1977 San Francisco Giants season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = San Francisco Giants

| season = 1977

| misc =

| image =

| league = National League

| division = West

| ballpark = Candlestick Park

| city = San Francisco, California

| owners = Bob Lurie

| general_managers = Spec Richardson

| managers = Joe Altobelli

| television = KTVU
(Lon Simmons, Gary Park)

| radio = KSFO
(Lon Simmons, Joe Angel)

|}}

The 1977 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 95th season in Major League Baseball, their 20th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 18th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with a 75–87 record, 23 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason

October 20, 1976: Mike Caldwell, Dave Rader and John D'Acquisto were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Willie Crawford, John Curtis and Vic Harris.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harrivi01.shtml Vic Harris] at Baseball Reference
December 7, 1976: Jeff Yurak was drafted from the Giants by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1976 minor league draft.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/y/yurakje01.shtml Jeff Yurak] at Baseball Reference
January 11, 1977: Bud Black was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blackbu02.shtml Bud Black] at Baseball Reference
February 11, 1977: Bobby Murcer, Steve Ontiveros, and Andy Muhlstock (minors) were traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Madlock and Rob Sperring.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/madlobi01.shtml Bill Madlock] at Baseball Reference
March 26, 1977: Willie Crawford and Rob Sperring were traded by the Giants to the Houston Astros for Rob Andrews and cash.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/andrero01.shtml Rob Andrews] at Baseball Reference
March 26, 1977: Chris Bourjos was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bourjch01.shtml Chris Bourjos] at Baseball Reference
March 31, 1977: Ken Rudolph was purchased by the Giants from the St. Louis Cardinals.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rudolke01.shtml Ken Rudolph] at Baseball Reference

Regular season

= Season standings =

= Record vs. opponents =

= Opening Day starters =

style="{{Baseball secondary style\|San Francisco Giants}};\| #	style="{{Baseball secondary style\|San Francisco Giants}};\| Name	style="{{Baseball secondary style\|San Francisco Giants}};\| Position
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ ! colspan="3" style="{{Baseball primary style\|San Francisco Giants}}"\|Opening Day Starters
12	Gary Thomasson	CF
21	Rob Andrews	2B
18	Bill Madlock	3B
41	Darrell Evans	LF
44	Willie McCovey	1B
45	Terry Whitfield	RF
35	Chris Speier	SS
2	Marc Hill	C
26	John Montefusco	P

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN197704070.shtml 1977 Opening Day Lineup] at Baseball-Reference

{{Cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1977&t=SFN|title = 1977 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac}}

= Notable transactions =

May 19, 1977: DeWayne Buice was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/buicede01.shtml DeWayne Buice] at Baseball Reference
June 7, 1977: Chili Davis was drafted by the Giants in the 11th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed September 3, 1977.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/davisch01.shtml Chili Davis] at Baseball Reference
July 27, 1977: Ken Rudolph was purchased from the Giants by the Baltimore Orioles.
August 11, 1977: Gorman Heimueller was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/heimugo01.shtml Gorman Heimueller] at Baseball Reference

= Roster =

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valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|33\|Jim Barr}} {{MLBplayer\|34\|Terry Cornutt}} {{MLBplayer\|40\|John Curtis}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Ed Halicki}} {{MLBplayer\|60\|Dave Heaverlo}} {{MLBplayer\|39\|Bob Knepper}} {{MLBplayer\|46\|Gary Lavelle}} {{MLBplayer\|47\|Lynn McGlothen}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Greg Minton}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Randy Moffitt}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|John Montefusco}} {{MLBplayer\|51\|Tommy Toms}} {{MLBplayer\|49\|Charlie Williams}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\|42\|Gary Alexander}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Marc Hill}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Ken Rudolph}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Mike Sadek}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|21\|Rob Andrews}} {{MLBplayer\|19,36\|Tim Foli}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Vic Harris}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Skip James}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Johnnie LeMaster}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Bill Madlock}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Willie McCovey}} {{MLBplayer\|35\|Chris Speier}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|22\|Jack Clark}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Randy Elliott}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Darrell Evans}} {{MLBplayer\|31\|Larry Herndon}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Derrel Thomas}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Gary Thomasson}} {{MLBplayer\|45\|Terry Whitfield}} Other batters {{MLBplayer\|32\|Tom Heintzelman}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Joe Altobelli}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Jim Davenport}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Tom Haller}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Herm Starrette}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Bobby Winkles}}

