1977 Oakland Athletics
Record: 82-78
Finish: 3rd in AL West Division
Runs Scored: 663
Runs Allowed: 675
Exp W-L: 79-81
 
Ballpark: Colosseum
Attendance: 2,103,665
Manager: Marwan Najdawi

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 70-67, 6th in the American League
AA: 64-73, 8th in the American League
A: 62-75, 7th in the American League
 
 
 
 
Team Index    Draft History Park History
Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
CF *Rick Monday 31 156 563 76 147 21 2 16 69 13 11 88 111 .261 .358 .391 .749 81.3 13.5 3.0
LF #Roy White 33 154 573 67 170 36 2 4 54 3 0 49 20 .297 .352 .387 .739 71.6 12.6 2.7
SS  Dick Allen 35 153 546 68 142 27 10 18 75 38 10 67 117 .260 .339 .445 .784 84.7 15.4 8.6
DH  Lee May 34 156 571 73 152 21 3 28 103 3 1 38 70 .266 .314 .461 .774 78.8 13.3 3.6
2B  Terry Harmon 33 152 537 53 144 16 3 4 55 17 15 30 68 .268 .314 .331 .645 51.4 4.7 6.9
CF *Jim Norris 28 143 490 66 118 13 7 2 46 31 8 69 46 .241 .333 .308 .641 56.8 6.9 1.4
3B  Rene Lachemann 32 147 500 56 114 23 1 14 50 1 1 34 94 .228 .276 .362 .638 48.0 4.0 4.9
C  Jose Morales 32 91 313 30 94 15 3 5 38 3 0 16 41 .300 .332 .415 .748 41.6 7.5 5.8
3B  George Scott 33 78 292 35 68 13 1 16 47 3 2 21 73 .233 .283 .449 .732 36.2 5.2 1.6
CF  Cookie Rojas 38 78 282 38 70 12 1 6 32 4 0 24 24 .248 .306 .362 .668 32.5 4.2 1.5
SS  Bobby Cox 36 98 254 27 66 6 1 4 29 0 0 21 60 .260 .318 .339 .656 26.5 3.0 1.6
RF  Buddy Bradford 32 62 131 21 35 6 0 4 17 2 2 15 17 .267 .338 .405 .742 19.0 3.3 0.9
2B *Tim Johnson 27 90 121 25 27 5 1 0 8 21 9 7 11 .223 .266 .281 .547 9.7 0.0 1.8
C  George Mitterwald 32 35 101 5 14 5 0 1 6 0 0 6 20 .139 .185 .218 .403 3.1 0.0 1.6
3B #Pete Rose 36 35 91 10 21 6 0 0 2 1 0 4 26 .231 .263 .297 .560 6.9 0.3 0.4
1B *Mike Squires 25 22 73 4 14 2 0 0 6 2 0 9 2 .192 .289 .219 .508 5.2 0.0 0.0
3B  Garry Jestadt 30 26 63 8 19 1 1 0 8 0 0 8 9 .302 .380 .349 .729 8.7 1.6 0.3
DH *Larry Biittner 31 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 -0.1 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 32.1 1682 5508 663 1415 228 36 122 645 143 59 507 810 .257 .319 .378 .697 661.8 95.5 46.7
  Rank among 12 AL teams 10 9 10 10 5 3 8 4 6 7 10 10 9 9 9 8  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
*Steve Carlton 32 17 6 .739 31 31 0 254.3 245 85 6 49 164 3.01 26.0
 Jim Nash 32 13 14 .481 32 32 0 249.7 227 97 19 82 127 3.50 20.2
*John Hiller 34 15 5 .750 32 32 0 230.7 186 73 7 70 153 2.85 25.1
 Bill Gogolewski 29 12 13 .480 32 32 0 224.7 241 103 18 89 140 4.13 14.4
 Mike Stanton 24 8 17 .320 36 20 5 150.7 166 90 16 76 119 5.38 3.9
 Ray Burris 26 4 8 .333 19 4 0 107.0 109 43 9 39 41 3.62 7.5
*Skip Pitlock 29 3 4 .429 25 1 3 58.0 71 38 8 21 23 5.90 1.0
*Dick Estelle 35 3 9 .250 42 0 15 52.0 66 34 7 45 38 5.88 0.0
 Doug Bair 27 3 1 .750 18 0 4 45.0 38 22 4 32 15 4.40 3.7
*Ray Newman 32 1 0 1.000 19 0 2 28.3 39 18 7 11 19 5.72 0.3
 Ernie McAnally 30 1 1 .500 13 0 1 23.0 18 10 0 11 7 3.91 1.8
*Bill Hepler 31 2 0 1.000 60 0 0 12.3 16 8 1 15 5 5.84 0.0
 Don Rose 30 0 0 .000 38 1 0 9.7 14 7 4 2 3 6.52 0.0
