1977 Cincinnati Reds season

1977 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Riverfront Stadium (since 1970)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Louis Nippert
General manager(s)	Bob Howsam
Manager(s)	Sparky Anderson
Local television	WLWT (Ken Coleman, Bill Brown)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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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

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	98	64	0.605	—	51–30	47–34
Cincinnati Reds	88	74	0.543	10	48–33	40–41
Houston Astros	81	81	0.500	17	46–35	35–46
San Francisco Giants	75	87	0.463	23	38–43	37–44
San Diego Padres	69	93	0.426	29	35–46	34–47
Atlanta Braves	61	101	0.377	37	40–41	21–60

Record vs. opponents

1977 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	5–7	4–14	9–9	5–13	6–6	7–5	2–10	3–9	11–7	8–10	1–11
Chicago	7–5	—	7–5	6–6	6–6	10–8	9–9	6–12	7–11	7–5	9–3	7–11
Cincinnati	14–4	5–7	—	5–13	10–8	7–5	10–2	8–4	3–9	11–7	10–8	5–7
Houston	9–9	6–6	13–5	—	9–9	8–4	6–6	4–8	4–8	8–10	9–9	5–7
Los Angeles	13–5	6–6	8–10	9–9	—	7–5	8–4	6–6	9–3	12–6	14–4	6–6
Montreal	6–6	8–10	5–7	4–8	5–7	—	10–8	7–11	7–11	5–7	6–6	12–6
New York	5–7	9–9	2–10	6–6	4–8	8–10	—	5–13	4–14	6–6	7–5	8–10
Philadelphia	10-2	12–6	4–8	8–4	6–6	11–7	13–5	—	8–10	9–3	9–3	11–7
Pittsburgh	9–3	11–7	9–3	8–4	3–9	11–7	14–4	10–8	—	10–2	2–10	9–9
San Diego	7–11	5–7	7–11	10–8	6–12	7–5	6–6	3–9	2–10	—	8–10	8–4
San Francisco	10–8	3–9	8–10	9–9	4–14	6–6	5–7	3–9	10–2	10–8	—	7–5
St. Louis	11–1	11–7	7–5	7–5	6–6	6–12	10–8	7–11	9–9	4–8	5–7	—

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

1977 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 42 Santo Alcalá 43 Jack Billingham 34 Pedro Borbón 44 Mike Caldwell 44 Doug Capilla 50 Dan Dumoulin 49 Rawly Eastwick 35 Woodie Fryman 53 Joe Henderson 40 Joe Hoerner 47 Tom Hume 31 Paul Moskau 37 Dale Murray 38 Gary Nolan 32 Fred Norman 45 Manny Sarmiento 41 Tom Seaver 36 Mario Soto 38 Ángel Torres 40 Pat Zachry		Catchers  5 Johnny Bench  9 Bill Plummer  7 Don Werner Infielders 23 Rick Auerbach 11 Bob Bailey 13 Dave Concepción 22 Dan Driessen 23 Doug Flynn 25 Ray Knight  8 Joe Morgan 14 Pete Rose		Outfielders 33 Ed Armbrister 15 George Foster 20 César Gerónimo 30 Ken Griffey 21 Mike Lum 28 Champ Summers		Manager 10 Sparky Anderson Coaches 18 Ted Kluszewski  2 Russ Nixon  3 George Scherger  4 Larry Shepard

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

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
Summers, ChampChamp Summers	59	76	13	.171	3	6
Flynn, DougDoug Flynn	36	32	8	.250	0	5

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
Zachry, PatPat Zachry	12	75	3	7	5.04	36

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
Billingham, JackJack Billingham	36	161.2	10	10	5.23	76
Fryman, WoodieWoodie Fryman	17	75.1	5	5	5.38	57
Alcalá, SantoSanto Alcalá	7	15.2	1	1	5.74	9

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
Murray, DaleDale Murray	61	7	2	4	4.94	42
Caldwell, MikeMike Caldwell	14	0	0	1	4.01	11
Henderson, JoeJoe Henderson	7	0	2	0	12.00	8
Dumoulin, DanDan Dumoulin	5	0	0	0	13.50	5

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

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Roy Majtyka
AA	Trois-Rivières Aigles	Eastern League	Chuck Goggin
A	Tampa Tarpons	Florida State League	Jim Hoff
A	Shelby Reds	Western Carolinas League	Jim Lett
A-Short Season	Eugene Emeralds	Northwest League	John Underwood
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Greg Riddoch

Notes

1. Tony Perez page at Baseball Reference
2. Steve Christmas page at Baseball Reference
3. Champ Summers page at Baseball Reference
4. Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference
5. Tom Seaver page at Baseball Reference
6. Gary Nolan page at Baseball Reference
7. Rudy Meoli page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1977 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference
• 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.