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1978 Baltimore Orioles (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977/1979) 90-71, Finished 4th in AL Eastern Division View League Standings and Leaders Scored 659 runs, Allowed 633 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-78 Managed by Earl Weaver Ballpark: Memorial Stadium (ballparks.com) Attendance: 1,051,724 (10th of 14) Park Factors   (multi-year): Batting - 94, Pitching - 93   (one-year): Batting - 91, Pitching - 91   Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers. BR Bullpen: Minor League Affiliates BaseballAmerica.com: Team Executives Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniforms News & Views: ThinkFactory, BallHype, ArmchairGM BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 Stats (1977/1979) / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

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Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C   Rick Dempsey        28  136  441   41  114  25  0   6   32  48   54  .259  .327  .356   7   3  11   0   3   6   2   98
1B #Eddie Murray        22  161  610   85  174  32  3  27   95  70   97  .285  .356  .480   6   5  15   1   1   8   7  140
2B  Rich Dauer          25  133  459   57  121  23  0   6   46  26   22  .264  .301  .353   0   4  16   0   3   3   0   89
3B  Doug DeCinces       27  142  511   72  146  37  1  28   80  46   81  .286  .346  .526   7   7  12   2   0   2   2  149
SS  Mark Belanger       34  135  348   39   74  13  0   0   16  40   55  .213  .299  .250   6   6   4   6   7   7   1   61
LF *Pat Kelly           33  100  274   38   75  12  1  11   40  34   58  .274  .357  .445  10   8   9   2   4   1   1  131
CF *Larry Harlow        26  147  460   67  112  25  1   8   26  55   72  .243  .324  .354  14  11   9   1   3   2   3   97
RF #Ken Singleton       31  149  502   67  147  21  2  20   81  98   94  .293  .409  .462   0   0  14   2   4   2   5  152
DH  Lee May             35  148  556   56  137  16  1  25   80  31  110  .246  .286  .414   5   2  18   1   0   2   5  101
   #Billy Smith         24   85  250   29   65  12  2   5   30  27   40  .260  .333  .384   3   0   2   1   4   1   3  107
    Andres Mora         23   76  229   21   49   8  0   8   14  13   47  .214  .258  .354   0   1   5   1   2   1   1   76
    Carlos Lopez        29  129  193   21   46   6  0   4   20   9   34  .238  .273  .332   5   7   4   1   0   2   1   74
    Kiko Garcia         24   79  186   17   49   6  4   0   13   7   43  .263  .287  .339   7   1   5   0   4   2   0   81
   *Al Bumbry           31   33  114   21   27   5  2   2    6  17   15  .237  .346  .368   5   3   4   2   1   0   0  107
   *Terry Crowley       31   62   95    9   24   2  0   0   12   8   12  .253  .314  .274   0   0   4   1   0   1   0   72
    Dave Skaggs         27   36   86    6   13   1  1   0    2   9   14  .151  .232  .186   0   1   1   0   3   0   1   22
    Gary Roenicke       23   27   58    5   15   3  0   3   15   8    3  .259  .348  .466   0   1   3   1   1   2   0  134
    Mike Anderson       27   53   32    2    3   0  1   0    3   3   10  .094  .171  .156   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   -4
   *Ellie Hendricks     37   13   18    4    6   1  0   1    1   3    3  .333  .429  .556   0   0   0   0   0   0   2  183
    Mike Dimmel         23    8    0    2    0   0  0   0    0   0    0                     0   1   0   0   0   0   0     
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 28.0  161 5422  659 1397 248 19 154  612 552  864  .258  .326  .396  75  61 136  22  41  42  34  108
    Rank among 14 AL teams         9    9   10   5 14   3        5    1    10     8     4  11   7                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.

    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP *Mike Flanagan       26  40   4.03  19  15  0  40   0  17   2  281.3  271  128  126  22   87  167 1160   8   3  1   2  87
SP  Dennis Martinez     23  40   3.52  16  11  0  38   0  15   2  276.3  257  121  108  20   93  142 1140   8   3  0   4 100
SP  Jim Palmer          32  38   2.46  21  12  0  38   0  19   6  296.0  246   94   81  19   97  138 1197   5   1  1   1 143
SP *Scott McGregor      24  35   3.32  15  13  1  32   2  13   4  233.0  217   98   86  19   47   94  936   3   1  3   3 106