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valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

Other batters

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Batting =

== Starters by position ==

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" \| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	{{sortname\|Marc\|Hill}}	108	320	80	.250	9	50
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Willie\|McCovey}}	141	478	134	.280	28	86
align="center" \| 2B	{{sortname\|Rob\|Andrews\|Rob Andrews (baseball)}}	127	436	115	.264	0	25
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Bill\|Madlock}}	140	533	161	.302	12	46
align="center" \| SS	{{sortname\|Tim\|Foli}}	104	368	84	.228	4	27
align="center" \| LF	{{sortname\|Darrell\|Evans}}	144	461	117	.254	17	72
align="center" \| CF	Derrel Thomas	148	506	135	.267	8	44
align=center \| RF	Jack Clark	136	413	104	.252	13	51

== Other batters ==

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Gary\|Thomasson}}	146	446	114	.256	17	71
align="center" \| Terry Whitfield	114	326	93	.285	7	36
align=center \| {{sortname\|Randy\|Elliott}}	73	167	40	.240	7	26
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Vic\|Harris\|Vic Harris (second baseman)}}	69	165	43	.261	2	14
align="center" \| Johnny LeMaster	68	134	20	.149	0	8
align=center \| {{sortname\|Mike\|Sadek}}	61	126	29	.230	1	15
align="center" \| Gary Alexander	51	119	36	.303	5	20
align=center \| Larry Herndon	49	109	26	.239	1	5
align=center \| {{sortname\|Chris\|Speier}}	6	17	3	.176	0	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ken\|Rudolph}}	11	15	3	.200	0	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Skip\|James\|Skip James (baseball)}}	10	15	4	.267	0	3
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Tom\|Heintzelman}}	2	2	0	.000	0	0

= Pitching =

== Starting pitchers ==

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ed\|Halicki}}	37	257.2	16	12	3.32	168
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jim\|Barr}}	38	234.1	12	16	4.76	97
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bob\|Knepper}}	27	166.0	11	9	3.36	100
align="center" \| {{sortname\|John\|Montefusco}}	26	157.1	7	12	3.49	110
align="center" \| Greg Minton	2	14.0	1	1	4.50	5

== Other pitchers ==

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Charlie\|Williams\|Charlie Williams (pitcher)}}	55	119.1	6	5	4.00	41
align="center" \| Lynn McGlothen	21	80.0	2	9	5.63	42
align=center \| {{sortname\|John\|Curtis\|John Curtis (baseball)}}	43	77.0	3	3	5.49	47
align="center"

== Relief pitchers ==

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Gary\|Lavelle}}	73	7	7	20	2.05	93
align="center" \| Randy Moffitt	64	4	9	11	3.59	68
align=center \| {{sortname\|Dave\|Heaverlo}}	56	5	1	1	2.55	58
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Terry\|Cornutt}}	28	1	2	0	3.86	23
align="center" \| Tommy Toms	4	0	1	0	2.08	2

Awards and honors

Willie McCovey, Hutch Award{{Cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml|title=Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac}}

= All-Stars =

All-Star Game

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level16=AAA|team16=Phoenix Giants|league16=Pacific Coast League|manager16=Rocky Bridges

|level17=AA |team17=Waterbury Giants|league17=Eastern League|manager17=Andy Gilbert

|level18=A|team18=Fresno Giants|league18=California League|manager18=John VanOrnum

|level19=A |team19=Cedar Rapids Giants|league19=Midwest League|manager19=Jack Mull

|level20=Rookie|team20=Great Falls Giants|league20=Pioneer League|manager20=Ernie Rodriguez

}}LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: PhoenixJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1977.shtml 1977 San Francisco Giants] at Baseball Reference
[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1977&t=SFN 1977 San Francisco Giants] at Baseball Almanac

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