1977 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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1977 Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 National League Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1890) Western Division (Since 1969)
Location
Dodger Stadium (Since 1962) Los Angeles, California (Since 1958)
1977 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 Jarrin, Rudy Hoyos

The 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers season saw Tommy Lasorda take over the reins as Manager from longtime skipper Walter Alston. The Dodgers coasted to a 10-game victory in the National League West and beat the Philadelphia Phillies in four games in the NLCS, only to lose to the New York Yankees in the World Series.

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

Contents 1 Season standings 2 1977 Roster 3 Starting Pitchers stats 4 Relief Pitchers stats 5 Batting Stats 6 1977 Playoffs 6.1 1977 National League Championship Series 6.1.1 Game One 6.1.2 Game Two 6.1.3 Game Three 6.1.4 Game Four 6.2 1977 World Series 7 1977 Awards 8 1977 Transactions 9 1977 Minor League Teams 10 External links

[edit] Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	98	64	--	.605
Cincinnati Reds	88	74	10.0	.543
Houston Astros	81	81	17.0	.500
San Francisco Giants	75	87	23.0	.463
San Diego Padres	69	93	29.0	.426
Atlanta Braves	61	101	37.0	.377

[edit] 1977 Roster

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Davey Lopes	Second Baseman
Bill Russell	Shortstop
Reggie Smith	Rightfielder
Ron Cey	Third Baseman
Steve Garvey	First Baseman
Rick Monday	Centerfielder
Dusty Baker	Leftfielder
Steve Yeager	Catcher
Don Sutton	Starting Pitcher

1977 Los Angeles Dodgers roster v • d • e
Roster
Starting Pitchers 46 Burt Hooton 25 Tommy John 31 Doug Rau 36 Rick Rhoden 20 Don Sutton Relief Pitchers 41 Bobby Castillo 44 Al Downing 29 Mike Garman 49 Charlie Hough (CL) 35 Dennis Lewallyn 38 Lance Rautzhan 27 Elias Sosa 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 -- Preston Gómez

[edit] Starting Pitchers stats

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	CG

[edit] Relief Pitchers stats

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	SV

[edit] Batting Stats

Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB

[edit] 1977 Playoffs

[edit] 1977 National League Championship Series

[edit] 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: Elias Sosa (0-1)  SV: Tug McGraw (1)
HRs: PHI – Greg Luzinski (1); LAD – Ron Cey (1)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] 1977 Awards

• 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)

[edit] 1977 Transactions

• December 20: Acquired Johnny Oates and Quincy Hill from the Philadelphia Phillies for Ted Sizemore
• January 11: Acquired Rick Monday and Mike Garman from the Chicago Cubs for Bill Buckner, Ivan DeJesus and Jeff Albert
• February 7: Acquired Hank Webb and Dick Sanders from the New York Mets for Rick Auerbach
• September 2: Sold John Hale to the Toronto Blue Jays
• September 2: Sold Kevin Pasley to the Seattle Mariners
• September 2: Sold Henry Cruz to the Chicago White Sox

[edit] 1977 Minor League Teams

• AAA: Albuquerque Dukes (managed by James B. Williams) - Pacific Coast League
• AA: San Antonio Dodgers (managed by Don LeJohn) - Texas League
• A: Lodi Dodgers (managed by Stan Wasiak) - California League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
• A: Clinton Dodgers (managed by Dick McLaughlin) - Midwest League
• Rookie: Lethbridge Dodgers (managed by Gail Henley) - Pioneer League -LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

[edit] External links

• 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
• Los Angeles Dodgers official web site
• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page
• Dodgers history

v • d • e 1977 MLB season by team AL East Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto AL West California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas NL East Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis NL West Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco 1977 All-Star Game • 1977 World Series

Preceded by Cincinnati Reds 1976	NL West Championship Season 1977	Succeeded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1978
Preceded by Cincinnati Reds 1976	National League Championship Season 1977	Succeeded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1978

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