Major Transactions

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Sunday, September 24th, 1978

Purchased the contract of SP Rob Walker from Triple A Guelph.

1B Matt Tate was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the 40-man roster.

Demoted MR Ab Koremans to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted MR Gabriel Balderas to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted MR Jack Williams to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted C Ed Watts to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted C Guillermo García to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 1B John Miller to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 3B Marcos Navarro to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 2B José Zavala to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 3B Roy Kimball to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted RF Joe Fox to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted CF Mike James to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 1B Edgardo Sánchez to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 1B Jim Simmons to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted RF Will Farmer to Triple A Guelph.

Activated SP Dan Reese from the disabled list.

Demoted SP Rob Walker to Triple A Guelph.

Monday, September 18th, 1978

Purchased the contract of SP Arnie Shaw from Triple A Guelph.

Assigned SP Rob Walker to Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, September 10th, 1978

Placed SP Dan Reese on the 9-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SP Rob Walker from Double A Laredo.

Friday, September 1st, 1978

Recalled SP Ab Koremans from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled LF Joe Fox from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 1B Jim Simmons from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled CF Mike James from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 1B John Miller from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SS Marcos Navarro from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled C Stephen Miller from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 2B José Zavala from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Cris López from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 1B Edgardo Sánchez from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled C Guillermo García from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Jack Williams from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 1B Matt Tate from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled RF Will Farmer from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 3B Roy Kimball from Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, August 20th, 1978

Placed CF Ray Sims on waivers.

Tuesday, August 15th, 1978

Assigned LF William Sloan to Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, August 13th, 1978

Signed Dave Reed to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $16,700.

Wednesday, August 9th, 1978

Signed Willie Griggs to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $58,400.

Monday, August 7th, 1978

LF William Sloan was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Sunday, August 6th, 1978

1B Dustin Burch was claimed off waivers from Atlanta.

Saturday, August 5th, 1978

SP Brent Harper was claimed off waivers by San Antonio.

Thursday, August 3rd, 1978

Signed Francisco Herrera to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $123,700.

Wednesday, August 2nd, 1978

Recalled LF Ed Simmons from Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 1B Jim Simmons to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, July 28th, 1978

Activated 1B Jesse Gordon from the 60-day disabled list.

Demoted RF Ed Simmons to Triple A Guelph.

Signed Bobby Cox to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $19,400.

Tuesday, June 20th, 1978

Signed Jeremy Spence to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $32,400.

Saturday, June 17th, 1978

Recalled RF Ed Simmons from Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 3B Marcos Navarro to Triple A Guelph.

Traded 28-year-old first baseman Drew Key to the Washington Mutuals, getting 35-year-old third baseman Bartolo Zavala in return.

Wednesday, June 14th, 1978

Assigned MR Marvin Young to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, June 9th, 1978

Assigned SP José Martínez to Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, June 7th, 1978

Activated SP Benjamin Britt from the disabled list.

Demoted SP Brent Harper to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, June 6th, 1978

Purchased the contract of C Ed Watts from Double A Laredo.

Demoted C Stephen Miller to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, June 3rd, 1978

Assigned MR Dan Edwards to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, June 2nd, 1978

Assigned LF José Cisnevos to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, June 1st, 1978

Purchased the contract of 1B Jim Simmons from Triple A Guelph.

Demoted LF Ed Simmons to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, May 26th, 1978

Placed SP Benjamin Britt on the 9-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SP Brent Harper from Single A Riverside.

Thursday, May 25th, 1978

Demoted RF Joe Fox to Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, May 24th, 1978

CF William Sloan was claimed off waivers from Los Angeles.

Tuesday, May 23rd, 1978

Activated SS Iván Pacheco from the disabled list.

Demoted RF Joe Fox to Triple A Guelph.

Recalled RF Joe Fox from Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 1B John Miller to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, May 12th, 1978

Placed SS Iván Pacheco on the 9-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of 2B Marcos Navarro from Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, April 23rd, 1978

Activated LF Ed Simmons from the disabled list.

Demoted LF José Cisnevos to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, April 7th, 1978

Placed 1B Jesse Gordon on the 60-day disabled list.

Recalled RF Joe Fox from Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, April 6th, 1978

Demoted MR Ab Koremans to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted MR José Martínez to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted MR Cris López to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted MR Dan Edwards to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted MR Jack Williams to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted MR Marvin Young to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted C Guillermo García to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 1B Edgardo Sánchez to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 3B Roy Kimball to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 2B José Zavala to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted LF Joe Fox to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted CF Mike James to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted RF Will Farmer to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 1B Matt Tate to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, March 24th, 1978

Placed LF Ed Simmons on the 9-day disabled list.

Thursday, February 16th, 1978

Recalled SP Ab Koremans from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP José Martínez from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled LF José Cisnevos from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled LF Joe Fox from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled C Guillermo García from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 3B Roy Kimball from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled CF Mike James from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Cris López from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Dan Edwards from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 1B Edgardo Sánchez from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Jack Williams from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled RF Will Farmer from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 2B José Zavala from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 1B Matt Tate from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Marvin Young from Triple A Guelph.

Friday, December 23rd, 1977

Assigned 2B Jeff Courtney to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, December 15th, 1977

Purchased the contract of 1B Iván Pacheco from Triple A Guelph.

Demoted MR Cris López to Triple A Guelph.

Traded 30-year-old third baseman Manny Pérez and 18-year-old minor league starting pitcher Willie Metcalf to the Baltimore Barons, getting 32-year-old reliever Steve Lee and 22-year-old minor league first baseman Holden O'Bryan in return.

Sunday, December 4th, 1977

Signed bench coach Dax Lawson to a 1-year, $19,800 per year contract.

Wednesday, October 5th, 1977

Assigned 2B Iván Pacheco to Triple A Guelph.

Manager George Perkins leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.

Appointed Bench Coach John Manning to be the new manager of the team.

Signed Hitting Coach Nick Sweet to a 1-year contract extension.