1978 Baltimore Orioles season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Baltimore Orioles
season = 1978
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = East Division
y2 = 1969| Uniform logo =
ballpark = Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1954
city = Baltimore, Maryland
y5 = 1954
owners = Jerold Hoffberger
general managers = Hank Peters
managers = Earl Weaver
television =WJZ-TV
radio = WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell, Brooks Robinson) |

The by|1978 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 4th in the American League East with a record of 90 wins and 71 losses.

Offseason

December 7, 1977: Bryn Smith, Rudy May, and Randy Miller were traded by the Orioles to the Montreal Expos for Don Stanhouse, Joe Kerrigan, and Gary Roenicke. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithbr01.shtml Bryn Smith page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

Opening Day starters

*Mark Belanger
*Al Bumbry
*Doug DeCinces
*Rick Dempsey
*Larry Harlow
*Dennis Martínez
*Lee May
*Eddie Murray
*Ken Singleton
*Billy Smith [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1978&t=BAL 1978 Baltimore Orioles Roster by Baseball Almanac ] ]

eason standings

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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ripkeca01.shtml Cal Ripken page at Baseball Reference] ]
**Mike Boddicker was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boddime01.shtml Mike Boddicker page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Rochester Red Wings (International League; Ken Boyer, Al Widmar and Frank Robinson, managers)
* Class AA: Charlotte O's (Southern League; Lance Nichols, manager)
* Class A: Miami Orioles (Florida State League; Jim Williams, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Rookie: Bluefield Orioles (Appalachian League; Junior Miner, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1978.shtml 1978 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1978&t=BAL 1978 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com]