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1977 Philadelphia Phillies season

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General manager(s)
  
Paul Owens

Local television
  
WPHL-TV

Manager(s)
  
Danny Ozark

Owner(s)
  
R. R. M. "Ruly" Carpenter III

Local radio
  
KYW (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser)

The 1977 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 95th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies won their second consecutive National League East division title with a record of 101–61, five games over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Phillies lost the NLCS to the Los Angeles Dodgers, three games to one. The Phillies were managed by Danny Ozark, as they played their home games at Veterans Stadium.

Contents

Offseason

  • November 2, 1976: Tony Taylor was released by the Phillies.
  • December 6, 1976: Willie Hernández was drafted from the Phillies by the Chicago Cubs in the 1976 rule 5 draft.
  • December 20, 1976: Johnny Oates and a player to be named later were traded by the Phillies to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ted Sizemore. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Quency Hill to the Dodgers on January 4, 1977.
  • March 26, 1977: Sergio Ferrer was traded by the Phillies to the New York Yankees for Kerry Dineen.

    • Notable transactions

  • June 15, 1977: Tom Underwood, Dane Iorg, and Rick Bosetti were traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bake McBride and Steve Waterbury.

    • Draft picks

  • June 7, 1977: George Vukovich was drafted by the Phillies in the 4th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 21, 1977.

    • 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

    1977 National League Championship Series

    The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 3 games to 1.

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Peninsula

    References

    1977 Philadelphia Phillies season Wikipedia
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