1977 Cincinnati Reds season

The 1977 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in second place in the National League West, with a record of 88-74, 10 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. 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.^[1]
• February 13, 1977: Steve Christmas was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.^[2]
• February 16, 1977: Dave Schneck was traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Champ Summers.^[3]
• March 28, 1977: Joel Youngblood was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Caudill.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

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.^[5]
• June 15, 1977: Gary Nolan was traded by the Reds to the California Angels for Craig Hendrickson (minors).^[6]
• September 28, 1977: Rudy Meoli was purchased from the Reds by the Chicago Cubs.^[7]

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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

Notes

References

• 1977 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.