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November 1, 1976
Wayne Garland of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Bobby Grich of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Reggie Jackson of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Royle Stillman of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Paul Dade of the California Angels granted free agency.
Tim Nordbrook of the California Angels granted free agency.
Billy Smith of the California Angels granted free agency.
Steve Stone of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Don Gullett of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Bill Campbell of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Eric Soderholm of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
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.
Nate Colbert of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Rollie Fingers of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Willie McCovey of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Joe Rudi of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Gene Tenace of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Dave Cash of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Richie Hebner of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Gary Matthews of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
The Baltimore Orioles released Darryl Cias.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Jim Lyttle.
November 2, 1976
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Leron Lee.
The Montreal Expos released Chuck Taylor.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Tony Taylor.
The Kansas City Royals traded Ron Washington to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Steve Patchin (minors).
November 5, 1976
Dick Allen of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
The Oakland Athletics purchased Tommy Helms from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Chuck Hartenstein from the San Diego Padres.
The Cleveland Indians traded Alan Ashby and Doug Howard to the Toronto Blue Jays for Al Fitzmorris.
The Oakland Athletics traded Chuck Tanner and $100,000 to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Manny Sanguillen.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Dave Pagan from the Baltimore Orioles as the 29th 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 Bob Bailor from the Baltimore Orioles as the 2nd 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 Toronto Blue Jays drafted Mike Willis from the Baltimore Orioles as the 55th 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 Seattle Mariners drafted Rick Jones from the Boston Red Sox as the 22nd 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 Seattle Mariners drafted Puchy Delgado from the Boston Red Sox as the 56th 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 Gary Wheelock from the California Angels as the 3rd 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 Seattle Mariners drafted Carlos Lopez from the California Angels as the 27th 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 Seattle Mariners drafted Julio Cruz from the California Angels as the 52nd 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 Seattle Mariners drafted Roy Thomas from the Chicago White Sox as the 31st 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 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 Sam Ewing from the Chicago White Sox as the 57th 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 Seattle Mariners drafted Tom McMillan from the Cleveland Indians as the 33rd 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 Seattle Mariners drafted Tommy Smith from the Cleveland Indians as the 58th 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 Dan Meyer from the Detroit Tigers as the 9th 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 Seattle Mariners drafted Bill Laxton from the Detroit Tigers as the 50th 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 Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dave Lemanczyk from the Detroit Tigers as the 43rd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Ruppert Jones from the Kansas City Royals as the 1st 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 Al Fitzmorris from the Kansas City Royals as the 13th 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 Toronto Blue Jays drafted Tom Bruno from the Kansas City Royals as the 51st 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 Seattle Mariners drafted Greg Erardi from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 60th 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 Steve Bowling from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 23rd 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 Steve Braun from the Minnesota Twins as the 38th 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 Toronto Blue Jays drafted Al Woods from the Minnesota Twins as the 15th 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 Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dave McKay from the Minnesota Twins as the 49th 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 Seattle Mariners drafted Juan Bernhardt from the New York Yankees as the 20th 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 Toronto Blue Jays drafted Garth Iorg from the New York Yankees as the 41st 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 Glenn Abbott from the Oakland Athletics as the 24th 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 Toronto Blue Jays drafted Leon Hooten from the Oakland Athletics as the 59th 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 Jim Clancy from the Texas Rangers as the 6th 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 Toronto Blue Jays drafted Doug Ault from the Texas Rangers as the 32nd 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.
November 6, 1976
The Boston Red Sox signed Bill Campbell as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners purchased John Montague from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Luis Alvarado from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Lloyd Allen.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Lee Richard.
The Chicago White Sox traded Hugh Yancy to the Cincinnati Reds for Tom Spencer.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Tom Carroll to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jim Sadowski.
The Montreal Expos traded Steve Dunning, Pat Scanlon, and Tony Scott to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Greif, Angel Torres, and Sam Mejias.
November 8, 1976
The Cincinnati Reds traded Mike Thompson to the Texas Rangers for Art DeFilippis (minors).
November 9, 1976
The Oakland Athletics released Billy Williams.
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 Atlanta Braves signed Gary Matthews as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Joe Rudi as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Dave Cash as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Bert Campaneris as a free agent.
November 18, 1976
The New York Yankees signed Don Gullett as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Dave Duncan to the Chicago White Sox for Pat Kelly.
November 19, 1976
The Cleveland Indians signed Wayne Garland as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Sal Bando as a free agent.
November 22, 1976
The Boston Red Sox signed Darryl Cias as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Philip Nastu as an amateur free agent.
November 23, 1976
The Texas Rangers signed Doyle Alexander as a free agent.
The Houston Astros traded Larry Dierker and Jerry Davanon to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe Ferguson and Bob Detherage.
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 Chicago White Sox signed Eric Soderholm as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Gibson Alba as an amateur 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 Jimmy Wynn from the Atlanta Braves.
December 1, 1976
Tito Fuentes of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
December 2, 1976
The Chicago White Sox signed Tim Nordbrook as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Joe Decker.
The Montreal Expos released Clay Kirby.
December 3, 1976
The California Angels traded Bill Melton to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later and cash. 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 Milwaukee Brewers drafted Marshall Edwards from the Baltimore Orioles 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 Rich Chiles from the Houston Astros in the 1976 rule 5 draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Charlie Beamon from the Kansas City Royals in the 1976 rule 5 draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mike Dimmel from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1976 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Roger Freed from the Montreal Expos in the 1976 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Willie Hernandez from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1976 rule 5 draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Mike Proly from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1976 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Royals purchased Bob Heise from the Boston Red Sox.
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Larry Haney from the Oakland Athletics.
The Minnesota Twins purchased Glenn Adams from the San Francisco Giants.
The Boston Red Sox traded Cecil Cooper to the Milwaukee Brewers for George Scott and Bernie Carbo.
The Cleveland Indians traded John Lowenstein and Rick Cerone to the Toronto Blue Jays for Rico Carty.
The Kansas City Royals traded a player to be named later, Jim Wohlford, and Jamie Quirk to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jim Colborn and Darrell Porter. The Kansas City Royals sent Bob McClure (March 15, 1977) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
December 7, 1976
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Jeff Yurak from the San Francisco Giants in the 1976 minor league draft.
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.
December 8, 1976
The Minnesota Twins drafted Mark Souza from the Kansas City Royals in the 1976 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs traded Julio Gonzalez to the Houston Astros for Greg Gross.
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 Cleveland Indians traded George Hendrick to the San Diego Padres for Johnny Grubb, Fred Kendall, and Hector Torres.
December 9, 1976
The Atlanta Braves traded Ken Henderson, Dave May, Carl Morton, Roger Moret, Adrian Devine, and $250,000 to the Texas Rangers for Jeff Burroughs.
The New York Mets traded Brock Pemberton and Leon Brown to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ed Kurpiel (minors).
December 10, 1976
Ed Crosby of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
The Chicago White Sox traded Rich Gossage and Terry Forster to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Richie Zisk and Silvio Martinez.
The Cleveland Indians traded Jackie Brown to the Montreal Expos for Andre Thornton.
The San Francisco Giants traded Ken Reitz to the St. Louis Cardinals for Lynn McGlothen.
December 12, 1976
The Detroit Tigers released Bill Freehan.
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 San Diego Padres signed Gene Tenace as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Ray Sadecki.
December 15, 1976
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Richie Hebner as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Marty Bystrom as an amateur free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Craig Skok.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Bob Babcock to the Texas Rangers for Dave Criscione.
The Chicago White Sox traded Tony LaRussa to the St. Louis Cardinals for Randy Wiles.
December 16, 1976
The Detroit Tigers released Pedro Garcia.
The Detroit Tigers released Alex Johnson.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Tony Perez and Will McEnaney to the Montreal Expos for Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray.
December 17, 1976
The Baltimore Orioles released Tommy Harper.
The New York Yankees released Cesar Tovar.
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
The Baltimore Orioles released Mike Cuellar.
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 San Diego Padres released Jim Shellenback.
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.
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 Milwaukee Brewers signed Ken Sanders as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox traded Dave Machemer to the California Angels for John Doherty.
January 5, 1977
The Toronto Blue Jays traded a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox for Phil Roof. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Larry Anderson (January 5, 1977) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
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 Baltimore Orioles drafted John Shelby in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Alan Wiggins in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Daryl Sconiers in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Jim Tracy in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Mark Esser in the 8th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Bill Scherrer in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Chris in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The New York Yankees drafted Willie McGee in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed June 6, 1977.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Ty Waller in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed May 11, 1977.
