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The Transactions for 1976
The Transactions for 1976
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1976
Houston Astros signed Rich Chiles as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Bob Oliver as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Joe Hoerner as a free agent.
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
1st round (1st pick) DET A Steve Kemp
1st round (2nd pick) HOU N Gary Wilson
1st round (9th pick) MIN A Bob Veselic
1st round (15th pick) NY A John Fulgham (did not sign)
1st round (18th pick) PHI N Jack Lazorko (did not sign)
2nd round PHI N Derek Botelho (signed May 5, 1976)
2nd round BOS A Dennis Burtt
2nd round STL N John Butcher (did not sign)
2nd round BAL A Mark Corey
2nd round NY N Mickey Hatcher (did not sign)
2nd round LA N Dave Patterson
3rd round NY N Jody Davis (signed March 12, 1976)
3rd round CHI N Ron Davis
4th round CAL A Mark Brouhard
4th round SF N Dave Hostetler (did not sign)
4th round LA N Mookie Wilson (did not sign)
5th round CAL A Keith Comstock
5th round CHI A Andy McGaffigan (did not sign)
5th round PHI N Bob Walk (did not sign)
5th round MON N Gary Weiss (did not sign)
6th round MIN A Joe Charboneau (did not sign)
6th round CHI A Fred Howard
7th round NY N Greg Harris (did not sign)
7th round BOS A Terry Leach (pick voided)
7th round MIN A Kevin Stanfield
12th round PHI N Jeff Lahti (did not sign)
13th round CAL A Ron Johnson (did not sign)
1st round (1st pick) secondary phase MIN A Pete Redfern
1st round (2nd pick) secondary phase SF N Dennis Littlejohn
1st round (3rd pick) secondary phase CHI A Leo Sutherland
1st round (5th pick) secondary phase KC A Hubie Brooks (did not sign)
1st round (6th pick) secondary phase PIT N Larry Littleton
1st round (7th pick) secondary phase BAL A Wayne Krenchicki
1st round (8th pick) secondary phase SD N Bob Shirley
1st round (10th pick) secondary phase ATL N Mike Macha
1st round (17th pick) secondary phase CLE A Garry Hancock
1st round (21st pick) secondary phase TEX A Paul Mirabella
1st round (22nd pick) secondary phase CIN N Duane Walker
2nd round secondary phase SD N Danny Boone (did not sign)
2nd round secondary phase CAL A Mike Chris (did not sign)
2nd round secondary phase ATL N Dave Stegman (did not sign)
2nd round secondary phase DET A Mike Walters (did not sign)
2nd round secondary phase CHI A Rich Wortham
3rd round secondary phase STL N Dan O'Brien
3rd round secondary phase KC A Bill Paschall
3rd round secondary phase DET A Ron Roenicke (did not sign)
3rd round secondary phase ATL N Bob Stoddard (did not sign)
3rd round secondary phase BOS A John Tudor
4th round secondary phase CAL A Ernie Camacho (did not sign)
4th round secondary phase NY N Kim Seaman
4th round secondary phase SD N Roger Slagle (did not sign)
6th round secondary phase CHI A Harry Chappas
7th round secondary phase CHI A Mark Esser (did not sign)
Detroit Tigers signed Alex Johnson as a free agent.
Houston Astros sold Jim York to New York Yankees.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Victor Cruz as a non-drafted free agent.
Boston Red Sox sold Terry Hughes to St. Louis Cardinals.
New York Mets traded Jerry Cram to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Randy Hammon.
California Angels traded William Rothan to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Dick
Sharon.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Vada Pinson as a free agent.
New York Yankees traded Gerry Pirtle to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Rick
Stelmaszek.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Pascual Perez as a non-drafted free agent.
New York Yankees released Walt Williams.
Cleveland Indians signed Jim Nettles as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers sold Tom Walker to St. Louis Cardinals.
Minnesota Twins released John Briggs.
Baltimore Orioles released Tommy Davis.
San Diego Padres released Bobby Tolan.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ron Bryant as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Wayne Granger as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Gene Michael as a free agent.
New York Yankees sold Ed Herrmann to California Angels.
New York Yankees signed Tommy Davis as a free agent.
New York Mets traded George Stone to Texas Rangers in exchange for Bill Hands.
San Diego Padres released Randy Elliott.
Los Angeles Dodgers released Ken McMullen.
Los Angeles Dodgers traded Willie Crawford to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for
Ted Sizemore.
Kansas City Royals signed Roger Nelson as a free agent.
California Angels traded John Balaz, Dick Sharon and Dave Machemer to Boston Red Sox
in exchange for Dick Drago.
California Angels signed Randy Elliott as a free agent.
New York Mets signed Mario Ramirez as a non-drafted free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Onix Concepcion as a non-drafted free agent.
Texas Rangers released Mike Kekich.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Dave Bennett. (date approximate)
Granted Free Agency
Dave McNally (Montreal Expos)
Andy Messersmith (Los Angeles Dodgers)
San Francisco Giants traded Leon Brown to New York Mets in exchange for Bob
Gallagher.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Tim Ireland as a free agent.
Texas Rangers released Leo Cardenas.
New York Mets released Joe Lovitto.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Greg Wells as a non-drafted free agent.
New York Yankees released Ed Brinkman.
New York Mets released Jesus Alou.
Chicago White Sox released Cecil Upshaw.
Baltimore Orioles released Byron McLaughlin.
Los Angeles Dodgers traded Orlando Alvarez and cash to California Angels in exchange
for Ellie Rodriguez.
April, 1976
Minnesota Twins sold Tom Kelly to Baltimore Orioles.
Kansas City Royals signed Bill Sudakis as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Mark Mercer.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Bobby Tolan as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers sold Lerrin LaGrow to St. Louis Cardinals.
Texas Rangers released Clyde Wright.
Oakland Athletics traded Reggie Jackson, Ken Holtzman and Bill VanBommel to
Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Don Baylor, Mike Torrez and Paul Mitchell.
Chicago White Sox signed Cleon Jones as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers released Ed Farmer.
Milwaukee Brewers released Vada Pinson.
Oakland Athletics signed Ken McMullen as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox released Claude Osteen.
San Diego Padres traded Rudy Meoli to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Merv
Rettenmund.
New York Yankees released Tommy Davis.
Chicago White Sox released Jeff Holly.
New York Mets released Nardi Contreras.
Cleveland Indians released Jim Nettles.
Boston Red Sox released Diego Segui.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Greg Wells.
Atlanta Braves traded Mike Thompson to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Terry
Crowley.
St. Louis Cardinals traded Harry Parker to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Roric
Harrison.
Oakland Athletics claimed Tom Bradley from San Francisco Giants on waivers.
Baltimore Orioles released Bobby Brown.
Philadelphia Phillies released Tom Hilgendorf.
Milwaukee Brewers sold Tim Ireland to Chicago Cubs.
Baltimore Orioles released Willie Royster.
Philadelphia Phillies sold Wayne Simpson to California Angels.
San Diego Padres traded Danny Frisella to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Ken
Reynolds and Robert Stewart.
Baltimore Orioles signed Tommy Harper as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals sold Wayne Nordhagen to Philadelphia Phillies.
Baltimore Orioles released Larry McCall.
New York Yankees signed Larry McCall as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed Andy Messersmith as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox sold Bob Oliver to Philadelphia Phillies.
San Diego Padres sold Randy Hundley to Chicago Cubs.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Tom Hilgendorf as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Orlando Sanchez as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Nardi Contreras as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox sold Tim Blackwell to Philadelphia Phillies.
Oakland Athletics claimed Tim Hosley from Chicago Cubs on waivers.
Chicago Cubs released Tom Dettore.
Detroit Tigers sold John Knox to Cincinnati Reds.
San Diego Padres signed Tom Dettore as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Sonny Jackson as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox released Cleon Jones.
Minnesota Twins released Ray Corbin.
Boston Red Sox released Gene Michael.
California Angels sold Steve Dunning to Montreal Expos.
Kansas City Royals released Ray Sadecki.
Atlanta Braves released Terry Crowley.
California Angels released Randy Elliott.
Oakland Athletics released Ted Martinez.
Kansas City Royals traded Bryan Jones and cash to New York Mets in exchange for Tom
Hall.
