1977 Cleveland Indians Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 71-90
Finished 5th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 900,365, Avg. 12,823
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Frank Robinson (26-31)
Manager: Jeff Torborg (45-59)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1977 Cleveland Indians StatisticsTeam Record: 71-90
Finished 5th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 900,365, Avg. 12,823
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Frank Robinson (26-31)
Manager: Jeff Torborg (45-59)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1977 Cleveland Indians Roster
The Cleveland Indians of the American League ended the 1977 season with a record of 71 wins and 90 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's East Division.
The Indians plated 676 runs and gave up 739 runs. Andre Thornton paced Cleveland with 28 home runs, and Rico Carty walloped 20 or more, too. Rico Carty drove in 80 runs. Buddy Bell led batters with significant playing time by hitting .292. Dennis Eckersley topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.53 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Frank Robinson and Jeff Torborg coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 676
Regular Season Runs Against: 739
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 10, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 19 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 11, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Texas Rangers 3 | L | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 13, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Texas Rangers 3 | W | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3-1 | ||
| April 16, 1977 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 0-1 | 3-1 | 3-2 | ||
| April 17, 1977 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 0-2 | 3-1 | 3-3 | ||
| April 17, 1977 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 10 | W | 1-2 | 3-1 | 4-3 | ||
| April 18, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | L | 1-2 | 3-2 | 4-4 | ||
| April 19, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | L | 1-2 | 3-3 | 4-5 | ||
| April 20, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Baltimore Orioles 7 | L | 1-2 | 3-4 | 4-6 | ||
| April 23, 1977 | New York Yankees 9 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 1-3 | 3-4 | 4-7 | ||
| April 24, 1977 | New York Yankees 10 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 1-4 | 3-4 | 4-8 | ||
| April 24, 1977 | New York Yankees 7 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 1-5 | 3-4 | 4-9 | ||
| April 27, 1977 | Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 1-6 | 3-4 | 4-10 | ||
| April 28, 1977 | Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 2-6 | 3-4 | 5-10 | ||
| April 29, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 | L | 2-6 | 3-5 | 5-11 | ||
| April 30, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 | W | 2-6 | 4-5 | 6-11 | ||
| May 1, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 | W | 2-6 | 5-5 | 7-11 | ||
| May 1, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 7 | L | 2-6 | 5-6 | 7-12 | ||
| May 3, 1977 | Minnesota Twins 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 2-7 | 5-6 | 7-13 | ||
| May 4, 1977 | Minnesota Twins 5 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 3-7 | 5-6 | 8-13 | ||
| May 6, 1977 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 3-8 | 5-6 | 8-14 | ||
| May 7, 1977 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 3-9 | 5-6 | 8-15 | ||
| May 8, 1977 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 3-10 | 5-6 | 8-16 | ||
| May 10, 1977 | Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 4-10 | 5-6 | 9-16 | ||
| May 10, 1977 | Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 5-10 | 5-6 | 10-16 | ||
| May 11, 1977 | Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 6-10 | 5-6 | 11-16 | ||
| May 13, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 6-10 | 5-7 | 11-17 | ||
| May 14, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Chicago White Sox 18 | L | 6-10 | 5-8 | 11-18 | ||
| May 15, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 6-10 | 6-8 | 12-18 | ||
| May 16, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Minnesota Twins 8 | L | 6-10 | 6-9 | 12-19 | ||
| May 17, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Minnesota Twins 10 | L | 6-10 | 6-10 | 12-20 | ||
| May 20, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 6-10 | 6-11 | 12-21 | ||
| May 21, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 12 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 6-10 | 7-11 | 13-21 | ||
| May 22, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Kansas City Royals 1 | W | 6-10 | 8-11 | 14-21 | ||
| May 24, 1977 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 7-10 | 8-11 | 15-21 | ||
| May 25, 1977 | Seattle Mariners 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 8-10 | 8-11 | 16-21 | ||
| May 27, 1977 | Oakland Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 9-10 | 8-11 | 17-21 | ||
| May 28, 1977 | Oakland Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 9-11 | 8-11 | 17-22 | ||
| May 29, 1977 | Oakland Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 10-11 | 8-11 | 18-22 | ||
| May 30, 1977 | California Angels 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 11-11 | 8-11 | 19-22 | ||
| May 31, 1977 | California Angels 7 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 11-12 | 8-11 | 19-23 | ||
| June 1, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 11-12 | 9-11 | 20-23 | ||
| June 2, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 11-12 | 9-12 | 20-24 | ||
| June 3, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Seattle Mariners 1 | W | 11-12 | 10-12 | 21-24 | ||
| June 4, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Seattle Mariners 5 | W | 11-12 | 11-12 | 22-24 | ||
| June 5, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Seattle Mariners 6 | L | 11-12 | 11-13 | 22-25 | ||
| June 6, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Oakland Athletics 1 | W | 11-12 | 12-13 | 23-25 | ||
| June 8, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 | L | 11-12 | 12-14 | 23-26 | ||
| June 10, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 0 at California Angels 1 | L | 11-12 | 12-15 | 23-27 | ||
| June 11, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 3 at California Angels 1 | W | 11-12 | 13-15 | 24-27 | ||
| June 12, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 4 at California Angels 11 | L | 11-12 | 13-16 | 24-28 | ||
| June 13, 1977 | Texas Rangers 3 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 11-13 | 13-16 | 24-29 | ||
| June 14, 1977 | Texas Rangers 7 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 11-14 | 13-16 | 24-30 | ||
| June 15, 1977 | Texas Rangers 6 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 11-15 | 13-16 | 24-31 | ||
| June 17, 1977 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 8 | W | 12-15 | 13-16 | 25-31 | ||
| June 18, 1977 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 13-15 | 13-16 | 26-31 | ||
| June 19, 1977 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 14-15 | 13-16 | 27-31 | ||
| June 19, 1977 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 15-15 | 13-16 | 28-31 | ||
| June 20, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 | W | 15-15 | 14-16 | 29-31 | ||
| June 21, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 | W | 15-15 | 15-16 | 30-31 | ||
| June 22, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 | W | 15-15 | 16-16 | 31-31 | ||
| June 23, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 | W | 15-15 | 17-16 | 32-31 | ||
| June 24, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 15-15 | 18-16 | 33-31 | ||
| June 25, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 15-15 | 18-17 | 33-32 | ||
| June 26, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 15-15 | 19-17 | 34-32 | ||
| June 26, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 15-15 | 19-18 | 34-33 | ||
| June 27, 1977 | Baltimore Orioles 9 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 15-16 | 19-18 | 34-34 | ||
| June 29, 1977 | Baltimore Orioles 8 at Cleveland Indians 11 | W | 16-16 | 19-18 | 35-34 | ||
| June 29, 1977 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 16-17 | 19-18 | 35-35 | ||
| June 30, 1977 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 17-17 | 19-18 | 36-35 | ||
| July 1, 1977 | Kansas City Royals 12 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 17-18 | 19-18 | 36-36 | ||
| July 2, 1977 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 17-19 | 19-18 | 36-37 | ||
| July 3, 1977 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 18-19 | 19-18 | 37-37 | ||
| July 4, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 5 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 18-19 | 19-19 | 37-38 | ||
| July 5, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 4 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 18-19 | 19-20 | 37-39 | ||
| July 7, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 18-19 | 19-21 | 37-40 | ||
| July 8, 1977 | Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Cleveland Indians 11 | W | 19-19 | 19-21 | 38-40 | ||
| July 9, 1977 | Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 20-19 | 19-21 | 39-40 | ||
| July 10, 1977 | Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 20-20 | 19-21 | 39-41 | ||
| July 11, 1977 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 20-21 | 19-21 | 39-42 | ||
| July 12, 1977 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 21-21 | 19-21 | 40-42 | ||
| July 13, 1977 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 21-22 | 19-21 | 40-43 | ||
| July 14, 1977 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 21-23 | 19-21 | 40-44 | ||
| July 15, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Texas Rangers 8 | L | 21-23 | 19-22 | 40-45 | ||
| July 15, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Texas Rangers 8 | L | 21-23 | 19-23 | 40-46 | ||
| July 16, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Texas Rangers 5 | L | 21-23 | 19-24 | 40-47 | ||
| July 17, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Texas Rangers 1 | W | 21-23 | 20-24 | 41-47 | ||
| July 21, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 11 | L | 21-23 | 20-25 | 41-48 | ||
| July 21, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 21-23 | 21-25 | 42-48 | ||
| July 22, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 21-23 | 21-26 | 42-49 | ||
| July 23, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 21-23 | 22-26 | 43-49 | ||
| July 24, 1977 | Texas Rangers 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 21-24 | 22-26 | 43-50 | ||
| July 25, 1977 | Texas Rangers 6 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 21-25 | 22-26 | 43-51 | ||
| July 27, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | L | 21-25 | 22-27 | 43-52 | ||
| July 28, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | L | 21-25 | 22-28 | 43-53 | ||
| July 29, 1977 | Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 21-26 | 22-28 | 43-54 | ||
| July 30, 1977 | Minnesota Twins 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 21-27 | 22-28 | 43-55 | ||
| July 31, 1977 | Minnesota Twins 2 at Cleveland Indians 9 | W | 22-27 | 22-28 | 44-55 | ||
| July 31, 1977 | Minnesota Twins 9 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 22-28 | 22-28 | 44-56 | ||
| August 2, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 | W | 22-28 | 23-28 | 45-56 | ||
| August 2, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 | W | 22-28 | 24-28 | 46-56 | ||
| August 3, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 7 | L | 22-28 | 24-29 | 46-57 | ||
| August 5, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 10 at Minnesota Twins 14 | L | 22-28 | 24-30 | 46-58 | ||
| August 6, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Minnesota Twins 6 | L | 22-28 | 24-31 | 46-59 | ||
