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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1976 / 1978)
74-88, Finished 4th in AL East
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Scored 714 runs, Allowed 751 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-85
Manager: Ralph Houk (74-88)
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,359,856 (7th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 105; one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 105
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1976 / 1978 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
November 5, 1976
Dan Meyer selected by the Seattle Mariners as the 9th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Frank MacCormack selected by the Seattle Mariners as the 16th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Dennis DeBarr selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 26th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Dave Lemanczyk selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 43rd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Bill Laxton selected by the Seattle Mariners as the 50th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
November 6, 1976
Purchased Luis Alvarado from the St. Louis Cardinals.
November 10, 1976
Signed Al Greene as an amateur free agent.
December 2, 1976
Released Joe Decker.
December 12, 1976
Released Bill Freehan.
December 16, 1976
Released Pedro Garcia.
Released Alex Johnson.
January 11, 1977
Drafted Mike Chris in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (January Secondary).
Drafted Bill Laskey in the 8th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
February 23, 1977
Signed Tito Fuentes as a free agent.
February 25, 1977
Sold Luis Alvarado to the New York Mets.
March 28, 1977
Released Marvin Lane.
April 5, 1977 (Standings)
Signed Roric Harrison as a free agent.
April 12, 1977 (Standings)
Traded Willie Horton to the Texas Rangers. Received Steve Foucault.
April 27, 1977 (Standings)
The New York Mets returned Luis Alvarado following previous purchase.
June 7, 1977 (Standings)
Drafted Bill Laskey in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Darrell Brown in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
Drafted Rick Peters in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
Drafted Bruce Robbins in the 14th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
Drafted Willie Lozado in the 18th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 22, 1977 (Standings)
Released Luis Alvarado.
July 30, 1977 (Standings)
Sold Dave Roberts to the Chicago Cubs.
September 22, 1977 (Standings)
Bob Molinaro selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.
December 9, 1977
Traded Tom Veryzer to the Cleveland Indians. Received Charlie Spikes.
Traded Ben Oglivie to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Rich Folkers and Jim Slaton.
January 10, 1978
Drafted Chris Codiroli in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft (January).
January 12, 1978
Sold Gary Christenson to the Kansas City Royals.
January 30, 1978
Sold Tito Fuentes to the Montreal Expos.
Traded Frank Harris (minors), Michael Burns (minors) and cash to the Boston Red Sox. Received Steve Dillard.
February 25, 1978
Sold Steve Grilli to the Toronto Blue Jays.
March 6, 1978
Traded John Valle (minors) and George Cappuzzello to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Jack Billingham.
March 23, 1978
Released Rich Folkers.
Released Roric Harrison.
March 27, 1978
Released Vern Ruhle.