Detroit Tigers signed Steve Baker as a non-drafted free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Danny Darwin as a non-drafted free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Willie Royster as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Ray Sadecki as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Bobby Brown as a free agent.
New York Yankees traded Larry Gura to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Fran Healy.
California Angels claimed Bob Jones from Texas Rangers on waivers.
Montreal Expos traded Steve Renko and Larry Biittner to Chicago Cubs in exchange for
Andre Thornton.
New York Yankees traded Ken Brett and Rich Coggins to Chicago White Sox in exchange
for Carlos May.
San Diego Padres traded Bill Greif to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Luis
Melendez.
St. Louis Cardinals traded Cardell Camper to Cleveland Indians in exchange for
Nelson Garcia.
Baltimore Orioles signed Terry Crowley as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves sold Earl Stephenson to Baltimore Orioles.
Texas Rangers traded Stan Perzanowski and cash to Cleveland Indians in exchange for
Fritz Peterson.
Houston Astros signed Pedro Hernandez as a non-drafted free agent.
San Diego Padres signed Diego Segui as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals traded Mario Guerrero to California Angels in exchange for
Edward Jordan and a player to be named later; St. Louis Cardinals received Ed
Kurpiel (July 30, 1976).
Minnesota Twins signed Jeff Holly as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Ted Martinez as a free agent.
Texas Rangers traded Bill Singer, Roy Smalley, Mike Cubbage, Jim Gideon and $250000
to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Bert Blyleven and Danny Thompson.
Montreal Expos released Nate Colbert.
California Angels signed Tommy Davis as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants sold Von Joshua to Milwaukee Brewers.
Milwaukee Brewers traded Tom Murphy and Bobby Darwin to Boston Red Sox in exchange
for Bernie Carbo.
Boston Red Sox released Deron Johnson.
Houston Astros traded Terry Humphrey and Mike Barlow to California Angels in
exchange for Ed Herrmann.
St. Louis Cardinals traded Danny Frisella to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for a
player to be named later; St. Louis Cardinals received Sam Mejias (June 23, 1976).
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
1st round (1st pick) HOU N Floyd Bannister
1st round (2nd pick) DET A Pat Underwood
1st round (3rd pick) ATL N Ken Smith
1st round (4th pick) MIL A Bill Bordley (did not sign)
1st round (5th pick) SD N Bob Owchinko
1st round (6th pick) CAL A Ken Landreaux
1st round (7th pick) CHI N Herman Segelke (signed July 6, 1976)
1st round (8th pick) CHI A Steve Trout
1st round (9th pick) MON N Bob James
1st round (10th pick) MIN A Jamie Allen (did not sign)
1st round (15th pick) STL N Leon Durham (signed June 22, 1976)
1st round (16th pick) NY A Pat Tabler
1st round (19th pick) LA N Mike Scioscia
1st round (20th pick) BAL A Dallas Williams
1st round (22nd pick) BOS A Bruce Hurst
2nd round PIT N Doe Boyland
2nd round CHI A Mike Colbern
2nd round MIN A Terry Felton
2nd round CAL A Bob Ferris
2nd round BAL A Jerry Gleaton (did not sign)
2nd round BOS A Glenn Hoffman
2nd round CIN N Paul Householder
2nd round SD N Steve Mura
2nd round NY N Mike Scott
2nd round DET A Alan Trammell
3rd round HOU N Reggie Baldwin
3rd round MIN A John Castino
3rd round TEX A Mike Griffin
3rd round PIT N Mike Madden (did not sign)
3rd round ATL N Dan Morogiello
3rd round MON N Dan Schatzeder (signed June 18, 1976)
3rd round CHI N Kurt Seibert
3rd round LA N Max Venable
4th round TEX A Brian Allard
4th round CHI N Keith Drumright (signed June 20, 1976)
4th round OAK A Rickey Henderson (signed July 9, 1976)
4th round HOU N Jim Pankovits
4th round MON N Bob Pate
4th round DET A Dan Petry
4th round NY A Ted Wilborn
5th round ATL N Bruce Benedict
5th round SD N Jim Beswick
5th round CHI N Greg Keatley
5th round PHI N Len Matuszek (signed June 14, 1976)
