1977 Cleveland Indians | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Owners | Ted Bonda | |
General managers | Phil Seghi | |
Managers | Frank Robinson, Jeff Torborg | |
Television | WJW-TV | |
Radio | WWWE | |
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The 1977 Cleveland Indians season was the 77th season for the franchise, the 63rd as the Indians and the 46th season at Cleveland Stadium. They failed to improve upon their 81–78 campaign from the previous season, and missed the playoffs for the 23rd consecutive season, finishing the season at 71–90.
On May 30, Indians pitcher Dennis Eckersley threw a no-hitter against the California Angels.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 100 | 62 | .617 | — | 55–26 | 45–36 |
Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 64 | .602 | 2½ | 54–27 | 43–37 |
Boston Red Sox | 97 | 64 | .602 | 2½ | 51–29 | 46–35 |
Detroit Tigers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 26 | 39–42 | 35–46 |
Cleveland Indians | 71 | 90 | .441 | 28½ | 37–44 | 34–46 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 67 | 95 | .414 | 33 | 37–44 | 30–51 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 54 | 107 | .335 | 45½ | 25–55 | 29–52 |
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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 Starters | ||
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# | Name | Position |
28 | Rick Manning | CF |
18 | Duane Kuiper | 2B |
27 | Jim Norris | RF |
9 | Rico Carty | DH |
29 | Andre Thornton | 1B |
11 | Bill Melton | 3B |
25 | Buddy Bell | LF |
10 | Ray Fosse | C |
15 | Frank Duffy | SS |
37 | Dennis Eckersley | P |
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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Buddy Bell | 129 | 479 | 64 | 140 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 64 | .292 | 1 |
Larvell Blanks | 105 | 322 | 43 | 92 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 38 | .286 | 3 |
Bruce Bochte | 112 | 392 | 52 | 119 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 43 | .304 | 3 |
Rico Carty | 127 | 461 | 50 | 129 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 80 | .280 | 1 |
Paul Dade | 134 | 461 | 65 | 134 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 45 | .291 | 16 |
Frank Duffy | 122 | 334 | 30 | 67 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 31 | .201 | 8 |
Ray Fosse | 78 | 238 | 25 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 27 | .265 | 0 |
Alfredo Griffin | 14 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .146 | 2 |
Johnny Grubb | 34 | 93 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | .301 | 0 |
Fred Kendall | 103 | 317 | 18 | 79 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 39 | .249 | 0 |
Duane Kuiper | 148 | 610 | 62 | 169 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 50 | .277 | 11 |
John Lowenstein | 81 | 149 | 24 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | .242 | 1 |
Rick Manning | 68 | 252 | 33 | 57 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | .226 | 9 |
Bill Melton | 50 | 133 | 17 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .241 | 1 |
Jim Norris | 133 | 440 | 59 | 119 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 37 | .270 | 26 |
Dave Oliver | 7 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .318 | 0 |
Ron Pruitt | 78 | 219 | 29 | 63 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | .288 | 2 |
Charlie Spikes | 32 | 95 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .232 | 0 |
Andre Thornton | 131 | 433 | 77 | 114 | 20 | 5 | 28 | 70 | .263 | 3 |
Team Totals | 161 | 5491 | 676 | 1476 | 221 | 46 | 100 | 631 | .269 | 87 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
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Larry Andersen | 0 | 1 | 3.14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
Jim Bibby | 12 | 13 | 3.57 | 37 | 30 | 2 | 206.2 | 197 | 100 | 82 | 73 | 141 |
Tom Buskey | 0 | 0 | 5.29 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 45 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 15 |
Cardell Camper | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Pat Dobson | 3 | 12 | 6.14 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 133.1 | 155 | 94 | 91 | 65 | 81 |
Dennis Eckersley | 14 | 13 | 3.53 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 247.1 | 214 | 100 | 97 | 54 | 191 |
Al Fitzmorris | 6 | 10 | 5.41 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 133.0 | 164 | 87 | 80 | 53 | 54 |
Wayne Garland | 13 | 19 | 3.60 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 282.2 | 281 | 130 | 113 | 88 | 118 |
Don Hood | 2 | 1 | 3.00 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 105.0 | 87 | 42 | 35 | 49 | 62 |
Jim Kern | 8 | 10 | 3.42 | 60 | 0 | 18 | 92.0 | 85 | 39 | 35 | 47 | 91 |
Dave LaRoche | 2 | 2 | 5.30 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 18.2 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
Bill Laxton | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Sid Monge | 1 | 2 | 6.23 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 39.0 | 47 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Rick Waits | 9 | 7 | 3.99 | 37 | 16 | 2 | 135.1 | 132 | 67 | 60 | 64 | 62 |
Team Totals | 71 | 90 | 4.10 | 161 | 161 | 30 | 1452.1 | 1441 | 739 | 661 | 550 | 876 |