1977 Charleston Charlies Statistics
Team Record: 78-62
Finished 2nd in the IL
Manager: Jim Beauchamp (78-62)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Charleston, West Virginia
Ballpark: Watt Powell Stadium
Attendance: 131,418, Avg. 1,877
Playoffs - Charleston Charlies 3 games, Tidewater Tides 1
Finals - Charleston Charlies 4 games, Pawtucket Red Sox 0
The Charleston Charlies of the International League ended the 1977 season with a record of 78 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the IL.
The Charlies led the circuit with just 587 runs allowed. Charleston scored 654 runs. Craig Cacek paced the team with 13 home runs Larry Wolfe and Craig Cacek each recorded 77 runs batted in. Craig Cacek topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .307 clip. Ron Selak paced the squad with 15 wins, while Tom Dixon earned a 2.25 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Wilbur Howard, José Sosa, Tom Dixon, Reggie Baldwin, Garth Iorg, Gene Pentz, Terry Puhl, Dan Monzon, Jim Fuller, Alex Taveras, Danny Godby, Gary Wilson, Gil Rondón, Mike Cosgrove, Craig Cacek, Joe Cannon, Rick Williams, Roy Thomas, Denny Walling, Leon Roberts, Rick Cerone, Mike Stanton, Jim Obradovich, Larry Wolfe, Bob Coluccio, Larry Hardy, Bob Detherage, Luis Pujols and Ernie Whitt were all players from the 1977 Charleston Charlies who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Jim Beauchamp served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Selak | 15 | 6 | .714 | 4.21 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 184.0 | 191 | 95 | 86 | 17 | 77 | 5 | 93 | 3 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Tom Dixon | 13 | 4 | .765 | 2.25 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 140.0 | 122 | 43 | 35 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Roy Thomas | 11 | 6 | .647 | 3.16 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 168.0 | 151 | 63 | 59 | 7 | 57 | 8 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 11 | ||
| Rick Williams | 9 | 11 | .450 | 3.01 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 206.0 | 188 | 94 | 69 | 13 | 59 | 5 | 86 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| José Sosa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 3.81 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 85.0 | 87 | 42 | 36 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Mike Stanton | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.41 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 116.0 | 115 | 53 | 44 | 7 | 47 | 5 | 81 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Larry Elenes | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.40 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 88.0 | 69 | 48 | 43 | 3 | 78 | 3 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Gary Wilson | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.81 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 61 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hardy | 2 | 5 | .286 | 6.28 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43.0 | 58 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Russ Rothermel | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.81 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 48.0 | 65 | 38 | 31 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Pentz | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Gil Rondón | 1 | 2 | .333 | 9.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Cosgrove | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6.62 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 43 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Totals | 78 | 62 | .557 | 3.79 | 323 | 140 | 0 | 44 | 11 | 20 | 1195.0 | 1182 | 587 | 503 | 72 | 498 | 48 | 581 | 29 | 9 | 60 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Wolfe | 134 | 549 | 467 | 71 | 142 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 77 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 61 | .304 | .389 | .458 | .848 | 214 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Joe Cannon | 113 | 461 | 431 | 67 | 132 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 39 | 6 | 21 | 81 | .306 | .339 | .455 | .794 | 196 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Craig Cacek | 114 | 489 | 414 | 67 | 127 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 77 | 3 | 2 | 67 | 38 | .307 | .400 | .466 | .867 | 193 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Bob Coluccio | 111 | 436 | 382 | 59 | 95 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 32 | .249 | .329 | .416 | .745 | 159 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Terry Puhl | 78 | 342 | 285 | 53 | 87 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 52 | 27 | .305 | .411 | .432 | .842 | 123 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Marc Rhea | 99 | 351 | 296 | 41 | 81 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 49 | 60 | .274 | .375 | .365 | .740 | 108 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Leon Roberts | 73 | 306 | 264 | 39 | 79 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 29 | .299 | .382 | .413 | .794 | 109 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Garth Iorg | 70 | 289 | 262 | 35 | 77 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 33 | .294 | .345 | .359 | .704 | 94 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Ramon Perez | 68 | 294 | 258 | 37 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 42 | .256 | .329 | .322 | .650 | 83 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Dan Monzon | 105 | 403 | 332 | 45 | 66 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 26 | .199 | .324 | .274 | .598 | 91 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Rick Cerone | 