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Record: 102-57 .642.... 1st in American League East
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Playoffs: Lost World Series (Pirates)
Attendance: 1,681,009

Top Draft Pick: Tim Maples (#45) AA
Manager - 0 -

Affiliates - AAA Rochester Red Wings AA Charlotte O's A+ Miami Orioles Rk Bluefield Orioles

Team Leaders

HR: Singleton [35]
RBI: Singleton [111]
2B: Murray [30]
SB: Bumbry [37]
W: Flanagan [23]
SV: Stanhouse [21]
SO: Flanagan [190]

Oldest Player: Ellie Hendricks [38]
Youngest Player: Dave Ford [22]
Longest Tenure: Mark Belanger [15]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Tom Chism (Sep 13) Mark Corey (Sep 1) Wayne Krenchicki (Jun 15)
Pitchers: Jeff Rineer (Sep 30)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Benny Ayala	OF	28	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
	OF		Rochester	AAA
Mark Belanger	SS	35	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Tommy Bianco	3B-1B	26	Rochester	AAA
Angelo Blake	2B		Bluefield	Rk
Bobby Bonner	SS	23	Rochester	AAA
	SS		Charlotte	AA
Bruss Bowman	OF		Bluefield	Rk
Donald Bowman			Miami	A+
Robert Boyce	3B		Miami	A+
	3B		Bluefield	Rk
Russ Brett	3B		Charlotte	AA
John Buffamoyer	C		Charlotte	AA
Al Bumbry	OF	32	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Gregg Burtt	OF		Miami	A+
Tony Chevez	P	25	Rochester	AAA
Tom Chism	1B-SS	24	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
	1B-SS		Rochester	AAA
Scott Christopher			Charlotte	AA
			Miami	A+
Juan Corey	C	21	Miami	A+
Mark Corey	OF	23	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
	OF		Rochester	AAA
Terry Crowley	OF-1B	32	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Rich Dauer	2B-3B	27	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Doug DeCinces	3B	29	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
John DeLeon	TB		Bluefield	Rk
Rick Dempsey	C	30	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
John Denman	OF		Miami	A+
Tim Derryberry	OF		Charlotte	AA
Ron Diggle	C-OF		Rochester	AAA
Blake Doyle	2B	24	Rochester	AAA
Taylor Duncan	3B	26	Rochester	AAA
Tom Eaton	2B		Charlotte	AA
	2B		Miami	A+
Mike Eden	2B-SS	30	Rochester	AAA
Allen Edwards			Miami	A+
Steven Espinoza	SS		Miami	A+
	SS		Bluefield	Rk
Kurt Fabrizio	1B		Miami	A+
Mike Flanagan	P	27	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
John Flinn	P	25	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Dave Ford	P	22	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Kiko Garcia	SS-2B	25	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Steven Greene	2B	25	Charlotte	AA
Larry Harlow	OF	27	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Nelson Harvey			Bluefield	Rk
Kyle Hawthorne	IF	1	Bluefield	Rk
Drungo Hazewood	OF	20	Charlotte	AA
Grant Headford			Miami	A+
Ellie Hendricks	C	38	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Stanley Hendrickson	OF-1B		Miami	A+
	OF-1B		Bluefield	Rk
Edwin Hook	P		Miami	A+
Dave Huppert	C	22	Charlotte	AA
Daniel Ingan			Charlotte	AA
Lonnie Ivie	OF		Bluefield	Rk
Art James	OF	27	Rochester	AAA
Larry Johnson	C	29	Rochester	AAA
Mark Jurena	OF		Bluefield	Rk
Daniel Keck	OF		Bluefield	Rk
Pat Kelly	OF	35	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Kevin Kennedy	C	25	Rochester	AAA
Joe Kerrigan	P	25	Rochester	AAA
Wayne Krenchicki	3B	25	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
	3B		Rochester	AAA
Carlos Lopez	OF	29	Rochester	AAA
John Lowenstein	OF	32	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Dave Machemer	2B	28	Rochester	AAA
William Marrero	OF		Miami	A+
Andy Marston	OF-P		Miami	A+
Dennis Martinez	P	24	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Luis Martinez			Bluefield	Rk
Manuel Martinez	OF		Bluefield	Rk
Tippy Martinez	P	29	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Lee May	1B	36	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Scott McGregor	P	25	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Randy Miller	2B		Bluefield	Rk
Bob Molinaro	OF	29	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Donald Murelli			Miami	A+
			Bluefield	Rk
Eddie Murray	1B	23	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Garland Nave			Miami	A+
Jim Palmer	P	33	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Robert Palmer	C		Bluefield	Rk
John Pavlik	OF		Miami	A+
William Purdy	P		Miami	A+
Timothy Richard			Miami	A+
			Bluefield	Rk
Jeff Rineer	P	24	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
	P		Rochester	AAA
Cal Ripken	SS-3B	19	Charlotte	AA
	SS-3B		Miami	A+
Eduardo Rodriguez	SS	20	Miami	A+
Vic Rodriguez	2B-3B	18	Miami	A+
Gary Roenicke	OF	24	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Charles Ross	C	22	Miami	A+
Willie Royster	C	25	Rochester	AAA
	C		Charlotte	AA
	C		Miami	A+
Terry Schriner	OF		Bluefield	Rk
David Schuman	OF		Bluefield	Rk
Larry Sheets	LF-RF	19	Bluefield	Rk
John Shelby	OF-CF	21	Miami	A+
Ken Singleton	OF	32	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Dave Skaggs	C	28	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Billy Smith	2B-SS	26	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Freddie Smith	P		Bluefield	Rk
Jim Smith	SS	25	Rochester	AAA
Tommy Smith	OF	31	Rochester	AAA
Nate Snell	P	27	Rochester	AAA
Don Stanhouse	P	28	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
John Stefero	C	20	Bluefield	Rk
Earl Stephenson	P	32	Rochester	AAA
Sammy Stewart	P	24	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Tim Stoddard	P	26	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Steve Stone	P	32	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Vernon Thomas	OF		Charlotte	AA
Wayne Tyrone	OF-3B	29	Rochester	AAA
Mike Wallace	P	28	Rochester	AAA
Cecil Whitehead	OF		Miami	A+
Robert Whitfield	SS		Charlotte	AA
Charles Williams	SS		Bluefield	Rk
Dallas Williams	OF	21	Charlotte	AA
Jeffrey Youngbauer			Rochester	AAA
			Charlotte	AA

