1977 Cleveland Indians season

1977 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
	American League (since 1901);
	Eastern Division (since 1969);
Location
	Cleveland Municipal Stadium (since 1932);
	Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901);
Other information
Owner(s)	Ted Bonda
General manager(s)	Phil Seghi
Manager(s)	Frank Robinson, Jeff Torborg
Local television	WJW-TV
Local radio	WWWE
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Offseason

November 5, 1976: Joe Lis was drafted from the Indians by the Seattle Mariners in the 1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft.^[1]
December 6, 1976: Rick Cerone and John Lowenstein were traded by the Indians to the Toronto Blue Jays for Rico Carty.^[2]
December 10, 1976: Jackie Brown was traded by the Indians to the Montreal Expos for Andre Thornton.^[3]
March 30, 1977: Boog Powell was released by the Indians.^[4]

Regular season

On May 30, Indians pitcher Dennis Eckersley threw a no-hitter against the California Angels.

Season standings

AL East	W	L	GB	Pct.
New York Yankees	100	62	--	.617
Baltimore Orioles	97	64	2.5	.602
Boston Red Sox	97	64	2.5	.602
Detroit Tigers	74	88	26	.457
Cleveland Indians	71	90	28.5	.441
Milwaukee Brewers	67	95	33	.414
Toronto Blue Jays	54	107	45.5	.327

Transactions

June 7, 1977: Jerry Dybzinski was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 15th round of the 1977 amateur draft.^[5]
September 9, 1977: Ray Fosse was traded by the Indians to the Seattle Mariners for Bill Laxton and cash.^[6]

Roster

1977 Cleveland Indians

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

10 Ray Fosse
16 Fred Kendall

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

20 Frank Robinson
7 Jeff Torborg

Coaches

6 Rocky Colavito (Hitting)
2 Harvey Haddix (Pitching)
4 Joe Nossek (Third Base)
7 Jeff Torborg (Bullpen)

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	Kendall, FredFred Kendall	103	317	79	.249	3	39
1B	Thornton, AndreAndre Thornton	131	433	114	.263	28	70
2B	Kuiper, DuaneDuane Kuiper	148	610	169	.277	1	50
SS	Duffy, FrankFrank Duffy	122	334	67	.201	4	31
3B	Bell, BuddyBuddy Bell	129	479	140	.292	11	64
LF	Bochte, BruceBruce Bochte	112	392	119	.304	5	43
CF	Norris, JimJim Norris	133	440	119	.270	2	37
RF	Dade, PaulPaul Dade	134	461	134	.291	3	45
DH	Carty, RicoRico Carty	127	461	129	.280	15	80

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
Fosse, RayRay Fosse	78	238	63	.265	6	27

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
Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley	33	247.1	14	13	3.53	191
Bibby, JimJim Bibby	37	206.2	12	13	3.57	141

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

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	L	ERA	SO
Buskey, TomTom Buskey	21	0	5.29	15
Andersen, LarryLarry Andersen	11	1	3.14	8
Laxton, BillBill Laxton	2	0	5.40	1

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager

^[7]

Notes

^ Joe Lis page at Baseball Reference
^ Rick Cerone page at Baseball Reference
^ Andre Thornton page at Baseball Reference
^ Boog Powell page at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dybzije01.shtml
^ Ray Fosse page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

References

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[1] Joe Lis page at Baseball Reference

[2] Rick Cerone page at Baseball Reference

[3] Andre Thornton page at Baseball Reference

[4] Boog Powell page at Baseball Reference

[5] ttp://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dybzije01.shtml

[6] Ray Fosse page at Baseball Reference

[7] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

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