70 | 270 | 231 | 30 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 21 | .234 | .338 | .364 | .702 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Danny Godby | 59 | 210 | 194 | 17 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 31 | .247 | .290 | .304 | .595 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Luis Pujols | 58 | 195 | 180 | 15 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 38 | .228 | .266 | .267 | .532 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Jim Obradovich | 41 | 143 | 111 | 18 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 12 | .288 | .433 | .450 | .883 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Denny Walling | 29 | 104 | 89 | 17 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | .348 | .426 | .551 | .976 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ernie Whitt | 29 | 114 | 94 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | .255 | .372 | .319 | .691 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Alex Taveras | 47 | 165 | 148 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 20 | .149 | .210 | .182 | .392 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Bob Detherage | 23 | 68 | 59 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | .288 | .382 | .424 | .806 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wilbur Howard | 11 | 49 | 45 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .200 | .245 | .244 | .489 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reggie Baldwin | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .364 | .417 | .364 | .780 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Fuller | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hardy | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Tyler | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| José Sosa | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1417 | 5268 | 4570 | 652 | 1238 | 213 | 44 | 75 | 607 | 125 | 58 | 582 | 596 | .271 | .353 | .386 | .739 | 1764 | 0 | 26 | 41 | 49 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Cacek | 1B | 104 | 940 | 81 | 8 | 91 | .992 | 9.817 | ||||
| Leon Roberts | 1B | 16 | 130 | 13 | 1 | 13 | .993 | 8.938 | ||||
| Jim Obradovich | 1B | 13 | 109 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 9.077 | ||||
| Dan Monzon | 1B | 10 | 93 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1.000 | 1.300 | ||||
| Garth Iorg | 2B | 70 | 155 | 229 | 14 | 52 | .965 | 5.486 | ||||
| Ramon Perez | 2B | 67 | 160 | 215 | 4 | 47 | .989 | 5.597 | ||||
| Marc Rhea | 2B | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .895 | 4.250 | ||||
| Alex Taveras | 2B | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .929 | 4.333 | ||||
| Dan Monzon | 2B | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.500 | ||||
| Larry Wolfe | 3B | 134 | 117 | 258 | 27 | 29 | .933 | 2.799 | ||||
| Marc Rhea | 3B | 11 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 5 | .950 | 1.727 | ||||
| Ernie Whitt | 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| Rick Cerone | C | 65 | 254 | 32 | 5 | 1 | .983 | 4.400 | 6 | |||
| Luis Pujols | C | 52 | 239 | 26 | 4 | 5 | .985 | 5.096 | 3 | |||
| Ernie Whitt | C | 28 | 128 | 27 | 7 | 1 | .957 | 5.536 | 2 | |||
| Mike Tyler | C | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 | 0 | |||
| Reggie Baldwin | C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 0 | |||
| Joe Cannon | OF | 109 | 180 | 6 | 7 | 1 | .964 | 1.706 | ||||
| Bob Coluccio | OF | 106 | 218 | 5 | 9 | 1 | .961 | 2.104 | ||||
| Terry Puhl | OF | 77 | 189 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .985 | 2.506 | ||||
| Leon Roberts | OF | 56 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .993 | 2.446 | ||||
| Danny Godby | OF | 36 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 1.472 | ||||
| Denny Walling | OF | 28 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.357 | ||||
| Bob Detherage | OF | 21 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .929 | 1.857 | ||||
| Marc Rhea | OF | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .727 | ||||
| Wilbur Howard | OF | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 2.857 | ||||
| Russ Rothermel | P | 47 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .532 | ||||
| Roy Thomas | P | 44 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 0 | .973 | .818 | ||||
| José Sosa | P | 42 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | .917 | .524 | ||||
| Larry Hardy | P | 32 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .312 | ||||
| Larry Elenes | P | 31 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .710 | ||||
| Rick Williams | P | 29 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 2 | .943 | 1.724 | ||||
| Ron Selak | P | 28 | 24 | 32 | 4 | 3 | .933 | 2.000 | ||||
| Tom Dixon | P | 21 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.429 | ||||
| Mike Stanton | P | 20 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 1 | .923 | 1.800 | ||||
| Mike Cosgrove | P | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .467 | ||||
| Gary Wilson | P | 8 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.750 | ||||
| Gil Rondón | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 | ||||
| Gene Pentz | P | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.667 | ||||
| Dan Monzon | SS | 94 | 136 | 269 | 15 | 54 | .964 | 4.309 | ||||
| Alex Taveras | SS | 45 | 70 | 132 | 10 | 31 | .953 | 4.489 | ||||
| Marc Rhea | SS | 12 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 3 | .898 | 3.667 | ||||
| Garth Iorg | SS | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .667 | 4.000 | ||||
| Totals | 1511 | 3586 | 1604 | 148 | 375 | .972 | 3.435 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
