White Sox owner
Bill Veeck tried a new philosophy during the offseason: figuring that if he could not compete with the bigger spending clubs for free agents, he would "rent" them, even if only for one year. With this strategy in mind, he traded for
Richie Zisk (who had one year remaining on his contract) and
Oscar Gamble (also in the final year of his contract), hoping that he would be able to continue the practice financially.
Notable transactions • October 6, 1976:
Minnie Miñoso was released by the White Sox. • October 21, 1976:
Phil Roof was traded by the White Sox to the
Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Blue Jays completed the deal by sending
Larry Anderson to the White Sox on January 5. • November 26, 1976:
Eric Soderholm was signed as a free agent by the White Sox. • December 5, 1976:
Royle Stillman was signed as a free agent by the White Sox. • December 10, 1976:
Goose Gossage and
Terry Forster were traded by the White Sox to the
Pittsburgh Pirates for
Richie Zisk and
Silvio Martínez. • January 11, 1977:
Mark Esser was drafted by the White Sox in the 8th round of the
1977 Major League Baseball draft. • January 26, 1977:
Blue Moon Odom was released by the White Sox. • February 15, 1977:
Fritz Peterson was signed as a free agent by the White Sox. == Regular season ==