1977 Baltimore Orioles season

1977 Baltimore Orioles
Brooks Robinson's final season
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
East Division (since 1969)
Location
Memorial Stadium (since 1954)
Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record	97–64 (.602)
Divisional place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger
General manager(s)	Hank Peters
Manager(s)	Earl Weaver
Local television	WJZ-TV
Local radio	WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)
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The 1977 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing second in the American League East with a record of 97 wins and 64 losses.

Offseason

November 1, 1976: Darryl Cias was released by the Orioles.^[1]
November 5, 1976: 1976 MLB expansion draft
- Bob Galasso was selected from the Orioles by the Seattle Mariners.^[2]
- Dave Pagan was selected from the Orioles by the Seattle Mariners.^[3]
December 15, 1976: Bob Babcock was traded by the Orioles to the Texas Rangers for Dave Criscione.^[4]
January 11, 1977: John Shelby was drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft.^[5]
January 20, 1977: Paul Blair was traded by the Orioles to the New York Yankees for Elliott Maddox and Rick Bladt.^[6]
February 8, 1977: Billy Smith was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.^[7]
February 11, 1977: Vic Rodriguez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.^[8]

Regular season

Brooks Robinson 3B Retired 1977

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	100	62	0.617	—	55–26	45–36
Baltimore Orioles	97	64	0.602	2½	54–27	43–37
Boston Red Sox	97	64	0.602	2½	51–29	46–35
Detroit Tigers	74	88	0.457	26	39–42	35–46
Cleveland Indians	71	90	0.441	28½	37–44	34–46
Milwaukee Brewers	67	95	0.414	33	37–44	30–51
Toronto Blue Jays	54	107	0.335	45½	25–55	29–52

Record vs. opponents

1977 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	6–8	5–6	5–5	11–4	12–3	4–7	11–4	6–4	8–7	8–2	7–3	4–6	10–5
Boston	8–6	—	7–3	3–7	8–7	9–6	5–5	9–6	4–6	8–7	8–3	10–1	6–4	12–3
California	6–5	3–7	—	8–7	6–4	4–6	6–9	5–5	7–8	4–7	5–10	9–6	5–10	6–4
Chicago	5–5	7–3	7–8	—	6–4	4–6	8–7	6–5	10–5	3–7	10–5	10–5	6–9	8–3
Cleveland	4–11	7–8	4–6	4–6	—	8–7	3–7	11–4	2–9	3–12	7–3	7–3	2–9	9–5
Detroit	3–12	6–9	6–4	6–4	7–8	—	3–8	10–5	5–5	6–9	5–5	5–6	2–8	10–5
Kansas City	7–4	5–5	9–6	7–8	7–3	8–3	—	8–2	10–5	5–5	9–6	11–4	8–7	8–2
Milwaukee	4–11	6–9	5–5	5–6	4–11	5–10	2–8	—	3–8	8–7	5–5	7–3	5–5	8–7
Minnesota	4–6	6–4	8–7	5–10	9–2	5–5	5–10	8–3	—	2–8	8–6	7–8	8–7	9–1
New York	7–8	7–8	7–4	7–3	12–3	9–6	5–5	7–8	8–2	—	9–2	6–4	7–3	9–6
Oakland	2–8	3–8	10–5	5–10	3–7	5–5	6–9	5–5	6–8	2–9	—	7–8	2–13	7–3
Seattle	3–7	1–10	6–9	5–10	3–7	6–5	4–11	3–7	8–7	4–6	8–7	—	9–6	4–6
Texas	6–4	4–6	10–5	9–6	9–2	8–2	7–8	5–5	7–8	3–7	13–2	6–9	—	7–4
Toronto	5–10	3–12	4–6	3–8	5–9	5–10	2–8	7–8	1–9	6–9	3–7	6–4	4–7	—

Notable transactions

May 26, 1977: Randy Stein was acquired from the Orioles by the New York Yankees.^[9]
June 13, 1977: Dyar Miller was traded by the Orioles to the California Angels for Dick Drago.^[10]
July 27, 1977: Ken Rudolph was purchased by the Orioles from the San Francisco Giants.^[11]
September 19, 1977: Nelson Briles was purchased by the Orioles from the Texas Rangers.^[12]

