1977 Toronto Blue Jays
[edit] Summary
The 1977 Toronto Blue Jays finished with a record of 54-107. They scored 605 runs and belted 100 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. Ron Fairly provided the power for the team with 19 homers. Doug Ault and Ron Fairly were tied for the team lead in RBI with 64. Bob Bailor led the team with 154 hits for a .310 average.
The team allowed 822 runs and had a team ERA of 4.57. Dave Lemanczyk was the winningest pitcher, with 13 games won. Jerry Garvin struck out 127 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Doug Ault | 1B | 129 | 445 | 44 | 109 | 11 | 64 | 4 | .310 | .382 | .692 | .245 |
| Pedro Garcia | 2B | 41 | 130 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .254 | .300 | .554 | .208 |
| Roy Howell | 3B | 96 | 364 | 41 | 115 | 10 | 44 | 4 | .386 | .451 | .837 | .316 |
| Jim Mason | SS | 22 | 79 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .233 | .203 | .436 | .165 |
| Dave McKay | 2B | 95 | 274 | 18 | 54 | 3 | 22 | 2 | .222 | .266 | .488 | .197 |
| Tim Nordbrook | SS | 24 | 63 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .224 | .206 | .430 | .175 |
| Doug Rader | 3B | 96 | 313 | 47 | 75 | 13 | 40 | 2 | .323 | .435 | .758 | .240 |
| Steve Staggs | 2B | 72 | 290 | 37 | 75 | 2 | 28 | 5 | .339 | .359 | .698 | .259 |
| Hector Torres | SS | 91 | 266 | 33 | 64 | 5 | 26 | 1 | .282 | .346 | .628 | .241 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Bailor | OF | 122 | 496 | 62 | 154 | 5 | 32 | 15 | .335 | .403 | .738 | .310 |
| Steve Bowling | OF | 89 | 194 | 19 | 40 | 1 | 13 | 2 | .330 | .273 | .603 | .206 |
| Sam Ewing | OF | 97 | 244 | 24 | 70 | 4 | 34 | 1 | .338 | .385 | .723 | .287 |
| John Scott | OF | 79 | 233 | 26 | 56 | 2 | 15 | 10 | .266 | .305 | .571 | .240 |
| Otto Velez | OF | 120 | 360 | 50 | 92 | 16 | 62 | 4 | .366 | .458 | .824 | .256 |
| Al Woods | OF | 122 | 440 | 58 | 125 | 6 | 35 | 8 | .336 | .382 | .718 | .284 |
| Gary Woods | OF | 60 | 227 | 21 | 49 | 0 | 17 | 5 | .246 | .264 | .510 | .216 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Alan Ashby | C | 124 | 396 | 25 | 83 | 2 | 29 | 0 | .301 | .280 | .581 | .210 |
| Rick Cerone | C | 31 | 100 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .245 | .270 | .515 | .200 |
| Phil Roof | C | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ernie Whitt | C | 23 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .200 | .244 | .444 | .171 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ron Fairly | DH | 132 | 458 | 60 | 128 | 19 | 64 | 0 | .362 | .465 | .827 | .279 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5418 | 605 | 1367 | 100 | 553 | 65 | .312 | .365 | .677 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Bruno | 12 | 0 | 18.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 7.85 | 2.350 | |||
| Jeff Byrd | 17 | 17 | 87.3 | 2 | 13 | .133 | 0 | 40 | 68 | 6.18 | 1.901 | |||
| Jim Clancy | 13 | 13 | 76.7 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 0 | 44 | 47 | 5.05 | 1.656 | |||
| Mike Darr | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 33.75 | 5.385 | |||
| Dennis DeBarr | 14 | 0 | 21.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 5.91 | 1.737 | |||
| Jerry Garvin | 34 | 34 | 244.7 | 10 | 18 | .357 | 0 | 127 | 85 | 4.19 | 1.357 | |||
| Steve Hargan | 6 | 5 | 29.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 5.22 | 1.706 | |||
| Chuck Hartenstein | 13 | 0 | 27.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 6.59 | 1.685 | |||
| Jesse Jefferson | 33 | 33 | 217 | 9 | 17 | .346 | 0 | 114 | 83 | 4.31 | 1.415 | |||
| Jerry Johnson | 43 | 0 | 86 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5 | 54 | 54 | 4.60 | 1.686 | |||
| Dave Lemanczyk | 34 | 34 | 252 | 13 | 16 | .448 | 0 | 105 | 87 | 4.25 | 1.448 | |||
| Tom Murphy | 19 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 3.63 | 1.558 | |||
| Bill Singer | 13 | 12 | 59.7 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 33 | 39 | 6.79 | 1.843 | |||
| Pete Vuckovich | 53 | 8 | 148 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 8 | 123 | 59 | 3.47 | 1.365 | |||
| Mike Willis | 43 | 3 | 107.3 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5 | 59 | 38 | 3.94 | 1.333 | |||
| Team Totals | 348 | 161 | 1428.2 | 54 | 107 | .335 | 20 | 771 | 623 | 4.57 | 1.513 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ron Fairly | 132 |
| At Bats | Bob Bailor | 496 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ron Fairly | 528 |
| Batting Average | Bob Bailor | .310 |
| On-Base % | Ron Fairly | .362 |
| Slugging % | Ron Fairly | .465 |
| OPS | Ron Fairly | .827 |
| Runs | Bob Bailor | 62 |
| Hits | Bob Bailor | 154 |
| Total Bases | Ron Fairly | 213 |
| Doubles | Ron Fairly | 24 |
| Triples | Steve Staggs | 6 |
| Home Runs | Ron Fairly | 19 |
| RBI | Doug Ault and Ron Fairly | 64 |
| Walks | Otto Velez | 65 |
| Strikeouts | Otto Velez | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | Bob Bailor | 15 |
| Caught Stealing | Steve Staggs | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Alan Ashby | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Otto Velez | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Doug Ault | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dave Lemanczyk | 13 |
| Losses | Jerry Garvin | 18 |
| Saves | Pete Vuckovich | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Pete Vuckovich | .500 |
| ERA | Jerry Garvin | 4.19 |
| WHIP | Jerry Garvin | 1.357 |
| Innings Pitched | Dave Lemanczyk | 252 |
| Games | Pete Vuckovich | 53 |
| Games Started | Jerry Garvin and Dave Lemanczyk | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Jerry Garvin | 127 |
| Complete Games | Jerry Garvin | 12 |
| Shutouts | Jim Clancy, Jerry Garvin, and Pete Vuckovich | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Dave Lemanczyk | 1092 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dave Lemanczyk | 119 |
| Hits Allowed | Dave Lemanczyk | 278 |
| Walks Allowed | Dave Lemanczyk | 87 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jerry Garvin | 33 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jerry Garvin | 46 |
| Triples Allowed | Jerry Garvin | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Dave Lemanczyk | 20 |
| Hit Batsmen | Pete Vuckovich | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dave Lemanczyk | 24 |
