The 1977 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 8th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 9th overall. The Brewers finished sixth in the American League East with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses.

Offseason November 19, 1976: Sal Bando was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Sal Bando at Baseball Reference December 6, 1976: Jim Colborn and Darrell Porter were traded by the Brewers to the Kansas City Royals for Jamie Quirk, Jim Wohlford and a player to be named later. The Royals completed the deal by sending Bob McClure to the Brewers on March 15, 1977.Jamie Quirk at Baseball Reference December 6, 1976: George Scott and Bernie Carbo were traded by the Brewers to the Boston Red Sox for Cecil Cooper. December 7, 1976: Jeff Yurak was drafted by the Brewers from the San Francisco Giants in the 1976 minor league draft.Jeff Yurak at Baseball Reference February 25, 1977: Ken McMullen was purchased by the Brewers from the Oakland Athletics.Ken McMullen at Baseball Reference

Regular season July 1, 1977: The Brewers played their first game in Seattle in 8 years, when they were the failed Seattle Pilots. The Brewers beat the hometown expansion Mariners 2–1. September 14, 1977: Ken McMullen hit a home run in the last at bat of his career.Home Run in Last At Bat by Baseball Almanac

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 7, 1977: Paul Molitor was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 24, 1977.Paul Molitor at Baseball Reference

Roster 1977 Milwaukee Brewers Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (Third base) (Hitting) (First base) (Pitching) (Bullpen)

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 Charlie Moore 138 375 93 .248 5 45 1B Cecil Cooper 160 643 193 .300 20 78 2B Don Money 152 570 159 .279 25 83 3B 159 580 145 .250 17 82 SS 154 605 174 .288 4 49 LF 129 391 97 .248 2 36 CF Von Joshua 144 536 140 .261 9 49 RF Sixto Lezcano 109 400 109 .273 21 49 DH 93 221 48 .217 3 13

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 Steve Brye 94 241 60 .249 7 28 Lenn Sakata 53 154 25 .162 2 12 63 136 31 .228 5 19 Larry Haney 63 127 29 .228 0 10 Jim Wynn 36 117 23 .197 0 10 Ed Kirkpatrick 29 77 21 .273 0 6 Dan Thomas 22 70 19 .271 2 11 31 64 13 .203 0 3 Mike Hegan 35 53 9 .170 2 3 22 51 14 .275 0 6 Jim Gantner 14 47 14 .298 1 2 30 33 2 .061 0 2 Ed Romero 10 25 7 .280 0 2 Jack Heidemann 5 1 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 Jim Slaton 32 221.0 10 14 3.58 104 33 209.0 12 18 4.48 68 32 197.2 10 12 4.33 113 Lary Sorensen 23 142.1 7 10 4.36 57 19 121.1 4 12 5.25 49

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 42 142.2 5 6 4.35 104 21 94.1 5 8 4.58 38 17 58.2 6 6 6.44 32 7 24.1 1 1 3.33 17

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 51 8 6 13 4.15 28 68 2 1 6 2.52 57 29 0 3 2 4.73 46 3 0 1 0 4.26 6

Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of four minor league affiliates in 1977. The Burlington Bees won the Midwest League championship.

Notes

References 1977 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference 1977 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac