1978 Baltimore Orioles season
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
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
- Mark Belanger
- Al Bumbry
- Doug DeCinces
- Rick Dempsey
- Larry Harlow
- Dennis Martínez
- Lee May
- Eddie Murray
- Ken Singleton
- Billy Smith
Notable transactions
- June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball Draft
- *Cal Ripken, Jr. was drafted by the Orioles in the 2nd round. Player signed June 13, 1978.
- *Bobby Bonner was drafted by the Orioles in the 3rd round.
- *Mike Boddicker was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round.
Roster
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 | | 146 | 441 | 114 | .259 | 6 | 32 |
| 1B | | 161 | 610 | 174 | .285 | 27 | 95 |
| 2B | | 133 | 459 | 121 | .264 | 6 | 46 |
| 3B | | 142 | 511 | 146 | .286 | 28 | 80 |
| SS | | 135 | 348 | 74 | .213 | 0 | 16 |
| LF | | 100 | 274 | 75 | .274 | 11 | 40 |
| CF | | 147 | 460 | 112 | .243 | 8 | 26 |
| RF | | 149 | 502 | 147 | .293 | 20 | 81 |
| DH | | 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 |
| 85 | 250 | 65 | .260 | 5 | 30 |
| 76 | 229 | 49 | .214 | 8 | 14 |
| 120 | 193 | 46 | .238 | 4 | 20 |
| 79 | 186 | 49 | .263 | 0 | 13 |
| 33 | 114 | 27 | .237 | 2 | 6 |
| 62 | 95 | 24 | .253 | 0 | 12 |
| 36 | 86 | 13 | .151 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | 58 | 15 | .259 | 3 | 15 |
| 53 | 32 | 3 | .094 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | 18 | 6 | .333 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 0 | 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 |
| 40 | 281.1 | 19 | 15 | 4.03 | 167 |
| 40 | 276.1 | 16 | 11 | 3.52 | 142 |
| 38 | 296 | 21 | 12 | 2.46 | 138 |
| 35 | 233 | 15 | 13 | 3.32 | 94 |
| 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 |
| 16 | 54.1 | 4 | 4 | 4.64 | 30 |
| 2 | 15 | 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 |
| 56 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 2.89 | 42 |
| 42 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4.83 | 57 |
| 26 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4.77 | 41 |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.04 | 8 |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 14 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67.50 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Miami
