A Look Back: 1977 MLB Season Part 1
December 30th 2011 16:00
The 1977 MLB season started with two new teams in the American League. The Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays started play. On April 6 there were two games to kick off the season. The California Angles defeated the Seattle Mariners 7-0 behind Frank Tanana's complete game masterpiece. The offense was provided by Joe Rudi who was 3-4 with 4rbi's. Rudi had a double and a homerun on the day.
The second game saw the Cincinnati Reds defeat San Diego 5-3 behind Ken Griffey and Cesar Geronimo. Griffey went 3-4 with a double while Geronimo was 1-4 with 2rbis. His hit was a homerun.
All teams would begin play over the next couple of days. The standings at the end of the first month were as follows:
AL East:
Milwaukee 11-6
New York 11-9
Baltimore 9-8
Boston 9-9
Toronto 10-11
Detroit 8-12
Cleveland 6-11
AL West:
Minnesota 13-9
Oakland 12-9
Kansas City 11-8
Texas 10-8
Chicago 10-8
California 9-13
Seattle 8-16
NL East:
St. Louis 12-7
Pittsburgh 10-7
Montreal 8-8
New York 8-9
Chicago 7-9
Philadelphia 7-9
NL West:
Los Angeles 17-3
Cincinnati 9-10
Houston 9-11
San Francisco 8-11
Atlanta 8-12
San Diego 8-15
Rick Rhoden had just won his fourth game of the season on April 30th to help the Dodgers get to 17 wins easily the best mark from any team.
Check back for part 2 when we look at May of 1977
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