1977 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1977 American League East Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 97–64 (.602) 2nd Jerold Hoffberger Hank Peters Earl Weaver WJZ-TV WBAL (AM)(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell) The 1977 Baltimore Orioles season was the 77th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 24th in Baltimore, and the 24th at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles finished tied for second place in the American League East with a record of 97 wins and 64 losses. The Orioles stayed in contention for the division title until an 11–10 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on September 30."Red Sox Oust Orioles, 11–10, To Stay Alive," The Associated Press (AP), Friday, September 30, 1977. Retrieved April 18 2023. They in turn eliminated the Red Sox 8–7 the following day on October 1."Six Oriole Homers Eliminate Boston at Fenway, 8–7," The New York Times, Sunday, October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 18 2023. The Orioles entered the campaign with diminished expectations because of the departures of Reggie Jackson, Bobby Grich and Wayne Garland via free agency.Povich, Shirley. "Orioles Seem Destined for Third Place," The Washington Post, Wednesday, March 23, 1977. Retrieved April 18 2023. The team's biggest boost came from Eddie Murray who hit .283 with 27 home runs and 88 runs batted in (RBI) and was named the American League Rookie of the Year on November 21. He also batted .364 with nine homers and 26 RBI during the last 31 games of the season."Eddie Murray Rookie Of Year In AL," The Associated Press (AP), Tuesday, November 22, 1977. Retrieved April 18 2023. The Orioles lost a five-inning 4–0 decision to the Toronto Blue Jays at Exhibition Stadium on September 15 via forfeit because of third-base umpire Marty Springstead's refusal to have a tarpaulin covering the pitcher's mounds in the home team's bullpen in the left-field corner removed. Out of concern for the safety of his left fielder Andrés Mora, manager Earl Weaver protested Springstead's decision by pulling his team off the field. The forfeit was declared after 15 minutes had elapsed and the Orioles had not returned. Weaver explained, "Mora almost broke his leg on that damn thing yesterday. If that had not happened, I might not have thought of it. If a guy slips out there and hurts his leg, how am I gonna feel?""Orioles Forfeit Game to the Jays in Dispute over Bullpen Mound," United Press International (UPI), Friday, September 16, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023. American League president Lee MacPhail upheld the forfeit two days later on September 17. Even though he said that Weaver's concern for his players' safety was "not only understandable, but commendable", MacPhail stated, "There is a basic principle involved here, and that is that someone involved as a competitor cannot be allowed to dictate decisions that must be made by a neutral official."Montgomery, Paul L. "But Baltimore Loses Appeal to League Over Forfeit," The New York Times, Sunday, September 18, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023. The Orioles drew 1,195,769 which at the time was the second-highest home attendance total since the franchise's first season in Baltimore in 1954, surpassed by only 1,203,366 in 1966.Scannell, Nancy. "Orioles Expect Loss At Gate of 150,000, Substantial Deficit," The Washington Post, Sunday, September 10, 1978. Retrieved April 18 2023. A 10–4 defeat to the Red Sox at Memorial Stadium on September 18 drew 51,798, then the largest crowd to attend an Orioles home regular-season game, who paid tribute to Brooks Robinson who had announced his retirement as an active player one month prior on August 21.Montgomery, Paul L. "Red Sox Set Back Orioles, 10–4, As Both End Ungainful Weekend," The New York Times, Monday, September 19, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023. The ballclub sustained a net operating loss of $43,846, primarily because of a $499,000 increase in player payroll in the first year of Major League Baseball (MLB) free agency. Offseason November 1, 1976: Darryl Cias was released by the Orioles.Darryl Cias page at Baseball Reference November 5, 1976: 1976 MLB expansion draft Bob Galasso was selected from the Orioles by the Seattle Mariners.Bob Galasso page at Baseball Reference Dave Pagan was selected from the Orioles by the Seattle Mariners.Dave Pagan page at Baseball Reference December 15, 1976: Bob Babcock was traded by the Orioles to the Texas Rangers for Dave Criscione.Dave Criscione page at Baseball Reference January 11, 1977: John Shelby was drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft.John Shelby page at Baseball Reference January 20, 1977: Paul Blair was traded by the Orioles to the New York Yankees for Elliott Maddox and Rick Bladt.Paul Blair page at Baseball Reference February 8, 1977: Billy Smith was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Billy Smith page at Baseball Reference February 11, 1977: Vic Rodriguez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.Vic Rodriguez page at Baseball Reference Regular season 95pxBrooksRobinson3BRetired 1977 Season standings Record vs. opponents BAL Opening Day lineup Notable transactions May 26, 1977: Randy Stein was acquired from the Orioles by the New York Yankees.Randy Stein page at Baseball Reference June 13, 1977: Dyar Miller was traded by the Orioles to the California Angels for Dick Drago.Dick Drago