baseball's problems in the Bay Area regarding poor attendance. Kuhn attempted to get an ownership group to purchase the Athletics and relocate to Washington, D.C., with the intention of moving them to the National League. Season standings Record vs. opponents Opening Day lineup Billy North, CF Rodney Scott, 2B Mitchell Page. LF Dick Allen, 1B Manny Sanguillén, C Wayne Gross, 3B Earl Williams, DH Tony Armas, RF Rob Picciolo, SS Mike Torrez, P Notable transactions April 4, 1977: Sheldon Mallory was purchased by the Athletics from the New York Mets. April 27, 1977: Mike Torrez was traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Dock Ellis, Larry Murray and Marty Perez. June 7, 1977: Shooty Babitt was drafted by the Athletics in the 25th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft. June 15, 1977: Dock Ellis was purchased from the Athletics by the Texas Rangers. June 15, 1977: Denny Walling was traded by the Athletics to the Houston Astros for Willie Crawford. Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Awards and honors All-Stars Vida Blue, reserve Wayne Gross, reserve Farm system References External links 1977 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1977 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Oakland Athletics seasons Oakland Athletics season Oakland Athletics season