2007 Baltimore Orioles season
The 2007 Baltimore Orioles season was the 107th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 54th in Baltimore, and the 16th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
The Orioles finished with a record of 69 wins and 93 losses and fourth place in the AL East. On June 18, 2007, manager Sam Perlozzo was fired and replaced with bullpen coach Dave Trembley as interim manager. Trembley was named full-time manager on August 22, 2007. On this same day, the Orioles suffered a 30 to 3 loss to the Texas Rangers, the most lopsided loss in franchise history. Perlozzo's record was 29 wins, and 40 losses and Trembley's was 40 wins and 53 losses.
Offseason
Regular season
Transactions
Rangers 30, Orioles 3
On August 22 of the season, the Orioles were slated to play against the Texas Rangers in a doubleheader, as the two teams had their game on August 20 postponed due to rain. Both teams were well out of contention by this point, with the Rangers at 54-70 and the Orioles at 58–65, and it was the first game for manager Dave Trembley in a full-time capacity, as he had served as an interim manager since June 19.
Every batter for the Rangers recorded at least two hits, with eight of the nine batters reaching home plate to score twice ; incidentally, every Oriole pitcher allowed at least six runs to score. Wes Littleton, who came in when the score was 14–3 in the seventh inning, received the save for his three innings of work; the offensive explosion of sixteen runs after he came in helped set a new record for the largest margin of victory in a game with a save, and the previous record was coincidentally a win by the Rangers over the Orioles.
The victory set a record for most runs scored by an American League team in one game while being the most runs scored by a team since the Chicago Colts in 1897 ; it was the ninth time a team had scored 30 runs in a game. The 29 hits were the most by a team in a game since August 28, 1992, when Milwaukee recorded 33 hits against Toronto. Less than an hour after the game, the two teams played the second game of the doubleheader, which the Rangers won 9–7.
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Inning pitched; SV = Saves; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Team leaders
Batting
Pitching
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Frederick