1977 American League Cy Young Award
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The winner of the 1977 American League Cy Young Award was Sparky Lyle of the New York Yankees.
[edit] Award Voting
| Player | Team | Points | Points Share (Max Points) | First Votes | W - L | SV | G | GS | CG | SHO | RA | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | ER | ERA | WHIP | K/IP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparky Lyle | New York Yankees | 56.5 | 0.404 (140) | 9 | 13 - 5 | 26 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 137.0 | 131 | 7 | 33 | 68 | 33 | 2.17 | 0.29 | 0.50 | |
| Jim Palmer | Baltimore Orioles | 48 | 0.343 (140) | 6 | 20 - 11 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 319.0 | 263 | 24 | 99 | 193 | 103 | 2.91 | 0.39 | 0.61 | |
| Nolan Ryan | California Angels | 46 | 0.329 (140) | 6 | 19 - 16 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 299.0 | 198 | 12 | 204 | 341 | 92 | 2.77 | 0.72 | 1.14 | |
| Dennis Leonard | Kansas City Royals | 45 | 0.321 (140) | 5 | 20 - 12 | 1 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 292.2 | 246 | 18 | 79 | 244 | 99 | 3.04 | 0.33 | 0.83 | |
| Bill Campbell | Boston Red Sox | 25.5 | 0.182 (140) | 1 | 13 - 9 | 31 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 140.0 | 112 | 13 | 60 | 114 | 46 | 2.96 | 0.52 | 0.81 | |
| Dave Goltz | Minnesota Twins | 19 | 0.136 (140) | 1 | 20 - 11 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 303.0 | 284 | 23 | 91 | 186 | 113 | 3.36 | 0.38 | 0.61 | |
| Ron Guidry | New York Yankees | 5 | 0.036 (140) | 0 | 16 - 7 | 1 | 31 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 210.2 | 174 | 12 | 65 | 176 | 66 | 2.82 | 0.37 | 0.84 | |
| Dave Rozema | Detroit Tigers | 4 | 0.029 (140) | 0 | 15 - 7 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 218.1 | 222 | 25 | 34 | 92 | 75 | 3.09 | 0.27 | 0.42 | |
| Frank Tanana | California Angels | 3 | 0.021 (140) | 0 | 15 - 9 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 241.1 | 201 | 19 | 61 | 205 | 68 | 2.54 | 0.33 | 0.85 |
| Preceded by 1976 | Cy Young Award National 1977 | Succeeded by 1978 |

