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1976 Major League Baseball Transactions

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Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
November 4, 1975

The California Angels traded a player to be named later and Bobby Valentine to the San Diego Padres for Gary Ross. The California Angels sent Rudy Meoli (November 4, 1975) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

November 7, 1975

The Boston Red Sox traded a player to be named later and cash to the Chicago White Sox for Deron Johnson. The Boston Red Sox sent Chuck Erickson (minors) (November 7, 1975) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

November 10, 1975
November 12, 1975
November 14, 1975

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ed Romero as an amateur free agent.

November 17, 1975

The Atlanta Braves traded Dusty Baker and Ed Goodson to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Lee Lacy, Tom Paciorek, Jerry Royster and Jim Wynn.

The Texas Rangers traded Fergie Jenkins to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later, Steve Barr and Juan Beniquez. The Boston Red Sox sent Craig Skok (December 12, 1975) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

November 20, 1975
November 22, 1975
November 23, 1975

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Luis Salazar as a free agent.

The California Angels signed Dickie Thon as an amateur free agent.

December 3, 1975

The New York Mets signed Kelvin Chapman as an amateur free agent.

December 4, 1975

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rafael Vasquez as an amateur free agent.

December 6, 1975
December 8, 1975

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Manny Castillo from the New York Mets in the 1975 minor league draft.

The San Francisco Giants traded Pete Falcone to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Reitz.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Luis Quintana from the California Angels in the 1975 rule 5 draft.

The New York Yankees drafted Tom Robson from the Texas Rangers in the 1975 minor league draft.

The Houston Astros drafted Gil Rondon from the California Angels in the 1975 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Bruce Taylor from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1975 rule 5 draft.

December 9, 1975
December 10, 1975
December 11, 1975
December 12, 1975

The Montreal Expos traded Bob Bailey to the Cincinnati Reds for Clay Kirby.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Buddy Bradford and Greg Terlecky to the Chicago White Sox for Lee Richard.

The Cleveland Indians traded Jack Brohamer to the Chicago White Sox for Larvell Blanks.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Clay Carroll to the Chicago White Sox for Jeff Sovern (minors) and Rich Hinton.

The New York Mets traded Gene Clines to the Texas Rangers for Joe Lovitto.

The Atlanta Braves traded Larvell Blanks and Ralph Garr to the Chicago White Sox for Ken Henderson, Ozzie Osborn and Dick Ruthven.

The Houston Astros traded Tommy Helms to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Art Howe (January 6, 1976) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

The Atlanta Braves traded Tom House to the Boston Red Sox for Roger Moret.

The Atlanta Braves traded Mike Lum to the Cincinnati Reds for Darrel Chaney.

The Houston Astros traded players to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds for Joaquin Andujar. The Houston Astros sent Luis Sanchez (December 12, 1975) and Carlos Alfonso (minors) (December 12, 1975) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

The New York Mets traded Bill Laxton and Rusty Staub to the Detroit Tigers for Billy Baldwin and Mickey Lolich.

The Boston Red Sox signed Julio Valdez as an amateur free agent.

December 13, 1975

The Minnesota Twins signed Paul Thormodsgard as a free agent.

December 15, 1975
December 17, 1975
December 18, 1975
December 22, 1975

The Kansas City Royals traded Kenzie Davis (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers for Pat Osburn.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Mick Kelleher to the Chicago Cubs for Vic Harris.

The Kansas City Royals traded a player to be named later to the Montreal Expos for Bob Stinson. The Kansas City Royals sent Rodney Scott (December 22, 1975) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

December 23, 1975
December 27, 1975

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Luis Aguayo as an amateur free agent.

December 30, 1975
1976

The Houston Astros signed Rich Chiles as a free agent.

Roger Freed sent from Monterrey (Mexican) to the Montreal Expos in an unknown transaction.

Juan Jimenez sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to Mexico City Reds (Mexican) in an unknown transaction.

Milt Ramirez sent from Reynosa (Mexican) to the Kansas City Royals in an unknown transaction.

January 4, 1976

The Chicago White Sox signed Bob Oliver as a free agent.

January 6, 1976

The Texas Rangers signed Joe Hoerner as a free agent.

