1978 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1978 American League East Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 90–71 (.559) 4th Jerold Hoffberger Hank Peters Earl Weaver WJZ-TV(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell, Brooks Robinson)1978 Media Guide Baltimore Orioles 48 https://content.mlb.com/documents/6/7/0/265782670/1978_media_guide.pdf May 4, 2020 WBAL (AM)(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell) The 1978 Baltimore Orioles season was the 78th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 25th in Baltimore, and the 25th at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles finished fourth in the American League East with a record of 90 wins and 71 losses. Offseason November 23, 1977: Elrod Hendricks was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Elrod Hendricks https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hendrel01.shtml 2024-09-07 Baseball-Reference.com en 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.Bryn Smith https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithbr01.shtml 2024-09-07 Baseball-Reference.com en January 6, 1978: Ken Rudolph was released by the Orioles.Ken Rudolph https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rudolke01.shtml 2024-09-07 Baseball-Reference.com en February 21, 1978: Tony Muser was released by the Orioles.Tony Muser https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/muserto01.shtml 2024-09-07 Baseball-Reference.com en Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents BAL Opening Day starters Mark Belanger Al Bumbry Doug DeCinces Rick Dempsey Larry Harlow Dennis Martínez Lee May Eddie Murray Ken Singleton Billy Smith1978 Baltimore Orioles Roster https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1978&t=BAL 2024-09-07 www.baseball-almanac.com Notable transactions June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball draft Cal Ripken Jr. was drafted by the Orioles in the 2nd round, (46th overall).Connolly Dan 100 things Orioles fans should know & do before they die 2015 Triumph Books 978-1-62937-041-5 Chicago Player signed June 13, 1978.Cal Ripken Jr. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ripkeca01.shtml 2024-09-07 Baseball-Reference.com en Bobby Bonner was drafted by the Orioles in the 3rd round.Bobby Bonner https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bonnebo01.shtml 2024-09-07 Baseball-Reference.com en Mike Boddicker was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round.Mike Boddicker https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/boddimi01.shtml 2024-09-07 Baseball-Reference.com en Roster 1978 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers 55 Nelson Briles 46 Mike Flanagan 37 John Flinn 59 Dave Ford 32 Joe Kerrigan 30 Dennis Martínez 23 Tippy Martinez 16 Scott McGregor 22 Jim Palmer 48,26 Don Stanhouse 52 Earl Stephenson 53 Sammy Stewart 49 Tim Stoddard Catchers 24 Rick Dempsey 44 Elrod Hendricks  8 Dave Skaggs Infielders  7 Mark Belanger 25 Rich Dauer 11 Doug DeCinces  3 Kiko Garcia 14 Lee May 33 Eddie Murray  2 Billy Smith Outfielders 39 Mike Anderson  1 Al Bumbry 10 Terry Crowley 36 Mike Dimmel  6 Larry Harlow 18 Pat Kelly  9 Carlos López 27 Andrés Mora 35 Gary Roenicke 29 Ken Singleton 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) Game log Legend Orioles Win (#bfb) Orioles Loss (#fbb) Game postponed (#bbb) Bold denotes an Orioles pitcher Baltimore Orioles; 1978 Baltimore Orioles Season Game Log: 90–71 (Home: 51–30; Away: 39–41) n Baltimore Orioles; April: 8–11 (Home: 4–5; Away: 4–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#bbb | – || April 6 || @ Brewers || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 7 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 1 || April 7 || @ Brewers || 3–11 || Augustine (1–0) || Flanagan (0–1) || || 47,824 || 0–1 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 2 || April 8 || @ Brewers || 3–16 || Haas (1–0) || D. Martinez (0–1) || || 6,470 || 0–2 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 3 || April 9 || @ Brewers || 5–13 || Sorensen (1–0) || McGregor (0–1) || || 18,514 || 0–3 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 4 || April 10 || @ Royals || 2–4 || Splittorff (1–0) || Briles (0–1) || Hrabosky (1) || 38,194 || 0–4 || L4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 5 || April 12 || @ Royals || 2–5 || Leonard (1–1) || Flanagan (0–2) || Mingori (2) || 17,449 || 0–5 || L5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 6 || April 14 || Brewers || 6–5 || D. Martinez (1–1) || Sorensen (1–1) || Stanhouse (1) || 36,086 || 1–5 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 7 || April 15 || Brewers || 7–0 || Palmer (1–0) || Augustine (2–1) || || 7,527 || 2–5 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 8 || April 16 || Brewers || 7–5 || Briles (1–1) || Haas (2–1) || Stanhouse (2) || – || 3–5 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 9 || April 16 || Brewers || 2–9 || Replogle (1–0) || McGregor (0–2) || Rodríguez (1) || 14,995 || 3–6 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 10 || April 17 || @ Yankees || 6–1 || Flanagan (1–2) || Hunter (0–2) || || 15,674 || 4–6 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 11 || April 18 || @ Yankees || 3–4 || Lyle (1–0) || T. Martinez (0–1) || || 15,628 || 4–7 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 12 || April 21 || Royals || 2–1 || Palmer (2–0) || Leonard (2–2) || Stanhouse (3) || 6,203 || 5–7 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 13 || April 22 || Royals || 3–5 || Splittorff (4–0) || Flanagan (1–3) || Hrabosky (4) || 7,277 || 5–8 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 14 || April 23 || Royals || 5–6 || Gura (2–0) || Stoddard (0–1) || Pattin (1) || 13,833 || 5–9 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 15 || April 24 || Yankees || 2–8 || Guidry (2–0) || McGregor (0–3) || || 18,053 || 5–10 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 16 || April 25 || Yankees || 3–4 || Beattie (1–0) || Palmer (2–1) || Lyle (2) || 14,159 || 5–11 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 17 || April 28 || @ White Sox || 6–4 || D. Martinez (2–1) || Torrealba (1–2) || Stanhouse (4) || 25,395 || 6–11 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 18 || April 29 || @ White Sox || 5–2 || Palmer (3–1) || Kravec (1–3) || Stanhouse (5) || 22,240 || 7–11 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 19 || April 30 || @ White Sox || 8–7 || McGregor (1–3) || Torrealba (1–3) || || 17,786 || 8–11 || W3 n Baltimore Orioles; May: 15–14 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#fbb | 20 || May 1 || @ Red Sox || 6–9 || Torrez (3–1) || Briles (1–2) || Stanley (1) || 18,710 || 8–12 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 21 || May 2 || @ Red Sox || 3–1 || D. Martinez (3–1) || Ripley (0–2) || || 19,930 || 9–12 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 22 || May 3 || Rangers || 1–2 || Alexander (2–1) || Stanhouse (0–1) || || 6,118 || 9–13 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bbb | – || May 4 || Rangers || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 15 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 23 || May 5 || Twins || 2–1 || Flanagan (2–3) || Zahn (2–1) || || 3,897 || 10–13 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 24 || May 6 || Twins || 7–8 || Thayer (1–1) || Stanhouse (0–2) || T. Johnson (2) || 26,870 || 10–14 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 25 || May 7 || Twins || 9–15 || Scarce (1–1) || Palmer (3–2) || || 8,923 || 10–15 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bbb | – || May 8 || White Sox || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 1 |-bgcolor=#bbb | – || May 8 || White Sox || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 26 || May 10 || Red Sox || 3–2 || Flanagan (3–3) || Burgmeier (1–1) || || 10,023 || 11–15 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 27 || May 11 || Red Sox || 4–5 || Lee (5–0) || D. Martinez (3–2) || Drago (3) || 14,950 || 11–16 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 28 || May 12 || @ Rangers || 3–9 || Matlack (3–4) || Palmer (3–3) || || 30,803 || 11–17 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 29 || May 13 || @ Rangers || 5–1 || McGregor (2–3) || Umbarger (1–2) || || 32,700 || 12–17 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 30 || May 14 || @ Rangers || 3–2 || Flinn (1–0) || D. Ellis (2–2) || Stanhouse (6) || 16,440 || 13–17 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 31 || May 15 || @ Twins || 6–9 (10) || Marshall (1–0) || Flinn (1–1) || || 3,847 || 13–18 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 32 || May 16 || @ Twins || 1–8 || Goltz (1–3) || Palmer (3–4) || T. Johnson (3) || 4,893 || 13–19 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bbb | – || May 17 || Blue Jays || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 33 || May 18 || Blue Jays || 5–3 || Flanagan (4–3) || Clancy (2–3) || || 4,255 || 14–19 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 34 || May 19 || @ Indians || 5–7 || Kern (4–1) || Stanhouse (0–3) || || 15,565 || 14–20 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 35 || May 20 || @ Indians || 2–1 || Palmer (4–4) || Wise (2–7) || Stanhouse (7) || 11,426 || 15–20 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 36 || May 21 || @ Indians || 3–0 || McGregor (3–3) || Waits (3–3) || || – || 16–20 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 37 || May 21 || @ Indians || 2–3 || Clyde (2–0) || Briles (1–3) || Kinney (5) || 23,206 || 16–21 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 38 || May 23 || Tigers || 2–0 || Flanagan (5–3) || Billingham (4–2) || || 4,536 || 17–21 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 39 || May 24 || Tigers || 2–3 || Hiller (4–1) || D. Martinez (3–3) || || – || 17–22 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 40 || May 24 || Tigers || 1–0 || Palmer (5–4) || Sykes (3–1) || || 8,196 || 18–22 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 41 || May 25 || Tigers || 2–1 || McGregor (4–3) || Hiller (4–2) || || 5,109 || 19–22 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 42 || May 26 || Indians || 4–3 || T. Martinez (1–1) || Wise (2–8) || || 29,215 || 20–22 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 43 || May 27 || Indians || 2–6 || Clyde (3–0) || Flanagan (5–4) || || 8,920 || 20–23 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 44 || May 28 || Indians || 3–4 (10) || Monge (2–0) || Stanhouse (0–4) || || – || 20–24 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 45 || May 28 || Indians || 3–0 || Palmer (6–4) || Paxton (1–3) || || 18,276 || 21–24 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 46 || May 29 || @ Tigers || 6–3 || McGregor (5–3) || Sykes (3–2) || || 20,534 || 22–24 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 47 || May 30 || @ Tigers || 2–5 || Baker (1–0) || Briles (1–4) || Hiller (5) || 10,530 || 22–25 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 48 || May 31 || @ Yankees || 3–2 || Flanagan (6–4) || Figueroa (5–3) || || 21,404 || 23–25 || W1 n Baltimore Orioles; June: 18–10 (Home: 7–2; Away: 11–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#bfb | 49 || June 1 || @ Yankees || 1–0 || Palmer (7–4) || Beattie (2–1) || || 19,943 || 24–25 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 50 || June 2 || @ Mariners || 10–9 || D. Martinez (4–3) || Colborn (1–3) || Stanhouse (8) || 4,936 || 25–25 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 51 || June 3 || @ Mariners || 2–1 || McGregor (6–3) || Mitchell (2–5) || T. Martinez (1) || 15,002 || 26–25 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 52 || June 4 || @ Mariners || 4–1 || Flanagan (7–4) || Pole (4–6) || || 6,429 || 27–25 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 53 || June 5 || @ Angels || 6–2 (10) || Stanhouse (1–4) || LaRoche (3–2) || || 13,231 || 28–25 || W6 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 54 || June 6 || @ Angels || 8–6 || D. Martinez (5–3) || Ryan (3–6) || Stanhouse (9) || 15,864 || 29–25 || W7 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 55 || June 9 || @ Athletics || 5–3 || Flanagan (8–4) || Broberg (6–5) || || 3,323 || 30–25 || W8 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 56 || June 10 || @ Athletics || 1–0 || Palmer (8–4) || Renko (1–2) || || 11,422 || 31–25 || W9 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 57 || June 11 || @ Athletics || 3–0 || McGregor (7–3) || Morgan (0–1) || || 17,157 || 32–25 || W10 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 58 || June 12 || Mariners || 5–4 || T. Martinez (2–1) || Colborn (1–5) || Stanhouse (10) || 13,212 || 33–25 || W11 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 59 || June 13 || Mariners || 3–2 (11) || Flanagan (9–4) || Romo (3–2) || || 7,729 || 34–25 || W12 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 60 || June 14 || Angels || 5–2 || Palmer (9–4) || Brett (2–4) || || 21,815 || 35–25 || W13 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 61 || June 15 || Angels || 1–5 || Tanana (10–3) || McGregor (7–4) || || 15,004 || 35–26 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 62 || June 16 || Athletics || 6–0 || D. Martinez (6–3) || Langford (1–4) || || 31,944 || 36–26 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 63 || June 17 || Athletics || 5–4 || Flanagan (10–4) || Morgan (0–2) || Stanhouse (11) || 24,619 || 37–26 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 64 || June 18 || Athletics || 2–1 || Palmer (10–4) || Johnson (4–4) || T. Martinez (2) || 17,143 || 38–26 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 65 || June 20 || @ Brewers || 8–5 || McGregor (8–4) || Travers (3–3) || || 22,640 || 39–26 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 66 || June 21 || @ Brewers || 3–5 || Sorensen (9–4) || D. Martinez (6–4) || Castro (5) || 21,732 || 39–27 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 67 || June 22 || @ Brewers || 10–3 || Flanagan (11–4) || Haas (2–3) || || 26,586 || 40–27 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 68 || June 23 || @ Red Sox || 2–5 || Lee (8–3) || Palmer (10–5) || || 34,582 || 40–28 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 69 || June 24 || @ Red Sox || 3–8 || Tiant (7–0) || McGregor (8–5) || || 32,213 || 40–29 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 70 || June 25 || @ Red Sox || 1–4 || Torrez (11–3) || D. Martinez (6–5) || || 33,526 || 40–30 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 71 || June 26 || @ Blue Jays || 10–24 || Underwood (4–7) || Flanagan (11–5) || || 16,184 || 40–31 || L4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 72 || June 27 || @ Blue Jays || 2–6 || Lemanczyk (2–9) || Palmer (10–6) || Cruz (2) || – || 40–32 || L5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 73 || June 27 || @ Blue Jays || 8–9 || Cruz (1–0) || Stanhouse (1–5) || || 38,563 || 40–33 || L6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 74 || June 28 || @ Blue Jays || 2–3 || Clancy (5–7) || McGregor (8–6) || Murphy (6) || 28,392 || 40–34 || L7 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 75 || June 29 || Red Sox || 3–4 || Ripley (2–4) || D. Martinez (6–6) || || 28,899 || 40–35 || L8 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 76 || June 30 || Red Sox || 3–2 (11) || Stanhouse (2–5) || Tiant (7–1) || || 33,034 || 41–35 || W1 n Baltimore Orioles; July: 17–11 (Home: 10–5; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#bfb | 77 || July 1 || Red Sox || 3–2 (11) || Briles (2–4) || Torrez (11–4) || || 38,542 || 42–35 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bbb | – || July 2 || Red Sox || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 78 || July 3 || @ Indians || 0–9 || Paxton (6–4) || McGregor (8–7) || || 9,302 || 42–36 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 79 || July 4 || @ Indians || 6–4 || D. Martinez (7–6) || Clyde (4–4) || Stanhouse (12) || 36,300 || 43–36 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 80 || July 5 || Blue Jays || 3–1 || Flanagan (12–5) || Garvin (2–9) || || – || 44–36 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 81 || July 5 || Blue Jays || 8–6 || Kerrigan (1–0) || Murphy (2–7) || || 9,886 || 45–36 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 82 || July 6 || Blue Jays || 0–2 || Lemanczyk (3–10) || Palmer (10–7) || Willis (4) || 14,926 || 45–37 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 83 || July 7 || @ Royals || 1–3 || Splittorff (10–7) || McGregor (8–8) || || 23,314 || 45–38 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 84 || July 8 || @ Royals || 3–11 || Gale (9–3) || D. Martinez (7–7) || || 34,587 || 45–39 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 85 || July 9 || @ Royals || 4–10 || Leonard (9–11) || Flanagan (12–6) || || 24,662 || 45–40 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bbcaff | ASG || July 11 || AL @ NL || 3–7 || Sutter (1–0) || Gossage (0–1) || || 51,549 || — || N/A |-bgcolor=#bfb | 86 || July 13 || Twins || 8–6 || Flanagan (13–6) || Goltz (8–6) || T. Martinez (3) || 8,119 || 46–40 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 87 || July 14 || Twins || 5–1 || McGregor (9–8) || Zahn (8–7) || || 24,195 || 47–40 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 88 || July 15 || Rangers || 8–7 || T. Martinez (3–1) || Barker (1–4) || || – || 48–40 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 89 || July 15 || Rangers || 1–11 || Medich (4–4) || Palmer (10–8) || || 22,353 || 48–41 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 90 || July 16 || Rangers || 2–1 (12) || Stanhouse (3–5) || Cleveland (2–5) || || 11,839 || 49–41 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 91 || July 17 || Rangers || 0–2 (11) || Cleveland (3–5) || Flanagan (13–7) || || 11,676 || 49–42 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 92 || July 18 || Rangers || 5–1 || McGregor (10–8) || D. Ellis (8–5) || || 10,832 || 50–42 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 93 || July 19 || @ White Sox || 10–3 || Palmer (11–8) || Kravec (7–7) || || 18,682 || 51–42 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 94 || July 21 || @ Twins || 5–4 (10) || Stanhouse (4–5) || Marshall (4–8) || || 14,702 || 52–42 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 95 || July 22 || @ Twins || 4–5 || Goltz (9–6) || McGregor (10–9) || || 10,063 || 52–43 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 96 || July 23 || @ Twins || 8–5 || Palmer (12–8) || Serum (4–4) || Stanhouse (13) || 30,896 || 53–43 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 97 || July 24 || @ Rangers || 10–6 || Stanhouse (5–5) || Jenkins (9–6) || McGregor (1) || 11,732 || 54–43 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 98 || July 25 || @ Rangers || 7–6 || Kerrigan (2–0) || Alexander (6–7) || T. Martinez (4) || 12,686 || 55–43 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 99 || July 26 || @ Tigers || 6–9 || Billingham (10–5) || Flanagan (13–8) || Sykes (1) || 18,056 || 55–44 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 100 || July 27 || @ Tigers || 7–3 || McGregor (11–9) || Slaton (10–8) || || 22,856 || 56–44 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 101 || July 28 || Angels || 5–4 || Palmer (13–8) || Aase (7–6) || Stanhouse (14) || 14,407 || 57–44 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 102 || July 29 || Angels || 1–2 || Hartzell (2–6) || D. Martinez (7–8) || || 23,504 || 57–45 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 103 || July 30 || Angels || 2–4 || Frost (3–4) || Flanagan (13–9) || LaRoche (15) || 15,350 || 57–46 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 104 || July 31 || Brewers || 6–5 (10) || Kerrigan (3–0) || Castro (3–3) || || 10,514 || 58–46 || W1 n Baltimore Orioles; August: 14–14 (Home: 9–6; Away: 5–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#fbb | 105 || August 2 || Brewers || 3–5 || Caldwell (14–5) || Palmer (13–9) || Sorensen (1) || 10,663 || 58–47 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 106 || August 3 || Brewers || 3–2 (10) || D. Martinez (8–8) || Augustine (10–10) || || 9,654 || 59–47 || W1 n Baltimore Orioles; September: 17–11 (Home: 13–5; Away: 4–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak n Baltimore Orioles; October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–0 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#bfb | 161 || October 1 || @ Tigers || 4–2 || D. Martinez (16–11) || Rozema (9–12) || || 13,948 || 90–71 || W1 Player stats Batting Starters by position 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 Pat Kelly (outfielder) 100 274 75 .274 11 40 CF Larry Harlow Larry Harlow (baseball) 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 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 Billy Smith (second baseman) 85 250 65 .260 5 30 Andrés Mora 76 229 49 .214 8 14 Carlos López Carlos López (baseball) 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 Mike Anderson (outfielder) 53 32 3 .094 0 3 Elrod Hendricks 13 18 6 .333 1 1 Mike Dimmel 8 0 0 ---- 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers 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 Mike Flanagan (baseball) 40 281.1 19 15 4.03 167 Dennis Martínez 40 276.1 16 11 3.52 142 Scott McGregor Scott McGregor (left-handed pitcher) 35 233.0 15 13 3.32 94 Sammy Stewart 2 11.1 1 1 3.18 11 Other pitchers 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 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 baseball 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 Larry Harlow (baseball) 1 0 0 0 67.50 1 Elrod Hendricks 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1978 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1978 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Baltimore Orioles Category:1970s in Baltimore