All Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- November 2, 1972
The Cleveland Indians traded Kurt Bevacqua to the Kansas City Royals for Mike Hedlund.
The Atlanta Braves traded Félix Millán and George Stone to the New York Mets for Danny Frisella and Gary Gentry.
- November 6, 1972
The San Francisco Giants signed John Montefusco as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos traded Tim McCarver to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jorge Roque.
- November 13, 1972
The Philadelphia Phillies signed José Pagán as a free agent.
- November 15, 1972
The Milwaukee Brewers released Joe Azcue.
- November 16, 1972
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chris Short as a free agent.
- November 21, 1972
The Chicago Cubs traded Bill North to the Oakland Athletics for Bob Locker.
- November 24, 1972
The New York Yankees traded a player to be named later and Rob Gardner to the Oakland Athletics for Matty Alou. The New York Yankees sent Rich McKinney (December 1, 1972) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.
- November 27, 1972
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Mike Bruhert from the New York Mets in the 1972 rule 5 draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Dick Colpaert from the Kansas City Royals in the 1972 rule 5 draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Bob Gallagher from the Boston Red Sox in the 1972 rule 5 draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mike Johnson from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1972 rule 5 draft.
The California Angels drafted Terry Wilshusen from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1972 rule 5 draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Jim Lefebvre.
The Houston Astros traded Rich Chiles and Buddy Harris to the New York Mets for Tommie Agee.
The Cleveland Indians traded Phil Hennigan to the New York Mets for Bob Rauch and Brent Strom.
The Cleveland Indians traded Jerry Moses and Graig Nettles to the New York Yankees for John Ellis, Jerry Kenney, Charlie Spikes and Rusty Torres.
- November 28, 1972
The New York Mets drafted Nardi Contreras from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1972 minor league draft.
The California Angels drafted Gil Flores from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1972 minor league draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Larry Milbourne from the California Angels in the 1972 minor league draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Rich Severson from the Kansas City Royals in the 1972 minor league draft.
The Houston Astros traded Ray Busse and Bobby Fenwick to the St. Louis Cardinals for Skip Jutze and Milt Ramírez.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Pat Jacquez to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Voss.
The California Angels traded Ken McMullen and Andy Messersmith to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Billy Grabarkewitz, Frank Robinson, Bill Singer, Mike Strahler and Bobby Valentine.
- November 29, 1972
The Chicago White Sox traded Tom Bradley to the San Francisco Giants for Ken Henderson and Steve Stone.
The Minnesota Twins traded Wayne Granger to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Cumberland and Larry Hisle.
- November 30, 1972
The Detroit Tigers purchased Rich Reese from the Minnesota Twins.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Larry Stahl from the San Diego Padres.
The Oakland Athletics traded a player to be named later and Bill McNulty to the Texas Rangers for Paul Lindblad. The Oakland Athletics sent Brant Alyea (November 30, 1972) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
The Cleveland Indians traded Vince Colbert to the Texas Rangers for Tom Ragland.
The Oakland Athletics traded Mike Epstein to the Texas Rangers for Horacio Piña.
The Detroit Tigers traded Jim Foor and Norm McRae to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dick Sharon.
The Chicago Cubs traded Bob Maneely (minors), Joe Decker and Bill Hands to the Minnesota Twins for Dave LaRoche.
The New York Mets traded Dave Marshall to the San Diego Padres for Al Severinsen.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Hal McRae and Wayne Simpson to the Kansas City Royals for Roger Nelson and Richie Scheinblum.
The Minnesota Twins traded César Tovar to the Philadelphia Phillies for Joe Lis, Ken Reynolds and Ken Sanders.
The Cleveland Indians traded Terry Wedgewood (minors) and Del Unser to the Philadelphia Phillies for Roger Freed and Oscar Gamble.
The Atlanta Braves traded Taylor Duncan and Earl Williams to the Baltimore Orioles for Pat Dobson, Roric Harrison, Davey Johnson and Johnny Oates.
- December 1, 1972
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ubaldo Heredia as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Jim Merritt to the Texas Rangers for Jim Driscoll and Hal King.
