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1977 Milwaukee Brewers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1976/1978)
67-95, Finished 6th in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 639 runs, Allowed 765 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 68-94
Managed by Alex Grammas

Ballpark: County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,114,938 (12th of 14)
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Batting - 100, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 94, Pitching - 96
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1976/1978) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

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

November 5, 1976

Butch Edge selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 12th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Steve Bowling selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 23rd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Pete Broberg selected by the Seattle Mariners as the 35th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Larry Anderson selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 45th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Greg Erardi selected by the Seattle Mariners as the 60th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

November 19, 1976

Signed Sal Bando as a free agent.

December 6, 1976

Traded George Scott and Bernie Carbo to the Boston Red Sox. Received Cecil Cooper.

Drafted Marshall Edwards from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

Purchased Larry Haney from the Oakland Athletics.

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

December 7, 1976

Drafted Jeff Yurak from the San Francisco Giants in the 1976 minor league draft.

December 14, 1976

Released Ray Sadecki.

January 4, 1977

Signed Ken Sanders as a free agent.

February 17, 1977

Released Gary Sutherland.

February 25, 1977

Purchased Ken McMullen from the Oakland Athletics.

March 21, 1977

Purchased Steve Brye from the Minnesota Twins.

March 23, 1977

Selected Rich Folkers off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

May 7, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Mark Bomback as a free agent.

June 7, 1977 (Standings)

Drafted Paul Molitor in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1977.

Drafted Kevin Bass in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Dave LaPoint in the 10th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Dave Hudgens in the 18th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Chris Bando in the 22nd round of the 1977 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 15, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Dick O'Keefe (minors) and Garry Pyka (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Mike Caldwell.

July 11, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Frank DiPino as an amateur free agent.

July 15, 1977 (Standings)

Released Mike Hegan.

July 26, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Jimmy Wynn as a free agent.

August 20, 1977 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers. Received Ed Kirkpatrick. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Gorman Thomas (October 25, 1977) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

October 28, 1977

Released Jimmy Wynn.

November 2, 1977

Tom Hausman granted Free Agency.

November 17, 1977

Signed Larry Hisle as a free agent.

December 5, 1977

Drafted Ned Yost from the New York Mets in the 1977 rule 5 draft.

December 6, 1977

Sold Kevin Kobel to the New York Mets.

Jesus Vega selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 1977 minor league draft.

December 8, 1977

Traded George Frazier to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Buck Martinez.

December 9, 1977

Traded Jim Slaton and Rich Folkers to the Detroit Tigers. Received Ben Oglivie.

December 14, 1977

Released Ken McMullen.

December 15, 1977

Purchased Andy Etchebarren from the California Angels.

December 31, 1977

Signed Ray Fosse as a free agent.

1978

Released Rob Ellis.

January 10, 1978

Drafted Doug Loman in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft.

Drafted Doug Jones in the 3rd round of the 1978 amateur draft. Player signed May 18, 1978.

January 16, 1978

Signed Randy Stein as a free agent.

February 8, 1978

Purchased Gorman Thomas from the Texas Rangers.

February 10, 1978

Signed Gary Nolan as a free agent.

February 22, 1978

Traded Art Kusnyer to the Kansas City Royals. Received Lynn McKinney (minors).

March 1, 1978

Released Gary Nolan.

March 21, 1978

Released Ed Kirkpatrick.

March 30, 1978

Released Steve Brye.

Released Larry Haney.

Released Von Joshua.

April 1, 1978

Signed Ed Farmer as a free agent.

Signed Bob Galasso as a free agent.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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