1979 Baltimore Orioles

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102-57 Lost WS
Record Outcome

1979 Baltimore Orioles

What was the record of the 1979 Baltimore Orioles?

The Baltimore Orioles finished the regular season with a 102-57 record. They went 55-24 at home and 47-33 on the road. Including the postseason, the Baltimore Orioles went 108-62. Their final game was a loss in the World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

What division did the 1979 Baltimore Orioles play in?

The 1979 Baltimore Orioles played in the East Division of the American League.

What was the division record of the 1979 Baltimore Orioles?

During the regular season, the 1979 Baltimore Orioles went 47-29 against their AL East opponents.

Who won the AL East in 1979?

The Orioles won the AL East in the 1979 season with a 102-57 record. The Brewers finished 8 games back with a 95-66 record. The Red Sox finished 11.5 games back with a 91-69 record. The Yankees finished 13.5 games back with a 89-71 record. The Tigers finished 18 games back with a 85-76 record. The Indians finished 22 games back with a 81-80 record. The Blue Jays finished 50.5 games back with a 53-109 record.

What was the 1979 Baltimore Orioles record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent Record Win Percentage % Run Differential
Toronto Blue Jays 11-2 84.6% +33
Boston Red Sox 8-5 61.5% +19
Cleveland Indians 8-5 61.5% +7
Milwaukee Brewers 8-5 61.5% +7
Detroit Tigers 7-6 53.8% -1
New York Yankees 5-6 45.5% -6

What was the 1979 Baltimore Orioles record by month?

The 1979 Baltimore Orioles had their best month in June, when they went 23-6 and had a 79.3% win percentage. Their worst month was September, when they went 15-12 and had a 55.6% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Run Differential
April 14-9 60.9% +23
May 16-9 64% +37
June 23-6 79.3% +28
July 18-10 64.3% +41
August 16-11 59.3% +8
September 15-12 55.6% +38

Did the 1979 Baltimore Orioles Win The World Series?

No. While the 1979 Baltimore Orioles did play in the World Series, they lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

What was the run differential for the 1979 Baltimore Orioles?

The Baltimore Orioles finished the regular season with a run differential of +175. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Orioles could have been expected to have about 98.3 wins, or a 98-61 record in the regular season.

How did the 1979 Baltimore Orioles perform in one-run games?

In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1979 Baltimore Orioles went 34-21.

How did the 1979 Baltimore Orioles perform in extra inning games?

During the regular season, the 1979 Baltimore Orioles went 11-5 in extra inning games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1979 Baltimore Orioles?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1979 Baltimore Orioles was a 9 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1979 Baltimore Orioles?

The longest losing streak that the Baltimore Orioles had during the 1979 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.