The Texas Rangers drafted Dave Righetti in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Marty Castillo in the 8th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Marty Barrett in the 11th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Charlie Lea in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Bob Dernier in the 12th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Bill Laskey in the 8th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted John Butcher in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Mike Walters in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Brad Lesley in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Brad Mills in the 16th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Dan Firova in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Hubie Brooks in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Bud Black in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Jeff Lahti in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Jay Pettibone in the 8th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Jesse Orosco in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs traded Rick Monday and Mike Garman to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Bill Buckner, Ivan DeJesus, and Jeff Albert (minors).
January 12, 1977
The Houston Astros traded Skip Jutze to the Seattle Mariners for Alan Griffin (minors) and cash.
January 17, 1977
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Eddie Vargas as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Geoff Zahn.
The Kansas City Royals released Tommy Davis.
January 18, 1977
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Junior Ortiz as an amateur free agent.
January 20, 1977
The Baltimore Orioles traded Paul Blair to the New York Yankees for Elliott Maddox and Rick Bladt.
January 22, 1977
The San Diego Padres released Willie Davis.
January 24, 1977
The Minnesota Twins signed Ray Smith as an amateur free agent.
January 25, 1977
The California Angels signed Mike Cuellar as a free agent.
The Houston Astros traded Paul Siebert to the San Diego Padres for Mike Allen (minors).
January 26, 1977
The Chicago White Sox released Blue Moon Odom.
January 31, 1977
The Oakland Athletics signed Ed Crosby as a free agent.
February 2, 1977
The Texas Rangers released Fritz Peterson.
February 3, 1977
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Davey Johnson as a free agent.
February 5, 1977
The Chicago Cubs traded Darold Knowles to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later and cash. The Texas Rangers sent Gene Clines (February 15, 1977) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
February 7, 1977
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Rick Auerbach to the New York Mets for Hank Webb and Richard Sander (minors).
February 8, 1977
The Baltimore Orioles signed Billy Smith as a free agent.
February 9, 1977
The Montreal Expos released Wayne Granger.
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 Baltimore Orioles signed Vic Rodriguez as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Bill Madlock and Rob Sperring to the San Francisco Giants for Bobby Murcer, Steve Ontiveros, and Andy Muhlstock (minors).
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
The Chicago Cubs traded Champ Summers to the Cincinnati Reds for Dave Schneck.
The San Diego Padres traded Jerry Johnson to the Toronto Blue Jays for Dave Roberts.
February 17, 1977
The Milwaukee Brewers released Gary Sutherland.
The New York Yankees traded Sandy Alomar to the Texas Rangers for Greg Pryor, Brian Doyle, and cash.
February 18, 1977
The New York Yankees signed Jose Uribe as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants released Chris Arnold.
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 Atlanta Braves signed Wayne Granger as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics traded Ron Fairly to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mike Weathers (minors) and cash.
February 25, 1977
The New York Mets purchased Luis Alvarado from the Detroit Tigers.
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Ken McMullen from the Oakland Athletics.
February 27, 1977
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jim Nettles as a free agent.
February 28, 1977
The Chicago Cubs traded Buddy Schultz to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mark Covert (minors).
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
The New York Yankees traded Terry Whitfield to the San Francisco Giants for Marty Perez.
March 15, 1977
The Oakland Athletics purchased Jerry Tabb from the Chicago Cubs.
The Chicago Cubs traded Joe Coleman to the Oakland Athletics for Jim Todd.
The Chicago Cubs traded Jim Tyrone to the Oakland Athletics for Gaylen Pitts.
The Montreal Expos traded Rodney Scott to the Texas Rangers for Jeff Terpko.
The Oakland Athletics traded Phil Garner, Tommy Helms, and Chris Batton to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dave Giusti, Doc Medich, Doug Bair, Rick Langford, Tony Armas, and Mitchell Page.
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
The Chicago White Sox traded Clay Carroll to the St. Louis Cardinals for Lerrin LaGrow.
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Rich Folkers off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
March 24, 1977
The Cleveland Indians released Greg Wells.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Tom Walker.
