1977 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers season saw Tommy Lasorda in his first full season at the helm of the Dodgers, replacing longtime manager Walter Alston as Manager of the team near the end of the previous season. 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. This edition of the Dodgers featured the first quartet of teammates that hit 30 or more home runs: Steve Garvey with 33, Reggie Smith with 32, and Dusty Baker and Ron Cey, who both hit 30. The Dodgers duplicated this feat again 20 years later in 1997.

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 to the Dodgers on January 4, 1977.
January 11, 1977: Bill Buckner, Iván DeJesús and Jeff Albert 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.
Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

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.
Roster

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		125	387	99	.256	16	55
1B		162	696	192	.297	33	115
2B		134	502	142	.283	11	53
3B		153	564	136	.241	30	110
SS		153	634	176	.278	4	51
LF		153	533	155	.291	30	86
CF		118	392	90	.230	15	48
RF		148	488	150	.307	32	87

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
	75	169	45	.266	6	21
	83	169	43	.254	1	13
	60	156	42	.269	3	11
	67	137	41	.299	1	10
	79	108	26	.241	2	11
	61	66	11	.167	1	5
	50	41	10	.244	0	5
	50	38	15	.395	1	4
	24	48	15	.313	0	4
	18	27	7	.259	0	4
	29	23	4	.174	0	1
	15	18	5	.278	0	0
	10	19	7	.368	0	1
	11	10	3	.300	0	2
	2	3	1	.333	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
	33	240.1	14	8	3.18	150
	32	223.1	12	7	2.62	153
	31	220.1	20	7	2.78	123
	31	216.1	16	10	3.74	122
	32	212.1	14	8	3.43	126

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
	12	20	0	1	6.75	23
	5	17	3	1	4.24	8
	6	1	0	0	3.97	7
	5	8	0	0	2.25	2

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
	70	6	12	22	3.32	105
	44	2	2	1	1.98	47
	49	4	4	12	2.73	29
	25	2	3	0	5.34	22
	25	4	1	2	4.35	13

Postseason

1977 National League Championship Series

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

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
NL Player of the Week
*Ron Cey
*Steve Garvey
*Tommy John
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.

January draft

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Timothy Gloyd	SS	Sacramento City College	No Dodgers-1979	1979–1981	A
2	Jessie Daniels	2B	Louisburg College	Yes	1977–1980	A
3	Rocky Cordova	RHP	Sacramento City College	Yes	1977–1981	A
4	Daniel Forer	LHP	Iowa Western Community College	No Dodgers-1981	1981	A
5	Larry Wright	RHP	Georgia Perimeter College	Yes	1977–1980	A
6	Ronald Grout	1B	Wingate University	No Twins-1978	1978–1982	AA
7	Randall May	RHP	Yakima Valley Community College	No

January Secondary phase

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Mark Wychopen	RHP	San Jacinto College	No

June draft

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Bob Welch	RHP	Eastern Michigan University	Yes	1977–1994	MLB
2	Joe Beckwith	RHP	Auburn University	Yes	1977–1986	MLB
3	Doug Harrison	RHP	Central Michigan University	Yes	1977–1980	AAA
4	John Bush	SS	Ogden High School	Yes	1977–1979	A-
5	Mickey Hatcher	OF	University of Oklahoma	Yes	1977–1991	MLB
6	Mark Elliott	1B	Silver Lake High School	Yes	1977–1979	A
7	Bobby Mitchell	OF	University of Southern California	Yes	1977–1986	MLB
8	James Nobles	LHP	Kentucky Wesleyan College	Yes	1977–1982	AA
9	Henry Noble	SS	McIntosh County Academy	Yes	1977	A-
10	Danny Coulon	RHP	College of the Sequoias	Yes	1977–1978	A
11	Jack Littrell	RHP	Oldham County High School	Yes	1977–1980	A
12	Kenneth Likewise	LHP	Chaparral High School	Yes	1977–1978	Rookie
13	Dennis Delaney	C	University of California, Los Angeles	No Cardinals-1978	1978–1984	AA
14	Jerry Bass	RHP	Georgia Institute of Technology	Yes	1977–1982	AAA
15	Joseph Purpura	LHP	West Leyden High School	Yes	1977–1978	A
16	Jesse Baez	C	Cerritos College	Yes	1977–1983	AA
17	Edward Reilly	RHP	Fanwood High School	No Astros-1981	1981–1985	AA
18	Salvatore Favata	2B	Edgewood High School	No Brewers-1980	1980–1982	A
19	Richard Ross	OF	Santa Teresa High School	No
20	Steven Green	RHP	Pepperell High School	No
21	Mike Ledna	SS	Buffalo Grove High School	No White Sox-1981	1981	Rookie
22	Bobby Brown	OF	John Brown University	Yes	1977–1979	AA
23	Mitch Webster	OF	Larned High School	Yes	1977–1995	MLB
24	Victor Woods	OF	El Cerrito High School	No Indians-1979	1979–1982	A
25	Michael Zouras	3B	California State University, Long Beach	Yes	1977–1981	AAA
26	Michael Holt	RHP	East Forsyth High School	Yes	1977–1978	A
27	Mark Jakway	OF	Hemet High School	No
28	Douglas Hogan	RHP	Mineral Area College	Yes	1977–1978	A
29	Melvin Freeman	3B	Easley High School	No Brewers-1979	1979	A
30	Tony Bolla	C	Crestmoor High School	No Giants-1979	1979	A
31	Scott Hadley	RHP	Central High School	No
32	Ronald Kiene	RHP	Stuyvesant High School	No
33	Jeffrey Jordan	RHP	Orangeville High School	No
34	Ken Duckett	OF	Richard J. Reynolds High School	No
35	John Shoemaker	SS	Miami University of Ohio	Yes	1977–1980	AAA
36	Tom Niedenfuer	RHP	Redmond High School	No Dodgers-1981	1981–1990	MLB
37	Todd Roddy	IF	Bellevue High School	No

June secondary phase

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Ron Roenicke	OF	University of California, Los Angeles	Yes	1977–1989	MLB
2	Rick Kranitz	RHP	Yavapai College	No Brewers-1979	1979–1985	AAA
3	Kevin Williams	OF	Edmonds Community College	No Twins-1980	1980–1983	AA

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