1978 Philadelphia Phillies Trades and Transactions

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

• December 8, 1977

  Tom Hutton player rights sold to the Toronto Blue Jays.

• January 13, 1978

  Released Dave Wallace.

• February 11, 1978

  Signed Orlando González as a free agent.

• March 7, 1978

  Signed George Bell as an amateur free agent.

• March 24, 1978

  Traded Fred Andrews and cash to the New York Mets. Received Bud Harrelson.

• March 27, 1978

  Traded Ed Cuervo (minors) to the New York Mets. Received Jackson Todd.

• April 5, 1978

  Purchased Ramón Avilés from the Boston Red Sox.

• April 6, 1978

  Released Terry Harmon.

• April 10, 1978

  Signed Alejandro Sánchez as an amateur free agent.

• April 13, 1978

  Signed Cliff Speck as a free agent.

• April 14, 1978

  Signed Mike Anderson as a free agent.

• April 23, 1978

  Signed Julio Franco as an amateur free agent.

• June 6, 1978

  Drafted Ed Hearn in the 4th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

  Drafted Dwight Taylor in the 11th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Ryne Sandberg in the 20th round of the 1978 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1978.

  Drafted Rick Leach in the 24th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 14, 1978

  Traded Bobby Brown and Jay Johnstone to the New York Yankees. Received Rawly Eastwick.

• June 15, 1978

  Traded Gene Garber to the Atlanta Braves. Received Dick Ruthven.

• June 23, 1978

  Released Mike Anderson.

• June 30, 1978

  Signed Carmelo Castillo as an amateur free agent.

• July 4, 1978

  Purchased Butch Metzger from the New York Mets.

• August 6, 1978

  Traded Davey Johnson to the Chicago Cubs. Received Larry Anderson.

• August 25, 1978

  Signed Don Carman as an amateur free agent.

• September 2, 1978

  Traded Dan Warthen to the Houston Astros. Received Dan Larson.

• September 5, 1978

  Selected Pete Mackanin off waivers from the Montreal Expos.

• September 11, 1978

  Mike Buskey player rights sold to the Houston Astros.

• September 14, 1978

  Purchased Horacio Piña from Aguascalientes (Mexican).

• October 13, 1978

  Returned Horacio Piña to Aguascalientes (Mexican) following previous purchase.

• November 2, 1978

  Bud Harrelson granted Free Agency.

• December 4, 1978

  Jeff Schneider drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1978 rule 5 draft.

• December 5, 1978

  Carmelo Castillo selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 1978 minor league draft.

  Signed Pete Rose as a free agent.

• December 6, 1978

  Traded Joe Charboneau to the Cleveland Indians. Received Cardell Camper.

• Before 1979 Season

  Signed Dave May as a free agent.

  Released Steve Waterbury.

  Larry Anderson sent to the Houston Astros in an unknown transaction.

• January 9, 1979

  Drafted Mark Davis in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (January Secondary).

• February 23, 1979

  Traded Henry Mack (minors), Derek Botelho, Barry Foote, Jerry Martin and Ted Sizemore to the Chicago Cubs. Received Greg Gross, Dave Rader and Manny Trillo.

• March 5, 1979

  Signed Mike Anderson as a free agent.

• March 19, 1979

  Released Dave May.

  Released Butch Metzger.

• March 27, 1979

  Signed Rudy Meoli as a free agent.

  Traded Richie Hebner and José Moreno to the New York Mets. Received Nino Espinosa.

• March 28, 1979

  Traded Dan Boitano to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Gary Beare.

• March 29, 1979

  Signed Del Unser as a free agent.

  Released Nardi Contreras.