1977 San Jose Missions Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 64-80
Finished 4th in the PCL's West Division
Manager: Rene Lachemann (64-80)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: San Jose, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 88,265, Avg. 1,226
1977 San Jose Missions Statistics

The San Jose Missions of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1977 season with a record of 64 wins and 80 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.

The Missions scored 753 runs and yielded 826 runs. Jerry Tabb led San Jose with 11 home runs Mark Williams drove in 88 runs. Derek Bryant paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .302 clip. Craig Mitchell topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 4.48 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.

Members of the 1977 San Jose Missions who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Doug Bair, Charlie Beamon, Derek Bryant, Mark Budaska, Jeff Cox, Don Hopkins, Tim Hosley, Dave Johnson, Brian Kingman, Bob Lacey, Larry Lintz, Rick Lysander, Sheldon Mallory, Steve McCatty, Rich McKinney, Craig Minetto, Craig Mitchell, Paul Mitchell, Larry Murray, Mike Norris, Blue Moon Odom, Rob Picciolo, Gaylen Pitts, Milt Ramírez, Bruce Robinson, Randy Scarbery, Jimmy Sexton, Jerry Tabb, Jim Tyrone, Jim Umbarger, Denny Walling and Mark Williams.

Rene Lachemann served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Brian AbrahamLLOctober 8, 19516'3"170
Doug BairRRAugust 22, 19496'0"170Defiance, OH US
Charlie BeamonLLDecember 4, 19536'1"183Oakland, CA US
R. B. BellLRMarch 3, 19536'4"195Long Beach, CA US
Randy BoydSLOctober 1, 19526'2"190
Derek BryantRROctober 9, 19515'11"185Lexington, KY US
Mark BudaskaSLDecember 27, 19526'0"180Sharon, PA US
Greg CochranRRNovember 15, 19536'2"195Whittier, CA US
Jeff CoxRRNovember 9, 19555'11"170Los Angeles, CA US
Donald EaganRRJanuary 4, 19576'0"178
David GallinoRRNovember 8, 19555'10"170
Denny HainesLRJanuary 24, 19526'2"210
Don HopkinsLRJanuary 9, 19526'0"175West Point, MS US
Tim HosleyRRMay 10, 19475'11"185Spartanburg, SC US
Dave JohnsonRROctober 4, 19486'1"183Abilene, TX US
Brian KingmanRRJuly 27, 19536'2"200Los Angeles, CA US
Bob LaceyRLAugust 25, 19536'5"210Fredericksburg, VA US
Larry LintzSROctober 10, 19495'9"150Martinez, CA US
Rick LysanderRRFebruary 21, 19536'2"190Huntington Park, CA US
Sheldon MalloryLLJuly 16, 19536'2"175Argo, IL US
Steve McCattyRRMarch 20, 19546'3"195Detroit, MI US
Rich McKinneyRRNovember 22, 19465'11"185Piqua, OH US
Craig MinettoLLApril 25, 19546'0"185Stockton, CA US
Craig MitchellRRApril 14, 19546'3"180Santa Rosa, CA US
Paul MitchellRRAugust 19, 19496'1"195Worcester, MA US
Larry MurraySRApril 1, 19535'11"179Chicago, IL US
Mike NorrisRRMarch 19, 19556'2"175San Francisco, CA US
Steven O'BrienRR6'3"185
Blue Moon OdomRRMay 29, 19456'0"178Macon, GA US
Rob PiccioloRRFebruary 4, 19536'2"185Santa Monica, CA US
Gaylen PittsRRJune 6, 19466'1"175Wichita, KS US
Gus QuirosRRMay 20, 19536'0"170
Milt RamírezRRApril 2, 19505'9"150Mayaguez, PR
Bruce RobinsonLRApril 16, 19546'2"195La Jolla, CA US
Randy ScarberySRJune 22, 19526'1"185Fresno, CA US
Jimmy SextonRRDecember 15, 19515'10"175Mobile, AL US
Greg SinatroRRAugust 30, 19516'2"190
Jerry TabbLRMarch 17, 19526'2"195Altus, OK US
Randy TaylorRRDecember 21, 19536'3"190
Jim TyroneRRJanuary 29, 19496'1"185Alice, TX US
Jim UmbargerLLFebruary 17, 19536'6"200Burbank, CA US
Denny WallingLRApril 17, 19546'0"180Neptune, NJ US
Mike WeathersRRNovember 25, 19496'2"185
Mark WilliamsLLJuly 28, 19536'0"180Elmira, NY 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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