Team Totals 30.1 82 78 .513 397 153 30 1445.3 1436 628 106 542 854 3.91 103.8
Rank among 12 AL teams 5 5 2 5 2 4 3 2 6 2 2  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .989 33.0
J.Morales 750.3 83 87 473 48 2 0 .996 44.9
R.Lachemann 468.3 52 54 272 19 4 2 .986 29.5
G.Mitterwald 184.0 21 22 121 9 2 1 .985 30.8
B.Cox 17.0 2 2 9 1 1 0 .909 0.0
G.Scott 12.7 1 2 9 1 0 0 1.000 100.0
Team Total 1432.4 159 167 884 78 9 3 .991 37.7
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .994 11.54
L.May 1247.3 142 145 1513 106 6 146 .996 11.68
B.Cox 135.0 15 20 164 15 2 17 .989 11.93
G.Mitterwald 31.0 3 5 42 3 1 5 .978 13.06
T.Harmon 13.0 0 3 20 1 0 0 1.000 14.54
G.Scott 7.9 0 4 9 0 0 0 1.000 10.25
P.Rose 7.3 0 3 10 2 0 1 1.000 14.73
D.Allen 6.3 0 1 7 0 0 0 1.000 9.95
B.Bradford 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1448.9 160 182 1766 127 9 170 .995 11.76
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .981 5.95
T.Harmon 1253.3 141 146 293 533 14 131 .983 5.93
T.Johnson 139.3 16 20 34 58 4 13 .958 5.94
B.Cox 30.3 3 6 2 8 1 0 .909 2.97
C.Rojas 13.0 0 3 2 4 0 2 1.000 4.15
G.Jestadt 5.7 0 2 3 2 0 1 1.000 7.95
P.Rose 3.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00
Team Total 1444.7 160 178 334 606 19 147 .980 5.86
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .964 2.95
R.Lachemann 705.3 78 85 46 172 7 14 .969 2.78
G.Scott 422.3 49 50 27 121 4 10 .974 3.15
B.Cox 173.3 18 27 11 43 2 5 .964 2.80
P.Rose 88.0 9 14 6 28 2 5 .944 3.48
G.Mitterwald 43.7 5 7 4 14 0 2 1.000 3.71
G.Jestadt 17.0 2 3 3 7 0 0 1.000 5.29
T.Johnson 3.0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1.000 9.00
J.Morales 1.7 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1454.3 161 188 97 388 15 37 .970 3.00
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .972 5.26
D.Allen 1278.7 143 143 192 583 20 102 .975 5.45
T.Johnson 147.0 17 18 24 70 3 13 .969 5.76
B.Cox 10.7 0 3 1 3 0 0 1.000 3.38
G.Jestadt 5.0 0 3 4 3 0 3 1.000 12.60
C.Rojas 3.0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 6.00
G.Mitterwald 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1445.3 160 169 221 661 23 118 .975 5.49
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .983 1.98
R.White 1222.7 148 151 238 7 1 1 .996 1.80
B.Cox 88.0 7 15 18 0 0 0 1.000 1.84
B.Bradford 50.0 3 11 14 0 0 0 1.000 2.52
J.Norris 24.0 0 8 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.50
L.Biittner 21.3 2 5 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.84
L.May 17.7 0 6 8 0 0 0 1.000 4.08
D.Allen 16.3 0 6 3 2 0 2 1.000 2.76
P.Rose 5.3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.69
Team Total 1445.3 160 203 287 10 1 3 .997 1.85
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .985 2.59
C.Rojas 654.3 75 77 139 2 5 0 .966 1.94
J.Norris 485.0 54 61 114 8 5 2 .961 2.26
B.Bradford 210.3 25 32 59 0 2 0 .967 2.52
B.Cox 65.7 6 16 11 0 0 0 1.000 1.51
R.Monday 26.0 0 8 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.73
T.Johnson 4.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1445.3 160 195 328 10 12 2 .966 2.10
