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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 / 1980)
95-66, Finished 2nd in AL East
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Scored 807 runs, Allowed 722 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 89-72
Manager: George Bamberger (95-66)
Ballpark: County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,918,343 (5th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99; one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99
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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.
November 2, 1978
Released Larry Haney.
November 28, 1978
Signed Jim Slaton as a free agent.
December 3, 1978
Signed Willie Lozado as an amateur free agent.
December 15, 1978
Traded Ed Farmer, Gary Holle and cash to the Texas Rangers. Received Reggie Cleveland.
December 21, 1978
Purchased Steve Lake from the Baltimore Orioles.
January 9, 1979
Drafted Jeff Heathcock in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
February 26, 1979
Sold Eduardo Rodriguez to the Kansas City Royals.
March 6, 1979
Signed Vic Harris as a free agent.
March 7, 1979
Signed Bob Gibson as an amateur free agent.
March 27, 1979
Purchased Skip James from the San Francisco Giants.
March 28, 1979
Traded Gary Beare to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Dan Boitano.
April 15, 1979 (Standings)
Signed Clay Carroll as a free agent.
May 11, 1979 (Standings)
Purchased Lance Rautzhan from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
June 5, 1979 (Standings)
Drafted Andy Beene in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
Drafted Bill Schroeder in the 8th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
Drafted Paul Zuvella in the 11th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Bob Skube in the 13th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
Drafted Don Slaught in the 20th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Dan Firova in the 29th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 7, 1979 (Standings)
Traded Randy Stein to the Seattle Mariners. Received Paul Mitchell.
July 18, 1979 (Standings)
Signed Mike Madden as an amateur free agent.
October 11, 1979 (Standings)
Signed Juan Castillo as an amateur free agent.
October 24, 1979
Traded Lance Rautzhan to the Kansas City Royals. Received Kevin Gillen (minors).
October 26, 1979
Traded Mark Bomback to the New York Mets. Received Dwight Bernard.
November 1, 1979
Jim Wohlford granted Free Agency.
December 3, 1979
Drafted Mark Brouhard from the California Angels in the 1979 rule 5 draft.
December 4, 1979
Purchased Fred Holdsworth from the Detroit Tigers.
December 6, 1979
Traded Lenn Sakata to the Baltimore Orioles. Received John Flinn.
January 11, 1980
Drafted Herm Winningham in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Randy O'Neal in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
