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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978)
64-98, Finished 6th in AL West
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Scored 624 runs, Allowed 855 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 58-104
Manager: Darrell Johnson (64-98)
Ballpark: Kingdome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,338,511 (8th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 101; one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 98
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1978 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 1, 1976
Purchased Dave Johnson from the Baltimore Orioles.
October 15, 1976
Purchased Jim Minshall from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
October 22, 1976
Purchased Jose Baez from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Purchased Kurt Bevacqua from the Milwaukee Brewers.
Purchased Larry Cox from the Minnesota Twins.
Purchased Diego Segui from the San Diego Padres.
October 24, 1976
Purchased Tommy Moore from the Texas Rangers.
November 5, 1976
Drafted Ruppert Jones from the Kansas City Royals as the 1st pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Gary Wheelock from the California Angels as the 3rd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Bill Stein from the Chicago White Sox as the 5th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Dick Pole from the Boston Red Sox as the 7th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Dan Meyer from the Detroit Tigers as the 9th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Grant Jackson from the New York Yankees as the 11th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Dave Collins from the California Angels as the 14th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Frank MacCormack from the Detroit Tigers as the 16th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Stan Thomas from the Cleveland Indians as the 18th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Juan Bernhardt from the New York Yankees as the 20th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Rick Jones from the Boston Red Sox as the 22nd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Glenn Abbott from the Oakland Athletics as the 24th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Bob Stinson from the Kansas City Royals as the 25th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Carlos Lopez from the California Angels as the 27th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Dave Pagan from the Baltimore Orioles as the 29th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Roy Thomas from the Chicago White Sox as the 31st pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Tom McMillan from the Cleveland Indians as the 33rd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Pete Broberg from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 35th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Steve Braun from the Minnesota Twins as the 38th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Leroy Stanton from the California Angels as the 40th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Bob Galasso from the Baltimore Orioles as the 42nd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Steve Burke from the Boston Red Sox as the 44th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Joe Lis from the Cleveland Indians as the 46th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Bill Laxton from the Detroit Tigers as the 50th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Julio Cruz from the California Angels as the 52nd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Steve Barr from the Texas Rangers as the 54th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Puchy Delgado from the Boston Red Sox as the 56th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Tommy Smith from the Cleveland Indians as the 58th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Drafted Greg Erardi from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 60th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
November 6, 1976
Purchased John Montague from the Philadelphia Phillies.
December 6, 1976
Drafted Charlie Beamon from the Kansas City Royals in the 1976 rule 5 draft.
December 7, 1976
Traded Grant Jackson to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Craig Reynolds and Jimmy Sexton.
January 8, 1977
Signed Byron McLaughlin as a free agent.
January 12, 1977
Traded Alan Griffin (minors) and cash to the Houston Astros. Received Skip Jutze.
March 26, 1977
Released Kurt Bevacqua.
Released Jim Minshall.
March 30, 1977
Traded Roy Thomas to the Houston Astros. Received Larry Milbourne.
April 1, 1977 (Standings)
Purchased Mike Kekich from Nuevo Laredo (Mexican).
Loaned Byron McLaughlin to the Seattle Mariners.
Purchased Enrique Romo from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).
April 20, 1977 (Standings)
Traded Pete Broberg to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Jim Todd (October 25, 1977) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
May 2, 1977 (Standings)
Sold Dave Johnson to the Minnesota Twins.
May 15, 1977 (Standings)
Signed Tom Brown as a free agent.
May 20, 1977 (Standings)
Signed Rod Craig as an amateur free agent.
May 28, 1977 (Standings)
Purchased Tom House from the Boston Red Sox.
June 7, 1977 (Standings)
Drafted Dave Henderson in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
Drafted Bud Anderson in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
Drafted Ron Musselman in the 5th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
Drafted Bill Latham in the 11th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Karl Best in the 12th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
Drafted Tony Phillips in the 16th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 22, 1977 (Standings)
Signed Jim Lewis as an amateur free agent.
July 27, 1977 (Standings)
Traded Dave Pagan to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received a player to be named later. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Rick Honeycutt (August 22, 1977) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
August 2, 1977 (Standings)
Sent Stan Thomas to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.
August 4, 1977 (Standings)
Purchased Paul Mitchell from the Oakland Athletics.
September 8, 1977 (Standings)
Purchased Kevin Pasley from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
September 9, 1977 (Standings)
Traded Bill Laxton and cash to the Cleveland Indians. Received Ray Fosse.
September 11, 1977 (Standings)
Byron McLaughlin returned by Nuevo Laredo (Mexican) as part of earlier loan.
September 13, 1977 (Standings)
Purchased Doc Medich from the Oakland Athletics.
September 14, 1977 (Standings)
Purchased John Hale from the Toronto Blue Jays.
September 26, 1977 (Standings)
Doc Medich selected by the New York Mets off waivers.
October 20, 1977
Ray Fosse granted Free Agency.
October 25, 1977
Traded Larry Cox to the Chicago Cubs. Received Steve Hamrick (minors).
November 11, 1977
Signed Bob Robertson as a free agent.
December 5, 1977
Drafted Rick Baldwin from the New York Mets in the 1977 rule 5 draft.
Traded Jimmy Sexton to the Houston Astros. Received Leon Roberts.
December 7, 1977
Traded Carlos Lopez and Tommy Moore to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Mike Parrott.
December 9, 1977
Traded Dave Collins to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Shane Rawley.
December 11, 1977
Signed Reggie Walton as a free agent.
December 20, 1977
Signed Bruce Bochte as a free agent.
December 21, 1977
Purchased Joe Decker from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).
January 6, 1978
Signed Orlando Mercado as an amateur free agent.
January 10, 1978
Drafted Jim Maler in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft (January).
Drafted Dann Bilardello in the 3rd round of the 1978 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
January 23, 1978
Purchased Roy Branch from the Kansas City Royals.
February 27, 1978
Signed George Mitterwald as a free agent.
March 23, 1978
Selected Santo Alcala off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
March 27, 1978
Released Bob Galasso.
Released Skip Jutze.
Released Mike Kekich.
1978 Trades and Transactions
