The 1977 Cincinnati Reds season was the 108th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 8th and 7th full season at Riverfront Stadium. The team entered 1977 as the two-time defending World Series champions, but finished in second place in the National League West, with a record of 88–74, 10 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and missed the playoffs. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.

Offseason December 16, 1976: Tony Pérez and Will McEnaney were traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray.Tony Perez page at Baseball Reference February 13, 1977: Steve Christmas was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.Steve Christmas page at Baseball Reference February 16, 1977: Dave Schneck was traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Champ Summers.Champ Summers page at Baseball Reference March 28, 1977: Joel Youngblood was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Caudill.Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 15, 1977: Pat Zachry, Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, and Dan Norman were traded by the Reds to the New York Mets for Tom Seaver.Tom Seaver page at Baseball Reference June 15, 1977: Gary Nolan was traded by the Reds to the California Angels for Craig Hendrickson (minors).Gary Nolan page at Baseball Reference June 15, 1977: Rawly Eastwick was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Doug Capilla. June 15, 1977: Mike Caldwell was traded by the Reds to the Milwaukee Brewers for two minor leaguers. September 28, 1977: Rudy Meoli was purchased from the Reds by the Chicago Cubs.Rudy Meoli page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1977 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats = Indicates team leader

= Indicates league 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 142 494 136 .275 31 109 1B 151 536 161 .300 17 91 2B 153 521 150 .288 22 78 SS 156 572 155 .271 8 64 3B 162 655 204 .311 9 64 LF 158 615 197 .320 52 149 CF 149 492 131 .266 10 52 RF 154 585 186 .318 12 57

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 81 125 20 .160 5 16 51 117 16 .137 1 7 80 92 24 .261 1 13 49 79 20 .253 2 11 65 78 20 .256 1 5 59 76 13 .171 3 6 33 45 7 .156 0 3 36 32 8 .250 0 5 10 23 4 .174 2 4

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 35 221.1 14 13 3.38 160 20 165.1 14 3 2.34 124 36 161.2 10 10 5.23 76 20 108.0 6 6 4.00 71 22 106.1 7 8 4.23 74 17 75.1 5 5 5.38 57 12 75.0 3 7 5.04 36 12 60.2 2 6 5.34 44 8 39.1 4 1 4.81 28

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 14 43.0 3 3 7.12 22 7 15.2 1 1 5.74 9

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 10 5 18 3.19 48 61 7 2 4 4.94 42 24 0 0 1 2.45 23 23 2 2 7 2.91 17 14 0 0 1 4.01 11 8 0 0 0 12.71 5 7 0 2 0 12.00 8 5 0 0 0 2.16 8 5 0 0 0 13.50 5

Awards and records George Foster, MLB Home Run Champion (52) George Foster, MLB RBI Champion (149) George Foster, National League MVP

All-Stars 1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Johnny Bench, starter, catcher Joe Morgan, starter, second base Dave Concepción, starter, shortstop George Foster, starter, outfield Tom Seaver, reserve Pete Rose, reserve Ken Griffey, reserve

Farm system

References

External links 1977 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference