1979 Baltimore Orioles roster

33 players appeared for the Baltimore Orioles in the 1979 MLB season. They reached the 1979 World Series and lost 4-3.

1979 Orioles roster: batting

1979 Baltimore Orioles batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Eddie Murray1B15960690179259910.295.369.844
Ken SingletonDH15957093168351113.295.405.938
Al BumbryCF1485698016274937.285.336.712
Rich Dauer2B142479631239610.257.305.660
Lee May1B1244565911619693.254.297.709
Doug DeCinces3B120422679716615.230.318.731
Kiko GarciaSS1264175410352411.247.303.665
Gary RoenickeLF133376609825641.261.378.886
Rick DempseyC12436848886410.239.307.658
Mark BelangerSS1011982833095.167.273.490
John LowensteinDH971973350113416.254.351.833
Billy SmithSS6818918476331.249.309.743
Pat KellyDH6815325449254.288.367.903
Dave SkaggsC631379341140.248.313.642
Bennie AyalaDH428615226130.256.298.821
Terry Crowley1B6163820180.317.449.925
Wayne Krenchicki1B162114000.190.190.429
Mark CoreyCF131312011.154.154.308
Bob MolinaroDH8600001.000.143.143
Tom Chism—6300000.000.000.000
Ellie Hendricks—1100000.000.000.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1979 Orioles roster: pitching

1979 Baltimore Orioles pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Dennis MartinezRP403915163.67292.01321.220
Mike FlanaganRP39382393.08265.21901.190
Steve StoneSP32321173.77186.0961.320
Scott McGregorSP27231363.35174.2811.080
Jim PalmerSP23221063.30155.2671.200
Sammy StewartRP313853.52117.2711.421
Tippy MartinezRP3901032.8878.0611.153
Don StanhouseRP520732.8572.2341.3821
Tim StoddardRP290311.7158.0471.093
Dave FordRP92212.1030.071.002
John FlinnRP40000.002.201.130
Jeff RineerP10000.001.000.000

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.