1977 Montreal Expos

Trades and Transactions

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1976 / 1978

75-87, Finished 5th in NL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Dick Williams (75-87)
Scored 665 runs, Allowed 736 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 74-88

Ballparks: Stade Olympique · Attendance: 1,433,757 (6th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 97 · one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 99

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

November 2, 1976

Released Chuck Taylor.

November 6, 1976

Traded Steve Dunning, Pat Scanlon and Tony Scott to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Bill Greif, Sam Mejias and Angel Torres.

November 17, 1976

Signed Dave Cash as a free agent.

December 2, 1976

Released Clay Kirby.

December 6, 1976

Roger Freed drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

December 7, 1976

Traded Rudy Kinard (minors) to the Kansas City Royals. Received Frank Ortenzio.

December 10, 1976

Traded Andre Thornton to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jackie Brown.

December 16, 1976

Traded Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Will McEnaney and Tony Perez.

January 11, 1977

Drafted Dan Firova in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

February 9, 1977

Released Wayne Granger.

March 15, 1977

Traded Rodney Scott to the Texas Rangers. Received Jeff Terpko.

March 17, 1977

Signed Rick Engle as an amateur free agent.

March 28, 1977

Released Earl Williams.

March 30, 1977

Released Bill Greif.

April 6, 1977 (Standings)

Sold Don Carrithers to the Minnesota Twins.

April 10, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Tom Walker as a free agent.

April 27, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Tim Foli to the San Francisco Giants. Received Chris Speier.

May 21, 1977 (Standings)

Traded players to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Santo Alcala. The Montreal Expos sent Shane Rawley (May 27, 1977) and Angel Torres (May 27, 1977) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

May 22, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Mike Jorgensen to the Oakland Athletics. Received Stan Bahnsen.

June 7, 1977 (Standings)

Drafted Bill Gullickson in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Scott Sanderson in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Tim Raines in the 5th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Tony Johnson in the 26th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

June 15, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Barry Foote and Dan Warthen to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Tim Blackwell and Wayne Twitchell.

June 22, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Joe Pettini as an amateur free agent.

July 13, 1977 (Standings)

Tom Walker selected by the California Angels off waivers.

July 14, 1977 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Fred Holdsworth. The Montreal Expos sent Dennis Blair (September 6, 1977) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

September 29, 1977 (Standings)

Selected Rick Sawyer off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

October 25, 1977

Sold Bombo Rivera to the Minnesota Twins.

November 2, 1977

Larry Johnson granted Free Agency.

November 10, 1977

Purchased Darold Knowles from the Texas Rangers.

December 6, 1977

Jeff Terpko selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1977 minor league draft.

December 7, 1977

Traded Joe Kerrigan, Gary Roenicke and Don Stanhouse to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Rudy May, Randy Miller and Bryn Smith.

December 21, 1977

Signed Ross Grimsley as a free agent.

January 10, 1978

Drafted Tony Phillips in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed March 10, 1978.

January 14, 1978

Released Tim Blackwell.

January 27, 1978

Released Jackie Brown.

January 30, 1978

Purchased Tito Fuentes from the Detroit Tigers.

February 15, 1978

Sold Frank Ortenzio to the Chicago White Sox.

March 22, 1978

Released Tito Fuentes.

March 23, 1978

Santo Alcala selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.

March 29, 1978

Sold Jose Morales to the Minnesota Twins.

Traded Will McEnaney to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Timothy Jones.

March 31, 1978

Released Rick Sawyer.

1976 / 1978 Trades and Transactions