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APRIL 1977
1977 Teams
Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox California Angels Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Montreal Expos New York Yankees New York Mets Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres Seattle Mariners San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals Texas Rangers Toronto Blue Jays
IN THE NEWS :Mike Easler to the Pirates for P Randy Sealy. Easler will continue to bounce between the majors and minors, before sticking for good in 1980.
IN THE NEWS :Bucky Dent to the Yankees for OF Oscar Gamble , and minor league pitchers LaMarr Hoyt and Bob Polinsky, and an estimated $200,000. Gamble will have a fine season in Chicago and Hoyt will blossom into the ace of the White Sox staff in the early 1980's.
IN THE NEWS :Seattle Mariners make their debut, losing to Frank Tanana and the Angels 7–0. In relief for the M's is Diego Segui , who pitched in the Seattle Pilots Opener in 1969.
Despite a snowfall of four inches this morning, the Reds open against the Padres, winning 5–3. The snow, which stopped falling at 11:30 was cleared out of the stadium a half hour before the game's start.
IN THE NEWS :Al Woods hits a pinch home run in his first ML at bat, just the 11th player in ML history to do so, as the Toronto Blue Jays make a successful debut versus the White Sox, winning 9–5.
Before 43,785 in the Opener at Yankee Stadium , Catfish Hunter holds the Brewers to five hits, three by Von Joshua , as the Yankees win 3–0. Von's last hit strikes Catfish in the instep and he leaves after seven innings of work. Sparky Lyle pitches the last two innings. Jim Wynn has two hits for New York, including a homer in his first Yankee at-bat. Reggie Jackson , in his first start as a Yankee, also has two hits and two runs, one on a suicide squeeze by Willie Randolph .
SCOREBOARD : APRIL 7, 1977New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 1 at Dodger Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Three Rivers Stadium Texas Rangers 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Yankee Stadium California Angels 2, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome Toronto Blue Jays 9, Chicago White Sox 5 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : APRIL 9, 1977New York Mets 8, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field San Diego Padres 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Francisco Giants 2 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium Kansas City Royals 16, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 3, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, Minnesota Twins 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Seattle Mariners 5, California Angels 1 at Kingdome Chicago White Sox 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :SCOREBOARD : APRIL 10, 1977Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 2 at Wrigley Field San Diego Padres 12, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome San Francisco Giants 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 9, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Veteran's Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Three Rivers Stadium Texas Rangers 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium Cleveland Indians 19, Boston Red Sox 9 at Fenway Park Kansas City Royals 5, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 9, Minnesota Twins 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium California Angels 12, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome Toronto Blue Jays 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Willie Horton to Texas for P Steve Foucault . Both players will move on after one season.
Phillip K. Wrigley, owner of the Chicago Cubs , dies at the age of 82. He had just started his 42nd season with the Cubs. William Wrigley succeeds his father as chairman of the executive committee of the team.
SCOREBOARD : APRIL 12, 1977Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 14, Atlanta Braves 10 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Baltimore Orioles 1, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome Detroit Tigers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : APRIL 13, 1977Houston Astros 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Dodger Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Montreal Expos 0 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Chicago White Sox 7, Boston Red Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium Oakland Athletics 9, California Angels 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Seattle Mariners 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Kingdome Cleveland Indians 5, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Olympic Stadium before a crowd of 57,592. The Phillies win 7–2.
SCOREBOARD : APRIL 15, 1977Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 7, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique Chicago Cubs 8, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 9, San Diego Padres 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II California Angels 7, Seattle Mariners 0 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 7, New York Yankees 4 at County Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Vida Blue to discard his old, discolored "lucky" cap because it is no longer "identical in color, trim and style" to those of his teammates.
In Milwaukee, Cecil Cooper hits a 2-run shot in the bottom of the 9th off Sparky Lyle to tie the Yankees 3–3, then a Sal Bando triple and single by Steve Brye wins it.
SCOREBOARD : APRIL 16, 1977Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Montreal Expos 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Stade Olympique New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Shea Stadium San Diego Padres 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II California Angels 6, Seattle Mariners 4 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Comiskey Park I Boston Red Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 8, Kansas City Royals 5 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, New York Yankees 3 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Bob Watson scoring on a close play at the plate. Braves' executive Bill Lucas persuaded the umps to return, assuring them that no more close plays would be shown. The Braves won 5–4.
SCOREBOARD : APRIL 17, 1977Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Montreal Expos 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Stade Olympique New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 0 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Busch Stadium II Seattle Mariners 11, California Angels 7 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Comiskey Park I Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 10, Boston Red Sox 5 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 2, New York Yankees 0 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 10, Oakland Athletics 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Baltimore Orioles 5, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : APRIL 18, 1977San Diego Padres 12, Atlanta Braves 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Stade Olympique St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 2 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Fenway Park Minnesota Twins 8, Kansas City Royals 6 at Royals Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 5, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium Seattle Mariners 8, Texas Rangers 6 at Kingdome Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Brooks Robinson makes his last home run a dramatic one. Pinch hitting for Larry Harlow , he hits a three run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning off Dave LaRoche to beat the Indians 6-5. Brooks will go to bat just 47 times this year, finishing his career with 268 homers. In yesterday's game against Cleveland, O's rookie Eddie Murray hits his first ML homer, off former Oriole Pat Dobson .
