1977 California Angels season

1977 California Angels
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
West Division (since 1969)
Location
Anaheim Stadium (since 1966)
Anaheim, California (since 1966)
Other information
Owner(s)	Gene Autry
General manager(s)	Harry Dalton
Manager(s)	Norm Sherry, Dave Garcia
Local television	KTLA
Local radio	KMPC (Dick Enberg, Don Drysdale, Al Wisk)
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The 1977 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fifth in the American League West with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses.

Offseason

On January 6, 1977, Angels utility infielder Mike Miley died in a one-car accident in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.^[1]

Notable transactions

November 16, 1976: Don Baylor was signed as a free agent by the Angels.^[2]
November 17, 1976: Joe Rudi was signed as a free agent by the Angels.^[3]
November 24, 1976: Bobby Grich was signed as a free agent by the Angels.^[4]
January 11, 1977: Daryl Sconiers was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Kansas City Royals	102	60	0.630	—	55–26	47–34
Texas Rangers	94	68	0.580	8	44–37	50–31
Chicago White Sox	90	72	0.556	12	48–33	42–39
Minnesota Twins	84	77	0.522	17½	48–32	36–45
California Angels	74	88	0.457	28	39–42	35–46
Seattle Mariners	64	98	0.395	38	29–52	35–46
Oakland Athletics	63	98	0.391	38½	35–46	28–52

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	—

Opening Day lineup

1 Jerry Remy 2B
2 Bobby Grich SS
3 Bobby Bonds RF
4 Don Baylor DH
5 Joe Rudi LF
6 Tony Solaita 1B
7 Bruce Bochte CF
8 Dave Chalk 3B
9 Terry Humphrey C
P Frank Tanana

Notable transactions

June 7, 1977: 1977 Major League Baseball draft
- Richard Dotson was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (7th pick).^[6]
- Brian Harper was drafted by the Angels in the 4th round.^[7]
June 13, 1977: Dick Drago was traded by the Angels to the Baltimore Orioles for Dyar Miller.^[8]
June 15, 1977: Craig Hendrickson (minors) was traded by the Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Gary Nolan.^[9]
September 16, 1977: Carlos May was purchased by the Angels from the New York Yankees.^[10]

Roster

1977 California Angels

Roster

Pitchers

33 Mike Barlow

34 Ken Brett

39 John Caneira

35 Mike Cuellar

41 Dick Drago

45 Paul Hartzell

33 Don Kirkwood

31 Fred Kuhaulua

17 Dave LaRoche

41 Dyar Miller

35 Balor Moore

38 Gary Nolan

47 Gary Ross

30 Nolan Ryan

19 Mickey Scott

42,46 Wayne Simpson

40 Frank Tanana

48 John Verhoeven

43 Tom Walker

Catchers

8 Andy Etchebarren

15 Ike Hampton

9 Terry Humphrey

Infielders

22 Willie Aikens

21 Dan Briggs

7 Dave Chalk

4 Bobby Grich

11 Mario Guerrero

16 Ron Jackson

10 Dave Kingman

44 Carlos May

18 Rance Mulliniks

14,17 Orlando Ramírez

2 Jerry Remy

27 Tony Solaita

Outfielders

12 Don Baylor

22 Bruce Bochte

25 Bobby Bonds

32 Thad Bosley

28 Gil Flores

19 Ken Landreaux

26 Joe Rudi

3 Rusty Torres

Other batters

23 Danny Goodwin

18 Bobby Jones

Manager

6 Dave Garcia

37 Norm Sherry

Coaches

49 Bob Clear (Bullpen)

1 Del Crandall (First base)

8 Andy Etchebarren (Bench)

6 Dave Garcia (Third base)

24 Marv Grissom (Pitching, after 7/13)

24 Billy Muffett (Pitching, until 7/11)

50 Jimmie Reese (Conditioning)

20 Frank Robinson (Hitting)

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
LF	Rudi, JoeJoe Rudi	64	246	64	.264	13	53
DH	Baylor, DonDon Baylor	154	561	141	.251	25	75

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
Grich, BobbyBobby Grich	52	181	44	.243	7	23
Aikens, WillieWillie Aikens	42	91	18	.198	0	6
Jones, BobbyBobby Jones	14	17	3	.176	1	3

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
Brett, KenKen Brett	21	142	7	10	4.25	41

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
Kuhaulua, FredFred Kuhaulua	3	6.1	0	0	15.63	3

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
Miller, DyarDyar Miller	41	4	4	4	3.02	49
Barlow, MikeMike Barlow	20	4	2	1	4.58	25
Drago, DickDick Drago	13	0	1	2	3.00	15

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake City Gulls	Pacific Coast League	Jimy Williams
AA	El Paso Diablos	Texas League	Buck Rodgers
A	Salinas Packers	California League	Moose Stubing
A	Quad Cities Angels	Midwest League	Chuck Cottier
Rookie	Idaho Falls Angels	Pioneer League	Larry Himes

Notes

↑ Mike Miley's death
↑ Don Baylor at Baseball-Reference
↑ Joe Rudi at Baseball-Reference
↑ Bobby Grich at Baseball-Reference
↑ Daryl Sconiers at Baseball-Reference
↑ Richard Dotson at Baseball-Reference
↑ Brian Harper at Baseball-Reference
↑ Dick Drago at Baseball-Reference
↑ Gary Nolan at Baseball-Reference
↑ Carlos May at Baseball-Reference

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.

External links

1977 California Angels at Baseball-Reference
1977 California Angels at Baseball Almanac

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

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Formerly the Los Angeles Angels, the California Angels, and the Anaheim Angels
Based in Anaheim, California (Greater Los Angeles)

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Angels Stadium; Tempe Diablo Stadium

Culture and lore

Rivalries

Los Angeles Dodgers

Minors

AAA: Salt Lake Bees
AA: Mobile BayBears
A Adv.: Inland Empire 66ers
A: Burlington Bees
Rookie Adv.: Orem Owlz
Rookie: AZL Angels; DSL Angels

Key personnel

Owner: Arte Moreno
General Manager: Billy Eppler
Manager: Mike Scioscia

World Series
championships (1)

2002

American League
pennants (1)

2002

Division titles

West: 1979; 1982; 1986; 2004; 2005; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2014

Wild Card berths

2002

Broadcasting

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