1977 San Francisco Giants

75-87 • .463 Win% • 4th in NL W

The 1977 San Francisco Giants went 75-87 (.463) finishing 4th in the NL W division. The club scored 673 runs, allowed 711, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Willie McCovey (28 HR, 86 RBI) and Ed Halicki (16-12, 3.32 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

75 Wins
87 Losses
.463 Win %
4th Rank
673 R 711 RA
Diff -38

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673 Runs Scored
711 Runs Allowed
-38 Run Diff
696K Attendance

📈 vs. 1977 NL Average

Batting Avg .253 3% below the 1977 league average (.261)
OBP .322 2% below the 1977 league average (.327)
SLG .382 3% below the 1977 league average (.396)
Team ERA 3.75 4% better than the 1977 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 673 6% below the 1977 league average (713 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 696,654
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Avg per Game 8,600

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1977

Batting Avg

1 Gary Alexander 0.303 2 Bill Madlock 0.302 3 Terry Whitfield 0.285 4 Willie McCovey 0.280 5 Derrel Thomas 0.267

Home Runs

1 Willie McCovey 28 2 Darrell Evans 17 3 Gary Thomasson 17 4 Jack Clark 13 5 Bill Madlock 12

RBI

1 Willie McCovey 86 2 Darrell Evans 72 3 Gary Thomasson 71 4 Jack Clark 51 5 Marc Hill 50
1977 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Madlock 140 533 70 161 28 1 12 46 43 33 13 0.302
Derrel Thomas 148 506 75 135 13 10 8 44 46 70 15 0.267
Willie McCovey 141 478 54 134 21 0 28 86 67 106 3 0.280
Darrell Evans 144 461 64 117 18 3 17 72 69 50 9 0.254
Gary Thomasson 145 446 63 114 24 6 17 71 75 102 16 0.256
Rob Andrews 127 436 60 115 11 3 0 25 56 33 5 0.264
Jack Clark 136 413 64 104 17 4 13 51 49 73 12 0.252
Tim Foli 104 368 30 84 17 3 4 27 11 16 2 0.228
Terry Whitfield 114 326 41 93 21 3 7 36 20 46 2 0.285
Marc Hill 108 320 28 80 10 0 9 50 34 34 0 0.250
Randy Elliott 73 167 17 40 5 1 7 26 8 24 0 0.240
Vic Harris 69 165 28 43 12 0 2 14 19 36 2 0.261
Johnnie LeMaster 68 134 13 20 5 1 0 8 13 27 2 0.149
Mike Sadek 61 126 12 29 7 0 1 15 12 5 2 0.230
Gary Alexander 51 119 17 36 4 2 5 20 20 33 3 0.303
Larry Herndon 49 109 13 26 4 3 1 5 5 20 4 0.239
Ed Halicki 37 85 7 15 4 0 2 5 4 29 0 0.176
Jim Barr 44 76 2 10 2 0 0 9 2 22 0 0.132
Bob Knepper 27 55 4 10 1 0 0 4 5 18 0 0.182
John Montefusco 26 49 1 6 0 0 1 4 3 24 0 0.122
Lynn McGlothen 21 19 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.105
Charlie Williams 55 18 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.222
Chris Speier 6 17 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.176
Skip James 10 15 3 4 1 0 0 3 2 3 0 0.267
Ken Rudolph 11 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.200
Gary Lavelle 73 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.000
John Curtis 44 13 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 0.231
Dave Heaverlo 56 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Greg Minton 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.333
Randy Moffitt 64 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Heintzelman 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Cornutt 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tommy Toms 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1977

ERA

1 Gary Lavelle 2.05 2 Dave Heaverlo 2.55 3 Ed Halicki 3.32 4 Bob Knepper 3.36 5 John Montefusco 3.49

Wins

1 Ed Halicki 16 2 Jim Barr 12 3 Bob Knepper 11 4 Gary Lavelle 7 5 John Montefusco 7

Strikeouts

1 Ed Halicki 168 2 John Montefusco 110 3 Bob Knepper 100 4 Jim Barr 97 5 Gary Lavelle 93
1977 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ed Halicki 16 12 3.32 37 37 0 257.2 241 95 70 168
Jim Barr 12 16 4.76 38 38 0 234.1 286 124 56 97
Bob Knepper 11 9 3.36 27 27 0 166.0 151 62 72 100
John Montefusco 7 12 3.49 26 25 0 157.1 170 61 46 110
Charlie Williams 6 5 4.00 55 8 0 119.1 116 53 60 41
Gary Lavelle 7 7 2.05 73 0 20 118.1 106 27 37 93
Dave Heaverlo 5 1 2.55 56 0 1 98.2 92 28 21 58
Randy Moffitt 4 9 3.59 64 0 11 87.2 91 35 39 68
Lynn McGlothen 2 9 5.63 21 15 0 80.0 94 50 52 42
John Curtis 3 3 5.49 43 9 1 77.0 95 47 48 47
Terry Cornutt 1 2 3.86 28 1 0 44.1 38 19 22 23
Greg Minton 1 1 4.50 2 2 0 14.0 14 7 4 5
Tommy Toms 0 1 2.08 4 0 0 4.1 7 1 2 2

👥 Roster (33)

Gary Alexander Rob Andrews Jim Barr Jack Clark Terry Cornutt John Curtis Randy Elliott Darrell Evans Tim Foli Ed Halicki Vic Harris Dave Heaverlo +21 more

33 players

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The 1977 San Francisco Giants in brief

The record for the 1977 San Francisco Giants reads 75 wins and 87 losses, good for 4th in the NL West. With 673 runs scored and 711 given up, the 1977 differential was -38. The team batting average of .253 was 3% below the 1977 league mark of .261. Pitchers allowed 3.75 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.91. The 673 runs scored compare with a league average of 713 per club, 6% fewer.

Candlestick Park was home in 1977, drawing a total attendance of 696,654. The home run leader was Willie McCovey, who hit 28. Bill Madlock collected the most hits, 161. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ed Halicki (16). The saves leader was Gary Lavelle with 20. The 1977 roster runs to 33 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1977 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1977 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1977 San Francisco Giants finished 75-87 (.463 win pct).
Who led the 1977 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Willie McCovey led the 1977 San Francisco Giants with 28 home runs.
What was the 1977 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1977 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.75.
Did the 1977 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1977 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1977 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1977 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1977 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie McCovey (28 HR, 86 RBI) and Ed Halicki (16-12, 3.32 ERA).
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