1979 Baltimore Orioles Roster (40-man)

1978 Season 1980 Season

Record: 102-57-0, Finished 1st in AL_East (Schedule and Results)

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

Manager: Earl Weaver (102-57)

General Manager: Henry Peters

Scouting Director: Tommy Giordano

Ballpark: Memorial Stadium

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

Pythagorean W-L: 98-61, 757 Runs, 582 Runs Allowed

American League Pennant

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Benny Ayala	28	pr PR	R	R	6' 1"	185	Feb 7, 1951	4	42	24	42	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	1	24	11	17	0	0.6
Mark Belanger	35	us US	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	0.7
Al Bumbry	32	us US	L	R	5' 8"	170	Apr 21, 1947	8	148	127	148	146	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	146	0	146	0	9	4	3.0	$150,000
Tom Chism	25	us US	L	L	6' 1"	195	May 9, 1954	1st	6	2	6	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.1
Mark Corey	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Nov 3, 1955	1st	13	0	13	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	11	1	3	3	-0.2
Terry Crowley	32	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Feb 16, 1947	11	61	7	61	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	52	0	0.6
Rich Dauer	26	us US	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	2.5
Doug DeCinces	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Aug 29, 1950	7	120	119	120	120	0	0	0	0	120	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.8
Rick Dempsey	29	us US	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	2.3
Mike Flanagan	27	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	Dec 16, 1951	5	39	38	0	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.8
John Flinn	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Sep 2, 1954	2	4	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Dave Ford	22	us US	R	R	6' 4"	190	Dec 29, 1956	2	9	2	0	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0
Kiko Garcia	25	us US	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	1.2
Larry Harlow	27	us US	L	L	6' 2"	185	Nov 13, 1951	4	38	8	38	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	23	31	1	3	16	0.0
Elrod Hendricks	38	vi VI	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	-0.1
Pat Kelly	34	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Jul 30, 1944	13	68	38	68	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	1	24	17	30	0	1.0
Wayne Krenchicki	24	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Sep 17, 1954	1st	16	5	16	13	0	0	0	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	-0.3
John Lowenstein	32	us US	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	1.9
Dennis Martínez	25	ni NI	R	R	6' 1"	160	May 14, 1954	4	40	39	0	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.7
Tippy Martinez	29	us US	L	L	5' 10"	180	May 31, 1950	6	39	0	0	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0
Lee May	36	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Mar 23, 1943	15	124	115	124	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	117	9	0	-0.4
Scott McGregor	25	us US	B	L	6' 1"	190	Jan 18, 1954	4	27	23	0	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.6
Bob Molinaro	29	us US	L	R	6' 0"	190	May 21, 1950	4	8	0	8	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	1	2	2	-0.1
Eddie Murray HOF	23	us US	B	R	6' 2"	190	Feb 24, 1956	3	159	159	159	157	0	0	157	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.9
Jim Palmer HOF	33	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Oct 15, 1945	14	23	22	0	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	$250,000
Jeff Rineer	23	us US	L	L	6' 4"	205	Jul 3, 1955	1st	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Gary Roenicke	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Dec 5, 1954	3	133	109	133	130	0	0	0	0	0	0	115	25	9	130	2	4	3	3.8
Ken Singleton	32	us US	B	R	6' 4"	210	Jun 10, 1947	10	159	159	159	143	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	136	143	16	0	0	5.3	$150,000	All-Star
Dave Skaggs	28	us US	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	-0.2
Billy Smith	25	us US	B	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 14, 1953	5	68	54	68	67	0	0	0	63	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1.6
Don Stanhouse	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Feb 12, 1951	8	52	0	0	52	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7		All-Star
Sammy Stewart	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Oct 28, 1954	2	31	3	0	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8
Tim Stoddard	26	us US	R	R	6' 7"	230	Jan 24, 1953	3	29	0	0	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2
Steve Stone	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Jul 14, 1947	9	32	32	0	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	$175,000
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Earl Weaver HOF	48	us US	Aug 14, 1930	Manager	Apr 6	Sep 30
Frank Robinson	43	us US	Aug 31, 1935	Hitting	Apr 6	Sep 30
Ray Miller	34	us US	Apr 30, 1945	Pitching	Apr 6	Sep 30
Elrod Hendricks	38	vi VI	Dec 22, 1940	Bullpen	Apr 6	Sep 30
Jim Frey	48	us US	May 26, 1931	First base	Apr 6	Sep 30
Cal Ripken Sr.	43	us US	Dec 17, 1935	Third base	Apr 6	Sep 30
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date