1977 Atlanta Braves

61-101 • .377 Win% • 6th in NL W

The 1977 Atlanta Braves went 61-101 (.377) finishing 6th in the NL W division. The club scored 678 runs, allowed 895, and played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Team leaders included Jeff Burroughs (41 HR, 114 RBI) and Phil Niekro (16-20, 4.03 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

61 Wins
101 Losses
.377 Win %
6th Rank
678 R 895 RA
Diff -217

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678 Runs Scored
895 Runs Allowed
-217 Run Diff
871K Attendance

📈 vs. 1977 NL Average

Batting Avg .253 3% below the 1977 league average (.261)
OBP .319 2% below the 1977 league average (.327)
SLG .375 5% below the 1977 league average (.396)
Team ERA 4.85 24% worse than the 1977 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 678 5% below the 1977 league average (713 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 871,526
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Avg per Game 10,759

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1977

Batting Avg

1 Dale Murphy 0.316 2 Barry Bonnell 0.300 3 Biff Pocoroba 0.290 4 Willie Montanez 0.287 5 Gary Matthews 0.283

Home Runs

1 Jeff Burroughs 41 2 Willie Montanez 20 3 Gary Matthews 17 4 Rod Gilbreath 8 5 Biff Pocoroba 8

RBI

1 Jeff Burroughs 114 2 Willie Montanez 68 3 Gary Matthews 64 4 Barry Bonnell 45 5 Biff Pocoroba 44
1977 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jeff Burroughs 154 579 91 157 19 1 41 114 86 126 4 0.271
Gary Matthews 148 555 89 157 25 5 17 64 67 90 22 0.283
Willie Montanez 136 544 70 156 31 1 20 68 35 60 1 0.287
Jerry Royster 140 445 64 96 10 2 6 28 38 67 28 0.216
Rowland Office 124 428 42 103 13 1 5 39 23 58 2 0.241
Rod Gilbreath 128 407 47 99 15 2 8 43 45 79 3 0.243
Junior Moore 112 361 41 94 9 3 5 34 33 29 4 0.260
Barry Bonnell 100 360 41 108 11 0 1 45 37 32 7 0.300
Biff Pocoroba 113 321 46 93 24 1 8 44 57 27 3 0.290
Pat Rockett 93 264 27 67 10 0 1 24 27 32 1 0.254
Darrel Chaney 74 209 22 42 7 2 3 15 17 44 0 0.201
Tom Paciorek 72 155 20 37 8 0 3 15 6 46 1 0.239
Vic Correll 54 144 16 30 7 0 7 16 22 33 2 0.208
Brian Asselstine 83 124 12 26 6 0 4 17 9 10 1 0.210
Phil Niekro 44 109 2 19 1 0 0 7 0 15 0 0.174
Cito Gaston 56 85 6 23 4 0 3 21 5 19 1 0.271
Joe Nolan 62 82 13 23 3 0 3 9 13 12 1 0.280
Dale Murphy 18 76 5 24 8 1 2 14 0 8 0 0.316
Dick Ruthven 25 45 4 12 1 1 1 3 2 15 0 0.267
Buzz Capra 45 36 1 4 0 0 0 2 3 9 0 0.111
Andy Messersmith 16 34 2 4 2 0 1 3 3 9 0 0.118
Eddie Solomon 18 31 2 4 0 0 0 1 3 9 0 0.129
Craig Robinson 27 29 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.207
Max Leon 33 19 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0.316
Jamie Easterly 23 15 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.267
Preston Hanna 17 14 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.071
Dave Campbell 65 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.083
Don Collins 40 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Frank LaCorte 14 10 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.200
Rick Camp 54 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Steve Hargan 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Mickey Mahler 5 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.500
Larry Whisenton 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.250
Bob Johnson 15 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Rob Belloir 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Davey 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Marshall 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Joey McLaughlin 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Duane Theiss 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Beard 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Bradford 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Kline 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1977

ERA

1 Dave Campbell 3.05 2 Max Leon 3.97 3 Rick Camp 4.00 4 Phil Niekro 4.03 5 Dick Ruthven 4.23

Wins

1 Phil Niekro 16 2 Dick Ruthven 7 3 Rick Camp 6 4 Buzz Capra 6 5 Eddie Solomon 6

Strikeouts

1 Phil Niekro 262 2 Buzz Capra 100 3 Dick Ruthven 84 4 Andy Messersmith 69 5 Eddie Solomon 54
1977 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Phil Niekro 16 20 4.03 44 43 0 330.1 315 148 164 262
Dick Ruthven 7 13 4.23 25 23 0 151.0 158 71 62 84
Buzz Capra 6 11 5.36 45 16 0 139.1 142 83 80 100
Andy Messersmith 5 4 4.40 16 16 0 102.1 101 50 39 69
Dave Campbell 0 6 3.05 65 0 13 88.2 78 30 33 42
Eddie Solomon 6 6 4.57 18 16 0 88.2 110 45 34 54
Max Leon 4 4 3.97 31 9 1 81.2 89 36 25 44
Rick Camp 6 3 4.00 54 0 10 78.2 89 35 47 51
Don Collins 3 9 5.09 40 6 2 70.2 82 40 41 27
Preston Hanna 2 6 4.95 17 9 1 60.0 69 33 34 37
Jamie Easterly 2 4 6.14 22 5 1 58.2 72 40 30 37
Frank LaCorte 1 8 11.68 14 7 0 37.0 67 48 29 28
Steve Hargan 0 3 6.87 16 5 0 36.2 49 28 16 18
Mickey Mahler 1 2 6.26 5 5 0 23.0 31 16 9 14
Bob Johnson 0 1 7.25 15 0 0 22.1 24 18 14 16
Duane Theiss 1 1 6.53 17 0 0 20.2 26 15 16 7
Steve Kline 0 0 6.64 16 0 1 20.1 21 15 12 10
Mike Davey 0 0 5.06 16 0 2 16.0 19 9 9 7
Mike Marshall 1 0 9.00 4 0 0 6.0 12 6 2 6
Joey McLaughlin 0 0 15.00 3 2 0 6.0 10 10 3 0
Mike Beard 0 0 9.64 4 0 0 4.2 14 5 2 1
Larry Bradford 0 0 3.38 2 0 0 2.2 3 1 0 1

👥 Roster (42)

Brian Asselstine Mike Beard Rob Belloir Barry Bonnell Larry Bradford Jeff Burroughs Rick Camp Dave Campbell Buzz Capra Darrel Chaney Don Collins Vic Correll +30 more

42 players

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The 1977 Atlanta Braves in brief

A 61-101 record (.377) put the 1977 Atlanta Braves 6th in the NL West. With 678 runs scored and 895 given up, the 1977 differential was -217. At the plate the Atlanta Braves hit .253, 3% worse than the league's .261. Pitchers allowed 4.85 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.91. The 678 runs scored compare with a league average of 713 per club, 5% fewer.

Home games were played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, where 871,526 fans came through the gates. For power, Jeff Burroughs led the way with 41 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Phil Niekro (16). The saves leader was Dave Campbell with 13. The 1977 roster runs to 42 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1976 season and the 1978 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1977 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1977 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1977 Atlanta Braves finished 61-101 (.377 win pct).
Who led the 1977 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Jeff Burroughs led the 1977 Atlanta Braves with 41 home runs.
What was the 1977 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1977 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 4.85.
Did the 1977 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1977 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1977 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1977 Atlanta Braves played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Who led the 1977 Atlanta Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jeff Burroughs (41 HR, 114 RBI) and Phil Niekro (16-20, 4.03 ERA).
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