1977 Cincinnati Reds

88-74 • .543 Win% • 2nd in NL W

The 1977 Cincinnati Reds went 88-74 (.543) finishing 2nd in the NL W division. The club scored 802 runs, allowed 725, and played home games at Riverfront Stadium. Team leaders included George Foster (52 HR, 149 RBI) and Fred Norman (14-13, 3.38 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
2nd Rank
802 R 725 RA
Diff +77

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802 Runs Scored
725 Runs Allowed
+77 Run Diff
2,526K Attendance

📈 vs. 1977 NL Average

Batting Avg .273 5% above the 1977 league average (.261)
OBP .344 5% above the 1977 league average (.327)
SLG .436 10% above the 1977 league average (.396)
Team ERA 4.21 8% worse than the 1977 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 802 12% above the 1977 league average (713 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCinergy Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,526,031
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Avg per Game 31,185

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1977

Batting Avg

1 George Foster 0.320 2 Ken Griffey 0.318 3 Pete Rose 0.311 4 Dan Driessen 0.300 5 Joe Morgan 0.288

Home Runs

1 George Foster 52 2 Johnny Bench 31 3 Joe Morgan 22 4 Dan Driessen 17 5 Ken Griffey 12

RBI

1 George Foster 149 2 Johnny Bench 109 3 Dan Driessen 91 4 Joe Morgan 78 5 Dave Concepcion 64
1977 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pete Rose 162 655 95 204 38 7 9 64 66 42 16 0.311
George Foster 158 615 124 197 31 2 52 149 61 107 6 0.320
Ken Griffey 154 585 117 186 35 8 12 57 69 84 17 0.318
Dave Concepcion 156 572 59 155 26 3 8 64 46 77 29 0.271
Dan Driessen 151 536 75 161 31 4 17 91 64 85 31 0.300
Joe Morgan 153 521 113 150 21 6 22 78 117 58 49 0.288
Johnny Bench 142 494 67 136 34 2 31 109 58 95 2 0.275
Cesar Geronimo 149 492 54 131 22 4 10 52 35 89 10 0.266
Mike Lum 81 125 14 20 1 0 5 16 9 33 2 0.160
Bill Plummer 51 117 10 16 5 0 1 7 17 34 1 0.137
Ray Knight 80 92 8 24 5 1 1 13 9 16 1 0.261
Bob Bailey 49 79 9 20 2 1 2 11 12 10 1 0.253
Ed Armbrister 65 78 12 20 4 3 1 5 10 21 5 0.256
Champ Summers 59 76 11 13 4 0 3 6 6 16 0 0.171
Fred Norman 35 73 4 8 1 0 0 2 5 26 0 0.110
Jack Billingham 36 56 3 9 1 0 0 3 1 17 0 0.161
Tom Seaver 20 55 10 12 1 0 3 5 2 21 0 0.218
Rick Auerbach 33 45 5 7 2 0 0 3 4 7 0 0.156
Paul Moskau 22 38 3 7 1 0 1 2 3 10 0 0.184
Doug Capilla 22 34 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 13 0 0.059
Doug Flynn 36 32 0 8 1 1 0 5 0 6 0 0.250
Don Werner 10 23 3 4 0 0 2 4 2 3 0 0.174
Pedro Borbon 73 22 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.182
Woodie Fryman 17 22 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.318
Pat Zachry 12 22 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.136
Gary Nolan 8 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.067
Mario Soto 12 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.077
Dale Murray 61 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.167
Tom Hume 14 10 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.200
Rawly Eastwick 23 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.167
Mike Caldwell 14 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Santo Alcala 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Joe Henderson 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Manny Sarmiento 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Dumoulin 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Hoerner 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Angel Torres 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1977

ERA

1 Tom Seaver 2.34 2 Manny Sarmiento 2.45 3 Rawly Eastwick 2.91 4 Pedro Borbon 3.19 5 Fred Norman 3.38

Wins

1 Fred Norman 14 2 Tom Seaver 14 3 Jack Billingham 10 4 Pedro Borbon 10 5 Doug Capilla 7

Strikeouts

1 Fred Norman 160 2 Tom Seaver 124 3 Jack Billingham 76 4 Doug Capilla 74 5 Paul Moskau 71
1977 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Fred Norman 14 13 3.38 35 34 0 221.1 200 83 98 160
Tom Seaver 14 3 2.34 20 20 0 165.1 120 43 38 124
Jack Billingham 10 10 5.23 36 23 0 161.2 195 94 56 76
Pedro Borbon 10 5 3.19 73 0 18 127.0 131 45 24 48
Paul Moskau 6 6 4.00 20 19 0 108.0 116 48 40 71
Doug Capilla 7 8 4.23 22 16 0 106.1 94 50 59 74
Dale Murray 7 2 4.94 61 1 4 102.0 125 56 46 42
Woodie Fryman 5 5 5.38 17 12 1 75.1 83 45 45 57
Pat Zachry 3 7 5.04 12 12 0 75.0 78 42 29 36
Mario Soto 2 6 5.34 12 10 0 60.2 60 36 26 44
Rawly Eastwick 2 2 2.91 23 0 7 43.1 40 14 8 17
Tom Hume 3 3 7.12 14 5 0 43.0 54 34 17 22
Manny Sarmiento 0 0 2.45 24 0 1 40.1 28 11 11 23
Gary Nolan 4 1 4.81 8 8 0 39.1 53 21 12 28
Mike Caldwell 0 0 4.01 14 0 1 24.2 25 11 8 11
Santo Alcala 1 1 5.74 7 2 0 15.2 22 10 7 9
Joe Henderson 0 2 12.00 7 0 0 9.0 17 12 6 8
Angel Torres 0 0 2.16 5 0 0 8.1 7 2 8 8
Joe Hoerner 0 0 12.71 8 0 0 5.2 9 8 3 5
Dan Dumoulin 0 0 13.50 5 0 0 5.1 12 8 3 5

👥 Roster (37)

Santo Alcala Ed Armbrister Rick Auerbach Bob Bailey Johnny Bench Jack Billingham Pedro Borbon Mike Caldwell Doug Capilla Dave Concepcion Dan Driessen Dan Dumoulin +25 more

37 players

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The 1977 Cincinnati Reds in brief

A 88-74 record (.543) put the 1977 Cincinnati Reds 2nd in the NL West. Runs came in at 802 scored against 725 allowed (+77). The team batting average of .273 was 5% above the 1977 league mark of .261. The staff ERA of 4.21 was 8% worse than the league average of 3.91. The 802 runs scored compare with a league average of 713 per club, 12% more.

Home games were played at Riverfront Stadium, where 2,526,031 fans came through the gates. George Foster topped the Cincinnati Reds with 52 home runs. Pete Rose collected the most hits, 204. On the mound, Tom Seaver won 14 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Fred Norman with 160. Pedro Borbon closed out 18 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1977 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1977 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1977 Cincinnati Reds finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 1977 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
George Foster led the 1977 Cincinnati Reds with 52 home runs.
What was the 1977 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1977 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 4.21.
Did the 1977 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1977 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1977 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1977 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Riverfront Stadium.
Who led the 1977 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Foster (52 HR, 149 RBI) and Fred Norman (14-13, 3.38 ERA).
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