March 26, 1977
The San Francisco Giants signed Chris Bourjos as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Tommy Sandt from the Oakland Athletics.
The Baltimore Orioles released Terry Crowley.
The Boston Red Sox released Rico Petrocelli.
The Seattle Mariners released Kurt Bevacqua.
The Seattle Mariners released Jim Minshall.
The Houston Astros traded Rob Andrews and cash to the San Francisco Giants for Willie Crawford and Rob Sperring.
The New York Yankees traded Kerry Dineen to the Philadelphia Phillies for Sergio Ferrer.
The Oakland Athletics traded Claudell Washington to the Texas Rangers for Jim Umbarger, Rodney Scott, and cash.
March 28, 1977
The Atlanta Braves signed Bob Johnson as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Tim Stoddard.
The Chicago White Sox released Jim York.
The Detroit Tigers released Marvin Lane.
The Montreal Expos released Earl Williams.
The Oakland Athletics released Ed Crosby.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Joel Youngblood to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Caudill.
March 29, 1977
The Oakland Athletics purchased Pablo Torrealba from the Atlanta Braves.
The Atlanta Braves released Wayne Granger.
The Oakland Athletics released Dick Bosman.
The San Diego Padres released Alan Foster.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Roric Harrison.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Lloyd Allen.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Leon Hooten.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Doug Howard.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Pat Darcy to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Caldwell.
The Cleveland Indians traded Hector Torres to the Toronto Blue Jays for John Lowenstein.
March 30, 1977
The Atlanta Braves released Bruce Dal Canton.
The Chicago White Sox released Dave Duncan.
The Cleveland Indians released Boog Powell.
The Minnesota Twins released Mark Wiley.
The Montreal Expos released Bill Greif.
The Houston Astros traded Larry Milbourne to the Seattle Mariners for Roy Thomas.
The New York Mets traded Benny Ayala to the St. Louis Cardinals for Doug Clarey.
March 31, 1977
The New York Mets signed Ray Sadecki as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins purchased Ron Schueler from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The San Francisco Giants purchased Ken Rudolph from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Bob Robertson.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Ken Reynolds.
April 1, 1977 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres signed Gary Sutherland as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Enrique Romo from the Mexico City Reds (Mexican).
The Seattle Mariners purchased Mike Kekich from the Nuevo Laredo (Mexican).
The Atlanta Braves released Steve Kline.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Willie Royster.
The Texas Rangers released Carl Morton.
April 3, 1977 (Standings)
The Oakland Athletics signed Earl Williams as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Tommy Cruz from the Texas Rangers.
April 4, 1977 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Bruce Dal Canton as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics purchased Sheldon Mallory from the New York Mets.
The California Angels traded Mike Easler to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Randy Sealy (minors).
April 5, 1977 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers signed Roric Harrison as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Boog Powell as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Darryl Cias.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Keith Macwhorter.
The Chicago White Sox traded Bucky Dent to the New York Yankees for Oscar Gamble, La Marr Hoyt, Bob Polinsky (minors), and $200,000.
April 6, 1977 (Standings)
The Minnesota Twins purchased Don Carrithers from the Montreal Expos.
The San Francisco Giants released Reggie Walton.
April 7, 1977 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Jim Bouton as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Mark Bomback.
April 8, 1977 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Tim Stoddard as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Kurt Bevacqua as a free agent.
April 9, 1977 (Standings)
The Minnesota Twins released Jim Obradovich.
The Houston Astros signed Jim Obradovich as a free agent.
April 10, 1977 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos signed Tom Walker as a free agent.
April 12, 1977 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Terry Crowley as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Mark Wiley as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers traded Willie Horton to the Texas Rangers for Steve Foucault.
April 14, 1977 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Paul Hodgson as an amateur free agent.
April 20, 1977 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners traded Pete Broberg to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Jim Todd (October 25, 1977) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
April 26, 1977 (Standings)
The New York Mets traded a player to be named later and cash to the Texas Rangers for Len Randle. The New York Mets sent Rick Auerbach (May 20, 1977) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
April 27, 1977 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds signed Joe Hoerner as a free agent.
The New York Mets returned Luis Alvarado to the Detroit Tigers following previous purchase.
The Montreal Expos traded Tim Foli to the San Francisco Giants for Chris Speier.
