1977 Cincinnati Reds season

The 1977 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in second place in the National League West, with a record of 88–74, 10 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.

Offseason

 * December 16, 1976: Tony Pérez and Will McEnaney were traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray.
 * February 13, 1977: Steve Christmas was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.
 * February 16, 1977: Dave Schneck was traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Champ Summers.
 * March 28, 1977: Joel Youngblood was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Caudill.

Notable transactions

 * June 15, 1977: Pat Zachry, Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, and Dan Norman were traded by the Reds to the New York Mets for Tom Seaver.
 * June 15, 1977: Gary Nolan was traded by the Reds to the California Angels for Craig Hendrickson (minors).
 * June 15, 1977: Rawly Eastwick was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Doug Capilla.
 * June 15, 1977: Mike Caldwell was traded by the Reds to the Milwaukee Brewers for two minor leaguers.
 * September 28, 1977: Rudy Meoli was purchased from the Reds by the Chicago Cubs.

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''

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 records

 * George Foster, MLB Home Run Champion (52)
 * George Foster, MLB RBI Champion (149)
 * George Foster, National League MVP

All-Stars
1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
 * Johnny Bench, starter, catcher
 * Joe Morgan, starter, second base
 * Dave Concepción, starter, shortstop
 * George Foster, starter, outfield
 * Tom Seaver, reserve
 * Pete Rose, reserve
 * Ken Griffey, reserve