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1977 American League  Previous Year / Next Year Eastern Division Team W L % GB OFF PIT DEF HOME ROAD 1-RUN L43 MANAGER(S) Boston BOA 110 52 .679 ---- 3 2 1 51-30 59-22 22-16 29-14 Mike Tomeo New York AL NYA 103 59 .636 7.0 5 7 11 51-30 52-29 27-18 29-14 Robert Rescigno Baltimore BAA 81 81 .500 29.0 9 13 13 40-41 41-40 24-30 18-25 Mike Rescigno Milwaukee MLA 72 90 .444 38.0 13 17 14 39-42 33-48 12-21 19-24 Paul Weinberg Detroit DEA 68 94 .420 42.0 15 14 18 36-45 32-49 18-22 20-23 Dennis Van Langen Toronto TOA 60 102 .370 50.0 14 19 20 29-52 31-50 19-27 18-25 Darrell Fitzwater Western Division Team W L % GB OFF PIT DEF HOME ROAD 1-RUN L43 MANAGER(S) Kansas City KCA 111 51 .685 ---- 4 5 2 51-30 60-21 20-11 27-16 Gary Dewing Chicago AL CHA 102 60 .630 9.0 1 9 8 50-31 52-29 20-21 26-17 Ben Lea Texas TEA 98 64 .605 13.0 2 10 15 51-30 47-34 27-15 26-17 Stu Blake Minnesota MNA 68 94 .420 43.0 6 20 21 38-43 30-51 16-21 22-21 Jim Taglia, Tom Austad Seattle SEA 52 110 .321 59.0 19 22 19 28-53 24-57 20-22 16-27 Jeff Tripodi Oakland OAA 47 115 .290 64.0 15 21 16 24-57 23-58 19-20 8-35 Drew Kennedy OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 22 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense. HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L43 - W-L records at Home, on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 43 games of the season. Postseason World Series (4-2):   Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox AL Championship Series (3-2):   Boston Red Sox over Kansas City Royals

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League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 CHA  6.66  1079  5817  1677  253  74  246  618   888  .288  .359  .484   54   18   17   49   35   49  145
 TEA  5.92   959  5601  1604  286  49  163  740   712  .286  .371  .442   54   33   16   43   64   58  152
 BOA  5.85   947  5704  1642  284  51  217  600   916  .288  .359  .470   41    7   22   60   73   55  141
 KCA  5.73   928  5649  1623  285  70  161  464   665  .287  .344  .448  212   67   18   45   77   45  107
 NYA  5.41   877  5690  1603  268  46  196  510   722  .282  .342  .448   27   22   14   32   60   45  126
 MNA  5.21   844  5649  1593  271  46  148  619   770  .282  .353  .425   36   15   17   31   55   49  157
 BAA  4.98   807  5848  1634  266  37  174  539   974  .279  .341  .427   41   26   22   26   63   43  142
 MLA  4.73   767  5720  1571  291  45  109  495   775  .275  .332  .398   87   29   13   20   61   43  121
 TOA  4.46   723  5594  1478  251  37  119  541   798  .264  .329  .386   30   11   14   23   89   42  138
 OAA  4.38   710  5555  1367  218  37  145  538   972  .246  .315  .377   62   15    9   35   35   36  123
 DEA  4.38   710  5531  1452  207  52  138  552   769  .263  .331  .394   28   33   15   27   60   27  149
 SEA  4.25   688  5679  1472  210  27  142  489   821  .259  .320  .381   37   23    5   36   25   45  171
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  5.16  **** 68037 18716 3090 571 1958 6705  9782  .275  .341  .424  709  299  182  427  697  537 1672

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 BOA  3.83   621  3.41  1464  1322  153   445   815  27  19  44  .327  837  660  .789
 KCA  4.05   656  3.55  1450  1506  105   451   808  43  16  54  .341  813  631  .776
 NYA  4.40   713  3.86  1454  1413  164   500   830  17   4  61  .421  811  568  .700
 CHA  4.53   734  4.00  1465  1509  151   470   828  36   6  43  .327  861  607  .705
 TEA  4.60   746  4.14  1440  1439  160   633  1155  45   9  41  .307  872  553  .634
 BAA  4.90   793  4.29  1492  1488  135   619   815  49   7  29  .337  885  607  .686
 DEA  4.91   795  4.51  1429  1509  159   507   613  27   9  26  .351  862  532  .617
 MLA  5.09   824  4.44  1442  1603  180   571   782  22  11  35  .346  878  598  .681
 TOA  5.92   959  5.27  1438  1680  162   629   770  28   5  23  .408  854  504  .590
 MNA  6.16   998  5.32  1433  1728  166   581   797   5   3  38  .373  840  489  .582
 OAA  6.63  1074  6.03  1417  1753  216   619   729   8   2  28  .365  850  530  .624
 SEA  6.95  1126  6.28  1449  1766  207   680   840  15   2  34  .472  877  525  .599
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  5.16  ****  4.59 17376 18716 1958  6705  9782 322  93 456       **** 6804  .664

