1977 Milwaukee Brewers season

1977 Milwaukee Brewers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1969)
East Division (since 1972)
Location
Milwaukee County Stadium (since 1970)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (since 1970)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bud Selig
General manager(s)	Jim Baumer
Manager(s)	Alex Grammas
Local television	WTMJ-TV (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker, Ray Scott)
Local radio	620 WTMJ (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1977 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing sixth in the American League East with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses.

Offseason

• November 19, 1976: Sal Bando was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.^[1]
• December 6, 1976: Jim Colborn and Darrell Porter were traded by the Brewers to the Kansas City Royals for Jamie Quirk, Jim Wohlford and a player to be named later. The Royals completed the deal by sending Bob McClure to the Brewers on March 15, 1977.^[2]
• December 7, 1976: Jeff Yurak was drafted by the Brewers from the San Francisco Giants in the 1976 minor league draft.^[3]
• February 25, 1977: Ken McMullen was purchased by the Brewers from the Oakland Athletics.^[4]

Regular season

• July 1, 1977: Amidst a frenzy of negative cheering, the Brewers played their first game in Seattle in 8 years, when they were the failed Seattle Pilots. The Brewers beat the hometown expansion Mariners 2-1.
• September 14, 1977: Ken McMullen hit a home run in the last at bat of his career.^[5]

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

• June 7, 1977: Paul Molitor was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 24, 1977.^[6]

Roster

1977 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers 46 Jerry Augustine 27 Gary Beare 48 Mike Caldwell 35 Bill Castro 18 Barry Cort 45 Rich Folkers 30 Moose Haas 40 Sam Hinds 10 Bob McClure 23 Eduardo Rodríguez 41 Jim Slaton 39 Lary Sorensen 25 Bill Travers		Catchers 12 Larry Haney 22 Charlie Moore Infielders  6 Sal Bando 15 Cecil Cooper 11 Jim Gantner  8 Jack Heidemann  4 Tim Johnson 17 Ken McMullen  7 Don Money 31 Ed Romero 21 Lenn Sakata 21 Bob Sheldon 19 Robin Yount		Outfielders 11 Steve Brye 26 Dick Davis  6 Mike Hegan 28 Von Joshua  3 Ed Kirkpatrick 37 Sixto Lezcano  6 Jamie Quirk 39 Dan Thomas 14 Jim Wohlford  8 Jimmy Wynn		Manager  2 Alex Grammas Coaches 24 Jim Bragan (Third base) 33 Frank Howard (Hitting) 32 Harvey Kuenn (First base) 38 Cal McLish (Pitching) 37 Hal Smith (Bullpen)

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
3B	Bando, SalSal Bando	159	580	145	.250	17	82
SS	Yount, RobinRobin Yount	154	605	174	.288	4	49
LF	Wohlford, JimJim Wohlford	129	391	97	.248	2	36
DH	Quirk, JamieJamie Quirk	93	221	48	.217	3	13

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
McMullen, KenKen McMullen	63	136	31	.228	5	19
Sheldon, BobBob Sheldon	31	64	13	.203	0	3
Davis, DickDick Davis	22	51	14	.275	0	6
Johnson, TimTim Johnson	30	33	2	.061	0	2

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
Augustine, JerryJerry Augustine	33	209	12	18	4.48	68
Haas, MooseMoose Haas	32	197.2	10	12	4.33	113
Travers, BillBill Travers	19	121.1	4	12	5.25	49

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
Rodríguez, EduardoEduardo Rodríguez	42	142.2	5	6	4.35	104
Caldwell, MikeMike Caldwell	21	94.1	5	8	4.58	38
Beare, GaryGary Beare	17	58.2	6	6	6.44	32
Cort, BarryBarry Cort	7	24.1	1	1	3.33	17

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
McClure, BobBob McClure	68	2	1	6	2.52	57
Castro, BillBill Castro	51	8	6	13	4.15	28
Hinds, SamSam Hinds	29	0	3	2	4.73	46
Folkers, RichRich Folkers	3	0	1	0	4.26	6

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Spokane Indians	Pacific Coast League	John Felske
AA	Holyoke Millers	Eastern League	Matt Galante
A	Burlington Bees	Midwest League	Denis Menke
A-Short Season	Newark Co-Pilots	New York–Penn League	Dennis Holmberg

Notes

1. Sal Bando at Baseball Reference
2. Jamie Quirk at Baseball Reference
3. Jeff Yurak at Baseball Reference
4. Ken McMullen at Baseball Reference
5. Home Run in Last At Bat by Baseball Almanac
6. Paul Molitor at Baseball Reference

References

• 1977 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference
• 1977 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac