1977 Atlanta Braves Roster

The 1977 Atlanta Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1977 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1977 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1977 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1977 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1977 Atlanta Braves primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1977 Atlanta Braves



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Complete Roster  
 

37 Mike Beard 6-01 185 Left Left 1950-06-21
30 Larry Bradford 6-01 200 Left Right 1949-12-21
33 Rick Camp 6-00 198 Right Right 1952-06-10
32 Dave Campbell 6-03 210 Right Right 1951-09-03
47 Buzz Capra 5-10 168 Right Right 1947-10-01
42 Don Collins 6-02 195 Left Right 1952-09-15
39 Mike Davey 6-02 190 Left Right 1952-06-02
45 Jamie Easterly 5-09 180 Left Left 1953-02-17
49 Preston Hanna 6-01 195 Right Right 1954-09-10
50 Steve Hargan 6-03 180 Right Right 1942-09-08
50 Bob Johnson 6-04 220 Right Left 1943-04-25
38 Steve Kline 6-03 205 Right Right 1947-10-06
26 Frank LaCorte 6-01 180 Right Right 1951-10-13
31 Max Leon 6-00 170 Right Right 1950-02-04
24 Mickey Mahler 6-03 189 Left Both 1952-07-30
20 Mike Marshall 5-10 180 Right Right 1943-01-15
37, 48 Joey McLaughlin 6-02 205 Right Right 1956-07-11
17, 27 Andy Messersmith 6-01 200 Right Right 1945-08-06
35 Phil Niekro 6-01 180 Right Right 1939-04-01
40 Dick Ruthven 6-03 190 Right Right 1951-03-27
37 Eddie Solomon 6-03 190 Right Right 1951-02-09
34 Duane Theiss 6-03 185 Right Right 1953-11-20
29 Vic Correll 5-10 185 Right Right 1946-02-05
3 Dale Murphy 6-05 215 Right Right 1956-03-12
11 Joe Nolan 6-00 190 Right Left 1951-05-12
4 Biff Pocoroba 5-10 180 Right Both 1953-07-25
10 Rob Belloir 5-10 155 Right Right 1948-07-13
15 Darrel Chaney 6-01 190 Right Both 1948-03-09
19 Rod Gilbreath 6-02 185 Right Right 1952-09-24
25 Willie Montanez 6-01 193 Left Left 1948-04-01
14 Junior Moore 5-11 185 Right Right 1953-01-25
12 Tom Paciorek 6-04 215 Right Right 1946-11-02
16 Craig Robinson 5-10 165 Right Right 1948-08-21
9 Pat Rockett 5-11 170 Right Right 1955-01-09
13 Jerry Royster 6-00 165 Right Right 1952-10-18
30 Brian Asselstine 6-01 175 Right Left 1953-09-23
2 Barry Bonnell 6-03 200 Right Right 1953-10-27
7 Jeff Burroughs 6-01 200 Right Right 1951-03-07
43 Cito Gaston 6-04 210 Right Right 1944-03-17
36 Gary Matthews 6-03 190 Right Right 1950-07-05
22 Rowland Office 6-00 170 Left Left 1952-10-25
20 Larry Whisenton 6-01 190 Left Left 1956-07-03


The 1977 Atlanta Braves played 162 games during the regular season, won 61 games, lost 101 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Park Factors: 112/114) where 872,464 fans witnessed their 1977 Braves finish the season with a .377 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1977 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1977 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1977 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1977 Atlanta Braves primary starters list:

1977 Atlanta Braves
Opening Day Starters


Jeff Burroughs
Vic Correll
Rod Gilbreath
Gary Matthews
Willie Montanez
Rowland Office
Pat Rockett
Jerry Royster
Dick Ruthven

1977 Atlanta Braves
Most Games by Position

C Biff Pocoroba (100)
1B Willie Montanez (134)
2B Rod Gilbreath (122)
3B Junior Moore (104)
SS Pat Rockett (84)
LF Gary Matthews (145)
CF Rowland Office (103)
RF Jeff Burroughs (154)
  
SP Buzz Capra
SP Andy Messersmith
SP Phil Niekro
SP Dick Ruthven
SP Eddie Solomon
  
RP Rick Camp
RP Don Collins
RP Jamie Easterly
RP Max Leon
CL Dave Campbell


1977 Atlanta Braves
Salaries

Andy Messersmith $330,000.00
Gary Matthews $296,750.00
Willie Montanez $175,000.00
Jeff Burroughs $150,000.00
Phil Niekro $110,000.00
Rowland Office $60,000.00
Dick Ruthven $60,000.00
Darrel Chaney $55,000.00
Tom Paciorek $52,500.00
Cito Gaston $50,000.00
Rod Gilbreath $45,000.00
Biff Pocoroba $45,000.00
Buzz Capra $35,000.00
Vic Correll $35,000.00
Jerry Royster $35,000.00
Craig Robinson $27,000.00
Brian Asselstine $22,000.00
Eddie Solomon $20,000.00
Barry Bonnell $19,000.00
Larry Bradford $19,000.00
Rick Camp $19,000.00
Dave Campbell $19,000.00
Don Collins $19,000.00
Mike Davey $19,000.00
Mickey Mahler $19,000.00
Joey McLaughlin $19,000.00
Junior Moore $19,000.00
Dale Murphy $19,000.00
Joe Nolan $19,000.00
Pat Rockett $19,000.00
Duane Theiss $19,000.00
Larry Whisenton $19,000.00


1977 Atlanta Braves
Uniform Numbers

#2 Barry Bonnell
#3 Dale Murphy
#4 Biff Pocoroba
#7 Jeff Burroughs
#9 Pat Rockett
#10 Rob Belloir
#11 Joe Nolan
#12 Tom Paciorek
#13 Jerry Royster
#14 Junior Moore
#15 Darrel Chaney
#16 Craig Robinson
#17 Andy Messersmith
#19 Rod Gilbreath
#20 Mike Marshall
#20 Larry Whisenton
#22 Rowland Office
#24 Mickey Mahler
#25 Willie Montanez
#26 Frank LaCorte
#27 Andy Messersmith
#29 Vic Correll
#30 Brian Asselstine
#30 Larry Bradford
#31 Max Leon
#32 Dave Campbell
#33 Rick Camp
#34 Duane Theiss
#35 Phil Niekro
#36 Gary Matthews
#37 Mike Beard
#37 Joey McLaughlin
#37 Eddie Solomon
#38 Steve Kline
#39 Mike Davey
#40 Dick Ruthven
#42 Don Collins
#43 Cito Gaston
#45 Jamie Easterly
#47 Buzz Capra
#48 Joey McLaughlin
#49 Preston Hanna
#50 Steve Hargan
#50 Bob Johnson

Did you know that a 1977 Atlanta Braves Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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