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1979 Baltimore Orioles Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 / 1980)
102-57, Finished 1st in AL East
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Scored 757 runs, Allowed 582 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 98-61
Manager: Earl Weaver (102-57)
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,681,009 (6th of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 95;   one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 96
Won AL Pennant
Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-3) to Pittsburgh Pirates
Won AL Championship Series (3-1) over California Angels
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1978 / 1980 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Benny Ayala 28 R R 6' 1" 185 Feb 7, 1951 4 42 24 42 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 1 24 3 17 0
Mark Belanger 35 R R 6' 1" 170 Jun 8, 1944 15 101 54 101 98 0 0 0 0 0 98 0 0 0 0 0 1 8
Al Bumbry 32 L R 5' 8" 175 Apr 21, 1947 8 148 127 148 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 146 0 146 0 9 4
Tom Chism 24 L L 6' 1" 195 May 9, 1955 1st 6 2 6 6 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mark Corey 23 R R 6' 2" 200 Nov 3, 1955 1st 13 0 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 11 0 3 3
Terry Crowley 32 L L 6' 0" 180 Feb 16, 1947 11 61 7 61 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 52 0
Rich Dauer 26 R R 6' 0" 180 Jul 27, 1952 4 142 131 142 141 0 0 0 103 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Doug DeCinces 28 R R 6' 2" 194 Aug 29, 1950 7 120 119 120 120 0 0 0 0 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rick Dempsey 29 R R 6' 0" 190 Sep 13, 1949 11 124 112 124 124 0 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Mike Flanagan 27 L L 6' 0" 195 Dec 16, 1951 5 39 0 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Flinn 24 R R 6' 0" 175 Sep 2, 1954 2 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Ford 22 R R 6' 4" 190 Dec 29, 1956 2 9 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kiko Garcia 25 R R 5' 11" 180 Oct 14, 1953 4 126 114 126 125 0 0 0 25 2 113 2 0 0 2 0 2 2
Larry Harlow 27 L L 6' 2" 185 Nov 13, 1951 4 38 8 38 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 23 31 0 3 16
Ellie Hendricks 38 L R 6' 1" 175 Dec 22, 1940 12 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pat Kelly 34 L L 6' 1" 185 Jul 30, 1944 13 68 38 68 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 1 24 16 30 0
Wayne Krenchicki 24 L R 6' 1" 180 Sep 17, 1954 1st 16 5 16 12 0 0 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
John Lowenstein 32 L R 6' 0" 175 Jan 27, 1947 10 97 48 97 74 0 0 1 0 1 0 46 1 40 72 2 27 8
Dennis Martinez 24 R R 6' 1" 185 May 14, 1955 4 40 0 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tippy Martinez 29 L L 5' 10" 180 May 31, 1950 6 39 0 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lee May 36 R R 6' 3" 205 Mar 23, 1943 15 124 115 124 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 9 0
Scott McGregor 25 B L 6' 1" 190 Jan 18, 1954 4 27 0 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Molinaro 29 L R 6' 0" 190 May 21, 1950 4 8 0 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 2 2
Eddie Murray HOF 23 B R 6' 2" 200 Feb 24, 1956 3 159 159 159 157 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Jim Palmer HOF 33 R R 6' 3" 196 Oct 15, 1945 14 23 0 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Rineer 23 L L 6' 4" 205 Jul 3, 1955 1st 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gary Roenicke 24 R R 6' 3" 205 Dec 5, 1954 3 133 109 133 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 25 9 130 0 4 3
Ken Singleton 32 B R 6' 4" 213 Jun 10, 1947 10 159 159 159 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 136 143 16 0 0 All-Star
Dave Skaggs 28 R R 6' 2" 200 Jun 12, 1951 3 63 46 63 63 0 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Smith 25 B R 185 Jul 14, 1953 5 68 54 68 67 0 0 0 63 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Don Stanhouse 28 R R 6' 2" 195 Feb 12, 1951 8 52 0 52 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Sammy Stewart 24 R R 6' 3" 208 Oct 28, 1954 2 31 0 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tim Stoddard 26 R R 6' 7" 250 Jan 24, 1953 3 29 0 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Stone 31 R R 5' 10" 175 Jul 14, 1947 9 32 0 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR

1978 / 1980 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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