1977 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1977 Los Angeles Dodgers
1977 National League Champions NL West champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Dodger Stadium (since 1962)
Los Angeles (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Walter O'Malley
General manager(s)	Al Campanis
Manager(s)	Tommy Lasorda
Local television	KTTV (11)
Local radio	KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter XEGM Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos
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The 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers season had Tommy Lasorda replace longtime manager Walter Alston as Manager of the team. The Dodgers won the National League West by 10 games and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in four games in the NLCS, then lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series.

Offseason

December 20, 1976: Ted Sizemore was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Oates and a player to be named later. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Quincy Hill (minors) to the Dodgers on January 4, 1977.^[1]
January 11, 1977: Bill Buckner, Iván DeJesús and Jeff Albert (minors) were traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Rick Monday and Mike Garman.^[2]
February 7, 1977: Rick Auerbach was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Mets for Hank Webb and Richard Sander (minors).^[3]

Regular season


Walter Alston's number 24 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1977.

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	98	64	0.605	—	51–30	47–34
Cincinnati Reds	88	74	0.543	10	48–33	40–41
Houston Astros	81	81	0.500	17	46–35	35–46
San Francisco Giants	75	87	0.463	23	38–43	37–44
San Diego Padres	69	93	0.426	29	35–46	34–47
Atlanta Braves	61	101	0.377	37	40–41	21–60

Record vs. opponents

1977 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	5–7	4–14	9–9	5–13	6–6	7–5	2–10	3–9	11–7	8–10	1–11
Chicago	7–5	—	7–5	6–6	6–6	10–8	9–9	6–12	7–11	7–5	9–3	7–11
Cincinnati	14–4	5–7	—	5–13	10–8	7–5	10–2	8–4	3–9	11–7	10–8	5–7
Houston	9–9	6–6	13–5	—	9–9	8–4	6–6	4–8	4–8	8–10	9–9	5–7
Los Angeles	13–5	6–6	8–10	9–9	—	7–5	8–4	6–6	9–3	12–6	14–4	6–6
Montreal	6–6	8–10	5–7	4–8	5–7	—	10–8	7–11	7–11	5–7	6–6	12–6
New York	5–7	9–9	2–10	6–6	4–8	8–10	—	5–13	4–14	6–6	7–5	8–10
Philadelphia	10-2	12–6	4–8	8–4	6–6	11–7	13–5	—	8–10	9–3	9–3	11–7
Pittsburgh	9–3	11–7	9–3	8–4	3–9	11–7	14–4	10–8	—	10–2	2–10	9–9
San Diego	7–11	5–7	7–11	10–8	6–12	7–5	6–6	3–9	2–10	—	8–10	8–4
San Francisco	10–8	3–9	8–10	9–9	4–14	6–6	5–7	3–9	10–2	10–8	—	7–5
St. Louis	11–1	11–7	7–5	7–5	6–6	6–12	10–8	7–11	9–9	4–8	5–7	—

Opening Day lineup


Opening Day starters
Name	Position
Davey Lopes	Second baseman
Bill Russell	Shortstop
Reggie Smith	Right fielder
Ron Cey	Third baseman
Steve Garvey	First baseman
Rick Monday	Center fielder
Dusty Baker	Left fielder
Steve Yeager	Catcher
Don Sutton	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

September 2, 1977: John Hale was claimed off waivers from the Dodgers by the Toronto Blue Jays.^[4]
September 2, 1977: Henry Cruz was claimed off waivers from the Dodgers by the Chicago White Sox.^[5]
September 8, 1977: Kevin Pasley was sold by the Dodgers to the Seattle Mariners.^[6]