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Jose Bastian		Rochester	AAA
		Charlotte	AA
Victor Bernal	25	Rochester	AAA
Dennis Blair	25	Rochester	AAA
Mike Boddicker	22	Rochester	AAA
	22	Charlotte	AA
Brooks Carey	23	Charlotte	AA
	23	Miami	A+
Tony Chevez	25	Rochester	AAA
	25	Charlotte	AA
Fred Conradi		Bluefield	Rk
Storm Davis	17	Bluefield	Rk
Allen Edwards		Miami	A+
Randy Fierbaugh		Rochester	AAA
Mike Flanagan	27	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
John Flinn	25	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
	25	Rochester	AAA
Dave Ford	22	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
	22	Rochester	AAA
Tony Franklin	29	Rochester	AAA
Will George		Charlotte	AA
		Miami	A+
Julian Gonzalez	15	Miami	A+
Edwin Hook		Miami	A+
Larry Jones		Rochester	AAA
		Charlotte	AA
Joe Kerrigan	25	Rochester	AAA
Tim Maples		Bluefield	Rk
Dennis Martinez	24	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Tippy Martinez	29	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Ricky Mayo		Charlotte	AA
Greg McArthur		Charlotte	AA
		Miami	A+
Scott McGregor	25	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Tim Norris		Miami	A+
		Bluefield	Rk
Jim Palmer	33	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Russ Pensiero		Charlotte	AA
Luis Peralta		Miami	A+
David Pfeiffer		Bluefield	Rk
Gerry Pirtle	31	Rochester	AAA
Billy Presley		Charlotte	AA
William Purdy		Miami	A+
Michael Rachuba		Miami	A+
Allan Ramirez	22	Miami	A+
Jeff Rineer	24	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
	24	Rochester	AAA
Tom Rowe		Charlotte	AA
Charles Salagan		Miami	A+
Jeff Schneider	26	Charlotte	AA
Freddie Smith		Bluefield	Rk
Nate Snell	27	Rochester	AAA
	27	Charlotte	AA
Don Stanhouse	28	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Earl Stephenson	32	Rochester	AAA
Sammy Stewart	24	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Tim Stoddard	26	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Steve Stone	32	Baltimore Orioles	MLB
Bill Swaggerty	22	Bluefield	Rk
Pedro Torrez		Rochester	AAA
		Charlotte	AA
Steven Vander Laan		Miami	A+
Mike Wallace	28	Rochester	AAA
Don Welchel	22	Charlotte	AA
	22	Miami	A+
Peder White		Miami	A+
David Wick		Bluefield	Rk
Larry Woodall		Bluefield	Rk
Gary Zedonak		Bluefield	Rk