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| Owner(s) | Jean Yawkey |
| General manager(s) | Dick O'Connell |
| Manager(s) | Don Zimmer |
| Local television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Dick Stockton, Ken Harrelson) |
| Local radio | WMEX-AM 1510 (Ned Martin, Jim Woods) |
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The 1977 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing second in the American League East with a record of 97 wins and 64 losses. Lack of pitching depth might have been a hindrance, but the team was helped by a record-setting offense. During one ten-game span, the Red Sox hit 33 home runs. With that kind of scoring, Boston managed to compete with the Yankees and Orioles, and even held the division lead for a time. But, by season's end, not even 97 wins would be enough.
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Offseason[edit]
- November 22, 1976: Darryl Cias was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[1]
Regular season[edit]
On June 18, 1977, during a nationally-televised game against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park in Boston, Jim Rice, a powerful hitter but a slow runner, hit a ball into right field. Yankees outfielder Reggie Jackson seemed to approach the ball indifferently, and Rice reached second base. Furious, Yankees manager Billy Martin removed Jackson from the game without even waiting for the end of the inning, sending Paul Blair out to replace him. When Jackson arrived at the dugout, Martin yelled that Jackson had shown him up. They argued, and Jackson said that Martin's heavy drinking had impaired his judgment. Despite Jackson being eighteen years younger, about four inches taller and maybe forty pounds heavier, Martin lunged at him, and had to be restrained by coaches Yogi Berra and Elston Howard. Red Sox fans could see this in the dugout and began cheering wildly, and the NBC TV cameras showed the confrontation to the entire country. The Red Sox went on to win the game, 10-4.
Season standings[edit]
| AL East | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| New York Yankees | 100 | 62 | -- | .617 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 64 | 2.5 | .602 |
| Boston Red Sox | 97 | 64 | 2.5 | .602 |
| Detroit Tigers | 74 | 88 | 26 | .457 |
| Cleveland Indians | 71 | 90 | 28.5 | .441 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 67 | 95 | 33 | .414 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 54 | 107 | 45.5 | .327 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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1977 American League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 6–8 | 5–6 | 5–5 | 11–4 | 12–3 | 4–7 | 11–4 | 6–4 | 8–7 | 8–2 | 7–3 | 4–6 | 10–5 |
| Boston | 8–6 | — | 7–3 | 3–7 | 8–7 | 9–6 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 4–6 | 8–7 | 8–3 | 10–1 | 6–4 | 12–3 |
| California | 6–5 | 3–7 | — | 8–7 | 6–4 | 4–6 | 6–9 | 5–5 | 7–8 | 4–7 | 5–10 | 9–6 | 5–10 | 6–4 |
| Chicago | 5–5 | 7–3 | 7–8 | — | 6–4 | 4–6 | 8–7 | 6–5 | 10–5 | 3–7 | 10–5 | 10–5 | 6–9 | 8–3 |
| Cleveland | 4–11 | 7–8 | 4–6 | 4–6 | — | 8–7 | 3–7 | 11–4 | 2–9 | 3–12 | 7–3 | 7–3 | 2–9 | 9–5 |
| Detroit | 3–12 | 6–9 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 7–8 | — | 3–8 | 10–5 | 5–5 | 6–9 | 5–5 | 5–6 | 2–8 | 10–5 |
| Kansas City | 7–4 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 7–8 | 7–3 | 8–3 | — | 8–2 | 10–5 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 11–4 | 8–7 | 8–2 |
| Milwaukee | 4–11 | 6–9 | 5–5 | 5–6 | 4–11 | 5–10 | 2–8 | — | 3–8 | 8–7 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 8–7 |
| Minnesota | 4–6 | 6–4 | 8–7 | 5–10 | 9–2 | 5–5 | 5–10 | 8–3 | — | 2–8 | 8–6 | 7–8 | 8–7 | 9–1 |
| New York | 7–8 | 7–8 | 7–4 | 7–3 | 12–3 | 9–6 | 5–5 | 7–8 | 8–2 | — | 9–2 | 6–4 | 7–3 | 9–6 |
| Oakland | 2–8 | 3–8 | 10–5 | 5–10 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 6–9 | 5–5 | 6–8 | 2–9 | — | 7–8 | 2–13 | 7–3 |
| Seattle | 3–7 | 1–10 | 6–9 | 5–10 | 3–7 | 6–5 | 4–11 | 3–7 | 8–7 | 4–6 | 8–7 | — | 9–6 | 4–6 |
| Texas | 6–4 | 4–6 | 10–5 | 9–6 | 9–2 | 8–2 | 7–8 | 5–5 | 7–8 | 3–7 | 13–2 | 6–9 | — | 7–4 |
| Toronto | 5–10 | 3–12 | 4–6 | 3–8 | 5–9 | 5–10 | 2–8 | 7–8 | 1–9 | 6–9 | 3–7 | 6–4 | 4–7 | — |
Opening Day lineup[edit]
| 7 | Rick Burleson | SS |
| 5 | Denny Doyle | 2B |
| 14 | Jim Rice | LF |
| 8 | Carl Yastrzemski | RF |
| 16 | Rick Miller | CF |
| 15 | George Scott | 1B |
| 1 | Bernie Carbo | DH |
| 27 | Carlton Fisk | C |
| 4 | Butch Hobson | 3B |
| 31 | Ferguson Jenkins | P |
Notable transactions[edit]
- April 5, 1977: Darryl Cias was released by the Red Sox.[1]
- May 28, 1977: Bobby Darwin was traded by the Red Sox to the Chicago Cubs for Ramón Hernández.[2]
- June 7, 1977: Pete Ladd was drafted by the Red Sox in the 25th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft.[3]
- August 20, 1977: Ramón Hernández was released by the Red Sox.[2]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 |
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| 1B | Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott | 157 | 584 | 157 | .269 | 33 | 95 |
| 2B | Doyle, DennyDenny Doyle | 137 | 455 | 109 | .240 | 2 | 49 |
| SS | Burleson, RickRick Burleson | 154 | 663 | 194 | .293 | 3 | 52 |
| LF | Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski | 150 | 558 | 165 | .296 | 28 | 102 |
| RF | Carbo, BernieBernie Carbo | 86 | 228 | 66 | .289 | 15 | 34 |
| DH | Rice, JimJim Rice | 160 | 644 | 206 | .320 | 39 | 114 |
Other batters[edit]
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 |
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| Miller, RickRick Miller | 86 | 189 | 48 | .254 | 0 | 24 |
| Darwin, BobbyBobby Darwin | 4 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins | 28 | 193 | 10 | 10 | 3.68 | 105 |
| Cleveland, ReggieReggie Cleveland | 36 | 190.1 | 11 | 8 | 4.26 | 85 |
| Aase, DonDon Aase | 13 | 92.1 | 6 | 2 | 3.12 | 49 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Paxton, MikeMike Paxton | 29 | 108 | 10 | 5 | 3.83 | 58 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Campbell, BillBill Campbell | 69 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 2.96 | 114 |
| Hernández, RamónRamón Hernández | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.68 | 8 |
| House, TomTom House | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.91 | 6 |
| Burton, JimJim Burton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
Farm system[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
External links[edit]
- 1977 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1977 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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