1978 J-Rob Transaction Log
(Updated 8/20/25)
Transaction date by 1978 calendar (real-life date trade reported by both sides)
8/17/78 (6/27/25)
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Adelaide: + Steve Burke, Eddie Plank
Melonville: + Jim Gaudet, Manny Seoane, Adelaide's 4th-round 1979 draft pick
8/17/78 (6/26/25)
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Las Vegas: + John Hiller, Buddy Schultz
Melonville: + Doe Boyland, Brian Doyle, Las Vegas' 3rd- and 4th-round 1979 draft picks.
8/4/78 (6/12/25)
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Seltzer: + Paul Lindblad, Seneca’s 8th-round 1979 draft pick
Seneca: + Pablo Torrealba
7/22/78 (6/2/24)
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Long Beach: + Hollywood’s 3rd-and 4th-round 1979 draft picks (cuts Keith Drumright)
Hollywood: + Tom Bruno
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Long Beach: + Bobby Sprowl, Melonville’s 3rd-round 1979 draft pick
Melonville: + Victor Cruz
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Long Beach: + Len Barker, Paul Mitchell, Jerry Garvin, Peoria’s 2nd-round 1979 draft pick
Peoria: + Reggie Cleveland, Bob Lacey, Pat Zachry
4/28/78 (2/27/25)
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Las Vegas: + Gaylord Perry, Mitchell Page, Steve Mingori
Seneca: Dave Stewart, Tom Johnson, Arturo DeFreitas
Pre-season (1/24/25)
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Graton: + Willie Stargell, Fergie Jenkins, Luis Tiant, Mario Guerrero
Roseville: + Rich Hinton, Doug Rau, Craig Minetto, Darrell Chaney, Graton’s 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th-round 1979 draft picks
Pre-season (1/11/25)
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Hollywood: + Lyman Bostock
Spanish Fort: Hollywood’s 2nd-round 1979 draft pick
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Acadiana: + Ken Reitz, Hollywood’s 1st-round 1979 draft pick
Hollywood: + Al Hrabosky, Merv Rettenmund, Acadiana’s 3rd-round 1979 draft pick
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D.C.: + Rance Mulliniks, Sky’s 5th-round 1979 draft pick
Sky: + Bob Stinson, Jose Morales, cuts Bob Reece
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Long Beach: + Dennis Eckersley
Shire: + Duane Murphy, Long Beach’s 1st-and 2nd-round 1979 draft picks
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Shire: + Phil Garner, Sky’s 1st- and 4th-round 1979 draft picks
Sky: + Garry Templeton
During Draft (12/27/24)
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Hollywood: + Bill Buckner
Valdosta: + Mike Ivie, Doug Bair
During Draft (11/26/24)
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Sky: + Willie Randolph, Dan Driessen, Valdosta’s 1st-round 1978 draft pick (Carney Lansford)
Valdosta: + Lou Whitaker, Mike Ivie, Sky’s 1st-round 1978 draft pick (Scott Sanderson)
After Cuts Draft
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1978 Cuts Draft |
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Team |
In? |
1977 |
Carded Returnees |
Retired |
Carded cuts |
ZZ Needed |
ZZ Keeps |
ZZZ Cuts |
Roster |
Cuts Adds |
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Cascade Park |
Yes |
38 |
26 |
Ken Boswell, Ed Kirkpartrick, Carlos May, Sam Hinds, Bill Butler, Larry Landreth, Angel Torres, Jim Hughes, Victor Bernal, Jim Shellenback, Jeff Terpko |
- |
- |
- |
Dave Rosello |
26 |
1 |
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D.C. |
Yes |
38 |
35 |
