⭐ Division Winner

1979 Baltimore Orioles

102-57 • 0.642 Win% • 1st in AL E

📊 Season Record

102 Wins
57 Losses
0.642 Win %
1st Rank
757 R 582 RA
Diff +175

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⚡ Quick Stats

757 Runs Scored
582 Runs Allowed
+175 Run Diff
1,680K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 3% below the 1979 league average (.269)
OBP .336 1% above the 1979 league average (.333)
SLG .361 4% above the 1979 league average (.348)
Team ERA 3.26 23% better than the 1979 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 757 1% above the 1979 league average (752 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,680,427
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Avg per Game 21,271

⚾ Batting Leaders

Batting Avg

1 Terry Crowley 0.317 2 Eddie Murray 0.295 3 Ken Singleton 0.295 4 Pat Kelly 0.288 5 Al Bumbry 0.285

Home Runs

1 Ken Singleton 35 2 Eddie Murray 25 3 Gary Roenicke 25 4 Lee May 19 5 Doug DeCinces 16

RBI

1 Ken Singleton 111 2 Eddie Murray 99 3 Lee May 69 4 Gary Roenicke 64 5 Rich Dauer 61
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Murray 159 606 90 179 0 0 25 99 72 78 10 0.295
Ken Singleton 159 570 93 168 0 0 35 111 109 118 3 0.295
Al Bumbry 148 569 80 162 0 0 7 49 43 74 37 0.285
Rich Dauer 142 479 63 123 0 0 9 61 36 36 0 0.257
Lee May 124 456 59 116 0 0 19 69 28 100 3 0.254
Doug DeCinces 120 422 67 97 0 0 16 61 54 68 5 0.230
Kiko Garcia 126 417 54 103 0 0 5 24 32 87 11 0.247
Gary Roenicke 133 376 60 98 0 0 25 64 61 74 1 0.261
Rick Dempsey 124 368 48 88 0 0 6 41 38 37 0 0.239
Mark Belanger 101 198 28 33 0 0 0 9 29 33 5 0.167
John Lowenstein 97 197 33 50 0 0 11 34 30 37 16 0.254
Billy Smith 68 189 18 47 0 0 6 33 15 33 1 0.249
Pat Kelly 68 153 25 44 0 0 9 25 20 25 4 0.288
Dave Skaggs 63 137 9 34 0 0 1 14 13 14 0 0.248
Benny Ayala 42 86 15 22 0 0 6 13 6 9 0 0.256
Terry Crowley 61 63 8 20 0 0 1 8 14 13 0 0.317
Larry Harlow 38 41 5 11 0 0 0 1 7 4 1 0.268
Wayne Krenchicki 16 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.190
Mark Corey 13 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0.154
Bob Molinaro 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0.000
Tom Chism 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Elrod Hendricks 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Flanagan 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Flinn 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Ford 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Martinez 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tippy Martinez 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott McGregor 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Palmer 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Rineer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Stanhouse 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sammy Stewart 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Stoddard 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Stone 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

ERA

1 Tim Stoddard 1.71 2 Dave Ford 2.10 3 Don Stanhouse 2.85 4 Tippy Martinez 2.88 5 Mike Flanagan 3.08

Wins

1 Mike Flanagan 23 2 Dennis Martinez 15 3 Scott McGregor 13 4 Steve Stone 11 5 Tippy Martinez 10

Strikeouts

1 Mike Flanagan 190 2 Dennis Martinez 132 3 Steve Stone 96 4 Scott McGregor 81 5 Sammy Stewart 71
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dennis Martinez 15 16 3.66 40 39 0 292.1 78 132
Mike Flanagan 23 9 3.08 39 38 0 265.2 70 190
Steve Stone 11 7 3.77 32 32 0 186.0 73 96
Scott McGregor 13 6 3.35 27 23 0 174.2 23 81
Jim Palmer 10 6 3.30 23 22 0 155.2 43 67
Sammy Stewart 8 5 3.52 31 3 1 117.2 71 71
Tippy Martinez 10 3 2.88 39 0 3 78.0 31 61
Don Stanhouse 7 3 2.85 52 0 21 72.2 51 34
Tim Stoddard 3 1 1.71 29 0 3 58.0 19 47
Dave Ford 2 1 2.10 9 2 2 30.0 7 7
John Flinn 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 2.2 1 0
Jeff Rineer 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
BAL def. CAL 3-1
World Series
Lost to PIT 4-3

👥 Roster (34)

Benny Ayala Mark Belanger Al Bumbry Tom Chism Mark Corey Terry Crowley Rich Dauer Doug DeCinces Rick Dempsey Mike Flanagan John Flinn Dave Ford +22 more

34 players

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