1977 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1977 American League East Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Ted Bonda Phil Seghi Frank Robinson, Jeff Torborg WJW-TV WWWE The 1977 Cleveland Indians season was the 77th season for the franchise, the 63rd as the Indians and the 46th season at Cleveland Stadium. They failed to improve upon their 81–78 campaign from the previous season, and missed the playoffs for the 23rd consecutive season, finishing the season at 71–90. Offseason November 5, 1976: Joe Lis was drafted from the Indians by the Seattle Mariners in the 1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft.Joe Lis at Baseball-Reference December 6, 1976: Rick Cerone and John Lowenstein were traded by the Indians to the Toronto Blue Jays for Rico Carty.Rick Cerone at Baseball-Reference December 10, 1976: Jackie Brown was traded by the Indians to the Montreal Expos for Andre Thornton.Andre Thornton at Baseball-Reference March 30, 1977: Boog Powell was released by the Indians.Boog Powell at Baseball-Reference Regular season On May 30, Indians pitcher Dennis Eckersley threw a no-hitter against the California Angels. Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Transactions June 7, 1977: Jerry Dybzinski was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 15th round of the 1977 amateur draft.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dybzije01.shtml Jerry Dybzinski Stats September 9, 1977: Ray Fosse was traded by the Indians to the Seattle Mariners for Bill Laxton and cash.Ray Fosse at Baseball-Reference Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position28 Rick Manning CF18 Duane Kuiper 2B27 Jim Norris RF9 Rico Carty DH29 Andre Thornton 1B11 Bill Melton 3B25 Buddy Bell LF10 Ray Fosse C15 Frank Duffy SS 37 Dennis Eckersley P 1977 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1977 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 42 Larry Andersen 22 Jim Bibby 35 Tom Buskey 49 Cardell Camper 41 Pat Dobson 37 Dennis Eckersley 39 Al Fitzmorris 23,17 Wayne Garland 44 Don Hood 34 Jim Kern 17 Dave LaRoche 38 Bill Laxton 43 Sid Monge 36 Rick Waits Catchers 10 Ray Fosse 16 Fred Kendall Infielders 25 Buddy Bell 14 Larvell Blanks  9 Rico Carty 15 Frank Duffy  8 Alfredo Griffin 18 Duane Kuiper 11 Bill Melton 26 Dave Oliver 29 Andre Thornton Outfielders 23 Bruce Bochte 00 Paul Dade  1 Johnny Grubb 30 John Lowenstein 28 Rick Manning 27 Jim Norris 13 Ron Pruitt 24 Charlie Spikes Manager 20 Frank Robinson  7 Jeff Torborg Coaches  6 Rocky Colavito (Hitting/First Base)  2 Harvey Haddix (Pitching)  4 Joe Nossek (Third Base)  7 Jeff Torborg (Bullpen) Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB Buddy Bell 129 479 64 140 23 4 11 64 .292 1 Larvell Blanks 105 322 43 92 10 4 6 38 .286 3 Bruce Bochte 112 392 52 119 19 1 5 43 .304 3 Rico Carty 127 461 50 129 23 1 15 80 .280 1 Paul Dade 134 461 65 134 15 3 3 45 .291 16 Frank Duffy Frank Duffy (baseball) 122 334 30 67 13 2 4 31 .201 8 Ray Fosse 78 238 25 63 7 1 6 27 .265 0 Alfredo Griffin 14 41 5 6 1 0 0 3 .146 2 Johnny Grubb 34 93 8 28 3 3 2 14 .301 0 Fred Kendall 103 317 18 79 13 1 3 39 .249 0 Duane Kuiper 148 610 62 169 15 8 1 50 .277 11 John Lowenstein 81 149 24 36 6 1 4 12 .242 1 Rick Manning 68 252 33 57 7 3 5 18 .226 9 Bill Melton 50 133 17 32 11 0 0 14 .241 1 Jim Norris 133 440 59 119 23 6 2 37 .270 26 Dave Oliver 7 22 2 7 0 1 0 3 .318 0 Ron Pruitt 78 219 29 63 10 2 2 32 .288 2 Charlie Spikes 32 95 13 22 2 0 3 11 .232 0 Andre Thornton 131 433 77 114 20 5 28 70 .263 3 Team totals 161 5491 676 1476 221 46 100 631 .269 87 Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K Larry Andersen 0 1 3.14 11 0 0 14.1 10 7 5 9 8 Jim Bibby 12 13 3.57 37 30 2 206.2 197 100 82 73 141 Tom Buskey 0 0 5.29 21 0 0 34.0 45 24 20 8 15 Cardell Camper 1 0 3.86 3 1 0 9.1 7 4 4 4 9 Pat Dobson 3 12 6.14 33 17 1 133.1 155 94 91 65 81 Dennis Eckersley 14 13 3.53 33 33 0 247.1 214 100 97 54 191 Al Fitzmorris 6 10 5.41 29 21 0 133.0 164 87 80 53 54 Wayne Garland 13 19 3.60 38 38 0 282.2 281 130 113 88 118 Don Hood 2 1 3.00 41 5 0 105.0 87 42 35 49 62 Jim Kern 8 10 3.42 60 0 18 92.0 85 39 35 47 91 Dave LaRoche 2 2 5.30 13 0 4 18.2 15 13 11 7 18 Bill Laxton 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 1.2 2 1 1 2 1 Sid Monge 1 2 6.23 33 0 3 39.0 47 31 27 27 25 Rick Waits 9 7 3.99 37 16 2 135.1 132 67 60 64 62 Team totals 71 90 4.10 161 161 30 1452.1 1441 739 661 550 876 Awards and honors All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Jack Cassini AA Jersey City Indians Eastern League John Orsino A Waterloo Indians Midwest League Woody Smith A-Short Season Batavia Trojans New York–Penn League Gene DusanJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes 2 References 1977 Cleveland Indians team at Baseball-Reference 1977 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cincinnati Indians Category:1970s in Cleveland Category:Long stubs with short prose