1978 Baltimore Orioles

90-71 • .559 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1978 Baltimore Orioles went 90-71 (.559) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 659 runs, allowed 633, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Doug DeCinces (28 HR, 80 RBI) and Jim Palmer (21-12, 2.46 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

90 Wins
71 Losses
.559 Win %
4th Rank
659 R 633 RA
Diff +26

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659 Runs Scored
633 Runs Allowed
+26 Run Diff
1,051K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 AL Average

Batting Avg .257 1% below the 1978 league average (.261)
OBP .326 equal to the 1978 league average (.326)
SLG .395 3% above the 1978 league average (.384)
Team ERA 3.56 5% better than the 1978 league average (3.76)
Runs Scored 659 3% below the 1978 league average (679 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,051,722
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Avg per Game 12,984

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Ken Singleton 0.293 2 Doug DeCinces 0.286 3 Eddie Murray 0.285 4 Pat Kelly 0.274 5 Rich Dauer 0.264

Home Runs

1 Doug DeCinces 28 2 Eddie Murray 27 3 Lee May 25 4 Ken Singleton 20 5 Pat Kelly 11

RBI

1 Eddie Murray 95 2 Ken Singleton 81 3 Doug DeCinces 80 4 Lee May 80 5 Rich Dauer 46
1978 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Murray 161 610 85 174 32 3 27 95 70 97 6 0.285
Lee May 148 556 56 137 16 1 25 80 31 110 5 0.246
Doug DeCinces 142 511 72 146 37 1 28 80 46 81 7 0.286
Ken Singleton 149 502 67 147 21 2 20 81 98 94 0 0.293
Larry Harlow 147 460 67 112 25 1 8 26 55 72 14 0.243
Rich Dauer 133 459 57 121 23 0 6 46 26 22 0 0.264
Rick Dempsey 136 441 41 114 25 0 6 32 48 54 7 0.259
Mark Belanger 135 348 39 74 13 0 0 16 40 55 6 0.213
Pat Kelly 100 274 38 75 12 1 11 40 34 58 10 0.274
Billy Smith 85 250 29 65 12 2 5 30 27 40 3 0.260
Andres Mora 76 229 21 49 8 0 8 14 13 47 0 0.214
Carlos Lopez 129 193 21 46 6 0 4 20 9 34 5 0.238
Kiko Garcia 79 186 17 49 6 4 0 13 7 43 7 0.263
Al Bumbry 33 114 21 27 5 2 2 6 17 15 5 0.237
Terry Crowley 62 95 9 24 2 0 0 12 8 12 0 0.253
Dave Skaggs 36 86 6 13 1 1 0 2 9 14 0 0.151
Gary Roenicke 27 58 5 15 3 0 3 15 8 3 0 0.259
Mike Anderson 53 32 2 3 0 1 0 3 3 10 0 0.094
Elrod Hendricks 13 18 4 6 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 0.333
Nelson Briles 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Dimmel 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Flanagan 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Flinn 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Ford 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Kerrigan 26 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 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott McGregor 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Palmer 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Stanhouse 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Earl Stephenson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sammy Stewart 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Stoddard 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Jim Palmer 2.46 2 Don Stanhouse 2.89 3 Scott McGregor 3.32 4 Dennis Martinez 3.52 5 Mike Flanagan 4.03

Wins

1 Jim Palmer 21 2 Mike Flanagan 19 3 Dennis Martinez 16 4 Scott McGregor 15 5 Don Stanhouse 6

Strikeouts

1 Mike Flanagan 167 2 Dennis Martinez 142 3 Jim Palmer 138 4 Scott McGregor 94 5 Tippy Martinez 57
1978 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Palmer 21 12 2.46 38 38 0 296.0 246 81 97 138
Mike Flanagan 19 15 4.03 40 40 0 281.1 271 126 87 167
Dennis Martinez 16 11 3.52 40 38 0 276.1 257 108 93 142
Scott McGregor 15 13 3.32 35 32 1 233.0 217 86 47 94
Don Stanhouse 6 9 2.89 56 0 24 74.2 60 24 52 42
Joe Kerrigan 3 1 4.77 26 2 3 71.2 75 38 36 41
Tippy Martinez 3 3 4.83 42 0 5 69.0 77 37 40 57
Nelson Briles 4 4 4.64 16 8 0 54.1 58 28 21 30
Tim Stoddard 0 1 6.00 8 0 0 18.0 22 12 8 14
John Flinn 1 1 8.04 13 0 0 15.2 24 14 13 8
Dave Ford 1 0 0.00 2 1 0 15.0 10 0 2 5
Sammy Stewart 1 1 3.18 2 2 0 11.1 10 4 3 11
Earl Stephenson 0 0 2.79 2 0 0 9.2 10 3 5 4
Elrod Hendricks 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.1 1 0 1 0
Larry Harlow 0 0 67.50 1 0 0 0.2 2 5 4 1

👥 Roster (33)

Mike Anderson Mark Belanger Nelson Briles Al Bumbry Terry Crowley Rich Dauer Doug DeCinces Rick Dempsey Mike Dimmel Mike Flanagan John Flinn Dave Ford +21 more

33 players

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The 1978 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The 1978 Baltimore Orioles finished 90-71, a .559 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL East. With 659 runs scored and 633 given up, the 1978 differential was +26. At the plate the Baltimore Orioles hit .257, 1% worse than the league's .261. The Baltimore Orioles staff finished with a 3.56 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.76. League clubs averaged 679 runs that year, so the Baltimore Orioles scored 3% fewer. Attendance at Memorial Stadium totaled 1,051,722 for the year.

Doug DeCinces topped the Baltimore Orioles with 28 home runs. Eddie Murray led in RBI with 95. Jim Palmer led the pitchers with 21 wins. Mike Flanagan struck out 167, the most on the club. Don Stanhouse saved 24 games. In all, the roster shows 33 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1978 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1978 Baltimore Orioles finished 90-71 (.559 win pct).
Who led the 1978 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Doug DeCinces led the 1978 Baltimore Orioles with 28 home runs.
What was the 1978 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1978 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 3.56.
Did the 1978 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1978 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1978 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1978 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Doug DeCinces (28 HR, 80 RBI) and Jim Palmer (21-12, 2.46 ERA).
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