1977 Season

26 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 1977 Major League Baseball season was played by 26 teams. The New York Yankees won the World Series, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers. George Foster led with 52 home runs, George Foster led with 149 RBI, and Rod Carew led with 239 hits. This page carries the 1977 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1977 Bracket
World Series NYA def. LAN (4-2)
AL Championship NYA def. KCA (3-2)
NL Championship LAN def. PHI (3-1)

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1977 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 502 plate appearances at 162 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Rod Carew .388 2 Dave Parker .338 3 Lyman Bostock .336 4 Ken Singleton .328 5 Mickey Rivers .326

OPS qualified

1 Rod Carew 1.019 2 George Foster 1.013 3 Reggie Smith 1.003 4 Greg Luzinski .988 5 Jim Rice .969

Home Runs all players

1 George Foster 52 2 Jeff Burroughs 41 3 Greg Luzinski 39 4 Jim Rice 39 5 Mike Schmidt 38

RBI all players

1 George Foster 149 2 Greg Luzinski 130 3 Larry Hisle 119 4 Bobby Bonds 115 5 Steve Garvey 115

Hits all players

1 Rod Carew 239 2 Dave Parker 215 3 Ron LeFlore 212 4 Jim Rice 206 5 Pete Rose 204

Runs all players

1 Rod Carew 128 2 George Foster 124 3 Ken Griffey 117 4 Mike Schmidt 114 5 Joe Morgan 113

Stolen Bases all players

1 Frank Taveras 70 2 Cesar Cedeno 61 3 Gene Richards 56 4 Omar Moreno 53 5 Freddie Patek 53
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1977 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 162 innings at 162 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 John Candelaria 2.34 2 Frank Tanana 2.54 3 Tom Seaver 2.58 4 Burt Hooton 2.62 5 Steve Carlton 2.64

WHIP qualified

1 Tom Seaver 1.01 2 Bert Blyleven 1.07 3 John Candelaria 1.07 4 Dennis Eckersley 1.08 5 Frank Tanana 1.09

Wins all pitchers

1 Steve Carlton 23 2 Tom Seaver 21 3 John Candelaria 20 4 Bob Forsch 20 5 Dave Goltz 20

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Nolan Ryan 341 2 Phil Niekro 262 3 Dennis Leonard 244 4 J. R. Richard 214 5 Steve Rogers 206

Saves all pitchers

1 Rollie Fingers 35 2 Bill Campbell 31 3 Bruce Sutter 31 4 Rich Gossage 26 5 Sparky Lyle 26
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📋 Standings

AL East

New York Yankees ★ 100-62 Baltimore Orioles 97-64 Boston Red Sox 97-64 Detroit Tigers 74-88 Cleveland Indians 71-90 Milwaukee Brewers 67-95 Toronto Blue Jays 54-107

AL West

Kansas City Royals ★ 102-60 Texas Rangers 94-68 Chicago White Sox 90-72 Minnesota Twins 84-77 California Angels 74-88 Seattle Mariners 64-98 Oakland Athletics 63-98

NL East

Philadelphia Phillies ★ 101-61 Pittsburgh Pirates 96-66 St. Louis Cardinals 83-79 Chicago Cubs 81-81 Montreal Expos 75-87 New York Mets 64-98

NL West

Los Angeles Dodgers ★ 98-64 Cincinnati Reds 88-74 Houston Astros 81-81 San Francisco Giants 75-87 San Diego Padres 69-93 Atlanta Braves 61-101

The 1977 season in brief

The Kansas City Royals set the pace in 1977 with a 102-60 record. The weakest record belonged to the Toronto Blue Jays, 54-107. In the 1977 standings, American League East honors went to the New York Yankees, whose 100-62 beat the Baltimore Orioles's 97-64, the Philadelphia Phillies ran away with the National League East at 101-61, nobody in the American League West came near the Kansas City Royals's 102-60, and the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League West going away, 98-64 against 88-74 for the Cincinnati Reds. The 1977 title went to the New York Yankees, who defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series, 4 games to 2. Earlier rounds sent through the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals in the AL Championship Series (3-2) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL Championship Series (3-1). On the home run tile, George Foster sat first with 52, ahead of Jeff Burroughs with 41. Rod Carew's .388 is the best average on the qualified board, with Dave Parker next at .338. That 1977 rate board needs 502 plate appearances (162 team games times the per-game rule). The batting tiles keep returning to Rod Carew, first in batting average, OPS, hits, and runs. For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1977 leaders page.

1977 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1977?
The New York Yankees won the 1977 World Series, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How many teams played in 1977?
26 teams played in the 1977 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1977?
George Foster led with 52 home runs in 1977.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1977?
George Foster led with 149 RBI in 1977.
Who led MLB in hits in 1977?
Rod Carew led with 239 hits in 1977.
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