1979 Baltimore Orioles Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 102-57
Finished 1st in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,680,427, Avg. 23,339
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Won League Championship Series
American League Championship Series - Defeated California Angels 3-1
World Series - Lost to Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3
Manager: Earl Weaver (102-57)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1979 Baltimore Orioles Roster
1979 Baltimore Orioles Results

The Baltimore Orioles of the American League ended the 1979 season with a record of 102 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the AL's East Division.

The Orioles allowed 582 runs, least in the league. Baltimore plated 757 runs. Ken Singleton walloped 35 home runs for the squad, while Doug DeCinces, Lee May, Eddie Murray and Gary Roenicke each added 20 or more also. Ken Singleton drove in 111 runs. Ken Singleton and Eddie Murray led all regular batters by hitting .295. Mike Flanagan earned 23 wins on the mound for the squad, and Dennis Martinez also contributed 15 or more victories also Mike Flanagan recorded a 3.08 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Earl Weaver coached the team. The 1979 Baltimore Orioles won the League Championship Series.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Mike Flanagan239.7193.08393801650265.724510791237011903061085
Dennis Martinez1516.4843.66403901830292.3279129119287811321291206
Scott McGregor136.6843.3527233720174.716570651923081211706
Steve Stone117.6113.7732320300186.017391783173196103781
Tippy Martinez103.7692.883902300378.0592925031461106318
Jim Palmer106.6253.3023221700155.714466571243067001639
Sammy Stewart85.6153.5231310101117.79647461171471515498
Don Stanhouse73.7002.8552046002172.7492423451734112307
Tim Stoddard31.7501.712901500358.0441211319247003228
Dave Ford21.6672.1092500230.023772707000116
John Flinn000.004040002.7200010000011
Jeff Rineer000.001000001.000000000002
Totals10257.6423.283261591075210301434.3127958252213346720786145365897

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Eddie Murray1596876069017930225991027278.295.369.475.844288162169
Ken Singleton159688570931682913511131109118.295.405.533.9383041611716
Al Bumbry1486215698016229174937124374.285.336.376.71221463243
Rich Dauer14252847963123200961013636.257.305.355.660170151482
Lee May1244914565911615019693428100.254.297.412.709188181244
Kiko Garcia126457417541031595241193287.247.303.362.665151142510
Gary Roenicke13345337660981612564136174.261.378.508.8861911112134
Doug DeCinces12048442267972711661535468.230.318.412.731174113055
Rick Dempsey1244133684888230641013837.239.307.351.658129120341
John Lowenstein9723219733508211341643037.254.351.482.8339521133
Billy Smith68214189184794633101533.249.309.434.7438212711
Pat Kelly681771532544110925452025.288.367.536.9038221031
Dave Skaggs6315213793480114001314.248.313.328.6424580200
Mark Belanger10124219828336209512933.167.273.217.49043311130
Benny Ayala4294861522506130069.256.298.523.8214520021
Terry Crowley6178638205118001413.317.449.476.9253021002
Larry Harlow38484151110011374.268.375.293.6681200000
Wayne Krenchicki1623211410000000.190.190.238.429510200
Mark Corey1313131200011004.154.154.154.308210000
Elrod Hendricks1110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Bob Molinaro8760000001013.000.143.000.143010000
Tom Chism6330000000000.000.000.000.000010000
Don Stanhouse52000000000000000000
Sammy Stewart31000000000000000000
Tim Stoddard29000000000000000000
Mike Flanagan39000000000000000000
Jeff Rineer1000000000000000000
Jim Palmer23000000000000000000
John Flinn4000000000000000000
Scott McGregor27000000000000000000
Dave Ford9000000000000000000
Tippy Martinez39000000000000000000
Dennis Martinez40000000000000000000
Steve Stone32000000000000000000
Totals2143610653717571401258241817179949608847.261.336.419.755225014331425452


