- It was a tumultuous 1977 season for Rawly Eastwick. He was one of several holdouts and was never able to come to contract terms with the Reds. Eastwick pitched well for Cincinnati, but he struggled after being traded to the St. Louis Cardinals.
- 1977 Stats:
- Cincinnati Reds - 2-2, 2.91 ERA, 7 saves, 23 games
- St. Louis Cardinals - 3-7, 4.70 ERA, 4 saves, 41 games (1 start)
- 1977 Highlights:
- Jan 24: Expressed his disdain for the trade that sent Will McEnaney and Tony Perez to the Montreal Expos.
- March 11: Was renewed by the Cincinnati Reds. Since Eastwick didn't sign a contract, the Reds were able to keep him for the 1977 season, but Rawly would become a free agent after the season.
- June 15: Traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Doug Capilla. Eastwick didn't want to report at first and had some pointed criticism for Cincinnati management. The Reds originally wanted to send Rawly to the New York Mets as part of the Tom Seaver deal, but Eastwick said that he wouldn't sign with the Mets, so the deal was reworked.
- July 14 - Pitched the 9th and 10th innings without allowing a run and was the winning pitcher in the Cardinals' 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
- Dec 8 - Signed a five-year contract with the New York Yankees. It was almost a ten-fold increase from what he made in 1977.
- Other card blogs: 1982, 1978, 1976,
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