page at Baseball Reference July 27, 1977: Ken Rudolph was purchased by the Orioles from the San Francisco Giants.Ken Rudolph page at Baseball Reference September 19, 1977: Nelson Briles was purchased by the Orioles from the Texas Rangers.Nelson Briles transactions at Baseball Reference Roster 1977 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers 55 Nelson Briles 45 Tony Chévez 37 Dick Drago 17 Ed Farmer 46 Mike Flanagan 48 Ross Grimsley 38 Fred Holdsworth 30 Dennis Martínez 23 Tippy Martinez 43 Rudy May 39 Scott McGregor 37 Dyar Miller 35 Randy Miller 22 Jim Palmer 32 Mike Parrott 52 Earl Stephenson Catchers 40 Dave Criscione 24 Rick Dempsey 12 Ken Rudolph  8 Dave Skaggs Infielders  7 Mark Belanger 10 Terry Crowley 44 Rich Dauer 11 Doug DeCinces  3 Kiko Garcia 14 Lee May 33 Eddie Murray 16 Tony Muser  5 Brooks Robinson  2 Billy Smith Outfielders  1 Al Bumbry 36 Mike Dimmel 34 Larry Harlow 18 Pat Kelly 21 Elliott Maddox 27 Andrés Mora 28 Tom Shopay 29 Ken Singleton Manager  4 Earl Weaver Coaches 31 George Bamberger (Pitching) 41 Jim Frey (First base) 55 Billy Hunter (Third base) 47 Cal Ripken (Bullpen/Third base) Game log Regular season Past games legend Orioles Win (#bfb) Orioles Loss (#fbb) Game postponed (#bbb) Eliminated from playoff spot (#933) Bold denotes an Orioles pitcher Baltimore Orioles 1977 1977 regular season game log: 97–64 (Home: 54–27; Away: 43–37)1977 Baltimore Orioles Schedule & Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1977-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball Reference 31 July 2026 y Baltimore Orioles 1977 April: 8–8 (Home: 5–6; Away: 3–2) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 25, 1977 || 8:40p.m. EDT || Yankees || 6–9 || Tidrow (2–1) || D. Martínez (0–1) || Lyle (4) || 3:06 || 17,624 || 7–6 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 14 || April 26, 1977 || 7:31p.m. EDT || Yankees || 6–2 || May (2–2) || Holtzman (1–1) || — || 2:15 || 12,884 || 8–6 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 27, 1977 || 7:32p.m. EDT || Yankees || 3–4 || Lyle (1–1) || D. Martínez (0–2) || — || 2:51 || 15,647 || 8–7 || L1 |- y Baltimore Orioles 1977 May: 17–10 (Home: 11–3; Away: 6–7) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 19, 1977 || 8:00p.m. EDT || @ Yankees || 1–9 || Figueroa (5–2) || Flanagan (1–2) || — || 2:09 || 15,909 || 17–14 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || May 20, 1977 || 8:00p.m. EDT || @ Yankees || 6–5 || D. Martínez (2–2) || Tidrow (2–2) || — || 3:01 || 25,872 || 18–14 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 33 || May 21, 1977 || 2:00p.m. EDT || @ Yankees || 4–3 (12) || T. Martinez (1–0) || Lyle (2–2) || — || 3:12 || 19,968 || 19–14 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 34(1) || May 22, 1977 || 1:00p.m. EDT || @ Yankees || 5–1 || May (5–4) || Hunter (1–3) || — || 2:23 || — || 20–14 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 35(2) || May 22, 1977 || 3:48p.m. EDT || @ Yankees || 2–8 || Guidry (3–0) || McGregor (1–1) || — || 2:19 || 43,285 || 20–15 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 38(1) || May 25, 1977 || 5:34p.m. EDT || Royals || 1–4 || Splittorff (3–4) || Grimsley (4–3) || Gura (4) || 2:23 || — || 22–16 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 39(2) || May 25, 1977 || 8:25p.m. EDT || Royals || 7–2 || D. Martínez (3–2) || Colburn (5–5) || — || 2:56 || 11,388 || 23–16 || W1 |- y Baltimore Orioles 1977 June: 13–18 (Home: 6–8; Away: 7–10) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 47 || June 3, 1977 || 8:00p.m. EDT || @ Royals || 7–6 || Grimsley (6–3) || Bird (2–1) || T. Martinez (1) || 3:00 || 21,878 || 27–20 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 48(1) || June 4, 1977 || 6:00p.m. EDT || @ Royals || 5–4 || D. Martínez (4–2) || Colburn (6–6) || — || 2:21 || — || 28–20 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 49(2) || June 4, 1977 || 8:56p.m. EDT || @ Royals || 13–14 (10) || Gura (3–1) || Flanagan (1–5) || — || 3:36 || 36,931 || 28–21 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || June 5, 1977 || 2:30p.m. EDT || @ Royals |- y Baltimore Orioles 1977 July: 20–8 (Home: 10–3; Away: 10–5) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || July 8, 1977 || 7:37p.m. EDT || Yankees || 5–7 || Gullett (7–3) || May (10–8) || Lyle (14) || 2:52 || 33,738 || 46–375 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 84 || July 9, 1977 || 7:38p.m. EDT || Yankees || 6–5 || T. Martinez (2–0) || Lyle (7–3) || Drago (4) || 2:34 || 44,193 || 47–37 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 85 || July 10, 1977 || 2:11p.m. EDT || Yankees || 6–0 || Grimsley (8–4) || Figueroa (8–7) || — || 2:12 || 34,299 || 48–37 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 86 || July 11, 1977 || 8:39p.m. EDT || Yankees || 4–3 || Flanagan (6–8) || Torrez (8–8) || — || 2:56 || 42,603 || 49–37 || W3 |- bgcolor=#bbcaff | ASG || July 19, 1977 || 8:15p.m. EDT || 48th All-Star Game in Bronx, NYNL @ AL || 5–7 || – || – || – || 2:34 || 56,683 || – || ASG |-style="background:#fbb;" | 98 || July 26, 1977 || 8:00p.m. EDT || @ Yankees || 4–5 (10) || Lyle (8–3) || McGregor (1–2) || — || 2:48 || 32,097 || 56–42 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 99 || July 27, 1977 || 8:00p.m. EDT || @ Yankees || 6–4 || Palmer (12–8) || Hunter (6–5) || T. Martinez (5) || 3:15 || 47,271 || 57–42 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 100 || July 28, 1977 || 2:00p.m. EDT || @ Yankees || 2–14 || Torrez (9–10) || May (11–9) || — || 2:40 || 40,818 || 57–43 || L1 |- y Baltimore Orioles 1977 August: 16–11 (Home: 12–5; Away: 4–6) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 121 || August 22, 1977 || 8:30p.m. EDT || @ Royals |-style="background:#fbb;" | 122 || August 23, 1977 || 8:30p.m. EDT || @ Royals |-style="background:#fbb;" | 125 || August 26, 1977 || 7:38p.m. EDT || Royals |-style="background:#bfb;" | 126 || August 27, 1977 || 7:33p.m. EDT || Royals |-style="background:#fbb;" | 127 || August 28, 1977 || 2:08p.m. EDT || Royals |- y Baltimore Orioles 1977 September: 21–9 (Home: 11–2; Away: 10–7) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Baltimore Orioles 1977 October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–0) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- Detailed records American League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed AL East Baltimore Orioles — — — — — — New York Yankees 4–4 4–3 8–7 8 7 y 66 79 Div Total 4–4 4–3 8–7 8 7 y 66 79 AL West Kansas City Royals 2–4 2–3 4–7 4 7 y 51 57 Div Total 2–4 2–3 4–7 4 7 y 51 57 Season Total 6–8 6–6 12–14 12 14 y 117 136 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Total Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home Away Total Composite Box + 1977 Baltimore Orioles Inning–by–Inning Boxscore Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E Opponents Orioles Sources: Starting Lineups Regular Season Batting Order Baltimore Orioles 1977 Regular Season Batting Order game log y Baltimore Orioles April # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |13 | April 25, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | #1Bumbry(LF) | #2Smith(2B) | #29Singleton(RF) | #11DeCinces(3B) | #33Murray(DH) | #14May(1B) | #24Dempsey(C) | #34Harlow(CF) | #7Belanger(SS) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |14 | April 26, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |15 | April 27, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY |- y Baltimore Orioles May # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |31 | May 19, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |32 | May 20, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |33 | May 21, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |34 | May 22, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |35 | May 22, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY |- y Baltimore Orioles June # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- y Baltimore Orioles July # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |83 | July 8, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |84 | July 9, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |85 | July 10, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |86 | July 11, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |98 | July 26, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |99 | July 27, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |100 | July 28, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY |- y Baltimore Orioles August # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- y Baltimore Orioles September # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- y Baltimore Orioles October # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- Defensive Lineup Baltimore Orioles 1977 Regular Season Defensive Lineup game log y Baltimore Orioles April # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |13 | April 25, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | #24Dempsey | #14May | #2Smith | #11DeCinces | #7Belanger | #1Bumbry | #34Harlow | #29Singleton | #48Grimsley |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |14 | April 26, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | | #43May |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |15 | April 27, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | | #39McGregor |- y Baltimore Orioles May # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |31 | May 19, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |32 | May 20, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |33 | May 21, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | #48Grimsley |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |34 | May 22, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | #43May |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |35 | May 22, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | #39McGregor |- y Baltimore Orioles June # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- y Baltimore Orioles July # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |83 | July 8, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | | #43May |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |84 | July 9, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |85 | July 10, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | | #48Grimsley |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |86 | July 11, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |98 | July 26, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | #48Grimsley |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |99 | July 27, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |100 | July 28, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | #43May |- y Baltimore Orioles August # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- y Baltimore Orioles September # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- y Baltimore Orioles October # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- Game Umpires Regular Season Baltimore Orioles 1977 Regular Season Umpire game log y Baltimore Orioles April # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |13 | April 25, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | Lou DiMuro(crew chief) | Bill Deegan | Jim McKean | Dale Ford |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |14 | April 26, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | Bill Deegan | Jim McKean | Dale Ford | Lou DiMuro(crew chief) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |15 | April 27, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | Jim McKean | Dale Ford | Lou DiMuro(crew chief) | Bill Deegan |- y Baltimore Orioles May # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |31 | May 19, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | Russ Goetz(crew chief) | George Maloney | Terry Cooney | Greg Kosc |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |32 | May 20, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | George Maloney | Terry Cooney | Greg Kosc | Russ Goetz(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |33 | May 21, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | Terry Cooney | Greg Kosc | Russ Goetz(crew chief) | George Maloney |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |34 | May 22, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | Greg Kosc | Russ Goetz(crew chief) | George Maloney | Terry Cooney |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |35 | May 22, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | Russ Goetz(crew chief) | George Maloney | Terry Cooney | Greg Kosc |- y Baltimore Orioles June # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- y Baltimore Orioles July # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |83 | July 8, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | Russ Goetz(crew chief) | George Maloney | Terry Cooney | Greg Kosc |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |84 | July 9, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | George Maloney | Terry Cooney | Greg Kosc | Russ Goetz(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |85 | July 10, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | Terry Cooney | Greg Kosc | Russ Goetz(crew chief) | George Maloney |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |86 | July 11, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | Greg Kosc | Russ Goetz(crew chief) | George Maloney | Jim McKean |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |98 | July 26, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | Ted Hendry | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | Art Frantz | Al Clark |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |99 | July 27, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief)| | Art Frantz | Al Clark | Ted Hendry |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |100 | July 28, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | Art Frantz | Al Clark | Ted Hendry | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) |- y Baltimore Orioles August # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- y Baltimore Orioles September # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- y Baltimore Orioles October # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- 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 91 270 61 .226 3 34 1B Lee May 150 585 148 .253 27 99 2B Billy Smith Billy Smith (second baseman) 109 367 79 .215 5 29 3B Doug DeCinces 150 522 135 .259 19 69 SS Mark Belanger 144 402 83 .206 2 30 LF Pat Kelly Pat Kelly (outfielder) 120 360 92 .256 10 49 CF Al Bumbry 133 518 164 .317 4 41 RF Ken Singleton 152 536 176 .328 24 99 DH Eddie Murray 160 611 173 .283 27 88 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 Rich Dauer 96 304 74 .243 5 25 Andrés Mora 77 233 57 .245 13 44 Dave Skaggs 80 216 62 .287 1 24 Kiko Garcia 65 131 29 .221 2 10 Tony Muser 120 118 27 .229 0 7 Elliott Maddox 49 107 28 .262 2 9 Tom Shopay 67 69 13 .188 1 4 Larry Harlow Larry Harlow (baseball) 46 48 10 .208 0 0 Brooks Robinson 24 47 7 .149 1 4 Terry Crowley 18 22 8 .364 1 9 Ken Rudolph 11 14 4 .286 0 2 Dave Criscione 7 9 3 .333 1 1 Mike Dimmel 25 5 0 .000 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 39 319.0 20 11 2.91 193 Rudy May 37 251.2 18 14 3.61 105 Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan (baseball) 36 235.0 15 10 3.64 149 Ross Grimsley 34 218.1 14 10 3.96 53 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 Dennis Martínez 42 166.2 14 7 4.10 107 Scott McGregor Scott McGregor (left-handed pitcher) 29 114.0 3 5 4.42 55 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 Tippy Martinez 41 5 1 9 2.70 29 Dick Drago 36 6 3 3 3.63 20 Dyar Miller 12 2 2 1 5.64 9 Fred Holdsworth 12 0 1 0 6.28 4 Tony Chévez 4 0 0 0 12.38 7 Mike Parrott 3 0 0 0 2.08 2 Nelson Briles 2 0 0 1 6.75 2 Earl Stephenson 1 0 0 0 9.00 2 Randy Miller Randy Miller (baseball) 1 0 0 0 40.50 0 Ed Farmer 1 0 0 0 inf 0 Awards and honors Earl Weaver, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Ken Boyer AA Charlotte O's Southern League Jimmie Schaffer A Miami Orioles Florida State League Len Johnston Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League J. R. Miner References 30em External links Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1977 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1977 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Baltimore Orioles Category:1970s in Baltimore