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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1975 / 1977)
92-70, Finished 2nd in NL East
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Scored 708 runs, Allowed 630 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 90-72
Manager: Danny Murtaugh (92-70)
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,025,945 (8th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99; one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
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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.
November 23, 1975
Signed Luis Salazar as a free agent.
December 4, 1975
Signed Rafael Vasquez as an amateur free agent.
December 11, 1975
Traded Ken Brett, Dock Ellis and Willie Randolph to the New York Yankees. Received Doc Medich.
December 12, 1975
Traded a player to be named later to the Houston Astros. Received Tommy Helms. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Art Howe (January 6, 1976) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
1976
Juan Jimenez sent to Mexico City Reds (Mexican) in an unknown transaction.
January 7, 1976
Drafted Larry Littleton in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).
January 27, 1976
Signed Pascual Perez as an amateur free agent.
March 26, 1976
Signed Greg Wells as an amateur free agent.
April 1, 1976 (Standings)
Released Mark Mercer.
April 7, 1976 (Standings)
Released Greg Wells.
April 14, 1976 (Standings)
Signed Tom Hilgendorf as a free agent.
May 11, 1976 (Standings)
Signed Willie Royster as a free agent.
June 8, 1976 (Standings)
Drafted Doe Boyland in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.
Drafted Mike Madden in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Don Crow in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Rick Honeycutt in the 17th round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1976.
Drafted Bob Long in the 24th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
July 2, 1976 (Standings)
Released Albert Williams.
September 8, 1976 (Standings)
Sold Ramon Hernandez to the Chicago Cubs.
October 15, 1976 (Standings)
Sold Jim Minshall to the Seattle Mariners.
November 1, 1976
Richie Hebner granted Free Agency.
November 5, 1976
Sold Tommy Helms to the Oakland Athletics.
Traded Manny Sanguillen to the Oakland Athletics. Received Chuck Tanner and $100,000.
November 6, 1976
Traded Jim Sadowski to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Tom Carroll.
November 26, 1976
Signed Gibson Alba as an amateur free agent.
December 7, 1976
Traded Craig Reynolds and Jimmy Sexton to the Seattle Mariners. Received Grant Jackson.
December 10, 1976
Traded Silvio Martinez and Richie Zisk to the Chicago White Sox. Received Terry Forster and Rich Gossage.
December 13, 1976
Signed Steve Farr as an amateur free agent.
January 17, 1977
Signed Eddie Vargas as an amateur free agent.
January 18, 1977
Signed Junior Ortiz as an amateur free agent.
February 27, 1977
Signed Jim Nettles as a free agent.
March 15, 1977
Traded Tony Armas, Doug Bair, Dave Giusti, Rick Langford, Doc Medich and Mitchell Page to the Oakland Athletics. Received Chris Batton, Phil Garner and Tommy Helms.
March 31, 1977
Released Bob Robertson.
April 1, 1977
Released Willie Royster.
