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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977 / 1979)
74-88, Finished 5th in NL West
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Scored 605 runs, Allowed 634 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 78-84
Manager: Bill Virdon (74-88)
Ballpark: Astrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,126,145 (9th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 92; one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 95
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1977 / 1979 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 13, 1977
Traded Al Javier to the Chicago Cubs. Received Keith Drumright.
October 27, 1977
Ken Boswell granted Free Agency.
November 18, 1977
Signed Oscar Zamora as a free agent.
November 23, 1977
Traded Cliff Johnson to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later, Mike Fischlin and Randy Niemann. The New York Yankees sent Dave Bergman (November 23, 1977) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
November 28, 1977
Sold Art Gardner to the San Francisco Giants.
December 5, 1977
Traded Leon Roberts to the Seattle Mariners. Received Jimmy Sexton.
December 6, 1977
Mike Cosgrove drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1977 rule 5 draft.
Gilberto Rondon selected by the New York Yankees in the 1977 minor league draft.
December 9, 1977
Traded Ron Selak (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Randy Wiles.
December 19, 1977
Signed Jesus Alou as a free agent.
January 10, 1978
Drafted Pat Perry in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft (January).
March 27, 1978
Released Danny Walton.
March 28, 1978
Signed Vern Ruhle as a free agent.
March 29, 1978
Sold Mike Stanton to the Toronto Blue Jays.
March 30, 1978
Traded Jim Fuller to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Dave Augustine.
April 6, 1978 (Standings)
Signed Bob Coluccio as a free agent.
June 6, 1978 (Standings)
Drafted Scott Fletcher in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Danny Heep in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft.
Drafted Ron Meridith in the 4th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
Drafted Jack Lazorko in the 11th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
Drafted Tim Tolman in the 12th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
June 8, 1978 (Standings)
Traded Bob Coluccio to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Frank Riccelli.
June 9, 1978 (Standings)
Sold Ed Herrmann to the Montreal Expos.
June 15, 1978 (Standings)
Sold Roger Metzger to the San Francisco Giants.
June 23, 1978 (Standings)
Roy Thomas selected by the St. Louis Cardinals off waivers.
July 1, 1978 (Standings)
Traded Joe Ferguson and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received players to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Rafael Landestoy (July 7, 1978) and Jeffrey Leonard (September 11, 1978) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
September 2, 1978 (Standings)
Traded Dan Larson to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Dan Warthen.
September 5, 1978 (Standings)
Released Gene Pentz.
September 11, 1978 (Standings)
Purchased Mike Buskey from the Philadelphia Phillies.
October 30, 1978
Signed Alvaro Espinoza as an amateur free agent.
November 23, 1978
Signed Manny Hernandez as an amateur free agent.
November 27, 1978
Traded Joe Cannon, Pedro Hernandez and Mark Lemongello to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Alan Ashby.
December 4, 1978
Traded Don Pisker (minors) to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Gary Woods.
December 8, 1978
Traded Floyd Bannister to the Seattle Mariners. Received Craig Reynolds.
1979
Larry Anderson received from the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.
January 9, 1979
Drafted Jeff Dedmon in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
March 5, 1979
Signed Brent Strom as a free agent.
March 27, 1979
Sold Craig Cacek to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Released Dan Warthen.