January 7, 1976

The Detroit Tigers signed Alex Johnson as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Steve Kemp in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The Minnesota Twins drafted Pete Redfern in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The San Francisco Giants drafted Dennis Littlejohn in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Houston Astros drafted Gary Wilson in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The Chicago White Sox drafted Leo Sutherland in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Kansas City Royals drafted Hubie Brooks in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Larry Littleton in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Wayne Krenchicki in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The San Diego Padres drafted Bob Shirley in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Minnesota Twins drafted Bob Veselic in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The Atlanta Braves drafted Mike Macha in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The New York Yankees drafted John Fulgham in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Garry Hancock in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jack Lazorko in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Texas Rangers drafted Paul Mirabella in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Duane Walker in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The San Diego Padres drafted Danny Boone in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Derek Botelho in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 5, 1976.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Dennis Burtt in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted John Butcher in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted Mike Chris in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mark Corey in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The New York Mets drafted Mickey Hatcher in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Dave Patterson in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The Atlanta Braves drafted Dave Stegman in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Walters in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Rich Wortham in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The New York Mets drafted Jody Davis in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January). Player signed March 12, 1976.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Ron Davis in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Dan O'Brien in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Kansas City Royals drafted Bill Paschall in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Detroit Tigers drafted Ron Roenicke in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Bob Stoddard in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Boston Red Sox drafted John Tudor in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The California Angels drafted Mark Brouhard in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The California Angels drafted Ernie Camacho in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Dave Hostetler in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The New York Mets drafted Kim Seaman in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The San Diego Padres drafted Roger Slagle in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Mookie Wilson in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted Keith Comstock in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The Chicago White Sox drafted Andy McGaffigan in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Bob Walk in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Montreal Expos drafted Gary Weiss in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Harry Chappas in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Minnesota Twins drafted Joe Charboneau in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Fred Howard in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The Chicago White Sox drafted Mark Esser in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The New York Mets drafted Greg Harris in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Terry Leach in 1976, but pick was voided.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Kevin Stanfield in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jeff Lahti in the 12th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted Ron Johnson in the 13th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

January 8, 1976

The New York Yankees purchased Jim York from the Houston Astros.

January 9, 1976

The New York Mets traded Jerry Cram to the Kansas City Royals for Randy Hammon (minors).

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Victor Cruz as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Terry Hughes from the Boston Red Sox.

January 12, 1976
January 14, 1976

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Vada Pinson as a free agent.

January 23, 1976
January 27, 1976

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Pascual Perez as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees released Walt Williams.

February 1, 1976

The Cleveland Indians signed Jim Nettles as a free agent.

February 3, 1976
February 11, 1976
February 12, 1976
February 13, 1976

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ron Bryant as a free agent.

February 14, 1976

The Montreal Expos signed Wayne Granger as a free agent.

February 15, 1976

The Boston Red Sox signed Gene Michael as a free agent.

February 20, 1976
February 24, 1976

The New York Yankees signed Tommy Davis as a free agent.

The New York Mets traded George Stone to the Texas Rangers for Bill Hands.

February 26, 1976
March 2, 1976
March 3, 1976
March 4, 1976

The California Angels signed Randy Elliott as a free agent.

March 5, 1976

The Boston Red Sox traded a player to be named later and cash to the California Angels for Denny Doyle. The Boston Red Sox sent Chuck Ross (minors) (March 5, 1976) to the California Angels to complete the trade.

The New York Mets signed Mario Ramirez as an amateur free agent.

March 10, 1976

The Kansas City Royals signed Onix Concepcion as an amateur free agent.

March 12, 1976

The Texas Rangers released Mike Kekich.

March 16, 1976

The San Francisco Giants traded Leon Brown to the New York Mets for Bob Gallagher.

Dave McNally of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Andy Messersmith of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

March 20, 1976

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Tim Ireland as a free agent.

March 24, 1976

The Texas Rangers released Leo Cardenas.

March 26, 1976

The New York Mets released Joe Lovitto.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Greg Wells as an amateur free agent.

March 29, 1976
March 30, 1976
March 31, 1976
April, 1976

The Baltimore Orioles purchased Tom Kelly from the Minnesota Twins.

The Kansas City Royals signed Bill Sudakis as a free agent.

April 1, 1976 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Mark Mercer.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Bobby Tolan as a free agent.

April 2, 1976 Standings
April 3, 1976 Standings

The Chicago White Sox signed Cleon Jones as a free agent.

April 4, 1976 Standings
April 5, 1976 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals traded a player to be named later and Mike Garman to the Chicago Cubs for Don Kessinger. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Bobby Hrapmann (minors) (April 5, 1976) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

The Oakland Athletics signed Ken McMullen as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres traded Rudy Meoli to the Cincinnati Reds for Merv Rettenmund.

