1977 Modesto A's Roster
Team Record: 53-87
Finished 6th in the CL
Manager: Tom Trebelhorn (53-87)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Modesto, California
Ballpark: Del Webb Field
Attendance: 57,865, Avg. 827
The Modesto A's of the California League ended the 1977 season with a record of 53 wins and 87 losses, finishing sixth in the CL.
The A's tallied 829 runs, worst in the circuit, and surrendered 1044 runs, most in the league. Michael Rodriguez paced Modesto with 21 home runs and recorded 85 runs batted in. Rickey Henderson topped hitters with significant playing time with a .345 average. Randy Green led the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 4.59 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Mike Patterson, Jeff Jones, Darrell Woodard, Bobby Moore, Craig Minetto, Rickey Henderson and Ernie Camacho were all players from the 1977 Modesto A's who played in the Majors during their careers.
Tom Trebelhorn served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Abraham | L | L | October 8, 1951 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| Tom Baxter | R | R | March 16, 1955 | 6'2" | 215 | Bayonne, NJ US |
| Ron Beaurivage | L | L | April 22, 1953 | 6'2" | 205 | Manchester, NH US |
| Monte Bothwell | L | L | July 19, 1955 | 6'2" | 175 | Huron, SD US |
| Bart Braun | R | R | April 14, 1956 | 6'2" | 174 | |
| Ernie Camacho | R | R | February 1, 1955 | 6'1" | 180 | Salinas, CA US |
| Randall Cashore | R | R | ||||
| Patrick Corcoran | R | R | March 14, 1954 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Pat Dempsey | R | R | October 23, 1956 | 6'4" | 185 | Encino, CA US |
| Richard Dziemiela | R | R | December 8, 1954 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Donald Eagan | R | R | January 4, 1957 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| John Eisinger | R | R | November 8, 1953 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Michael Fehrenkamp | R | R | January 15, 1955 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Mark Gehrig | L | L | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Randy Green | R | R | January 6, 1957 | 6'3" | 180 | Claremore, OK US |
| Richard Hand | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Mack Harrison | S | R | October 9, 1954 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Rickey Henderson | R | L | December 25, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jeff Jones | R | R | July 29, 1956 | 6'3" | 210 | Detroit, MI US |
| Robert Klebba | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Frederick Lund | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Michael McLellan | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Ron McNeely | L | R | April 3, 1954 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Brian Meyl | S | R | June 22, 1955 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Craig Minetto | L | L | April 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | Stockton, CA US |
| Paul Mize | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Bobby Moore | R | R | November 8, 1958 | 6'4" | 200 | Sweetwater, LA US |
| Guy Murphy | R | R | November 5, 1956 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Patrick O'Brien | S | L | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Clyde Patterson | R | R | October 31, 1956 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Mike Patterson | L | R | January 26, 1958 | 5'10" | 170 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Stephen Rice | R | R | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| LeRoy Robbins | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Michael Rodriguez | R | R | September 22, 1956 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Bobby Salas | R | R | February 3, 1956 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Dom Scala | R | R | July 2, 1954 | 6'2" | 200 | Astoria, NY US |
| Donald Schubert | R | R | August 24, 1958 | 6'2" | 188 | |
| Samuel Scott | R | R | ||||
| Lee Sigman | S | R | December 26, 1950 | 6'3" | 175 | |
| Ted Smith | R | R | August 5, 1956 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Randy Taylor | R | R | December 21, 1953 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| John Tronerud | R | R | September 18, 1953 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Donald Washington | R | R | 6'1" | 178 | ||
| Darrell Woodard | R | R | December 10, 1956 | 5'11" | 160 | Wilma, AR US |
| Jesse Wright | L | L | April 14, 1954 | 6'1" | 180 | New Preston, CT US |
| Thomas Wright | R | R | January 17, 1954 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Dennis Wyszynski | R | R | 6'1" | 175 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