- December 7, 1972
The Cleveland Indians traded Mike Carruthers (minors) to the Montreal Expos for Remy Hermoso.
- December 18, 1972
The Oakland Athletics released Orlando Cepeda.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Byron Browne to the St. Louis Cardinals for Keith Lampard.
- December 21, 1972
The Oakland Athletics released Larry Brown.
The Minnesota Twins released Ron Herbel.
- December 23, 1972
The San Francisco Giants signed Glenn Adams as a free agent.
- December 27, 1972
The San Diego Padres released Curt Blefary.
The Oakland Athletics released Joe Horlen.
- Before 1973 Season
The Boston Red Sox signed Ray Culp as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Cardell Camper as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Luis Delgado as an amateur free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released Terry Enyart.
Ossie Blanco sent from the Chicago Cubs to the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.
Juan Jiménez sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.
Daryl Patterson sent from the Oakland Athletics to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.
- January 9, 1973
The Houston Astros signed Luis Pujols as an amateur free agent.
- January 10, 1973
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Alan Bannister in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January).
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Dick Ruthven in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Texas Rangers drafted Jim Sundberg in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Chicago Cubs drafted Donnie Moore in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed June 3, 1973.
The San Diego Padres drafted Dave Wehrmeister in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January). Player signed January 24, 1973.
The Houston Astros drafted Mike Stanton in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Oakland Athletics drafted Warren Cromartie in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Brian Asselstine in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Gary Lucas in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Dave Heaverlo in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Oakland Athletics drafted Mike Norris in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January).
The Baltimore Orioles drafted John Flinn in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The California Angels drafted Mike Overy in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Montreal Expos drafted Dan Boitano in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Pete Falcone in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Bob Pate in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Rob Picciolo in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Jeff Schneider in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Gil Rondón in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Minnesota Twins drafted Jerry Maddox in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Bob McClure in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Craig Minetto in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Craig Mitchell in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Mike Dupree in the 4th round of the 1973 amateur draft (January).
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mark Lee in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Rick Bosetti in the 7th round of the 1973 amateur draft (January). Player signed January 17, 1973.
- January 11, 1973
The Montreal Expos signed Don DeMola as a free agent.
- January 12, 1973
The Boston Red Sox signed Luis Aponte as an amateur free agent.
- January 15, 1973
The Cleveland Indians signed Pedro Guerrero as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released John Bateman.
- January 18, 1973
The Boston Red Sox signed Orlando Cepeda as a free agent.
- January 21, 1973
The Atlanta Braves signed Curt Blefary as a free agent.
- January 22, 1973
The Oakland Athletics released Marcel Lachemann.
The Detroit Tigers traded Jack Whillock to the Montreal Expos for Don Koonce (minors).
- January 23, 1973
The Oakland Athletics signed Jerry McNertney as a free agent.
- January 24, 1973
The Boston Red Sox traded Mike Nagy to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Lance Clemons (March 29, 1973) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
- January 25, 1973
The Texas Rangers released Dalton Jones.
- January 29, 1973
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Rickey Clark from the California Angels.
- February 1, 1973
The Kansas City Royals traded Jerry Cram to the New York Mets for Barry Raziano.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded a player to be named later and Charlie Hudson to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Mike Thompson (March 31, 1973) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Mike Nagy (March 31, 1973) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
The Chicago White Sox traded Jim Lyttle to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Keough.
- February 2, 1973
The Kansas City Royals released Ted Abernathy.
The Baltimore Orioles released Don Buford.
- February 7, 1973
The Chicago White Sox traded Chuck Hartenstein and Glenn Redmon to the San Francisco Giants for Skip Pitlock.
- February 11, 1973
The Montreal Expos signed Marcel Lachemann as a free agent.
- February 14, 1973
The Oakland Athletics purchased Billy Conigliaro from the Milwaukee Brewers.
- February 28, 1973
The Montreal Expos signed Andrés Mora as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves traded Pat Jarvis to the Montreal Expos for Carl Morton.
The New York Yankees traded Tony Solaita to the Pittsburgh Pirates for George Kopacz.
- March 3, 1973
The New York Mets signed Manny Castillo as an amateur free agent.
