The Orioles plugged their offensive holes with the addition of first baseman Rafael Palmeiro and third baseman Chris Sabo. How does the Orioles' revamped lineup stack up against the rest of the AL East? Based on last year's statistics, the Orioles would be tied for first in the division in home runs, second in RBIs, third in stolen bases and fifth in batting average.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
.. .. .. .. ..Avg. .. .AB .. ..H .. .HR .. .RBIs .. .SB
White.. .. . .273 .. .598 .. .163 ...15 .. ..52 .. ..34
Alomar.. ... .326 .. .589 .. .192 .. 17 .. ..93 .. ..55
Molitor.. .. .332 .. .636 .. .211 .. 22 .. .111 .. ..22
Carter.. ... .254 .. .603 .. .153 ...33 .. .121 .. ...8
Olerud.. ... .363 .. .551 .. .200 ...24 .. .107 .. ...0
Delgado*.. . .303 .. .468 .. .142 ...25 .. .102 .. ..10
Sprague.. .. .260 .. .546 .. .142 .. 12 .. ..73 .. ...1
Borders.. .. .254 .. .488 .. .124 .. .9 .. ..55 .. ...2
Gonzalez*... .289 .. .561 .. .162 .. 16 .. ..69 .. ..38
Totals.. ... .295 .. 5040 ...1489 ..173 .. .783 .. .170
NEW YORK YANKEES
.. .. .. .. ..Avg. .. .AB .. ..H .. .HR .. .RBIs .. .SB
Polonia.. .. .271 .. .576 .. .156 .. .1 .. ..32 .. ..55
Boggs.. .. . .302 .. .560 .. .169 .. .2 .. ..59 .. ...0
Mattingly... .291 .. .530 .. .154 .. 17 .. ..86 .. ...0
Tartabull... .250 .. .513 .. .128 .. 31 .. .102 .. ...0
O'Neill.. .. .311 .. .498 .. .155 .. 20 .. ..75 .. ...2
Stanley.. .. .305 .. .423 .. .129 .. 26 .. ..84 .. ...1
Williams.. . .268 .. .567 .. .152 ...12 .. ..68 .. ...9
Gallego.. .. .283 .. .403 .. .114 ...10 .. ..54 .. ...3
Kelly.. .. . .273 .. .406.. ..111 .. .7 .. ..51 .. ..14
Totals.. ... .283 ...4476 .. 1268 ..126 .. .611 .. ..84
DETROIT TIGERS
.. .. .. .. ..Avg. .. .AB .. ..H .. .HR .. .RBIs .. .SB
Phillips.. . .313 .. .566 .. .177 .. .7 .. ..57 .. ..16
Whitaker.. . .290 .. .383 .. .111 .. .9 .. ..67 .. ...3
Davis.. .. . .237 .. .451 .. .107 .. 20 .. ..68 .. ..35
Fielder.. .. .267 .. .573 .. .153 .. 30 .. .117 .. ...0
Fryman.. ... .300 .. .607 .. .182 .. 22 .. ..97 .. ...9
Tettleton... .245 .. .522 .. .128 ...32 .. .110 .. ...3
Trammell.. . .329 .. .401 .. .132 ...12 .. ..60 .. ..12
Felix.. .. . .238 .. .214 .. ..51 .. .7 .. ..22 .. ...2
Kreuter.. .. .286 .. .374 .. .107 .. 15 .. ..51 .. ...2
Totals.. ... .281 .. 4091 .. 1148 ..154 .. .649 .. ..82
BOSTON RED SOX
.. .. .. .. ..Avg. .. .AB .. ..H .. .HR .. .RBIs .. .SB
Nixon.. .. . .269 .. .461 .. .112 .. .1 .. ..24 .. ..47
Fletcher.. . .285 .. .480 .. .137 .. .5 .. ..45 .. ..16
Greenwell... .315 .. .540 .. .170 ...13 .. ..72 .. ...5
Vaughn.. ... .297 .. .539 .. .160 .. 29 .. .101 .. .. 4
Dawson.. ... .273 .. .461 .. .126 .. 13 .. ..67 .. ...2
Hatcher.. .. .287 .. .508 .. .146 .. .9 .. ..57 .. ..14
Cooper.. ... .279 .. .526 .. .147 .. .9 .. ..63 .. ...5
Valle.. .. . .258 .. .423 .. .109 ...13 .. ..63 .. ...1
Valentin.. . .278 .. .468 .. .130 ...11 .. ..66 .. ...3
Totals.. ... .281 ...4406 ...1237 ..103 .. .558 .. ..97
BALTIMORE ORIOLES
.. .. .. .. ..Avg. .. .AB .. ..H .. .HR .. .RBIs .. .SB
Anderson.. . .263 .. .560 .. .147 ...13 .. ..66 .. ..24
Devereaux... .250 .. .527 .. .132 ...14 .. ..75 .. ...3
Palmeiro.. . .295 .. .597 .. .176 ...37 .. .105 .. ..22
Baines.. ... .313 .. .416 .. .130 ...20 .. ..78 .. ...0
Ripken.. ... .257 .. .641 .. .165 ...24 .. ..90 .. ...1
Hoiles.. ... .310 .. .419 .. .130 ...29 .. ..82 .. ...1
Sabo.. .. .. .259 .. .552 .. .143 ...21 .. ..82 .. ...6
McLemore.. . .284 .. .581 .. .165 .. .4 .. ..72 .. ..21
Hammonds*... .305 .. .348 .. .105 ...11 .. ..52 .. ..14
Totals.. ... .279 ...4641 ...1293 ...173 .. .702 .. .92 * -- Minor-league statistics included