The 1977 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 95th season in Major League Baseball, their 20th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 18th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with a 75–87 record, 23 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Offseason October 20, 1976: Mike Caldwell, Dave Rader and John D'Acquisto were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Willie Crawford, John Curtis and Vic Harris.Vic Harris at Baseball Reference December 7, 1976: Jeff Yurak was drafted from the Giants by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1976 minor league draft.Jeff Yurak at Baseball Reference January 11, 1977: Bud Black was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Bud Black at Baseball Reference February 11, 1977: Bobby Murcer, Steve Ontiveros, and Andy Muhlstock (minors) were traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Madlock and Rob Sperring.Bill Madlock at Baseball Reference March 26, 1977: Willie Crawford and Rob Sperring were traded by the Giants to the Houston Astros for Rob Andrews and cash.Rob Andrews at Baseball Reference March 26, 1977: Chris Bourjos was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.Chris Bourjos at Baseball Reference March 31, 1977: Ken Rudolph was purchased by the Giants from the St. Louis Cardinals.Ken Rudolph at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters +Opening Day Starters # Name Position12 Gary Thomasson CF21 Rob Andrews 2B18 Bill Madlock 3B41 Darrell Evans LF44 Willie McCovey 1B45 Terry Whitfield RF35 Chris Speier SS2 Marc Hill C26 John Montefusco P 1977 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
Notable transactions May 19, 1977: DeWayne Buice was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.DeWayne Buice at Baseball Reference June 7, 1977: Chili Davis was drafted by the Giants in the 11th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed September 3, 1977.Chili Davis at Baseball Reference July 27, 1977: Ken Rudolph was purchased from the Giants by the Baltimore Orioles. August 11, 1977: Gorman Heimueller was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.Gorman Heimueller at Baseball Reference
Roster 1977 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats
= Indicates team leader 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 108 320 80 .250 9 50 1B 141 478 134 .280 28 86 2B 127 436 115 .264 0 25 3B 140 533 161 .302 12 46 SS 104 368 84 .228 4 27 LF 144 461 117 .254 17 72 CF Derrel Thomas 148 506 135 .267 8 44 RF Jack Clark 136 413 104 .252 13 51
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 146 446 114 .256 17 71 Terry Whitfield 114 326 93 .285 7 36 73 167 40 .240 7 26 69 165 43 .261 2 14 Johnny LeMaster 68 134 20 .149 0 8 61 126 29 .230 1 15 Gary Alexander 51 119 36 .303 5 20 Larry Herndon 49 109 26 .239 1 5 6 17 3 .176 0 0 11 15 3 .200 0 0 10 15 4 .267 0 3 2 2 0 .000 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 37 257.2 16 12 3.32 168 38 234.1 12 16 4.76 97 27 166.0 11 9 3.36 100 26 157.1 7 12 3.49 110 Greg Minton 2 14.0 1 1 4.50 5
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 55 119.1 6 5 4.00 41 Lynn McGlothen 21 80.0 2 9 5.63 42 43 77.0 3 3 5.49 47
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 73 7 7 20 2.05 93 Randy Moffitt 64 4 9 11 3.59 68 56 5 1 1 2.55 58 28 1 2 0 3.86 23 Tommy Toms 4 0 1 0 2.08 2
Awards and honors Willie McCovey, Hutch Award
All-Stars All-Star Game
Gary Lavelle, Pitcher, Reserve
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: PhoenixJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1977 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1977 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac