1977 San Francisco Giants season

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.

1977 San Francisco Giants
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)
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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.^[1]
• December 7, 1976: Jeff Yurak was drafted from the Giants by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1976 minor league draft.^[2]
• 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.^[3]
• 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.^[4]
• March 26, 1977: Willie Crawford and Rob Sperring were traded by the Giants to the Houston Astros for Rob Andrews and cash.^[5]
• March 26, 1977: Chris Bourjos was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.^[6]
• March 31, 1977: Ken Rudolph was purchased by the Giants from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[7]

Regular season

Season standings

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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	98	64	.605	—	51‍–‍30	47‍–‍34
Cincinnati Reds	88	74	.543	10	48‍–‍33	40‍–‍41
Houston Astros	81	81	.500	17	46‍–‍35	35‍–‍46
San Francisco Giants	75	87	.463	23	38‍–‍43	37‍–‍44
San Diego Padres	69	93	.426	29	35‍–‍46	34‍–‍47
Atlanta Braves	61	101	.377	37	40‍–‍41	21‍–‍60

Record vs. opponents

1977 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MTL	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 starters

Opening Day Starters
#	Name	Position
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

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Notable transactions

• May 19, 1977: DeWayne Buice was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.^[10]
• 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.^[11]
• July 27, 1977: Ken Rudolph was purchased from the Giants by the Baltimore Orioles.^[7]
• August 11, 1977: Gorman Heimueller was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.^[12]

Roster

1977 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers 33 Jim Barr 34 Terry Cornutt 40 John Curtis 28 Ed Halicki 60 Dave Heaverlo 39 Bob Knepper 46 Gary Lavelle 47 Lynn McGlothen 38 Greg Minton 17 Randy Moffitt 26 John Montefusco 51 Tommy Toms 49 Charlie Williams		Catchers 42 Gary Alexander  2 Marc Hill 14 Ken Rudolph  3 Mike Sadek Infielders 21 Rob Andrews 19,36 Tim Foli 20 Vic Harris 36 Skip James 10 Johnnie LeMaster 18 Bill Madlock 44 Willie McCovey 35 Chris Speier		Outfielders 22 Jack Clark 16 Randy Elliott 41 Darrell Evans 31 Larry Herndon 30 Derrel Thomas 12 Gary Thomasson 45 Terry Whitfield Other batters 32 Tom Heintzelman		Manager  6 Joe Altobelli Coaches  9 Jim Davenport  8 Tom Haller 23 Herm Starrette  5 Bobby Winkles

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Marc Hill	108	320	80	.250	9	50
1B	Willie McCovey	141	478	134	.280	28	86
2B	Rob Andrews	127	436	115	.264	0	25
3B	Bill Madlock	140	533	161	.302	12	46
SS	Tim Foli	104	368	84	.228	4	27
LF	Darrell Evans	144	461	117	.254	17	72
CF	Derrel Thomas	148	506	135	.267	8	44
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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Gary Thomasson	146	446	114	.256	17	71
Terry Whitfield	114	326	93	.285	7	36
Randy Elliott	73	167	40	.240	7	26
Vic Harris	69	165	43	.261	2	14
Johnny LeMaster	68	134	20	.149	0	8
Mike Sadek	61	126	29	.230	1	15
Gary Alexander	51	119	36	.303	5	20
Larry Herndon	49	109	26	.239	1	5
Chris Speier	6	17	3	.176	0	0
Ken Rudolph	11	15	3	.200	0	0
Skip James	10	15	4	.267	0	3
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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ed Halicki	37	257.2	16	12	3.32	168
Jim Barr	38	234.1	12	16	4.76	97
Bob Knepper	27	166.0	11	9	3.36	100
John Montefusco	26	157.1	7	12	3.49	110
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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Charlie Williams	55	119.1	6	5	4.00	41
Lynn McGlothen	21	80.0	2	9	5.63	42
John Curtis	43	77.0	3	3	5.49	47

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Gary Lavelle	73	7	7	20	2.05	93
Randy Moffitt	64	4	9	11	3.59	68
Dave Heaverlo	56	5	1	1	2.55	58
Terry Cornutt	28	1	2	0	3.86	23
Tommy Toms	4	0	1	0	2.08	2

Awards and honors

• Willie McCovey, Hutch Award^[13]

All-Stars

All-Star Game

• Gary Lavelle, Pitcher, Reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Phoenix Giants	Pacific Coast League	Rocky Bridges
AA	Waterbury Giants	Eastern League	Andy Gilbert
A	Fresno Giants	California League	John VanOrnum
A	Cedar Rapids Giants	Midwest League	Jack Mull
Rookie	Great Falls Giants	Pioneer League	Ernie Rodriguez

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Phoenix^[14]