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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1975 / 1977)
87-74, Finished 2nd in AL West
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Scored 686 runs, Allowed 598 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 91-70
Manager: Chuck Tanner (87-74)
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 780,593 (11th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 95; one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
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1975 / 1977 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 10, 1975
Released Dal Maxvill.
October 24, 1975
Purchased Jeff Newman from the Cleveland Indians.
October 28, 1975
Traded Charlie Chant to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Larry Lintz.
November 20, 1975
Released Tommy Harper.
December 9, 1975
Sold Ray Fosse to the Cleveland Indians.
December 17, 1975
Released Sonny Siebert.
December 18, 1975
Released Billy Grabarkewitz.
April 2, 1976 (Standings)
Traded Bill VanBommell (minors), Ken Holtzman and Reggie Jackson to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Don Baylor, Paul Mitchell and Mike Torrez.
April 5, 1976 (Standings)
Signed Ken McMullen as a free agent.
April 8, 1976 (Standings)
Selected Tom Bradley off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
April 19, 1976 (Standings)
Selected Tim Hosley off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
May 7, 1976 (Standings)
Released Ted Martinez.
June 8, 1976 (Standings)
Drafted Ernie Camacho in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary).
Drafted Bob Stoddard in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Rickey Henderson in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 1976.
Drafted Mike Chris in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Bobby Moore in the 11th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
June 9, 1976 (Standings)
Signed Nate Colbert as a free agent.
June 15, 1976 (Standings)
Sold Vida Blue to the New York Yankees.
Sold Rollie Fingers to the Boston Red Sox.
Sold Joe Rudi to the Boston Red Sox.
June 18, 1976 (Standings)
Previous purchase of Vida Blue by the New York Yankees voided and player returned.
Previous purchase of Rollie Fingers by the Boston Red Sox voided and player returned.
Previous purchase of Joe Rudi by the Boston Red Sox voided and player returned.
August 25, 1976 (Standings)
Released Cesar Tovar.
August 30, 1976 (Standings)
Purchased Willie McCovey from the San Diego Padres.
September 14, 1976 (Standings)
Purchased Ron Fairly from the St. Louis Cardinals.
November 1, 1976
Sal Bando granted Free Agency.
Don Baylor granted Free Agency.
Bert Campaneris granted Free Agency.
Nate Colbert granted Free Agency.
Rollie Fingers granted Free Agency.
Willie McCovey granted Free Agency.
Joe Rudi granted Free Agency.
Gene Tenace granted Free Agency.
November 5, 1976
Purchased Tommy Helms from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Traded Chuck Tanner and $100,000 to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Manny Sanguillen.
Gary Woods selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 8th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Glenn Abbott selected by the Seattle Mariners as the 24th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Leon Hooten selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 59th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
November 9, 1976
Released Billy Williams.
December 6, 1976
Sold Larry Haney to the Milwaukee Brewers.
1977
Milt Ramirez received from the Kansas City Royals in an unknown transaction.
January 9, 1977
Signed Craig Minetto as a free agent.
January 11, 1977
Drafted Hubie Brooks in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
January 31, 1977
Signed Ed Crosby as a free agent.
February 19, 1977
Sold Paul Lindblad to the Texas Rangers for $400,000.
February 24, 1977
Traded Ron Fairly to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Mike Weathers (minors) and cash.
February 25, 1977
Sold Ken McMullen to the Milwaukee Brewers.
March 15, 1977
Purchased Jerry Tabb from the Chicago Cubs.
Traded Jim Todd to the Chicago Cubs. Received Joe Coleman.
Traded Gaylen Pitts to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jim Tyrone.
Traded Chris Batton, Phil Garner and Tommy Helms to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Tony Armas, Doug Bair, Dave Giusti, Rick Langford, Doc Medich and Mitchell Page.
March 16, 1977
Signed Dick Allen as a free agent.
March 26, 1977
Sold Tommy Sandt to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Traded Claudell Washington to the Texas Rangers. Received Rodney Scott, Jim Umbarger and cash.
March 28, 1977
Released Ed Crosby.
March 29, 1977
Released Dick Bosman.
Purchased Pablo Torrealba from the Atlanta Braves.
