1977 Baltimore Orioles
97 - 64
1976 / 1978 (Organization)
2nd place in the AL East (2.5 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		54 - 27 (.667)
43 - 37 (.538)		 +10.0 wins
+6.5 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 719 / 676 ( +43 )
Allowed/Expected: 653 / 684 ( +31 )
Pyth Record: 88 - 73 (+9)
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Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,195,769 Avg Att: 14,763 (0.85)
Att Rank: 10 / 14 Lg Avg: 17,365
       
Park Factor: 0.93    
HR Factor: 0.94 R/L HR: 0.96 / 0.91
Notes:


Formation
Filters
Home Grown
Positions
#
via
1 Brooks Robinson
3B
40.1
-0.2
0.4
-0.6
23
Y
1
1
1955
 Free Agency (Amateur)
2 Mark Belanger
SS
33.1
2.7
11.0
0.5
13
Y
6
19
1962
 Free Agency (Amateur)
3 Jim Palmer
SP
31.7
7.6
29.1
19.2
12
Y
8
16
1963
 Free Agency (Amateur)
4 Al Bumbry
CF
30.2
3.0
23.3
12.4
6
Y
6
7
1968
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 11
5 Tom Shopay
LF
32.4
-0.4
0.6
-0.9
5
N
12
1
1969
 Draft (Rule 5) NYA AL
6 Doug DeCinces
3B
26.8
4.4
20.3
8.7
5
Y
1
17
1970
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 3
7 Ross Grimsley
SP
27.5
1.5
12.2
5.5
4
N
12
4
1973
 Trade CIN NL
8 Dyar Miller
RP
31.1
-0.4
0.3
-0.8
3
N
1
16
1969
 Free Agency
9 Mike Flanagan
SP
25.5
3.2
16.2
8.8
3
Y
6
5
1973
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 7
10 Lee May
1B
34.3
0.5
13.5
3.6
3
N
12
3
1974
 Trade HOU NL
11 Ken Singleton
RF
30.1
5.7
35.8
24.6
3
N
12
4
1974
 Trade MON NL
12 Tony Muser
1B
29.9
-0.4
0.8
-1.5
3
N
6
15
1975
 Trade CHA AL
13 Larry Harlow
CF
25.6
0.1
0.7
-0.6
2
Y
8
24
1970
 Free Agency (Amateur)
14 Kiko Garcia
SS
23.7
1.0
3.4
0.2
2
Y
6
8
1971
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 3
15 Dennis Martinez
SP
22.1
0.1
10.0
3.9
2
Y
12
10
1973
 Free Agency (Amateur)
16 Rich Dauer
2B
24.9
1.9
8.0
1.2
2
Y
6
5
1974
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 24)
17 Fred Holdsworth
RP
25.1
-0.5
0.0
-0.7
2
N
5
29
1975
 Trade DET AL
18 Andres Mora
LF
22.1
0.3
5.6
1.6
2
N
8
11
1975
 Purchased Saltillo (Mexican)
19 Rudy May
SP
33.0
2.0
16.5
8.7
2
N
6
15
1976
 Trade NYA AL
20 Rick Dempsey
C
27.8
1.3
8.8
1.4
2
N
6
15
1976
 Trade NYA AL
21 Tippy Martinez
RP
27.1
1.1
6.9
4.4
2
N
6
15
1976
 Trade NYA AL
22 Scott McGregor
SW
23.5
0.1
5.0
0.4
2
N
6
15
1976
 Trade NYA AL
23 Terry Crowley
DH
30.4
0.3
1.3
1.0
2
N
4
12
1977
 Free Agency
24 Dave Skaggs
C
26.1
1.2
10.1
4.0
1
Y
6
5
1969
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 6
25 Eddie Murray
DH
21.4
3.2
20.9
11.1
1
Y
6
5
1973
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 3
26 Mike Parrott
RP
22.6
0.1
0.4
0.2
1
Y
6
5
1973
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 15)
27 Tony Chevez
RP
23.0
-0.6
0.0
-0.4
1
Y
1
1
1974
 Free Agency (Amateur)
28 Randy Miller
RP
24.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.0
1
Y
6
5
1974
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 5
29 Earl Stephenson
RP
29.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
1
N
5
27
1976
 Purchased ATL NL
30 Pat Kelly
LF
32.9
0.7
12.6
5.3
1
N
11
18
1976
 Trade CHA AL
31 Mike Dimmel
RF
22.7
-0.0
0.2
0.0
1
N
12
6
1976
 Draft (Rule 5) LAN NL
32 Dave Criscione
C
25.8
0.1
0.6
0.4
1
N
12
15
1976
 Trade TEX AL
33 Elliott Maddox
CF
29.5
0.8
3.9
1.3
1
N
1
20
1977
 Trade NYA AL
34 Billy Smith
2B
24.0
1.0
8.2
-0.4
1
N
2
8
1977
 Free Agency
35 Ed Farmer
RP
27.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
N
3
2
1977
 Free Agency
36 Dick Drago
RP
32.0
0.1
3.6
1.7
1
N
6
13
1977
 Trade CAL AL
37 Ken Rudolph
C
30.5
0.2
0.7
0.4
1
N
7
27
1977
 Purchased SFN NL
38 Nelson Briles
RP
33.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
1
N
9
19
1977
 Purchased TEX AL
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Player Pos Hometown
Mark Belanger SS Pittsfield, MA (US)
Nelson Briles RP Chico, CA (US)
Al Bumbry CF King George, VA (US)
Tony Chevez RP Telica (Nicaragua)
Dave Criscione C Dunkirk, NY (US)
Terry Crowley DH Staten Island, NY (US)
Rich Dauer 2B Colton, CA (US)
Doug DeCinces 3B Sepulveda, CA (US)
Rick Dempsey C Encino, CA (US)
Mike Dimmel RF Logansport, IN (US)
Dick Drago RP Toledo, OH (US)
Ed Farmer RP Chicago, IL (US)
Mike Flanagan SP Manchester, NH (US)
Kiko Garcia SS Walnut Creek, CA (US)
Ross Grimsley SP Memphis, TN (US)
Larry Harlow CF Colorado Springs, CO (USA)
Fred Holdsworth RP Northfield, MI (US)
Pat Kelly LF Philadelphia, PA (US)
Elliott Maddox CF Union, NJ (US)
Dennis Martinez SP Granada (NI)
Tippy Martinez RP La Junta, CO (US)
Lee May 1B Birmingham, AL (US)
Rudy May SP Oakland, CA (US)
Scott McGregor SW El Segundo, CA (US)
Dyar Miller RP New Point, IN (US)
Randy Miller RP Oxnard, CA (USA)
Andres Mora LF Mexico (MX)
Eddie Murray DH Los Angeles, CA (US)
Tony Muser 1B San Diego, CA (US)
Jim Palmer SP Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Mike Parrott RP Camarillo, CA (US)
Brooks Robinson 3B Little Rock, AR (US)
Ken Rudolph C Los Angeles, CA (US)
Tom Shopay LF Bristol, CT (US)
Ken Singleton RF Mt. Vernon, NY (US)
Dave Skaggs C Lawndale, CA (US)
Billy Smith 2B San Antonio, TX (US)
Earl Stephenson RP Benson, NC (US)

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