1977 Milwaukee Brewers season

March 2026 November 2013 Milwaukee Brewers 1977 American League East Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States 67 95 y 6th Bud Selig Jim Baumer Alex Grammas WTMJ-TV(Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker, Ray Scott) 620 WTMJ (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker) mil MIL The 1977 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 8th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 9th overall. The Brewers finished 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.Sal Bando at Baseball Reference 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.Jamie Quirk at Baseball Reference December 6, 1976: George Scott and Bernie Carbo were traded by the Brewers to the Boston Red Sox for Cecil Cooper.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coopece01.shtml#all_transactions_other Cecil Cooper Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More December 7, 1976: Jeff Yurak was drafted by the Brewers from the San Francisco Giants in the 1976 minor league draft.Jeff Yurak at Baseball Reference February 25, 1977: Ken McMullen was purchased by the Brewers from the Oakland Athletics.Ken McMullen at Baseball Reference Regular season July 1, 1977: 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.Home Run in Last At Bat by Baseball Almanac Season standings Record vs. opponents MIL 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.Paul Molitor at Baseball Reference 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 C Charlie Moore 138 375 93 .248 5 45 1B Cecil Cooper 160 643 193 .300 20 78 2B Don Money 152 570 159 .279 25 83 3B Sal Bando 159 580 145 .250 17 82 SS Robin Yount 154 605 174 .288 4 49 LF Jim Wohlford 129 391 97 .248 2 36 CF Von Joshua 144 536 140 .261 9 49 RF Sixto Lezcano 109 400 109 .273 21 49 DH Jamie 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 Steve Brye 94 241 60 .249 7 28 Lenn Sakata 53 154 25 .162 2 12 Ken McMullen Ken McMullen (baseball) 63 136 31 .228 5 19 Larry Haney 63 127 29 .228 0 10 Jim Wynn 36 117 23 .197 0 10 Ed Kirkpatrick 29 77 21 .273 0 6 Dan Thomas 22 70 19 .271 2 11 Bob Sheldon 31 64 13 .203 0 3 Mike Hegan 35 53 9 .170 2 3 Dick Davis Dick Davis (baseball) 22 51 14 .275 0 6 Jim Gantner 14 47 14 .298 1 2 Tim Johnson Tim Johnson (baseball) 30 33 2 .061 0 2 Ed Romero 10 25 7 .280 0 2 Jack Heidemann 5 1 0 .000 0 0 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 Jim Slaton 32 221.0 10 14 3.58 104 Jerry Augustine 33 209.0 12 18 4.48 68 Moose Haas 32 197.2 10 12 4.33 113 Lary Sorensen 23 142.1 7 10 4.36 57 Bill Travers Bill Travers (baseball) 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 Eduardo Rodríguez Eduardo Rodríguez (right-handed pitcher) 42 142.2 5 6 4.35 104 Mike Caldwell Mike Caldwell (baseball) 21 94.1 5 8 4.58 38 Gary Beare 17 58.2 6 6 6.44 32 Barry 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 Bill Castro 51 8 6 13 4.15 28 Bob McClure 68 2 1 6 2.52 57 Sam Hinds baseball 29 0 3 2 4.73 46 Rich Folkers 3 0 1 0 4.26 6 Farm system Minor League Baseball The Brewers' farm system consisted of four minor league affiliates in 1977.https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/affiliate.cgi?id=MIL&year=1977 1977 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates Baseball-Reference Sports Reference December 30, 2020 The Burlington Bees won the Midwest League championship.https://www.milb.com/midwest/history/champions Midwest League Champions Midwest League Minor League Baseball December 31, 2020 live https://web.archive.org/web/20201231154202/https://www.milb.com/midwest/history/champions December 31, 2020 Triple-A Spokane Indians Pacific Coast League John Felske Double-A Holyoke Millers Eastern League Matt Galante Class A Burlington Bees Midwest League Denis Menke Class A Short Season Newark Co-Pilots New York–Penn League Dennis Holmberg Notes 2 References 1977 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference 1977 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac Category:Milwaukee Brewers seasons Milwaukee Brewers season Mil Category:1970s in Milwaukee