1977 Oakland Athletics

63-98 • .391 Win% • 7th in AL W

The 1977 Oakland Athletics went 63-98 (.391) finishing 7th in the AL W division. The club scored 605 runs, allowed 749, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Wayne Gross (22 HR, 63 RBI) and Vida Blue (14-19, 3.83 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

63 Wins
98 Losses
.391 Win %
7th Rank
605 R 749 RA
Diff -144

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605 Runs Scored
749 Runs Allowed
-144 Run Diff
495K Attendance

📈 vs. 1977 AL Average

Batting Avg .239 10% below the 1977 league average (.266)
OBP .308 7% below the 1977 league average (.330)
SLG .351 13% below the 1977 league average (.405)
Team ERA 4.04 1% better than the 1977 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 605 17% below the 1977 league average (732 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 495,578
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Avg per Game 6,118

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1977

Batting Avg

1 Mitchell Page 0.307 2 Manny Sanguillen 0.275 3 Rodney Scott 0.261 4 Bill North 0.261 5 Mike Jorgensen 0.246

Home Runs

1 Wayne Gross 22 2 Mitchell Page 21 3 Tony Armas 13 4 Earl Williams 13 5 Mike Jorgensen 8

RBI

1 Mitchell Page 75 2 Wayne Gross 63 3 Manny Sanguillen 58 4 Tony Armas 53 5 Earl Williams 38
1977 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Manny Sanguillen 152 571 42 157 17 5 6 58 22 35 2 0.275
Mitchell Page 145 501 85 154 28 8 21 75 78 95 42 0.307
Wayne Gross 146 485 66 113 21 1 22 63 86 84 5 0.233
Rob Picciolo 148 419 35 84 12 3 2 22 9 55 1 0.200
Marty Perez 115 373 32 86 14 5 2 23 29 65 1 0.231
Rodney Scott 133 364 56 95 4 4 0 20 43 50 33 0.261
Tony Armas 118 363 26 87 8 2 13 53 20 99 1 0.240
Earl Williams 100 348 39 84 13 0 13 38 18 58 2 0.241
Jim Tyrone 96 294 32 72 11 1 5 26 25 62 3 0.245
Mike Jorgensen 66 203 18 50 4 1 8 32 25 44 3 0.246
Rich McKinney 86 198 13 35 7 0 6 21 16 43 0 0.177
Bill North 56 184 32 48 3 3 1 9 32 25 17 0.261
Dick Allen 54 171 19 41 4 0 5 31 24 36 1 0.240
Larry Murray 90 162 19 29 5 2 1 9 17 36 12 0.179
Jeff Newman 94 162 17 36 9 0 4 15 4 24 2 0.222
Jerry Tabb 51 144 8 32 3 0 6 19 10 26 0 0.222
Willie Crawford 59 136 7 25 7 1 1 16 18 20 0 0.184
Sheldon Mallory 64 126 19 27 4 1 0 5 11 18 12 0.214
Tim Hosley 39 78 5 15 0 0 1 10 16 13 0 0.192
Matt Alexander 90 42 24 10 1 0 0 2 4 6 26 0.238
Larry Lintz 41 30 11 4 1 0 0 0 8 13 13 0.133
Mark Williams 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.000
Vida Blue 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Norris 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Stan Bahnsen 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Bair 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Coleman 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Dunning 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dock Ellis 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Giusti 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Keough 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Lacey 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Langford 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve McCatty 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doc Medich 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Craig Mitchell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Mitchell 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Torrez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pablo Torrealba 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Umbarger 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1977

ERA

1 Pablo Torrealba 2.62 2 Joe Coleman 2.96 3 Dave Giusti 2.98 4 Bob Lacey 3.03 5 Doug Bair 3.46

Wins

1 Vida Blue 14 2 Doc Medich 10 3 Rick Langford 8 4 Bob Lacey 6 5 Doug Bair 4

Strikeouts

1 Vida Blue 157 2 Rick Langford 141 3 Doc Medich 74 4 Bob Lacey 69 5 Doug Bair 68
1977 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vida Blue 14 19 3.83 38 38 0 279.2 284 119 86 157
Rick Langford 8 19 4.02 37 31 0 208.1 223 93 73 141
Doc Medich 10 6 4.69 26 25 0 147.2 155 77 49 74
Joe Coleman 4 4 2.96 43 12 2 127.2 114 42 49 55
Bob Lacey 6 8 3.03 64 0 7 121.2 100 41 43 69
Pablo Torrealba 4 6 2.62 41 10 2 116.2 127 34 38 51
Doug Bair 4 6 3.46 45 0 8 83.1 78 32 57 68
Mike Norris 2 7 4.77 16 12 0 77.1 77 41 31 35
Dave Giusti 3 3 2.98 40 0 6 60.1 54 20 20 28
Jim Umbarger 1 5 6.55 12 8 0 44.0 62 32 28 24
Matt Keough 1 3 4.85 7 6 0 42.2 39 23 22 23
Mike Torrez 3 1 4.44 4 4 0 26.1 23 13 11 12
Dock Ellis 1 5 9.69 7 7 0 26.0 35 28 14 11
Stan Bahnsen 1 2 6.14 11 2 1 22.0 24 15 13 21
Steve Dunning 1 0 3.93 6 0 0 18.1 17 8 10 4
Steve McCatty 0 0 5.02 4 2 0 14.1 16 8 7 9
Paul Mitchell 0 3 10.54 5 3 0 13.2 21 16 7 5
Craig Mitchell 0 1 7.94 3 1 0 5.2 9 5 2 1
Jeff Newman 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (40)

Matt Alexander Dick Allen Tony Armas Stan Bahnsen Doug Bair Vida Blue Joe Coleman Willie Crawford Steve Dunning Dock Ellis Dave Giusti Wayne Gross +28 more

40 players

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The 1977 Oakland Athletics in brief

In 1977 the Oakland Athletics posted a 63-98 mark (.391) and finished 7th in the AL West. The run column shows 605 for and 749 against. The team batting average of .239 was 10% below the 1977 league mark of .266. Pitchers allowed 4.04 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.06. League clubs averaged 732 runs that year, so the Oakland Athletics scored 17% fewer.

Home games were played at Oakland Coliseum, where 495,578 fans came through the gates. Wayne Gross topped the Oakland Athletics with 22 home runs. The RBI leader was Mitchell Page, with 75. The hits leader was Manny Sanguillen with 157. The pitching staff's wins leader was Vida Blue (14). The roster section lists 40 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1977 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1977 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1977 Oakland Athletics finished 63-98 (.391 win pct).
Who led the 1977 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Wayne Gross led the 1977 Oakland Athletics with 22 home runs.
What was the 1977 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1977 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.04.
Did the 1977 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1977 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1977 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1977 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1977 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Wayne Gross (22 HR, 63 RBI) and Vida Blue (14-19, 3.83 ERA).
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