The Chicago White Sox released Claude Osteen.

April 6, 1976 Standings
April 7, 1976 Standings
April 8, 1976 Standings
April 9, 1976 Standings

The Baltimore Orioles signed Tommy Harper as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Wayne Nordhagen from the St. Louis Cardinals.

April 10, 1976 Standings

The Atlanta Braves signed Andy Messersmith as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Bob Oliver from the Chicago White Sox.

The Baltimore Orioles released Larry McCall.

The New York Yankees signed Larry McCall as a free agent.

April 13, 1976 Standings

The Chicago Cubs purchased Randy Hundley from the San Diego Padres.

April 14, 1976 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Tom Hilgendorf as a free agent.

April 16, 1976 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Orlando Sanchez as a free agent.

April 17, 1976 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Nardi Contreras as a free agent.

April 19, 1976 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Tim Blackwell from the Boston Red Sox.

The Oakland Athletics selected Tim Hosley off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

April 22, 1976 Standings

The Chicago Cubs released Tom Dettore.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased John Knox from the Detroit Tigers.

April 29, 1976 Standings

The San Diego Padres signed Tom Dettore as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Sonny Jackson as a free agent.

April 30, 1976 Standings
May 3, 1976 Standings

The Minnesota Twins released Ray Corbin.

May 4, 1976 Standings
May 5, 1976 Standings
May 6, 1976 Standings
May 7, 1976 Standings

The Kansas City Royals traded Bryan Jones (minors) and cash to the New York Mets for Tom Hall.

The Oakland Athletics released Ted Martinez.

May 10, 1976 Standings

The Detroit Tigers signed Steve Baker as an amateur free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Danny Darwin as an amateur free agent.

May 11, 1976 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Willie Royster as a free agent.

May 13, 1976 Standings

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ray Sadecki as a free agent.

May 14, 1976 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Bobby Brown as a free agent.

May 16, 1976 Standings
May 17, 1976 Standings

The California Angels selected Bob Jones off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

The Montreal Expos traded Larry Biittner and Steve Renko to the Chicago Cubs for Andre Thornton.

May 18, 1976 Standings
May 19, 1976 Standings
May 23, 1976 Standings
May 26, 1976 Standings

The Baltimore Orioles signed Terry Crowley as a free agent.

May 27, 1976 Standings
May 28, 1976 Standings
May 29, 1976 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Mario Guerrero to the California Angels for a player to be named later and Ed Jordan (minors). The California Angels sent Ed Kurpiel (minors) (July 30, 1976) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

The Houston Astros signed Pedro Hernandez as an amateur free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Diego Segui as a free agent.

May 30, 1976 Standings

The Minnesota Twins signed Jeff Holly as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Ted Martinez as a free agent.

June 1, 1976 Standings
June 2, 1976 Standings

The Montreal Expos released Nate Colbert.

The California Angels signed Tommy Davis as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Von Joshua from the San Francisco Giants.

June 3, 1976 Standings
June 4, 1976 Standings
June 6, 1976 Standings
June 7, 1976 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Danny Frisella to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Sam Mejias (June 23, 1976) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

June 8, 1976 Standings

The Chicago Cubs purchased Joe Coleman from the Detroit Tigers.

The Houston Astros drafted Floyd Bannister in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Dave Stegman in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary).

The Detroit Tigers drafted Pat Underwood in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Bruce Berenyi in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary).

The Atlanta Braves drafted Ken Smith in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Bill Bordley in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The San Diego Padres drafted Bob Owchinko in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Darrell Brown in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted Ken Landreaux in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Herman Segelke in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed July 6, 1976.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Steve Trout in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Montreal Expos drafted Bob James in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Jamie Allen in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jack Lazorko in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Hubie Brooks in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Leon Durham in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1976.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted John Fulgham in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary).

The New York Yankees drafted Pat Tabler in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Ernie Camacho in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary).

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Mike Scioscia in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft.

The New York Yankees drafted Roger Slagle in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary).

The Chicago Cubs drafted Karl Pagel in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed July 1, 1976.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Dallas Williams in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Bruce Hurst in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft.

The California Angels drafted Danny Boone in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary).

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Doe Boyland in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Joe Charboneau in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 10, 1976.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Mike Colbern in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Terry Felton in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The California Angels drafted Bob Ferris in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Jerry Gleaton in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Glenn Hoffman in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Paul Householder in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Charlie Lea in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.

The San Diego Padres drafted Steve Mura in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Houston Astros drafted Ron Musselman in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Ron Roenicke in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.

