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1977 Toronto Blue Jays (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978)
54-107, Finished 7th in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 605 runs, Allowed 822 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 58-103
Managed by Roy Hartsfield

Ballpark: Exhibition Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,701,052 (4th of 14)
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Batting - 101, Pitching - 103
  (one-year): Batting - 102, Pitching - 105
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (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

Traded Al Fitzmorris to the Cleveland Indians. Received Alan Ashby and Doug Howard.

Purchased Chuck Hartenstein from the San Diego Padres.

Drafted Bob Bailor from the Baltimore Orioles as the 2nd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Jerry Garvin from the Minnesota Twins as the 4th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Jim Clancy from the Texas Rangers as the 6th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Gary Woods from the Oakland Athletics as the 8th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Rico Carty from the Cleveland Indians as the 10th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Butch Edge from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 12th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Al Fitzmorris from the Kansas City Royals as the 13th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Al Woods from the Minnesota Twins as the 15th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Mike Darr from the Baltimore Orioles as the 17th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Pete Vuckovich from the Chicago White Sox as the 19th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Jeff Byrd from the Texas Rangers as the 21st pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Steve Bowling from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 23rd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Dennis DeBarr from the Detroit Tigers as the 26th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Bill Singer from the Minnesota Twins as the 28th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Jim Mason from the New York Yankees as the 30th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Doug Ault from the Texas Rangers as the 32nd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Ernie Whitt from the Boston Red Sox as the 34th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Steve Staggs from the Kansas City Royals as the 37th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Steve Hargan from the Texas Rangers as the 39th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Garth Iorg from the New York Yankees as the 41st pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Dave Lemanczyk from the Detroit Tigers as the 43rd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Larry Anderson from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 45th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Jesse Jefferson from the Chicago White Sox as the 47th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Dave McKay from the Minnesota Twins as the 49th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Tom Bruno from the Kansas City Royals as the 51st pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Otto Velez from the New York Yankees as the 53rd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Mike Willis from the Baltimore Orioles as the 55th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Sam Ewing from the Chicago White Sox as the 57th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Drafted Leon Hooten from the Oakland Athletics as the 59th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

December 6, 1976

Traded Rico Carty to the Cleveland Indians. Received John Lowenstein and Rick Cerone.

1977

Signed Lloyd Allen as a free agent.

January 3, 1977

Signed Pedro Garcia as a free agent.

January 5, 1977

Traded a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox. Received Phil Roof. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Larry Anderson (January 5, 1977) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

February 16, 1977

Traded Dave Roberts to the San Diego Padres. Received Jerry Johnson.

February 24, 1977

Traded Mike Weathers (minors) and cash to the Oakland Athletics. Received Ron Fairly.

March 22, 1977

Purchased Ken Reynolds from the San Diego Padres.

March 29, 1977

Released Lloyd Allen.

Released Leon Hooten.

Released Doug Howard.

Traded John Lowenstein to the Cleveland Indians. Received Hector Torres.

March 31, 1977

Released Ken Reynolds.

April 14, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Paul Hodgson as an amateur free agent.

May 9, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Steve Hargan, Jim Mason, and $200,000 to the Texas Rangers. Received Roy Howell.

June 7, 1977 (Standings)

Drafted Jesse Barfield in the 9th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Danny Ainge in the 15th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

June 8, 1977 (Standings)

Purchased Doug Rader from the San Diego Padres.

June 17, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Greg Wells as a free agent.

June 27, 1977 (Standings)

Released Pedro Garcia.

July 27, 1977 (Standings)

Purchased Tom Murphy from the Boston Red Sox.

August 30, 1977 (Standings)

Purchased Tim Nordbrook from the Chicago White Sox.

September 2, 1977 (Standings)

Selected John Hale off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

September 14, 1977 (Standings)

Sold John Hale to the Seattle Mariners.

October 25, 1977

Released Phil Roof.

October 31, 1977

Purchased Joe Henderson from the Cincinnati Reds.

November 11, 1977

Signed Luis Gomez as a free agent.

December 5, 1977

Drafted Willie Upshaw from the New York Yankees in the 1977 rule 5 draft.

December 6, 1977

Traded a player to be named later and Pete Vuckovich to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Tom Underwood and Victor Cruz. The Toronto Blue Jays sent John Scott (December 16, 1977) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

December 8, 1977

Purchased Tom Hutton from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Traded Ron Fairly to the California Angels. Received Pat Kelly and Butch Alberts.

1978

Mike Cosgrove received from the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.

January 10, 1978

Drafted Mike Richardt in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Geno Petralli in the 3rd round of the 1978 amateur draft.

January 16, 1978

Signed Mark DeJohn as a free agent.

February 15, 1978

Signed Luis Melendez as a free agent.

February 25, 1978

Purchased Steve Grilli from the Detroit Tigers.

March 14, 1978

Signed Charlie Puleo as an amateur free agent.

March 15, 1978

Traded Tom Bruno and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Rick Bosetti.

Traded Dennis DeBarr to the Cleveland Indians. Received Rico Carty.

March 18, 1978

Released Doug Rader.

March 22, 1978

Released Jerry Johnson.

March 23, 1978

Traded Mike Cosgrove to the California Angels. Received Mickey Scott.

March 25, 1978

Traded Steve Staggs to the Oakland Athletics. Received Sheldon Mallory.

March 27, 1978

Selected Larry Demery off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Released Hector Torres.

March 29, 1978

Released Joe Henderson.

Purchased Mike Stanton from the Houston Astros.

March 31, 1978

Returned Larry Demery to the Pittsburgh Pirates following previous waiver selection.

Signed Dave Wallace as a free agent.


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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