Roster

1977 Baltimore Orioles

Roster

Pitchers

55 Nelson Briles

45 Tony Chévez

37 Dick Drago

17 Ed Farmer

46 Mike Flanagan

48 Ross Grimsley

38 Fred Holdsworth

30 Dennis Martínez

23 Tippy Martinez

43 Rudy May

39 Scott McGregor

37 Dyar Miller

35 Randy Miller

22 Jim Palmer

32 Mike Parrott

52 Earl Stephenson

Catchers

40 Dave Criscione

24 Rick Dempsey

12 Ken Rudolph

8 Dave Skaggs

Infielders

7 Mark Belanger

10 Terry Crowley

44 Rich Dauer

11 Doug DeCinces

3 Kiko Garcia

14 Lee May

33 Eddie Murray

16 Tony Muser

5 Brooks Robinson

2 Billy Smith

Outfielders

1 Al Bumbry

36 Mike Dimmel

34 Larry Harlow

18 Pat Kelly

21 Elliott Maddox

27 Andrés Mora

28 Tom Shopay

29 Ken Singleton

Manager

4 Earl Weaver

Coaches

31 George Bamberger

41 Jim Frey

55 Billy Hunter

47 Cal Ripken

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	Dempsey, RickRick Dempsey	91	270	61	.226	3	34
1B	May, LeeLee May	150	585	148	.253	27	99
2B	Smith, BillyBilly Smith	109	367	79	.215	5	29
3B	DeCinces, DougDoug DeCinces	150	522	135	.259	19	69
SS	Belanger, MarkMark Belanger	144	402	83	.206	2	30
LF	Kelly, PatPat Kelly	120	360	92	.256	10	49
CF	Bumbry, AlAl Bumbry	133	518	164	.317	4	41
RF	Singleton, KenKen Singleton	152	536	176	.328	24	99
DH	Murray, EddieEddie Murray	160	611	173	.283	27	88

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
Dauer, RichRich Dauer	96	304	74	.243	5	25
Skaggs, DaveDave Skaggs	80	216	62	.287	1	24
Mora, AndrésAndrés Mora	77	233	57	.245	13	44
Garcia, KikoKiko Garcia	65	131	29	.221	2	10
Muser, TonyTony Muser	120	118	27	.229	0	7
Maddox, ElliottElliott Maddox	49	107	28	.262	2	9
Shopay, TomTom Shopay	67	69	13	.188	1	4
Harlow, LarryLarry Harlow	46	48	10	.208	0	0
Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson	24	47	7	.149	1	4
Crowley, TerryTerry Crowley	18	22	8	.364	1	9
Rudolph, KenKen Rudolph	11	14	4	.286	0	2
Criscione, DaveDave Criscione	7	9	3	.333	1	1
Dimmel, MikeMike Dimmel	25	5	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
Palmer, JimJim Palmer	39	319	20	11	2.91	193
May, RudyRudy May	37	251.2	18	14	3.61	105
Flanagan, MikeMike Flanagan	36	235	15	10	3.64	149
Grimsley, RossRoss Grimsley	34	218.1	14	10	3.96	53

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
Martínez, DennisDennis Martínez	42	166.2	14	7	4.10	107
McGregor, ScottScott McGregor	29	114	3	5	4.42	55

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
Martinez, TippyTippy Martinez	41	5	1	9	2.70	29
Drago, DickDick Drago	36	6	3	3	3.63	20
Miller, DyarDyar Miller	12	2	2	1	5.64	9
Holdsworth, FredFred Holdsworth	12	0	1	0	6.28	4
Chévez, TonyTony Chévez	4	0	0	0	12.38	7
Parrott, MikeMike Parrott	3	0	0	0	2.08	2
Briles, NelsonNelson Briles	2	0	0	1	6.75	2
Stephenson, EarlEarl Stephenson	1	0	0	0	9.00	2
Miller, RandyRandy Miller	1	0	0	0	40.50	0
Farmer, EdEd Farmer	1	0	0	0	----	0

Awards and honors

Earl Weaver, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Ken Boyer
AA	Charlotte O's	Southern League	Jimmie Schaffer
A	Miami Orioles	Florida State League	Len Johnston
Rookie	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	J. R. Miner

Notes

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1977 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
1977 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

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 MLB draft 1977 All-Star Game 1977 World Series

Baltimore Orioles

Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns
Based in Baltimore, Maryland

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; West End Park; Coffee Pot Park; Wright Field; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; City Island Ball Park; Miami Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Al Lang Stadium; Fort Lauderdale Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Washington Nationals
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox

Key personnel

Owner: Peter Angelos
Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations: Dan Duquette
Manager: Buck Showalter

World Series
Championships (3)

American League
Championships (7)

American League East
Championships (9)

American League Wild Card
(3)

Minor league
affiliates

Broadcasting

TV: Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
Radio: Orioles Radio Network
Announcers: Gary Thorne; Jim Hunter; Jim Palmer; Rick Dempsey; Mike Bordick

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