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1977 Major League Baseball season

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1977 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 6 – October 18, 1977
Number of games162
Number of teams26
TV partner(s)ABC, NBC
Draft
Top draft pickHarold Baines
Picked byChicago White Sox
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Rod Carew (MIN)
NL: George Foster (CIN)
Postseason
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upKansas City Royals
NL championsLos Angeles Dodgers
  NL runners-upPhiladelphia Phillies
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upLos Angeles Dodgers
World Series MVPReggie Jackson (NYY)
MLB seasons

The 1977 Major League Baseball season saw the American League (AL) having its third expansion, as the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays began play, with Seattle returning to the MLB fold after a seven-year absence when the Pilots relocated to Milwaukee to become the Brewers. However, the National League (NL) did not expand, remaining at 12 teams compared to the AL's 14, until the Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins joined the NL in 1993.

The season ended with the New York Yankees winning their 21st World Series title (and first since 1962) over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Standings

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American League

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AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 100 62 .617 55‍–‍26 45‍–‍36
Baltimore Orioles 97 64 .602 54‍–‍27 43‍–‍37
Boston Red Sox 97 64 .602 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
AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Kansas City Royals 102 60 .630 55‍–‍26 47‍–‍34
Texas Rangers 94 68 .580 8 44‍–‍37 50‍–‍31
Chicago White Sox 90 72 .556 12 48‍–‍33 42‍–‍39
Minnesota Twins 84 77 .522 17½ 48‍–‍32 36‍–‍45
California Angels 74 88 .457 28 39‍–‍42 35‍–‍46
Seattle Mariners 64 98 .395 38 29‍–‍52 35‍–‍46
Oakland Athletics 63 98 .391 38½ 35‍–‍46 28‍–‍52

National League

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 101 61 .623 60‍–‍21 41‍–‍40
Pittsburgh Pirates 96 66 .593 5 58‍–‍23 38‍–‍43
St. Louis Cardinals 83 79 .512 18 52‍–‍31 31‍–‍48
Chicago Cubs 81 81 .500 20 46‍–‍35 35‍–‍46
Montreal Expos 75 87 .463 26 38‍–‍43 37‍–‍44
New York Mets 64 98 .395 37 35‍–‍44 29‍–‍54
NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 98 64 .605 51‍–‍30 47‍–‍34
Cincinnati Reds 88 74 .543 10 48‍–‍33 40‍–‍41
Houston Astros 81 81 .500 17 46‍–‍35 35‍–‍46
San Francisco Giants 75 87 .463 23 38‍–‍43 37‍–‍44
San Diego Padres 69 93 .426 29 35‍–‍46 34‍–‍47
Atlanta Braves 61 101 .377 37 40‍–‍41 21‍–‍60

Postseason

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Bracket

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League Championship Series
(ALCS, NLCS)
World Series
      
East NY Yankees 3
West Kansas City 2
AL NY Yankees 4
NL Los Angeles 2
East Philadelphia 1
West Los Angeles 3

Awards and honors

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Major Awards

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1977 MLB Award Winners
  American League National League
Award Player Position Team Player Position Team
Most Valuable Player Rod Carew 2B MIN George Foster LF CIN
Cy Young Award Sparky Lyle LHP NYY Steve Carlton LHP PHI
Rookie of the Year Eddie Murray 1B BAL Andre Dawson CF MTL
Relief Man of the Year Bill Campbell RHP BOS Rollie Fingers RHP SD

Gold Glove Awards

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1977 Gold Glove Awards
  American League National League
Position Player Team Player Team
P Jim Palmer BAL Jim Kaat PHI
C Jim Sundberg TEX Johnny Bench CIN
1B Jim Spencer CWS Steve Garvey LA
2B Frank White KC Joe Morgan CIN
3B Graig Nettles NYY Mike Schmidt PHI
SS Mark Belanger BAL Dave Concepción CIN
OF Juan Beníquez TEX César Gerónimo CIN
OF Al Cowens KC Garry Maddox PHI
OF Carl Yastrzemski BOS Dave Parker PIT