Roster

1977 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster

Pitchers

41 Bobby Castillo

44 Al Downing

29 Mike Garman

46 Burt Hooton

49 Charlie Hough

25 Tommy John

35 Dennis Lewallyn

31 Doug Rau

38 Lance Rautzhan

36 Rick Rhoden

27 Elías Sosa

20 Don Sutton

45 Stan Wall

37 Hank Webb

Catchers

9 Jerry Grote

5 Johnny Oates

4 Kevin Pasley

7 Steve Yeager

Infielders

10 Ron Cey

6 Steve Garvey

21 Ed Goodson

56 Rafael Landestoy

15 Davey Lopes

23 Ted Martínez

22 Boog Powell

18 Bill Russell

44 Ron Washington

Outfielders

12 Dusty Baker

3 Glenn Burke

33 Vic Davalillo

43 John Hale

34 Lee Lacy

51 Jeffrey Leonard

16 Rick Monday

11 Manny Mota

17 Joe Simpson

8 Reggie Smith

Manager

2 Tommy Lasorda

Coaches

26 Red Adams

54 Monty Basgall

58 Mark Cresse

19 Jim Gilliam

28 Preston Gómez

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	Yeager, SteveSteve Yeager	125	387	99	.256	16	55
1B	Garvey, SteveSteve Garvey	162	696	192	.297	33	115
2B	Lopes, DaveyDavey Lopes	134	502	142	.283	11	53
3B	Cey, RonRon Cey	153	564	136	.241	30	110
SS	Russell, BillBill Russell	153	634	176	.278	4	51
CF	Monday, RickRick Monday	118	392	90	.230	15	48

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
Oates, JohnnyJohnny Oates	60	156	42	.269	3	11

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

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
Castillo, BobbyBobby Castillo	6	1	0	0	3.97	7

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

Postseason

1977 National League Championship Series

Main article: 1977 National League Championship Series

Game One

October 4, Dodger Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	7	9	0
Los Angeles	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	5	9	2
W: Gene Garber (1-0) L: Elías Sosa (0-1) SV: Tug McGraw (1)
HRs: PHI – Greg Luzinski (1); LAD – Ron Cey (1)

Game Two

October 5, Dodger Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	1
Los Angeles	0	0	1	4	0	1	1	0	X	7	9	1
W: Don Sutton (1-0) L: Jim Lonborg (0-1)
HRs: PHI – Bake McBride (1); LAD – Dusty Baker (1)

Game Three

October 7, Veterans Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	6	12	2
Philadelphia	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	6	2
W: Lance Rautzhan (1-0) L: Gene Garber (1-1) SV: Mike Garman (1)
HRs: None

Game Four

October 8, Veterans Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	5	0
Philadelphia	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
W: Tommy John (1-0) L: Steve Carlton (0-1)
HRs: LAD – Dusty Baker (2)

1977 World Series

Main article: 1977 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (2)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance	Time of Game
1	Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 4 (12 inns)	October 11	Yankee Stadium	56,668	3:24
2	Dodgers – 6, Yankees – 1	October 12	Yankee Stadium	56,691	2:27
3	Yankees – 5, Dodgers – 3	October 14	Dodger Stadium	55,992	2:31
4	Yankees – 4, Dodgers – 2	October 15	Dodger Stadium	55,995	2:07
5	Yankees – 4, Dodgers – 10	October 16	Dodger Stadium	55,995	2:29
6	Dodgers – 4, Yankees – 8	October 18	Yankee Stadium	56,407	2:18

Awards and honors

1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Steve Garvey starter
- Don Sutton starter
- Ron Cey starter
- Reggie Smith reserve
Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award
- Don Sutton
NLCS Most Valuable Player
- Dusty Baker
Gold Glove Award
- Steve Garvey
TSN National League All-Star
- Steve Garvey
NL Player of the Month
- Ron Cey (April 1977)
NL Player of the Week
- Ron Cey (Apr. 18–24)
- Steve Garvey (June 20–26)
- Tommy John (Aug. 8–14)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Albuquerque Dukes	Pacific Coast League	James B. Williams
AA	San Antonio Dodgers	Texas League	Don LeJohn
A	Lodi Dodgers	California League	Stan Wasiak
A	Clinton Dodgers	Midwest League	Dick McLaughlin
Rookie	Lethbridge Dodgers	Pioneer League	Gail Henley

Teams in BOLD won League Championships

Major League Baseball Draft

Main article: 1977 Major League Baseball draft

The Dodgers drafted 40 players in the June draft and eight in the January draft. Of those, eight players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.

The first round draft pick in the June draft was pitcher Bob Welch from Eastern Michigan University. In 17 years with the Dodgers and Oakland Athletics he started 462 games with a 211-146 record and a 3.47 ERA. He became a two time All-Star, a two time World Series Champion and won the 1990 American League Cy Young Award.

The draft also included Mickey Hatcher, who hit .280 in 1130 games, mostly as an outfielder and was a part of two Dodgers World Series champions; outfielder/utility player Ron Roenicke who played eight seasons in the Majors before becoming a coach and manager; and relief pitcher Tom Niedenfuer, who was picked in the 36th round but would play 10 seasons in the Majors and save 97 games.

1977 Draft Picks

January draft

^[7]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Timothy Gloyd	SS	Sacramento City College	No Dodgers-1979	1979–1981	A
2	Jessie Daniels	2B	Louisburg College	Yes	1977–1980	A
3	Rocky Cordova	RHP	Sacramento City College	Yes	1977–1981	A
4	Daniel Forer	LHP	Iowa Western Community College	No Dodgers-1981	1981	A
5	Larry Wright	RHP	Georgia Perimeter College	Yes	1977–1980	A
6	Ronald Grout	1B	Wingate University	No Twins-1978	1978–1982	AA
7	Randall May	RHP	Yakima Valley Community College	No

January Secondary phase

^[8]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Mark Wychopen	RHP	San Jacinto College	No

June draft

^[9]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Bob Welch	RHP	Eastern Michigan University	Yes	1977–1994	MLB
2	Joe Beckwith	RHP	Auburn University	Yes	1977–1986	MLB
3	Doug Harrison	RHP	Central Michigan University	Yes	1977–1980	AAA
4	John Bush	SS	Ogden High School	Yes	1977–1979	A-
5	Mickey Hatcher	OF	University of Oklahoma	Yes	1977–1991	MLB
6	Mark Elliott	1B	Silver Lake High School	Yes	1977–1979	A
7	Bobby Mitchell	OF	University of Southern California	Yes	1977–1986	MLB
8	James Nobles	LHP	Kentucky Wesleyan College	Yes	1977–1982	AA
9	Henry Noble	SS	McIntosh County Academy	Yes	1977	A-
10	Danny Coulon	RHP	College of the Sequoias	Yes	1977–1978	A
11	Jack Littrell	RHP	Oldham County High School	Yes	1977–1980	A
12	Kenneth Likewise	LHP	Chaparral High School	Yes	1977–1978	Rookie
13	Dennis Delaney	C	University of California, Los Angeles	No Cardinals-1978	1978–1984	AA
14	Jerry Bass	RHP	Georgia Institute of Technology	Yes	1977–1982	AAA
15	Joseph Purpura	LHP	West Leyden High School	Yes	1977–1978	A
16	Jesse Baez	C	Cerritos College	Yes	1977–1983	AA
17	Edward Reilly	RHP	Fanwood High School	No Astros-1981	1981–1985	AA
18	Salvatore Favata	2B	Edgewood High School	No Brewers-1980	1980–1982	A
19	Richard Ross	OF	Santa Teresa High School	No
20	Steven Green	RHP	Pepperell High School	No
21	Mike Ledna	SS	Buffalo Grove High School	No White Sox-1981	1981	Rookie
22	Bobby Brown	OF	John Brown University	Yes	1977–1979	AA
23	Mitch Webster	OF	Larned High School	Yes	1977–1995	MLB
24	Victor Woods	OF	El Cerrito High School	No Indians-1979	1979–1982	A
25	Michael Zouras	3B	California State University, Long Beach	Yes	1977–1981	AAA
26	Michael Holt	RHP	East Forsyth High School	Yes	1977–1978	A
27	Mark Jakway	OF	Hemet High School	No
28	Douglas Hogan	RHP	Mineral Area College	Yes	1977–1978	A
29	Melvin Freeman	3B	Easley High School	No Brewers-1979	1979	A
30	Tony Bolla	C	Crestmoor High School	No Giants-1979	1979	A
31	Scott Hadley	RHP	Central High School	No
32	Ronald Kiene	RHP	Stuyvesant High School	No
33	Jeffrey Jordan	RHP	Orangeville High School	No
34	Ken Duckett	OF	Richard J. Reynolds High School	No
35	John Shoemaker	SS	Miami University of Ohio	Yes	1977–1980	AAA
36	Tom Niedenfuer	RHP	Redmond High School	No Dodgers-1981	1981–1990	MLB
37	Todd Roddy	IF	Bellevue High School	No

June secondary phase

^[10]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Ron Roenicke	OF	University of California, Los Angeles	Yes	1977–1989	MLB
2	Rick Kranitz	RHP	Yavapai College	No Brewers-1979	1979–1985	AAA
3	Kevin Williams	OF	Edmonds Community College	No Twins-1980	1980–1983	AA

Notes

↑ Johnny Oates at Baseball-Reference
↑ Bill Buckner at Baseball-Reference
↑ Rick Auerbach at Baseball-Reference
↑ John Hale at Baseball-Reference
↑ Henry Cruz at Baseball-Reference
↑ Kevin Pasley at Baseball-Reference
↑ 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
↑ 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
↑ 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
↑ 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase

References

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NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

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