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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977 / 1979)
90-72, Finished 1st in NL East
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Scored 708 runs, Allowed 586 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 95-67
Manager: Danny Ozark (90-72)
Ballpark: Veterans Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,583,389 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100; one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104
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Lost NL Championship Series (3-1) to Los Angeles Dodgers |
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1977 / 1979 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 14, 1977
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.
April 5, 1978 (Standings)
Purchased Ramon Aviles from the Boston Red Sox.
April 6, 1978 (Standings)
Released Terry Harmon.
April 10, 1978 (Standings)
Signed Alejandro Sanchez as an amateur free agent.
April 13, 1978 (Standings)
Signed Cliff Speck as a free agent.
April 14, 1978 (Standings)
Signed Mike Anderson as a free agent.
April 23, 1978 (Standings)
Signed Julio Franco as an amateur free agent.
June 6, 1978 (Standings)
Drafted Ed Hearn in the 4th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
Drafted Dwight Taylor in the 11th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Ryne Sandberg in the 20th round of the 1978 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1978.
Drafted Rick Leach in the 24th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 14, 1978 (Standings)
Traded Bobby Brown and Jay Johnstone to the New York Yankees. Received Rawly Eastwick.
June 15, 1978 (Standings)
Traded Gene Garber to the Atlanta Braves. Received Dick Ruthven.
June 23, 1978 (Standings)
Released Mike Anderson.
June 30, 1978 (Standings)
Signed Carmen Castillo as an amateur free agent.
July 4, 1978 (Standings)
Purchased Butch Metzger from the New York Mets.
August 6, 1978 (Standings)
Traded Davey Johnson to the Chicago Cubs. Received Larry Anderson.
August 25, 1978 (Standings)
Signed Don Carman as an amateur free agent.
September 2, 1978 (Standings)
Traded Dan Warthen to the Houston Astros. Received Dan Larson.
September 5, 1978 (Standings)
Selected Pete Mackanin off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
September 11, 1978 (Standings)
Sold Mike Buskey to the Houston Astros.
September 14, 1978 (Standings)
Purchased Horacio Pina from Aguascalientes (Mexican).
October 13, 1978 (Standings)
Returned Horacio Pina to Aguascalientes (Mexican) following previous purchase.
November 2, 1978
Bud Harrelson granted Free Agency.
December 4, 1978
Jeff Schneider drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
December 5, 1978
Carmen Castillo selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 1978 minor league draft.
Signed Pete Rose as a free agent.
December 6, 1978
Traded Joe Charboneau to the Cleveland Indians. Received Cardell Camper.
1979
Larry Anderson sent to the Houston Astros in an unknown transaction.
Signed Dave May as a free agent.
Released Steve Waterbury.
January 9, 1979
Drafted Mark Davis in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (January Secondary).
February 23, 1979
Traded Henry Mack (minors), Derek Botelho, Barry Foote, Jerry Martin and Ted Sizemore to the Chicago Cubs. Received Greg Gross, Dave Rader and Manny Trillo.
March 5, 1979
Signed Mike Anderson as a free agent.
March 19, 1979
Released Dave May.
Released Butch Metzger.
March 27, 1979
Signed Rudy Meoli as a free agent.
Traded Richie Hebner and Jose Moreno to the New York Mets. Received Nino Espinosa.
March 28, 1979
Traded Dan Boitano to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Gary Beare.
March 29, 1979
Released Nardi Contreras.
Signed Del Unser as a free agent.
