2001 Baltimore Orioles
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkOriole Park at Camden Yards
CityBaltimore, Maryland
Record63–98 (.391)
Divisional place4th
OwnersPeter Angelos
General managersSyd Thrift
ManagersMike Hargrove
TelevisionWJZ-TV
WNUV
Comcast SportsNet
(Jim Palmer, Michael Reghi, Mike Flanagan)
RadioWBAL (AM)
(Fred Manfra, Jim Hunter, Chuck Thompson)
Seasons

The 2001 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 63 wins and 98 losses. 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.[1]
  • December 20, 2000: Mike Bordick was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[2]

Regular season


Cal
Ripken Jr.
SS, 3B
Retired 2001

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.

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).

Opening Day starters

Season standings

AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 9565 0.594 — 51–28 44–37
Boston Red Sox 8279 0.509 13½ 41–40 41–39
Toronto Blue Jays 8082 0.494 16 40–42 40–40
Baltimore Orioles 6398 0.391 32½ 30–50 33–48
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 62100 0.383 34 37–44 25–56

Record vs. opponents

2001 American League record

Sources:
Team ANA BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL 
Anaheim —4–54–36–35–45–45–43–64–36–144–157–27–125–410–8
Baltimore 5–4—9–103–41–54–25–23–35–132–71–810–92–77–126–12
Boston 3–410–9—3–33–64–53–33–35–134–53–614–55–212–710–8
Chicago 3–64–33–3—10–913–614–55–141–51–82–75–27–23–312–6
Cleveland 4–55–16–39–10—13–611–814–54–54–32–55–15–42–47–11
Detroit 4–52–45–46–136–13—8–114–154–51–62–54–28–12–410–8
Kansas City 4–52–53–35–148–1111–8—6–130–63–63–64–24–54–38–10
Minnesota 6–33–33–314–55–1415–413–6—4–25–41–81–64–52–59–9
New York 3–413–513–55–15–45–46–02–4—3–63–613–63–411–810–8
Oakland 14–67–25–48–13–46–16–34–56–3—9–107–29–106–312–6
Seattle 15–48–16–37–25–25–26–38–16–310–9—7–215–56–312–6
Tampa Bay 2–79–105–142–51–52–42–46–16–132–72–7—4–59–1010–8
Texas 12–77–22–52–74–51–85–45–44–310–95–155–4—3–68–10
Toronto 4–512–77–123–34–24–23–45–28–113–63–610–96–3—8–10

Transactions

  • June 25, 2001: Tony Batista was selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Toronto Blue Jays.[4]

Roster

2001 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
CBrook Fordyce9529261.209519
1BJeff Conine139524163.3111497
2BJerry Hairston Jr.159532124.233847
SSMike Bordick5822957.249730
3BCal Ripken Jr.128477114.2391468
LFDelino DeShields5818837.197321
CFMelvin Mora128436109.250748
RFBrady Anderson13143087.202845
DHTony Batista8430882.2661242

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 Richard136483128.2651561
David Segui8229288.3011046
Brian Roberts7527369.253217
Jay Gibbons7322553.2361536
Fernando Lunar6416741.246016
Mike Kinkade6116044.275416
Larry Bigbie4713130.229211
Luis Matos319821.214412
Greg Myers257420.270418
Gerónimo Gil175817.29306
Willie Harris9243.12500
Tim Raines Jr.7234.17400
Casey Blake6152.13312
Tim Raines4113.27315
Gene Kingsale340.00000

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 Johnson32196.010124.09114
José Mercedes33184.08175.82123
Josh Towers24140.18104.4958
Sidney Ponson23138.15104.9484
Pat Hentgen962.1233.4733
Rick Bauer633.0054.6416
Sean Douglass420.1215.3117

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 Roberts46132.09104.9195
Calvin Maduro2293.2564.2351
Chuck McElroy1845.1125.3622
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 Groom7014113.5554
B.J. Ryan612424.2554
Mike Trombley503463.4645
Ryan Kohlmeier341267.3029
John Wasdin261104.1747
Chad Paronto241305.0016
Jorge Julio181103.8022
John Parrish161206.1420
Alan Mills151109.649
John Bale141003.0421
Kris Foster70002.708
Leslie Brea200018.000

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Andy Etchebarren
AA Bowie Baysox Eastern League Dave Machemer
A Frederick Keys Carolina League Dave Cash
A Delmarva Shorebirds South Atlantic League Joe Ferguson
Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Joe Almaraz
Rookie GCL Orioles Gulf Coast League Jesus Alfaro

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bluefield[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Trent Hubbard Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mike Bordick Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2001 Baltimore Orioles Roster". Baseball Almanac, Inc. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Tony Batista Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007). Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 9781932391176. OCLC 233698065.
  6. ↑ Baseball America 2002 Directory. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2002
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