Dave Oliver |
Larry Lintz, Vic Davalillo, Dan Norman, Bob Coluccio, Ted Cox, Al Fitzmorris, Bob Myrick, Dave Tomlin |
- |
- |
Jerry Hairston, Sam Perlozzo |
27 |
N/E |
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Peoria |
Yes |
38 |
33 |
Randy Hundley, Luis Alvarado, John Poloni, Stan Wall |
Tito Fuentes, Ed Kranepool, Sam Bowen, Mike Dimmel, Dave Johnson, Mike Davey |
- |
- |
Brian Greer |
27 |
N/E |
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Riverside |
Yes |
37 |
31 |
Ollie Brown, Doug Konieczny, Dave Rader |
Juan Bernhardt, Junior Moore, Andres Mora, Joe Kerrigan, Dave A. Roberts, Rick Krueger, Dennis Llewallyn |
- |
Joey McLaughlin, Ed Romero, Al Holland |
- |
27 |
N/E |
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Seneca |
Yes |
38 |
32 |
Dave Criscione, Mike Buskey, Danny Thomas, Gene Locklear, Barry Cort |
Fred Holdsworth, Joe LaHoud, Joe Cannon, tucker Ashford, George Zeber |
- |
- |
Keith Smith |
27 |
N/E |
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Spanish Fort |
Yes |
37 |
35 |
Bob Heise |
Bo McLaughlin, Roy White, Dave Wehrmeister, Larry Haney, Dave Skaggs, Bruce Boisclair, Steve Brye, Larry Murray |
- |
- |
Mike Bacsik |
27 |
N/E |
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Acadiana |
Yes |
37 |
28 |
Bill Melton, Craig Cacek, Tommy Helms, Pepe Mangual, Rick Sawyer, Stan Thomas, Pat Dobson, Craig Mitchell, Jeff Byrd, Don Carrithers |
Ike Hampton |
- |
- |
- |
27 |
N/E |
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Baltimore |
Yes |
38 |
37 |
- |
Don Werner, Paul Blair, Eddie Miller, Joe Zdeb, Larry Whisenton, Ron Schueler, John Caneira, Mike Garman, Matt Alexander, Dave Campbell |
- |
- |
Bobby Jones |
27 |
N/E |
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Graton |
Yes |
38 |
28 |
Terry Harmon, Pat Scanlon, Cookie Rojas, Jimmy Wynn, Jim Fuller, Jerry DaVanon, Frank MacCormick, Steve Hargan, Mike Darr, Larry Anderson |
Jose Baez, Pete Mackanin |
- |
- |
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26 |
N/E |
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Las Vegas |
Yes |
38 |
35 |
Tim Jones, Mickey Scott, Mike Wallace |
Dave W. Roberts, Pepe Frias, Ted Sizemore, Kurt Bevacqua, Mickey Mahler, Dick Pole, Manny Seoane, Dan Dumoulin |
- |
- |
- |
27 |
N/E |
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Melonville |
Yes |
38 |
31 |
Hector Torres, Hank Webb |
Mike Champion, Tom Johnson, Dell Alston, Bill Atkinson, Roger Freed, Davey Johnson |
- |
Mike Easler, Larry Bradford |
Ray Fosse |
27 |
N/E |
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Roseville |
Yes |
38 |
26 |
Denny DeBarr, Al Downing, Bill Singer, Bruce Dal Canton, Earl Williams, Joe Lis, Felix Millan, Tommy Smith, Larry Dierker, Santo Alcala, Rick Baldwin |
- |
- |
- |
Luis Rosado |
27 |
1 |
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Team |
In? |
1977 |
Carded Returnees |
Retired |
Carded cuts |
ZZ Needed |
ZZ Keeps |
ZZZ Cuts |
Roster |
Cuts Adds |
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Adelaide |
Yes |
40 |
34 |
Jim Burton, Cardell Camper, Puchy Delgado, Mike Beard**, Tony Chevez** |
Randy Bass, Jack Brohamer, Nellie Briles, Danny Goodwin, Gary Gray, Fran Healy, Paul Siebert, Kiko Garcia |
- |
Ron Washington |
- |
27 |
N/E |
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Long Beach |
Yes |
38 |
33 |
Fred Andrews, Doug Griffin, Jack Heidemann, Chuck Scrivener |
Bob Montgomery, Mike Sember, Max Leon, Butch Metzger, Charlie Williams, Rogelio Moret |