The New York Yankees traded Dock Ellis, Marty Perez, and Larry Murray to the Oakland Athletics for Mike Torrez.
April 30, 1977 (Standings)
The Texas Rangers purchased Mike Marshall from the Atlanta Braves.
May, 1977 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Carl Morton as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
May 2, 1977 (Standings)
The Houston Astros signed Bert Pena as an amateur free agent.
The Minnesota Twins purchased Dave Johnson from the Seattle Mariners.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Ellie Rodriguez.
The New York Mets released Ray Sadecki.
May 7, 1977 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mark Bomback as a free agent.
May 9, 1977 (Standings)
The Texas Rangers traded Roy Howell to the Toronto Blue Jays for Steve Hargan, Jim Mason, and $200,000.
May 11, 1977 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jerry Davanon.
The California Angels traded Bruce Bochte, Sid Monge, and $250,000 to the Cleveland Indians for Dave LaRoche and Dave Schuler.
May 15, 1977 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners signed Tom Brown as a free agent.
May 16, 1977 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jay Loviglio as an amateur free agent.
The California Angels released Mike Cuellar.
May 17, 1977 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres traded Butch Metzger to the St. Louis Cardinals for John D'Acquisto and Pat Scanlon.
May 19, 1977 (Standings)
The San Francisco Giants signed De Wayne Buice as an amateur free agent.
May 20, 1977 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners signed Rod Craig as an amateur free agent.
May 21, 1977 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds traded Santo Alcala to the Montreal Expos for players to be named later. The Montreal Expos sent Shane Rawley (May 27, 1977) and Angel Torres (May 27, 1977) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
May 22, 1977 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Dave Huppert as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos traded Mike Jorgensen to the Oakland Athletics for Stan Bahnsen.
May 23, 1977 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs signed Carlos Lezcano as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees purchased Dave Moates from the Texas Rangers.
May 24, 1977 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves purchased Eddie Solomon from the St. Louis Cardinals.
May 25, 1977 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs released Tim Ireland.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Bobby Tolan.
May 26, 1977 (Standings)
Randy Stein sent from the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction.
May 27, 1977 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Tim Ireland as a free agent.
May 28, 1977 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves signed Terry Leach as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Tom House from the Boston Red Sox.
The Boston Red Sox traded Bobby Darwin to the Chicago Cubs for Ramon Hernandez.
June, 1977 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves signed Steve Kline as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
June 1, 1977 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox released Jim Bouton.
June 7, 1977 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves drafted Tony Brizzolara in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Bob Porter in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Albert Hall in the 6th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Larry Owen in the 17th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Drungo Hazewood in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mark Smith in the 9th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Bobby Sprowl in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Roger LaFrancois in the 8th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Steve Shields in the 10th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Pete Ladd in the 25th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Lee Graham in the 26th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Richard Dotson in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Mike Walters in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The California Angels drafted Brian Harper in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Rick Steirer in the 5th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Brad Havens in the 8th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Randy Martz in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1977.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Dan Rohn in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1977.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Steve Macko in the 5th round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1977.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Gene Krug in the 29th round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1977.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Harold Baines in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Rich Barnes in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Rod Allen in the 6th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Rusty Kuntz in the 11th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Dewey Robinson in the 19th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Ross Baumgarten in the 20th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Joe Price in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Tom Foley in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1977.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Eric Wilkins in the 6th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Kevin Rhomberg in the 14th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Jerry Dybzinski in the 15th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Darrell Brown in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Rick Peters in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Bruce Robbins in the 14th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Ricky Adams in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Scott Loucks in the 5th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Billy Smith in the 14th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Mike Jones in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Kelly Heath in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Renie Martin in the 19th round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1977.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Ron Roenicke in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed June 10, 1977.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Bob Welch in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Joe Beckwith in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Mickey Hatcher in the 5th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Bobby Mitchell in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Mitch Webster in the 23rd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Paul Molitor in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1977.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Kevin Bass in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Dave LaPoint in the 10th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Roger Erickson in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Darrell Jackson in the 9th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Scott Ullger in the 18th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Bill Gullickson in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Scott Sanderson in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Tim Raines in the 5th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Tony Johnson in the 26th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Wally Backman in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Mookie Wilson in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Alfredo Martinez in the 5th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Brent Gaff in the 6th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Joe Lefebvre in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed July 6, 1977.