- March 6, 1973
The Cleveland Indians selected Jerry Johnson off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
- March 7, 1973
The Chicago White Sox released Jay Johnstone.
The Chicago White Sox released Ed Spiezio.
- March 8, 1973
The Cleveland Indians traded Alex Johnson to the Texas Rangers for Vince Colbert and Rich Hinton.
- March 17, 1973
The Chicago White Sox purchased Dave Baldwin from Hawaii (PCL).
- March 20, 1973
The Chicago White Sox purchased Dick Baney from the San Diego Padres.
- March 22, 1973
The Philadelphia Phillies released Jim Nash.
- March 24, 1973
The New York Yankees returned Steve Blateric to the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.
The Cleveland Indians traded Ray Fosse and Jack Heidemann to the Oakland Athletics for Dave Duncan and George Hendrick.
- March 25, 1973
The California Angels traded Bruce Kimm to the Detroit Tigers for Bobby Brooks.
- March 26, 1973
The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased George Culver from the Houston Astros.
The Chicago Cubs released J.C. Martin.
The Atlanta Braves released Denny McLain.
- March 27, 1973
The San Diego Padres purchased Danny Breeden from the Chicago Cubs.
The Atlanta Braves purchased Dick Dietz from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Montreal Expos released Jim Fairey.
The California Angels released Jack Hiatt.
The Boston Red Sox released Lew Krausse.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Bob Miller.
The Detroit Tigers traded Danny Fife and cash to the Minnesota Twins for Jim Perry.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Mike Ferraro to the Minnesota Twins for Ken Reynolds.
The Boston Red Sox traded Phil Gagliano and Andy Kosco to the Cincinnati Reds for Mel Behney.
- March 28, 1973
The Montreal Expos signed Larry Landreth as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos purchased Bob Stinson from the Houston Astros.
The New York Mets traded Bill Sudakis to the Texas Rangers for Bill McNulty.
- March 29, 1973
The Milwaukee Brewers released Chuck Taylor.
- March 30, 1973
The New York Yankees sent Wade Blasingame to the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.
The Baltimore Orioles returned Mike Johnson (earlier draft pick) to the Cincinnati Reds.
- March 31, 1973
The Baltimore Orioles signed Larry Brown as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Jay Johnstone as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Lew Krausse as a free agent.
- April 2, 1973
The San Diego Padres signed Bob Miller as a free agent.
The California Angels traded Leo Cárdenas to the Cleveland Indians for Robert Marcano (minors) and Tommy McCraw.
The Kansas City Royals traded Greg Minton to the San Francisco Giants for Fran Healy.
The Detroit Tigers traded Chris Zachary to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Charlie Sands.
- April 3, 1973
The Detroit Tigers traded Tim Hosley to the Oakland Athletics for Don Shaw.
- April 4, 1973
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Terry Hughes from the Chicago Cubs.
The Houston Astros purchased Héctor Torres from the Montreal Expos.
- April 5, 1973
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Alan Foster from the California Angels.
The Chicago White Sox released Dick Baney.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Tommy Matchick to the New York Yankees for Frank Baker.
- April 6, 1973
The California Angels signed Ron Perranoski as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants released Greg Thayer.
- April 8, 1973
The Texas Rangers signed Doug Ault as an amateur free agent.
- April 10, 1973
The Philadelphia Phillies returned Mike Bruhert (earlier draft pick) to the New York Mets.
The Minnesota Twins released John Cumberland.
- April 11, 1973
The Montreal Expos signed Chuck Taylor as a free agent.
- April 13, 1973
The Baltimore Orioles traded John Montague to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Montreal Expos sent Mickey Scott (April 4, 1974) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
- April 14, 1973
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jim Fairey as a free agent.
The California Angels traded Bruce Miller to the San Francisco Giants for Al Gallagher.
- April 17, 1973
The New York Yankees purchased Jim Ray Hart from the San Francisco Giants.
The New York Yankees released Casey Cox.
- April 19, 1973
The California Angels traded Mike Strahler to the Detroit Tigers for Charlie Sands.
- April 21, 1973
The San Francisco Giants signed John Cumberland as a free agent.
