1977 Appalachian League

1977 > Class Rookie > League History
Overall: 210 games, 6 teams, approx. 70 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1976 / 1978
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1976 / 1978

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1976 / 1978

League Standings

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Kingsport Braves	ATL	43	26	.623	--
Bristol Tigers	DET	43	27	.614	0.5
Johnson City Cardinals	STL	37	33	.529	6.5
Bluefield Orioles	BAL	32	38	.457	11.5
Elizabethton Twins	MIN	29	40	.420	14
Pulaski Phillies		25	45	.357	18.5

This league's standings, if available, are based on full season team pitching records. Leagues may have have split season and postseason results that are not currently available.

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Johnson City Cardinals	STL	19.8	5.92	71	2690	2309	420	666	97	29	45	349	68	22	302	384	.288	.374	.414	.788	956	31	18	30	8
Kingsport Braves	ATL	20.6	5.91	69	2568	2157	408	591	81	21	52	342	137	68	329	374	.274	.373	.403	.777	870	25	36	21	17
Elizabethton Twins	MIN	20.1	5.70	70	2736	2285	399	608	102	10	54	338	89	12	383	385	.266	.373	.390	.763	892	20	23	25	11
Bristol Tigers	DET	19.7	5.36	70	2586	2237	375	631	106	12	33	308	102	27	283	384	.282	.365	.384	.750	860	21	27	18	12
Pulaski Phillies		19.5	5.30	70	2726	2331	371	598	99	23	31	292	29	10	333	471	.257	.352	.359	.711	836	23	16	23	11
Bluefield Orioles	BAL	19.8	4.96	70	2594	2266	347	564	89	18	55	296	77	37	263	482	.249	.328	.377	.704	854	10	39	16	18
League Totals		19.9	5.52	420	15900	13585	2320	3658	574	113	270	1925	502	176	1893	2480	.269	.361	.388	.749	5268	130	159	133	77

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
Bristol Tigers	DET	19.2	4.27	43	27	.614	3.85	70	70	55	15	9	14	571.0	530	299	244	37	279	13	455	11	3	20	1.417	8.4	0.6	4.4	7.2	1.63
Kingsport Braves	ATL	20.3	4.83	43	26	.623	4.12	69	69	58	11	7	14	573.0	555	333	262	35	302	13	420	22	3	38	1.496	8.7	0.5	4.7	6.6	1.39
Bluefield Orioles	BAL	20.2	4.93	32	38	.457	4.36	70	70	53	17	4	9	591.0	594	345	286	53	347	14	448	29	3	35	1.592	9.0	0.8	5.3	6.8	1.29
Johnson City Cardinals	STL	20.3	5.68	37	33	.529	5.26	71	71	51	20	3	6	577.0	595	403	337	51	336	7	389	18	3	41	1.614	9.3	0.8	5.2	6.1	1.16
Elizabethton Twins	MIN	20.4	5.81	29	40	.420	5.22	70	70	47	23	2	5	586.0	623	407	340	34	348	17	422	20	4	34	1.657	9.6	0.5	5.3	6.5	1.21
Pulaski Phillies		19.1	7.61	25	45	.357	6.44	70	70	53	17	0	6	584.0	761	533	418	60	281	13	346	30	3	42	1.784	11.7	0.9	4.3	5.3	1.23
League Totals		19.9	5.52	209	209	.500	4.88	420	420	317	103	25	54	3482.0	3658	2320	1887	270	1893	77	2480	130	19	210	1.594	9.5	0.7	4.9	6.4	1.31

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Bluefield Orioles	BAL	70	1772	710	98	57	.962	16	J.R. Miner
Johnson City Cardinals	STL	71	1732	654	116	46	.954	12	Dave Ricketts
Bristol Tigers	DET	70	1714	685	121	50	.952	14	Joe Lewis
Elizabethton Twins	MIN	70	1757	749	144	60	.946	19	Fred Waters
Kingsport Braves	ATL	69	1719	728	142	52	.945	20	Bob Didier
Pulaski Phillies		70	1753	667	209	54	.921	24	Granny Hamner
League Totals		420	10447	4193	830	319	.946	105

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