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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1975 / 1977)
76-86, Finished 4th in AL West
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Scored 616 runs, Allowed 652 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-85
Manager: Frank Lucchesi (76-86)
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,164,982 (5th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 102; one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 103
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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 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.
April 2, 1976 (Standings)
Released Clyde Wright.
May 10, 1976 (Standings)
Signed Danny Darwin as an amateur free agent.
May 17, 1976 (Standings)
Bob Jones selected by the California Angels off waivers.
May 28, 1976 (Standings)
Traded Stan Perzanowski and cash to the Cleveland Indians. Received Fritz Peterson.
June 1, 1976 (Standings)
Traded Mike Cubbage, Jim Gideon, Bill Singer, Roy Smalley and $250,000 to the Minnesota Twins. Received Bert Blyleven and Danny Thompson.
June 8, 1976 (Standings)
Drafted Mike Griffin in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft.
Drafted Brian Allard in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
Drafted Bill Sample in the 10th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
Drafted Andre Robertson in the 12th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Brian Snyder in the 16th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 15, 1976 (Standings)
Purchased Joe Lahoud from the California Angels.
July 10, 1976 (Standings)
Signed Steve Comer as an amateur free agent.
October 22, 1976
Traded John Sutton to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Mike Wallace.
October 24, 1976
Sold Tommy Moore to the Seattle Mariners.
November 5, 1976
Jim Clancy selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 6th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Jeff Byrd selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 21st pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Doug Ault selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 32nd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Steve Hargan selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 39th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
Steve Barr selected by the Seattle Mariners as the 54th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
November 8, 1976
Traded Art DeFilippis (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Mike Thompson.
November 17, 1976
Signed Bert Campaneris as a free agent.
November 23, 1976
Signed Doyle Alexander as a free agent.
December 9, 1976
Traded Jeff Burroughs to the Atlanta Braves. Received Adrian Devine, Ken Henderson, Dave May, Roger Moret, Carl Morton and $250,000.
December 15, 1976
Released Craig Skok.
Traded Dave Criscione to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Bob Babcock.
December 25, 1976
Signed Len Whitehouse as an amateur free agent.
1977
Released Joe Hoerner.
January 11, 1977
Drafted Dave Righetti in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (January).
February 2, 1977
Released Fritz Peterson.
February 5, 1977
Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Chicago Cubs. Received Darold Knowles. The Texas Rangers sent Gene Clines (February 15, 1977) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
February 17, 1977
Traded Brian Doyle, Greg Pryor and cash to the New York Yankees. Received Sandy Alomar.
February 19, 1977
Purchased Paul Lindblad from the Oakland Athletics for $400,000.
March 7, 1977
Released Joe Lahoud.
March 15, 1977
Traded Jeff Terpko to the Montreal Expos. Received Rodney Scott.
March 26, 1977
Traded Rodney Scott, Jim Umbarger and cash to the Oakland Athletics. Received Claudell Washington.
April 1, 1977
Released Carl Morton.
