# 1977 International League season

The 1977 International League was a Class AAA baseball season played between April 15 and September 15. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.
The Charleston Charlies won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Pawtucket Red Sox in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Rhode Island Red Sox were renamed the Pawtucket Red Sox.
* The Charleston Charlies relocated to Columbus, Ohio and were renamed the Columbus Clippers. They remained affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
* The Memphis Blues relocated to Charleston, West Virginia and were renamed the Charleston Charlies. They remained affiliated with the Houston Astros.

## Teams

1977 International League :
| Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| Charleston Charlies | Charleston, West Virginia | Houston Astros | Watt Powell Park |
| Columbus Clippers | Columbus, Ohio | Pittsburgh Pirates | Franklin County Stadium |
| Pawtucket Red Sox | Pawtucket, Rhode Island | Boston Red Sox | McCoy Stadium |
| Richmond Braves | Richmond, Virginia | Atlanta Braves | Parker Field |
| Rochester Red Wings | Rochester, New York | Baltimore Orioles | Silver Stadium |
| Syracuse Chiefs | Syracuse, New York | New York Yankees | MacArthur Stadium |
| Tidewater Tides | Norfolk, Virginia | New York Mets | Met Park |
| Toledo Mud Hens | Toledo, Ohio | Cleveland Indians | Lucas County Stadium |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Pawtucket Red Sox finished with the best record in the league for the first time in franchise history.

### Standings

International League :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Pawtucket Red Sox | 80 | 60 | .571 | – |
| Charleston Charlies | 78 | 62 | .557 | 2 |
| Tidewater Tides | 73 | 67 | .521 | 7 |
| Richmond Braves | 71 | 69 | .507 | 9 |
| Syracuse Chiefs | 70 | 70 | .500 | 10 |
| Rochester Red Wings | 67 | 73 | .479 | 13 |
| Columbus Clippers | 65 | 75 | .464 | 15 |
| Toledo Mud Hens | 56 | 84 | .400 | 34 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Wayne Harer, Pawtucket Red Sox | .350 |
| H | Mike Edwards, Columbus Clippers | 157 |
| R | Pepe Mangual, Tidewater Tides | 95 |
| 2B | Dale Murphy, Richmond Braves Larry Wolfe, Charleston Charlies | 33 |
| 3B | Dave Augustine, Columbus Clippers | 10 |
| HR | Terry Crowley, Rochester Red Wings | 30 |
| RBI | Dale Murphy, Richmond Braves | 90 |
| SB | Mike Edwards, Columbus Clippers | 62 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Larry McCall, Syracuse Chiefs | 16 |
| ERA | Tom Dixon, Charleston Charlies | 2.25 |
| CG | Mike Parrott, Rochester Red Wings | 15 |
| SV | Mardie Cornejo, Tidewater Tides | 14 |
| SO | Mike Parrott, Rochester Red Wings | 146 |
| IP | Mickey Mahler, Richmond Braves | 217 |

## Playoffs

* The Charleston Charlies won their first Governors' Cup, defeating the Pawtucket Red Sox in four games.
* The final round of the playoffs was expanded from a best-of-five series to a best-of-seven.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Governors' Cup | Governors' Cup | Governors' Cup |
| 1 | Pawtucket | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Richmond | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Richmond | 1 | 1 | Pawtucket | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Charleston | 4 |
| 2 | Charleston | 3 | 2 | Charleston | 4 |
| 3 | Tidewater | 1 | | | |

## Awards

International League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Ted Cox, Pawtucket Red Sox |
| Pitcher of the Year | Mike Parrott, Rochester Red Wings |
| Rookie of the Year | Dale Murphy, Richmond Braves |
| Manager of the Year | Joe Morgan, Pawtucket Red Sox |

## All-star team

International League all-star team :
| Position | All-star |
| Catcher | Dale Murphy, Richmond Braves |
| First base | Terry Crowley, Rochester Red Wings |
| Second base | Mike Edwards, Columbus Clippers |
| Shortstop | Greg Pryor, Syracuse Chiefs |
| Third base | Ted Cox, Pawtucket Red Sox |
| Outfield | J.J. Cannon, Columbus Clippers Larry Harlow, Rochester Red Wings Darryl Jones, Syracuse Chiefs |
| Pitcher | Larry McCall, Syracuse Chiefs Mickey Mahler, Richmond Braves |
| Manager | Joe Morgan, Pawtucket Red Sox |