1977 Cincinnati Reds season
The 1977 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in second place in the National League West, with a record of 88–74, 10 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | | 142 | 494 | 136 | .275 | 31 | 109 |
| 1B | | 151 | 536 | 161 | .300 | 17 | 91 |
| 2B | | 153 | 521 | 150 | .288 | 22 | 78 |
| SS | | 156 | 572 | 155 | .271 | 8 | 64 |
| 3B | | 162 | 655 | 204 | .311 | 9 | 64 |
| LF | | 158 | 615 | 197 | .320 | 52 | 149 |
| CF | | 149 | 492 | 131 | .266 | 10 | 52 |
| RF | | 154 | 585 | 186 | .318 | 12 | 57 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 81 | 125 | 20 | .160 | 5 | 16 |
| 51 | 117 | 16 | .137 | 1 | 7 |
| 80 | 92 | 24 | .261 | 1 | 13 |
| 49 | 79 | 20 | .253 | 2 | 11 |
| 65 | 78 | 20 | .256 | 1 | 5 |
| 59 | 76 | 13 | .171 | 3 | 6 |
| 33 | 45 | 7 | .156 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | 32 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 2 | 4 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 35 | 221.1 | 14 | 13 | 3.38 | 160 |
| 20 | 165.1 | 14 | 3 | 2.34 | 124 |
| 36 | 161.2 | 10 | 10 | 5.23 | 76 |
| 20 | 108 | 6 | 6 | 4.00 | 71 |
| 22 | 106.1 | 7 | 8 | 4.23 | 74 |
| 17 | 75.1 | 5 | 5 | 5.38 | 57 |
| 12 | 75 | 3 | 7 | 5.04 | 36 |
| 12 | 60.2 | 2 | 6 | 5.34 | 44 |
| 8 | 39.1 | 4 | 1 | 4.81 | 28 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 14 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 7.12 | 22 |
| 7 | 15.2 | 1 | 1 | 5.74 | 9 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 73 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 3.19 | 48 |
| 61 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4.94 | 42 |
| 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.45 | 23 |
| 23 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2.91 | 17 |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.01 | 11 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.71 | 5 |
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.00 | 8 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.16 | 8 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 5 |
Awards and records
- George Foster, MLB Home Run Champion
- George Foster, MLB RBI Champion
- George Foster, National League MVP
All-Stars
- Johnny Bench, starter, catcher
- Joe Morgan, starter, second base
- Dave Concepción, starter, shortstop
- George Foster, starter, outfield
- Tom Seaver, reserve
- Pete Rose, reserve
- Ken Griffey, reserve
Farm system