The New York Yankees drafted Roger Holt in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Chris Welsh in the 21st round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Mike Davis in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Dave Beard in the 6th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Jeff Jones in the 13th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Shooty Babitt in the 25th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Scott Munninghoff in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted George Vukovich in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1977.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Greg Walker in the 20th round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1977.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jerry Reed in the 22nd round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1977.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Stew Cliburn in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Rick Lancellotti in the 11th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Brian Greer in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Barry Evans in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Ozzie Smith in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Ron Tingley in the 10th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Dave Henderson in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Bud Anderson in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Ron Musselman in the 5th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Karl Best in the 12th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Phil Huffman in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Chili Davis in the 11th round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed September 3, 1977.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Bob Tufts in the 12th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Bob Kearney in the 14th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Terry Kennedy in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Joe DeSa in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Jim Gott in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Andy Rincon in the 5th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Jeff Doyle in the 6th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Neil Fiala in the 32nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted John Butcher in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Texas Rangers drafted George Wright in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Odie Davis in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Bob Johnson in the 9th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Don Kainer in the 13th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Ed Lynch in the 22nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jesse Barfield in the 9th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Danny Ainge in the 15th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Mike Brown in the 20th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mike Martin in the 15th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Chris Jones in the 23rd round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Gary Redus in the 17th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Gerry Davis in the 22nd round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Brian Denman in the 14th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Dave Meier in the 31st round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted La Schelle Tarver in the 32nd round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Terry Francona in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Hubie Brooks in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Terry Bogener in the 17th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Tim Lollar in the 5th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Bill Laskey in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Willie Lozado in the 18th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Bobby Bonner in the 9th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Bill Earley in the 11th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Tom Niedenfuer in the 36th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Dave Hudgens in the 18th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Chris Bando in the 22nd round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Rich Bordi in the 5th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Bud Black in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Craig Chamberlain in the 19th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Jack Lazorko in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Chuck Hensley in the 10th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Keith Creel in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jim Adduci in the 28th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Wayne Tolleson in the 12th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Dennis Rasmussen in the 18th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Gary Weiss in the 23rd round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Bill Latham in the 11th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Tony Phillips in the 16th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Dave Hostetler in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Jim Farr in the 15th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Ricky Horton in the 20th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Ricky Wright in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Floyd Chiffer in the 23rd round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Mike Jeffcoat in the 30th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Juan Bonilla in 1977, but pick was voided.
The Atlanta Braves released Bob Johnson.
June 8, 1977 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Doug Rader from the San Diego Padres.
June 10, 1977 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bobby Tolan as a free agent.
June 13, 1977 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Jerry Hairston from the Chicago White Sox.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Dyar Miller to the California Angels for Dick Drago.
June 14, 1977 (Standings)
The New York Mets signed Jeff Reardon as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Tommy Helms.
The Kansas City Royals released Tom Hall.
The Minnesota Twins signed Tom Hall as a free agent.
June 15, 1977 (Standings)
The Texas Rangers purchased Dock Ellis from the Oakland Athletics.
The Atlanta Braves purchased Steve Hargan from the Texas Rangers.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Rick Auerbach from the Texas Rangers.
The California Angels traded Don Kirkwood, John Verhoeven, and John Flannery to the Chicago White Sox for Ken Brett.
The California Angels traded Craig Hendrickson (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds for Gary Nolan.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Mike Caldwell to the Milwaukee Brewers for Dick O'Keefe (minors) and Garry Pyka (minors).
The Cincinnati Reds traded Pat Zachry, Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, and Dan Norman to the New York Mets for Tom Seaver.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Rawly Eastwick to the St. Louis Cardinals for Doug Capilla.
The Houston Astros traded Cliff Johnson to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later, Randy Niemann, and Mike Fischlin. The New York Yankees sent Dave Bergman (November 23, 1977) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
The Houston Astros traded Willie Crawford to the Oakland Athletics for Denny Walling and cash.
The Montreal Expos traded Barry Foote and Dan Warthen to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wayne Twitchell and Tim Blackwell.
The New York Mets traded Dave Kingman to the San Diego Padres for Bobby Valentine and Paul Siebert.