- April 22, 1973
The Atlanta Braves traded Cecil Upshaw to the Houston Astros for Norm Miller.
- April 24, 1973
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Tim Johnson to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rick Auerbach.
- May 2, 1973
The Oakland Athletics signed Dick Baney as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released Mike Ferraro.
The Oakland Athletics traded Jack Bastable (minors) to the Philadelphia Phillies for Deron Johnson.
- May 4, 1973
The Boston Red Sox sent Sonny Siebert to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Jerry McNertney from the Oakland Athletics.
The Cleveland Indians released Jerry Kenney.
- May 6, 1973
The Montreal Expos signed Joe Keener as an amateur free agent.
- May 7, 1973
The New York Yankees signed Mike Ferraro as a free agent.
- May 8, 1973
The Philadelphia Phillies released Dick Selma.
The Kansas City Royals traded Tom Murphy to the St. Louis Cardinals for Al Santorini.
- May 10, 1973
The Oakland Athletics released Dick Baney.
The Cleveland Indians traded Steve Dunning to the Texas Rangers for Dick Bosman and Ted Ford.
- May 11, 1973
The Oakland Athletics signed Mark Budaska as an amateur free agent.
- May 12, 1973
The Oakland Athletics signed Gary Woods as an amateur free agent.
- May 14, 1973
The New York Mets purchased Jerry May from the Kansas City Royals.
The Atlanta Braves traded Bob Didier to the Detroit Tigers for Gene Lamont.
- May 19, 1973
The Atlanta Braves traded Andre Thornton to the Chicago Cubs for Joe Pepitone.
- May 20, 1973
The California Angels traded Lloyd Allen and Jim Spencer to the Texas Rangers for Mike Epstein, Rich Hand and Rick Stelmaszek.
- May 21, 1973
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dick Selma as a free agent.
- May 22, 1973
The Montreal Expos purchased Mickey Scott from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Atlanta Braves traded Tom Heierle (minors) to the Houston Astros for Larry Howard.
- May 24, 1973
The Atlanta Braves purchased Chuck Goggin from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- May 25, 1973
The Cleveland Indians released Rick Austin.
- May 26, 1973
The San Diego Padres purchased Rich Morales from the Chicago White Sox.
- May 31, 1973
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Rob Gardner from the Oakland Athletics.
- June, 1973
The Baltimore Orioles traded Dave Leonhard to the California Angels for Jim Hutto.
Brock Davis sent from the Milwaukee Brewers to the San Diego Padres in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- June 2, 1973
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Rick Austin as a free agent.
- June 5, 1973
The Texas Rangers drafted David Clyde in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Craig Mitchell in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Mark Mercer in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted John Stearns in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1973.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Robin Yount in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Pete Falcone in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The San Diego Padres drafted Dave Winfield in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Warren Cromartie in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The San Francisco Giants drafted Johnnie LeMaster in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Gary Roenicke in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Pat Rockett in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Eddie Bane in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Dan Boitano in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 19, 1973.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Joe Edelen in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Lee Mazzilli in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mike Parrott in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Jerry Tabb in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1973.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Ted Cox in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Steve Swisher in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1973.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Gary Lucas in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Randy Scarbery in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Steve Nicosia in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Mike Champion in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Todd Cruz in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1973.
The New York Yankees drafted Mike Heath in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Fred Lynn in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Tom McMillan in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Jim Otten in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Jackson Todd in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Adams in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Len Barker in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Ruppert Jones in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Pat Kelly in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Ken Kravec in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Jeff Little in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Bob McClure in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Eddie Murray in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1973.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Dave Oliver in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Mitchell Page in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Joe Simpson in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Floyd Bannister in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Jim Gaudet in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Kerry Dineen in the 4th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Bob Pate in the 4th round of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Rob Picciolo in the 4th round of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Dave Geisel in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed August 24, 1973.
