Major League Baseball season
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The 1977 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 96th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 86th season in the National League . The Cardinals went 83–79 during the season and finished third in the National League East , 18 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies .
Vern Rapp took over as the Cardinals' manager this year, after the twelve-year reign of their longtime manager Red Schoendienst . On August 29, Cardinals left-fielder Lou Brock broke the modern-day stolen base record, by stealing bases 892 and 893 in a game against the Padres in San Diego.
Offseason
October 20, 1976: Willie Crawford , John Curtis and Vic Harris were traded by the Cardinals to the San Francisco Giants for Mike Caldwell , Dave Rader and John D'Acquisto .[ 1]
November 6, 1976: Bill Greif , Ángel Torres and Sam Mejías were traded by the Cardinals to the Montreal Expos for Pat Scanlon , Steve Dunning , and Tony Scott .[ 2]
November 6, 1976: Lee Richard was released by the Cardinals.[ 3]
November 21, 1977: Luis DeLeón was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.[ 4]
December 6, 1976: Roger Freed was selected by the Cardinals from the Montreal Expos in the rule 5 draft .[ 5]
January 11, 1977: Jesse Orosco was drafted by the Cardinals in the 7th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft , but did not sign.[ 6] 2000 .
February 28, 1977: Mark Covert (minors) was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Buddy Schultz .[ 7]
March 24, 1977: Tom Walker was released by the Cardinals.[ 8]
March 28, 1977: Bill Caudill was traded by the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Joel Youngblood .[ 9]
March 30, 1977: Doug Clarey was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Mets for Benny Ayala .[ 10]
March 31, 1977: Ken Rudolph was purchased from the Cardinals by the San Francisco Giants .[ 11]
Regular season
Opening Day starters
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team
ATL
CHC
CIN
HOU
LAD
MON
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
—
Notable transactions
May 17, 1977: John D'Acquisto and Pat Scanlon were traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Butch Metzger .[ 2]
June 7, 1977: Mike Jeffcoat was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 30th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but did not sign.[ 13]
June 7, 1977: Neil Fiala was drafted by the Cardinals in the 32nd round of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft .[ 14]
June 15, 1977: Bake McBride and Steve Waterbury were traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tom Underwood , Dane Iorg , and Rick Bosetti .[ 15]
June 15, 1977: Joel Youngblood was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Mets for Mike Phillips .[ 9]
August 20, 1977: Don Kessinger was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago White Sox for Steve Staniland (minors).[ 16]
August 31, 1977: Clay Carroll was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago White Sox for players to be named later. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Nyls Nyman to the Cardinals on September 2, and sending Dave Hamilton and Silvio Martínez to the Cardinals on November 28.[ 17]
Roster
1977 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Arkansas, Gastonia [ 19]
References
^ Vic Harris page at Baseball Reference ^ a b Pat Scanlon page at Baseball Reference ^ Lee Richard page at Baseball Reference ^ Luis DeLeón page at Baseball Reference ^ Roger Freed page at Baseball Reference ^ Jesse Orosco page at Baseball Reference ^ Buddy Schultz page at Baseball Reference ^ Tom Walker page at Baseball Reference ^ a b Joel Youngblood page at Baseball Reference ^ Benny Ayala page at Baseball Reference ^ Ken Rudolph page at Baseball Reference ^ "1977 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac" .^ "Mike Jeffcoat Stats" .^ Neil Fiala page at Baseball Reference ^ Bake McBride page at Baseball Reference ^ Don Kessinger page at Baseball Reference ^ Nyls Nyman page at Baseball Reference ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures , 2008 Edition, p.96, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0 ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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