1977 Baltimore Orioles season
The 1977 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing tied for second in the American League East with a record of 97 wins and 64 losses.
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Brooks Robinson's final season | |
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Record | 97–64 (.602) |
Divisional place | 2nd |
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Owner(s) | Jerold Hoffberger |
General manager(s) | Hank Peters |
Manager(s) | Earl Weaver |
Local television | WJZ-TV |
Local radio | WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell) |
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Offseason
- November 1, 1976: Darryl Cias was released by the Orioles.[1]
- November 5, 1976: 1976 MLB expansion draft
- Bob Galasso was selected from the Orioles by the Seattle Mariners.[2]
- Dave Pagan was selected from the Orioles by the Seattle Mariners.[3]
- December 15, 1976: Bob Babcock was traded by the Orioles to the Texas Rangers for Dave Criscione.[4]
- January 11, 1977: John Shelby was drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft.[5]
- January 20, 1977: Paul Blair was traded by the Orioles to the New York Yankees for Elliott Maddox and Rick Bladt.[6]
- February 8, 1977: Billy Smith was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[7]
- February 11, 1977: Vic Rodriguez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.[8]
Regular season
Brooks Robinson 3B Retired 1977 |
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 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- May 26, 1977: Randy Stein was acquired from the Orioles by the New York Yankees.[9]
- June 13, 1977: Dyar Miller was traded by the Orioles to the California Angels for Dick Drago.[10]
- July 27, 1977: Ken Rudolph was purchased by the Orioles from the San Francisco Giants.[11]
- September 19, 1977: Nelson Briles was purchased by the Orioles from the Texas Rangers.[12]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
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 | 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 |
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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Rich Dauer | 96 | 304 | 74 | .243 | 5 | 25 |
Dave Skaggs | 80 | 216 | 62 | .287 | 1 | 24 |
Andrés Mora | 77 | 233 | 57 | .245 | 13 | 44 |
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 |
Pitching
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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Jim Palmer | 39 | 319 | 20 | 11 | 2.91 | 193 |
Rudy May | 37 | 251.2 | 18 | 14 | 3.61 | 105 |
Mike Flanagan | 36 | 235 | 15 | 10 | 3.64 | 149 |
Ross Grimsley | 34 | 218.1 | 14 | 10 | 3.96 | 53 |
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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Dennis Martínez | 42 | 166.2 | 14 | 7 | 4.10 | 107 |
Scott McGregor | 29 | 114 | 3 | 5 | 4.42 | 55 |
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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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 | ∞ | 0 |
Awards and honors
- Earl Weaver, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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 |
See also
- Forfeit (baseball) – the Orioles forfeited their September 15 game against the Toronto Blue Jays[13]
References
- Darryl Cias page at Baseball Reference
- Bob Galasso page at Baseball Reference
- Dave Pagan page at Baseball Reference
- Dave Criscione page at Baseball Reference
- John Shelby page at Baseball Reference
- Paul Blair page at Baseball Reference
- Billy Smith page at Baseball Reference
- Vic Rodriguez page at Baseball Reference
- Randy Stein page at Baseball Reference
- Dick Drago page at Baseball Reference
- Ken Rudolph page at Baseball Reference
- Nelson Briles transactions at Baseball Reference
- "Toronto Blue Jays 4, Baltimore Orioles 0". Retrosheet. September 15, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
the Orioles forfeit when they refuse to take field because the umpires would not remove the tarp on the Blue Jays bullpen mound; Oriole manager Earl Weaver claimed it was a safety issue for his left fielder
External links
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1977 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
- 1977 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com