The New York Mets drafted Mike Scott in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Alan Trammell in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Mike Walters in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.

The Houston Astros drafted Reggie Baldwin in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Atlanta Braves drafted John Butcher in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.

The Minnesota Twins drafted John Castino in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Texas Rangers drafted Mike Griffin in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Mike Madden in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Dan Morogiello in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Montreal Expos drafted Dan Schatzeder in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1976.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Kurt Seibert in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Bob Stoddard in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Max Venable in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Bob Walk in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed September 7, 1976.

The Texas Rangers drafted Brian Allard in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Keith Drumright in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1976.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Rickey Henderson in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 1976.

The Houston Astros drafted Jim Pankovits in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Montreal Expos drafted Bob Pate in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Dan Petry in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The New York Yankees drafted Ted Wilborn in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Bruce Benedict in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The San Diego Padres drafted Jim Beswick in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Mike Chris in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Greg Keatley in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Len Matuszek in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1976.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Jack Morris in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Ted Power in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Mike Smithson in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Jim Gaudet in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Dave Hostetler in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Mike Howard in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Bill Scherrer in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Jim Smith in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Ozzie Virgil in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1976.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Jim Wessinger in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Wade Boggs in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1976.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Don Crow in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Odie Davis in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Bill Dawley in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Willie McGee in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted Chuck Porter in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Ozzie Smith in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Houston Astros drafted Tom Wiedenbauer in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The New York Mets drafted Barry Evans in the 8th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Lorenzo Gray in the 8th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Glenn Gulliver in the 8th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Houston Astros drafted Dave Smith in the 8th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Lary Sorensen in the 8th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Gary Allenson in the 9th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted George Frazier in the 9th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Renie Martin in the 9th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Montreal Expos drafted Jack O'Connor in the 9th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The San Diego Padres drafted Craig Stimac in the 9th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Texas Rangers drafted Billy Sample in the 10th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The New York Mets drafted Neil Allen in the 11th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Bobby Moore in the 11th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Houston Astros drafted Gary Rajsich in the 11th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The San Diego Padres drafted Tom Tellmann in the 11th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Joe Beckwith in the 12th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted Mike Bishop in the 12th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Montreal Expos drafted Nick Capra in the 12th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Reid Nichols in the 12th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Rick Peters in the 12th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Texas Rangers drafted Andre Robertson in the 12th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Gene Roof in the 12th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Gary Holle in the 13th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Pat Keedy in the 13th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The San Diego Padres drafted Mark Lee in the 13th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Rod Booker in the 14th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Steve Davis in the 14th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Rick Matula in the 14th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Keith MacWhorter in the 15th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The San Diego Padres drafted Broderick Perkins in the 15th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Ken Phelps in the 15th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Mark Funderburk in the 16th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Jack Perconte in the 16th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Texas Rangers drafted Brian Snyder in the 16th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Roger Weaver in the 16th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Rick Honeycutt in the 17th round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1976.

The Houston Astros drafted Bert Roberge in the 17th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The California Angels drafted Ken Schrom in the 17th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The New York Mets drafted Dave Von Ohlen in the 17th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Ron Hassey in the 18th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Ricky Jones in the 18th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted Larry Owen in the 18th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The San Diego Padres drafted Gary Lucas in the 19th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Eddie Milner in the 21st round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Ed Olwine in the 21st round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Montreal Expos drafted David Palmer in the 21st round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Ray Searage in the 22nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Chico Walker in the 22nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Mike Couchee in the 23rd round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Kip Young in the 23rd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Bob Long in the 24th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The New York Yankees drafted Chris Welsh in the 24th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Jeff Stember in the 26th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The California Angels drafted Jeff Calhoun in the 28th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Steve Macko in the 28th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted John Harris in the 29th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted John Littlefield in the 30th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Jay Howell in the 31st round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1976.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Tim Laudner in the 33rd round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Scott Fletcher in the 35th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Scotti Madison in the 35th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Pat Sheridan in the 36th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.

June 9, 1976 Standings

The Oakland Athletics signed Nate Colbert as a free agent.

June 10, 1976 Standings
June 13, 1976 Standings
June 14, 1976 Standings

The San Francisco Giants signed Joe Strain as an amateur free agent.

June 15, 1976 Standings
June 18, 1976 Standings

Previous purchase of Vida Blue by the New York Yankees from the Oakland Athletics voided and player returned.

Previous purchase of Rollie Fingers by the Boston Red Sox from the Oakland Athletics voided and player returned.

