1977 Visalia Oaks Statistics

California League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 65-75
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: Roy McMillan (65-75)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Visalia, California
Ballpark: Recreation Park
Attendance: 44,747, Avg. 639
1977 Visalia Oaks Roster

The Visalia Oaks of the California League ended the 1977 season with a record of 65 wins and 75 losses, finishing fourth in the CL.

The Oaks scored 920 runs and conceded 978 runs. Rick Sofield led Visalia with 27 home runs, while Rick Duncan, John Castino and Richard Green each walloped 15 or more, too. Richard Green and Rick Sofield each drove in 107 runs. Rick Sofield paced all regular batters with a .328 average. Vincent Titus topped the squad with 11 wins, and Tim Costello recorded a 5.02 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1977 Visalia Oaks who spent time in the Majors during their careers included John Castino, Jim Gideon, Ray Smith, Rick Sofield and Kevin Stanfield.

Roy McMillan served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Vincent Titus1110.5245.343716622150.0179110891663081219
Tim Costello98.5295.023222810163.01961069113742842115
Kevin Stanfield98.5295.722717810129.0174101821240077406
Frank Quintero99.5005.983620511149.0186122997931825324
Charles Renneau85.6156.15464115117.012810280108821015020
Dean Olson56.4554.86141420074.06355404580482111
Robert Carroll512.2946.422823300129.01791129214613695119
Dwight Lewis42.6673.8323000647.0482620213256312
Kevin Meistickle21.6676.4318000256.0614340622039102
Carlos Lopez23.4005.298800034.0403220316011212
Dean Moranda101.00014.255300012.022231921707002
John Altman01.0008.1516400153.07256481032131328
Sabah Mendez02.0007.888000016.023251441519116
Jim Gideon02.00013.50210006.0101191914003
Robert Border03.0009.866400021.0352823322011111
Steven Hypes03.00012.505400018.03426254709101
Totals6575.4646.063111400336171174.014509787911116301371937131310

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Richard Green1335895029214623316107107565.291.381.444.825223237
Rick Duncan116504449871381421883934545.307.369.468.837210235
Rick Sofield108478403106132228271071046793.328.421.6231.043251206
Steve Benson1325984999913229414823588879.265.375.423.798211335
Glenn Purvis111430362629512975818457135.262.370.403.773146632
John Castino72311275549014516541343153.327.395.589.984162122
Joseph Stewart9141032375881114451227681.272.416.350.766113542
Rick Cyburt75333288518040031433223.278.352.292.64484292
David Long742952574667151546643246.261.347.385.73299312
Leland Byrd78305245545971325614840.241.377.314.69277732
Doug Duncan803242544758130844026570.228.393.374.76795410
William Stone71283242435762234913033.236.315.302.61773074
James LaFountain381751553152111931011936.335.411.5941.00592100
Ray Smith33142120234360120031914.358.458.433.89152300
Thomas Westlake32141127183511220101028.276.331.346.67744121
Tim Loberg3010995122021110501316.211.312.284.59627100
Mickey Weeks1570621013100500816.210.300.226.52614000
Joseph Bennett104435101120035085.314.455.371.82613100
Totals12995541469392013161933913380513440723878.280.379.423.802198604441400


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Richard Green1B1331134692094.9849.045
Rick Duncan1B742133.9356.143
Tim Loberg1B4354021.0009.750
Steve Benson2B992413001661.9715.465
William Stone2B3274971317.9295.344
Joseph Bennett2B10232145.9174.400
John Castino3B72681521311.9443.056
Leland Byrd3B6245137169.9192.935
Tim Loberg3B7101342.8523.286
William Stone3B101001.0001.000
Steve Benson3B112001.0003.000
Doug DuncanC774155785.9836.13014
Rick DuncanC5224434113.9625.34617
Mickey WeeksC15851553.9526.66710
Glenn PurvisOF11124810121.9562.324
Rick SofieldOF10419815104.9552.048
Joseph StewartOF9114311121.9281.692
David LongOF5893670.9341.707
Thomas WestlakeOF3265531.9592.188
Rick DuncanOF2336140.9021.609
Leland ByrdOF13100001.000.769
Tim LobergOF12121001.0001.083
Charles RenneauP4671021.895.370
Vincent TitusP3751913.960.649
Frank QuinteroP36152660.8721.139
Tim CostelloP3272044.871.844
Robert CarrollP28131231.893.893
Kevin StanfieldP2741530.864.704
Dwight LewisP232720.818.391
Kevin MeistickleP1807001.000.389
John AltmanP1611420.882.938
Dean OlsonP1461724.9201.643
Sabah MendezP81110.667.250
Carlos LopezP824011.000.750
Robert BorderP62211.800.667
Dean MorandaP50211.667.400
Steven HypesP53310.8571.200
Jim GideonP202001.0001.000
Rick CyburtSS751182442042.9484.827
Ray SmithSS32541011911.8914.844
Steve BensonSS2543791516.8914.880
Tim LobergSS7161745.8924.714
Leland ByrdSS31421.7141.667
Totals146935221558250313.9533.4584100

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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