5th round DET A Jack Morris
5th round LA N Ted Power
5th round BOS A Mike Smithson
6th round KC A Jim Gaudet
6th round LA N Mike Howard
6th round CLE A Bill Scherrer (did not sign)
6th round BAL A Jim Smith
6th round PHI N Ozzie Virgil (signed June 22, 1976)
6th round ATL N Jim Wessinger
7th round BOS A Wade Boggs (signed June 10, 1976)
7th round PIT N Don Crow (did not sign)
7th round CHI N Odie Davis (did not sign)
7th round CIN N Bill Dawley
7th round CHI A Willie McGee (did not sign)
7th round CAL A Chuck Porter
7th round DET A Ozzie Smith (did not sign)
7th round HOU N Tom Wiedenbauer
8th round NY N Barry Evans (did not sign)
8th round CHI A Lorenzo Gray
8th round DET A Glenn Gulliver
8th round HOU N Dave Smith
8th round MIL A Lary Sorensen
9th round BOS A Gary Allenson
9th round MIL A George Frazier
9th round SF N Renie Martin (did not sign)
9th round MON N Jack O'Connor
9th round SD N Craig Stimac
10th round TEX A Billy Sample
11th round NY N Neil Allen
11th round OAK A Bobby Moore
11th round HOU N Gary Rajsich
11th round SD N Tom Tellmann
12th round CLE A Joe Beckwith (did not sign)
12th round CAL A Mike Bishop
12th round MON N Nick Capra (did not sign)
12th round BOS A Reid Nichols
12th round ATL N Rick Peters (did not sign)
12th round TEX A Andre Robertson (did not sign)
12th round STL N Gene Roof
13th round MIL A Gary Holle
13th round CHI A Pat Keedy (did not sign)
13th round SD N Mark Lee
14th round DET A Rod Booker (did not sign)
14th round CHI N Steve Davis
14th round ATL N Rick Matula
15th round LA N Keith MacWhorter
15th round SD N Broderick Perkins
15th round KC A Ken Phelps
16th round MIN A Mark Funderburk
16th round LA N Jack Perconte
16th round TEX A Brian Snyder (did not sign)
16th round DET A Roger Weaver
17th round PIT N Rick Honeycutt (signed June 11, 1976)
17th round HOU N Bert Roberge
17th round CAL A Ken Schrom
17th round NY N Dave Von Ohlen
18th round CLE A Ron Hassey
18th round ATL N Ricky Jones (did not sign)
18th round CAL A Larry Owen (did not sign)
19th round SD N Gary Lucas
21st round CIN N Eddie Milner
21st round CHI A Ed Olwine (did not sign)
21st round MON N David Palmer
22nd round STL N Ray Searage
22nd round BOS A Chico Walker
23rd round SF N Mike Couchee (did not sign)
23rd round DET A Kip Young
24th round PIT N Bob Long
24th round NY A Chris Welsh (did not sign)
26th round SF N Jeff Stember
28th round CAL A Jeff Calhoun (did not sign)
28th round SF N Steve Macko (did not sign)
29th round CAL A John Harris
30th round STL N John Littlefield
31st round CIN N Jay Howell (signed June 21, 1976)
33rd round CIN N Tim Laudner (did not sign)
35th round LA N Scott Fletcher (did not sign)
35th round CIN N Scotti Madison (did not sign)
36th round CIN N Pat Sheridan (did not sign)
1st round (2nd pick) secondary phase DET A Dave Stegman
1st round (3rd pick) secondary phase CIN N Bruce Berenyi
1st round (6th pick) secondary phase MIL A Darrell Brown (did not sign)
1st round (13th pick) secondary phase PHI N Jack Lazorko (did not sign)
1st round (14th pick) secondary phase CHI A Hubie Brooks (did not sign)
1st round (15th pick) secondary phase STL N John Fulgham
1st round (17th pick) secondary phase OAK A Ernie Camacho
1st round (19th pick) secondary phase NY A Roger Slagle
1st round (20th pick) secondary phase CHI N Karl Pagel (signed July 1, 1976)
2nd round secondary phase CAL A Danny Boone
2nd round secondary phase PHI N Joe Charboneau (signed June 10, 1976)
2nd round secondary phase STL N Charlie Lea (did not sign)
2nd round secondary phase HOU N Ron Musselman (did not sign)
2nd round secondary phase ATL N Ron Roenicke (did not sign)
2nd round secondary phase LA N Mike Walters (did not sign)
3rd round secondary phase ATL N John Butcher (did not sign)
3rd round secondary phase OAK A Bob Stoddard (did not sign)
3rd round secondary phase PHI N Bob Walk (signed September 7, 1976)
5th round secondary phase OAK A Mike Chris (did not sign)
6th round secondary phase CLE A Dave Hostetler (did not sign)
Detroit Tigers sold Joe Coleman to Chicago Cubs.
