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1977 Philadelphia Phillies Trades and Transactions
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1976 / 1978)
101-61, Finished 1st in NL East
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Scored 847 runs, Allowed 668 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 98-64
Manager: Danny Ozark (101-61)
Ballpark: Veterans Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,700,070 (2nd of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 103;   one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 99
Postseason:  Lost NL Championship Series (3-1) to Los Angeles Dodgers
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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

Dave Cash granted Free Agency.

November 2, 1976

Released Tony Taylor.

November 5, 1976

Dick Allen granted Free Agency.

November 6, 1976

Sold John Montague to the Seattle Mariners.

December 6, 1976

Willie Hernandez drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

December 15, 1976

Signed Marty Bystrom as an amateur free agent.

Signed Richie Hebner as a free agent.

December 20, 1976

Traded a player to be named later and Johnny Oates to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Ted Sizemore. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Quency Hill (minors) (January 4, 1977) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

February 3, 1977

Signed Davey Johnson as a free agent.

March 26, 1977

Traded Sergio Ferrer to the New York Yankees. Received Kerry Dineen.

March 31, 1977

Sold Ron Schueler to the Minnesota Twins.

May, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Carl Morton as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

May 16, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Jay Loviglio as an amateur free agent.

May 25, 1977 (Standings)

Released Bobby Tolan.

June 7, 1977 (Standings)

Drafted Scott Munninghoff in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted George Vukovich in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1977.

Drafted Greg Walker in the 20th round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1977.

Drafted Jerry Reed in the 22nd round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1977.

Drafted Jim Adduci in the 28th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 15, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Rick Bosetti, Dane Iorg and Tom Underwood to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Bake McBride and Steve Waterbury.

Traded Tim Blackwell and Wayne Twitchell to the Montreal Expos. Received Barry Foote and Dan Warthen.

August 5, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Bob Dernier as an amateur free agent.

September 8, 1977 (Standings)

Bill Nahorodny selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.

September 14, 1977 (Standings)

Released Carl Morton.

October 14, 1977 (Standings)

Released Ron Clark.

October 25, 1977

Signed Wil Culmer as an amateur free agent.

Traded Manny Seoane to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jose Cardenal.

October 27, 1977

Ollie Brown granted Free Agency.

December 8, 1977

Sold Tom Hutton to the Toronto Blue Jays.

January 13, 1978

Released Dave Wallace.

February 11, 1978

Signed Orlando Gonzalez as a free agent.

March 7, 1978

Signed George Bell as an amateur free agent.

March 24, 1978

Traded Fred Andrews and cash to the New York Mets. Received Bud Harrelson.

March 27, 1978

Traded Ed Cuervo (minors) to the New York Mets. Received Jackson Todd.

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1976 / 1978 Trades and Transactions

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