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .982 2.01
R.Monday 1307.7 145 147 282 7 14 5 .954 1.99
B.Cox 108.7 13 13 26 0 0 0 1.000 2.15
B.Bradford 21.0 2 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.71
J.Norris 5.0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80
G.Mitterwald 3.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00
Team Total 1445.3 160 166 314 7 14 5 .958 2.00
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .972 2.00
S.Carlton 254.3 31 31 14 63 2 5 .975 2.72
J.Nash 249.7 32 32 21 41 3 5 .954 2.24
J.Hiller 230.7 32 32 13 24 0 3 1.000 1.44
B.Gogolewski 224.7 32 32 14 30 3 3 .936 1.76
M.Stanton 150.7 20 36 14 23 1 4 .974 2.21
R.Burris 107.0 4 19 7 13 1 0 .952 1.68
S.Pitlock 58.0 1 25 6 3 0 0 1.000 1.40
D.Estelle 52.0 0 42 5 7 0 1 1.000 2.08
D.Bair 45.0 0 18 4 9 0 0 1.000 2.60
R.Newman 28.3 0 19 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.27
E.McAnally 23.0 0 13 1 5 0 1 1.000 2.35
B.Hepler 12.3 0 60 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.73
D.Rose 9.7 1 38 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.86
Team Total 1445.3 153 397 101 223 10 22 .970 2.02
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average White .297
On-Base Pct Monday .358
Slugging Pct May .461
OPS Allen .784
XR Allen 84.7
Games Monday, May 156
At-Bats White 573
Runs Monday 76
Hits White 170
Total Bases May 263
Singles White 128
Doubles White 36
Triples Allen 10
Homeruns May 28
RBIs May 103
Stolen Bases Allen 38
Caught Stealing Harmon 15
Walks Monday 88
Strikeouts Allen 117
ERA Hiller 2.85
Wins Carlton 17
Losses Stanton 17
Winning Pct Hiller .750
Saves Estelle 15
Games Pitched Hepler 60
Games Started Gogolewski, Hiller, Nash 32
Complete Games Carlton 19
Shutouts Carlton 3
Innings Pitched Carlton 254.3
Hits Allowed Carlton 245
Homeruns Allowed Nash 19
Strikeouts Carlton 164
Walks Allowed Gogolewski 89
Walks per 9IP Carlton 1.7
Hits per 9IP Hiller 7.3
Strikeouts per 9IP Hiller 6.0
WHiP Hiller 1.11
OAVG Hiller .222
OOBP Hiller .281
OSLG Hiller .294
OOPS Hiller .575
Team All-Stars
Dick Estelle
John Hiller
George Scott
Player Salaries
John Hiller $ 15,500,000
Steve Carlton $ 11,600,000
Rick Monday $ 8,500,000
Dick Allen $ 7,750,000
George Scott $ 6,400,000
Bill Gogolewski $ 5,190,000
Jim Nash $ 4,578,571
Roy White $ 3,350,000
Terry Harmon $ 2,107,143
Jose Morales $ 1,607,143
Lee May $ 1,000,000
Rene Lachemann $ 570,000
Bill Hepler $ 350,000
Larry Biittner $ 350,000
Buddy Bradford $ 350,000
Tim Johnson $ 350,000
Bobby Cox $ 350,000
Doug Bair $ 300,000
Ray Burris $ 300,000
Mike Stanton $ 300,000
Dick Estelle $ 300,000
Ernie McAnally $ 300,000
Mike Sadek $ 300,000
Ray Newman $ 300,000
Pete Rose $ 300,000
Garry Jestadt $ 300,000
Don Rose $ 300,000
Skip Pitlock $ 300,000
Jim Norris $ 300,000
George Mitterwald $ 300,000
Mike Squires $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
4/3 Signed     Pete Rose
4/3 Signed     Denny Riddleberger
5/1 Traded Floyd Wicker Detroit Ernie Mcanally
$5,000,000
7/1 Traded Cookie Rojas Miami Ray Burris
Mike Sadek
George Scott