Oakland Athletics signed Nate Colbert as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs sold Milt Wilcox to Detroit Tigers.
Milwaukee Brewers traded Pedro Garcia to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Gary
Sutherland.
Atlanta Braves traded Darrell Evans and Marty Perez to San Francisco Giants in
exchange for Willie Montanez, Craig Robinson, Mike Eden and Jake Brown.
San Francisco Giants signed Joe Strain as a non-drafted free agent.
Oakland Athletics sold Vida Blue to New York Yankees.
Oakland Athletics sold Rollie Fingers to Boston Red Sox.
California Angels sold Joe Lahoud to Texas Rangers.
Oakland Athletics sold Joe Rudi to Boston Red Sox.
Milwaukee Brewers released Ed Sprague.
New York Yankees traded Rudy May, Tippy Martinez, Dave Pagan, Scott McGregor and
Rick Dempsey to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Ken Holtzman, Doyle Alexander,
Grant Jackson, Elrod Hendricks and Jimmy Freeman.
Atlanta Braves traded Blue Moon Odom to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Pete
Varney.
Los Angeles Dodgers traded Joe Ferguson, Bob Detherage and Freddie Tisdale to St.
Louis Cardinals in exchange for Reggie Smith.
Oakland Athletics sale Vida Blue to New York Yankees voided.
Oakland Athletics sale Rollie Fingers to Boston Red Sox voided.
Oakland Athletics sale Joe Rudi to Boston Red Sox voided.
Milwaukee Brewers released Bill Champion.
San Francisco Giants signed Bob Brenly as a non-drafted free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Casey Parsons as a non-drafted free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Bob Johnson as a free agent.
New York Mets traded Jack Heidemann to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Tom Deidel.
Atlanta Braves traded Elias Sosa and Lee Lacy to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for
Mike Marshall.
Minnesota Twins released Joe Decker.
Kansas City Royals signed Craig Eaton as a non-drafted free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Joe Decker as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Albert Williams.
California Angels sold Andy Hassler to Kansas City Royals.
Montreal Expos released Fred Scherman.
Texas Rangers signed Steve Comer as a non-drafted free agent.
San Diego Padres traded Gene Locklear to New York Yankees in exchange for a player
to be named later; San Diego Padres received Rick Sawyer (July 31, 1976).
California Angels claimed Tony Solaita from Kansas City Royals on waivers.
Philadelphia Phillies traded Wayne Nordhagen to Chicago White Sox in exchange for
Rich Coggins.
Montreal Expos traded Jim Dwyer and Pepe Mangual to New York Mets in exchange for
Del Unser and Wayne Garrett.
Atlanta Braves signed Joe Cowley as a non-drafted free agent.
Atlanta Braves sold Earl Williams to Montreal Expos.
Chicago White Sox released Buddy Bradford.
Montreal Expos released Jim Lyttle.
Cincinnati Reds released Luis Sanchez.
August, 1976
New York Yankees released Jim York. (date approximate)
San Diego Padres claimed Tom Griffin from Houston Astros on waivers.
Chicago White Sox claimed Phil Roof from Minnesota Twins on waivers.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jim Lyttle as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics released Cesar Tovar.
Chicago White Sox signed Jim York as a free agent.
San Diego Padres sold Willie McCovey to Oakland Athletics.
New York Yankees signed Rafael Santana as a non-drafted free agent.
New York Yankees signed Cesar Tovar as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Randy Elliott as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals traded Mike Easler to California Angels in exchange for a player
to be named later; St. Louis Cardinals received Ronnie Farkas (September 7, 1976).
Baltimore Orioles signed Nate Snell as a non-drafted free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates sold Ramon Hernandez to Chicago Cubs.
