1977 San Francisco Giants season

March 2026 November 2013 San Francisco Giants 1977 National League West Candlestick Park San Francisco, California Bob Lurie Spec Richardson Joe Altobelli KTVU(Lon Simmons, Gary Park) KSFO(Lon Simmons, Joe Angel) The 1977 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 95th season in Major League Baseball, their 20th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 18th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with a 75–87 record, 23 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. Offseason October 20, 1976: Mike Caldwell, Dave Rader and John D'Acquisto were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Willie Crawford, John Curtis and Vic Harris.Vic Harris at Baseball Reference December 7, 1976: Jeff Yurak was drafted from the Giants by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1976 minor league draft.Jeff Yurak at Baseball Reference January 11, 1977: Bud Black was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Bud Black at Baseball Reference February 11, 1977: Bobby Murcer, Steve Ontiveros, and Andy Muhlstock (minors) were traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Madlock and Rob Sperring.Bill Madlock at Baseball Reference March 26, 1977: Willie Crawford and Rob Sperring were traded by the Giants to the Houston Astros for Rob Andrews and cash.Rob Andrews at Baseball Reference March 26, 1977: Chris Bourjos was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.Chris Bourjos at Baseball Reference March 31, 1977: Ken Rudolph was purchased by the Giants from the St. Louis Cardinals.Ken Rudolph at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents SF Opening Day starters +Opening Day Starters # Name Position12 Gary Thomasson CF21 Rob Andrews 2B18 Bill Madlock 3B41 Darrell Evans LF44 Willie McCovey 1B45 Terry Whitfield RF35 Chris Speier SS2 Marc Hill C26 John Montefusco P 1977 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1977&t=SFN 1977 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions May 19, 1977: DeWayne Buice was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.DeWayne Buice at Baseball Reference June 7, 1977: Chili Davis was drafted by the Giants in the 11th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed September 3, 1977.Chili Davis at Baseball Reference July 27, 1977: Ken Rudolph was purchased from the Giants by the Baltimore Orioles. August 11, 1977: Gorman Heimueller was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.Gorman Heimueller at Baseball Reference Roster 1977 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers 33 Jim Barr 34 Terry Cornutt 40 John Curtis 28 Ed Halicki 60 Dave Heaverlo 39 Bob Knepper 46 Gary Lavelle 47 Lynn McGlothen 38 Greg Minton 17 Randy Moffitt 26 John Montefusco 51 Tommy Toms 49 Charlie Williams Catchers 42 Gary Alexander  2 Marc Hill 14 Ken Rudolph  3 Mike Sadek Infielders 21 Rob Andrews 19,36 Tim Foli 20 Vic Harris 36 Skip James 10 Johnnie LeMaster 18 Bill Madlock 44 Willie McCovey 35 Chris Speier Outfielders 22 Jack Clark 16 Randy Elliott 41 Darrell Evans 31 Larry Herndon 30 Derrel Thomas 12 Gary Thomasson 45 Terry Whitfield Other batters 32 Tom Heintzelman Manager  6 Joe Altobelli Coaches  9 Jim Davenport  8 Tom Haller 23 Herm Starrette  5 Bobby Winkles 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Marc Hill 108 320 80 .250 9 50 1B Willie McCovey 141 478 134 .280 28 86 2B Rob Andrews Rob Andrews (baseball) 127 436 115 .264 0 25 3B Bill Madlock 140 533 161 .302 12 46 SS Tim Foli 104 368 84 .228 4 27 LF Darrell Evans 144 461 117 .254 17 72 CF Derrel Thomas 148 506 135 .267 8 44 RF Jack Clark 136 413 104 .252 13 51 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 Gary Thomasson 146 446 114 .256 17 71 Terry Whitfield 114 326 93 .285 7 36 Randy Elliott 73 167 40 .240 7 26 Vic Harris Vic Harris (second baseman) 69 165 43 .261 2 14 Johnny LeMaster 68 134 20 .149 0 8 Mike Sadek 61 126 29 .230 1 15 Gary Alexander 51 119 36 .303 5 20 Larry Herndon 49 109 26 .239 1 5 Chris Speier 6 17 3 .176 0 0 Ken Rudolph 11 15 3 .200 0 0 Skip James Skip James (baseball) 10 15 4 .267 0 3 Tom Heintzelman 2 2 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 Ed Halicki 37 257.2 16 12 3.32 168 Jim Barr 38 234.1 12 16 4.76 97 Bob Knepper 27 166.0 11 9 3.36 100 John Montefusco 26 157.1 7 12 3.49 110 Greg Minton 2 14.0 1 1 4.50 5 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 Charlie Williams Charlie Williams (pitcher) 55 119.1 6 5 4.00 41 Lynn McGlothen 21 80.0 2 9 5.63 42 John Curtis John Curtis (baseball) 43 77.0 3 3 5.49 47 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 Gary Lavelle 73 7 7 20 2.05 93 Randy Moffitt 64 4 9 11 3.59 68 Dave Heaverlo 56 5 1 1 2.55 58 Terry Cornutt 28 1 2 0 3.86 23 Tommy Toms 4 0 1 0 2.08 2 Awards and honors Willie McCovey, Hutch Awardhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac All-Stars All-Star Game Gary Lavelle, Pitcher, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Phoenix Giants Pacific Coast League Rocky Bridges AA Waterbury Giants Eastern League Andy Gilbert A Fresno Giants California League John VanOrnum A Cedar Rapids Giants Midwest League Jack Mull Rookie Great Falls Giants Pioneer League Ernie RodriguezLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: PhoenixJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1977 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1977 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac Category:San Francisco Giants seasons San Francisco Giants season San Fran Category:1977 in San Francisco