- Barry Foote lost to Gary Carter in the competition for the starting Montreal catching job. On June 15 Barry was traded (with Dan Warthen) to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tim Blackwell and Wayne Twitchell. On both teams Foote was a backup behind a very durable catcher (Carter in Montreal, Bob Boone in Philadelphia). He played in only 30 games during the entire 1977 season.
- 1977 Stats:
- Montreal Expos: .245, 2 HR, 8 RBI in 15 games
- Philadelphia Phillies: .219, 1 HR, 3 RBI in 15 games
- TOTAL: .235, 3 HR, 11 RBI in 30 games
- 1977 Highlights:
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- Dave Lemanczyk was chosen by the Toronto Blue Jays off of the Detroit Tigers roster in the 1976 expansion draft. Dave went into the starting rotation and had a pretty solid season, especially considering he was pitching for an expansion team.
- 1977 Stats: 13-16, 4.25 ERA in 34 starts
- 1977 Highlights:
- July 31: Retired the first 17 hitters he faced and was the winning pitcher in Toronto's 4-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Dave pitched 6 1/3 innings in the win.
- Sept 7: Pitched a six-hitter and earned the win as the Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2.
- Other card blogs: 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980
- Jose Cardenal's days as a full time player were over at this point in his career. Jose had injury problems and was used mainly as a pinch hitter and a backup outfielder in 1977. After the 1977 season Cardenal was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies.
- I wonder how many times Topps did the Cal McLish cartoon. It seems like it came up every year.
- 1977 Stats: .239, 3 HR, 18 RBI in 100 games
- 1977 Highlights:
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- Jim Barr led the SF Giants in starts in the 1977 season. After several solid seasons with the Giants, Barr's stats were starting to decline. His ERA rose from 2.89 in 1976 to 4.76 in 1977.
- 1977 Stats: 12-16, 4.76 ERA in 38 starts
- 1977 Highlights:
- May 4 - Allowed six hits and one run and pitched a complete game as the Giants beat the Montreal Expos 5-1. Barr knocked in one run as well.
- Aug 31 - Allowed three runs in a complete game 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The win evened his record at 12-12. Unfortunately it would be his last win of the season.
- Other card blogs: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983
- Roy Howell had a rough start to the 1977 season. Roy wasn't happy about the decision to make Tom Grieve the starting left fielder. Howell was 0 for 17 in 7 games on May 7 when he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Steve Hargan, Jim Mason, and $200,000.
- Howell responded well to the trade -- he had a 15 game hitting streak after joining the Blue Jays. Roy missed a month of the season (late June to late July).
- 1977 Stats:
- Texas Rangers - .000 (0 for 17) in 7 games
- Toronto Blue Jays - .316, 10 HR, 44 RBI in 96 games
- TOTAL: .302, 10 HR, 44 RBI in 103 games
- 1977 Highlights:
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- Larry Demery pitched in his final major league season in 1977. The Pirates mostly used him as a middle reliever, but he was a starter in the month of May. Demery spent three more seasons (1978-1980) in the minors, but he never got back to the majors.
- 1977 Stats: 6-5, 1 save, 5.08 ERA in 39 games (8 starts)
- 1977 Highlights:
- Aug 10 - Entered the game in the 18th inning and got the win as the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 in 18 innings.
- Aug 25 - Allowed one run in four innings to save the win for starter John Candelaria. The Pirates beat the LA Dodgers 2-1.
- Other card blogs: 1975, 1976, 1978
- Steve Braun was drafted from the Minnesota Twins in the 1976 expansion draft. For the first three months of the season Steve was the regular left fielder for the Mariners. Braun split time between designated hitter and left field for the last three months of the year.
- 1977 Stats: .235, 5 HR, 31 RBI in 139 games
- 1977 Highlights:
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