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1977 Texas Rangers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1976/1978)
94-68, Finished 2nd in AL Western Division
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Scored 767 runs, Allowed 657 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 92-70
Managed by Frank Lucchesi, Eddie Stanky, Connie Ryan, and Billy Hunter

Ballpark: Arlington Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,250,722 (9th of 14)
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Batting - 101, Pitching - 101
  (one-year): Batting - 105, Pitching - 104
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1976/1978) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

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 Ken Henderson, Dave May, Carl Morton, Roger Moret, Adrian Devine, and $250,000.

December 15, 1976

Traded Dave Criscione to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Bob Babcock.

Released Craig Skok.

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.

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 Greg Pryor, Brian Doyle, 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 Jim Umbarger, Rodney Scott, and cash to the Oakland Athletics. Received Claudell Washington.

April 1, 1977 (Standings)

Released Carl Morton.

April 3, 1977 (Standings)

Sold Tommy Cruz to the Chicago White Sox.

April 8, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Kurt Bevacqua as a free agent.

April 12, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Steve Foucault to the Detroit Tigers. Received Willie Horton.

April 26, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Len Randle to the New York Mets. Received a player to be named later and cash. The New York Mets sent Rick Auerbach (May 20, 1977) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

April 30, 1977 (Standings)

Purchased Mike Marshall from the Atlanta Braves.

May 9, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Roy Howell to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Steve Hargan, Jim Mason, and $200,000.

May 23, 1977 (Standings)

Sold Dave Moates to the New York Yankees.

June 7, 1977 (Standings)

Drafted John Butcher in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

Drafted George Wright in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Odie Davis in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Bob Johnson in the 9th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Don Kainer in the 13th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Ed Lynch in the 22nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.

June 15, 1977 (Standings)

Sold Rick Auerbach to the Cincinnati Reds.

Purchased Dock Ellis from the Oakland Athletics.

Sold Steve Hargan to the Atlanta Braves.

Traded Jim Fregosi to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Ed Kirkpatrick.

August 20, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Ed Kirkpatrick to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received a player to be named later. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Gorman Thomas (October 25, 1977) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

August 25, 1977 (Standings)

Purchased Jim Umbarger from the Oakland Athletics.

September 19, 1977 (Standings)

Sold Nelson Briles to the Baltimore Orioles.

November 9, 1977

Mike Marshall granted Free Agency.

Signed Richie Zisk as a free agent.

November 10, 1977

Sold Darold Knowles to the Montreal Expos.

November 11, 1977

Signed Doc Medich as a free agent.

December 8, 1977

As part of a 4-team trade, traded Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs, and Eddie Miller to the Atlanta Braves; a player to be named later and Tom Grieve to the New York Mets; ; and Bert Blyleven to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Al Oliver and Nelson Norman from the Pittsburgh Pirates and Jon Matlack from the New York Mets. In addition, the Atlanta Braves sent Willie Montanez to the New York Mets and the New York Mets sent John Milner to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Texas Rangers sent Ken Henderson (March 15, 1978) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

December 14, 1977

Traded John Poloni and cash to the Boston Red Sox. Received Fergie Jenkins.

January 21, 1978

Signed Mike Jorgensen as a free agent.

January 25, 1978

Traded Gaylord Perry to the San Diego Padres. Received Dave Tomlin and $125,000.

February 8, 1978

Sold Gorman Thomas to the Milwaukee Brewers.

February 28, 1978

Traded Willie Horton and David Clyde to the Cleveland Indians. Received Tom Buskey and John Lowenstein.

March 1, 1978

Signed Jackie Brown as a free agent.

Signed Rusty Torres as a free agent.

March 28, 1978

Signed Mark Mercer as a free agent.

Sold Dave Tomlin to the Cincinnati Reds.

April 1, 1978

Released Tom Buskey.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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