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1979 Baltimore Orioles (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978/1980)
102-57, Finished 1st in AL Eastern Division
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Won AL Pennant
Scored 757 runs, Allowed 582 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 98-61
Managed by Earl Weaver

Ballpark: Memorial Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,681,009 (6th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 97, Pitching - 95
  (one-year): Batting - 98, Pitching - 96
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-3) to Pittsburgh Pirates
Won AL Championship Series (3-1) over California Angels

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1978/1980) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Fri,4/6 vs CHW W (5-3)# Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Belanger Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Palmer May
2.Sat,4/7 vs CHW W (6-3) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Belanger Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Flanagan May
3.Sun,4/8 vs CHW L (1-5)# Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Belanger Kelly Harlow Singleton Martinez May
4.Tue,4/10 vs NYY L (6-7)# Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Belanger Garcia Bumbry Singleton McGregor May
5.Wed,4/11 vs NYY W (6-5) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Belanger Kelly Bumbry Singleton Palmer May
6.Thu,4/12 vs NYY L (0-5)# Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Belanger Garcia Bumbry Singleton Flanagan May
7.Fri,4/13 at MIL L (3-9) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Belanger Bumbry Harlow Singleton Stone May
8.Sat,4/14 at MIL L (10-11) Dempsey Murray Smith DeCinces Garcia Lowenstein Bumbry Singleton Martinez Crowley
9.Sun,4/15 at MIL L (2-4)# Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Belanger Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Palmer May
10.Tue,4/17 at NYY L (1-5)# Dempsey Murray Smith DeCinces Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Flanagan May
11.Wed,4/18 at NYY L (1-3)# Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Martinez May
12.Thu,4/19 at NYY W (6-3) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Kelly Bumbry Singleton Palmer Crowley
13.Fri,4/20 vs MIL W (6-3)# Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Belanger Roenicke Harlow Singleton Stone May
14.Sat,4/21 vs MIL W (4-2)# Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Belanger Roenicke Harlow Singleton Stewart May
15.Sun,4/22 vs MIL W (6-2) Skaggs Murray Smith DeCinces Belanger Lowenstein Bumbry Singleton Martinez May
16.Sun,4/22 vs MIL W (7-3) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Roenicke Harlow Kelly Flanagan Singleton
17.Tue,4/24 at CAL W (7-2) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Belanger Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Palmer May
18.Wed,4/25 at CAL W (5-2)# Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Belanger Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Stone May
19.Thu,4/26 at CAL W (4-2) Skaggs Murray Dauer DeCinces Belanger Lowenstein Harlow Singleton Martinez Kelly
20.Fri,4/27 at OAK W (7-1) Dempsey Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Flanagan May
21.Sat,4/28 at OAK L (5-8) Dempsey Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton McGregor May
22.Sun,4/29 at OAK W (13-1)# Dempsey Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Palmer May
23.Mon,4/30 at SEA W (8-7)# Dempsey Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Stone May
24.Tue,5/1 at SEA W (3-1) Skaggs Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Kelly Bumbry Singleton Martinez May
25.Wed,5/2 at SEA W (9-3) Dempsey Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Lowenstein Bumbry Roenicke Flanagan Singleton
26.Sat,5/5 vs CAL W (9-1) Dempsey Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Palmer May
27.Sun,5/6 vs CAL W (6-0)# Skaggs Murray Garcia Dauer Belanger Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Martinez May
28.Mon,5/7 vs OAK L (3-5) Dempsey Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Stone May
29.Tue,5/8 vs OAK W (8-2)# Dempsey Murray Garcia Dauer Belanger Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Flanagan May
30.Wed,5/9 vs OAK L (2-4) Dempsey Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Palmer May
31.Thu,5/10 vs OAK W (3-1)# Skaggs Murray Garcia Dauer Belanger Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Martinez Ayala
32.Fri,5/11 vs SEA W (8-3) Dempsey Murray Smith Dauer Belanger Roenicke Bumbry Lowenstein Stone Singleton
33.Sat,5/12 vs SEA W (4-2)# Dempsey Murray Garcia Dauer Belanger Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Flanagan May
34.Tue,5/15 at BOS L (2-3) Dempsey Murray Smith Dauer Belanger Singleton Bumbry Lowenstein Palmer May
35.Wed,5/16 at BOS W (10-6) Skaggs Murray Garcia Dauer Belanger Singleton Bumbry Roenicke Martinez May
36.Thu,5/17 at BOS L (2-6) Skaggs Murray Garcia Dauer Belanger Singleton Bumbry Roenicke Stone May
37.Fri,5/18 at TOR W (7-6) Dempsey Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Roenicke Harlow Lowenstein Flanagan Singleton
38.Sat,5/19 at TOR W (4-3)# Dempsey Murray Garcia Dauer Belanger Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Palmer May