Previous purchase of Joe Rudi by the Boston Red Sox from the Oakland Athletics voided and player returned.

June 20, 1976 Standings
June 21, 1976 Standings

The San Francisco Giants signed Bob Brenly as an amateur free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Casey Parsons as an amateur free agent.

June 22, 1976 Standings

The New York Mets traded Jack Heidemann to the Milwaukee Brewers for Tom Deidel (minors).

The Kansas City Royals signed Bob Johnson as a free agent.

June 23, 1976 Standings
June 25, 1976 Standings

The Minnesota Twins released Joe Decker.

The Kansas City Royals signed Craig Eaton as an amateur free agent.

June 28, 1976 Standings

The Detroit Tigers signed Joe Decker as a free agent.

July 2, 1976 Standings
July 5, 1976 Standings
July 8, 1976 Standings
July 10, 1976 Standings

The Texas Rangers signed Steve Comer as an amateur free agent.

The San Diego Padres traded Gene Locklear to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later. The New York Yankees sent Rick Sawyer (July 31, 1976) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

July 14, 1976 Standings
July 21, 1976 Standings
July 22, 1976 Standings

The Atlanta Braves signed Joe Cowley as an amateur free agent.

July 23, 1976 Standings

Sergio Robles sent from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Los Angeles Dodgers in an unknown transaction.

July 24, 1976 Standings

The Montreal Expos purchased Earl Williams from the Atlanta Braves.

July 25, 1976 Standings
July 27, 1976 Standings

The Montreal Expos released Jim Lyttle.

July 28, 1976 Standings
August, 1976 Standings

The New York Yankees released Jim York. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

August 3, 1976 Standings

The San Diego Padres selected Tom Griffin off waivers from the Houston Astros.

August 9, 1976 Standings

The Chicago White Sox selected Phil Roof off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

August 11, 1976 Standings

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jim Lyttle as a free agent.

August 25, 1976 Standings

The Oakland Athletics released Cesar Tovar.

The Chicago White Sox signed Jim York as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

August 30, 1976 Standings
August 31, 1976 Standings

The New York Yankees signed Rafael Santana as an amateur free agent.

September 1, 1976 Standings

The New York Yankees signed Cesar Tovar as a free agent.

September 3, 1976 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Mike Easler to the California Angels for a player to be named later. The California Angels sent Ron Farkas (minors) (September 7, 1976) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

The San Francisco Giants signed Randy Elliott as a free agent.

September 5, 1976 Standings

The Baltimore Orioles signed Nate Snell as an amateur free agent.

September 8, 1976 Standings
September 9, 1976 Standings
September 10, 1976 Standings

The Chicago White Sox signed Minnie Minoso as a free agent.

September 14, 1976 Standings
September 17, 1976 Standings

The New York Mets signed Greg Harris as an amateur free agent.

The Kansas City Royals purchased Ken Sanders from the New York Mets.

September 20, 1976 Standings
September 28, 1976 Standings

The Atlanta Braves signed Rafael Ramirez as an amateur free agent.

October 1, 1976 Standings

The Seattle Mariners purchased Dave Johnson from the Baltimore Orioles.

The Cleveland Indians signed Ramon Romero as an amateur free agent.

October 6, 1976 Standings
October 15, 1976 Standings
October 20, 1976
October 21, 1976

The Chicago White Sox traded Phil Roof to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Larry Anderson (January 5, 1977) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

October 22, 1976
October 24, 1976

The Seattle Mariners purchased Tommy Moore from the Texas Rangers.

November 1, 1976

Doyle Alexander of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Sal Bando of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Don Baylor of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Bert Campaneris of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Bill Campbell of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Dave Cash of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

The Baltimore Orioles released Darryl Cias.

Nate Colbert of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Paul Dade of the California Angels granted free agency.

Rollie Fingers of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Wayne Garland of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Bobby Grich of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Don Gullett of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Richie Hebner of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Reggie Jackson of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Jim Lyttle.

Gary Matthews of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Willie McCovey of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Tim Nordbrook of the California Angels granted free agency.

Joe Rudi of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Billy Smith of the California Angels granted free agency.

Eric Soderholm of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Royle Stillman of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Steve Stone of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Gene Tenace of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

November 2, 1976
November 5, 1976

The Oakland Athletics traded Chuck Tanner and $100,000 to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Manny Sanguillen.

Dick Allen of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

The Toronto Blue Jays traded Al Fitzmorris to the Cleveland Indians for Alan Ashby and Doug Howard.