1979 Baltimore Orioles Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Fri, Apr 6, 1979 vs Chicago White Sox Win 5 - 3
Sat, Apr 7, 1979 vs Chicago White Sox Win 6 - 3
Sun, Apr 8, 1979 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 1 - 5
Tue, Apr 10, 1979 vs New York Yankees Loss 6 - 7
Wed, Apr 11, 1979 vs New York Yankees Win 6 - 5 (10)
Thu, Apr 12, 1979 vs New York Yankees Loss 0 - 5
Fri, Apr 13, 1979 @ Milwaukee Brewers Loss 3 - 9
Sat, Apr 14, 1979 @ Milwaukee Brewers Loss 10 - 11
Sun, Apr 15, 1979 @ Milwaukee Brewers Loss 2 - 4
Tue, Apr 17, 1979 @ New York Yankees Loss 1 - 5
Wed, Apr 18, 1979 @ New York Yankees Loss 1 - 3
Thu, Apr 19, 1979 @ New York Yankees Win 6 - 3
Fri, Apr 20, 1979 vs Milwaukee Brewers Win 6 - 3
Sat, Apr 21, 1979 vs Milwaukee Brewers Win 4 - 2
Sun, Apr 22, 1979 vs Milwaukee Brewers Win 6 - 2
Sun, Apr 22, 1979 vs Milwaukee Brewers Win 7 - 3
Tue, Apr 24, 1979 @ California Angels Win 7 - 2
Wed, Apr 25, 1979 @ California Angels Win 5 - 2
Thu, Apr 26, 1979 @ California Angels Win 4 - 2
Fri, Apr 27, 1979 @ Oakland Athletics Win 7 - 1
Sat, Apr 28, 1979 @ Oakland Athletics Loss 5 - 8
Sun, Apr 29, 1979 @ Oakland Athletics Win 13 - 1
Mon, Apr 30, 1979 @ Seattle Mariners Win 8 - 7 (10)
Tue, May 1, 1979 @ Seattle Mariners Win 3 - 1
Wed, May 2, 1979 @ Seattle Mariners Win 9 - 3
Sat, May 5, 1979 vs California Angels Win 9 - 1
Sun, May 6, 1979 vs California Angels Win 6 - 0
Mon, May 7, 1979 vs Oakland Athletics Loss 3 - 5
Tue, May 8, 1979 vs Oakland Athletics Win 8 - 2
Wed, May 9, 1979 vs Oakland Athletics Loss 2 - 4
Thu, May 10, 1979 vs Oakland Athletics Win 3 - 1
Fri, May 11, 1979 vs Seattle Mariners Win 8 - 3
Sat, May 12, 1979 vs Seattle Mariners Win 4 - 2
Tue, May 15, 1979 @ Boston Red Sox Loss 2 - 3 (10)
Wed, May 16, 1979 @ Boston Red Sox Win 10 - 6
Thu, May 17, 1979 @ Boston Red Sox Loss 2 - 6
Fri, May 18, 1979 @ Toronto Blue Jays Win 7 - 6 (11)
Sat, May 19, 1979 @ Toronto Blue Jays Win 4 - 3
Sun, May 20, 1979 @ Toronto Blue Jays Win 6 - 2
Tue, May 22, 1979 vs Boston Red Sox Loss 5 - 7
Wed, May 23, 1979 vs Boston Red Sox Win 5 - 2 (10)
Thu, May 24, 1979 vs Boston Red Sox Win 5 - 3
Sat, May 26, 1979 @ Detroit Tigers Win 7 - 5 (16)
Sun, May 27, 1979 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 1 - 5
Sun, May 27, 1979 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 3 - 10
Mon, May 28, 1979 @ Kansas City Royals Loss 4 - 5 (16)
Tue, May 29, 1979 @ Kansas City Royals Win 8 - 1
Wed, May 30, 1979 @ Kansas City Royals Loss 1 - 2
Fri, Jun 1, 1979 @ Texas Rangers Loss 2 - 4
Sat, Jun 2, 1979 @ Texas Rangers Win 5 - 4
Sun, Jun 3, 1979 @ Texas Rangers Loss 2 - 4
Mon, Jun 4, 1979 vs Minnesota Twins Win 3 - 2 (10)
Tue, Jun 5, 1979 vs Minnesota Twins Loss 1 - 3
Wed, Jun 6, 1979 vs Kansas City Royals Win 3 - 0
Thu, Jun 7, 1979 vs Kansas City Royals Win 3 - 1
Fri, Jun 8, 1979 vs Texas Rangers Win 3 - 0
Sat, Jun 9, 1979 vs Texas Rangers Win 4 - 3
Sun, Jun 10, 1979 vs Texas Rangers Win 5 - 4
Mon, Jun 11, 1979 @ Chicago White Sox Win 6 - 0
Tue, Jun 12, 1979 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 4 - 12
