1977 Claxton Shield
# 1977 Claxton Shield

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.

## 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.

## 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 |
| 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