Baltimore Orioles sold Tim Nordbrook to California Angels.
Chicago White Sox signed Minnie Minoso as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals sold Ron Fairly to Oakland Athletics.
Kansas City Royals released Bob Johnson.
New York Mets signed Greg Harris as a non-drafted free agent.
New York Mets sold Ken Sanders to Kansas City Royals.
California Angels sold Tommy Davis to Kansas City Royals.
Atlanta Braves signed Rafael Ramirez as a non-drafted free agent.
Baltimore Orioles sold Dave Johnson to Seattle Mariners.
Cleveland Indians signed Ramon Romero as a non-drafted free agent.
Chicago White Sox released Minnie Minoso.
Baltimore Orioles released Jim Fuller.
Pittsburgh Pirates sold Jim Minshall to Seattle Mariners.
San Francisco Giants traded John D'Acquisto, Mike Caldwell and Dave Rader to St.
Louis Cardinals in exchange for Willie Crawford, Vic Harris and John Curtis.
Chicago White Sox traded Phil Roof to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for a player to
be named later; Chicago White Sox received Larry Anderson (January 5, 1977).
Los Angeles Dodgers sold Jose Baez to Seattle Mariners.
Milwaukee Brewers sold Kurt Bevacqua to Seattle Mariners.
Minnesota Twins sold Larry Cox to Seattle Mariners.
San Diego Padres sold Diego Segui to Seattle Mariners.
St. Louis Cardinals traded Mike Wallace to Texas Rangers in exchange for John
Sutton.
San Diego Padres sold Dave Hilton, Dave Roberts and John Scott to Toronto Blue Jays.
Texas Rangers sold Tommy Moore to Seattle Mariners.
Granted Free Agency
Doyle Alexander (New York Yankees)
Sal Bando (Oakland Athletics)
Don Baylor (Oakland Athletics)
Bert Campaneris (Oakland Athletics)
Bill Campbell (Minnesota Twins)
Dave Cash (Philadelphia Phillies)
Nate Colbert (Oakland Athletics)
Paul Dade (California Angels)
Rollie Fingers (Oakland Athletics)
Wayne Garland (Baltimore Orioles)
Bobby Grich (Baltimore Orioles)
Don Gullett (Cincinnati Reds)
Richie Hebner (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Reggie Jackson (Baltimore Orioles)
Gary Matthews (San Francisco Giants)
Willie McCovey (Oakland Athletics)
Tim Nordbrook (California Angels)
Joe Rudi (Oakland Athletics)
Billy Smith (California Angels)
Eric Soderholm (Minnesota Twins)
Royle Stillman (Baltimore Orioles)
Steve Stone (Chicago Cubs)
Gene Tenace (Oakland Athletics)
Baltimore Orioles released Darryl Cias.
Los Angeles Dodgers released Jim Lyttle.
Los Angeles Dodgers released Leron Lee.
Montreal Expos released Chuck Taylor.
Philadelphia Phillies released Tony Taylor.
Los Angeles Dodgers traded Steve Patchin to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Ron
Washington.
