1977 Pacific Coast League season

The 1977 Pacific Coast League season was the 75th season in the league's history. It ended with the Phoenix Giants winning their first league championship since 1958. Additionally, the championship series was expanded again to a best-of-seven format.

This was the first season for the San Jose Missions.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Phoenix Giants	81	59	.579	--	Rocky Bridges	San Francisco Giants
Salt Lake City Gulls	74	65	.532	6½	Jimy Williams	California Angels
Tucson Toros	65	73	.471	15	Rich Donnelly	Texas Rangers
Albuquerque Dukes	60	78	.435	20	Jimmy Williams	Los Angeles Dodgers

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Hawaii Islanders	79	67	.541	-	Dick Phillips	San Diego Padres
Spokane Indians	75	69	.521	3	John Felske	Milwaukee Brewers
Tacoma Twins	68	75	.476	9½	Tom Kelly	Minnesota Twins
San Jose Missions	64	80	.444	14	Rene Lachemann	Oakland Athletics

Championship Finals

Phoenix vs. Hawaii Date Away Home September 6 Phoenix 6 Hawaii 3 September 7 Phoenix 5 Hawaii 1 Game 2 Phoenix 3 Hawaii 5 September 9 Hawaii 15 Phoenix 4 September 10 Hawaii 5 Phoenix 7 September 11 Hawaii 1 Phoenix 5 Phoenix wins series 4-2

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Don Cardoza, Albuquerque, .356
• Runs Scored Danny Walton, Albuquerque, 117
• Hits Henry Cruz, Albuquerque, 184
• Doubles Tommie Reynolds, Spokane, 45
• Triples Chris Arnold, Phoenix, 15
• Home Runs Walton, 42
• Runs Batted In Walton, 122
• Stolen Bases Rafael Landestoy, Albuquerque, 56

Pitching

• Wins Mark Wiley, Hawaii, 16
• Earned Run Average Eddie Bane, Tacoma, 4.14
• Complete Games Wiley, 14
• Shutouts Four tied with 3
• Strikeouts Frank Riccelli, Phoenix, 135
• Saves Tommy Toms, Phoenix, 19

All-Star Team

• First Base Skip James, Phoenix
• Second Base Julio Cruz, Hawaii
• Shortstop Junior Kennedy, Phoenix
• Third Base Jim Gantner, Spokane
• Outfield Dick Davis, Spokane; Henry Cruz, Albuquerque; Joe Simpson, Albuquerque
• Catcher Rick Sweet, Hawaii
• Designated Hitter Danny Walton, Albuquerque
• Pitchers Mark Wiley, Hawaii; Bill Butler, Tacoma
• Manager Rocky Bridges, Phoenix

References

• W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, eds.: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Baseball America, 1993.
• 1978 Baseball Almanac

Related Sites

• BR Minors page