1979 Baltimore Orioles Roster

The 1979 Baltimore Orioles team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1979 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1979 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1979 Baltimore Orioles



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
46 Mike Flanagan 6-00 195 Left Left 1951-12-16
37 John Flinn 6-00 175 Right Right 1954-09-02
59 Dave Ford 6-04 190 Right Right 1956-12-29
30 Dennis Martinez 6-01 185 Right Right 1955-05-14
23 Tippy Martinez 5-10 180 Left Left 1950-05-31
16 Scott McGregor 6-01 190 Left Both 1954-01-18
22 Jim Palmer 6-03 196 Right Right 1945-10-15
43 Jeff Rineer 6-04 205 Left Left 1955-07-03
26 Don Stanhouse 6-02 195 Right Right 1951-02-12
53 Sammy Stewart 6-03 208 Right Right 1954-10-28
49 Tim Stoddard 6-07 250 Right Right 1953-01-24
21, 32 Steve Stone 5-10 175 Right Right 1947-07-14
24 Rick Dempsey 6-00 190 Right Right 1949-09-13
44 Ellie Hendricks 6-01 175 Right Left 1940-12-22
8 Dave Skaggs 6-02 200 Right Right 1951-06-12
7 Mark Belanger 6-01 170 Right Right 1944-06-08
45 Tom Chism 6-01 195 Left Left 1955-05-09
25 Rich Dauer 6-00 180 Right Right 1952-07-27
11 Doug DeCinces 6-02 194 Right Right 1950-08-29
3 Kiko Garcia 5-11 180 Right Right 1953-10-14
12 Wayne Krenchicki 6-01 180 Right Left 1954-09-17
33 Eddie Murray 6-02 200 Right Both 1956-02-24
2 Billy Smith 6-02½ 185 Right Both 1953-07-14
27 Benny Ayala 6-01 185 Right Right 1951-02-07
1 Al Bumbry 5-08 175 Right Left 1947-04-21
15 Mark Corey 6-02 200 Right Right 1955-11-03
6 Larry Harlow 6-02 185 Left Left 1951-11-13
18 Pat Kelly 6-01 185 Left Left 1944-07-30
38 John Lowenstein 6-00 175 Right Left 1947-01-27
9 Bob Molinaro 6-00 190 Right Left 1950-05-21
35 Gary Roenicke 6-03 205 Right Right 1954-12-05
29 Ken Singleton 6-04 213 Right Both 1947-06-10
10 Terry Crowley 6-00 180 Left Left 1947-02-16
14 Lee May 6-03 205 Right Right 1943-03-23
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The 1979 Baltimore Orioles played 159 games during the regular season, won 102 games, lost 57 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium (Park Factors: 96/95) where 1,681,009 fans witnessed their 1979 Orioles finish the season with a .642 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1979 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1979 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list:

1979 Baltimore Orioles
Opening Day Starters


Mark Belanger
Al Bumbry
Rich Dauer
Doug DeCinces
Rick Dempsey
Lee May
Eddie Murray
Jim Palmer
Gary Roenicke
Ken Singleton

1979 Baltimore Orioles
Most Games by Position

C Rick Dempsey (124)
1B Eddie Murray (157)
2B Rich Dauer (103)
3B Doug DeCinces (120)
SS Kiko Garcia (113)
LF Gary Roenicke (114)
CF Al Bumbry (146)
RF Ken Singleton (136)
DH Lee May (117)
  
SP Mike Flanagan
SP Dennis Martinez
SP Scott McGregor
SP Jim Palmer
SP Steve Stone
  
RP Tippy Martinez
RP Sammy Stewart
RP Tim Stoddard
CL Don Stanhouse


1979 Baltimore Orioles
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1979 Baltimore Orioles
Uniform Numbers

#1 Al Bumbry
#2 Billy Smith
#3 Kiko Garcia
#6 Larry Harlow
#7 Mark Belanger
#8 Dave Skaggs
#9 Bob Molinaro
#10 Terry Crowley
#11 Doug DeCinces
#12 Wayne Krenchicki
#14 Lee May
#15 Mark Corey
#16 Scott McGregor
#18 Pat Kelly
#21 Steve Stone
#22 Jim Palmer
#23 Tippy Martinez
#24 Rick Dempsey
#25 Rich Dauer
#26 Don Stanhouse
#27 Benny Ayala
#29 Ken Singleton
#30 Dennis Martinez
#32 Steve Stone
#33 Eddie Murray
#35 Gary Roenicke
#37 John Flinn
#38 John Lowenstein
#43 Jeff Rineer
#44 Ellie Hendricks
#45 Tom Chism
#46 Mike Flanagan
#49 Tim Stoddard
#53 Sammy Stewart
#59 Dave Ford

Did you know that a 1979 Baltimore Orioles Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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