- |
- |
Bud Bulling, Ramon Aviles |
27 |
N/E |
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Mercerville |
Yes |
38 |
35 |
Tom Hall, Bobby Cuellar |
Luis Pujols, John Tamargo, Craig Kusick, Henry Cruz, Ken Brett, Bruce Taylor, George Throop, Steve Staggs |
- |
- |
John Verhoeven |
27 |
N/E |
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Seltzer |
Yes |
36 |
30 |
Leo Foster, Bob Sheldon, Bob Apodaca |
Gary Sutherland, Doug Ault, Ted Martinez, Leroy Stanton, Terry Cornutt |
- |
Willie Mays Aikens, Larry Andersen |
Roy Staiger |
27 |
N/E |
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Sky |
Yes |
39 |
31 |
Rob Sperring, Lew Beasley, Tommy Cruz, Tommy Moore, Wayne Simpson, Bob Johnson |
Ron Hodges, Rick Auerbach, Bob Molinaro, Rusty Torres, Dan Larson |
- |
- |
Benny Ayala |
27 |
N/E |
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Tasmania |
Yes |
41 |
26 |
Phil Roof, Bob Adams, Rich McKinney, Danny Walton, Brent Strom, Tom Walker, Bill Laxton, Joe Henderson**, Randy Wiles**, Steve Dunning |
- |
- |
Bill Fahey |
Bobby Tolan, Bruce Kimm, Steve Grilli Fred Kuhaulua** |
27 |
N/E |
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Hollywood |
Yes |
38 |
30 |
Joe Torre, Denny Doyle, Dave Nelson, Steve Bowling, Willie Crawford, Bart Johnson, Ramon Hernandez, Steve Kline |
Fred Kendall, Bob Belloir, Mike Barlow |
- |
- |
- |
27 |
N/E |
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Lyme |
Yes |
38 |
25 |
Ed Goodson, Ken McMullen, Pedro Garcia, John Flannery, Sheldon Mallory, Larry Demery, Dave Pagan, Gary Nolan, Gary Ross, Mike Cuellar, Rich Folkers, Tommy Toms |
- |
- |
- |
Orlando Ramirez |
25 |
2 |
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Marfa |
Yes |
38 |
29 |
Royle Stillman, Ed Armbrister, Mike Hegan, Jim Tyrone, Jackie Brown, Diego Segui, Joe Hoerner |
Tim Johnson, Wayne Twitchell |
- |
- |
Randy Elliott, Don Collins |
27 |
N/E |
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Mississippi |
Yes |
36 |
32 |
George Mitterwald, Gary Lance, Ray Sadecki, Greg Erardi |
Glenn Burke, Ken Macha, Vic Harris, Ken McCall, Andy Etchebarren |
- |
- |
Gary Wheelock, John Pacella |
27 |
N/E |
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Shire |
Yes |
38 |
21 |
Boog Powell, Skip Jutze, Brooks Robinson, Luis Melendez, John Scott, Tom Shopay, Bobby Darwin, Bob Gorinski, Jim zzCox, Mike Pazik, Gary Beare, Mike Kekich, Chuck Hartenstein |
- |
- |
- |
Bob Galasso, Willie zzDavis, Dennis zzBlair |
21 |
6 |
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Valdosta |
Yes |
38 |
28 |
Ken Rudolph, Tom McMillan, Craig Robinson, Mark Williams, Buzz Capra, Gil Patterson, Ray Bare, Jerry Johnson |
Jim Mason |
- |
- |
Von Joshua, Jackson Todd |
27 |
N/E |
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Team |
In? |
1977 |
Carded Returnees |
Retired |
Carded cuts |
ZZ Needed |
ZZ Keeps |
ZZZ Cuts |
Roster |
Cuts Adds |
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Adds order
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Before Cuts Draft
11/7/24
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Adelaide: + Jim Rooker
Melonville: + Adelaide’s 6th-round 1978 draft pick
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Acadiana: + Merv Rettenmund
Melonville: + Acadiana’s 6th-round 1978 draft pick
11/5/24
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Long Beach: + Dick Drago
Sky: + Long Beach’s 3rd-round 1978 draft pick