The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Chuck Hartenstein from the San Diego Padres.

The Oakland Athletics purchased Tommy Helms from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Ruppert Jones from the Kansas City Royals as the 1st pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Bob Bailor from the Baltimore Orioles as the 2nd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Gary Wheelock from the California Angels as the 3rd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jerry Garvin from the Minnesota Twins as the 4th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Bill Stein from the Chicago White Sox as the 5th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jim Clancy from the Texas Rangers as the 6th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Dick Pole from the Boston Red Sox as the 7th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Gary Woods from the Oakland Athletics as the 8th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Dan Meyer from the Detroit Tigers as the 9th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Rico Carty from the Cleveland Indians as the 10th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Grant Jackson from the New York Yankees as the 11th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Butch Edge from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 12th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Al Fitzmorris from the Kansas City Royals as the 13th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Dave Collins from the California Angels as the 14th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Al Woods from the Minnesota Twins as the 15th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Frank MacCormack from the Detroit Tigers as the 16th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Mike Darr from the Baltimore Orioles as the 17th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Stan Thomas from the Cleveland Indians as the 18th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Pete Vuckovich from the Chicago White Sox as the 19th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Juan Bernhardt from the New York Yankees as the 20th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jeff Byrd from the Texas Rangers as the 21st pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Rick Jones from the Boston Red Sox as the 22nd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Steve Bowling from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 23rd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Glenn Abbott from the Oakland Athletics as the 24th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Bob Stinson from the Kansas City Royals as the 25th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dennis DeBarr from the Detroit Tigers as the 26th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Carlos Lopez from the California Angels as the 27th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Bill Singer from the Minnesota Twins as the 28th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Dave Pagan from the Baltimore Orioles as the 29th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jim Mason from the New York Yankees as the 30th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Roy Thomas from the Chicago White Sox as the 31st pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Doug Ault from the Texas Rangers as the 32nd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Tom McMillan from the Cleveland Indians as the 33rd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Ernie Whitt from the Boston Red Sox as the 34th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Pete Broberg from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 35th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Steve Staggs from the Kansas City Royals as the 37th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Steve Braun from the Minnesota Twins as the 38th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Steve Hargan from the Texas Rangers as the 39th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Leroy Stanton from the California Angels as the 40th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Garth Iorg from the New York Yankees as the 41st pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Bob Galasso from the Baltimore Orioles as the 42nd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dave Lemanczyk from the Detroit Tigers as the 43rd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Steve Burke from the Boston Red Sox as the 44th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Larry Anderson from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 45th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Joe Lis from the Cleveland Indians as the 46th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jesse Jefferson from the Chicago White Sox as the 47th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dave McKay from the Minnesota Twins as the 49th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Bill Laxton from the Detroit Tigers as the 50th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Tom Bruno from the Kansas City Royals as the 51st pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Julio Cruz from the California Angels as the 52nd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Otto Velez from the New York Yankees as the 53rd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Steve Barr from the Texas Rangers as the 54th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Mike Willis from the Baltimore Orioles as the 55th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Puchy Delgado from the Boston Red Sox as the 56th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Sam Ewing from the Chicago White Sox as the 57th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Tommy Smith from the Cleveland Indians as the 58th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Leon Hooten from the Oakland Athletics as the 59th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Greg Erardi from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 60th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

November 6, 1976
November 8, 1976

The Cincinnati Reds traded Mike Thompson to the Texas Rangers for Art DeFilippis (minors).

November 9, 1976
November 10, 1976

The Detroit Tigers signed Al Greene as an amateur free agent.

November 16, 1976

The California Angels signed Don Baylor as a free agent.

November 17, 1976

The Texas Rangers signed Bert Campaneris as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Dave Cash as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Gary Matthews as a free agent.

The California Angels signed Joe Rudi as a free agent.

November 18, 1976

The New York Yankees signed Don Gullett as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox traded Pat Kelly to the Baltimore Orioles for Dave Duncan.

November 19, 1976

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Sal Bando as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Wayne Garland as a free agent.

November 22, 1976

The Boston Red Sox signed Darryl Cias as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Phil Nastu as an amateur free agent.

November 23, 1976
November 24, 1976

The California Angels signed Bobby Grich as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Steve Stone as a free agent.

November 26, 1976

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Gibson Alba as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Eric Soderholm as a free agent.

November 29, 1976

The Houston Astros signed Jim Fuller as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Reggie Jackson as a free agent.

