1976 New York Mets Trades and Transactions

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

• December 3, 1975

  Signed Kelvin Chapman as an amateur free agent.

• December 8, 1975

  Manny Castillo selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1975 minor league draft.

• December 12, 1975

  Traded Gene Clines to the Texas Rangers. Received Joe Lovitto.

  Traded Bill Laxton and Rusty Staub to the Detroit Tigers. Received Billy Baldwin and Mickey Lolich.

• December 23, 1975

  Traded Craig Cacek to the Houston Astros. Received Manny Lantigua (minors).

• December 30, 1975

  Released Orlando Sánchez.

• January 7, 1976

  Drafted Mickey Hatcher in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Jody Davis in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January). Player signed March 12, 1976.

  Drafted Kim Seaman in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

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

• January 9, 1976

  Traded Jerry Cram to the Kansas City Royals. Received Randy Hammon (minors).

• February 24, 1976

  Traded George Stone to the Texas Rangers. Received Bill Hands.

• March 5, 1976

  Signed Mario Ramirez as an amateur free agent.

• March 16, 1976

  Traded Bob Gallagher to the San Francisco Giants. Received Leon Brown.

• March 26, 1976

  Released Joe Lovitto.

• March 30, 1976

  Released Jesús Alou.

• April 7, 1976

  Released Nardi Contreras.

• May 7, 1976

  Traded Tom Hall to the Kansas City Royals. Received Bryan Jones (minors) and cash.

• June 8, 1976

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

  Drafted Barry Evans in the 8th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Neil Allen in the 11th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

  Drafted Dave Von Ohlen in the 17th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

• June 22, 1976

  Traded Jack Heidemann to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Tom Deidel (minors).

• July 21, 1976

  Traded Wayne Garrett and Del Unser to the Montreal Expos. Received Jim Dwyer and Pepe Mangual.

• September 17, 1976

  Signed Greg Harris as an amateur free agent.

  Ken Sanders player rights sold to the Kansas City Royals.

• December 8, 1976

  As part of a 3-team trade, traded Jim Dwyer to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later from the Kansas City Royals. In addition, the Chicago Cubs sent Pete LaCock to the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals sent Sheldon Mallory (December 13, 1976) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

• December 9, 1976

  Traded Leon Brown and Brock Pemberton to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Ed Kurpiel (minors).

• December 26, 1976

  Signed Scott Holman as an amateur free agent.

• February 7, 1977

  Traded Richard Sander (minors) and Hank Webb to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Rick Auerbach.

• February 25, 1977

  Purchased Luis Alvarado from the Detroit Tigers.

• March 30, 1977

  Traded Benny Ayala to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Doug Clarey.

• March 31, 1977

  Signed Ray Sadecki as a free agent.