{"id":781358,"date":"2017-09-23T13:03:59","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T13:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/baseball\/781358\/"},"modified":"2017-09-23T13:03:59","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T13:03:59","slug":"twib-1977-cincinnati-reds-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/baseball\/781358\/","title":{"rendered":"TWIB 1977 Cincinnati Reds Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"TWIB 1977 Cincinnati Reds Edition\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oVE00W6cpaA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nEvery appearance by the 2 time defending world champion Cincinnati Reds during the first season of TWIB.<\/p>\n<p>Offseason:<br \/>\nDecember 16, 1976: Tony P\u00e9rez and Will McEnaney were traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray.<br \/>\nFebruary 13, 1977: Steve Christmas was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.<br \/>\nFebruary 16, 1977: Dave Schneck was traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Champ Summers.<br \/>\nMarch 28, 1977: Joel Youngblood was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Caudill.<\/p>\n<p>Notable transactions:<br \/>\nJune 15, 1977: Pat Zachry, Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, and Dan Norman were traded by the Reds to the New York Mets for Tom Seaver.<br \/>\nJune 15, 1977: Gary Nolan was traded by the Reds to the California Angels for Craig Hendrickson (minors).<br \/>\nJune 15, 1977: Rawly Eastwick was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Doug Capilla.<br \/>\nJune 15, 1977: Mike Caldwell was traded by the Reds to the Milwaukee Brewers for two minor leaguers.<br \/>\nSeptember 28, 1977: Rudy Meoli was purchased from the Reds by the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n<p>W-L Record: 88-74 .543<br \/>\nRank:  2nd in National League West<br \/>\nRun Differential:  802-725 + 77<br \/>\n269 Doubles, 42 Triples, 181 Home Runs, 170 Stolen Bases, 600 Walks, .274 Avg., .345 OB, .436 SLG<br \/>\n4.21 ERA, 33 Complete Games, 10 Shutouts, 32 Saves<\/p>\n<p>Manager:  Sparky Anderson<br \/>\nGeneral Manager:  Bob Howsam<br \/>\nAttendance: 2,519,670 3rd of 26 Teams<br \/>\nCoaching Staff:  Assistant Coach: George Scherger;  First Base Coach: Russ Nixon;  Hitting Coach: Ted Kluszewski;  Pitching Coach: Larry Shepard<br \/>\n#1 Draft Picks:  Gary Nolan (#13)<br \/>\nTop Draft Pick: Tad Venger (#24)<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/teams\/CIN\/1977.shtml<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.thebaseballcube.com\/teams\/stats.asp?Y=1977%20&#038;T=8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every appearance by the 2 time defending world champion Cincinnati Reds during the first season of TWIB. 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