1976 Chicago White Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• November 7, 1975

  Traded Deron Johnson to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later and cash. The Boston Red Sox sent Chuck Erickson (minors) (November 7, 1975) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

• December 10, 1975

  Traded Mike Buskey and Jim Kaat to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Alan Bannister, Dick Ruthven and Roy Thomas.

• December 11, 1975

  Traded Steve Dunning and Bill Melton to the California Angels. Received Morris Nettles and Jim Spencer.

• December 12, 1975

  Traded Ken Henderson, Dan Osborn and Dick Ruthven to the Atlanta Braves. Received Larvell Blanks and Ralph Garr.

  Traded Jeff Sovern (minors) and Rich Hinton to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Clay Carroll.

  Traded Lee Richard to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Buddy Bradford and Greg Terlecky.

  Traded Larvell Blanks to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jack Brohamer.

• January 4, 1976

  Signed Bob Oliver as a free agent.

• January 7, 1976

  Drafted Leo Sutherland in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

  Drafted Rich Wortham in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

  Drafted Andy McGaffigan in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Harry Chappas in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

  Drafted Fred Howard in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

  Drafted Mark Esser in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

• March 30, 1976

  Released Cecil Upshaw.

• April 3, 1976

  Signed Cleon Jones as a free agent.

• April 5, 1976

  Released Claude Osteen.

• April 6, 1976

  Released Jeff Holly.

• April 10, 1976

  Bob Oliver player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• April 29, 1976

  Signed Sonny Jackson as a free agent.

• May 2, 1976

  Released Cleon Jones.

• May 18, 1976

  Traded Carlos May to the New York Yankees. Received Ken Brett and Rich Coggins.

• June 8, 1976

  Drafted Steve Trout in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft.

  Drafted Hubie Brooks in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Mike Colbern in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

  Drafted Willie McGee in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Lorenzo Gray in the 8th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

  Drafted Pat Keedy in the 13th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Ed Olwine in the 21st round of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 15, 1976

  Traded Pete Varney to the Atlanta Braves. Received Blue Moon Odom.

• July 14, 1976

  Traded Rich Coggins to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Wayne Nordhagen.

• July 25, 1976

  Released Buddy Bradford.

• August 9, 1976

  Selected Phil Roof off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

• August 25, 1976

  Signed Jim York as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 10, 1976

  Signed Minnie Miñoso as a free agent.

• October 6, 1976

  Released Minnie Miñoso.

• October 21, 1976

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

• November 5, 1976

  Bill Stein selected by the Seattle Mariners as the 5th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

  Pete Vuckovich selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 19th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

  Roy Thomas selected by the Seattle Mariners as the 31st pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

  Jesse Jefferson selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 47th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

  Sam Ewing selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 57th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

• November 6, 1976

  Traded Hugh Yancy to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Tom Spencer.

• November 18, 1976

  Traded Pat Kelly to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Dave Duncan.

• November 24, 1976

  Signed Steve Stone as a free agent.

• November 26, 1976

  Signed Eric Soderholm as a free agent.

• December 2, 1976

  Signed Tim Nordbrook as a free agent.

• December 5, 1976

  Signed Royle Stillman as a free agent.

• December 10, 1976

  Traded Terry Forster and Rich Gossage to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Silvio Martínez and Richie Zisk.

• December 15, 1976

  Traded Tony La Russa to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Randy Wiles.

• January 11, 1977

  Drafted Charlie Lea in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Mark Esser in the 8th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January).

• January 26, 1977

  Released Blue Moon Odom.

• February 15, 1977

  Signed Fritz Peterson as a free agent.

• March 23, 1977

  Traded Clay Carroll to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Lerrin LaGrow.

• March 28, 1977

  Released Tim Stoddard.

  Released Jim York.

• March 30, 1977

  Released Dave Duncan.