1977 Phoenix Giants Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 81-59
Finished 1st in the PCL's East Division
Manager: Rocky Bridges (81-59)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Ballpark: Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 160,321, Avg. 2,290
1977 Phoenix Giants Statistics

Playoffs - Phoenix Giants 3 games, Salt Lake City Gulls 2

The Phoenix Giants of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1977 season with a record of 81 wins and 59 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Giants plated 887 runs and allowed 812 runs. Skip James paced Phoenix with 14 home runs and drove in 97 runs. Junior Kennedy topped all regular batters by hitting .316. Ed Plank and Greg Minton led the team with 14 wins each, while Ed Plank earned a 4.55 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Gary Alexander, Chris Arnold, Terry Cornutt, Rob Dressler, Don Hahn, Vic Harris, Dave Heaverlo, Tom Heintzelman, Skip James, Garry Jestadt, Junior Kennedy, Bob Knepper, Johnnie LeMaster, Greg Minton, Ed Plank, Frank Riccelli, Horace Speed, Tommy Toms and Mike Wegener were all players from the 1977 Phoenix Giants who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Rocky Bridges served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Gary AlexanderRRMarch 27, 19536'2"195Los Angeles, CA US
Chris ArnoldRRNovember 6, 19475'10"160Long Beach, CA US
Rick BradleyRRMay 19, 19545'10"186
Terry CornuttRROctober 2, 19526'2"195Roseburg, OR US
Rob DresslerRRFebruary 2, 19546'3"180Portland, OR US
Monroe GreenfieldRRDecember 21, 19526'4"190Coeur d'Alene, ID US
Don HahnRRNovember 16, 19486'1"180San Francisco, CA US
Randy HammonRRDecember 29, 19516'3"190Los Angeles, CA US
Vic HarrisSRMarch 27, 19505'11"165Los Angeles, CA US
Dave HeaverloRRAugust 25, 19506'2"200Ellensburg, WA US
Tom HeintzelmanRRNovember 3, 19466'1"180St. Charles, MO US
Kyle HypesSLSeptember 28, 19526'4"190
Skip JamesLLOctober 21, 19496'0"185Elmhurst, IL US
Garry JestadtRRMarch 19, 19476'2"188Chicago, IL US
Junior KennedyRRAugust 9, 19505'11"175Fort Gibson, OK US
Wendell KimRRMarch 9, 19505'5"160Honolulu, HI US
Bob KnepperLLMay 25, 19546'3"195Akron, OH US
Johnnie LeMasterRRJune 19, 19546'2"165Portsmouth, OH US
Joey MartinLRMay 1, 19496'2"195
Greg MintonSRJuly 29, 19516'2"180Lubbock, TX US
Ed PlankRRApril 9, 19526'1"205Chicago, IL US
Frank RiccelliLLFebruary 24, 19536'3"205Syracuse, NY US
Rick SanderlinRRDecember 27, 19515'9"165Pasadena, CA US
Horace SpeedRROctober 4, 19516'1"180Los Angeles, CA US
Tommy TomsRROctober 15, 19516'4"195Charlottesville, VA US
Mike WegenerRROctober 8, 19466'4"215Denver, CO US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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