Granted Free Agency
Dick Allen (Philadelphia Phillies)
Expansion Draft
1st pick by SEA A from KC A Ruppert Jones
2nd pick by TOR A from BAL A Bob Bailor
3rd pick by SEA A from CAL A Gary Wheelock
4th pick by TOR A from MIN A Jerry Garvin
5th pick by SEA A from CHI A Bill Stein
6th pick by TOR A from TEX A Jim Clancy
7th pick by SEA A from BOS A Dick Pole
8th pick by TOR A from OAK A Gary Woods
9th pick by SEA A from DET A Dan Meyer
10th pick by TOR A from CLE A Rico Carty
11th pick by SEA A from NY A Grant Jackson
12th pick by TOR A from MIL A Butch Edge
13th pick by TOR A from KC A Al Fitzmorris
14th pick by SEA A from CAL A Dave Collins
15th pick by TOR A from MIN A Al Woods
16th pick by SEA A from DET A Frank MacCormack
17th pick by TOR A from BAL A Mike Darr
18th pick by SEA A from CLE A Stan Thomas
19th pick by TOR A from CHI A Pete Vuckovich
20th pick by SEA A from NY A Juan Bernhardt
21st pick by TOR A from TEX A Jeff Byrd
22nd pick by SEA A from BOS A Rick Jones
23rd pick by TOR A from MIL A Steve Bowling
24th pick by SEA A from OAK A Glenn Abbott
25th pick by SEA A from KC A Bob Stinson
26th pick by TOR A from DET A Dennis DeBarr
27th pick by SEA A from CAL A Carlos Lopez
28th pick by TOR A from MIN A Bill Singer
29th pick by SEA A from BAL A Dave Pagan
30th pick by TOR A from NY A Jim Mason
31st pick by SEA A from CHI A Roy Thomas
32nd pick by TOR A from TEX A Doug Ault
33rd pick by SEA A from CLE A Tom McMillan
34th pick by TOR A from BOS A Ernie Whitt
35th pick by SEA A from MIL A Pete Broberg
37th pick by TOR A from KC A Steve Staggs
38th pick by SEA A from MIN A Steve Braun
39th pick by TOR A from TEX A Steve Hargan
40th pick by SEA A from CAL A Leroy Stanton
41st pick by TOR A from NY A Garth Iorg
42nd pick by SEA A from BAL A Bob Galasso
43rd pick by TOR A from DET A Dave Lemanczyk
44th pick by SEA A from BOS A Steve Burke
45th pick by TOR A from MIL A Larry Anderson
46th pick by SEA A from CLE A Joe Lis
47th pick by TOR A from CHI A Jesse Jefferson
49th pick by TOR A from MIN A Dave McKay
50th pick by SEA A from DET A Bill Laxton
51st pick by TOR A from KC A Tom Bruno
52nd pick by SEA A from CAL A Julio Cruz
53rd pick by TOR A from NY A Otto Velez
54th pick by SEA A from TEX A Steve Barr
55th pick by TOR A from BAL A Mike Willis
56th pick by SEA A from BOS A Puchy Delgado
57th pick by TOR A from CHI A Sam Ewing
58th pick by SEA A from CLE A Tommy Smith
59th pick by TOR A from OAK A Leon Hooten
60th pick by SEA A from MIL A Greg Erardi
San Diego Padres sold Chuck Hartenstein to Toronto Blue Jays.
Pittsburgh Pirates sold Tommy Helms to Oakland Athletics.
Pittsburgh Pirates traded Manny Sanguillen and $100000 to Oakland Athletics in
exchange for Chuck Tanner.
Toronto Blue Jays traded Al Fitzmorris to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Alan
Ashby and Doug Howard.
St. Louis Cardinals released Lloyd Allen.
St. Louis Cardinals sold Luis Alvarado to Detroit Tigers.
Boston Red Sox signed Bill Campbell as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies sold John Montague to Seattle Mariners.
St. Louis Cardinals released Lee Richard.
Montreal Expos traded Steve Dunning, Pat Scanlon and Tony Scott to St. Louis
Cardinals in exchange for Bill Greif, Angel Torres and Sam Mejias.
Cincinnati Reds traded Tom Spencer to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Hugh Yancy.
Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jim Sadowski to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Tom
Carroll.
Cincinnati Reds traded Mike Thompson to Texas Rangers in exchange for Art
DeFilippis.
Oakland Athletics released Billy Williams.
Detroit Tigers signed Al Greene as a non-drafted free agent.
California Angels signed Don Baylor as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Bert Campaneris as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Dave Cash as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed Gary Matthews as a free agent.
California Angels signed Joe Rudi as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Don Gullett as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox traded Pat Kelly to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Dave Duncan.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Sal Bando as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Wayne Garland as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Darryl Cias as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Phil Nastu as a non-drafted free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Doyle Alexander as a free agent.
Houston Astros traded Larry Dierker and Jerry DaVanon to St. Louis Cardinals in
exchange for Joe Ferguson and Bob Detherage.
California Angels signed Bobby Grich as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Steve Stone as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Gibson Alba as a non-drafted free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Eric Soderholm as a free agent.
Houston Astros signed Jim Fuller as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Reggie Jackson as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves sold Jim Wynn to New York Yankees.
Granted Free Agency
Tito Fuentes (San Diego Padres)
Detroit Tigers released Joe Decker.
Montreal Expos released Clay Kirby.
Chicago White Sox signed Tim Nordbrook as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians traded cash and a player to be named later to California Angels in
exchange for Bill Melton; California Angels received Stan Perzanowski (March 28,
1977).
Chicago White Sox signed Royle Stillman as a free agent.
Major League Draft
Selected by SEA A from KC A Charlie Beamon
Selected by MIN A from HOU N Rich Chiles
Selected by BAL A from LA N Mike Dimmel
Selected by MIL A from BAL A Marshall Edwards
Selected by STL N from MON N Roger Freed
Selected by CHI N from PHI N Guillermo Hernandez
Selected by LA N from CIN N Ted Martinez
Selected by MIN A from STL N Mike Proly
San Francisco Giants sold Glenn Adams to Minnesota Twins.
Oakland Athletics sold Larry Haney to Milwaukee Brewers.
Boston Red Sox sold Bob Heise to Kansas City Royals.
Milwaukee Brewers traded George Scott and Bernie Carbo to Boston Red Sox in exchange
for Cecil Cooper.
Toronto Blue Jays traded Rico Carty to Cleveland Indians in exchange for John
Lowenstein and Rick Cerone.
Milwaukee Brewers traded Jim Colborn and Darrell Porter to Kansas City Royals in
exchange for Jim Wohlford, Jamie Quirk and a player to be named later; Milwaukee
Brewers received Bob McClure (March 15, 1977).
Minor League Draft
Selected by MIL A from SF N Jeff Yurak
Pittsburgh Pirates traded Craig Reynolds and Jimmy Sexton to Seattle Mariners in
exchange for Grant Jackson.
Kansas City Royals traded Frank Ortenzio to Montreal Expos in exchange for Rudy
Kinard.
Major League Draft
Selected by MIN A from KC A Mark Souza
Chicago Cubs traded Pete LaCock to Kansas City Royals as part of 3-team trade in
which New York Mets sent Jim Dwyer to Chicago Cubs; and Kansas City Royals sent
Sheldon Mallory to New York Mets (December 13, 1976).
Houston Astros traded Greg Gross to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Julio Gonzalez.
San Diego Padres traded Johnny Grubb, Fred Kendall and Hector Torres to Cleveland
Indians in exchange for George Hendrick.
Atlanta Braves traded Ken Henderson, Dave May, Carl Morton, Roger Moret, Adrian
Devine and $250000 to Texas Rangers in exchange for Jeff Burroughs.
New York Mets traded Brock Pemberton and Leon Brown to St. Louis Cardinals in
exchange for Ed Kurpiel.
Granted Free Agency
Ed Crosby (Cleveland Indians)
San Francisco Giants traded Ken Reitz to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Lynn
McGlothen.
Pittsburgh Pirates traded Richie Zisk and Silvio Martinez to Chicago White Sox in
exchange for Rich Gossage and Terry Forster.
Montreal Expos traded Andre Thornton to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jackie
Brown.
Detroit Tigers released Bill Freehan.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Steve Farr as a non-drafted free agent.
Cleveland Indians sold Steve Kline to Atlanta Braves.
Kansas City Royals released Ken Sanders.
San Diego Padres signed Rollie Fingers as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers released Ray Sadecki.
San Diego Padres signed Gene Tenace as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Marty Bystrom as a non-drafted free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Richie Hebner as a free agent.
Texas Rangers released Craig Skok.
Texas Rangers traded Dave Criscione to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Bob
Babcock.
St. Louis Cardinals traded Randy Wiles to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Tony La
Russa.
Detroit Tigers released Pedro Garcia.
Detroit Tigers released Alex Johnson.
Montreal Expos traded Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray to Cincinnati Reds in exchange
for Tony Perez and Will McEnaney.
Baltimore Orioles released Tommy Harper.
New York Yankees released Cesar Tovar.
Los Angeles Dodgers traded Ted Sizemore to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for
Johnny Oates and a player to be named later; Los Angeles Dodgers received Quency
Hill (January 4, 1977).
Baltimore Orioles released Mike Cuellar.
Texas Rangers signed Len Whitehouse as a non-drafted free agent.
New York Mets signed Scott Holman as a non-drafted free agent.
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