,53271–63
136August 31@ Mariners7–6Erickson (9–11)BosioBenitez (1)42,09272–63
September: 16–11 (Home: 7–4; Away: 9–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
137September 1@ Mariners1–5MulhollandWells (10–13)—50,01572–64
138September 2@ Angels12–8Mussina (18–9)Boskie—20,28773–64
139September 3@ Angels2–10HarrisCoppinger (8–6)—15,92473–65
140September 4@ Angels4–2Erickson (10–11)SpringerMyers (27)18,20474–65
141September 6Tigers4–5 (12)CummingsMathews (0–1)—46,70874–66
142September 7Tigers6–0Mussina (19–9)Thompson—47,13175–66
143September 8Tigers6–2Mills (2–1)Eischen—47,08276–66
144September 9Tigers5–4Erickson (11–11)OlivaresMyers (28)42,56277–66
145September 10White Sox5–1Wells (11–13)Tapani—43,32078–66
146September 11White Sox7–6 (10)Mills (3–1)Hernandez—43,32079–66
147September 12White Sox3–11FernandezMussina (19–10)—47,34279–67
148September 13@ Tigers7–4Erickson (12–11)MillerMills (3)11,17880–67
149September 14@ Tigers7–6Mathews (1–1)CummingsMyers (29)15,38681–67
150September 15@ Tigers16–6Corbin (2–0)Van Poppel—13,76482–67
151September 18@ Yankees2–3 (10)RiveraMills (3–2)—40,77582–68
152September 19@ Yankees3–9RogersMussina (19–11)——82–69
153September 19@ Yankees10–9Mathews (2–1)RiveraMyers (30)54,88883–69
154September 20Blue Jays1–5HentgenKrivda (2–5)Spoljaric47,02683–70
155September 21Blue Jays6–3Coppinger (9–6)WilliamsMyers (31)47,27084–70
156September 22Blue Jays5–4Erickson (13–11)FlenerBenitez (2)46,03585–70
157September 23Brewers7–8 (10)JonesMathews (2–2)Fetters46,54285–71
158September 24@ Red Sox8–13GordonWells (11–14)Mahomes28,55785–72
159September 25@ Red Sox6–2Krivda (3–5)WakefieldBenitez (3)28,43286–72
160September 26@ Blue Jays4–1Coppinger (10–6)WilliamsBenitez (4)30,14187–72
161September 27@ Blue Jays2–3FlenerErickson (13–12)Timlin30,11687–73
162September 28@ Blue Jays3–2 (10)Myers (4–4)Spoljaric—36,31688–73
163September 29@ Blue Jays1–4HentgenRodriguez (0–1)Timlin38,26788–74
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie
Bold = Orioles team member

Detailed records

Roster

1996 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

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

Pos Player G AB H HR RBI Avg.
CChris Hoiles1274071052573.258
1BRafael Palmeiro16262618139142.289
2BRoberto Alomar1535881932294.328
3BB. J. Surhoff1435371572182.292
SSCal Ripken Jr.16364017826102.278
LFJeffrey Hammonds7124856927.226
CFBrady Anderson14957917250110.297
RFBobby Bonilla15959517128116.287
DHEddie Murray64230591034.257

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Other batters

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

Player G AB H HR RBI Avg.
Mike Devereaux12732374834.229
Luis Polonia5817542214.240
Billy Ripken5713531212.230
Todd Zeile2911728519.239
Gregg Zaun5010825113.231
Tony Tarasco31842019.238
Mark Smith277819410.244
Manny Alexander5468704.103
Brent Bowers21391203.308
Pete Incaviglia12331028.303
Mark Parent1833626.182
Jeff Huson1728902.321
César Devarez1018200.111
Gene Kingsale30000.---

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Pitching

Position Name Games Pitched Games Started ERA Wins Losses Saves Innings Pitched Strikeouts
Starting Pitchers
Mike Mussina[12] 36 36 4.81 19 11 0 243.1 204
Scott Erickson[13] 34 34 5.02 13 12 0 222.1 100
David Wells[14] 34 34 5.14 11 14 0 224.1 130
Rocky Coppinger[15] 23 22 5.18 10 6 0 135.0 104
Kent Mercker[16] 14 12 7.76 3 6 0 58.0 22
Relief Pitchers
Jesse Orosco[17] 66 0 3.40 3 1 0 55.2 52
Roger McDowell[18] 41 0 4.25 1 1 4 59.1 20
Arthur Rhodes[19] 28 0 4.08 9 1 1 53.0 62
Alan Mills[20] 49 0 4.28 3 2 3 54.2 52
Archie Corbin[21] 18 0 2.30 2 0 0 27.1 20
Keith Shepherd[22] 13 0 8.71 0 1 0 20.2 17
Terry Mathews[23] 14 0 3.38 2 2 0 18.2 13
Armando Benítez[24] 18 0 3.77 1 0 4 14.1 20
Jimmy Myers[25] 11 0 7.07 0 0 0 14.0 6
Esteban Yan[26] 4 0 5.79 0 0 0 9.1 7
Mike Milchin[27] 13 0 5.73 1 0 0 11.0 10
Garrett Stephenson[27] 3 0 12.79 0 1 0 6.1 3
Brian Sackinsky[28] 3 0 3.86 0 0 0 4.2 2
Jimmy Haynes[29] 26 11 8.29 3 6 0 89.0 65
Rick Krivda[30] 22 11 4.96 3 5 0 81.2 54
Nerio Rodríguez[31] 8 1 4.32 0 1 0 16.2 12
Manny Alexander[32] 1 0 67.50 0 0 0 0.2 0
Closer
Randy Myers[2] 62 0 3.53 4 4 31 58.2 74

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Return of Eddie Murray

On July 21, 1996, the Baltimore Orioles re-acquired longtime Oriole Eddie Murray from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for pitcher Kent Mercker.[33] Murray, a member of the 1983 World Series Champion Baltimore Orioles, would subsequently hit his 500th career home run later in the season. As a commemoration of this event, an orange seat was installed in the outfield stands where Murray's 500th home run landed. The Orioles had a record of 49 wins and 46 losses before the trade, and 39–28 after the trade, not including the playoffs. During the 1996 playoffs, Eddie Murray hit .333 and hit a home run while producing 3 RBI.

