| 1977 Cleveland Indians | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Owners | Ted Bonda | |
| General managers | Phil Seghi | |
| Managers | Frank Robinson, Jeff Torborg | |
| Television | WJW-TV | |
| Radio | WWWE | |
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On May 30, Indians pitcher Dennis Eckersley threw a no-hitter against the California Angels.
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 100 | 62 | 0.617 | — | 55–26 | 45–36 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 64 | 0.602 | 2½ | 54–27 | 43–37 |
| Boston Red Sox | 97 | 64 | 0.602 | 2½ | 51–29 | 46–35 |
| Detroit Tigers | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 26 | 39–42 | 35–46 |
| Cleveland Indians | 71 | 90 | 0.441 | 28½ | 37–44 | 34–46 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 33 | 37–44 | 30–51 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 54 | 107 | 0.335 | 45½ | 25–55 | 29–52 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 6–8 | 5–6 | 5–5 | 11–4 | 12–3 | 4–7 | 11–4 | 6–4 | 8–7 | 8–2 | 7–3 | 4–6 | 10–5 |
| Boston | 8–6 | — | 7–3 | 3–7 | 8–7 | 9–6 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 4–6 | 8–7 | 8–3 | 10–1 | 6–4 | 12–3 |
| California | 6–5 | 3–7 | — | 8–7 | 6–4 | 4–6 | 6–9 | 5–5 | 7–8 | 4–7 | 5–10 | 9–6 | 5–10 | 6–4 |
| Chicago | 5–5 | 7–3 | 7–8 | — | 6–4 | 4–6 | 8–7 | 6–5 | 10–5 | 3–7 | 10–5 | 10–5 | 6–9 | 8–3 |
| Cleveland | 4–11 | 7–8 | 4–6 | 4–6 | — | 8–7 | 3–7 | 11–4 | 2–9 | 3–12 | 7–3 | 7–3 | 2–9 | 9–5 |
| Detroit | 3–12 | 6–9 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 7–8 | — | 3–8 | 10–5 | 5–5 | 6–9 | 5–5 | 5–6 | 2–8 | 10–5 |
| Kansas City | 7–4 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 7–8 | 7–3 | 8–3 | — | 8–2 | 10–5 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 11–4 | 8–7 | 8–2 |
| Milwaukee | 4–11 | 6–9 | 5–5 | 5–6 | 4–11 | 5–10 | 2–8 | — | 3–8 | 8–7 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 8–7 |
| Minnesota | 4–6 | 6–4 | 8–7 | 5–10 | 9–2 | 5–5 | 5–10 | 8–3 | — | 2–8 | 8–6 | 7–8 | 8–7 | 9–1 |
| New York | 7–8 | 7–8 | 7–4 | 7–3 | 12–3 | 9–6 | 5–5 | 7–8 | 8–2 | — | 9–2 | 6–4 | 7–3 | 9–6 |
| Oakland | 2–8 | 3–8 | 10–5 | 5–10 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 6–9 | 5–5 | 6–8 | 2–9 | — | 7–8 | 2–13 | 7–3 |
| Seattle | 3–7 | 1–10 | 6–9 | 5–10 | 3–7 | 6–5 | 4–11 | 3–7 | 8–7 | 4–6 | 8–7 | — | 9–6 | 4–6 |
| Texas | 6–4 | 4–6 | 10–5 | 9–6 | 9–2 | 8–2 | 7–8 | 5–5 | 7–8 | 3–7 | 13–2 | 6–9 | — | 7–4 |
| Toronto | 5–10 | 3–12 | 4–6 | 3–8 | 5–9 | 5–10 | 2–8 | 7–8 | 1–9 | 6–9 | 3–7 | 6–4 | 4–7 | — |
| Opening Day Starters | ||
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| # | Name | Position |
| 28 | Rick Manning | CF |
| 18 | Duane Kuiper | 2B |
| 27 | Jim Norris | RF |
| 9 | Rico Carty | DH |
| 29 | Andre Thornton | 1B |
| 11 | Bill Melton | 3B |
| 25 | Buddy Bell | LF |
| 10 | Ray Fosse | C |
| 15 | Frank Duffy | SS |
| 37 | Dennis Eckersley | P |
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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| Buddy Bell | 129 | 479 | 64 | 140 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 64 | .292 | 1 |
| Larvell Blanks | 105 | 322 | 43 | 92 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 38 | .286 | 3 |
| Bruce Bochte | 112 | 392 | 52 | 119 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 43 | .304 | 3 |
| Rico Carty | 127 | 461 | 50 | 129 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 80 | .280 | 1 |
| Paul Dade | 134 | 461 | 65 | 134 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 45 | .291 | 16 |
| Frank Duffy | 122 | 334 | 30 | 67 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 31 | .201 | 8 |
| Ray Fosse | 78 | 238 | 25 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 27 | .265 | 0 |
| Alfredo Griffin | 14 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .146 | 2 |
| Johnny Grubb | 34 | 93 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | .301 | 0 |
| Fred Kendall | 103 | 317 | 18 | 79 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 39 | .249 | 0 |
| Duane Kuiper | 148 | 610 | 62 | 169 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 50 | .277 | 11 |
| John Lowenstein | 81 | 149 | 24 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | .242 | 1 |
| Rick Manning | 68 | 252 | 33 | 57 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | .226 | 9 |
| Bill Melton | 50 | 133 | 17 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .241 | 1 |
| Jim Norris | 133 | 440 | 59 | 119 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 37 | .270 | 26 |
| Dave Oliver | 7 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .318 | 0 |
| Ron Pruitt | 78 | 219 | 29 | 63 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | .288 | 2 |
| Charlie Spikes | 32 | 95 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .232 | 0 |
| Andre Thornton | 131 | 433 | 77 | 114 | 20 | 5 | 28 | 70 | .263 | 3 |
| Team Totals | 161 | 5491 | 676 | 1476 | 221 | 46 | 100 | 631 | .269 | 87 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Larry Andersen | 0 | 1 | 3.14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Jim Bibby | 12 | 13 | 3.57 | 37 | 30 | 2 | 206.2 | 100 | 82 | 73 | 141 |
| Tom Buskey | 0 | 0 | 5.29 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 15 |
| Cardell Camper | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Pat Dobson | 3 | 12 | 6.14 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 133.1 | 94 | 91 | 65 | 81 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 14 | 13 | 3.53 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 247.1 | 100 | 97 | 54 | 191 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 6 | 10 | 5.41 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 133.0 | 87 | 80 | 53 | 54 |
| Wayne Garland | 13 | 19 | 3.60 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 282.2 | 130 | 113 | 88 | 118 |
| Don Hood | 2 | 1 | 3.00 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 105.0 | 42 | 35 | 49 | 62 |
| Jim Kern | 8 | 10 | 3.42 | 60 | 0 | 18 | 92.0 | 39 | 35 | 47 | 91 |
| Dave LaRoche | 2 | 2 | 5.30 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 18.2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Bill Laxton | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Sid Monge | 1 | 2 | 6.23 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 39.0 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| Rick Waits | 9 | 7 | 3.99 | 37 | 16 | 2 | 135.1 | 67 | 60 | 64 | 62 |
| Team Totals | 71 | 90 | 4.10 | 161 | 161 | 30 | 1452.1 | 739 | 661 | 550 | 876 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball |