The 1977 Claxton Shield was the 38th annual Claxton Shield, an Australian national baseball tournament. It was held in Perth from 14 to 23 January, the eighth time Perth had hosted the Shield. Hosts Western Australia won the Shield for the third time. The other participating teams were New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.[1][2]

Australia Championship Series
1977
Tournament information
Date14 – 23 January
Host(s)Western Australia Perth, WA
Teams5
Defending champions South Australia
Final positions
Champion Western Australia (3rd title)
1st runner-up Victoria
2nd runner-up New South Wales
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Format

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The five teams played a double round-robin schedule, meeting each other team twice, with two competition points on offer in each game. The points were awarded as follows:

  • Win – two points
  • Tie – one point
  • Loss – no points

After each team has played their eight games, the team with the most points was declared the champions. In the event of a tie between teams in terms of points, the tiebreaker used would have been the net runs for and against, with the team achieving the greater value placing in the higher position.[2]

Results

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Team Points Wins Losses For-Against
  Western Australia 12 6 2 +29
  Victoria 10 5 3 +23
  New South Wales 8 4 4 -5
  Queensland 6 3 5 -27
  South Australia 4 2 6 -20
14 January 1977 Western Australia   3 – 2   Queensland   Perth, WA
14 January 1977 Victoria   3 – 4   New South Wales   Perth, WA

15 January 1977 Queensland   7 – 5   New South Wales   Perth, WA
15 January 1977 South Australia   3 – 16   Victoria   Perth, WA

16 January 1977 South Australia   4 – 3   Queensland   Perth, WA
16 January 1977 Western Australia   2 – 1   New South Wales   Perth, WA

17 January 1977 Western Australia   8 – 7   South Australia   Perth, WA
17 January 1977 Victoria   14 – 7   Queensland   Perth, WA

18 January 1977 Western Australia   4 – 5   Victoria   Perth, WA
18 January 1977 New South Wales   3 – 1   South Australia   Perth, WA

19 January 1977 New South Wales   8 – 7 (F/10)   Victoria   Perth, WA
19 January 1977 Queensland   4 – 20   Western Australia   Perth, WA

20 January 1977 Victoria   2 – 0   South Australia   Perth, WA
20 January 1977 New South Wales   8 – 13 (F/10)   Queensland   Perth, WA

21 January 1977 New South Wales   4 – 8   Western Australia   Perth, WA
21 January 1977 Queensland   10 – 9   South Australia   Perth, WA

22 January 1977 Queensland   7 – 17   Victoria   Perth, WA
22 January 1977 South Australia   10 – 9   Western Australia   Perth, WA

23 January 1977 South Australia   2 – 5   New South Wales   Perth, WA
23 January 1977 Victoria   1 – 9   Western Australia   Perth, WA


 1977 Claxton Shield Champions 
 
Western Australia
3rd title

References

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  1. ^ Clark 2003, p.154
  2. ^ a b "Australian Baseball Council Annual Report" (PDF). Australian Baseball Council. June 1977. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

Bibliography

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