1977 Claxton Shield

January 2018 May 2020 Australia Championship Series 1977 14 – 23 January Western Australia Perth, WA South Australia 5 Western Australia 3 Victoria New South Wales 1976 1978 The 1977 Claxton Shield was the 38th annual Claxton Shield, an Australian national baseball tournament. It was held in Perth from 14 to 23 January, the eighth time Perth had hosted the Shield. Hosts Western Australia won the Shield for the third time. The other participating teams were New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.Australian Baseball Council Annual Report https://secure.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/248465/Australian_Baseball_Annual_Report_1977.pdf Australian Baseball Council 24 February 2013 June 1977 Format The five teams played a double round-robin schedule, meeting each other team twice, with two competition points on offer in each game. The points were awarded as follows: Win – two points Tie – one point Loss – no points After each team has played their eight games, the team with the most points was declared the champions. In the event of a tie between teams in terms of points, the tiebreaker used would have been the net runs for and against, with the team achieving the greater value placing in the higher position. Results Team Points Wins Losses For-Against Western Australia 12 6 2 +29 Victoria 10 5 3 +23 New South Wales 8 4 4 -5 Queensland 6 3 5 -27 South Australia 4 2 6 -20 14 January 1977 Western Australia 3 – 2 Queensland Western Australia Perth, WA 14 January 1977 Victoria 3 – 4 New South Wales Western Australia Perth, WA 15 January 1977 Queensland 7 – 5 New South Wales Western Australia Perth, WA 15 January 1977 South Australia 3 – 16 Victoria Western Australia Perth, WA 16 January 1977 South Australia 4 – 3 Queensland Western Australia Perth, WA 16 January 1977 Western Australia 2 – 1 New South Wales Western Australia Perth, WA 17 January 1977 Western Australia 8 – 7 South Australia Western Australia Perth, WA 17 January 1977 Victoria 14 – 7 Queensland Western Australia Perth, WA 18 January 1977 Western Australia 4 – 5 Victoria Western Australia Perth, WA 18 January 1977 New South Wales 3 – 1 South Australia Western Australia Perth, WA 19 January 1977 New South Wales 8 – 7 (F/10) Victoria Western Australia Perth, WA 19 January 1977 Queensland 4 – 20 Western Australia Western Australia Perth, WA 20 January 1977 Victoria 2 – 0 South Australia Western Australia Perth, WA 20 January 1977 New South Wales 8 – 13 (F/10) Queensland Western Australia Perth, WA 21 January 1977 New South Wales 4 – 8 Western Australia Western Australia Perth, WA 21 January 1977 Queensland 10 – 9 South Australia Western Australia Perth, WA 22 January 1977 Queensland 7 – 17 Victoria Western Australia Perth, WA 22 January 1977 South Australia 10 – 9 Western Australia Western Australia Perth, WA 23 January 1977 South Australia 2 – 5 New South Wales Western Australia Perth, WA 23 January 1977 Victoria 1 – 9 Western Australia Western Australia Perth, WA bb-state 1977 Claxton Shield Champions Western Australia 3rd References Clark 2003, p.154 Bibliography Clark Joe A History of Australian Baseball: Time and Game https://books.google.com/books?id=rIXGQra02mAC&pg=PP1 24 February 2013 2003 University of Nebraska Press Lincoln, NE, United States 0-8032-6440-2 refClark 1977 in baseball Category:1977 in Australian sport 1977 Category:January 1977 sports events in Australia