League Awards
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Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting Greg Luzinski  (551) Bobby Bonds  (513) Jim Rice  (505) Ken Singleton  (489) Toby Harrah  (482) Rod Carew  (466) Eddie Murray  (450) Bobby Murcer  (448) Carlton Fisk  (443) Larry Hisle  (441) Graig Nettles  (441) Ruppert Jones  (426) Mike Hargrove  (425) Jason Thompson  (419) George Brett  (408) Reggie Jackson  (405) Al Cowens  (404) Don Money  (396) Hal McRae  (395) Carl Yastrzemski  (393)

Cy Young Award Voting J.R. Richard  (342) Dennis Leonard  (301) Nolan Ryan  (279) Bert Blyleven  (267) Dennis Eckersley  (255) Gaylord Perry  (250) Sparky Lyle  (246) Ed Figueroa  (217) Jim Palmer  (213) Wayne Garland  (209) Ron Guidry  (179) Doug Rau  (177) Paul Hartzell  (143) Tug McGraw  (142) Ross Grimsley  (141) Paul Splittorff  (138) Luis Tiant  (136) Catfish Hunter  (136) Bill Campbell  (135) Joe Coleman  (126)

All Stars

Francisco Barrios Bruce Bochte Bobby Bonds Larry Bowa George Brett Rod Carew Ed Figueroa Carlton Fisk Tito Fuentes Oscar Gamble

Wayne Garland Ralph Garr Jerry Garvin Wayne Gross Catfish Hunter Dennis Leonard Greg Luzinski Sparky Lyle Thurman Munson

Graig Nettles Gaylord Perry Jim Rice J.R. Richard Ken Singleton Jason Thompson Andre Thornton Bump Wills Robin Yount

Gold Gloves

P: Wayne Garland C: Carlton Fisk 1B: John Mayberry 2B: Frank White 3B: Graig Nettles SS: Larry Bowa OF: Fred Lynn OF: Amos Otis OF: Cesar Cedeno

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average Rod Carew .372 Ken Singleton .347 Mike Hargrove .336 Lyman Bostock .333 Len Randle .332 Rennie Stennett .331 Dave Parker .331 Jim Rice .326 George Scott .325 Greg Luzinski .324 Tito Fuentes .324 Mickey Rivers .322	On Base Percentage Mike Hargrove .448 Ken Singleton .437 Rod Carew .432 Len Randle .430 Joe Morgan .426 Oscar Gamble .413 Reggie Smith .407 Mike Schmidt .404 Toby Harrah .403 Greg Luzinski .397 Gene Tenace .396 Dan Driessen .395	Slugging Percentage Greg Luzinski .648 Mike Schmidt .623 Oscar Gamble .611 Jim Rice .598 Reggie Smith .598 Bill Robinson .582 Bobby Bonds .574 Andre Thornton .569 Ken Singleton .565 George Scott .564 Dave Parker .550 Larry Hisle .547	On Base + Slugging Greg Luzinski 1.045 Mike Schmidt 1.028 Oscar Gamble 1.024 Reggie Smith 1.005 Ken Singleton 1.002 Jim Rice 0.978 Rod Carew 0.976 Andre Thornton 0.954 George Scott 0.953 Mike Hargrove 0.948 Bill Robinson 0.935 Toby Harrah 0.931
At Bats Pete Rose 680 Larry Bowa 676 Garry Templeton 676 Rod Carew 672 Rick Burleson 668 Steve Garvey 668 Dave Cash 664 Ron Leflore 663 Tito Fuentes 658 Cecil Cooper 657 Duane Kuiper 656 Al Cowens 655	Runs Scored Rod Carew 139 Mike Schmidt 135 Bobby Bonds 134 Toby Harrah 133 Dave Parker 128 Jim Rice 128 Bobby Murcer 125 Greg Luzinski 122 Don Baylor 119 Graig Nettles 119 Joe Morgan 118	Hits Rod Carew 250 Dave Parker 214 Tito Fuentes 213 Jim Rice 210 Ken Singleton 208 Ron Leflore 207 Thurman Munson 206 Pete Rose 205 Lyman Bostock 204 Larry Bowa 203 Garry Templeton 202	Total Bases Greg Luzinski 394 Jim Rice 386 Mike Schmidt 377 Rod Carew 365 Bobby Bonds 364 Dave Parker 356 Ken Singleton 339 Eddie Murray 330 Steve Garvey 326 Larry Hisle 324 Bill Robinson 322 George Brett 317
Doubles Hal McRae 53 Larry Hisle 48 Dave Parker 45 Johnny Bench 44 Al Bumbry 42 Robin Yount 42 Bump Wills 41 Dave Cash 40 Bill Robinson 39 Enos Cabell 38 Cesar Cedeno 38 Rod Carew 37	Triples Garry Templeton 18 Len Randle 16 Rod Carew 15 Tito Fuentes 15 Bobby Bonds 14 Mike Schmidt 14 Bill Almon 12 Jose Cruz 12 Gene Richards 12 Frank Taveras 12 Duane Kuiper 11 Jim Rice 11	Home Runs Greg Luzinski 53 Mike Schmidt 49 Bobby Bonds 46 Jim Rice 43 Eddie Murray 41 Jeff Burroughs 40 Ron Cey 40 Gary Carter 38 Toby Harrah 38 Graig Nettles 38 George Foster 37 Oscar Gamble 37	RBI Greg Luzinski 154 Jim Rice 142 Mike Schmidt 139 Ken Singleton 132 George Foster 130 Johnny Bench 127 Bobby Bonds 125 Toby Harrah 124 Larry Hisle 122 Eddie Murray 121 Andre Thornton 117
Walks Joe Morgan 124 Toby Harrah 119 Mike Hargrove 116 Gene Tenace 108 Mike Schmidt 107 Ken Singleton 100 Joe Ferguson 93 Amos Otis 92 Jeff Burroughs 90 Wayne Gross 90 Len Randle 89 Reggie Smith 89	Batters Strikeouts Reggie Jackson 164 Butch Hobson 161 Bobby Bonds 158 Jeff Burroughs 151 Greg Luzinski 148 Bill Almon 138 Ron Leflore 136 Gary Carter 128 Ron Cey 128 Lee May 127	Stolen Bases Frank Taveras 111 Omar Moreno 70 Davey Lopes 55 Gene Richards 53 Cesar Cedeno 52 Larry Bowa 44 Enos Cabell 38 Bake McBride 37 Dan Driessen 35 Joe Morgan 34 Mitchell Page 34 Frank White 33	Caught Stealing Frank Taveras 26 Omar Moreno 25 Ron Leflore 15 Enos Cabell 14 Rennie Stennett 14 Cesar Cedeno 12 Bake McBride 12 Lou Brock 11 Larvell Blanks 10 Larry Bowa 10 Gary Matthews 10 Jerry Royster 10
