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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1976 / 1978)
100-62, Finished 1st in AL East
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Scored 831 runs, Allowed 651 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 99-63
Manager: Billy Martin (100-62)
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,103,092 (1st of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 97; one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 97
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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 1, 1976
Doyle Alexander granted Free Agency.
November 5, 1976
Grant Jackson selected by the Seattle Mariners as the 11th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Juan Bernhardt selected by the Seattle Mariners as the 20th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Jim Mason selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 30th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Garth Iorg selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 41st pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Otto Velez selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 53rd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
November 18, 1976
Signed Don Gullett as a free agent.
November 29, 1976
Signed Reggie Jackson as a free agent.
November 30, 1976
Purchased Jimmy Wynn from the Atlanta Braves.
December 17, 1976
Released Cesar Tovar.
January 11, 1977
Drafted Willie McGee in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed June 6, 1977.
January 20, 1977
Traded Rick Bladt and Elliott Maddox to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Paul Blair.
February 17, 1977
Traded Sandy Alomar to the Texas Rangers. Received Brian Doyle, Greg Pryor and cash.
February 18, 1977
Signed Jose Uribe as an amateur free agent.
March 14, 1977
Traded Terry Whitfield to the San Francisco Giants. Received Marty Perez.
March 26, 1977
Traded Kerry Dineen to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Sergio Ferrer.
April 5, 1977 (Standings)
Traded Bob Polinsky (minors), Oscar Gamble, La Marr Hoyt and $200,000 to the Chicago White Sox. Received Bucky Dent.
April 27, 1977 (Standings)
Traded Dock Ellis, Larry Murray and Marty Perez to the Oakland Athletics. Received Mike Torrez.
May 23, 1977 (Standings)
Purchased Dave Moates from the Texas Rangers.
May 26, 1977 (Standings)
Randy Stein received from the Baltimore Orioles in an unknown transaction.
June 7, 1977 (Standings)
Drafted Jack Lazorko in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Joe Lefebvre in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed July 6, 1977.
Drafted Roger Holt in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
Drafted Chuck Hensley in the 10th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Chris Welsh in the 21st round of the 1977 amateur draft.
Drafted Juan Bonilla in 1977, but pick was voided.
June 15, 1977 (Standings)
Traded a player to be named later, Mike Fischlin and Randy Niemann to the Houston Astros. Received Cliff Johnson. The New York Yankees sent Dave Bergman (November 23, 1977) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
July 5, 1977 (Standings)
Released Jose Uribe.
July 14, 1977 (Standings)
Released Jimmy Wynn.
August 2, 1977 (Standings)
Received Stan Thomas from the Seattle Mariners as part of a conditional deal.
September 15, 1977 (Standings)
Traded Randy Stein and cash to the California Angels. Received Dave Kingman.
September 16, 1977 (Standings)
Sold Carlos May to the California Angels.
October 20, 1977
Ron Blomberg granted Free Agency.
Ellie Hendricks granted Free Agency.
October 31, 1977
Mike Torrez granted Free Agency.
November 2, 1977
Dave Kingman granted Free Agency.
November 5, 1977
Greg Pryor granted Free Agency.
November 22, 1977
Signed Rich Gossage as a free agent.
December 5, 1977
Jesus Figueroa drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1977 rule 5 draft.
Willie Upshaw drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1977 rule 5 draft.
December 6, 1977
Drafted Gilberto Rondon from the Houston Astros in the 1977 minor league draft.
December 7, 1977
Purchased Andy Messersmith from the Atlanta Braves.
December 9, 1977
Signed Rawly Eastwick as a free agent.
Traded Sergio Ferrer to the New York Mets. Received Roy Staiger.
December 12, 1977
Traded Ed Ricks (minors), Stan Thomas and cash to the Chicago White Sox. Received Bob Polinsky (minors), Tommy Cruz and Jim Spencer.
January 10, 1978
Drafted Rusty McNealy in the 4th round of the 1978 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
March 16, 1978
Signed Victor Mata as an amateur free agent.
