Major Leaguers known to have died during the 1977 calendar year.
| Jose Acosta | 1891-03-04 | 1977-11-16 | 86.257 | P | 5-6 | 134 | R | R | 1891-03-04 | Havana,CU | MLB | 1920-1922 | 1920-1922 | |
| Charlie Barnabe | 1900-06-12 | 1977-08-16 | 77.065 | P | 5-11 | 164 | L | L | 1900-06-12 | Russell Gulch,CO | MLB | 1927-1928 | 1927-1928 | |
| Gene Bedford | 1896-12-02 | 1977-10-06 | 80.308 | 2B | 5-8 | 170 | B | R | 1896-12-02 | Dallas,TX | MLB | 1925-1925 | 1925-1925 | |
| Beau Bell | 1907-08-20 | 1977-09-14 | 70.025 | OF | 6-2 | 185 | R | R | 1907-08-20 | Bellville,TX | MLB | 1935-1941 | 1935-1941 | |
| Sid Benton | 1894-08-04 | 1977-03-08 | 82.216 | P | 6-1 | 170 | R | R | 1894-08-04 | Buckner,AR | MLB | 1922-1922 | 1922-1922 | |
| Jack Berly | 1903-05-24 | 1977-06-26 | 74.033 | P | 6-0 | 190 | R | R | 1903-05-24 | Natchitoches,LA | MLB | 1924-1933 | 1924-1933 | |
| Otto Bluege | 1909-07-20 | 1977-06-28 | 67.343 | SS | 5-10 | 154 | R | R | 1909-07-20 | Chicago,IL | MLB | 1932-1933 | 1932-1933 | |
| Sam Bohne | 1896-10-22 | 1977-05-23 | 80.213 | 2B-SS | 5-8 | 175 | R | R | 1896-10-22 | San Francisco,CA | MLB | 1916-1926 | 1916-1926 | |
| Bill Bonness | 1923-12-15 | 1977-12-03 | 53.353 | P | 6-4 | 200 | R | L | 1923-12-15 | Cleveland,OH | MLB | 1944-1944 | 1944-1944 | |
| Joe Bratcher | 1898-07-22 | 1977-10-13 | 79.083 | OF | 5-9 | 140 | L | R | 1898-07-22 | Grand Saline,TX | MLB | 1924-1924 | 1924-1924 | |
| Carroll Brown | 1889-02-20 | 1977-02-08 | 87.354 | P | 6-1 | 178 | R | R | 1889-02-20 | Woodbury,NJ | MLB | 1911-1915 | 1911-1915 | |
| Jimmy Brown | 1910-04-25 | 1977-12-29 | 67.248 | SS-2B | 5-9 | 165 | B | R | 1910-04-25 | Jamesville,NC | MLB | 1937-1946 | 1937-1946 | |
| Fred Carisch | 1881-11-14 | 1977-04-19 | 95.156 | C | 5-11 | 174 | R | R | 1881-11-14 | Fountain City,WI | MLB | 1903-1914 | 1903-1914 | |
| Tex Carleton | 1906-08-19 | 1977-01-11 | 70.145 | P | 6-2 | 180 | B | R | 1906-08-19 | Comanche,TX | MLB | 1932-1940 | 1932-1940 | |
| Johnnie Chambers | 1911-09-10 | 1977-05-11 | 65.243 | P | 6-0 | 185 | L | R | 1911-09-10 | Copperhill,TN | MLB | 1937-1937 | 1937-1937 | |
| Joe Connell | 1902-01-16 | 1977-09-21 | 75.248 | H | 5-8 | 165 | L | L | 1902-01-16 | Bethlehem,PA | MLB | 1926-1926 | 1926-1926 | |
| Leo Cristante | 1926-12-10 | 1977-08-24 | 50.257 | P | 6-1 | 195 | R | R | 1926-12-10 | Detroit,MI | MLB | 1951-1955 | 1951-1955 | |
| Adam DeBus | 1892-10-07 | 1977-05-13 | 84.218 | SS-3B | 5-11 | 150 | R | R | 1892-10-07 | Chicago,IL | MLB | 1917-1917 | 1917-1917 | |
| Tod Dennehey | 1899-05-12 | 1977-08-08 | 78.088 | OF | 5-10 | 180 | L | L | 1899-05-12 | Philadelphia,PA | MLB | 1923-1923 | 1923-1923 | |
| Art Ewoldt | 1894-01-08 | 1977-12-08 | 83.334 | 3B | 5-10 | 165 | R | R | 1894-01-08 | Paullina,IA | MLB | 1919-1919 | 1919-1919 | |
| Turk Farrell | 1934-04-08 | 1977-06-10 | 43.063 | P | 6-4 | 220 | R | R | 1934-04-08 | Boston,MA | MLB | 1956-1969 | 1956-1969 | |
| Ray Fitzgerald | 1904-12-05 | 1977-09-06 | 72.275 | H | 5-9 | 168 | R | R | 1904-12-05 | Chicopee,MA | MLB | 1931-1931 | 1931-1931 | |
| Horace Ford | 1897-07-23 | 1977-01-29 | 79.190 | SS-2B | 5-10 | 165 | R | R | 1897-07-23 | New Haven,CT | MLB | 1919-1933 | 1919-1933 | |
| Victor Frazier | 1904-08-05 | 1977-01-10 | 72.158 | P | 6-0 | 182 | R | R | 1904-08-05 | Ruston,LA | MLB | 1931-1939 | 1931-1939 | |
| Johnny Frederick | 1902-01-26 | 1977-06-18 | 75.143 | OF | 5-11 | 165 | L | L | 1902-01-26 | Denver,CO | MLB | 1929-1934 | 1929-1934 | |
| Danny Frisella | 1946-03-04 | 1977-01-01 | 30.303 | P | 6-0 | 195 | L | R | 1946-03-04 | San Francisco,CA | MLB | 1967-1976 | 1967-1976 | 1966- 3- 49-NYN |
| Clarence Garrett | 1891-03-06 | 1977-02-11 | 85.342 | P | 6-6 | 185 | R | R | 1891-03-06 | Reader,WV | MLB | 1915-1915 | 1915-1915 | |
| George Gerken | 1903-07-28 | 1977-10-23 | 74.087 | OF | 6-0 | 175 | R | R | 1903-07-28 | Chicago,IL | MLB | 1927-1928 | 1927-1928 | |
| Jim Gladd | 1922-10-02 | 1977-11-08 | 55.037 | C | 6-2 | 190 | R | R | 1922-10-02 | Fort Gibson,OK | MLB | 1946-1946 | 1946-1946 | |
| Bob Glenn | 1894-06-16 | 1977-06-03 | 82.352 | P | | 0 | R | R | 1894-06-16 | West Sunbury,PA | MLB | 1920-1920 | 1920-1920 | |
| Mike Gonzalez | 1890-09-24 | 1977-02-19 | 86.148 | C | 6-1 | 200 | R | R | 1890-09-24 | Havana,CU | MLB | 1912-1932 | 1912-1932 | |
| Fred Haney | 1896-04-25 | 1977-11-09 | 81.198 | 3B | 5-6 | 170 | R | R | 1896-04-25 | Albuquerque,NM | MLB | 1922-1929 | 1922-1929 | |
| Roy Hansen | 1898-03-06 | 1977-02-09 | 78.340 | P | 6-0 | 165 | R | R | 1898-03-06 | Beloit,WI | MLB | 1918-1918 | 1918-1918 | |
| Bucky Harris | 1896-11-08 | 1977-11-08 | 81.000 | 2B | 5-10 | 156 | R | R | 1896-11-08 | Port Jervis,NY | MLB | 1919-1931 | 1919-1931 | |
| Don Hendrickson | 1913-07-14 | 1977-01-19 | 63.189 | P | 6-2 | 204 | R | R | 1913-07-14 | Kewanna,IN | MLB | 1945-1946 | 1945-1946 | |
| Oral Hildebrand | 1907-04-07 | 1977-09-08 | 70.154 | P | 6-3 | 175 | R | R | 1907-04-07 | Indianapolis,IN | MLB | 1931-1940 | 1931-1940 | |
| Billy Holm | 1912-07-21 | 1977-07-27 | 65.006 | C | 5-11 | 168 | R | R | 1912-07-21 | Chicago,IL | MLB | 1943-1945 | 1943-1945 | |
| Oscar Horstmann | 1891-06-02 | 1977-05-11 | 85.343 | P | 5-11 | 165 | R | R | 1891-06-02 | Alma,MO | MLB | 1917-1919 | 1917-1919 | |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | 1890-08-16 | 1977-01-16 | 86.153 | OF | 6-3 | 215 | R | R | 1890-08-16 | Cable,IL | MLB | 1915-1927 | 1915-1927 | |
| Al Javery | 1918-06-05 | 1977-08-16 | 59.072 | P | 6-3 | 183 | R | R | 1918-06-05 | Worcester,MA | MLB | 1940-1946 | 1940-1946 | |
| Broadway Jones | 1898-11-15 | 1977-09-07 | 78.296 | P | 5-9 | 154 | R | R | 1898-11-15 | Millsboro,DE | MLB | 1923-1923 | 1923-1923 | |
| Bubber Jonnard | 1897-11-23 | 1977-08-23 | 79.273 | C | 6-1 | 185 | R | R | 1897-11-23 | Nashville,TN | MLB | 1920-1935 | 1920-1935 | |
| Joe Kelly | 1886-09-23 | 1977-08-16 | 90.327 | OF | 5-10 | 175 | R | R | 1886-09-23 | Weir City,KS | MLB | 1914-1919 | 1914-1919 | |
| Ollie Klee | 1900-05-20 | 1977-02-09 | 76.265 | OF | 5-10 | 160 | L | L | 1900-05-20 | Piqua,OH | MLB | 1925-1925 | 1925-1925 | |
| Bob Klinger | 1908-06-04 | 1977-08-19 | 69.076 | P | 6-0 | 180 | R | R | 1908-06-04 | Allenton,MO | MLB | 1938-1947 | 1938-1947 | |
| Johnny Kucab | 1919-12-17 | 1977-05-26 | 57.160 | P | 6-2 | 185 | R | R | 1919-12-17 | Olyphant,PA | MLB | 1950-1952 | 1950-1952 | |
| Roxie Lawson | 1906-04-13 | 1977-04-09 | 70.361 | P | 6-0 | 170 | R | R | 1906-04-13 | Donnellson,IA | MLB | 1930-1940 | 1930-1940 | |
| Hal Leathers | 1898-12-02 | 1977-04-12 | 78.131 | SS-2B | 5-8 | 152 | L | R | 1898-12-02 | Selma,CA | MLB | 1920-1920 | 1920-1920 | |
| Bill Lee | 1909-10-21 | 1977-06-15 | 67.237 | P | 6-3 | 195 | R | R | 1909-10-21 | Plaquemine,LA | MLB | 1934-1947 | 1934-1947 | |
| Nemo Leibold | 1892-02-17 | 1977-02-04 | 84.353 | OF | 5-7 | 157 | L | R | 1892-02-17 | Butler,IN | MLB | 1913-1925 | 1913-1925 | |
| Bill Lewis | 1904-10-15 | 1977-10-24 | 73.009 | C | 5-9 | 165 | R | R | 1904-10-15 | Ripley,TN | MLB | 1933-1936 | 1933-1936 | |
| Carlisle Littlejohn | 1901-10-06 | 1977-10-27 | 76.021 | P | 5-10 | 175 | R | R | 1901-10-06 | Irene,TX | MLB | 1927-1928 | 1927-1928 | |
| Paddy Livingston | 1880-01-14 | 1977-09-19 | 97.248 | C | 5-8 | 197 | R | R | 1880-01-14 | Cleveland,OH | MLB | 1901-1917 | 1901-1917 | |
| Howard Lohr | 1892-06-03 | 1977-06-09 | 85.006 | OF | 6-0 | 165 | R | R | 1892-06-03 | Philadelphia,PA | MLB | 1914-1916 | 1914-1916 | |
| Sherm Lollar | 1924-08-23 | 1977-09-24 | 53.032 | C | 6-1 | 185 | R | R | 1924-08-23 | Durham,AR | MLB | 1946-1963 | 1946-1963 | |
| Ernie Lombardi | 1908-04-06 | 1977-09-26 | 69.173 | C | 6-3 | 230 | R | R | 1908-04-06 | Oakland,CA | MLB | 1931-1947 | 1931-1947 | |
| Jim Lyle | 1900-07-24 | 1977-10-10 | 77.078 | P | 6-1 | 180 | R | R | 1900-07-24 | Lake,MS | MLB | 1925-1925 | 1925-1925 | |
| Red Lynn | 1913-12-27 | 1977-10-27 | 63.304 | P | 6-0 | 162 | R | R | 1913-12-27 | Kenney,TX | MLB | 1939-1944 | 1939-1944 | |
| Sal Madrid | 1920-06-09 | 1977-02-24 | 56.260 | SS | 5-9 | 165 | R | R | 1920-06-09 | El Paso,TX | MLB | 1947-1947 | 1947-1947 | |
| Al Mahon | 1909-09-23 | 1977-12-26 | 68.094 | P | 5-11 | 160 | L | L | 1909-09-23 | Albion,NE | MLB | 1930-1930 | 1930-1930 | |
| Johnny Mann | 1898-02-04 | 1977-03-31 | 79.055 | 3B | 5-11 | 160 | R | R | 1898-02-04 | Fontanet,IN | MLB | 1928-1928 | 1928-1928 | |
| Bill Marshall | 1911-02-14 | 1977-05-05 | 66.080 | 2B | 5-9 | 156 | R | R | 1911-02-14 | Dorchester,MA | MLB | 1931-1934 | 1931-1934 | |
| Buster Maynard | 1913-03-25 | 1977-09-07 | 64.166 | OF-3B | 5-11 | 170 | R | R | 1913-03-25 | Henderson,NC | MLB | 1940-1946 | 1940-1946 | |
| Tim McCabe | 1894-10-19 | 1977-04-12 | 82.175 | P | 6-0 | 190 | R | R | 1894-10-19 | Graniteville,MO | MLB | 1915-1918 | 1915-1918 | |
| Spike Merena | 1909-11-18 | 1977-03-09 | 67.111 | P | 6-0 | 185 | L | L | 1909-11-18 | Paterson,NJ | MLB | 1934-1934 | 1934-1934 | |
| Bob Meusel | 1896-07-19 | 1977-11-28 | 81.132 | OF | 6-3 | 190 | R | R | 1896-07-19 | San Jose,CA | MLB | 1920-1930 | 1920-1930 | |
| Mike Miley | 1953-03-30 | 1977-01-06 | 23.282 | SS | 6-1 | 185 | B | R | 1953-03-30 | Yazoo City,MS | MLB | 1975-1976 | 1974-1976 | 1974- 1- 10-CAL |
| George Milstead | 1903-06-26 | 1977-08-09 | 74.044 | P | 5-10 | 144 | L | L | 1903-06-26 | Cleburne,TX | MLB | 1924-1926 | 1924-1926 | |
| Ken Nash | 1888-07-14 | 1977-02-16 | 88.217 | SS | 5-8 | 140 | B | R | 1888-07-14 | Weymouth,MA | MLB | 1912-1914 | 1912-1914 | |
| Ernie Neitzke | 1894-11-13 | 1977-04-27 | 82.165 | OF-P | 5-10 | 180 | R | R | 1894-11-13 | Toledo,OH | MLB | 1921-1921 | 1921-1921 | |
| Jack Ogden | 1897-11-05 | 1977-11-09 | 80.004 | P | 6-0 | 190 | R | R | 1897-11-05 | Ogden,PA | MLB | 1918-1932 | 1918-1932 | |
| Chi-Chi Olivo | 1928-03-18 | 1977-02-03 | 48.322 | P | 6-2 | 215 | R | R | 1928-03-18 | Guayubin,DR | MLB | 1961-1966 | 1961-1966 | 1955- UDFA -MLN |
| Diomedes Olivo | 1919-01-22 | 1977-02-15 | 58.024 | P | 6-1 | 195 | L | L | 1919-01-22 | Guayubin,DR | MLB | 1960-1963 | 1960-1963 | 1955- UDFA -CIN |
| Barney Olsen | 1919-09-11 | 1977-03-30 | 57.200 | OF | 5-11 | 179 | R | R | 1919-09-11 | Everett,MA | MLB | 1941-1941 | 1941-1941 | |
| Red Ostergard | 1896-05-16 | 1977-01-13 | 80.242 | H | 5-11 | 175 | R | R | 1896-05-16 | Denmark,WI | MLB | 1921-1921 | 1921-1921 | |
| Stubby Overmire | 1919-05-16 | 1977-03-03 | 57.291 | P | 5-7 | 170 | R | L | 1919-05-16 | Moline,MI | MLB | 1943-1952 | 1943-1952 | |
| Pat Patterson | 1897-01-29 | 1977-10-01 | 80.245 | 3B-SS | 6-0 | 175 | R | R | 1897-01-29 | Belleville,IL | MLB | 1921-1921 | 1921-1921 | |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | 1891-02-05 | 1977-11-17 | 86.285 | SS | 5-11 | 165 | R | R | 1891-02-05 | Wooster,OH | MLB | 1910-1927 | 1910-1927 | |
| Clarke Pittenger | 1899-02-24 | 1977-11-04 | 78.253 | SS-3B | 5-10 | 160 | R | R | 1899-02-24 | Hudson,MI | MLB | 1921-1929 | 1921-1929 | |
| John Pomorski | 1905-12-30 | 1977-12-06 | 71.341 | P | 6-0 | 178 | R | R | 1905-12-30 | Brooklyn,NY | MLB | 1934-1934 | 1934-1934 | |
