1978 Houston Astros Trades and Transactions

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

• November 18, 1977

  Signed Oscar Zamora as a free agent.

• November 23, 1977

  Traded Cliff Johnson to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later, Mike Fischlin and Randy Niemann. The New York Yankees sent Dave Bergman (November 23, 1977) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

• November 28, 1977

  Art Gardner player rights sold to the San Francisco Giants.

• December 5, 1977

  Traded Leon Roberts to the Seattle Mariners. Received Jimmy Sexton.

• December 6, 1977

  Mike Cosgrove drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1977 rule 5 draft.

  Gil Rondón selected by the New York Yankees in the 1977 minor league draft.

• December 9, 1977

  Traded Ron Selak (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Randy Wiles.

• December 19, 1977

  Signed Jesús Alou as a free agent.

• January 10, 1978

  Drafted Pat Perry in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft (January).

• March 27, 1978

  Released Danny Walton.

• March 28, 1978

  Signed Vern Ruhle as a free agent.

• March 29, 1978

  Mike Stanton player rights sold to the Toronto Blue Jays.

• March 30, 1978

  Traded Jim Fuller to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Dave Augustine.

• April 6, 1978

  Signed Bob Coluccio as a free agent.

• June 6, 1978

  Drafted Scott Fletcher in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Danny Heep in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft.

  Drafted Ron Meridith in the 4th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

  Drafted Jack Lazorko in the 11th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

  Drafted Tim Tolman in the 12th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

• June 8, 1978

  Traded Bob Coluccio to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Frank Riccelli.

• June 9, 1978

  Ed Herrmann player rights sold to the Montreal Expos.

• June 15, 1978

  Roger Metzger player rights sold to the San Francisco Giants.

• June 23, 1978

  Roy Thomas selected by the St. Louis Cardinals off waivers.

• July 1, 1978

  Traded Joe Ferguson and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received players to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Rafael Landestoy (July 7, 1978) and Jeffrey Leonard (September 11, 1978) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

• September 2, 1978

  Traded Dan Larson to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Dan Warthen.

• September 5, 1978

  Released Gene Pentz.

• September 11, 1978

  Purchased Mike Buskey from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• October 30, 1978

  Signed Álvaro Espinoza as an amateur free agent.

• November 23, 1978

  Signed Manny Hernández as an amateur free agent.

• November 27, 1978

  Traded Joe Cannon, Pete Hernández and Mark Lemongello to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Alan Ashby.

• December 4, 1978

  Traded Don Pisker (minors) to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Gary Woods.

• December 8, 1978

  Traded Floyd Bannister to the Seattle Mariners. Received Craig Reynolds.

• Before 1979 Season

  Larry Anderson received from the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.

• January 9, 1979

  Drafted Jeff Dedmon in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• March 5, 1979

  Signed Brent Strom as a free agent.

• March 27, 1979

  Craig Cacek player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

  Released Dan Warthen.