Late Shōwa era
秋場所 Aki 1977
Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo
- Start
- Sep 11, 1977
- End
- Sep 25, 1977
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 11,098
Dates
- Roster
- 36
- Bouts
- 252
- Foreign
- 3%
- Sansho
- 3
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Aki 1977, in ranking order from Yokozuna 1 down to the bottom of Maegashira. Each rank has an East and a West slot; East is slightly senior. marks the yusho; ◆ a sansho recipient.
| W–L | East | Rank | West | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–5 | Y1 | 15–0 | ||
| 10–5 | O1 | 14–1 | ||
| 10–5 | O2 | 7–8 | ||
| 5–10 | O3 | — | — | |
| 11–4 | S1 | 3–12 | ||
| 9–6 | K1 | 5–10 | ||
| 5–10 | M1 | 6–9 | ||
| 3–12 | M2 | 4–11 | ||
| 6–9 | M3 | 5–10 | ||
| 8–7 | M4 | 7–8 | ||
| 8–7 | M5 | 8–7 | ||
| 5–10 | M6 | 10–5 | ||
| 7–8 | M7 | 9–6 | ||
| 4–10–1 | M8 | 2–13 | ||
| 0–0–15 | M9 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | M10 | 8–7 | ||
| 9–6 | M11 | 9–6 | ||
| 9–6 | M12 | 6–9 | ||
| 0–0–15 | M13 | — | — |
Top kimarite 252 decisive bouts
The deciding techniques most often called by the gyoji this tournament. Share is over decisive Makuuchi bouts only; absences and unresolved bouts are excluded.
yorikiri Frontal force out 78 31.0%
oshidashi Push out 37 14.7%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 18 7.1%
uwatenage Overarm throw 17 6.7%
hatakikomi Slap down 12 4.8%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 10 4.0%
okuridashi Rear push out 9 3.6%
tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 7 2.8%
252 bouts · 1/36 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 11,098