1977 Divergent League Baseball Season

You can find posts from the 1977 season in the 1977 Divergent League Baseball category.

Teams – Owners

  • Blue Jays – Phil
  • Cubs – George
  • Dodgers – Gary
  • Expos – Chuck
  • Giants – Hank
  • Tigers – Tony
  • Mariners – Sandy
  • Pirates – Austin
  • Reds – Ev
  • Royals – Derek
  • Phillies – Ryan 
  • White Sox – Travis
  • Yankees – Liam
  • Cardinals – Derek L

1977 Draft

  1. Expos – Nolan Ryan
  2. Royals – Rod Carew
  3. Dodgers – Dave Winfield
  4. Cardinals – Phil Niekro
  5. Yankees – Jeff Burroughs (move to LF)
  6. White Sox – Carlton Fisk
  7. Pirates – Frank Tanana
  8. Phillies – Jim Rice 
  9. Mariners – Dennis Eckersley
  10. Cubs – Bobby Bonds
  11. Giants – J.R Richard
  12. Tigers – Bert Blyleven
  13. Reds – Dave Goltz
  14. Blue Jays – Lyman Bostock

June 1st Standings 

  • Yankees – 33-13, 1st AL East
  • Blue Jays – 13-33, last AL East, 20gb
  • Phillies – 30-15, 1st NL East
  • Expos – 29-16, 2nd NL East, 1.0gb
  • White Sox – 30-16, 1st AL Central
  • Royals – 24-21, 3rd AL Central 5.5gb
  • Tigers – 19-27, 4th AL Central, 11gb
  • Reds – 30-16, 1st NL Central
  • Pirates – 28-16, 2nd NL Central 1.0gb
  • Cubs – 27-20, 3rd NL Central 3.5gb
  • Cardinals – 20-26, last NL Central, 10gb
  • Dodgers – 26-18, 1st NL West
  • Giants – 21-25, 3rd NL West, 6.0gb
  • Mariners – 25-24, 1st AL West

All Star Weekend Standings

  • Yankees – 60-35, 1st AL East
  • Blue Jays – 36-61, 4th AL East, 25gb
  • Phillies – 67-29, 1st NL East
  • Expos – 60-37, 2nd NL East, 7.5gb
  • White Sox – 62-34, 1st AL Central
  • Royals – 54-43, 2nd AL Central 8.5gb
  • Tigers – 50-47, 4th AL Central, 12.5gb
  • Reds – 59-37, 2nd NL Central, 1gb
  • Pirates – 59-37, 3rd NL Central, 1.0
  • Cubs – 60-36, 1st NL Central
  • Cardinals – 47-50, last NL Central, 13.5gb
  • Dodgers – 57-39, 1st NL West
  • Giants – 45-50, 2nd NL West, 11.5gb
  • Mariners – 46-52, last AL West, 8.5gb

Hardship Draft

  1. Giants – Bump Willis, Texas
  2. Mariners – ???
  3. Blue Jays – ???

1977 All Star Weekend League Leaders

Batting Average

  • AL George Brett (Royals) – .358
    • Top 5: Bostock (TOR), Gamble (CHW), Johnson (CHW), Thompson (DET)
  • NL Ted Simmons (Cardinals) – .373
    • Top 5: Yont (MIL), Morgan (CIN), Rice (PHI), Valentine (MON)

Dingers

  • AL Jason Thomspon (Tigers) – 27
    • Top 5: Johnson (CHW), Scott (BOS), Thronton (CLE), Burroughs (NYY)
  • NL Mike Schmidt, Jim Rice (Phillies) – 26 (tied)
    • Top 5: Robinson (PIT), Foster (CIN), Luzinski (PHI), Smith (LAD)

Doubles

  • AL Rod Carew (Royals) – 31
    • Top 5: Wills (TEX), Brett (KC), Randolph (NYY), Page (OAK) 
  • NL Gene Richards (Padres) – 27
    • Top 5: Valentine (MON), Foster (CIN), Parker (PIT), Templeton (STL)

