1978_Baltimore_Orioles_season Knowpia

1978 Baltimore Orioles
1978 Baltimore Orioles
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Memorial Stadium
City	Baltimore, Maryland
Record	90–71 (.559)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	Jerold Hoffberger
General managers	Hank Peters
Managers	Earl Weaver
Television	WJZ-TV; (Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell, Brooks Robinson)
Radio	WBAL (AM); (Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)

The 1978 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 90 wins and 71 losses.

Offseason edit

November 23, 1977: Elrod Hendricks was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.^[2]
December 7, 1977: Bryn Smith, Rudy May, and Randy Miller were traded by the Orioles to the Montreal Expos for Don Stanhouse, Joe Kerrigan, and Gary Roenicke.^[3]
January 6, 1978: Ken Rudolph was released by the Orioles.^[4]
February 21, 1978: Tony Muser was released by the Orioles.^[5]

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

v t e AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	100	63	0.613	—	55–26	45–37
Boston Red Sox	99	64	0.607	1	59–23	40–41
Milwaukee Brewers	93	69	0.574	6½	54–27	39–42
Baltimore Orioles	90	71	0.559	9	51–30	39–41
Detroit Tigers	86	76	0.531	13½	47–34	39–42
Cleveland Indians	69	90	0.434	29	42–36	27–54
Toronto Blue Jays	59	102	0.366	40	37–44	22–58

Record vs. opponents edit

1978 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	7–8	4–6	8–1	9–6	7–8	2–8	7–8	5–5	6–9	11–0	9–1	7–4	8–7
Boston	8–7	—	9–2	7–3	7–8	12–3	4–6	10–5	9–2	7–9	5–5	7–3	3–7	11–4
California	6–4	2–9	—	8–7	6–4	4–7	9–6	5–5	12–3	5–5	9–6	9–6	5–10	7–3
Chicago	1–8	3–7	7–8	—	8–2	2–9	8–7	4–7	8–7	1–9	7–8	7–8	11–4	4–6
Cleveland	6–9	8–7	4–6	2–8	—	5–10	5–6	5–10	5–5	6–9	4–6	8–1	1–9	10–4
Detroit	8–7	3–12	7–4	9–2	10–5	—	4–6	7–8	4–6	4–11	6–4	8–2	7–3	9–6
Kansas City	8–2	6–4	6–9	7–8	6–5	6–4	—	6–4	7–8	6–5	10–5	12–3	7–8	5–5
Milwaukee	8–7	5–10	5–5	7–4	10–5	8–7	4–6	—	4–7	10–5	9–1	5–5	6–4	12–3
Minnesota	5–5	2–9	3–12	7–8	5–5	6–4	8–7	7–4	—	3–7	9–6	6–9	6–9	6–4
New York	9–6	9–7	5–5	9–1	9–6	11–4	5–6	5–10	7–3	—	8–2	6–5	6–4	11–4
Oakland	0–11	5–5	6–9	8–7	6–4	4–6	5–10	1–9	6–9	2–8	—	13–2	6–9	7–4
Seattle	1–9	3–7	6–9	8–7	1–8	2–8	3–12	5–5	9–6	5–6	2–13	—	3–12	8–2
Texas	4–7	7–3	10–5	4–11	9–1	3–7	8–7	4–6	9–6	4–6	9–6	12–3	—	4–7
Toronto	7–8	4–11	3–7	6–4	4–10	6–9	5–5	3–12	4–6	4–11	4–7	2–8	7–4	—

Opening Day starters edit

Notable transactions edit

June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball Draft
- Cal Ripken Jr. was drafted by the Orioles in the 2nd round, (46th overall). ^[7] Player signed June 13, 1978.^[8]
- Bobby Bonner was drafted by the Orioles in the 3rd round.^[9]
- Mike Boddicker was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round.^[10]

Roster edit

1978 Baltimore Orioles

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

4 Earl Weaver

Coaches

41 Jim Frey (First base)
44 Elrod Hendricks (Bullpen)
31 Ray Miller (Pitching)
47 Cal Ripken (Third base)
20 Frank Robinson (Hitting)

Player stats edit

Batting edit

Starters by position edit

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Rick Dempsey	146	441	114	.259	6	32
1B	Eddie Murray	161	610	174	.285	27	95
2B	Rich Dauer	133	459	121	.264	6	46
3B	Doug DeCinces	142	511	146	.286	28	80
SS	Mark Belanger	135	348	74	.213	0	16
LF	Pat Kelly	100	274	75	.274	11	40
CF	Larry Harlow	147	460	112	.243	8	26
RF	Ken Singleton	149	502	147	.293	20	81
DH	Lee May	148	556	137	.246	25	80

Other batters edit

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Billy Smith	85	250	65	.260	5	30
Andrés Mora	76	229	49	.214	8	14
Carlos López	120	193	46	.238	4	20
Kiko Garcia	79	186	49	.263	0	13
Al Bumbry	33	114	27	.237	2	6
Terry Crowley	62	95	24	.253	0	12
Dave Skaggs	36	86	13	.151	0	2
Gary Roenicke	27	58	15	.259	3	15
Mike Anderson	53	32	3	.094	0	3
Elrod Hendricks	13	18	6	.333	1	1
Mike Dimmel	8	0	0	----	0	0

Pitching edit

Starting pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jim Palmer	38	296.0	21	12	2.46	138
Mike Flanagan	40	281.1	19	15	4.03	167
Dennis Martínez	40	276.1	16	11	3.52	142
Scott McGregor	35	233.0	15	13	3.32	94
Sammy Stewart	2	11.1	1	1	3.18	11

Other pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Nelson Briles	16	54.1	4	4	4.64	30
Dave Ford	2	15.0	1	0	0.00	5

Relief pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Don Stanhouse	56	6	9	24	2.89	42
Tippy Martinez	42	3	3	5	4.83	57
Joe Kerrigan	26	3	1	3	4.77	41
John Flinn	13	1	1	0	8.04	8
Tim Stoddard	8	0	1	0	6.00	14
Earl Stephenson	2	0	0	0	2.79	4
Larry Harlow	1	0	0	0	67.50	1
Elrod Hendricks	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system edit

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Ken Boyer, Al Widmar and Frank Robinson
AA	Charlotte O's	Southern League	Lance Nichols
A	Miami Orioles	Florida State League	Jimmy Williams
Rookie	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	J. R. Miner

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Miami

Notes edit

^ 1978 Media Guide (PDF). Baltimore Orioles. p. 48. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
^ Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference
^ Bryn Smith page at Baseball Reference
^ Ken Rudolph page at Baseball Reference
^ Tony Muser page at Baseball Reference
^ 1978 Baltimore Orioles Roster by Baseball Almanac
^ 100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, p.11
^ Cal Ripken page at Baseball Reference
^ Bobby Bonner page at Baseball Reference
^ Mike Boddicker page at Baseball Reference^{[permanent dead link]}

References edit

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1978 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
1978 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com