| August 7, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Minnesota Twins 11 | L | 22-28 | 24-32 | 46-60 | ||
| August 8, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | L | 22-28 | 24-33 | 46-61 | ||
| August 9, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | L | 22-28 | 24-34 | 46-62 | ||
| August 10, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 22-28 | 25-34 | 47-62 | ||
| August 11, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 22-28 | 26-34 | 48-62 | ||
| August 12, 1977 | Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 23-28 | 26-34 | 49-62 | ||
| August 12, 1977 | Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 24-28 | 26-34 | 50-62 | ||
| August 13, 1977 | Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 24-29 | 26-34 | 50-63 | ||
| August 14, 1977 | Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Cleveland Indians 14 | W | 25-29 | 26-34 | 51-63 | ||
| August 14, 1977 | Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Cleveland Indians 12 | W | 26-29 | 26-34 | 52-63 | ||
| August 15, 1977 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 27-29 | 26-34 | 53-63 | ||
| August 16, 1977 | Oakland Athletics 7 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 27-30 | 26-34 | 53-64 | ||
| August 17, 1977 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 27-31 | 26-34 | 53-65 | ||
| August 18, 1977 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 27-32 | 26-34 | 53-66 | ||
| August 19, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Oakland Athletics 1 | W | 27-32 | 27-34 | 54-66 | ||
| August 20, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Oakland Athletics 4 | W | 27-32 | 28-34 | 55-66 | ||
| August 21, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Oakland Athletics 1 | W | 27-32 | 29-34 | 56-66 | ||
| August 22, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Seattle Mariners 4 | L | 27-32 | 29-35 | 56-67 | ||
| August 22, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 12 at Seattle Mariners 1 | W | 27-32 | 30-35 | 57-67 | ||
| August 24, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 2 at California Angels 5 | L | 27-32 | 30-36 | 57-68 | ||
| August 24, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 5 at California Angels 3 | W | 27-32 | 31-36 | 58-68 | ||
| August 26, 1977 | Seattle Mariners 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 27-33 | 31-36 | 58-69 | ||
| August 27, 1977 | Seattle Mariners 0 at Cleveland Indians 10 | W | 28-33 | 31-36 | 59-69 | ||
| August 28, 1977 | Seattle Mariners 6 at Cleveland Indians 10 | W | 29-33 | 31-36 | 60-69 | ||
| August 29, 1977 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 9 | W | 30-33 | 31-36 | 61-69 | ||
| August 30, 1977 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 30-34 | 31-36 | 61-70 | ||
| August 31, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 30-34 | 32-36 | 62-70 | ||
| September 1, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 30-34 | 32-37 | 62-71 | ||
| September 2, 1977 | California Angels 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 31-34 | 32-37 | 63-71 | ||
| September 3, 1977 | California Angels 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 31-35 | 32-37 | 63-72 | ||
| September 4, 1977 | California Angels 7 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 31-36 | 32-37 | 63-73 | ||
| September 5, 1977 | New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 32-36 | 32-37 | 64-73 | ||
| September 5, 1977 | New York Yankees 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 33-36 | 32-37 | 65-73 | ||
| September 6, 1977 | New York Yankees 8 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 33-37 | 32-37 | 65-74 | ||
| September 7, 1977 | New York Yankees 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 33-38 | 32-37 | 65-75 | ||
| September 8, 1977 | New York Yankees 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 33-39 | 32-37 | 65-76 | ||
| September 9, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Baltimore Orioles 7 | L | 33-39 | 32-38 | 65-77 | ||
| September 10, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | L | 33-39 | 32-39 | 65-78 | ||
| September 11, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Baltimore Orioles 9 | L | 33-39 | 32-40 | 65-79 | ||
| September 12, 1977 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 8 | W | 34-39 | 32-40 | 66-79 | ||
| September 14, 1977 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 34-40 | 32-40 | 66-80 | ||
| September 14, 1977 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 34-41 | 32-40 | 66-81 | ||
| September 17, 1977 | Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 34-42 | 32-40 | 66-82 | ||
| September 17, 1977 | Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 35-42 | 32-40 | 67-82 | ||
| September 18, 1977 | Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 35-43 | 32-40 | 67-83 | ||
| September 19, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 35-43 | 32-41 | 67-84 | ||
| September 20, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 35-43 | 32-42 | 67-85 | ||
| September 23, 1977 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 36-43 | 32-42 | 68-85 | ||
| September 24, 1977 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 36-44 | 32-42 | 68-86 | ||
| September 25, 1977 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Cleveland Indians 9 | W | 37-44 | 32-42 | 69-86 | ||
| September 26, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 37-44 | 32-43 | 69-87 | ||
| September 27, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 1 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 37-44 | 32-44 | 69-88 | ||
| September 28, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 0 at New York Yankees 10 | L | 37-44 | 32-45 | 69-89 | ||
| September 29, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 4 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 37-44 | 33-45 | 70-89 | ||
| October 2, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 | W | 37-44 | 34-45 | 71-89 | ||
| October 2, 1977 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 | L | 37-44 | 34-46 | 71-90 |