CL  Don Stanhouse       27  56   2.89   6   9 24   0  47   0   0   74.7   60   28   24   0   52   42  326   3   0  0   6 121
RP *Tippy Martinez      28  42   4.83   3   3  5   0  16   0   0   69.0   77   41   37   4   40   57  318   6   1  1   2  73
RP  Joe Kerrigan        24  26   4.77   3   1  3   2  16   0   0   71.7   75   44   38  10   36   41  319   4   2  0   5  74
RP  John Flinn          23  13   8.04   1   1  0   0   5   0   0   15.7   24   18   14   3   13    8   84   0   0  0   3  44
RP  Nelson Briles       34  16   4.64   4   4  0   8   4   1   0   54.3   58   31   28   6   21   30  236   2   2  0   2  76

    Tim Stoddard        25   8   6.00   0   1  0   0   3   0   0   18.0   22   17   12   3    8   14   84   2   2  0   1  59
    Dave Ford           21   2   0.00   1   0  0   1   1   0   0   15.0   10    0    0   0    2    5   53   0   0  0   0    
    Sammy Stewart       23   2   3.18   1   1  0   2   0   0   0   11.3   10    5    4   0    3   11   46   1   0  0   0 111
   *Earl Stephenson     30   2   2.79   0   0  0   0   2   0   0    9.7   10    3    3   0    5    4   40   1   0  0   0 126
    Ellie Hendricks     37   1   0.00   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    2.3    1    0    0   0    1    0    9   0   0  0   0    
   *Larry Harlow        26   1  67.50   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    0.7    2    5    5   1    4    1    8   1   0  0   0   5
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 26.6 161   3.56  90  71 33 161  96  65  16 1429.0 1340  633  565 107  509  754 5956  44  15  6  29  99
    Rank among 14 AL teams          5   5  10  2           1   2     10    2    3        4    7    5

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP FP PB WP SB CS -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- RDempsey 1145 130 135 636 79 11 14 .985 7 32 62 55 DSkaggs 255 28 35 149 17 2 2 .988 0 11 17 12 EHendricks 28 3 6 19 2 1 0 .955 0 1 2 1 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- Team Total 1429 161 161 804 98 14 16 .985 7 44 81 68 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- First Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 *10.05 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- EMurray 1396 157 157 1504 106 5 143 .997 10.38 LMay 32 4 4 34 2 1 3 .973 10.12 TCrowley 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1429 161 161 1538 108 6 146 .996 10.37 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Second Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .980 *5.47 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- RDauer 732 85 87 193 239 1 60 .998 5.31 BSmith 610 64 83 146 208 5 43 .986 5.22 DDeCinces 82 12 12 27 28 4 11 .932 6.04 KGarcia 5 0 3 1 2 1 0 .750 5.40 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1429 161 161 367 477 11 114 .987 5.32 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Third Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .954 *3.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- DDeCinces 1102 128 130 111 280 10 27 .975 3.19 RDauer 302 30 52 29 82 6 9 .949 3.30 EMurray 24 3 3 3 6 1 1 .900 3.38 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1429 161 161 143 368 17 37 .968 3.22 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Shortstop Inn GS G PO A E DP .964 *4.92 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- MBelanger 985 109 134 184 409 9 76 .985 5.42 KGarcia 441 52 74 86 173 15 35 .945 5.28 BSmith 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 13.50 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1429 161 161 271 584 24 111 .973 5.38 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Left Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .974 *2.21 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- PKelly 560 68 73 116 4 4 1 .968 1.93 AMora 527 62 69 129 4 3 0 .978 2.27 GRoenicke 127 14 20 22 1 0 0 1.000 1.63 ABumbry 113 14 15 27 1 0 0 1.000 2.23 MAnderson 70 0 42 15 0 1 0 .937 1.91 KSingleton 23 3 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.96 TCrowley 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.00 LHarlow 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 MDimmel 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1429 161 161 315 11 8 1 .976 2.05 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- CenterField Inn GS G PO A E DP .984 *2.97 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- LHarlow 997 111 133 302 7 6 2 .981 2.79 CLopez 285 34 42 90 3 2 1 .979 2.93 ABumbry 129 14 17 39 1 1 0 .976 2.79 MAnderson 15 2 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.40 MDimmel 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 PKelly 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1429 161 161 435 11 9 3 .980 2.81 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Right Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .978 *2.24 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- KSingleton 1065 136 139 241 1 6 0 .976 2.05 CLopez 244 13 89 58 4 0 1 1.000 2.29 PKelly 52 6 8 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.21 LHarlow 37 4 5 10 0 1 0 .909 2.43 MAnderson 24 2 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.88 MDimmel 7 0 5 2 0 1 0 .667 2.57 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1429 161 161 323 5 8 1 .976 2.07 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Outfield Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 *2.47 LF CF RF -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- KSingleton 1088 139 140 244 1 6 0 .976 2.03 LHarlow 1037 115 138 313 7 7 2 .979 2.78 PKelly 613 74 80 123 3 4 1 .969 1.85 CLopez 529 47 114 151 7 2 2 .987 2.68 AMora 527 62 69 129 4 3 0 .978 2.27 ABumbry 242 28 28 62 2 1 0 .985 2.38 GRoenicke 127 14 20 22 1 0 0 1.000 1.63 MAnderson 109 4 47 25 0 1 0 .962 2.05 MDimmel 9 0 7 2 0 1 0 .667 2.00 TCrowley 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Team Total 1429 161 161 1072 26 25 5 .978 2.31 161 161 161 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .954 *1.90 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- JPalmer 296 38 38 27 43 2 5 .972 2.13 MFlanagan 281 40 40 6 38 2 1 .957 1.41 DMartinez 276 38 40 27 51 1 6 .987 2.54 SMcGregor 233 32 35 11 38 2 5 .961 1.89 DStanhouse 74 0 56 6 11 2 2 .895 2.05 JKerrigan 71 2 26 1 19 1 3 .952 2.51 TMartinez 69 0 42 8 13 0 1 1.000 2.74 NBriles 54 8 16 2 4 1 0 .857 0.99 TStoddard 18 0 8 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.50 JFlinn 15 0 13 1 3 1 0 .800 2.29 DFord 15 1 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.80 SStewart 11 2 2 1 2 1 0 .750 2.39 EStephenson 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 EHendricks 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 LHarlow 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1429 161 161 92 226 13 23 .961 2.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Des. Hitter G ------------+--- LMay 140 TCrowley 17 KSingleton 5 PKelly 2 RDauer 1 EHendricks 1 CLopez 1 AMora 1 EMurray 1 ------------+---

