The Transactions for the 1977 Texas Rangers (original) (raw)
The Transactions for the 1977 Texas Rangers
1977
Joe Hoerner released.
January 11, 1977
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
1st round (10th pick) Dave Righetti
February 2, 1977
Fritz Peterson released.
February 5, 1977
Traded cash and a player to be named later to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Darold Knowles; Chicago Cubs received Gene Clines (February 15, 1977).
February 17, 1977
Traded Greg Pryor, Brian Doyle and cash to New York Yankees in exchange for Sandy Alomar.
February 19, 1977
Purchased Paul Lindblad from Oakland Athletics for $400000.
March 7, 1977
Joe Lahoud released.
March 15, 1977
Traded Jeff Terpko to Montreal Expos in exchange for Rodney Scott.
March 26, 1977
Traded Jim Umbarger, Rodney Scott and cash to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Claudell Washington.
April 1, 1977
Carl Morton released.
April 3, 1977
Sold Tommy Cruz to Chicago White Sox.
April 8, 1977
Kurt Bevacqua signed as a free agent.
April 12, 1977
Traded Steve Foucault to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Willie Horton.
April 26, 1977
Traded Lenny Randle to New York Mets in exchange for cash and a player to be named later; Texas Rangers received Rick Auerbach (May 20, 1977).
April 30, 1977
Purchased Mike Marshall from Atlanta Braves.
May 9, 1977
Traded Roy Howell to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Steve Hargan, Jim Mason and $200000.
May 23, 1977
Sold Dave Moates to New York Yankees.
June 7, 1977
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
4th round George Wright 7th round Odie Davis 9th round Bob Johnson 13th round Don Kainer 22nd round Ed Lynch 1st round (18th pick) secondary phase John Butcher
June 15, 1977
Sold Rick Auerbach to Cincinnati Reds.
Purchased Dock Ellis from Oakland Athletics.
Sold Steve Hargan to Atlanta Braves.
Traded Jim Fregosi to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Ed Kirkpatrick.
August 20, 1977
Traded Ed Kirkpatrick to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for a player to be named later; Texas Rangers received Gorman Thomas (October 25, 1977).
August 25, 1977
Purchased Jim Umbarger from Oakland Athletics.
September 19, 1977
Sold Nelson Briles to Baltimore Orioles.
November 9, 1977
Granted Free Agency
Richie Zisk signed as a free agent.
November 10, 1977
Sold Darold Knowles to Montreal Expos.
November 11, 1977
Doc Medich signed as a free agent.
December 8, 1977
Traded Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs and Eddie Miller to Atlanta Braves as part of 4-team trade in which Atlanta Braves sent Willie Montanez to New York Mets; Texas Rangers sent Tom Grieve to New York Mets; New York Mets sent Jon Matlack to Texas Rangers; New York Mets sent John Milner to Pittsburgh Pirates; Texas Rangers sent Bert Blyleven to Pittsburgh Pirates; Pittsburgh Pirates sent Al Oliver and Nelson Norman to Texas Rangers; and Texas Rangers sent Ken Henderson to New York Mets (March 15, 1978).
December 14, 1977
Traded John Poloni and cash to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Fergie Jenkins.