The 1977 California Angels season was the 17th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 12th in Anaheim, and their 12th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished the season 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.Mike Miley's death
Notable transactions November 16, 1976: Don Baylor was signed as a free agent by the Angels.Don Baylor at Baseball-Reference November 17, 1976: Joe Rudi was signed as a free agent by the Angels.Joe Rudi at Baseball-Reference November 24, 1976: Bobby Grich was signed as a free agent by the Angels.Bobby Grich at Baseball-Reference January 11, 1977: Daryl Sconiers was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft.Daryl Sconiers at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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).Richard Dotson at Baseball-Reference Brian Harper was drafted by the Angels in the 4th round.Brian Harper at Baseball-Reference June 13, 1977: Dick Drago was traded by the Angels to the Baltimore Orioles for Dyar Miller.Dick Drago at Baseball-Reference June 15, 1977: Craig Hendrickson (minors) was traded by the Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Gary Nolan.Gary Nolan at Baseball-Reference September 16, 1977: Carlos May was purchased by the Angels from the New York Yankees.Carlos May at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1977 California Angels Roster Pitchers Catchers
InfieldersOutfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (Bullpen) (First base) (Bench) (Third base) (Pitching, after 7/13) (Pitching, until 7/11) (Conditioning) (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 C Terry Humphrey 123 304 69 .227 2 34 1B Tony Solaita 116 324 78 .241 14 53 2B Jerry Remy 154 575 145 .252 4 44 SS Rance Mulliniks 78 271 73 .269 3 21 3B Dave Chalk 149 519 144 .277 3 45 LF 64 246 64 .264 13 53 CF Gil Flores 104 342 95 .278 1 26 RF Bobby Bonds 158 592 156 .264 37 115 DH 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 Ron Jackson 106 292 71 .243 8 28 Mario Guerrero 86 244 69 .283 1 28 Thad Bosley 58 212 63 .297 0 19 52 181 44 .243 7 23 Andy Etchebarren 80 114 29 .254 0 14 Bruce Bochte 25 100 29 .290 2 8 42 91 18 .198 0 6 Danny Goodwin 35 91 19 .209 1 8 Rusty Torres 58 77 12 .156 3 10 Ken Landreaux 23 76 19 .250 0 5 Dan Briggs 59 74 12 .162 1 4 Ike Hampton 52 44 13 .295 3 9 Dave Kingman 10 36 7 .194 2 4 Carlos May 11 18 6 .333 0 1 14 17 3 .176 1 3 Orlando Ramírez 25 13 1 .077 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 Nolan Ryan 37 299.0 19 16 2.77 341 Frank Tanana 31 241.1 15 9 2.54 205 21 142.0 7 10 4.25 41 Wayne Simpson 27 122.0 6 12 5.83 55 Gary Ross 14 58.1 2 4 5.55 30 Gary Nolan 5 18.1 0 3 8.84 4
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 Paul Hartzell 41 189.1 8 12 3.57 79 John Caneira 6 28.2 2 2 4.08 17 Balor Moore 7 22.2 0 2 3.97 14 3 6.1 0 0 15.63 3 Mike Cuellar 2 3.1 0 1 18.90 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 Dave LaRoche 46 6 5 13 3.10 61 41 4 4 4 3.02 49 20 4 2 1 4.58 25 13 0 1 2 3.00 15 Don Kirkwood 13 1 0 1 5.09 10 Mickey Scott 12 0 2 0 5.63 5 Sid Monge 4 0 1 1 2.92 4 John Verhoeven 3 0 2 0 3.86 3 Tom Walker 1 0 0 0 9.00 1
Farm system
Notes
References
External links 1977 California Angels at Baseball-Reference 1977 California Angels at Baseball Almanac