The trade for Eddie Murray sparked the Orioles to have a better record after his arrival, than before. One can attribute that to his great leadership, which is well documented, as a Sporting News correspondent, Michael P. Geffner said, "To think of Murray as anything other than a great player these days is not to have a dissenting opinion anymore but to be dead wrong, blind not only to the inner game but to an understanding of what truly raises baseball to something classic and beautiful--when the game is executed purely and seamlessly. Which is Eddie Murray to a T.".[34] The Orioles success after the trade can also be attributed to the theory of "Power, worth, and recognition,[35] " which Thomas S. Parish who is an associate professor of psychology at Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Iowa, describes as a type of motivation where athletes attempt to out do or "show off" to each other, which leads to better statistics, and more wins. In Eddie Murray's last at-bat with the Orioles he hit a home run off of New York Yankee pitcher, Andy Pettitte.

ALDS

Game 1, October 1

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland

Team123456789RHE
Cleveland0102001004100
Baltimore11200510X10101
WP: David Wells (1-0)   LP: Charles Nagy (0-1)
Home runs:
Cle: Manny Ramírez (1)
Bal: Brady Anderson (1), B. J. Surhoff (1, 2), Bobby Bonilla (1)

Game 2, October 2

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland

Team123456789RHE
Cleveland000003010482
Baltimore10003003X790
WP: Armando Benítez (1-0)   LP: Eric Plunk (0-1)   Sv: Randy Myers (1)
Home runs:
Cle: Albert Belle (1)
Bal: Brady Anderson (2)

Game 3, October 4

Jacobs Field, Cleveland, Ohio

Team123456789RHE
Baltimore010300000482
Cleveland12010041X9100
WP: Paul Assenmacher (1-0)   LP: Jesse Orosco (0-1)
Home runs:
Bal: B. J. Surhoff (3)
Cle: Manny Ramírez (2), Albert Belle (2)

Game 4, October 5

Jacobs Field, Cleveland, Ohio

Team123456789101112RHE
Baltimore0200000010014141
Cleveland000210000000371
WP: Armando Benítez (2-0)   LP: José Mesa (0-1)   Sv: Randy Myers (2)
Home runs:
Bal: Rafael Palmeiro (1), Bobby Bonilla (2), Roberto Alomar (1)
Cle: None

ALCS

GameScoreDate
1Baltimore 4, New York 5October 9
2Baltimore 5, New York 3October 10
3New York 5, Baltimore 2October 11
4New York 8, Baltimore 4October 12
5New York 6, Baltimore 4October 13

Jeffrey Maier incident

During Game 1 of the ALCS, New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter hit a deep fly ball to right field. Orioles outfielder Tony Tarasco camped under the ball and prepared to make a catch. However, a 12-year-old boy seated in the first row of the bleachers named Jeffrey Maier reached over the wall and caught the ball just above Tarrasco, costing the Orioles an out. Although it was fan interference, the umpire ruled the ball to be a home run. While Maier became a hero to Yankees fans, he immediately became a "symbol of the Orioles futility."[36] The Orioles would go on to lose the series in five games.

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Marv Foley
AA Bowie Baysox Eastern League Bob Miscik and Tim Blackwell
A High Desert Mavericks California League Joe Ferguson
A Frederick Keys Carolina League Tim Blackwell and Julio Garcia
Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Bobby Dickerson
Rookie GCL Orioles Gulf Coast League Tommy Shields

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bluefield[37]

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  3. ↑ B. J. Surhoff Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ↑ Billy Ripken Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ↑ "Sherman Obando Stats".
  6. ↑ The Spit Hits The Fan Time
  7. ↑ 1996 Baltimore Orioles Roster by Baseball Almanac
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  10. ↑ Gregg Zaun Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
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  12. ↑ Mike Mussina Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  13. ↑ Scott Erickson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  14. ↑ David Wells Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  15. ↑ Rocky Coppinger Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
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  17. ↑ Jesse Orosco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  18. ↑ Roger McDowell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  19. ↑ Arthur Rhodes Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  20. ↑ Alan Mills Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  21. ↑ Archie Corbin Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  22. ↑ Keith Shepherd Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  23. ↑ Terry Mathews Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
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  25. ↑ Jimmy Myers Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  26. ↑ Esteban Yan Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  27. 1 2 Mike Milchin Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  28. ↑ Brian Sackinsky Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  29. ↑ Jimmy Haynes Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  30. ↑ Rick Krivda Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  31. ↑ Nerio Rodríguez Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  32. ↑ Manny Alexander Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  33. ↑ Prodigal Slugger Murray To Return to the Orioles; Encore
  34. ↑ Eddie Murray: Biography and Much More from Answers.com
  35. ↑ International Journal of Reality Therapy 26 (2007): 39-40. EBSCO. 29 Feb. 2008
  36. ↑ From Way Out in Right Field – washingtonpost.com
  37. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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