1977 Toronto Blue Jays

54-107 • .335 Win% • 7th in AL E

The 1977 Toronto Blue Jays went 54-107 (.335) finishing 7th in the AL E division. The club scored 605 runs, allowed 822, and played home games at Exhibition Stadium. Team leaders included Ron Fairly (19 HR, 64 RBI) and Dave Lemanczyk (13-16, 4.25 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

54 Wins
107 Losses
.335 Win %
7th Rank
605 R 822 RA
Diff -217

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605 Runs Scored
822 Runs Allowed
-217 Run Diff
1,700K Attendance

📈 vs. 1977 AL Average

Batting Avg .252 5% below the 1977 league average (.266)
OBP .316 4% below the 1977 league average (.330)
SLG .365 10% below the 1977 league average (.405)
Team ERA 4.57 13% worse than the 1977 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 605 17% below the 1977 league average (732 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExhibition Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,700,370
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Avg per Game 21,254

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1977

Batting Avg

1 Roy Howell 0.316 2 Bob Bailor 0.310 3 Sam Ewing 0.287 4 Al Woods 0.284 5 Ron Fairly 0.279

Home Runs

1 Ron Fairly 19 2 Otto Velez 16 3 Doug Rader 13 4 Doug Ault 11 5 Roy Howell 10

RBI

1 Doug Ault 64 2 Ron Fairly 64 3 Otto Velez 62 4 Roy Howell 44 5 Doug Rader 40
1977 Toronto Blue Jays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bob Bailor 122 496 62 154 21 5 5 32 17 26 15 0.310
Ron Fairly 132 458 60 128 24 2 19 64 58 58 0 0.279
Doug Ault 129 445 44 109 22 3 11 64 39 68 4 0.245
Al Woods 122 440 58 125 17 4 6 35 36 38 8 0.284
Alan Ashby 124 396 25 83 16 3 2 29 50 51 0 0.210
Roy Howell 96 364 41 115 17 1 10 44 42 76 4 0.316
Otto Velez 120 360 50 92 19 3 16 62 65 87 4 0.256
Doug Rader 96 313 47 75 18 2 13 40 38 65 2 0.240
Steve Staggs 72 291 37 75 11 6 2 28 36 38 5 0.258
Dave McKay 95 274 18 54 4 3 3 22 7 51 2 0.197
Hector Torres 91 266 33 64 7 3 5 26 16 33 1 0.241
Sam Ewing 97 244 24 70 8 2 4 34 19 42 1 0.287
John Scott 79 233 26 56 9 0 2 15 8 39 10 0.240
Gary Woods 60 227 21 49 9 1 0 17 7 38 5 0.216
Steve Bowling 89 194 19 40 8 1 1 13 37 42 2 0.206
Pedro Garcia 41 130 10 27 10 1 0 9 5 21 0 0.208
Rick Cerone 31 100 7 20 4 0 1 10 6 12 0 0.200
Jim Mason 22 79 10 13 3 0 0 2 7 10 1 0.165
Tim Nordbrook 24 63 9 11 0 1 0 1 4 11 1 0.175
Ernie Whitt 23 41 4 7 3 0 0 6 2 12 0 0.171
Phil Roof 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Bruno 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Byrd 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Clancy 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Darr 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis DeBarr 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Garvin 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Hargan 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Hartenstein 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Jefferson 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Johnson 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Lemanczyk 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Murphy 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Singer 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Vuckovich 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Willis 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1977

ERA

1 Pete Vuckovich 3.47 2 Tom Murphy 3.63 3 Mike Willis 3.94 4 Jerry Garvin 4.19 5 Dave Lemanczyk 4.25

Wins

1 Dave Lemanczyk 13 2 Jerry Garvin 10 3 Jesse Jefferson 9 4 Pete Vuckovich 7 5 Jim Clancy 4

Strikeouts

1 Jerry Garvin 127 2 Pete Vuckovich 123 3 Jesse Jefferson 114 4 Dave Lemanczyk 105 5 Mike Willis 59
1977 Toronto Blue Jays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Lemanczyk 13 16 4.25 34 34 0 252.0 278 119 87 105
Jerry Garvin 10 18 4.19 34 34 0 244.2 247 114 85 127
Jesse Jefferson 9 17 4.31 33 33 0 217.0 224 104 83 114
Pete Vuckovich 7 7 3.47 53 8 8 148.0 143 57 59 123
Mike Willis 2 6 3.94 43 3 5 107.1 105 47 38 59
Jeff Byrd 2 13 6.18 17 17 0 87.1 98 60 68 40
Jerry Johnson 2 4 4.60 43 0 5 86.0 91 44 54 54
Jim Clancy 4 9 5.05 13 13 0 76.2 80 43 47 44
Bill Singer 2 8 6.79 13 12 0 59.2 71 45 39 33
Tom Murphy 2 1 3.63 19 1 2 52.0 63 21 18 26
Steve Hargan 1 3 5.22 6 5 0 29.1 36 17 14 11
Chuck Hartenstein 0 2 6.59 13 0 0 27.1 40 20 6 15
Dennis DeBarr 0 1 5.91 14 0 0 21.1 29 14 8 10
Tom Bruno 0 1 7.85 12 0 0 18.1 30 16 13 9
Mike Darr 0 1 33.75 1 1 0 1.1 3 5 4 1

👥 Roster (36)

Alan Ashby Doug Ault Bob Bailor Steve Bowling Tom Bruno Jeff Byrd Rick Cerone Jim Clancy Mike Darr Dennis DeBarr Sam Ewing Ron Fairly +24 more

36 players

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The 1977 Toronto Blue Jays in brief

The 1977 Toronto Blue Jays finished 54-107, a .335 winning percentage, placing 7th in the AL East. The Toronto Blue Jays scored 605 runs and allowed 822, a run differential of -217. Against a league average of .266, the 1977 Toronto Blue Jays batted .252. The Toronto Blue Jays staff finished with a 4.57 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.06. The 1977 Toronto Blue Jays scored 17% fewer runs than the average club (605 against 732).

Home games were played at Exhibition Stadium, where 1,700,370 fans came through the gates. Ron Fairly topped the Toronto Blue Jays with 19 home runs. The hits leader was Bob Bailor with 154. Dave Lemanczyk led the pitchers with 13 wins. Jerry Garvin struck out 127, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1977 Toronto Blue Jays

What was the 1977 Toronto Blue Jays record?
The 1977 Toronto Blue Jays finished 54-107 (.335 win pct).
Who led the 1977 Toronto Blue Jays in home runs?
Ron Fairly led the 1977 Toronto Blue Jays with 19 home runs.
What was the 1977 Toronto Blue Jays team ERA?
The 1977 Toronto Blue Jays posted a team ERA of 4.57.
Did the 1977 Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series?
No. The 1977 Toronto Blue Jays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1977 Toronto Blue Jays play?
The 1977 Toronto Blue Jays played home games at Exhibition Stadium.
Who led the 1977 Toronto Blue Jays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ron Fairly (19 HR, 64 RBI) and Dave Lemanczyk (13-16, 4.25 ERA).
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