1977 Philadelphia Phillies season

1977 Philadelphia Phillies 1977 National League East Championship
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1883) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Veterans Stadium (since 1971) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (since 1883)
1977 information
Owner(s)	Robert "Ruly" Carpenter III
General manager(s)	Paul Owens
Manager(s)	Danny Ozark
Local television	WPHL-TV
Local radio	KYW (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser)
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The 1977 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 95th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies won their second consecutive National League East division title with a record of 101-61, five games over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Phillies lost the NLCS to the Los Angeles Dodgers, three games to one. The Phillies were managed by Danny Ozark, as they played their home games at Veterans Stadium.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 1977 National League Championship Series
5 Farm system
6 References
7 Further reading
8 External links

Offseason

November 2, 1976: Tony Taylor was released by the Phillies.^[1]
December 6, 1976: Willie Hernández was drafted from the Phillies by the Chicago Cubs in the 1976 rule 5 draft.^[2]
December 20, 1976: Johnny Oates and a player to be named later were traded by the Phillies to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ted Sizemore. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Quency Hill to the Dodgers on January 4, 1977.^[3]
March 26, 1977: Sergio Ferrer was traded by the Phillies to the New York Yankees for Kerry Dineen.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Philadelphia Phillies	101	61	.623	--
Pittsburgh Pirates	96	66	.593	5
St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	.512	18
Chicago Cubs	81	81	.500	20
Montreal Expos	75	87	.463	26
New York Mets	64	98	.395	37

Notable transactions

June 15, 1977: Tom Underwood, Dane Iorg, and Rick Bosetti were traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bake McBride and Steve Waterbury.^[5]

Draft picks

June 7, 1977: George Vukovich was drafted by the Phillies in the 4th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 21, 1977.^[6]

Roster

1977 Philadelphia Phillies

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

28 John Vukovich

Manager

3 Danny Ozark

Coaches

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
2B	Sizemore, TedTed Sizemore	152	519	146	.281	4	47

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
McBride, BakeBake McBride	85	280	95	.339	11	41
Hutton, TommyTommy Hutton	107	81	25	.309	2	11
Andrews, FredFred Andrews	12	23	4	.174	0	2
Morrison, JimJim Morrison	5	7	3	.429	0	1

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
Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton	36	283	23	10	2.64	198
Christenson, LarryLarry Christenson	34	219.1	19	6	4.06	118

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

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
Garber, GeneGene Garber	64	8	6	19	2.35	78
Brusstar, WarrenWarren Brusstar	46	7	2	3	2.65	46
Underwood, TomTom Underwood	14	3	2	1	5.13	20

1977 National League Championship Series

Main article: 1977 National League Championship Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 3 games to 1.

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Philadelphia - 7, Los Angeles - 5	October 4	Dodger Stadium	55,968
2	Philadelphia - 1, Los Angeles - 7	October 5	Dodger Stadium	55,973
3	Los Angeles - 6, Philadelphia - 5	October 7	Veterans Stadium	63,719
4	Los Angeles - 4, Philadelphia - 1	October 8	Veterans Stadium	64,924

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Oklahoma City 89ers	American Association	Cal Emery, Billy Connors and Mike Ryan
AA	Reading Phillies	Eastern League	Lee Elia
A	Peninsula Pilots	Carolina League	Jim Snyder
A	Spartanburg Phillies	Western Carolinas League	Mike Compton
Short-Season A	Auburn Phillies	New York-Penn League	Rubén Amaro, Sr.

References

^ Tony Taylor page at Baseball Reference
^ Willie Hernández page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnny Oates page at Baseball Reference
^ Kerry Dineen page at Baseball Reference
^ Bake McBride page at Baseball Reference
^ George Vukovich page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

1977 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

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 Major League Baseball Draft • 1977 All-Star Game • 1977 World Series

Philadelphia Phillies

Formerly the Philadelphia Quakers • Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Owners and executives • Managers • Opening Day starters • First-round picks • No-hitters • Award winners and league leaders

Ballparks

Recreation Park • Baker Bowl • Shibe Park • Veterans Stadium • Citizens Bank Park
Spring Training: Coffee Pot Park • Rickwood Field • McKechnie Field • Wilmington Park • Flamingo Field • Clearwater Athletic Field • Jack Russell Memorial Stadium • Carpenter Complex / Bright House Field

Culture

Phillie Phanatic • Curse of Billy Penn • Hot Pants Patrol • Whiz Kids • Baseball Wall of Fame • Sports Hall of Fame • Philadelphia Phillies (NFL) • "High Hopes" • Franchise awards • "Team to Beat" • Roy Halladay's perfect game

Rivalries

New York Mets • Pittsburgh Pirates • Philadelphia Athletics (City Series)

Important figures

Wall of Fame members	Grover Cleveland Alexander • Dick Allen • Richie Ashburn • Bob Boone • Larry Bowa • Jim Bunning • Johnny Callison • Steve Carlton • Gavvy Cravath • Darren Daulton • Ed Delahanty • Del Ennis • Dallas Green • Billy Hamilton • Granny Hamner • Willie Jones • Harry Kalas • Chuck Klein • John Kruk • Greg Luzinski • Garry Maddox • Sherry Magee • Gene Mauch • Tug McGraw • Pat Moran • Paul Owens • Robin Roberts • Pete Rose • Juan Samuel • Eddie Sawyer • Mike Schmidt • Chris Short • Curt Simmons • Tony Taylor • Sam Thompson • John Vukovich • Cy Williams

Franchise record holders	John Coleman • Bill Duggleby • Lenny Dykstra • Kid Gleason • Ryan Howard • George McQuillan • José Mesa • Lefty O'Doul • Jimmy Rollins • Curt Schilling • Kent Tekulve • Chase Utley

Retired numbers

1 • 14 • 20 • 32 • 36 • 42 • P • P

Key personnel

Owner: Bill Giles • President: David Montgomery • General Manager: Rubén Amaro, Jr. • Manager: Charlie Manuel

World Series
championships (2)

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NL pennants (7)

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championships (10)

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Minor league
affiliates

AAA: Lehigh Valley IronPigs • AA: Reading Phillies • A: Clearwater Threshers, Lakewood BlueClaws, Williamsport Crosscutters • Rookie: Gulf Coast League Phillies, VSL Phillies, DSL Phillies • Rosters: Minor league rosters

Broadcasting

Television	Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia • WPHL-TV • Comcast Network

Radio	WPHT • WDAS • Phillies radio network affiliates

Broadcasters:	TV: Tom McCarthy • Chris Wheeler • Gary Matthews Radio: Scott Franzke • Larry Andersen

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Preceded by Philadelphia Phillies 1976	NL East Championship Season 1977	Succeeded by Philadelphia Phillies 1978