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The1977 Baltimore Orioles season was the 77th season inBaltimore Orioles franchise history, the 24th inBaltimore, and the 24th atMemorial Stadium. The Orioles finished tied for second place in theAmerican League East with a record of 97 wins and 64 losses. The Orioles stayed in contention for the division title until an 11–10 loss to theBoston Red Sox atFenway Park on September 30.^[1] They in turn eliminated the Red Sox 8–7 the following day on October 1.^[2]

The Orioles entered the campaign with diminished expectations because of the departures ofReggie Jackson,Bobby Grich andWayne Garland viafree agency.^[3] The team's biggest boost came fromEddie Murray who hit .283 with 27home runs and 88runs batted in (RBI) and was named theAmerican League Rookie of the Year on November 21. He also batted .364 with nine homers and 26 RBI during the last 31 games of the season.^[4]

The Orioles lost a five-inning 4–0 decision to theToronto Blue Jays atExhibition Stadium on September 15 viaforfeit because of third-base umpireMarty Springstead's refusal to have atarpaulin covering the pitcher's mounds in the home team'sbullpen in the left-field corner removed. Out of concern for the safety of his left fielderAndrés Mora, managerEarl Weaver protested Springstead's decision by pulling his team off the field. The forfeit was declared after 15 minutes had elapsed and the Orioles had not returned. Weaver explained, "Mora almost broke his leg on that damn thing yesterday. If that had not happened, I might not have thought of it. If a guy slips out there and hurts his leg, how am I gonna feel?"^[5]American League presidentLee MacPhail upheld the forfeit two days later on September 17. Even though he said that Weaver's concern for his players' safety was "not only understandable, but commendable", MacPhail stated, "There is a basic principle involved here, and that is that someone involved as a competitor cannot be allowed to dictate decisions that must be made by a neutral official."^[6]

The Orioles drew 1,195,769 which at the time was the second-highest home attendance total since the franchise's first season in Baltimore in1954, surpassed by only 1,203,366 in1966.^[7] A 10–4 defeat to the Red Sox atMemorial Stadium on September 18 drew 51,798, then the largest crowd to attend an Orioles home regular-season game, who paid tribute toBrooks Robinson who had announced his retirement as an active player one month prior on August 21.^[8] The ballclub sustained a net operating loss of $43,846, primarily because of a $499,000 increase in player payroll in the first year ofMajor League Baseball (MLB) free agency.^[7]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	100	62	.617	—	55‍–‍26	45‍–‍36
Baltimore Orioles	97	64	.602	2½	54‍–‍27	43‍–‍37
Boston Red Sox	97	64	.602	2½	51‍–‍29	46‍–‍35
Detroit Tigers	74	88	.457	26	39‍–‍42	35‍–‍46
Cleveland Indians	71	90	.441	28½	37‍–‍44	34‍–‍46
Milwaukee Brewers	67	95	.414	33	37‍–‍44	30‍–‍51
Toronto Blue Jays	54	107	.335	45½	25‍–‍55	29‍–‍52

1977 American League record v t e Sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	6–8	5–6	5–5	11–4	12–3	4–7	11–4	6–4	8–7	8–2	7–3	4–6	10–5
Boston	8–6	—	7–3	3–7	8–7	9–6	5–5	9–6	4–6	8–7	8–3	10–1	6–4	12–3
California	6–5	3–7	—	8–7	6–4	4–6	6–9	5–5	7–8	4–7	5–10	9–6	5–10	6–4
Chicago	5–5	7–3	7–8	—	6–4	4–6	8–7	6–5	10–5	3–7	10–5	10–5	6–9	8–3
Cleveland	4–11	7–8	4–6	4–6	—	8–7	3–7	11–4	2–9	3–12	7–3	7–3	2–9	9–5
Detroit	3–12	6–9	6–4	6–4	7–8	—	3–8	10–5	5–5	6–9	5–5	5–6	2–8	10–5
Kansas City	7–4	5–5	9–6	7–8	7–3	8–3	—	8–2	10–5	5–5	9–6	11–4	8–7	8–2
Milwaukee	4–11	6–9	5–5	5–6	4–11	5–10	2–8	—	3–8	8–7	5–5	7–3	5–5	8–7
Minnesota	4–6	6–4	8–7	5–10	9–2	5–5	5–10	8–3	—	2–8	8–6	7–8	8–7	9–1
New York	7–8	7–8	7–4	7–3	12–3	9–6	5–5	7–8	8–2	—	9–2	6–4	7–3	9–6
Oakland	2–8	3–8	10–5	5–10	3–7	5–5	6–9	5–5	6–8	2–9	—	7–8	2–13	7–3
Seattle	3–7	1–10	6–9	5–10	3–7	6–5	4–11	3–7	8–7	4–6	8–7	—	9–6	4–6
Texas	6–4	4–6	10–5	9–6	9–2	8–2	7–8	5–5	7–8	3–7	13–2	6–9	—	7–4
Toronto	5–10	3–12	4–6	3–8	5–9	5–10	2–8	7–8	1–9	6–9	3–7	6–4	4–7	—

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Rick Dempsey	91	270	61	.226	3	34
1B	Lee May	150	585	148	.253	27	99
2B	Billy Smith	109	367	79	.215	5	29
3B	Doug DeCinces	150	522	135	.259	19	69
SS	Mark Belanger	144	402	83	.206	2	30
LF	Pat Kelly	120	360	92	.256	10	49
CF	Al Bumbry	133	518	164	.317	4	41
RF	Ken Singleton	152	536	176	.328	24	99
DH	Eddie Murray	160	611	173	.283	27	88

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Rich Dauer	96	304	74	.243	5	25
Andrés Mora	77	233	57	.245	13	44
Dave Skaggs	80	216	62	.287	1	24
Kiko Garcia	65	131	29	.221	2	10
Tony Muser	120	118	27	.229	0	7
Elliott Maddox	49	107	28	.262	2	9
Tom Shopay	67	69	13	.188	1	4
Larry Harlow	46	48	10	.208	0	0
Brooks Robinson	24	47	7	.149	1	4
Terry Crowley	18	22	8	.364	1	9
Ken Rudolph	11	14	4	.286	0	2
Dave Criscione	7	9	3	.333	1	1
Mike Dimmel	25	5	0	.000	0	0

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jim Palmer	39	319.0	20	11	2.91	193
Rudy May	37	251.2	18	14	3.61	105
Mike Flanagan	36	235.0	15	10	3.64	149
Ross Grimsley	34	218.1	14	10	3.96	53

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dennis Martínez	42	166.2	14	7	4.10	107
Scott McGregor	29	114.0	3	5	4.42	55

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Tippy Martinez	41	5	1	9	2.70	29
Dick Drago	36	6	3	3	3.63	20
Dyar Miller	12	2	2	1	5.64	9
Fred Holdsworth	12	0	1	0	6.28	4
Tony Chévez	4	0	0	0	12.38	7
Mike Parrott	3	0	0	0	2.08	2
Nelson Briles	2	0	0	1	6.75	2
Earl Stephenson	1	0	0	0	9.00	2
Randy Miller	1	0	0	0	40.50	0
Ed Farmer	1	0	0	0	inf	0

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Ken Boyer
AA	Charlotte O's	Southern League	Jimmie Schaffer
A	Miami Orioles	Florida State League	Len Johnston
Rookie	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	J. R. Miner

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