November 30, 1976

The New York Yankees purchased Jim Wynn from the Atlanta Braves.

December 1, 1976

Tito Fuentes of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

December 2, 1976

The Detroit Tigers released Joe Decker.

The Montreal Expos released Clay Kirby.

The Chicago White Sox signed Tim Nordbrook as a free agent.

December 3, 1976

The Cleveland Indians traded a player to be named later and cash to the California Angels for Bill Melton. The Cleveland Indians sent Stan Perzanowski (March 28, 1977) to the California Angels to complete the trade.

December 5, 1976

The Chicago White Sox signed Royle Stillman as a free agent.

December 6, 1976

The Minnesota Twins purchased Glenn Adams from the San Francisco Giants.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Charlie Beamon from the Kansas City Royals in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays traded Rico Carty to the Cleveland Indians for Rick Cerone and John Lowenstein.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Rich Chiles from the Houston Astros in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

The Milwaukee Brewers traded Jim Colborn and Darrell Porter to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later, Jamie Quirk and Jim Wohlford. The Kansas City Royals sent Bob McClure (March 15, 1977) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mike Dimmel from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Marshall Edwards from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Roger Freed from the Montreal Expos in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Larry Haney from the Oakland Athletics.

The Kansas City Royals purchased Bob Heise from the Boston Red Sox.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Willie Hernandez from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Ted Martinez from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Mike Proly from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

The Milwaukee Brewers traded Bernie Carbo and George Scott to the Boston Red Sox for Cecil Cooper.

December 7, 1976

The Kansas City Royals traded Frank Ortenzio to the Montreal Expos for Rudy Kinard (minors).

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Craig Reynolds and Jimmy Sexton to the Seattle Mariners for Grant Jackson.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Jeff Yurak from the San Francisco Giants in the 1976 minor league draft.

December 8, 1976

The Houston Astros traded Greg Gross to the Chicago Cubs for Julio Gonzalez.

The San Diego Padres traded Johnny Grubb, Fred Kendall and Hector Torres to the Cleveland Indians for George Hendrick.

As part of a 3-team trade: The Chicago Cubs sent Pete LaCock to the Kansas City Royals. The New York Mets sent Jim Dwyer to the Chicago Cubs. The Kansas City Royals sent a player to be named later to the New York Mets. The Kansas City Royals sent Sheldon Mallory (December 13, 1976) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Mark Souza from the Kansas City Royals in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

December 9, 1976
December 10, 1976
December 12, 1976
December 13, 1976

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Steve Farr as an amateur free agent.

The Atlanta Braves purchased Steve Kline from the Cleveland Indians.

The Kansas City Royals released Ken Sanders.

December 14, 1976

The San Diego Padres signed Rollie Fingers as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Ray Sadecki.

The San Diego Padres signed Gene Tenace as a free agent.

December 15, 1976

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Marty Bystrom as an amateur free agent.

The Texas Rangers traded Dave Criscione to the Baltimore Orioles for Bob Babcock.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Richie Hebner as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers released Craig Skok.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Randy Wiles to the Chicago White Sox for Tony LaRussa.

December 16, 1976
December 17, 1976
December 20, 1976

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Ted Sizemore to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later and Johnny Oates. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Quency Hill (minors) (January 4, 1977) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

December 21, 1976
December 25, 1976

The Texas Rangers signed Len Whitehouse as an amateur free agent.

1977

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Lloyd Allen as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers released Joe Hoerner.

Junior Kennedy sent from the Cincinnati Reds to the San Francisco Giants in an unknown transaction.

Milt Ramirez sent from the Kansas City Royals to the Oakland Athletics in an unknown transaction.

The San Diego Padres released Jim Shellenback.

January 3, 1977

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Pedro Garcia as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals released Lindy McDaniel.

January 4, 1977

The Boston Red Sox traded Dave Machemer to the California Angels for John Doherty.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ken Sanders as a free agent.

January 6, 1977

The San Francisco Giants signed Willie McCovey as a free agent.

January 8, 1977

The Seattle Mariners signed Byron McLaughlin as a free agent.

January 9, 1977

The Oakland Athletics signed Craig Minetto as a free agent.

January 11, 1977

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Jeff Albert (minors), Bill Buckner and Ivan de Jesus to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Garman and Rick Monday.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Bill Scherrer in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Oakland Athletics drafted Hubie Brooks in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Houston Astros drafted John Butcher in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted Alan Wiggins in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (January).

The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Chris in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Texas Rangers drafted Dave Righetti in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (January).

