1977 California Angels season
The 1977 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fifth in the American League West with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses.
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Owner(s) | Gene Autry |
General manager(s) | Harry Dalton |
Manager(s) | Norm Sherry, Dave Garcia |
Local television | KTLA |
Local radio | KMPC (Dick Enberg, Don Drysdale, Al Wisk) |
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Offseason
On January 6, 1977, Angels utility infielder Mike Miley died in a one-car accident in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[1]
Notable transactions
- November 16, 1976: Don Baylor was signed as a free agent by the Angels.[2]
- November 17, 1976: Joe Rudi was signed as a free agent by the Angels.[3]
- November 24, 1976: Bobby Grich was signed as a free agent by the Angels.[4]
- January 11, 1977: Daryl Sconiers was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Kansas City Royals | 102 | 60 | 0.630 | — | 55–26 | 47–34 |
Texas Rangers | 94 | 68 | 0.580 | 8 | 44–37 | 50–31 |
Chicago White Sox | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 12 | 48–33 | 42–39 |
Minnesota Twins | 84 | 77 | 0.522 | 17½ | 48–32 | 36–45 |
California Angels | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 28 | 39–42 | 35–46 |
Seattle Mariners | 64 | 98 | 0.395 | 38 | 29–52 | 35–46 |
Oakland Athletics | 63 | 98 | 0.391 | 38½ | 35–46 | 28–52 |
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
1 Jerry Remy 2B
2 Bobby Grich SS
3 Bobby Bonds RF
4 Don Baylor DH
5 Joe Rudi LF
6 Tony Solaita 1B
7 Bruce Bochte CF
8 Dave Chalk 3B
9 Terry Humphrey C
P Frank Tanana
Notable transactions
- June 7, 1977: 1977 Major League Baseball draft
- Richard Dotson was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (7th pick).[6]
- Brian Harper was drafted by the Angels in the 4th round.[7]
- June 13, 1977: Dick Drago was traded by the Angels to the Baltimore Orioles for Dyar Miller.[8]
- June 15, 1977: Craig Hendrickson (minors) was traded by the Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Gary Nolan.[9]
- September 16, 1977: Carlos May was purchased by the Angels from the New York Yankees.[10]
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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LF | Joe Rudi | 64 | 246 | 64 | .264 | 13 | 53 |
DH | Don Baylor | 154 | 561 | 141 | .251 | 25 | 75 |
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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Bobby Grich | 52 | 181 | 44 | .243 | 7 | 23 |
Willie Aikens | 42 | 91 | 18 | .198 | 0 | 6 |
Bobby Jones | 14 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 1 | 3 |
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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Ken Brett | 21 | 142 | 7 | 10 | 4.25 | 41 |
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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Fred Kuhaulua | 3 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 15.63 | 3 |
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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Dyar Miller | 41 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.02 | 49 |
Mike Barlow | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4.58 | 25 |
Dick Drago | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 | 15 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Salt Lake City Gulls | Pacific Coast League | Jimy Williams |
AA | El Paso Diablos | Texas League | Buck Rodgers |
A | Salinas Packers | California League | Moose Stubing |
A | Quad Cities Angels | Midwest League | Chuck Cottier |
Rookie | Idaho Falls Angels | Pioneer League | Larry Himes |
Notes
- Mike Miley's death
- Don Baylor at Baseball-Reference
- Joe Rudi at Baseball-Reference
- Bobby Grich at Baseball-Reference
- Daryl Sconiers at Baseball-Reference
- Richard Dotson at Baseball-Reference
- Brian Harper at Baseball-Reference
- Dick Drago at Baseball-Reference
- Gary Nolan at Baseball-Reference
- Carlos May at Baseball-Reference
References
- 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.
External links
- 1977 California Angels at Baseball-Reference
- 1977 California Angels at Baseball Almanac