| Del Pratt | 1888-01-10 | 1977-09-30 | 89.263 | 2B | 5-11 | 175 | R | R | 1888-01-10 | Walhalla,SC | MLB | 1912-1924 | 1912-1924 | |
| Frankie Pytlak | 1908-07-30 | 1977-05-08 | 68.282 | C | 5-8 | 160 | R | R | 1908-07-30 | Buffalo,NY | MLB | 1932-1946 | 1932-1946 | |
| Chucho Ramos | 1918-04-12 | 1977-09-02 | 59.143 | OF | 5-11 | 167 | R | L | 1918-04-12 | Maturin,VZ | MLB | 1944-1944 | 1944-1944 | |
| Otto Rettig | 1894-01-29 | 1977-06-16 | 83.138 | P | 5-11 | 165 | R | R | 1894-01-29 | New York,NY | MLB | 1922-1922 | 1922-1922 | |
| Johnny Rizzo | 1912-07-30 | 1977-12-04 | 65.127 | OF | 6-0 | 190 | R | R | 1912-07-30 | Houston,TX | MLB | 1938-1942 | 1938-1942 | |
| Al Smith | 1907-10-12 | 1977-04-28 | 69.198 | P | 5-11 | 180 | L | L | 1907-10-12 | Belleville,IL | MLB | 1934-1945 | 1934-1945 | |
| Mayo Smith | 1915-01-17 | 1977-11-24 | 62.311 | OF | 6-0 | 183 | L | R | 1915-01-17 | New London,MO | MLB | 1945-1945 | 1945-1945 | |
| Denny Sothern | 1904-01-20 | 1977-12-07 | 73.321 | OF | 5-11 | 175 | R | R | 1904-01-20 | Washington,DC | MLB | 1926-1931 | 1926-1931 | |
| Milt Steengrafe | 1900-05-26 | 1977-06-02 | 77.007 | P | 6-0 | 170 | R | R | 1900-05-26 | San Francisco,CA | MLB | 1924-1926 | 1924-1926 | |
| Hank Steinbacher | 1913-03-22 | 1977-04-03 | 64.012 | OF | 5-11 | 180 | L | R | 1913-03-22 | Sacramento,CA | MLB | 1937-1939 | 1937-1939 | |
| Milt Stock | 1893-07-11 | 1977-07-16 | 84.005 | 3B-2B | 5-8 | 154 | R | R | 1893-07-11 | Chicago,IL | MLB | 1913-1926 | 1913-1926 | |
| Pete Turgeon | 1897-01-03 | 1977-01-24 | 80.021 | SS | 5-6 | 145 | R | R | 1897-01-03 | Minneapolis,MN | MLB | 1923-1923 | 1923-1923 | |
| Elam Vangilder | 1896-04-23 | 1977-04-30 | 81.007 | P | 6-1 | 192 | R | R | 1896-04-23 | Cape Girardeau,MO | MLB | 1919-1929 | 1919-1929 | |
| Harry Welchonce | 1883-11-20 | 1977-02-26 | 93.098 | OF | 6-0 | 170 | L | R | 1883-11-20 | North Point,PA | MLB | 1911-1911 | 1911-1911 | |
| Ron Willis | 1943-07-12 | 1977-11-21 | 34.132 | P | 6-2 | 195 | R | R | 1943-07-12 | Willisville,TN | MLB | 1966-1970 | 1966-1970 | 1961- UDFA -SLN |
| Max Wilson | 1916-06-03 | 1977-01-02 | 60.213 | P | 5-7 | 160 | L | L | 1916-06-03 | Haw River,NC | MLB | 1940-1946 | 1940-1946 | |
| Ernie Wingard | 1900-10-17 | 1977-01-17 | 76.092 | P | 6-2 | 176 | L | L | 1900-10-17 | Prattville,AL | MLB | 1924-1927 | 1924-1927 | |
| Chuck Wortman | 1892-01-05 | 1977-08-19 | 85.226 | SS | 5-7 | 150 | R | R | 1892-01-05 | Baltimore,MD | MLB | 1916-1918 | 1916-1918 | |
| Rube Yarrison | 1896-03-09 | 1977-04-22 | 81.044 | P | 5-11 | 165 | R | R | 1896-03-09 | Montgomery,PA | MLB | 1922-1924 | 1922-1924 | |
| George Zackert | 1884-12-24 | 1977-02-18 | 92.056 | P | 6-0 | 177 | L | L | 1884-12-24 | Buchanan County,MO | MLB | 1911-1912 | 1911-1912 | |
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