1977 Atlanta Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Atlanta Braves 1977 National League West Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta 61–101 (.377) 6th Ted Turner Bill Lucas Dave Bristol (games 1–29, 32–162)Ted Turner (game 30) Vern Benson (game 31) WTCG(Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray) WSB(Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren) The 1977 Atlanta Braves season was the 107th season for the franchise and their 12th in Atlanta. The team finished in last place in the six-team National League West with a record of 61–101, 37 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves hit a major league-leading seven grand slams.https://www.baseball-reference.com/tiny/70F7G Team Batting Event Finder: 1977, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123 Baseball Reference July 3, 2018 All Braves home and away games were broadcast on WTCG-TV which during the offseason, under its owner Ted Turner, became the pioneer superstation in the United States and thus making the Braves the first MLB team to have its games telecast to millions of television viewers around the country aside from the national broadcasts on ABC and NBC which had been the case before the team's opening series of the season.Atlanta TV goes national via satellite https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/76-OCR/1976-12-20-BC-OCR-Page-0024.pdf Broadcasting Broadcasting Publications, Inc. American Radio History 24 December 20, 1976 September 20, 2018 The 1977 Braves had the fewest Wins Above Replacement (WAR) of any team in a single season in major league history, at -10.0.Fewest Wins Above Replacement by a team in a season in major league history https://stathead.com/tiny/WP4Dz live https://web.archive.org/web/20241125091815/https://stathead.com/tiny/WP4Dz November 25, 2024 November 25, 2024 Stathead Offseason November 17, 1976: Gary Matthews was signed by the Braves as a free agent. December 9, 1976: Carl Morton, Adrian Devine, Ken Henderson, Dave May, Roger Moret, and $250,000 were traded by the Braves to the Texas Rangers for Jeff Burroughs.Carl Morton page at Baseball Reference Regular season Turner's one-day reign as manager Midway through the 1977 season, with the Braves mired in a 16-game losing streak, owner Ted Turner sent Dave Bristol on a 10-day "scouting trip" and took over as his own manager. This only lasted for one game (a 2–1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates) before National League president Chub Feeney ordered Turner to give up the reins, citing major league rules which forbid managers or players from owning stock in a team. After the Braves broke the skid under third-base coach Vern Benson, Bristol—who had spent the time at his offseason home in Andrews, North Carolina—was given his old job back for the remainder of the season.Hannon, Kent. Benched from the Bench. Sports Illustrated, 1977-05-23. Notable events September 15, 1977 - Dale Murphy hits two home runs in an 8–7 win over the San Diego Padres, the first home runs of his major league career. Season standings Record vs. opponents ATL Opening Day starters Jeff Burroughs Vic Correll Rod Gilbreath Gary Matthews Willie Montañez Rowland Office Pat Rockett Jerry Royster Dick Ruthvenhttp://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1977&t=ATL 1977 Atlanta Braves Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions April 30, 1977: Mike Marshall was purchased from the Braves by the Texas Rangers.Mike Marshall page at Baseball Reference June 7, 1977: Larry Owen was drafted by the Braves in the 17th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft.Larry Owen page at Baseball Reference Roster 1977 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers 37 Mike Beard 30 Larry Bradford 33 Rick Camp 32 Dave Campbell 47 Buzz Capra 42 Don Collins 39 Mike Davey 45 Jamie Easterly 49 Preston Hanna 50 Steve Hargan 50 Bob Johnson 38 Steve Kline 26 Frank LaCorte 31 Max León 24 Mickey Mahler 20 Mike Marshall 37,48 Joey McLaughlin 17,27 Andy Messersmith 35 Phil Niekro 40 Dick Ruthven 37 Eddie Solomon 34 Duane Theiss Catchers 29 Vic Correll  3 Dale Murphy 11 Joe Nolan  4 Biff Pocoroba Infielders 10 Rob Belloir 15 Darrel Chaney 19 Rod Gilbreath 25 Willie Montañez 14 Junior Moore 12 Tom Paciorek 16 Craig Robinson  9 Pat Rockett 13 Jerry Royster Outfielders 30 Brian Asselstine  2 Barry Bonnell  7 Jeff Burroughs 43 Cito Gaston 36 Gary Matthews 22 Rowland Office Other batters 20 Larry Whisenton Manager  8 Vern Benson  1 Dave Bristol 27 Ted Turner Coaches  8 Vern Benson  6 Chris Cannizzaro  5 Eddie Haas 23 Johnny Sain Player stats = Indicates team leader 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; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB C Biff Pocoroba 113 321 93 .290 8 44 3 1B Willie Montañez 136 544 156 .287 20 68 1 2B Rod Gilbreath 128 407 99 .243 8 43 3 3B Junior Moore 112 361 94 .260 5 34 4 SS Pat Rockett 93 264 67 .254 1 24 1 LF Gary Matthews 148 555 157 .283 17 64 22 CF Rowland Office 124 428 103 .241 5 39 2 RF Jeff Burroughs154 579 157 .271 41 114 4https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1977.shtml 1977 Atlanta Braves Statistics Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB Jerry Royster 140 445 96 .216 6 28 28 Barry Bonnell 100 360 108 .300 1 45 7 Darrel Chaney 74 209 42 .201 3 15 0 Tom Paciorek 72 155 37 .239 3 15 1 Vic Correll 54 144 30 .208 7 16 2 Brian Asselstine 83 124 26 .210 4 17 1 Cito Gaston 56 85 23 .271 3 21 1 Joe Nolan 62 82 23 .280 3 9 1 Dale Murphy 18 76 24 .316 2 14 0 Craig Robinson Craig Robinson (baseball) 27 29 6 .207 0 1 0 Larry Whisenton 4 4 1 .250 0 1 0 Rob Belloir 6 1 0 .000 0 0 0 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Phil Niekro 44 330.1 16 20 4.03 262 Dick Ruthven 25 151.0 7 13 4.23 84 Andy Messersmith 16 102.1 5 4 4.40 69 Eddie Solomon 18 88.2 6 6 4.57 54 Mickey Mahler 5 23.0 1 2 6.26 14 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 Buzz Capra 45 139.1 6 11 5.36 100 Max León 31 81.2 4 4 3.97 44 Don Collins Don Collins (baseball) 40 70.2 3 9 5.09 27 Preston Hanna 17 60.0 2 6 4.95 37 Jamie Easterly 22 58.2 2 4 6.14 37 Frank LaCorte 14 37.0 1 8 11.68 28 Steve Hargan 16 36.2 0 3 6.87 18 Joey McLaughlin 3 6.0 0 0 15.00 0 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 Dave Campbell Dave Campbell (pitcher) 65 0 6 13 3.05 42 Rick Camp 54 6 3 10 4.00 51 Duane Theiss 17 1 1 0 6.53 7 Steve Kline Steve Kline (right-handed pitcher) 16 0 0 1 6.64 10 Mike Davey Mike Davey (baseball) 16 0 0 2 5.06 7 Bob Johnson Bob Johnson (pitcher) 15 0 1 0 7.25 16 Mike Marshall Mike Marshall (pitcher) 4 1 0 0 9.00 6 Mike Beard Mike Beard (baseball) 4 0 0 0 9.64 1 Larry Bradford 2 0 0 0 3.38 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Richmond Braves International League Tommie Aaron AA Savannah Braves Southern League Gene Hassell A Greenwood Braves Western Carolinas League Bobby Dews Rookie Kingsport Braves Appalachian League Bob Didier Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Pedro González Awards and honors League leaders Phil Niekro, National League leader, LossesGreat Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 348, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1977 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac Category:Atlanta Braves seasons Atlanta Braves season Atlanta