1977 California Angels season

1977 California Angels
1977 California Angels
	File:Los angeles angels.png
Division	West Division
Ballpark	Anaheim Stadium
City	Anaheim, California
Owners	Gene Autry
Managers	Norm Sherry, Dave Garcia
Television	KTLA
Radio	KMPC; (Dick Enberg, Don Drysdale, Al Wisk)

The 1977 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fifth in the American League West with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses.

Offseason

On January 6, 1977, Angels utility infielder Mike Miley died in a one-car accident in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.^[1]

Notable transactions

November 16, 1976: Don Baylor was signed as a free agent by the Angels.^[2]
November 17, 1976: Joe Rudi was signed as a free agent by the Angels.^[3]
November 24, 1976: Bobby Grich was signed as a free agent by the Angels.^[4]
January 11, 1977: Daryl Sconiers was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

v t e AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Kansas City Royals	102	60	0.630	—	55–26	47–34
Texas Rangers	94	68	0.580	8	44–37	50–31
Chicago White Sox	90	72	0.556	12	48–33	42–39
Minnesota Twins	84	77	0.522	17½	48–32	36–45
California Angels	74	88	0.457	28	39–42	35–46
Seattle Mariners	64	98	0.395	38	29–52	35–46
Oakland Athletics	63	98	0.391	38½	35–46	28–52

Record vs. opponents

1977 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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 lineup

1 Jerry Remy 2B
2 Bobby Grich SS
3 Bobby Bonds RF
4 Don Baylor DH
5 Joe Rudi LF
6 Tony Solaita 1B
7 Bruce Bochte CF
8 Dave Chalk 3B
9 Terry Humphrey C
P Frank Tanana

Notable transactions

June 7, 1977: 1977 Major League Baseball draft
- Richard Dotson was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (7th pick).^[6]
- Brian Harper was drafted by the Angels in the 4th round.^[7]
June 13, 1977: Dick Drago was traded by the Angels to the Baltimore Orioles for Dyar Miller.^[8]
June 15, 1977: Craig Hendrickson (minors) was traded by the Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Gary Nolan.^[9]
September 16, 1977: Carlos May was purchased by the Angels from the New York Yankees.^[10]

Roster

1977 California Angels

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

23 Danny Goodwin
18 Bobby Jones

Manager

6 Dave Garcia
37 Norm Sherry

Coaches

49 Bob Clear (Bullpen)
1 Del Crandall (First base)
8 Andy Etchebarren (Bench)
6 Dave Garcia (Third base)
24 Marv Grissom (Pitching, after 7/13)
24 Billy Muffett (Pitching, until 7/11)
50 Jimmie Reese (Conditioning)
20 Frank Robinson (Hitting)

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
LF	Joe Rudi	64	246	64	.264	13	53
DH	Don Baylor	154	561	141	.251	25	75

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
Bobby Grich	52	181	44	.243	7	23
Willie Aikens	42	91	18	.198	0	6
Bobby Jones	14	17	3	.176	1	3

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
Ken Brett	21	142	7	10	4.25	41

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
Fred Kuhaulua	3	6.1	0	0	15.63	3

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
Dyar Miller	41	4	4	4	3.02	49
Mike Barlow	20	4	2	1	4.58	25
Dick Drago	13	0	1	2	3.00	15

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake City Gulls	Pacific Coast League	Jimy Williams
AA	El Paso Diablos	Texas League	Buck Rodgers
A	Salinas Packers	California League	Moose Stubing
A	Quad Cities Angels	Midwest League	Chuck Cottier
Rookie	Idaho Falls Angels	Pioneer League	Larry Himes

Notes

^ Mike Miley's death
^ Don Baylor at Baseball-Reference
^ Joe Rudi at Baseball-Reference
^ Bobby Grich at Baseball-Reference
^ Daryl Sconiers at Baseball-Reference
^ Richard Dotson at Baseball-Reference
^ Brian Harper at Baseball-Reference
^ Dick Drago at Baseball-Reference
^ Gary Nolan at Baseball-Reference
^ Carlos May at Baseball-Reference

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.

External links

1977 California Angels at Baseball-Reference
1977 California Angels at Baseball Almanac

[1] Mike Miley's death

[2] Don Baylor at Baseball-Reference

[3] Joe Rudi at Baseball-Reference

[4] Bobby Grich at Baseball-Reference

[5] Daryl Sconiers at Baseball-Reference

[6] Richard Dotson at Baseball-Reference

[7] Brian Harper at Baseball-Reference

[8] Dick Drago at Baseball-Reference

[9] Gary Nolan at Baseball-Reference

[10] Carlos May at Baseball-Reference

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