 In Baltimore, he served as the designated hitter from 1973–75, finishing third in the batting race with a .306 mark and placing tenth in the MVP vote; in he was second in the American League with 181 hits.In 1974 he won the Outstanding Designated Hitter Award (later renamed for Edgar Martínez).He played in two American League Championship Series (both times, in 1973 and 1974, the Orioles lost to the eventual World Series champion Athletics).