The New York Yankees drafted Willie McGee in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed June 6, 1977.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted John Shelby in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (January).

The Minnesota Twins drafted Mike Walters in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Buddy Black in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted Daryl Sconiers in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft (January).

The Chicago White Sox drafted Charlie Lea in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Jim Tracy in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January).

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Ty Waller in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 11, 1977.

The Montreal Expos drafted Dan Firova in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Jeff Lahti in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Brad Lesley in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Jesse Orosco in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted Marty Castillo in the 8th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Mark Esser in the 8th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January).

The Detroit Tigers drafted Bill Laskey in the 8th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Jay Pettibone in the 8th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted Marty Barrett in the 11th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Bob Dernier in the 12th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Brad Mills in the 16th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

January 12, 1977

The Seattle Mariners traded Alan Griffin (minors) and cash to the Houston Astros for Skip Jutze.

January 17, 1977

The Kansas City Royals released Tommy Davis.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Eddie Vargas as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago Cubs released Geoff Zahn.

January 18, 1977

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Junior Ortiz as an amateur free agent.

January 20, 1977
January 22, 1977
January 24, 1977

The Minnesota Twins signed Ray Smith as an amateur free agent.

January 25, 1977

The San Diego Padres traded Mike Allen (minors) to the Houston Astros for Paul Siebert.

The California Angels signed Mike Cuellar as a free agent.

January 26, 1977
January 31, 1977

The Oakland Athletics signed Ed Crosby as a free agent.

February 2, 1977
February 3, 1977

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Davey Johnson as a free agent.

February 5, 1977

The Texas Rangers traded a player to be named later and cash to the Chicago Cubs for Darold Knowles. The Texas Rangers sent Gene Clines (February 15, 1977) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

February 7, 1977
February 8, 1977

The Baltimore Orioles signed Billy Smith as a free agent.

February 9, 1977
February 10, 1977

The Cleveland Indians signed Paul Dade as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Les Straker as an amateur free agent.

February 11, 1977

The San Francisco Giants traded Andy Muhlstock (minors), Bobby Murcer and Steve Ontiveros to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Madlock and Rob Sperring.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Vic Rodriguez as an amateur free agent.

February 13, 1977

The Cincinnati Reds signed Steve Christmas as an amateur free agent.

February 14, 1977

The Cleveland Indians signed Greg Wells as a free agent.

February 15, 1977

The Chicago White Sox signed Fritz Peterson as a free agent.

February 16, 1977
February 17, 1977
February 18, 1977

The San Francisco Giants released Chris Arnold.

The New York Yankees signed Jose Uribe as an amateur free agent.

February 19, 1977

The Texas Rangers purchased Paul Lindblad from the Oakland Athletics for $400,000.

February 23, 1977

The Detroit Tigers signed Tito Fuentes as a free agent.

February 24, 1977

The Toronto Blue Jays traded Mike Weathers (minors) and cash to the Oakland Athletics for Ron Fairly.

The Atlanta Braves signed Wayne Granger as a free agent.

February 25, 1977
February 27, 1977

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jim Nettles as a free agent.

February 28, 1977

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Mark Covert (minors) to the Chicago Cubs for Buddy Schultz.

March 2, 1977

The Baltimore Orioles signed Ed Farmer as a free agent.

March 7, 1977

The Texas Rangers released Joe Lahoud.

March 14, 1977
March 15, 1977
March 16, 1977

The Oakland Athletics signed Dick Allen as a free agent.

March 17, 1977

The Montreal Expos signed Rick Engle as an amateur free agent.

March 18, 1977

The Minnesota Twins signed Geoff Zahn as a free agent.

March 20, 1977

The Chicago Cubs signed Joe Decker as a free agent.

March 21, 1977

The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Steve Brye from the Minnesota Twins.

March 22, 1977

The Kansas City Royals signed Joe Lahoud as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Ken Reynolds from the San Diego Padres.

March 23, 1977
March 24, 1977
March 26, 1977
March 28, 1977
March 29, 1977
March 30, 1977
March 31, 1977
April 1, 1977

The Seattle Mariners purchased Mike Kekich from Nuevo Laredo (Mexican).

The Atlanta Braves released Steve Kline.

The Seattle Mariners loaned Byron McLaughlin to Nuevo Laredo (Mexican).

The Texas Rangers released Carl Morton.

The Seattle Mariners purchased Enrique Romo from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Willie Royster.

The San Diego Padres signed Gary Sutherland as a free agent.

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