Statistical leaders

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Statistic American League National League
AVG Rod Carew, MIN .388 Dave Parker, PIT .338
HR Jim Rice, BOS 39 George Foster, CIN 52
RBIs Larry Hisle, MIN 119 George Foster, CIN 149
SB Freddie Patek, KC 68 Frank Taveras, PIT 70
Wins Dave Goltz, MIN
Dennis Leonard, KC
Jim Palmer, BAL
20 Steve Carlton, PHI 23
ERA Frank Tanana, CAL 2.54 John Candelaria, PIT 2.34
Ks Nolan Ryan, CAL 341 Phil Niekro, ATL 262

All-Star game

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July 19, 1977
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
National League 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 9 1
American League 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 5 8 0
Starting pitchers:
NL: Don Sutton
AL: Jim Palmer
WP: Don Sutton (1–0)   LP: Jim Palmer (0–1)
Home runs:
NL: Joe Morgan (1), Greg Luzinski (1), Steve Garvey (1)
AL: George Scott (1)
Most Valuable Player: Don Sutton, NL

Feats

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No-Hitters

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Cycles

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  • Bob Watson, Houston Astros – June 24 vs. San Francisco Giants
  • John Mayberry, Kansas City Royals – August 5 vs. Chicago White Sox
  • Jack Brohamer, Chicago White Sox – September 24 at Seattle Mariners

Career Milestones

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400 Home Runs

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900 Stolen Bases

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Home field attendance

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Team name Wins Home attendance Per game
Los Angeles Dodgers[1] 98 6.5% 2,955,087 23.8% 36,483
Philadelphia Phillies[2] 101 0.0% 2,700,070 8.9% 33,334
Cincinnati Reds[3] 88 -13.7% 2,519,670 -4.2% 31,107
New York Yankees[4] 100 3.1% 2,103,092 4.5% 25,964
Boston Red Sox[5] 97 16.9% 2,074,549 9.4% 25,932
Kansas City Royals[6] 102 13.3% 1,852,603 10.3% 22,872
Toronto Blue Jays[7] 54 1,701,052 21,263
St. Louis Cardinals[8] 83 15.3% 1,659,287 37.5% 19,991
Chicago White Sox[9] 90 40.6% 1,657,135 81.1% 20,458
Chicago Cubs[10] 81 8.0% 1,439,834 40.3% 17,776
Montreal Expos[11] 75 36.4% 1,433,757 121.7% 17,701
California Angels[12] 74 -2.6% 1,432,633 42.3% 17,687
San Diego Padres[13] 69 -5.5% 1,376,269 -5.6% 16,991
Detroit Tigers[14] 74 0.0% 1,359,856 -7.3% 16,788
Seattle Mariners[15] 64 1,338,511 16,525
Texas Rangers[16] 94 23.7% 1,250,722 7.4% 15,441
Pittsburgh Pirates[17] 96 4.3% 1,237,349 20.6% 15,276
Baltimore Orioles[18] 97 10.2% 1,195,769 13.0% 14,763
Minnesota Twins[19] 84 -1.2% 1,162,727 62.5% 14,534
Milwaukee Brewers[20] 67 1.5% 1,114,938 10.2% 13,765
Houston Astros[21] 81 1.3% 1,109,560 25.2% 13,698
New York Mets[22] 64 -25.6% 1,066,825 -27.4% 13,504
Cleveland Indians[23] 71 -12.3% 900,365 -5.1% 11,116
Atlanta Braves[24] 61 -12.9% 872,464 6.6% 10,771
San Francisco Giants[25] 75 1.4% 700,056 11.7% 8,643
Oakland Athletics[26] 63 -27.6% 495,599 -36.5% 6,119

Notable events

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January–March

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April–June

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July–September

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October–December

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Television coverage

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ABC aired Monday Night Baseball and the World Series. NBC televised the weekend Game of the Week, the All-Star Game, and both League Championship Series.

References

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  1. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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  5. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Toronto Blue Jays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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  13. ^ "San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Seattle Mariners Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  18. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  19. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  20. ^ "Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  21. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  22. ^ "New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  23. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  24. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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  26. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  27. ^ "Baseball-Reference.com". Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
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