Ribbies

  • AL Jason Thompson (Tigers) – 85
    • Top 5: Johnson (CHW), Scott (BOS), Chambliss (NYY), Cowens (KC)
  • NL Jim Rice (Phillies) – 83
    • Top 5: Schmidt (PHI), Valentine (MON), Luzinski (PHI), Robinson (PIT), Morgan (CIN)

Steals

  • AL Ron LeFlore (Tigers) – 46
    • Top 5: Remy (LAA), Wills (TEX), Cruz (HOU), Patek (KC)
  • NL Lou Brock (Cardinals) – 31
    • Top 5: Stennett (PIT), Moreno (PIT), Bonds (CHC), Morgan (CIN)

Ks

  • AL Bert Blyleven (Tigers) – 109
    • Top 5: Perry (TEX), Leonard (KC), Barker (TEX), Gullett (NYY)
  • NL Nolan Ryan (Expos) – 161
    • Top 5: Carlton (PHI), Sale (PHI), Tanana (PIT), Richard (SF)

Saves

  • AL Lerrin LaGrow (White Sox) – 30
    • Top 5: Devine (TEX), Lacey (OAK), Johnson (MIN), Campbell (BOS)
  • NL Joe Kerrigan (Expos) – 34
    • Top 5: Sutter (CHC), Sosa (LAD), Gossage (PIT), Reed (PHI)

Pitching WAR

  • AL Gaylord Perry (Texas) – 3.6
    • Top 5: Leonard (KC), Blue (OAK), Jenkins (BOS), Flanagan (BAL)
  • NL Don Sutton (Dodgers) – 3.9
    • Top 5: Sale (PHI), Candelaria (PIT), Ryan (MON), Tanana (PIT)

Batting WAR

  • AL Lyman Bostock (Blue Jays) – 5.5
    • Top 5: Page (OAK), Otis (KC), Thompson (DET), Brett (KC)
  • NL Bobby Bonds (Cubs) – 6.4
    • Top 5: Yont (MIL), Simmons (STL), Schmidt (PHI), Morgan (CIN)

1977 August 15th Standings

  • Yankees – 82-45, 1st AL East
  • Blue Jays – 53-75, 4th AL East, 29gb
  • Phillies – 92-35, 1st NL East
  • Expos – 74-54, 2nd NL East, 18.5gb
  • White Sox – 80-47, 1st AL Central
  • Royals – 72-54, 2nd AL Central 7.5gb
  • Tigers – 68-59, 3rd AL Central, 12.0gb
  • Pirates – 79-48, 1st NL Central
  • Cubs – 76-51, 2nd NL Central, 3gb
  • Reds – 73-53, 3rd NL Central, 5.5gb
  • Cardinals – 62-65, last NL Central, 17gb
  • Dodgers – 73-56, 1st NL West
  • Giants – 63-63, 2nd NL West, 8.5gb
  • Mariners – 63-66, 4th AL West, 7gb

1977 August 15th Wild Card

NL Wild Card

Cubs, Reds

Expos 2.5gb

Cardinals 11.5gb

Giants 12.0gb

AL wild card

Royals, Tigers

Mariners 9.5gb

1977 Sept 17th Standings

  • Yankees – 95-57, 1st AL East
  • Blue Jays – 70-83, 4th AL East, 25.5gb
  • Phillies – 110-42, 1st NL East
  • Expos – 85-67, 2nd NL East, 25gb
  • White Sox – 96-57, 1st AL Central
  • Royals – 92-60, 2nd AL Central 3.5gb
  • Tigers – 80-72, 3rd AL Central, 15.5gb
  • Pirates – 95-57, 1st NL Central
  • Cubs – 88-65, 2nd NL Central, 7.5gb
  • Reds – 87-64, 3rd NL Central, 7.5gb
  • Cardinals – 76-76, last NL Central, 19gb
  • Dodgers – 92-61, 1st NL West
  • Giants – 77-76, 2nd NL West, 15gb
  • Mariners – 71-81, 4th AL West, 11gb