1977 Claxton Shield

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1977 Claxton Shield
Australia Championship Series
Tournament details
Sport Baseball
Country  Australia
Hosts Western Australia Perth, WA
Teams 5
Dates 14 – 23 January
Defending champions  South Australia (1976)
Final positions
Champions
Gold medal australia.svg
 Western Australia (3rd title)
Runner-up
Silver medal australia.svg
 Victoria
Third place
Bronze medal australia.svg
 New South Wales
Fourth place  Queensland
Fifth place  South Australia
1976
1978

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 Western Australia Perth, WA
14 January 1977 Victoria  3 – 4  New South Wales Western Australia Perth, WA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


 1977 Claxton Shield Champions 

Western Australia
3rd title

References

  1. Clark 2003, p.154
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Bibliography

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