Wed, Jun 13, 1979 @ Chicago White Sox Win 8 - 7 (10)
Fri, Jun 15, 1979 @ Minnesota Twins Win 6 - 5
Sun, Jun 17, 1979 @ Minnesota Twins Win 8 - 5
Mon, Jun 18, 1979 @ Cleveland Indians Win 8 - 7
Tue, Jun 19, 1979 @ Cleveland Indians Win 6 - 4
Wed, Jun 20, 1979 @ Cleveland Indians Win 5 - 3
Fri, Jun 22, 1979 vs Detroit Tigers Win 6 - 5
Sat, Jun 23, 1979 vs Detroit Tigers Win 8 - 6
Sat, Jun 23, 1979 vs Detroit Tigers Win 6 - 5
Sun, Jun 24, 1979 vs Detroit Tigers Loss 4 - 6
Mon, Jun 25, 1979 vs Cleveland Indians Win 3 - 2
Tue, Jun 26, 1979 vs Cleveland Indians Win 4 - 3
Wed, Jun 27, 1979 vs Cleveland Indians Win 3 - 1
Thu, Jun 28, 1979 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 3 - 6
Fri, Jun 29, 1979 vs Toronto Blue Jays Win 6 - 1
Fri, Jun 29, 1979 vs Toronto Blue Jays Win 4 - 0
Sat, Jun 30, 1979 vs Toronto Blue Jays Win 2 - 0
Sun, Jul 1, 1979 vs Toronto Blue Jays Win 10 - 7
Mon, Jul 2, 1979 @ Texas Rangers Loss 0 - 2
Tue, Jul 3, 1979 @ Texas Rangers Loss 0 - 4
Wed, Jul 4, 1979 @ Texas Rangers Loss 5 - 9
Fri, Jul 6, 1979 @ California Angels Loss 3 - 7
Sat, Jul 7, 1979 @ California Angels Loss 1 - 10
Sun, Jul 8, 1979 @ California Angels Win 3 - 2
Mon, Jul 9, 1979 @ Oakland Athletics Win 7 - 3
Tue, Jul 10, 1979 @ Oakland Athletics Loss 6 - 7
Wed, Jul 11, 1979 @ Oakland Athletics Win 3 - 1
Fri, Jul 13, 1979 @ Seattle Mariners Loss 3 - 4
Sat, Jul 14, 1979 @ Seattle Mariners Win 5 - 2
Sun, Jul 15, 1979 @ Seattle Mariners Win 6 - 1
Thu, Jul 19, 1979 vs California Angels Loss 3 - 4 (11)
Thu, Jul 19, 1979 vs California Angels Win 3 - 0
Fri, Jul 20, 1979 vs California Angels Win 2 - 1
Sat, Jul 21, 1979 vs California Angels Win 10 - 2
Sun, Jul 22, 1979 vs Oakland Athletics Win 4 - 1
Mon, Jul 23, 1979 vs Oakland Athletics Win 7 - 4
Tue, Jul 24, 1979 vs Seattle Mariners Win 7 - 6
Tue, Jul 24, 1979 vs Seattle Mariners Win 11 - 3
Wed, Jul 25, 1979 vs Seattle Mariners Loss 4 - 5
Thu, Jul 26, 1979 vs Seattle Mariners Win 12 - 1
Fri, Jul 27, 1979 @ Kansas City Royals Win 8 - 0
Sat, Jul 28, 1979 @ Kansas City Royals Loss 3 - 6
Sun, Jul 29, 1979 @ Kansas City Royals Win 6 - 4
Mon, Jul 30, 1979 @ Milwaukee Brewers Win 2 - 1
Tue, Jul 31, 1979 @ Milwaukee Brewers Win 9 - 5
Wed, Aug 1, 1979 @ Milwaukee Brewers Win 5 - 2
Fri, Aug 3, 1979 @ New York Yankees Win 1 - 0
Sat, Aug 4, 1979 @ New York Yankees Win 5 - 4
Sun, Aug 5, 1979 @ New York Yankees Loss 2 - 3
Mon, Aug 6, 1979 @ New York Yankees Loss 4 - 5
Tue, Aug 7, 1979 vs Milwaukee Brewers Loss 5 - 7
Wed, Aug 8, 1979 vs Milwaukee Brewers Loss 4 - 8
Thu, Aug 9, 1979 vs Milwaukee Brewers Win 3 - 2
Fri, Aug 10, 1979 vs New York Yankees Win 8 - 6
Mon, Aug 13, 1979 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 0 - 7
Tue, Aug 14, 1979 vs Chicago White Sox Win 2 - 1 (12)
Wed, Aug 15, 1979 vs Chicago White Sox Win 2 - 1 (12)
Thu, Aug 16, 1979 vs Kansas City Royals Loss 2 - 4
Fri, Aug 17, 1979 vs Kansas City Royals Loss 1 - 7
Sat, Aug 18, 1979 vs Kansas City Royals Win 9 - 2
Sun, Aug 19, 1979 vs Kansas City Royals Loss 7 - 11 (10)