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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1974 / 1976)
79-83, Finished 3rd in AL West
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Scored 714 runs, Allowed 733 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-83
Manager: Billy Martin (44-51) and Frank Lucchesi (35-32)
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,127,924 (5th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99; one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100
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1974 / 1976 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 21, 1974
Released Larry Brown.
December 5, 1974
Traded Pete Broberg to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Clyde Wright.
Traded Pete Mackanin and Don Stanhouse to the Montreal Expos. Received Willie Davis.
1975
Sold Jim Shellenback to the San Diego Padres.
January 9, 1975
Drafted Bump Wills in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary).
Drafted Tony Johnson in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
January 23, 1975
Released Duke Sims.
February 25, 1975
Traded Steve Dunning to the Chicago White Sox. Received Stan Perzanowski.
March 26, 1975
Released Bob Johnson.
June 3, 1975 (Standings)
Drafted Jim Gideon in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft.
Drafted Pat Putnam in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (June Secondary).
Drafted Eddie Miller in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft.
Drafted John Poloni in the 6th round of the 1975 amateur draft.
Drafted La Rue Washington in the 23rd round of the 1975 amateur draft.
June 4, 1975 (Standings)
Traded Willie Davis to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Ed Brinkman and Tommy Moore.
June 13, 1975 (Standings)
Sold Ed Brinkman to the New York Yankees.
Traded Jim Bibby, Jackie Brown, Rick Waits and $100,000 to the Cleveland Indians. Received Gaylord Perry.
July 17, 1975 (Standings)
Released Jim Merritt.
August 31, 1975 (Standings)
Sold Cesar Tovar to the Oakland Athletics.
November 12, 1975
Traded Dave Nelson to the Kansas City Royals. Received Nelson Briles.
November 17, 1975
Traded Fergie Jenkins to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later, Steve Barr and Juan Beniquez. The Boston Red Sox sent Craig Skok (December 12, 1975) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
December 8, 1975
Tom Robson selected by the New York Yankees in the 1975 minor league draft.
December 9, 1975
Traded Ron Pruitt and Stan Thomas to the Cleveland Indians. Received John Ellis.
December 10, 1975
Traded Jim Spencer and $100,000 to the California Angels. Received Bill Singer.
December 12, 1975
Traded Joe Lovitto to the New York Mets. Received Gene Clines.
January 6, 1976
Signed Joe Hoerner as a free agent.
January 7, 1976
Drafted Paul Mirabella in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).
February 24, 1976
Traded Bill Hands to the New York Mets. Received George Stone.
March 12, 1976
Released Mike Kekich.
March 24, 1976
Released Leo Cardenas.
