1977 Oakland Athletics

Trades and Transactions

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1976 / 1978

63-98, Finished 7th in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jack McKeon (26-27) and Bobby Winkles (37-71)
Scored 605 runs, Allowed 749 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 65-96

Ballparks: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Attendance: 495,599 (14th of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 95

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

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.

April 3, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Earl Williams as a free agent.

April 4, 1977 (Standings)

Purchased Sheldon Mallory from the New York Mets.

April 27, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Mike Torrez to the New York Yankees. Received Dock Ellis, Larry Murray and Marty Perez.

May 22, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Stan Bahnsen to the Montreal Expos. Received Mike Jorgensen.

June 7, 1977 (Standings)

Drafted Keith Creel in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Mike Davis in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Dave Beard in the 6th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Jeff Jones in the 13th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Shooty Babitt in the 25th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

June 15, 1977 (Standings)

Sold Dock Ellis to the Texas Rangers.

Traded Denny Walling and cash to the Houston Astros. Received Willie Crawford.

August 4, 1977 (Standings)

Sold Paul Mitchell to the Seattle Mariners.

August 5, 1977 (Standings)

Sold Dave Giusti to the Chicago Cubs.

August 12, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Randy Scarbery to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Steve Dunning.

August 25, 1977 (Standings)

Sold Jim Umbarger to the Texas Rangers.

September 13, 1977 (Standings)

Sold Doc Medich to the Seattle Mariners.

October 30, 1977

Mike Jorgensen granted Free Agency.

November 2, 1977

Willie Crawford granted Free Agency.

December 5, 1977

Drafted Taylor Duncan from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1977 rule 5 draft.

January 10, 1978

Drafted Scott Fletcher in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1978 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Larry White in the 10th round of the 1978 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

February 25, 1978

Traded Doug Bair to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Dave Revering and cash.

March 15, 1978

Traded Vida Blue to the San Francisco Giants. Received a player to be named later, Gary Alexander, Dave Heaverlo, Phil Huffman, John Henry Johnson, Gary Thomasson, Alan Wirth and $300,000. The San Francisco Giants sent Mario Guerrero (April 7, 1978) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.

March 25, 1978

Traded Sheldon Mallory to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Steve Staggs.

March 28, 1978

Released Dick Allen.

Released Mark Williams.

March 29, 1978

Traded Rodney Scott and cash to the Chicago Cubs. Received Pete Broberg.

March 30, 1978

Released Larry Lintz.

Traded Pablo Torrealba to the Chicago White Sox. Received Jim Essian and Steve Renko.

March 31, 1978

Released Matt Alexander.

April 1, 1978

Purchased Mike Adams from the Chicago Cubs.

1976 / 1978 Trades and Transactions