Tracking The Orioles' Chase For Home Run History: 60-Game Checkpoint

6/13/16

By Paul Folkemer, PressBox

With their two home runs against the Toronto Blue Jays June 10, the Orioles now have 91 this season, second most in the majors. At the 60-game mark of the season, let's check in again on how the 2016 Birds compare thus far to the 1996 Orioles, who set the current franchise record with 257 home runs.

  2016 Orioles (through 60 games) 1996 Orioles (through 60 games)
Record 36-24 33-27
Home runs 91 95
Percentage
of games
with a home run
67 percent (40-of-60) 75 percent (45-of-60)
Percentage
of runs
on home runs
51 percent (144-of-284) 43 percent (158-of-368)
Home run
hitters
Mark Trumbo (20), Manny Machado (15), Chris Davis (14), Adam Jones (9), Jonathan Schoop (9), Pedro Alvarez (6), Matt Wieters (5), Nolan Reimold (4), Joey Rickard (4), J.J. Hardy (2), Ryan Flaherty (1), Hyun Soo Kim (1), Francisco Pena (1) Brady Anderson (20), Rafael Palmeiro (13), Cal Ripken Jr. (12), B.J. Surhoff (11), Roberto Alomar (10), Chris Hoiles (10), Jeffrey Hammonds (6), Bobby Bonilla (4), Mike Devereaux (3), Bill Ripken (2), Luis Polonia (1), Mark Smith (1), Tony Tarasco (1), Gregg Zaun (1)
Most home
runs in a
game
Seven (June 2 vs. Boston) Six (twice: April 11 vs. Cleveland; May 28 at Seattle)
Average
home runs
per game
1.52 1.58
Home run
pace
projected
to 162 games

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