# 1977 San Francisco Giants season

The 1977 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 95th season in Major League Baseball, their 20th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 18th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with a 75–87 record, 23 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

## Offseason

* October 20, 1976: Mike Caldwell, Dave Rader and John D'Acquisto were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Willie Crawford, John Curtis and Vic Harris.
* December 7, 1976: Jeff Yurak was drafted from the Giants by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1976 minor league draft.
* January 11, 1977: Bud Black was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.
* February 11, 1977: Bobby Murcer, Steve Ontiveros, and Andy Muhlstock (minors) were traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Madlock and Rob Sperring.
* March 26, 1977: Willie Crawford and Rob Sperring were traded by the Giants to the Houston Astros for Rob Andrews and cash.
* March 26, 1977: Chris Bourjos was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.
* March 31, 1977: Ken Rudolph was purchased by the Giants from the St. Louis Cardinals.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 51‍–‍30 | 47‍–‍34 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 74 | .543 | 10 | 48‍–‍33 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17 | 46‍–‍35 | 35‍–‍46 |
| San Francisco Giants | 75 | 87 | .463 | 23 | 38‍–‍43 | 37‍–‍44 |
| San Diego Padres | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29 | 35‍–‍46 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Atlanta Braves | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37 | 40‍–‍41 | 21‍–‍60 |

### Record vs. opponents

1977 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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 | — |

### Opening Day starters

Opening Day Starters :
| # | Name | Position |
| 12 | Gary Thomasson | CF |
| 21 | Rob Andrews | 2B |
| 18 | Bill Madlock | 3B |
| 41 | Darrell Evans | LF |
| 44 | Willie McCovey | 1B |
| 45 | Terry Whitfield | RF |
| 35 | Chris Speier | SS |
| 2 | Marc Hill | C |
| 26 | John Montefusco | P |

### Notable transactions

* May 19, 1977: DeWayne Buice was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.
* June 7, 1977: Chili Davis was drafted by the Giants in the 11th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed September 3, 1977.
* July 27, 1977: Ken Rudolph was purchased from the Giants by the Baltimore Orioles.
* August 11, 1977: Gorman Heimueller was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.

### 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 | Marc Hill | 108 | 320 | 80 | .250 | 9 | 50 |
| 1B | Willie McCovey | 141 | 478 | 134 | .280 | 28 | 86 |
| 2B | Rob Andrews | 127 | 436 | 115 | .264 | 0 | 25 |
| 3B | Bill Madlock | 140 | 533 | 161 | .302 | 12 | 46 |
| SS | Tim Foli | 104 | 368 | 84 | .228 | 4 | 27 |
| LF | Darrell Evans | 144 | 461 | 117 | .254 | 17 | 72 |
| CF | Derrel Thomas | 148 | 506 | 135 | .267 | 8 | 44 |
| RF | Jack Clark | 136 | 413 | 104 | .252 | 13 | 51 |

#### 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 |
| Gary Thomasson | 146 | 446 | 114 | .256 | 17 | 71 |
| Terry Whitfield | 114 | 326 | 93 | .285 | 7 | 36 |
| Randy Elliott | 73 | 167 | 40 | .240 | 7 | 26 |
| Vic Harris | 69 | 165 | 43 | .261 | 2 | 14 |
| Johnny LeMaster | 68 | 134 | 20 | .149 | 0 | 8 |
| Mike Sadek | 61 | 126 | 29 | .230 | 1 | 15 |
| Gary Alexander | 51 | 119 | 36 | .303 | 5 | 20 |
| Larry Herndon | 49 | 109 | 26 | .239 | 1 | 5 |
| Chris Speier | 6 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Rudolph | 11 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Skip James | 10 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Heintzelman | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
| Ed Halicki | 37 | 257.2 | 16 | 12 | 3.32 | 168 |
| Jim Barr | 38 | 234.1 | 12 | 16 | 4.76 | 97 |
| Bob Knepper | 27 | 166.0 | 11 | 9 | 3.36 | 100 |
| John Montefusco | 26 | 157.1 | 7 | 12 | 3.49 | 110 |
| Greg Minton | 2 | 14.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 5 |

#### 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 |
| Charlie Williams | 55 | 119.1 | 6 | 5 | 4.00 | 41 |
| Lynn McGlothen | 21 | 80.0 | 2 | 9 | 5.63 | 42 |
| John Curtis | 43 | 77.0 | 3 | 3 | 5.49 | 47 |

#### 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 |
| Gary Lavelle | 73 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 2.05 | 93 |
| Randy Moffitt | 64 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3.59 | 68 |
| Dave Heaverlo | 56 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2.55 | 58 |
| Terry Cornutt | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 | 23 |
| Tommy Toms | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 2 |

## Awards and honors

* Willie McCovey, Hutch Award

### All-Stars

All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Phoenix Giants | Pacific Coast League | Rocky Bridges |
| AA | Waterbury Giants | Eastern League | Andy Gilbert |
| A | Fresno Giants | California League | John VanOrnum |
| A | Cedar Rapids Giants | Midwest League | Jack Mull |
| Rookie | Great Falls Giants | Pioneer League | Ernie Rodriguez |
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