1981 Baltimore Orioles Roster

The 1981 Baltimore Orioles team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1981 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 1981 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1981 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1981 Baltimore Orioles



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Complete Roster  
 

52 Mike Boddicker 5-11 172 Right Right 1957-08-23
46 Mike Flanagan 6-00 195 Left Left 1951-12-16
21 Dave Ford 6-04 190 Right Right 1956-12-29
36 Steve Luebber 6-03 195 Right Right 1949-07-09
30 Dennis Martinez 6-01 185 Right Right 1954-05-14
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
57 Jeff Schneider 6-03 195 Left Both 1952-12-06
53 Sammy Stewart 6-03 208 Right Right 1954-10-28
49 Tim Stoddard 6-07 250 Right Right 1953-01-24
32 Steve Stone 5-10 175 Right Right 1947-07-14
24 Rick Dempsey 6-00 190 Right Right 1949-09-13
37, 41 Dan Graham 6-01 205 Right Left 1954-07-19
59 Willie Royster 5-11 180 Right Right 1954-04-11
7 Mark Belanger 6-01 170 Right Right 1944-06-08
2 Bobby Bonner 6-00 185 Right Right 1956-08-12
25 Rich Dauer 6-00 180 Right Right 1952-07-27
11 Doug DeCinces 6-02 194 Right Right 1950-08-29
6 Wayne Krenchicki 6-01 180 Right Left 1954-09-17
33 Eddie Murray 6-02 200 Right Both 1956-02-24
8 Cal Ripken, Jr. 6-04 225 Right Right 1960-08-24
12 Lenn Sakata 5-09 160 Right Right 1954-06-08
1 Al Bumbry 5-08 175 Right Left 1947-04-21
15 Mark Corey 6-02 200 Right Right 1955-11-03
28 Jim Dwyer 5-10 175 Left Left 1950-01-03
38 John Lowenstein 6-00 175 Right Left 1947-01-27
35 Gary Roenicke 6-03 205 Right Right 1954-12-05
37 John Shelby 6-01 175 Right Both 1958-02-23
29 Ken Singleton 6-04 213 Right Both 1947-06-10
39 Dallas Williams 5-11 165 Left Left 1958-02-28
27 Benny Ayala 6-01 185 Right Right 1951-02-07
10 Terry Crowley 6-00 180 Left Left 1947-02-16
34 Jose Morales 6-00 195 Right Right 1944-12-30


The 1981 Baltimore Orioles played 105 games during the regular season, won 59 games, lost 46 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium (Park Factors: 100/99) where 1,024,247 fans witnessed their 1981 Orioles finish the season with a .562 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 1981 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1981 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list:

1981 Baltimore Orioles
Opening Day Starters


Mark Belanger
Al Bumbry
Rich Dauer
Doug DeCinces
Rick Dempsey
Jose Morales
Eddie Murray
Gary Roenicke
Ken Singleton
Steve Stone

1981 Baltimore Orioles
Most Games by Position

C Rick Dempsey (90)
1B Eddie Murray (99)
2B Rich Dauer (94)
3B Doug DeCinces (100)
SS Mark Belanger (63)
LF John Lowenstein (68)
CF Al Bumbry (100)
RF Ken Singleton (71)
DH Terry Crowley (42)
  
SP Mike Flanagan
SP Dennis Martinez
SP Scott McGregor
SP Jim Palmer
  
RP Sammy Stewart
RP Tim Stoddard
CL Tippy Martinez


1981 Baltimore Orioles
Salaries

Jim Palmer $250,000.00
Al Bumbry $160,000.00
Mike Boddicker $32,500.00
Bobby Bonner $32,500.00
Mark Corey $32,500.00
Dan Graham $32,500.00
Wayne Krenchicki $32,500.00
Cal Ripken, Jr. $32,500.00
Willie Royster $32,500.00
Jeff Schneider $32,500.00
John Shelby $32,500.00
Dallas Williams $32,500.00


1981 Baltimore Orioles
Uniform Numbers

#1 Al Bumbry
#2 Bobby Bonner
#6 Wayne Krenchicki
#7 Mark Belanger
#8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
#10 Terry Crowley
#11 Doug DeCinces
#12 Lenn Sakata
#15 Mark Corey
#16 Scott McGregor
#21 Dave Ford
#22 Jim Palmer
#23 Tippy Martinez
#24 Rick Dempsey
#25 Rich Dauer
#27 Benny Ayala
#28 Jim Dwyer
#29 Ken Singleton
#30 Dennis Martinez
#32 Steve Stone
#33 Eddie Murray
#34 Jose Morales
#35 Gary Roenicke
#36 Steve Luebber
#37 Dan Graham
#37 John Shelby
#38 John Lowenstein
#39 Dallas Williams
#41 Dan Graham
#46 Mike Flanagan
#49 Tim Stoddard
#52 Mike Boddicker
#53 Sammy Stewart
#57 Jeff Schneider
#59 Willie Royster

Did you know that a 1981 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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