Kansas City whips the Twins, 11–3, as Frank White paces the KC offense with a double and homer in one inning.
SCOREBOARD : APRIL 19, 1977Atlanta Braves 4, San Diego Padres 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field San Francisco Giants 7, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Stade Olympique New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 11, Detroit Tigers 3 at Fenway Park California Angels 11, Chicago White Sox 2 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 11, Minnesota Twins 3 at Royals Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 8, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Texas Rangers 3, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : APRIL 20, 1977Atlanta Braves 2, San Diego Padres 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium San Francisco Giants 1, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Montreal Expos 6 at Stade Olympique St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 2 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 7, Cleveland Indians 2 at Memorial Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 3, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium New York Yankees 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Dave Rozema shuts down Boston 8–0 for his first ML win.
Yankee manager Billy Martin , faced with a 2-8 slump in the past 10 games, draws his lineup out of a hat. Chris Chambliss , batting 8th, drives in five runs on two doubles and a homer and New York beats Toronto, 8–6. Ken Holtzman is the winner.
PLAYERS BORN ON APRIL 21, 1977 » Kip Wells in Houston, TX
SCOREBOARD : APRIL 22, 1977Atlanta Braves 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Stade Olympique Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 10, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium California Angels 7, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome Minnesota Twins 4, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : APRIL 23, 1977Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Wrigley Field San Diego Padres 7, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome San Diego Padres 11, Houston Astros 8 at Astrodome San Francisco Giants 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 5 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 11, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Veteran's Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium New York Yankees 9, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Kansas City Royals 8, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome Texas Rangers 1, Minnesota Twins 0 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Fergie Jenkins fires the first shutout ever in Toronto's Exhibition Stadium , as the Red Sox defeat the Blue Jays, 9–0.
SCOREBOARD : APRIL 24, 1977Los Angeles Dodgers 16, Atlanta Braves 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 9, San Diego Padres 8 at Astrodome San Francisco Giants 6, Montreal Expos 5 at Stade Olympique Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Veteran's Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 10, California Angels 9 at Anaheim Stadium New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Baltimore Orioles 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Detroit Tigers 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Tiger Stadium Chicago White Sox 12, Oakland Athletics 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Oakland Athletics 11, Chicago White Sox 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Kansas City Royals 16, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome Seattle Mariners 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Kingdome Minnesota Twins 12, Texas Rangers 6 at Arlington Stadium Boston Red Sox 9, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Phil Niekro , Jamie Easterly , and Mike Beard ), and 23 in the game, in crushing the Braves, 23–9. George Foster clouts two homers, a double and single, scores five runs and drives home seven to lead Cincy. The previous time 12 runs scored in an inning was September 3, 1926 , also allowed by the Braves.
IN THE NEWS :Lenny Randle to the Mets for Rick Auerbach and cash.
Dan Driessen has two homers and six RBIs to pace the Reds to a 9–1 win over the Braves in Atlanta.
SCOREBOARD : APRIL 26, 1977Cincinnati Reds 9, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Three Rivers Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 2 at Memorial Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 7 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Texas Rangers 3 at Royals Stadium Boston Red Sox 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Seattle Mariners 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Mike Torrez from the A's in exchange for P Dock Ellis , infielder Marty Perez , and OF Larry Murray. Torrez will have a fine season in New York before signing with Boston as a free agent.
PLAYERS BORN ON APRIL 27, 1977 » Pedro Feliz in Azua, D.R.
SCOREBOARD : APRIL 27, 1977Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 21, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field Montreal Expos 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Three Rivers Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Diego Padres 6 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 2 at Candlestick Park New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, California Angels 5 at Anaheim Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 10, Chicago White Sox 9 at Tiger Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Seattle Mariners 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ron Guidry makes his a first start of the year and blanks the Mariners, 3–0, with relief help from Lyle. Thurman Munson belts a three run homer for New York, which moves into 2nd place.
SCOREBOARD : APRIL 29, 1977Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 0 at Dodger Stadium Houston Astros 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium New York Mets 9, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Busch Stadium II California Angels 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 4 at Fenway Park Texas Rangers 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Royals 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at County Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 3, Seattle Mariners 0 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ron Cey cracks a 7th-inning home run in a 6–4 Dodger win over the Expos. Cey finishes the month with a major-league record for April of 29 RBI to lead the Dodgers to a 17-3 start under new manager Tommy Lasorda .
SCOREBOARD : APRIL 30, 1977Cincinnati Reds 8, Chicago Cubs 0 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Montreal Expos 4 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Houston Astros 0 at Three Rivers Stadium New York Mets 4, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 4, California Angels 3 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 4 at Fenway Park Texas Rangers 14, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I Toronto Blue Jays 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium Cleveland Indians 1, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 7, Seattle Mariners 2 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
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