The New York Mets traded Mike Phillips to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joel Youngblood.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Tom Underwood, Dane Iorg, and Rick Bosetti to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bake McBride and Steve Waterbury.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Ed Kirkpatrick to the Texas Rangers for Jim Fregosi.
June 16, 1977 (Standings)
The San Francisco Giants signed Tom Runnells as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Bobby Castillo from the Kansas City Royals.
June 17, 1977 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Greg Wells as a free agent.
June 18, 1977 (Standings)
The New York Mets released Joe Torre.
June 20, 1977 (Standings)
The California Angels signed Steve Lubratich as an amateur free agent.
June 21, 1977 (Standings)
The Boston Red Sox signed Tommy Helms as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Doug Griffin.
June 22, 1977 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos signed Joe Pettini as an amateur free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Jim Lewis as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Luis Alvarado.
June 25, 1977 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Chris Nyman as an amateur free agent.
June 27, 1977 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays released Pedro Garcia.
July 4, 1977 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs released Joe Decker.
July 5, 1977 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres signed Pedro Garcia as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ron Kittle as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees released Jose Uribe.
July 11, 1977 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Frank DiPino as an amateur free agent.
July 13, 1977 (Standings)
The California Angels selected Tom Walker off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
July 14, 1977 (Standings)
The New York Yankees released Jimmy Wynn.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Fred Holdsworth to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Montreal Expos sent Dennis Blair (September 6, 1977) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
July 15, 1977 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers released Mike Hegan.
July 21, 1977 (Standings)
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Al Downing.
July 26, 1977 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jimmy Wynn as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Steve Kline.
July 27, 1977 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Tom Murphy from the Boston Red Sox.
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Ken Rudolph from the San Francisco Giants.
The Seattle Mariners traded Dave Pagan to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Rick Honeycutt (August 22, 1977) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
July 30, 1977 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs purchased Dave Roberts from the Detroit Tigers.
August, 1977 (Standings)
The Minnesota Twins signed Jim Shellenback as a free agent.
August 2, 1977 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners sent Stan Thomas to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.
August 4, 1977 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners purchased Paul Mitchell from the Oakland Athletics.
August 5, 1977 (Standings)
The Boston Red Sox signed Rich Gedman as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Bob Dernier as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Dave Giusti from the Oakland Athletics.
August 11, 1977 (Standings)
The San Francisco Giants signed Gorman Heimueller as an amateur free agent.
August 12, 1977 (Standings)
The Oakland Athletics traded Randy Scarbery to the St. Louis Cardinals for Steve Dunning.
August 16, 1977 (Standings)
The California Angels released Stan Perzanowski.
August 17, 1977 (Standings)
The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Vic Davalillo from the Aguascalientes (Mexican).
August 18, 1977 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Kevin Hickey as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Doug Frobel as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Steve Renko to the Chicago White Sox for Larry Anderson and cash.
August 20, 1977 (Standings)
The Boston Red Sox released Ramon Hernandez.
The Chicago White Sox traded Steve Staniland (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Don Kessinger.
The Texas Rangers traded Ed Kirkpatrick to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Gorman Thomas (October 25, 1977) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
August 23, 1977 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs released Bobby Darwin.
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Randy Wiles off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.
August 25, 1977 (Standings)
The Texas Rangers purchased Jim Umbarger from the Oakland Athletics.
The Chicago White Sox released Bruce Dal Canton.
August 30, 1977 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Tim Nordbrook from the Chicago White Sox.
August 31, 1977 (Standings)
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Boog Powell.
The New York Mets traded Jerry Grote to the Los Angeles Dodgers for players to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Dan Smith (minors) (October 24, 1977) and Randy Rogers (minors) (October 24, 1977) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Clay Carroll to the Chicago White Sox for players to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Nyls Nyman (September 2, 1977), Dave Hamilton (November 28, 1977), and Silvio Martinez (November 28, 1977) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
September 2, 1977 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox selected Henry Cruz off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Toronto Blue Jays selected John Hale off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
September 5, 1977 (Standings)
The Houston Astros traded a player to be named later and Alex Taveras to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Danny Walton. The Houston Astros sent Bob Detherage (September 16, 1977) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.
September 6, 1977 (Standings)
The California Angels selected