1977 San Francisco Giants season explained

The 1977 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 95th season in Major League Baseball, their 20th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 18th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with a 75–87 record, 23 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason

• October 20, 1976: Mike Caldwell, Dave Rader and John D'Acquisto were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Willie Crawford, John Curtis and Vic Harris.^[1]
• December 7, 1976: Jeff Yurak was drafted from the Giants by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1976 minor league draft.^[2]
• January 11, 1977: Bud Black was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.^[3]
• February 11, 1977: Bobby Murcer, Steve Ontiveros, and Andy Muhlstock (minors) were traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Madlock and Rob Sperring.^[4]
• March 26, 1977: Willie Crawford and Rob Sperring were traded by the Giants to the Houston Astros for Rob Andrews and cash.^[5]
• March 26, 1977: Chris Bourjos was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.^[6]
• March 31, 1977: Ken Rudolph was purchased by the Giants from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[7]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Opening Day Starters

	Name	Position
12		CF
21		2B
18		3B
41		LF
44		1B
45		RF
35		SS
2	Marc Hill	C
26		P

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Notable transactions

• May 19, 1977: DeWayne Buice was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.^[10]
• June 7, 1977: Chili Davis was drafted by the Giants in the 11th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed September 3, 1977.^[11]
• July 27, 1977: Ken Rudolph was purchased from the Giants by the Baltimore Orioles.^[7]
• August 11, 1977: Gorman Heimueller was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.^[12]

Roster

1977 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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
C		108	320	80	.250	9	50
1B		141	478	134	.280	28	86
2B		127	436	115	.264	0	25
3B		140	533	161	.302	12	46
SS		104	368	84	.228	4	27
LF		144	461	117	.254	17	72
CF		148	506	135	.267	8	44
RF		136	413	104	.252	13	51

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
	146	446	114	.256	17	71
	114	326	93	.285	7	36
	73	167	40	.240	7	26
	69	165	43	.261	2	14
	68	134	20	.149	0	8
	61	126	29	.230	1	15
	51	119	36	.303	5	20
	49	109	26	.239	1	5
	6	17	3	.176	0	0
	11	15	3	.200	0	0
	10	15	4	.267	0	3
	2	2	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
	37	257.2	16	12	3.32	168
	38	234.1	12	16	4.76	97
	27	166.0	11	9	3.36	100
	26	157.1	7	12	3.49	110
	2	14.0	1	1	4.50	5

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
	55	119.1	6	5	4.00	41
	21	80.0	2	9	5.63	42
	43	77.0	3	3	5.49	47

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
	73	7	7	20	2.05	93
	64	4	9	11	3.59	68
	56	5	1	1	2.55	58
	28	1	2	0	3.86	23
	4	0	1	0	2.08	2

Awards and honors

• Willie McCovey, Hutch Award^[13]

All-Stars

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Phoenix^[14]

External links

• 1977 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
• 1977 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harrivi01.shtml Vic Harris
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/y/yurakje01.shtml Jeff Yurak
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blackbu02.shtml Bud Black
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/madlobi01.shtml Bill Madlock
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/andrero01.shtml Rob Andrews
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bourjch01.shtml Chris Bourjos
7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rudolke01.shtml Ken Rudolph
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN197704070.shtml 1977 Opening Day Lineup
9. Web site: 1977 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac.
10. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/buicede01.shtml DeWayne Buice
11. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/davisch01.shtml Chili Davis
12. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/heimugo01.shtml Gorman Heimueller
13. Web site: Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac.
14. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007