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1977 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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Owner(s)
  
Walter O'Malley

Manager(s)
  
Tommy Lasorda

General manager(s)
  
Al Campanis

Local television
  
KTTV (11)

Local radio
  
KABCVin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross PorterXEGMJaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos

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.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 20, 1976: Ted Sizemore was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Oates and a player to be named later. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Quincy Hill (minors) to the Dodgers on January 4, 1977.
  • January 11, 1977: Bill Buckner, Iván DeJesús and Jeff Albert (minors) were traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Rick Monday and Mike Garman.
  • February 7, 1977: Rick Auerbach was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Mets for Hank Webb and Richard Sander (minors).

    • Notable transactions

  • September 2, 1977: John Hale was claimed off waivers from the Dodgers by the Toronto Blue Jays.
  • September 2, 1977: Henry Cruz was claimed off waivers from the Dodgers by the Chicago White Sox.
  • September 8, 1977: Kevin Pasley was sold by the Dodgers to the Seattle Mariners.

    • 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

    Game One

    October 4, Dodger Stadium

    Game Two

    October 5, Dodger Stadium

    Game Three

    October 7, Veterans Stadium

    Game Four

    October 8, Veterans Stadium

    1977 World Series

    AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (2)

    Awards and honors

  • 1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Steve Garvey starter
  • Don Sutton starter
  • Ron Cey starter
  • Reggie Smith reserve
  • Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award
  • Don Sutton
  • NLCS Most Valuable Player
  • Dusty Baker
  • Gold Glove Award
  • Steve Garvey
  • TSN National League All-Star
  • Steve Garvey
  • NL Player of the Month
  • Ron Cey (April 1977)
  • NL Player of the Week
  • Ron Cey (Apr. 18–24)
  • Steve Garvey (June 20–26)
  • Tommy John (Aug. 8–14)

    • Farm system

    Teams in BOLD won League Championships

    Major League Baseball Draft

    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.

    References

    1977 Los Angeles Dodgers season Wikipedia
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