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1977 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
American League (since 1901) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (since 1932) Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
1977 information
Owner(s)	Ted Bonda
General manager(s)	Phil Seghi
Manager(s)	Frank Robinson, Jeff Torborg
Local television	WJW (TV) (Harry Jones, Mudcat Grant)
Local radio	WWWE (Herb Score, Joe Tait)
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Contents

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Awards and honors
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References

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	GB	Pct.
New York Yankees	100	62	--	.617
Baltimore Orioles	97	64	2.5	.602
Boston Red Sox	97	64	2.5	.602
Detroit Tigers	74	88	26	.457
Cleveland Indians	71	90	28.5	.441
Milwaukee Brewers	67	95	33	.414
Toronto Blue Jays	54	107	45.5	.327

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

1977 Cleveland Indians

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

10 Ray Fosse
16 Fred Kendall

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

20 Frank Robinson
7 Jeff Torborg

Coaches

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
1B	Thornton, AndreAndre Thornton	131	433	114	.263	28	70
DH	Carty, RicoRico 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
Fosse, RayRay Fosse	78	238	63	.265	6	27

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
Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley	33	247.1	14	13	3.53	191
Bibby, JimJim 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

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	L	ERA	SO
Buskey, TomTom Buskey	21	0	5.29	15
Andersen, LarryLarry Andersen	11	1	3.14	8
Laxton, BillBill Laxton	2	0	5.40	1

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	International League	Jack Cassini
AA	Jersey City Indians	Eastern League	John Orsino
A	Waterloo Indians	Midwest League	Woody Smith
Short-Season A	Batavia Trojans	New York-Penn League	Gene Dusan

Notes

^ Joe Lis page at Baseball Reference
^ Rick Cerone page at Baseball Reference
^ Andre Thornton page at Baseball Reference
^ Boog Powell page at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dybzije01.shtml
^ Ray Fosse page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

References

v t e 1977 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1977 Major League Baseball Draft 1977 All-Star Game 1977 World Series

Cleveland Indians

Formerly the Grand Rapids Rustlers, Cleveland Lake Shores, Cleveland Bluebirds and Cleveland Naps • Based in Cleveland, Ohio

The Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Owners and executives • Managers • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • No-hitters • Award winners • First-round draft picks

Ballparks

League Park • Cleveland Municipal Stadium • Progressive Field
Spring Training: Henley Field • Terry Park Ballfield • Clearwater Athletic Field • Hi Corbett Field • Chain of Lakes Park • Goodyear Ballpark

Culture and Lore

1910 Chalmers Award • 1994 corked bat incident • The Bug Game • The Catch • Chief Wahoo • "Cleveland Rocks" • The Curse of Rocky Colavito • John Adams • The Kid from Cleveland • Len Barker's perfect game • Major League • Major League II • Slider • Ten Cent Beer Night

Retired Numbers

3 • 5 • 14 • 18 • 19 • 21 • 42

Administration

Owner: Larry Dolan • President: Mark Shapiro • Executive VP/GM: Chris Antonetti • Manager: Manny Acta

World Series
Championships (2)

1920 • 1948

American League
Pennants (5)

1920 • 1948 • 1954 • 1995 • 1997

Division
Championships (7)

A.L. Central: 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2007

Minor League
Affiliates

AAA: Columbus Clippers • AA: Akron Aeros • A: Carolina Mudcats • Lake County Captains • Mahoning Valley Scrappers • Rookie: Arizona League Indians • Dominican Summer Indians

Other Assets

SportsTime Ohio

Rivalries

Cincinnati Reds

Media

TV: SportsTime Ohio • WKYC • Radio: WTAM
Announcers: Tom Hamilton • Jim Rosenhaus • Matt Underwood • Rick Manning • Al Pawlowski • Mike Hargrove

Seasons (110)

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