Hit by Pitch Gene Tenace 22 Don Baylor 19 Jim Rice 15 Mike Schmidt 15 Toby Harrah 14 Duane Kuiper 14 Hal McRae 14 Ken Reitz 13 Andre Thornton 13 Al Cowens 12 Cliff Johnson 12 John Stearns 11	GIDP George Foster 27 Dan Meyer 27 Willie Montanez 27 Keith Hernandez 25 Rusty Staub 24 Lee May 23 Butch Wynegar 23 Chris Chambliss 22 Mike Hargrove 22 Ted Simmons 22	Errors Rod Carew 48 Bill Almon 41 Manny Trillo 40 Sal Bando 39 Bill Russell 39 Gary Thomasson 34 Garry Templeton 32 Dave Chalk 31 Roy Smalley 31 Wayne Gross 28 George Brett 27	Earned Run Average Tom Seaver 2.13 Dave Goltz 2.72 J.R. Richard 2.74 Jerry Koosman 2.89 Rick Rhoden 3.04 Paul Hartzell 3.17 Bert Blyleven 3.21 Eric Rasmussen 3.25 Burt Hooton 3.26 Nino Espinosa 3.27 Dennis Eckersley 3.29 Paul Splittorff 3.32
Wins Dennis Leonard 27 Wayne Garland 25 Dave Goltz 25 J.R. Richard 24 Steve Rogers 23 Tom Seaver 23 Bert Blyleven 22 Gaylord Perry 22 Ed Figueroa 21 Frank Tanana 21	Losses Mike Torrez 22 Ray Burris 21 Jim Kaat 21 Phil Niekro 20 Doyle Alexander 19 Jesse Jefferson 18 Chris Knapp 18 Jim Palmer 18	Winning Percentage Tom Seaver .821 Gaylord Perry .815 Catfish Hunter .800 Dennis Leonard .794 Steve Rogers .793 Doug Rau .760 Dave Goltz .758 J.R. Richard .750 Luis Tiant .750 Bert Blyleven .733 Ed Figueroa .724 Bob Stanley .688	Games Pitched Rollie Fingers 98 Gary Lavelle 79 Buddy Schultz 76 Rawly Eastwick 75 Tom Johnson 73 Rich Gossage 71 Ron Reed 71 Dan Spillner 71 Mike Willis 71 Sparky Lyle 69 John Urrea 69
Games Started John Candelaria 41 Rudy May 41 Phil Niekro 41 Jim Palmer 41 Nolan Ryan 41 Steve Carlton 40 Wayne Garland 40 Paul Thormodsgard 40 Ray Burris 39 Fred Norman 39	Complete Games Jim Palmer 29 Nolan Ryan 17 Tom Seaver 17 Phil Niekro 16 Dennis Leonard 15 Bert Blyleven 14 Dave Goltz 13 Dennis Eckersley 12 Wayne Garland 11 Rick Reuschel 11 Steve Rogers 11	Games Finished Rollie Fingers 66 Sparky Lyle 65 Gary Lavelle 60 Ron Reed 58 Rich Gossage 56 Steve Foucault 54 Rawly Eastwick 50 Bill Campbell 44 Joe Sambito 42 Gene Garber 41 Tom Johnson 41 Tug McGraw 41	Saves Sparky Lyle 48 Steve Foucault 36 Rich Gossage 36 Rollie Fingers 30 Gary Lavelle 27 Ron Reed 26 Bruce Sutter 26 Tug McGraw 25 Bill Campbell 23 Gene Garber 21 Joe Sambito 20 Dyar Miller 19
Shutouts Tom Seaver 6 Dennis Eckersley 5 Rick Reuschel 5 Nino Espinosa 4 Steve Rogers 4 Paul Splittorff 4 Mike Flanagan 3 Dave Goltz 3 Paul Hartzell 3 Lary Sorensen 3	Innings Pitched Jim Palmer 338.0 Nolan Ryan 310.0 Wayne Garland 308.7 Phil Niekro 304.0 Steve Carlton 300.0 Dennis Leonard 292.7 Dave Goltz 291.0 J.R. Richard 288.7 Steve Rogers 283.3 Rudy May 279.3 Rick Reuschel 273.7	Hits Allowed Wayne Garland 324 Phil Niekro 318 Ray Burris 287 Jim Palmer 286 Dennis Leonard 283 Jim Kaat 281 Mike Torrez 281 Dave Lemanczyk 278 Vida Blue 272 Rudy May 270	Home Runs Allowed Glenn Abbott 43 Jim Slaton 43 Fred Norman 40 Steve Carlton 38 Dave Rozema 38 Jim Kaat 37 Jim Palmer 37 Mike Torrez 37 Bert Blyleven 36 John Candelaria 36 Ray Burris 35 Dennis Eckersley 35
Walks Allowed Nolan Ryan 227 Phil Niekro 146 Jim Palmer 130 Mike Torrez 115 J.R. Richard 111 Rudy May 105 Dave Goltz 103 Jesse Jefferson 102 Dennis Leonard 102 Jim Slaton 102 Bert Blyleven 101 Steve Stone 100	Pitchers Strikeouts Nolan Ryan 357 Phil Niekro 261 Steve Carlton 239 Jerry Koosman 238 Dennis Leonard 229 Bert Blyleven 218 Frank Tanana 216 J.R. Richard 215 Gaylord Perry 210 Jim Palmer 205 Dave Goltz 197 Ron Guidry 197

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