List of Baltimore Orioles team records

The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles originally formed as the Milwaukee Brewers in 1894, moving to St. Louis after the 1901 season, becoming the St. Louis Browns. Finally, after 52 years as the Browns, the franchise was acquired by a partnership of Baltimore businessmen who renamed the team the Baltimore Orioles.

As the Brewers, Browns, and Orioles the franchise have participated in 124 seasons in the American League, making the playoffs 15 times, winning 7 pennants and 3 World Series championships (against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1966, the Cincinnati Reds in 1970, and the Philadelphia Phillies in 1983).^[1] Through October 12, 2023 they have played 19,042 games, winning 9,029 and losing 10,013 for a win-loss record of 0.474.^[2]

Cal Ripken Jr. holds the most team records with 13, including hits, runs, RBIs, doubles, and home runs. The slugger, nicknamed "The Iron Man", also holds the record for consecutive games played (2,632), surpassing Lou Gehrig on September 6, 1995 with his 2,131st consecutive game played.^[3] Jim Palmer holds the most pitching records for the Orioles, including wins, games played, strikeouts, and shutouts.^[4] Palmer is the only pitcher in Major League history to win World Series games in three decades, and over his 558 games played never surrendered a single grand slam.

This is a list of team records for the Baltimore Orioles. Records from or before 1901 were as the Milwaukee Brewers, and between 1902 and 1954 as the St. Louis Browns.

Individual Career Records

These are the individual records for Batting^[5] and Pitching^[6] over the course of player's careers with the franchise.

Statistics are current through 2022 season.

Career Batting

Career Batting Leaders
Statistic	Player	Record	Orioles Career	Ref
Batting average	Heinie Manush	.362	1928-1929, 1930	^[7]
On-Base percentage	Goose Goslin	.404	1930-1932	^[8]
Slugging percentage	Ken Williams	.558	1918-1927	^[9]
OPS	Ken Williams	.961	1918-1927	^[9]
Games Played	Cal Ripken Jr.	3,001	1981-2001	^[10]
At Bats	Cal Ripken Jr.	11,551	1981-2001	^[10]
Plate Appearances	Cal Ripken Jr.	12,883	1981-2001	^[10]
Runs Scored	Cal Ripken Jr.	1,647	1981-2001	^[10]
Hits	Cal Ripken Jr.	3,184	1981-2001	^[10]
Total Bases	Cal Ripken Jr.	5,168	1981-2001	^[10]
Singles	Cal Ripken Jr.	2,106	1981-2001	^[10]
Doubles	Cal Ripken Jr.	603	1981-2001	^[10]
Triples	Cal Ripken Jr.	145	1981-2001	^[10]
Home Runs	Cal Ripken Jr.	431	1981-2001	^[10]
RBI	Cal Ripken Jr.	1,695	1981-2001	^[10]
Bases on Balls	Cal Ripken Jr.	1,129	1981-2001	^[10]
Strikeouts	Chris Davis	1,550	2011-2020	^[11]
Stolen Bases	George Sisler	351	1915-1927	^[12]
Caught Stealing	George Sisler	127	1915-1927	^[12]
Extra Base Hits	Cal Ripken Jr.	1,078	1981-2001	^[10]
Hit By Pitch	Brady Anderson	148	1988-2001	^[13]
Sacrifice Hits	Jimmy Austin	223	1911-1923, 1925-1926, 1929	^[14]
Sacrifice Flies	Cal Ripken Jr.	127	1981-2001	^[10]
Intentional Bases on Balls	Eddie Murray	135	1977-1988, 1996	^[15]

Jim Palmer is one of the most successful pitchers in Orioles history, leading the franchise in career wins, strikeouts, and shutouts.

Career Pitching

Career Pitching Leaders
Statistic	Player	Record	Orioles Career	Ref
ERA	Harry Howell	2.06	1904-1910	^[16]
Wins	Jim Palmer	268	1965-1984	^[17]
Losses	Jim Palmer	152	1965-1984	^[17]
Win-Loss%	Steve Stone	.656	1979-1981	^[18]
Games Played	Jim Palmer	558	1965-1984	^[17]
Innings Pitched	Jim Palmer	3,948	1965-1984	^[17]
Games Started	Jim Palmer	521	1965-1984	^[17]
Complete Games	Jim Palmer	211	1965-1984	^[17]
Saves	Gregg Olson	160	1988-1993	^[19]
Shutouts	Jim Palmer	53	1965-1984	^[17]
Strikeouts	Jim Palmer	2212	1965-1984	^[17]
K/9	Dylan Bundy	8.819	2016-2019	^[20]
Bases on Balls	Jim Palmer	1311	1965-1984	^[17]
BB/9	Dick Hall	1.473	1961-1966	^[21]
Hits	Jim Palmer	3,349	1965-1984	^[17]
H/9	Stu Miller	6.902	1963-1968	^[22]
WHIP	Dick Hall	1.005	1961-1966	^[21]
Home Runs	Jim Palmer	303	1965-1984	^[17]
HR/9	Rube Waddell	0.033	1908-1910	^[23]
Earned Runs	Jim Palmer	1,253	1965-1984	^[17]
Wild Pitches	Jim Palmer	85	1965-1984	^[17]
Hit By Pitch	Barney Pelty	100	1903-1911	^[24]
Batters Faced	Jim Palmer	16,114	1965-1984	^[17]

Individual Single-Season Records

These are the individual records for Batting^[25] and Pitching^[26] in a single season with the franchise.

