1978 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1978 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 90-71. They scored 659 runs and belted 154 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. Doug DeCinces provided the power for the team with 28 homers. The offense was powered by Eddie Murray, who led the team with 95 RBI and 174 hits.
The team allowed 633 runs and had a team ERA of 3.56. Jim Palmer was the winningest pitcher, with 21 games won. Mike Flanagan led the team with 167 strikeouts. Don Stanhouse was the team's best fireman, with 24 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Mark Belanger | SS | 135 | 348 | 39 | 74 | 0 | 16 | 6 | .299 | .250 | .549 | .213 |
| Rich Dauer | 2B | 133 | 459 | 57 | 121 | 6 | 46 | 0 | .301 | .353 | .654 | .264 |
| Doug DeCinces | 3B | 142 | 511 | 72 | 146 | 28 | 80 | 7 | .346 | .526 | .872 | .286 |
| Kiko Garcia | SS | 79 | 186 | 17 | 49 | 0 | 13 | 7 | .287 | .339 | .626 | .263 |
| Eddie Murray | 1B | 161 | 610 | 85 | 174 | 27 | 95 | 6 | .356 | .480 | .836 | .285 |
| Billy Smith | 2B | 85 | 250 | 29 | 65 | 5 | 30 | 3 | .333 | .384 | .717 | .260 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Anderson | OF | 53 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .171 | .156 | .327 | .094 |
| Al Bumbry | OF | 33 | 114 | 21 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 5 | .346 | .368 | .714 | .237 |
| Mike Dimmel | OF | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Larry Harlow | OF | 147 | 460 | 67 | 112 | 8 | 26 | 14 | .324 | .354 | .678 | .243 |
| Pat Kelly | OF | 100 | 274 | 38 | 75 | 11 | 40 | 10 | .357 | .445 | .802 | .274 |
| Carlos Lopez | OF | 129 | 193 | 21 | 46 | 4 | 20 | 5 | .273 | .332 | .605 | .238 |
| Andres Mora | OF | 76 | 229 | 21 | 49 | 8 | 14 | 0 | .258 | .354 | .612 | .214 |
| Gary Roenicke | OF | 27 | 58 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .348 | .466 | .814 | .259 |
| Ken Singleton | OF | 149 | 502 | 67 | 147 | 20 | 81 | 0 | .409 | .462 | .871 | .293 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rick Dempsey | C | 136 | 441 | 41 | 114 | 6 | 32 | 7 | .327 | .356 | .683 | .259 |
| Elrod Hendricks | C | 13 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .556 | .985 | .333 |
| Dave Skaggs | C | 36 | 86 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .232 | .186 | .418 | .151 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Terry Crowley | DH | 62 | 95 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .314 | .274 | .588 | .253 |
| Lee May | DH | 148 | 556 | 56 | 137 | 25 | 80 | 5 | .286 | .414 | .700 | .246 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5422 | 659 | 1397 | 154 | 612 | 75 | .324 | .396 | .720 | .258 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Nelson Briles | 16 | 8 | 54.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 4.64 | 1.455 | |||
| Mike Flanagan | 40 | 40 | 281.3 | 19 | 15 | .559 | 0 | 167 | 87 | 4.03 | 1.273 | |||
| John Flinn | 13 | 0 | 15.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 8.04 | 2.357 | |||
| Dave Ford | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .00 | 0.800 | |||
| Larry Harlow | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 67.50 | 8.571 | |||
| Elrod Hendricks | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 0.870 | |||
| Joe Kerrigan | 26 | 2 | 71.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3 | 41 | 36 | 4.77 | 1.548 | |||
| Dennis Martinez | 40 | 38 | 276.3 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 0 | 142 | 93 | 3.52 | 1.267 | |||
| Tippy Martinez | 42 | 0 | 69 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5 | 57 | 40 | 4.83 | 1.696 | |||
| Scott McGregor | 35 | 32 | 233 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | 94 | 47 | 3.32 | 1.133 | |||
| Jim Palmer | 38 | 38 | 296 | 21 | 12 | .636 | 0 | 138 | 97 | 2.46 | 1.159 | |||
| Don Stanhouse | 56 | 0 | 74.7 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 24 | 42 | 52 | 2.89 | 1.499 | |||
| Earl Stephenson | 2 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2.79 | 1.546 | |||
| Sammy Stewart | 2 | 2 | 11.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3.18 | 1.150 | |||
| Tim Stoddard | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Team Totals | 322 | 161 | 1429 | 90 | 71 | .559 | 33 | 754 | 509 | 3.56 | 1.294 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Murray | 161 |
| At Bats | Eddie Murray | 610 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Murray | 690 |
| Batting Average | Ken Singleton | .293 |
| On-Base % | Ken Singleton | .409 |
| Slugging % | Doug DeCinces | .526 |
| OPS | Doug DeCinces | .872 |
| Runs | Eddie Murray | 85 |
| Hits | Eddie Murray | 174 |
| Total Bases | Eddie Murray | 293 |
| Doubles | Doug DeCinces | 37 |
| Triples | Kiko Garcia | 4 |
| Home Runs | Doug DeCinces | 28 |
| RBI | Eddie Murray | 95 |
| Walks | Ken Singleton | 98 |
| Strikeouts | Lee May | 110 |
| Stolen Bases | Larry Harlow | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Larry Harlow | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mark Belanger | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Eddie Murray | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Lee May | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Palmer | 21 |
| Losses | Mike Flanagan | 15 |
| Saves | Don Stanhouse | 24 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Palmer | .636 |
| ERA | Jim Palmer | 2.46 |
| WHIP | Scott McGregor | 1.133 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Palmer | 296 |
| Games | Don Stanhouse | 56 |
| Games Started | Mike Flanagan | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Flanagan | 167 |
| Complete Games | Jim Palmer | 19 |
| Shutouts | Jim Palmer | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Palmer | 1197 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mike Flanagan | 126 |
| Hits Allowed | Mike Flanagan | 271 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Palmer | 97 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mike Flanagan | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mike Flanagan | 52 |
| Triples Allowed | Dennis Martinez | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Flanagan and Dennis Martinez | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mike Flanagan and Dennis Martinez | 3 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dennis Martinez | 32 |