The New York Yankees drafted LaMarr Hoyt in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Rick Jones in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Mike Mendoza in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Ken Pape in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Randy Wiles in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jim Wright in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1973.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Mike Colbern in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Bobby Mitchell in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Mike Dimmel in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Manny Seoane in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1973.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted John Tamargo in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Tommy Toms in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Joe Wallis in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1973.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Darrell Jackson in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mike Flanagan in the 7th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Luis Gómez in the 7th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Matt Keough in the 7th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Derek Bryant in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Butch Hobson in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Garth Iorg in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Mike Krukow in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1973.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Randy Lerch in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Steve Burke in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Ken Landreaux in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Wayne Gross in the 9th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Larry Wolfe in the 9th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Bob Stanley in the 9th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Ed Plank in the 10th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Ken Schrom in the 10th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Jerry Reed in the 11th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Jay Howell in the 12th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Brian Kingman in the 12th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Jack Clark in the 13th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Joe McIntosh in the 13th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Charlie Puleo in the 13th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Sandy Wihtol in the 13th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Bobby Clark in the 14th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Dwayne Murphy in the 15th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Danny Boone in the 15th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Terry Harper in the 16th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Joe Sambito in the 17th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Jerry Garvin in the 17th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Mike Squires in the 18th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Mike Davey in the 18th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Tom Dixon in the 18th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Rick Peters in the 18th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Larry Bradford in the 19th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Mardie Cornejo in the 21st round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Jim Dorsey in the 21st round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Dan Graham in the 21st round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Chris Nyman in the 21st round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Jeff Reardon in the 23rd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Jeff Rineer in the 23rd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Tim Ireland in the 25th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Chuck Baker in the 26th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Gary Woods in 1973, but pick was voided.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Chuck Porter in the 28th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Billy Sample in the 28th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Dan Duran in the 30th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Eric Rasmussen in the 32nd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Warren Brusstar in the 33rd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Gil Patterson in the 42nd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Bryn Smith in the 49th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
- June 6, 1973
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Jim Bibby to the Texas Rangers for Mike Nagy and John Wockenfuss.
- June 7, 1973
The Cincinnati Reds signed Dick Baney as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jeffrey Leonard as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees purchased Sam McDowell from the San Francisco Giants.
The San Diego Padres traded Dave Campbell to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dwain Anderson.
The Atlanta Braves traded Pat Dobson to the New York Yankees for players to be named later, Wayne Nordhagen and Frank Tepedino. The New York Yankees sent Dave Cheadle (August 15, 1973) and Al Closter (September 5, 1973) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
- June 8, 1973
The Cleveland Indians traded Steve Mingori to the Kansas City Royals for Mike Jackson.
The Houston Astros traded Stan Papi to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ray Busse.
- June 9, 1973
Hawaii (Pacific Coast) purchased Roy Foster from the Cleveland Indians.
Hawaii (Pacific Coast) purchased Marcelino López from the Cleveland Indians.
- June 10, 1973
The California Angels traded Ron Clark to the San Diego Padres for Aurelio Monteagudo.
- June 12, 1973
The Cincinnati Reds traded Mike Johnson, Gene Locklear and cash to the San Diego Padres for Fred Norman.
The Cleveland Indians traded Lowell Palmer to the New York Yankees for Mike Kekich.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Bobby Fenwick.
The Houston Astros signed Bobby Fenwick as a free agent.
- June 13, 1973
The Oakland Athletics signed Ray Cosey as an amateur free agent.
- June 15, 1973
The Montreal Expos signed Bob Reece as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Orlando Peña from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Cleveland Indians traded Ed Farmer to the Detroit Tigers for Kevin Collins and Tom Timmermann.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Richie Scheinblum to the California Angels for players to be named later. The California Angels sent Terry Wilshusen (June 19, 1973) and Thor Skogan (minors) (June 19, 1973) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
- June 17, 1973
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rick Langford as an amateur free agent.
- June 18, 1973
The Cincinnati Reds released Bob Barton.
- June 19, 1973
The Atlanta Braves released Joe Pepitone.
- June 22, 1973
The Texas Rangers signed Greg Mahlberg as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers selected Bob Miller off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Gary Neibauer.
The Atlanta Braves signed Gary Neibauer as a free agent.
- June 23, 1973
The Montreal Expos signed Terry Enyart as a free agent.
- June 24, 1973
The Oakland Athletics signed Steve McCatty as an amateur free agent.
