1977 Atlanta Braves season
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1977 Atlanta Braves season
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| Owner(s) | Ted Turner | |
| General manager(s) | Bill Lucas | |
| Manager(s) | Dave Bristol, Ted Turner, Vern Benson | |
| Local television | WTCG (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray) |
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| Local radio | WSB (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren) |
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The 1977 Atlanta Braves season was the 107th season for the franchise. The team finished in last place in the six-team National League West, 37 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Offseason
- December 9, 1976: Carl Morton, Adrian Devine, Ken Henderson, Dave May, Roger Moret, and $250,000 were traded by the Braves to the Texas Rangers for Jeff Burroughs.[1]
Regular season
Braves owner Ted Turner hired himself as manager for a game in 1977.[2]
Season standings
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 98 | 64 | -- | .605 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 74 | 10 | .543 |
| Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | 17 | .500 |
| San Francisco Giants | 75 | 87 | 23 | .463 |
| San Diego Padres | 69 | 93 | 29 | .426 |
| Atlanta Braves | 61 | 101 | 37 | .377 |
Opening Day starters
- Jeff Burroughs
- Vic Correll
- Rod Gilbreath
- Gary Matthews
- Willie Montañez
- Rowland Office
- Pat Rockett
- Jerry Royster
- Dick Ruthven[3]
Notable transactions
- April 30, 1977: Mike Marshall was purchased from the Braves by the Texas Rangers.[4]
- June 7, 1977: Larry Owen was drafted by the Braves in the 17th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft.[5]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
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; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| C | Biff Pocoroba | 113 | 321 | 93 | .290 | 8 | 44 | 3 |
| 1B | Willie Montañez | 136 | 544 | 156 | .287 | 20 | 68 | 1 |
| 2B | Rod Gilbreath | 128 | 407 | 99 | .243 | 8 | 43 | 3 |
| 3B | Junior Moore | 112 | 361 | 94 | .260 | 5 | 34 | 4 |
| SS | Pat Rockett | 93 | 264 | 67 | .254 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| LF | Gary Matthews | 148 | 555 | 157 | .283 | 17 | 64 | 22 |
| CF | Rowland Office | 124 | 428 | 103 | .241 | 5 | 39 | 2 |
| RF | Jeff Burroughs | 154 | 579 | 157 | .271 | 41 | 114 | 4 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Jerry Royster | 140 | 445 | 96 | .216 | 6 | 28 | 28 |
| Barry Bonnell | 100 | 360 | 108 | .300 | 1 | 45 | 7 |
| Darrel Chaney | 74 | 209 | 42 | .201 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Paciorek | 72 | 155 | 37 | .239 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| Vic Correll | 54 | 144 | 30 | .208 | 7 | 16 | 2 |
| Brian Asselstine | 83 | 124 | 26 | .210 | 4 | 17 | 1 |
| Cito Gaston | 56 | 85 | 23 | .271 | 3 | 21 | 1 |
| Joe Nolan | 62 | 82 | 23 | .280 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Dale Murphy | 18 | 76 | 24 | .316 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Craig Robinson | 27 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Whisenton | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Belloir | 6 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 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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| Phil Niekro | 44 | 330.3 | 16 | 20 | 4.03 | 262 |
| Dick Ruthven | 25 | 151 | 7 | 13 | 4.23 | 84 |
| Andy Messersmith | 16 | 102.1 | 5 | 4 | 4.40 | 69 |
| Eddie Solomon | 18 | 88.2 | 6 | 6 | 4.57 | 54 |
| Mickey Mahler | 5 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 6.26 | 14 |
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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| Buzz Capra | 45 | 139.1 | 6 | 11 | 5.36 | 100 |
| Max León | 31 | 81.2 | 4 | 4 | 3.97 | 44 |
| Don Collins | 40 | 70.2 | 3 | 9 | 5.09 | 27 |
| Preston Hanna | 17 | 60 | 2 | 6 | 4.95 | 37 |
| Jamie Easterly | 22 | 58.2 | 2 | 4 | 6.14 | 37 |
| Frank LaCorte | 14 | 37 | 1 | 8 | 11.68 | 28 |
| Steve Hargan | 16 | 36.2 | 0 | 3 | 6.87 | 18 |
| Joey McLaughlin | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 0 |
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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| Dave Campbell | 65 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 3.05 | 42 |
| Rick Camp | 54 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4.00 | 51 |
| Duane Theiss | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.53 | 7 |
| Steve Kline | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.64 | 10 |
| Mike Davey | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.06 | 7 |
| Bob Johnson | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.25 | 16 |
| Mike Marshall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 6 |
| Mike Beard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 1 |
| Larry Bradford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
Awards and honors
League leaders
- Phil Niekro, National League leader, Losses[7]
Notes
- ^ Carl Morton page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (March 8, 1998). "Long Before Murdoch, There Was Ted Turner". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E5D61730F93BA35750C0A96E958260. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
- ^ http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1977&t=ATL
- ^ Mike Marshall page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Larry Owen page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1977.shtml
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 348, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1977 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference
- Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac
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