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Eddie Murray1B1571571398.7145610710135.9941.0579.9550000
Lee May1B2218.021022.9131.5001.5000000
Tom Chism1B409.060001.0006.0001.5000000
Terry Crowley1B205.750011.0007.9412.5000000
John Lowenstein1B103.041011.00015.0005.0000000
Rich Dauer2B10394834.32132601068.9795.1024.5920000
Billy Smith2B6352440.0107142533.9805.0933.9520000
Kiko Garcia2B2510131.03449612.9335.7023.3200000
Wayne Krenchicki2B6329.037011.0003.1031.6670000
Doug DeCinces3B1201191035.7992471321.9643.0072.8830000
Rich Dauer3B4437358.7219574.9432.9112.6360000
Wayne Krenchicki3B7229.09520.8754.3452.0000000
John Lowenstein3B118.002001.0002.2502.0000000
Kiko Garcia3B203.00000.000.0000000
Rick DempseyC1241121015.761581713.9906.1675.61350484548.4
Dave SkaggsC6346415.72222441.9845.3263.90550381325.5
Elrod HendricksC103.01010.5003.0001.00000200.0
Al BumbryOF1461271200.3367771.9822.8042.5620000
Ken SingletonOF1431431172.7247852.9811.9571.7830000
Gary RoenickeOF130109998.02461051.9812.3091.9690000
John LowensteinOF7245433.0120412.9922.5771.7220000
Pat KellyOF2422169.0360001.0001.9171.5000000
Benny AyalaOF2421138.038010.9742.4781.5830000
Larry HarlowOF318121.732010.9702.3671.0320000
Mark CoreyOF11036.3100001.0002.477.9090000
Bob MolinaroOF5018.070001.0003.5001.4000000
Kiko GarciaOF2216.021001.0001.6881.5000000
Dennis MartinezP4039292.3265953.9442.6172.1250000
Mike FlanaganP3938265.744122.9571.5241.1540000
Steve StoneP3232186.0212713.9802.3231.5000000
Scott McGregorP2723174.71021001.0001.5971.1480000
Jim PalmerP2322155.71023011.0001.9081.4350000
Sammy StewartP313117.7102713.9742.8301.1940000
Tippy MartinezP39078.041312.9441.962.4360000
Don StanhouseP52072.731612.9502.353.3650000
Tim StoddardP29058.09510.9332.172.4830000
Dave FordP9230.007001.0002.100.7780000
John FlinnP402.710001.0003.375.2500000
Jeff RineerP101.00000.000.0000000
Kiko GarciaSS113102843.71732712166.9554.7363.9290000
Mark BelangerSS9854570.7110195338.9904.8103.1120000
Billy SmithSS5220.01922.8334.5002.0000000
Totals1855142912909.043031764125420.9804.2303.271100885839.7

Postseason - Pitching:

Player Rnd W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Scott McGregorALCS101.0000.001101109.0600010400032
Mike FlanaganALCS101.0005.141100007.0664110200029
Don StanhouseALCS11.5006.003030003.0532031000018
Jim PalmerALCS003.001100009.0733120300035
Dennis MartinezALCS003.241100008.3833100400032
Tim StoddardWS101.0005.404020005.0633010300021
Mike FlanaganWS11.5003.0032010015.018751201300067
Scott McGregorWS11.5003.1822010017.01666122801069
Sammy StewartWS000.001000002.7400011000011
Tippy MartinezWS006.753000001.331100011008
Steve StoneWS009.001000002.0422021200012
Dennis MartinezWS0018.002110002.0644100010010
Jim PalmerWS01.0003.6022000015.01866051810166
Don StanhouseWS01.00013.503020002.0633032000014
Totals65.5453.842811831098.31134742623848311424

Postseason - Batting:

Player Rnd GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Ken SingletonALCS418164620020012.375.389.500.889810010
Eddie MurrayALCS417123500150152.417.588.6671.255800002
Rick DempseyALCS311103420021010.400.455.6001.055600000
Pat KellyALCS312113400142013.364.417.6361.053700000
Doug DeCincesALCS416134410030011.308.313.385.697510020
Al BumbryALCS420165401002043.250.400.375.775600001
Kiko GarciaALCS313111300020024.273.385.273.657300000
Rich DauerALCS412110200000001.182.182.182.364200100
Terry CrowleyALCS2220100010000.500.500.5001.000100000
Mark BelangerALCS3550100010002.200.200.200.400100000
Gary RoenickeALCS2651100010000.200.333.200.533111000
John LowensteinALCS4862100130022.167.375.6671.042400000
Lee MayALCS2870100010013.143.250.143.393110000
Dave SkaggsALCS1440000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Billy SmithALCS1440000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Don StanhouseALCS3000000000000000000
Mike FlanaganALCS1000000000000000000
Jim PalmerALCS1000000000000000000
Scott McGregorALCS1000000000000000000
Dennis MartinezALCS1000000000000000000
Ken SingletonWS7302811010020025.357.400.393.7931110001
Kiko GarciaWS621204821060113.400.429.6001.0291200000
Rick DempseyWS722213620000013.286.318.381.699810000
Rich DauerWS617172510110001.294.294.529.824910000
Doug DeCincesWS730252500131055.200.333.320.653800000
Eddie MurrayWS730263410121044.154.267.308.574820000
John LowensteinWS614132310030013.231.286.308.593400000
Al BumbryWS725213300010021.143.250.143.393311100
Benny AyalaWS4761200120010.333.429.8331.262500000
Billy SmithWS4971200000020.286.444.286.730220002
Gary RoenickeWS616161210000006.125.125.188.313300000
Tim StoddardWS41101000100001.0001.0001.0002.000100000
Dave SkaggsWS1331100000000.333.333.333.667110000
Pat KellyWS5540100000011.250.400.250.650100000
Terry CrowleyWS5540110020010.250.400.500.900200000
Scott McGregorWS2641000000021.000.333.000.333000000
Sammy StewartWS1110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Mark BelangerWS5761000000011.000.143.000.143000000
Mike FlanaganWS3650000000012.000.167.000.167000000
Lee MayWS2210000000011.000.500.000.500000000
Jim PalmerWS2440000000003.000.000.000.000000000
Tippy MartinezWS3000000000000000000
Don StanhouseWS3000000000000000000
Steve StoneWS1000000000000000000
Dennis MartinezWS2000000000000000000
Totals1574173665291152748724465.249.330.358.688131132236

Postseason - Fielding:

Player Rnd Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
Eddie MurrayALCS1B4436.344324.95911.64211.750
Rich DauerALCS2B4330.31012021.0006.5275.500
Billy SmithALCS2B116.012021.0004.5003.000
Doug DeCincesALCS3B4436.358011.0003.2203.250
Rick DempseyALCSC3328.0101001.0003.5363.667
Dave SkaggsALCSC118.331001.0004.3204.000
Al BumbryALCSCF4436.310010.9092.4772.500
John LowensteinALCSLF3214.360001.0003.7672.000
Gary RoenickeALCSLF2112.031011.0003.0002.000
Pat KellyALCSLF1110.030001.0002.7003.000
Jim PalmerALCSP119.011001.0002.0002.000
Scott McGregorALCSP119.00000.000.000
Dennis MartinezALCSP118.320001.0002.1602.000
Mike FlanaganALCSP117.00000.000.000
Don StanhouseALCSP303.00000.000.000
Ken SingletonALCSRF4436.351001.0001.4861.500
Kiko GarciaALCSSS3322.061622.9179.0007.333
Mark BelangerALCSSS3114.306001.0003.7672.000
Eddie MurrayWS1B7762.0607051.0009.7269.571
Rich DauerWS2B6541.01010011.0004.3903.333
Billy SmithWS2B4221.043011.0003.0001.750
Doug DeCincesWS3B7762.072130.9034.0654.000
Rick DempseyWSC7655.0382001.0006.5455.714
Dave SkaggsWSC117.022001.0005.1434.000
Al BumbryWSCF7447.014110.9382.8722.143
Gary RoenickeWSCF3315.081001.0005.4003.000
John LowensteinWSLF5326.06010.8572.0771.200
Gary RoenickeWSLF5120.060001.0002.7001.200
Benny AyalaWSLF3316.040001.0002.2501.333
Scott McGregorWSP2217.012001.0001.5881.500
Jim PalmerWSP2215.021011.0001.8001.500
Mike FlanaganWSP3215.004001.0002.4001.333
Tim StoddardWSP405.01410.8339.0001.250
Sammy StewartWSP102.712001.0001.1253.000
Steve StoneWSP102.00000.000.000
Don StanhouseWSP302.00010.000.000.000
Dennis MartinezWSP212.001011.0004.500.500
Tippy MartinezWSP301.30000.000.000
Ken SingletonWSRF7762.090001.0001.3061.286
Kiko GarciaWSSS6543.0101712.9645.6514.500
Mark BelangerWSSS5219.03712.9094.7372.000
Totals13899885.02951371425.9694.3933.130




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