1977 Atlanta Braves | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | |
City | Atlanta | |
Record | 61–101 (.377) | |
Divisional place | 6th | |
Owners | Ted Turner | |
General managers | Bill Lucas | |
Managers | Dave Bristol (games 1–29, 32–162) Ted Turner (game 30) Vern Benson (game 31) | |
Television | WTCG (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray) | |
Radio | WSB (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren) | |
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The 1977 Atlanta Braves season was the 107th season for the franchise and their 12th in Atlanta. The team finished in last place in the six-team National League West with a record of 61–101, 37 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves hit a major league-leading seven grand slams.[1]
All Braves home and away games were broadcast on WTCG-TV which during the offseason, under its owner Ted Turner, became the pioneer superstation in the United States and thus making the Braves the first MLB team to have its games telecast to millions of television viewers around the country aside from the national broadcasts on ABC and NBC which had been the case before the team's opening series of the season.[2]