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1977 Cincinnati Reds season

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Owner(s)
  
Louis Nippert

Manager(s)
  
Sparky Anderson

General manager(s)
  
Bob Howsam

Local television
  
WLWT (Ken Coleman, Bill Brown)

Local radio
  
WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)

The 1977 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in second place in the National League West, with a record of 88–74, 10 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 16, 1976: Tony Pérez and Will McEnaney were traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray.
  • February 13, 1977: Steve Christmas was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.
  • February 16, 1977: Dave Schneck was traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Champ Summers.
  • March 28, 1977: Joel Youngblood was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Caudill.

    • Notable transactions

  • June 15, 1977: Pat Zachry, Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, and Dan Norman were traded by the Reds to the New York Mets for Tom Seaver.
  • June 15, 1977: Gary Nolan was traded by the Reds to the California Angels for Craig Hendrickson (minors).
  • September 28, 1977: Rudy Meoli was purchased from the Reds by the Chicago Cubs.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Awards and records

  • George Foster, MLB Home Run Champion (52)
  • George Foster, MLB RBI Champion (149)
  • George Foster, National League MVP

    • All-Stars

    1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Johnny Bench, starter, catcher
  • Joe Morgan, starter, second base
  • Dave Concepción, starter, shortstop
  • George Foster, starter, outfield
  • Tom Seaver, reserve
  • Pete Rose, reserve
  • Ken Griffey, reserve

    • References

    1977 Cincinnati Reds season Wikipedia
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