1977_Los_Angeles_Dodgers

1977 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1977 Los Angeles Dodgers
1977 National League Champions

Major league affiliations

National League (Since 1890)

Western Division (Since 1969)

Location

Dodger Stadium (Since 1962)

Los Angeles, California (Since 1958)

1977 Information

Owner(s) Walter O'Malley

General Manager(s) Al Campanis

Manager(s) Tommy Lasorda

Local television KTTV (11)

Local radio KABC
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter

XEGM
Jaime Jarrin, Rudy Hoyos

The 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers season saw Tommy Lasorda take over the reins as Manager from longtime skipper Walter Alston. The Dodgers coasted to a 10-game victory in the National League West and beat the Philadelphia Phillies in four games in the NLCS, only to lose to the New York Yankees in the World Series.


Walter Alston's number 24 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1977

1 Season standings
2 1977 Roster
3 Starting Pitchers stats
4 Relief Pitchers stats
5 Batting Stats
6 1977 Playoffs
- 6.1 1977 National League Championship Series
- 6.2 1977 World Series
7 1977 Awards
8 1977 Transactions
9 1977 Minor League Teams
10 External links

Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	98	64	--	.605
Cincinnati Reds	88	74	10.0	.543
Houston Astros	81	81	17.0	.500
San Francisco Giants	75	87	23.0	.463
San Diego Padres	69	93	29.0	.426
Atlanta Braves	61	101	37.0	.377

1977 Roster

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Davey Lopes	Second Baseman
Bill Russell	Shortstop
Reggie Smith	Rightfielder
Ron Cey	Third Baseman
Steve Garvey	First Baseman
Rick Monday	Centerfielder
Dusty Baker	Leftfielder
Steve Yeager	Catcher
Don Sutton	Starting Pitcher

1977 Los Angeles Dodgers roster

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Roster

Starting Pitchers

Relief Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

2 Tommy Lasorda

Coaches

Starting Pitchers stats

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	CG

Relief Pitchers stats

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	SV

Batting Stats

Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB

1977 Playoffs

1977 National League Championship Series

Game One

October 4, Dodger Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	7	9	0
Los Angeles	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	5	9	2
W: Gene Garber (1-0) L: Elias Sosa (0-1) SV: Tug McGraw (1)
HRs: PHI – Greg Luzinski (1); LAD – Ron Cey (1)

Game Two

October 5, Dodger Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	1
Los Angeles	0	0	1	4	0	1	1	0	X	7	9	1
W: Don Sutton (1-0) L: Jim Lonborg (0-1)
HRs: PHI – Bake McBride (1); LAD – Dusty Baker (1)

Game Three

October 7, Veterans Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	6	12	2
Philadelphia	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	6	2
W: Lance Rautzhan (1-0) L: Gene Garber (1-1) SV: Mike Garman (1)
HRs: None

Game Four

October 8, Veterans Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	5	0
Philadelphia	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
W: Tommy John (1-0) L: Steve Carlton (0-1)
HRs: LAD – Dusty Baker (2)

1977 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (2)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance	Time of Game
1	Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 4 (12 inns)	October 11	Yankee Stadium	56,668	3:24
2	Dodgers – 6, Yankees – 1	October 12	Yankee Stadium	56,691	2:27
3	Yankees – 5, Dodgers – 3	October 14	Dodger Stadium	55,992	2:31
4	Yankees – 4, Dodgers – 2	October 15	Dodger Stadium	55,995	2:07
5	Yankees – 4, Dodgers – 10	October 16	Dodger Stadium	55,995	2:29
6	Dodgers – 4, Yankees – 8	October 18	Yankee Stadium	56,407	2:18

1977 Awards

1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Steve Garvey starter
- Don Sutton starter
- Ron Cey starter
- Reggie Smith reserve
Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award
- Don Sutton
NLCS Most Valuable Player
- Dusty Baker
Gold Glove Award
- Steve Garvey
TSN National League All-Star
- Steve Garvey
NL Player of the Month
- Ron Cey (April 1977)
NL Player of the Week
- Ron Cey (Apr. 18-24)
- Steve Garvey (June 20-26)
- Tommy John (Aug. 8-14)

1977 Transactions

December 20: Acquired Johnny Oates and Quincy Hill from the Philadelphia Phillies for Ted Sizemore^[1]
January 11: Acquired Rick Monday and Mike Garman from the Chicago Cubs for Bill Buckner, Ivan DeJesus and Jeff Albert
February 7: Acquired Hank Webb and Dick Sanders from the New York Mets for Rick Auerbach
September 2: Sold John Hale to the Toronto Blue Jays
September 2: Sold Kevin Pasley to the Seattle Mariners
September 2: Sold Henry Cruz to the Chicago White Sox

1977 Minor League Teams

AAA: Albuquerque Dukes (managed by James B. Williams) - Pacific Coast League
AA: San Antonio Dodgers (managed by Don LeJohn) - Texas League
A: Lodi Dodgers (managed by Stan Wasiak) - California League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
A: Clinton Dodgers (managed by Dick McLaughlin) - Midwest League
Rookie: Lethbridge Dodgers (managed by Gail Henley) - Pioneer League -LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

External links

v • d • e 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 All-Star Game • 1977 World Series

Preceded by Cincinnati Reds 1976	NL West Championship Season 1977	Succeeded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1978
Preceded by Cincinnati Reds 1976	National League Championship Season 1977	Succeeded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1978

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Los Angeles Dodgers

Formerly the Brooklyn Robins and the Brooklyn Dodgers • Based in Los Angeles, California

The Franchise

Records • Players • Managers • Broadcasters

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Washington Park • Eastern Park • Washington Park • Ebbets Field • Roosevelt Stadium • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Dodger Stadium

Culture

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Important Figures

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Retired Numbers

1 • 2 • 4 • 19 • 20 • 24 • 32 • 39 • 42 • 53

Key Personnel

Owner: Frank McCourt • General Manager: Ned Colletti • Manager: Joe Torre

Minors

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