The 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers season had Tommy Lasorda replace longtime manager Walter Alston as Manager of the team. The Dodgers won the National League West by 10 games and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in four games in the NLCS , then lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series .
Offseason [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] Season standings [ edit ] Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1977 National League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team
ATL
CHC
CIN
HOU
LAD
MON
NYM
PHI
PIT
SD
SF
STL
Atlanta —
5–7
4–14
9–9
5–13
6–6
7–5
2–10
3–9
11–7
8–10
1–11
Chicago 7–5
—
7–5
6–6
6–6
10–8
9–9
6–12
7–11
7–5
9–3
7–11
Cincinnati 14–4
5–7
—
5–13
10–8
7–5
10–2
8–4
3–9
11–7
10–8
5–7
Houston 9–9
6–6
13–5
—
9–9
8–4
6–6
4–8
4–8
8–10
9–9
5–7
Los Angeles 13–5
6–6
8–10
9–9
—
7–5
8–4
6–6
9–3
12–6
14–4
6–6
Montreal 6–6
8–10
5–7
4–8
5–7
—
10–8
7–11
7–11
5–7
6–6
12–6
New York 5–7
9–9
2–10
6–6
4–8
8–10
—
5–13
4–14
6–6
7–5
8–10
Philadelphia 10-2
12–6
4–8
8–4
6–6
11–7
13–5
—
8–10
9–3
9–3
11–7
Pittsburgh 9–3
11–7
9–3
8–4
3–9
11–7
14–4
10–8
—
10–2
2–10
9–9
San Diego 7–11
5–7
7–11
10–8
6–12
7–5
6–6
3–9
2–10
—
8–10
8–4
San Francisco 10–8
3–9
8–10
9–9
4–14
6–6
5–7
3–9
10–2
10–8
—
7–5
St. Louis 11–1
11–7
7–5
7–5
6–6
6–12
10–8
7–11
9–9
4–8
5–7
—
Opening Day lineup [ edit ] Notable transactions [ edit ]
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
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
C
Yeager, Steve Steve Yeager 125
387
99
.256
16
55
1B
Garvey, Steve Steve Garvey 162
696
192
.297
33
115
2B
Lopes, Davey Davey Lopes 134
502
142
.283
11
53
3B
Cey, Ron Ron Cey 153
564
136
.241
30
110
SS
Russell, Bill Bill Russell 153
634
176
.278
4
51
CF
Monday, Rick Rick Monday 118
392
90
.230
15
48
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
Oates, Johnny Johnny Oates 60
156
42
.269
3
11
Pitching [ edit ] Starting pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Postseason [ edit ] 1977 National League Championship Series [ edit ] Game One [ edit ] October 4, Dodger Stadium
Game Two [ edit ] October 5, Dodger Stadium
Game Three [ edit ] October 7, Veterans Stadium
Game Four [ edit ] October 8, Veterans Stadium
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Los Angeles 0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
4 5 0
Philadelphia
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1 7 0
W : Tommy John (1-0) L : Steve Carlton (0-1)
HRs : LAD – Dusty Baker (2)
1977 World Series [ edit ] AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (2)
Game
Score
Date
Location
Attendance
Time of Game
1
Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 4 (12 inns)
October 11
Yankee Stadium 56,668
3:24
2
Dodgers – 6 , Yankees – 1October 12
Yankee Stadium 56,691
2:27
3
Yankees – 5 , Dodgers – 3October 14
Dodger Stadium 55,992
2:31
4
Yankees – 4 , Dodgers – 2October 15
Dodger Stadium 55,995
2:07
5
Yankees – 4, Dodgers – 10
October 16
Dodger Stadium 55,995
2:29
6
Dodgers – 4, Yankees – 8
October 18
Yankee Stadium 56,407
2:18
Awards and honors [ edit ] Farm system [ edit ] Teams in BOLD won League Championships
Major League Baseball Draft [ edit ] The Dodgers drafted 40 players in the June draft and eight in the January draft. Of those, eight players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.
The first round draft pick in the June draft was pitcher Bob Welch from Eastern Michigan University . In 17 years with the Dodgers and Oakland Athletics he started 462 games with a 211-146 record and a 3.47 ERA. He became a two time All-Star, a two time World Series Champion and won the 1990 American League Cy Young Award .
The draft also included Mickey Hatcher , who hit .280 in 1130 games, mostly as an outfielder and was a part of two Dodgers World Series champions; outfielder/utility player Ron Roenicke who played eight seasons in the Majors before becoming a coach and manager; and relief pitcher Tom Niedenfuer , who was picked in the 36th round but would play 10 seasons in the Majors and save 97 games.
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