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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 / 1980)
91-69, Finished 3rd in AL East
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Scored 841 runs, Allowed 711 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 92-68
Manager: Don Zimmer (91-69)
Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,353,114 (3rd of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 106; one-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 107
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1978 / 1980 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 27, 1978
Purchased Mike Easler from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
November 2, 1978
Fred Kendall granted Free Agency.
Luis Tiant granted Free Agency.
December 5, 1978
Keith Macwhorter selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 1978 minor league draft.
December 7, 1978
Traded Bill Lee to the Montreal Expos. Received Stan Papi.
January 19, 1979
Signed Steve Renko as a free agent.
February 3, 1979
Traded Dave Coleman to the Minnesota Twins. Received Larry Wolfe.
March 15, 1979
Purchased Jim Dwyer from the San Francisco Giants.
Traded Mike Easler to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received George Hill (minors), Martin Rivas (minors) and cash.
April 2, 1979 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners returned Keith Macwhorter (earlier draft pick).
May 10, 1979 (Standings)
Released Luis Aponte.
May 22, 1979 (Standings)
Released Frank Duffy.
June 5, 1979 (Standings)
Drafted Marty Barrett in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary).
Drafted Marc Sullivan in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft.
Drafted Tom McCarthy in the 7th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
Drafted Tom Dunbar in the 11th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 13, 1979 (Standings)
Traded a player to be named later, Pete Ladd and cash to the Houston Astros. Received Bob Watson. The Boston Red Sox sent Bobby Sprowl (June 19, 1979) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
Traded George Scott to the Kansas City Royals. Received Tom Poquette.
June 15, 1979 (Standings)
Sold Andy Hassler to the New York Mets.
August 17, 1979 (Standings)
Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Chicago Cubs. Received Ted Sizemore. The Boston Red Sox sent Mike O'Berry (October 23, 1979) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
November 1, 1979
Bob Montgomery granted Free Agency.
Bob Watson granted Free Agency.
November 16, 1979
Signed Tony Perez as a free agent.
November 27, 1979
Signed Skip Lockwood as a free agent.
January 11, 1980
Drafted Ray Krawczyk in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
February 28, 1980
Signed Luis Aponte as a free agent.
March 30, 1980
Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Dave Rader. The Boston Red Sox sent Stan Papi (May 12, 1980) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
