1979 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1979 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 102-57. They scored 757 runs and belted 181 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. The offense was powered by Ken Singleton, who led the team with 35 home runs and 111 RBI. Eddie Murray led the team with 179 hits for a .295 average. Al Bumbry had a great year on the basepaths with 37 stolen bases.
The team allowed 582 runs and had a team ERA of 3.28. Mike Flanagan led the pitching staff with 23 wins and 190 strikeouts. Don Stanhouse was the team's best fireman, with 21 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Mark Belanger | SS | 101 | 198 | 28 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 5 | .273 | .217 | .490 | .167 |
| Tom Chism | 1B | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Rich Dauer | 2B | 142 | 479 | 63 | 123 | 9 | 61 | 0 | .305 | .355 | .660 | .257 |
| Doug DeCinces | 3B | 120 | 422 | 67 | 97 | 16 | 61 | 5 | .318 | .412 | .730 | .230 |
| Kiko Garcia | SS | 126 | 417 | 54 | 103 | 5 | 24 | 11 | .303 | .362 | .665 | .247 |
| Wayne Krenchicki | 2B | 16 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .238 | .428 | .190 |
| Eddie Murray | 1B | 159 | 606 | 90 | 179 | 25 | 99 | 10 | .369 | .475 | .844 | .295 |
| Billy Smith | 2B | 68 | 189 | 18 | 47 | 6 | 33 | 1 | .309 | .434 | .743 | .249 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Benny Ayala | OF | 42 | 86 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 0 | .298 | .523 | .821 | .256 |
| Al Bumbry | OF | 148 | 569 | 80 | 162 | 7 | 49 | 37 | .336 | .376 | .712 | .285 |
| Mark Corey | OF | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .154 | .154 | .308 | .154 |
| Larry Harlow | OF | 38 | 41 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .375 | .293 | .668 | .268 |
| Pat Kelly | OF | 68 | 153 | 25 | 44 | 9 | 25 | 4 | .367 | .536 | .903 | .288 |
| John Lowenstein | OF | 97 | 197 | 33 | 50 | 11 | 34 | 16 | .351 | .482 | .833 | .254 |
| Bob Molinaro | OF | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| Gary Roenicke | OF | 133 | 376 | 60 | 98 | 25 | 64 | 1 | .378 | .508 | .886 | .261 |
| Ken Singleton | OF | 159 | 570 | 93 | 168 | 35 | 111 | 3 | .405 | .533 | .938 | .295 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rick Dempsey | C | 124 | 368 | 48 | 88 | 6 | 41 | 0 | .307 | .351 | .658 | .239 |
| Elrod Hendricks | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Dave Skaggs | C | 63 | 137 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .313 | .328 | .641 | .248 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Terry Crowley | DH | 61 | 63 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .449 | .476 | .925 | .317 |
| Lee May | DH | 124 | 456 | 59 | 116 | 19 | 69 | 3 | .297 | .412 | .709 | .254 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5371 | 757 | 1401 | 181 | 717 | 99 | .334 | .419 | .753 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Flanagan | 39 | 38 | 265.7 | 23 | 9 | .719 | 0 | 190 | 70 | 3.08 | 1.186 | |||
| John Flinn | 4 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.111 | |||
| Dave Ford | 9 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2.10 | 1.000 | |||
| Dennis Martinez | 40 | 39 | 292.3 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 0 | 132 | 78 | 3.66 | 1.221 | |||
| Tippy Martinez | 39 | 0 | 78 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 3 | 61 | 31 | 2.88 | 1.154 | |||
| Scott McGregor | 27 | 23 | 174.7 | 13 | 6 | .684 | 0 | 81 | 23 | 3.35 | 1.076 | |||
| Jim Palmer | 23 | 22 | 155.7 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 67 | 43 | 3.30 | 1.201 | |||
| Jeff Rineer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Don Stanhouse | 52 | 0 | 72.7 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 21 | 34 | 51 | 2.85 | 1.376 | |||
| Sammy Stewart | 31 | 3 | 117.7 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 1 | 71 | 71 | 3.52 | 1.419 | |||
| Tim Stoddard | 29 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 1.71 | 1.086 | |||
| Steve Stone | 32 | 32 | 186 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0 | 96 | 73 | 3.77 | 1.323 | |||
| Team Totals | 326 | 159 | 1434.5 | 102 | 57 | .642 | 30 | 786 | 467 | 3.28 | 1.217 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Murray and Ken Singleton | 159 |
| At Bats | Eddie Murray | 606 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ken Singleton | 688 |
| Batting Average | Eddie Murray and Ken Singleton | .295 |
| On-Base % | Ken Singleton | .405 |
| Slugging % | Ken Singleton | .533 |
| OPS | Ken Singleton | .938 |
| Runs | Ken Singleton | 93 |
| Hits | Eddie Murray | 179 |
| Total Bases | Ken Singleton | 304 |
| Doubles | Eddie Murray | 30 |
| Triples | Kiko Garcia | 9 |
| Home Runs | Ken Singleton | 35 |
| RBI | Ken Singleton | 111 |
| Walks | Ken Singleton | 109 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Singleton | 118 |
| Stolen Bases | Al Bumbry | 37 |
| Caught Stealing | Al Bumbry | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mark Belanger | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Rich Dauer | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Lee May | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mike Flanagan | 23 |
| Losses | Dennis Martinez | 16 |
| Saves | Don Stanhouse | 21 |
| Won-Loss % | Tippy Martinez | .769 |
| ERA | Mike Flanagan | 3.08 |
| WHIP | Scott McGregor | 1.076 |
| Innings Pitched | Dennis Martinez | 292.3 |
| Games | Don Stanhouse | 52 |
| Games Started | Dennis Martinez | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Flanagan | 190 |
| Complete Games | Dennis Martinez | 18 |
| Shutouts | Mike Flanagan | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Dennis Martinez | 1206 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dennis Martinez | 119 |
| Hits Allowed | Dennis Martinez | 279 |
| Walks Allowed | Dennis Martinez | 78 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Steve Stone | 31 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mike Flanagan | 45 |
| Triples Allowed | Dennis Martinez | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Dennis Martinez | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sammy Stewart | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Flanagan | 29 |
