1977 Claxton Shield

1977 Claxton Shield

Australia Championship Series
Tournament details
Sport	Baseball
Country	Australia
Hosts	Perth, WA
Teams	5
Dates	14 – 23 January
Defending champions	South Australia (1976)
Final positions
Champions	Western Australia (3rd title)
Runner-up	Victoria
Third place	New South Wales
Fourth place	Queensland
Fifth place	South Australia
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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]

Format

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

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

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15 January 1977	Queensland	7 – 5	New South Wales	Perth, WA

15 January 1977	South Australia	3 – 16	Victoria	Perth, WA

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16 January 1977	South Australia	4 – 3	Queensland	Perth, WA

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

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

17 January 1977	Victoria	14 – 7	Queensland	Perth, WA

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18 January 1977	Western Australia	4 – 5	Victoria	Perth, WA

18 January 1977	New South Wales	3 – 1	South Australia	Perth, WA

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19 January 1977	New South Wales	8 – 7 (F/10)	Victoria	Perth, WA

19 January 1977	Queensland	4 – 20	Western Australia	Perth, WA

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20 January 1977	Victoria	2 – 0	South Australia	Perth, WA

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

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

21 January 1977	Queensland	10 – 9	South Australia	Perth, WA

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22 January 1977	Queensland	7 – 17	Victoria	Perth, WA

22 January 1977	South Australia	10 – 9	Western Australia	Perth, WA

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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

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

Bibliography

• Clark, Joe (2003). A History of Australian Baseball: Time and Game. Lincoln, NE, United States: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-6440-2. Retrieved 24 February 2013.