39.Sun,5/20 at TOR W (6-2) Skaggs Murray Smith Dauer Belanger Lowenstein Bumbry Singleton Martinez May
40.Tue,5/22 vs BOS L (5-7) Dempsey Murray Smith Dauer Belanger Lowenstein Bumbry Singleton Flanagan May
41.Wed,5/23 vs BOS W (5-2) Dempsey Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Stone May
42.Thu,5/24 vs BOS W (5-3) Skaggs Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Lowenstein Martinez Singleton
43.Sat,5/26 at DET W (7-5) Dempsey Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Lowenstein Bumbry Singleton Flanagan May
44.Sun,5/27 at DET L (1-5) Skaggs Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Roenicke Harlow Lowenstein McGregor Singleton
45.Sun,5/27 at DET L (3-10) Dempsey Murray Garcia Lowenstein Belanger Kelly Bumbry Singleton Stone May
46.Mon,5/28 at KCR L (4-5) Skaggs Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Martinez Kelly
47.Tue,5/29 at KCR W (8-1)# Dempsey Murray Garcia Dauer Belanger Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Palmer May
48.Wed,5/30 at KCR L (1-2) Dempsey Murray Smith Dauer Belanger Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Flanagan May
49.Fri,6/1 at TEX L (2-4) Dempsey Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Stone May
50.Sat,6/2 at TEX W (5-4) Skaggs Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Martinez Kelly
51.Sun,6/3 at TEX L (2-4) Skaggs Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Lowenstein Bumbry Singleton Palmer May
52.Mon,6/4 vs MIN W (3-2) Dempsey Murray Garcia Dauer Belanger Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Flanagan May
53.Tue,6/5 vs MIN L (1-3) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Stone May
54.Wed,6/6 vs KCR W (3-0)# Skaggs Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Martinez May
55.Thu,6/7 vs KCR W (3-1) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Stewart May
56.Fri,6/8 vs TEX W (3-0) Skaggs Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Lowenstein Flanagan Singleton
57.Sat,6/9 vs TEX W (4-3) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Stone May
58.Sun,6/10 vs TEX W (5-4)# Skaggs Murray Dauer DeCinces Belanger Ayala Roenicke Singleton Martinez May
59.Mon,6/11 at CHW W (6-0)# Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Ayala Roenicke Singleton McGregor May
60.Tue,6/12 at CHW L (4-12)# Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Flanagan May
61.Wed,6/13 at CHW W (8-7) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Lowenstein Bumbry Singleton Stone Kelly
62.Fri,6/15 at MIN W (6-5) Skaggs Murray Krenchicki DeCinces Garcia Lowenstein Bumbry Singleton Martinez May
63.Sun,6/17 at MIN W (8-5)# Dempsey Murray Smith DeCinces Garcia Ayala Roenicke Singleton Flanagan May
64.Mon,6/18 at CLE W (8-7) Dempsey Murray Smith DeCinces Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton McGregor May
65.Tue,6/19 at CLE W (6-4) Dempsey Murray Smith DeCinces Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Stone May
66.Wed,6/20 at CLE W (5-3)# Skaggs Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Ayala Roenicke Singleton Martinez May
67.Fri,6/22 vs DET W (6-5)# Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Flanagan May
68.Sat,6/23 vs DET W (8-6) Skaggs Murray Dauer DeCinces Smith Roenicke Bumbry Singleton McGregor May
69.Sat,6/23 vs DET W (6-5) Dempsey Murray Krenchicki DeCinces Garcia Kelly Bumbry Lowenstein Palmer Singleton
70.Sun,6/24 vs DET L (4-6) Skaggs Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Martinez May
71.Mon,6/25 vs CLE W (3-2) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Stone May
72.Tue,6/26 vs CLE W (4-3) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Flanagan May
73.Wed,6/27 vs CLE W (3-1) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Lowenstein Roenicke Singleton Palmer Kelly
74.Thu,6/28 vs CLE L (3-6) Skaggs Murray Smith DeCinces Garcia Kelly Roenicke Singleton Martinez May
75.Fri,6/29 vs TOR W (6-1) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Lowenstein Roenicke Singleton McGregor May
76.Fri,6/29 vs TOR W (4-0) Skaggs Murray Smith Krenchicki Garcia Lowenstein Roenicke Singleton Stone Kelly
77.Sat,6/30 vs TOR W (2-0)# Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Ayala Roenicke Singleton Flanagan May
78.Sun,7/1 vs TOR W (10-7) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Lowenstein Bumbry Singleton Palmer May
79.Mon,7/2 at TEX L (0-2) Skaggs Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Kelly Bumbry Singleton Martinez May
80.Tue,7/3 at TEX L (0-4) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Smith Roenicke Bumbry Lowenstein Stone Singleton
81.Wed,7/4 at TEX L (5-9) Dempsey Murray Smith DeCinces Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Lowenstein Flanagan Singleton
82.Fri,7/6 at CAL L (3-7) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Stone Kelly
83.Sat,7/7 at CAL L (1-10) Skaggs Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Singleton Martinez Crowley
84.Sun,7/8 at CAL W (3-2) Dempsey Murray Smith Dauer Garcia Lowenstein Bumbry Singleton McGregor Kelly
85.Mon,7/9 at OAK W (7-3) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Lowenstein Bumbry Singleton Flanagan May
86.Tue,7/10 at OAK L (6-7) Dempsey Murray Dauer DeCinces Garcia Roenicke Bumbry Lowenstein Stone Singleton
87.Wed,7/11 at OAK W (3-1) Skaggs Murray