1977 Cleveland Indians season
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Owner(s) | Ted Bonda |
General manager(s) | Phil Seghi |
Manager(s) | Frank Robinson, Jeff Torborg |
Local television | WJW-TV |
Local radio | WWWE |
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Offseason
- November 5, 1976: Joe Lis was drafted from the Indians by the Seattle Mariners in the 1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft.[1]
- December 6, 1976: Rick Cerone and John Lowenstein were traded by the Indians to the Toronto Blue Jays for Rico Carty.[2]
- December 10, 1976: Jackie Brown was traded by the Indians to the Montreal Expos for Andre Thornton.[3]
- March 30, 1977: Boog Powell was released by the Indians.[4]
Regular season
On May 30, Indians pitcher Dennis Eckersley threw a no-hitter against the California Angels.
Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 100 | 62 | 0.617 | — | 55–26 | 45–36 |
Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 64 | 0.602 | 2½ | 54–27 | 43–37 |
Boston Red Sox | 97 | 64 | 0.602 | 2½ | 51–29 | 46–35 |
Detroit Tigers | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 26 | 39–42 | 35–46 |
Cleveland Indians | 71 | 90 | 0.441 | 28½ | 37–44 | 34–46 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 33 | 37–44 | 30–51 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 54 | 107 | 0.335 | 45½ | 25–55 | 29–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Transactions
- June 7, 1977: Jerry Dybzinski was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 15th round of the 1977 amateur draft.[5]
- September 9, 1977: Ray Fosse was traded by the Indians to the Seattle Mariners for Bill Laxton and cash.[6]
Roster
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Player stats
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Fred Kendall | 103 | 317 | 79 | .249 | 3 | 39 |
1B | Andre Thornton | 131 | 433 | 114 | .263 | 28 | 70 |
2B | Duane Kuiper | 148 | 610 | 169 | .277 | 1 | 50 |
SS | Frank Duffy | 122 | 334 | 67 | .201 | 4 | 31 |
3B | Buddy Bell | 129 | 479 | 140 | .292 | 11 | 64 |
LF | Bruce Bochte | 112 | 392 | 119 | .304 | 5 | 43 |
CF | Jim Norris | 133 | 440 | 119 | .270 | 2 | 37 |
RF | Paul Dade | 134 | 461 | 134 | .291 | 3 | 45 |
DH | Rico Carty | 127 | 461 | 129 | .280 | 15 | 80 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Ray Fosse | 78 | 238 | 63 | .265 | 6 | 27 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dennis Eckersley | 33 | 247.1 | 14 | 13 | 3.53 | 191 |
Jim Bibby | 37 | 206.2 | 12 | 13 | 3.57 | 141 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Tom Buskey | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.29 | 15 |
Larry Andersen | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.14 | 8 |
Bill Laxton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
Notes
- Joe Lis at Baseball-Reference
- Rick Cerone at Baseball-Reference
- Andre Thornton at Baseball-Reference
- Boog Powell at Baseball-Reference
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dybzije01.shtml
- Ray Fosse at Baseball-Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1977 Cleveland Indians team at Baseball-Reference
- 1977 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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