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.
* indicates Innings Played rather than Games Played was used in Range Factor (RnF) calculations. Team Totals for Innings Played are Innings Pitched by the team's pitchers.

Team Leaders
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Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders Batting Average Singleton .293 On-base % Singleton .409 Slugging % DeCinces .526 OPS DeCinces .872 Games Murray 161 At Bats Murray 610 Plate Appearances (approx.) Murray 690 Runs Murray 85 Hits Murray 174 Total Bases Murray 293 Doubles DeCinces 37 Triples Garcia 4 Home Runs DeCinces 28 RBI Murray 95 Bases on Balls Singleton 98 Strikeouts May 110 Stolen Bases Harlow 14 Singles Murray 112 Adjusted OPS+ Singleton 152 Runs Created Murray 104 Adjusted Batting Runs Singleton 40 Batting Wins Singleton 4.0 Extra-Base Hits DeCinces 66 Times on Base Singleton 247 Offensive Win% Singleton .714 Hit By Pitch Belanger 6 Sac. Hits Belanger 7 Sac. Flies Murray 8 Intentional Walks Murray 7 Grounded into Double Plays May 18 Caught Stealing Harlow 11 Power/Speed Number DeCinces 11.2 At Bats per Strikeout Harlow 6.4 At Bats per Home Run DeCinces 18.3 Outs Murray 465

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders ERA Palmer 2.46 Wins Palmer 21 Won-Loss % Palmer .636 BB + H per IP (WHIP) McGregor 1.133 Hits Allowed/9IP Palmer 7.48 Bases on Balls/9IP McGregor 1.82 Strikeouts/9IP Flanagan 5.34 Games Stanhouse 56 Saves Stanhouse 24 Innings Palmer 296.0 Strikeouts Flanagan 167 Games Started Flanagan 40 Comp. Games Palmer 19 Shutouts Palmer 6 Home Runs Allow. Flanagan 22 Bases On Balls Allow. Palmer 97 Hits Allowed Flanagan 271 SO to Walk McGregor 2.00 Losses Flanagan 15 Earned Runs Allow. Flanagan 126 Wild Pitches Flanagan and Martinez 8 Hit Batsmen Flanagan and Martinez 3 Batters Faced Palmer 1197 Games Finished Stanhouse 47 Adjusted ERA+ Palmer 143

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