1977 Cleveland Indians

71-90 • .441 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1977 Cleveland Indians went 71-90 (.441) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 676 runs, allowed 739, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Andre Thornton (28 HR, 70 RBI) and Dennis Eckersley (14-13, 3.53 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

71 Wins
90 Losses
.441 Win %
5th Rank
676 R 739 RA
Diff -63

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676 Runs Scored
739 Runs Allowed
-63 Run Diff
897K Attendance

📈 vs. 1977 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 1% above the 1977 league average (.266)
OBP .334 1% above the 1977 league average (.330)
SLG .380 6% below the 1977 league average (.405)
Team ERA 4.10 1% worse than the 1977 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 676 8% below the 1977 league average (732 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 897,583
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Avg per Game 11,081

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1977

Batting Avg

1 Bruce Bochte 0.304 2 Johnny Grubb 0.301 3 Buddy Bell 0.292 4 Paul Dade 0.291 5 Ron Pruitt 0.288

Home Runs

1 Andre Thornton 28 2 Rico Carty 15 3 Buddy Bell 11 4 Larvell Blanks 6 5 Ray Fosse 6

RBI

1 Rico Carty 80 2 Andre Thornton 70 3 Buddy Bell 64 4 Duane Kuiper 50 5 Paul Dade 45
1977 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Duane Kuiper 148 610 62 169 15 8 1 50 37 55 11 0.277
Buddy Bell 129 479 64 140 23 4 11 64 45 63 1 0.292
Rico Carty 127 461 50 129 23 1 15 80 56 51 1 0.280
Paul Dade 134 461 65 134 15 3 3 45 32 58 16 0.291
Jim Norris 133 440 59 119 23 6 2 37 64 57 26 0.270
Andre Thornton 131 433 77 114 20 5 28 70 70 82 3 0.263
Bruce Bochte 112 392 52 119 19 1 5 43 40 38 3 0.304
Frank Duffy 122 334 30 67 13 2 4 31 21 47 8 0.201
Larvell Blanks 105 322 43 92 10 4 6 38 19 37 3 0.286
Fred Kendall 103 317 18 79 13 1 3 39 16 27 0 0.249
Rick Manning 68 252 33 57 7 3 5 18 21 35 9 0.226
Ray Fosse 78 238 25 63 7 1 6 27 7 26 0 0.265
Ron Pruitt 78 219 29 63 10 2 2 32 28 22 2 0.288
John Lowenstein 81 149 24 36 6 1 4 12 21 29 1 0.242
Bill Melton 50 133 17 32 11 0 0 14 17 21 1 0.241
Charlie Spikes 32 95 13 22 2 0 3 11 11 17 0 0.232
Johnny Grubb 34 93 8 28 3 3 2 14 19 18 0 0.301
Alfredo Griffin 14 41 5 6 1 0 0 3 3 5 2 0.146
Dave Oliver 7 22 2 7 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0.318
Larry Andersen 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Bibby 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Buskey 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cardell Camper 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Dobson 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Eckersley 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Fitzmorris 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wayne Garland 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Hood 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Kern 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave LaRoche 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Laxton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sid Monge 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Waits 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1977

ERA

1 Don Hood 3.00 2 Jim Kern 3.42 3 Dennis Eckersley 3.53 4 Jim Bibby 3.57 5 Wayne Garland 3.60

Wins

1 Dennis Eckersley 14 2 Wayne Garland 13 3 Jim Bibby 12 4 Rick Waits 9 5 Jim Kern 8

Strikeouts

1 Dennis Eckersley 191 2 Jim Bibby 141 3 Wayne Garland 118 4 Jim Kern 91 5 Pat Dobson 81
1977 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Wayne Garland 13 19 3.60 38 38 0 282.2 281 113 88 118
Dennis Eckersley 14 13 3.53 33 33 0 247.1 214 97 54 191
Jim Bibby 12 13 3.57 37 30 2 206.2 197 82 73 141
Rick Waits 9 7 3.99 37 16 2 135.1 132 60 64 62
Pat Dobson 3 12 6.14 33 17 1 133.1 155 91 65 81
Al Fitzmorris 6 10 5.41 29 21 0 133.0 164 80 53 54
Don Hood 2 1 3.00 41 5 0 105.0 87 35 49 62
Jim Kern 8 10 3.42 60 0 18 92.0 85 35 47 91
Sid Monge 1 2 6.23 33 0 3 39.0 47 27 27 25
Tom Buskey 0 0 5.29 21 0 0 34.0 45 20 8 15
Dave LaRoche 2 2 5.30 13 0 4 18.2 15 11 7 18
Larry Andersen 0 1 3.14 11 0 0 14.1 10 5 9 8
Cardell Camper 1 0 3.86 3 1 0 9.1 7 4 4 9
Bill Laxton 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 1.2 2 1 2 1

👥 Roster (33)

Larry Andersen Buddy Bell Jim Bibby Larvell Blanks Bruce Bochte Tom Buskey Cardell Camper Rico Carty Paul Dade Pat Dobson Frank Duffy Dennis Eckersley +21 more

33 players

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The 1977 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1977 Cleveland Indians finished 71-90, a .441 winning percentage, placing 5th in the AL East. The run column shows 676 for and 739 against. Against a league average of .266, the 1977 Cleveland Indians batted .268. The staff ERA of 4.10 was 1% worse than the league average of 4.06. The 1977 Cleveland Indians scored 8% fewer runs than the average club (676 against 732). The home park, Cleveland Stadium, recorded 897,583 in attendance, about 11,081 a game.

For power, Andre Thornton led the way with 28 homers. Rico Carty led in RBI with 80. Duane Kuiper collected the most hits, 169. The pitching staff's wins leader was Dennis Eckersley (14). The saves leader was Jim Kern with 18. In all, the roster shows 33 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1977 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1977 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1977 Cleveland Indians finished 71-90 (.441 win pct).
Who led the 1977 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Andre Thornton led the 1977 Cleveland Indians with 28 home runs.
What was the 1977 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1977 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.10.
Did the 1977 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1977 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1977 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1977 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1977 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Andre Thornton (28 HR, 70 RBI) and Dennis Eckersley (14-13, 3.53 ERA).
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