Seattle Mariners: 1977 Season

Test your baseball knowledge of the Seattle Mariners: 1977 Season.  Get up to bat in this Alan's FUN Baseball Trivia quiz.  "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1) Who is the first player Seattle picked up in the 1976 MLB Expansion Draft.

• Greg Erardi
• Steve Barr
• Ruppert Jones
• Alan Griffin

2) Danny Kaye was the original owner of baseball's Seattle Mariners along with his partner Lester Smith from 1977 to 1981.

• True or False?

3) The Mariners’ first game is on April 6. They played the California Angles.  They lost to the Angles 7 - 0.  Who was the Mariners losing pitcher?

• Diego Segui
• Tommy Moore
• Dave Pagan
• Enrique Romo

4) Dwayne “Rock” Johnson is the 1977 manager of the Seattle Mariners.

• True or False?

5) On April 10, 1977, who hits the first home run in team history?

• Frank MacCormack
• Byron McLaughlin
• Juan Bernhardt
• Doc Medich

6) July 27, 1977: Dave Pagan was traded by the Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later.  The Pirates completed the deal by sending Rick Honeycutt to the Mariners on August 22.

• True or False?

7) Leroy Stanton lead the Mariners in 1977 with 27 home runs. He lead the team in batting average.  What was his batting average that year?

• .275
• .285
• .295
• .305

8) Glenn Abbott appeared in 36 games and pitched 204.1 innings.  How many games did he win?
12
13
15
20
9) Who did NOT make their major league debut with the Mariners in 1977?

• Jose Baez (Apr 6)
• Puchy Delgado (Sep 6)
• Ray Fosse (Sep 9)
• Tom McMillan (Sep 17)

10) The Mariners ended the season just avoiding last place (held by the Oakland A's), finishing 6th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 64-98.

• True or False?

Seattle Mariners: 1977 Season [Answers]

1. Ruppert Jones
2. True
3. Diego Segui
4. False. Darrell Johnson is the 1977 manager of the Seattle Mariners.
5. Juan Bernhardt
6. True
7. .275
8. 12
9. Ray Fosse (Sep 9)
10. True

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