Statistics are current through 2022 season.

Single-Season Batting

Single Season Batting Leaders
Statistic	Player	Record	Season	Ref
Batting average	George Sisler	.420	1922	^[12]
On-Base percentage	George Sisler	.467	1920	^[12]
Slugging percentage	Jim Gentile	.646	1961	^[27]
OPS	George Sisler	1.082	1920	^[12]
Games Played	Cal Ripken Jr. Brooks Robinson	163	1996 1961, 1964	^[10] ^[28]
At Bats	B.J. Surhoff	673	1999	^[29]
Plate Appearances	Brady Anderson	749	1992	^[30]
Runs Scored	Harlond Clift	145	1936	^[31]
Hits	George Sisler	257	1920	^[12]
Total Bases	George Sisler	399	1920	^[12]
Singles	Jack Tobin	179	1921	^[32]
Doubles	Brian Roberts	56	2009	^[33]
Triples	Heinie Manush George Stone	20	1928 1906	^[7] ^[34]
Home Runs	Chris Davis	53	2013	^[35]
RBI	Ken Williams	155	1922	^[9]
Bases on Balls	Lu Blue	126	1929	^[36]
Strikeouts	Chris Davis	219	2016	^[35]
Stolen Bases	Luis Aparicio	57	1964	^[37]
Caught Stealing	Burt Shotton	32	1915	^[38]
Extra Base Hits	Chris Davis	96	2013	^[35]
Hit By Pitch	Brady Anderson	24	1999	^[13]
Sacrifice Hits	Joe Gedeon	48	1920	^[39]
Sacrifice Flies	Bobby Bonilla	17	1996	^[40]
Intentional Bases on Balls	Eddie Murray	25	1984	^[15]

Single-Season Pitching

Single Season Pitching Leaders
Statistic	Player	Record	Season	Ref
ERA	Barney Pelty	1.59	1906	^[24]
Wins	Urban Shocker	27	1921	^[41]
Losses	Fred Glade	25	1905	^[42]
Win-Loss%	General Crowder Dave McNally	.808	1928 1971	^[43] ^[44]
Games Played	Jamie Walker	81	2007	^[45]
Innings Pitched	Urban Shocker	348.0	1922	^[41]
Games Started	Mike Flanagan^[a]	40	1978	^[46]
Complete Games	Jack Powell	36	1902	^[47]
Saves	Jim Johnson	51	2012	^[48]
Shutouts	Jim Palmer	10	1975	^[17]
Strikeouts	Rube Waddell	232	1908	^[23]
K/9	Érik Bédard	10.929	2007	^[49]
Bases on Balls	Bobo Newsom	192	1938	^[50]
BB/9	Scott McGregor	1.185	1979	^[51]
Hits	Urban Shocker	365	1922	^[41]
H/9	Dave McNally	5.769	1968	^[44]
WHIP	Dave McNally	0.842	1968	^[44]
Home Runs	Dylan Bundy	41	2018	^[20]
HR/9	Harry Howell	0.028	1908	^[16]
Earned Runs	Bobo Newsom	186	1938	^[50]
Wild Pitches	Daniel Cabrera	17	2006	^[52]
Hit By Pitch	Barney Pelty	20	1904	^[24]
Batters Faced	Bobo Newsom	1,475	1938	^[50]

Team Single-Season Records

These are the team records for batting^[53] and pitching^[54] in a single-season.

Team Season Batting

Season Batting Records
Statistic	Record	Season
Batting Average	.313	1922
Home runs	257	1996
Runs	949	1996
Hits	1,693	1922
Doubles	327	1937
Triples	106	1921
Strikeouts	1,454	2021
Stolen bases	234	1916

Team Season Pitching

Season Pitching Records
Statistic	Record	Season
ERA	2.15	1908
Strikeouts	1,248	2016 2019
Shutouts	21	1961 1909
Hits	305	2019
Runs	1,064	1936
Home runs	305	2019

Team All-Time Records

These are the all time totals for the franchise as of 10/12/2023^[55]

Season Pitching Records
Statistic	Record	MLB Rank
Wins	9,029	16
Losses	10,013	7
W-L%	.474	26
Divisions Won	10	10
Pennants Won	7	13
World Series Wins	3	12
Home runs	14,144	7
Runs	82,635	16
Hits	167,959	15
Batting average	.258	18
ERA	4.05	21
Runs allowed	88,101	9

Notes

^[a] Flanagan shares the single-season games started record with: Jim Palmer (1976), Mike Cuellar (1970), Dave McNally (1969, 1970), and Bobo Newsom (1938)

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