- June 25, 1973
The San Francisco Giants signed Don McMahon as a free agent.
- June 28, 1973
The Chicago White Sox released Rick Reichardt.
- June 30, 1973
The Houston Astros signed Gordie Pladson as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants released John Cumberland.
- July 1, 1973
The California Angels signed John Cumberland as a free agent.
- July 2, 1973
The Detroit Tigers signed Ron LeFlore as an amateur free agent.
- July 5, 1973
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Jerry McNertney.
- July 6, 1973
The California Angels traded Bruce Christensen and Don Rose to the San Francisco Giants for Ed Figueroa.
- July 7, 1973
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Dal Maxvill from the Oakland Athletics.
- July 8, 1973
The Houston Astros purchased Juan Pizarro from the Chicago Cubs.
The Houston Astros released Bobby Fenwick.
The Chicago Cubs signed Bobby Fenwick as a free agent.
- July 10, 1973
The Kansas City Royals signed Rick Reichardt as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos purchased Jim Lyttle from the Kansas City Royals.
The New York Mets released Jerry May.
- July 11, 1973
The Detroit Tigers signed Mark Lemongello as an amateur free agent.
The Texas Rangers purchased Jim Fregosi from the New York Mets.
- July 16, 1973
Previous purchase of Rob Gardner by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Oakland Athletics voided and player returned.
The Chicago White Sox released Mike Andrews.
The California Angels released Curt Motton.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Don Durham to the Texas Rangers for Jim Kremmel.
The New York Mets selected John Strohmayer off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
- July 18, 1973
The Baltimore Orioles signed Curt Motton as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals purchased Joe Hoerner from the Atlanta Braves.
- July 23, 1973
The Texas Rangers signed Mike Bacsik as an amateur free agent.
- July 25, 1973
The Kansas City Royals signed Joe Gates as an amateur free agent.
- July 27, 1973
The Cincinnati Reds traded a player to be named later and Ed Sprague to the St. Louis Cardinals for Gene Dusan (minors) and Ed Crosby. The Cincinnati Reds sent Roe Skidmore (September 30, 1973) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
- July 30, 1973
The New York Yankees signed Jerry Kenney as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jerry May as a free agent.
- July 31, 1973
The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Andrews as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics purchased Jesús Alou from the Houston Astros.
The Oakland Athletics purchased Vic Davalillo from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- August 3, 1973
The Cleveland Indians selected Ken Sanders off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
- August 7, 1973
The New York Yankees traded a player to be named later and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Wayne Granger. The New York Yankees sent Ken Crosby (September 12, 1973) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
The Atlanta Braves selected Joe Niekro off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
- August 9, 1973
The San Francisco Giants signed Francisco Barrios as a free agent.
- August 10, 1973
The Philadelphia Phillies selected George Culver off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- August 13, 1973
The Montreal Expos purchased Bernie Allen from the New York Yankees.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Rico Carty from the Texas Rangers.
- August 14, 1973
The California Angels traded players to be named later and Billy Grabarkewitz to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Denny Doyle (December 6, 1973) to the California Angels to complete the trade. The California Angels sent Aurelio Monteagudo (December 6, 1973) and Chris Coletta (December 6, 1973) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
- August 15, 1973
The Chicago White Sox selected Jim Kaat off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
- August 16, 1973
The Philadelphia Phillies released José Pagán.
- August 17, 1973
The Detroit Tigers released Rich Reese.
The Minnesota Twins signed Rich Reese as a free agent.
- August 18, 1973
The Oakland Athletics sent Mike Hegan to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.
The New York Yankees released Johnny Callison.
The Houston Astros traded Tommie Agee to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dave Campbell and cash.
- August 22, 1973
The Cleveland Indians signed Alfredo Griffin as an amateur free agent.
- August 23, 1973
The Kansas City Royals signed Jeff Cox as an amateur free agent.
- August 29, 1973
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Eddie Fisher from the Chicago White Sox.
The Chicago Cubs traded Pat Bourque to the Oakland Athletics for Gonzalo Márquez.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Jim McGlothlin to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Steve Kealey (October 2, 1973) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
- August 31, 1973
The Texas Rangers traded Mike Paul to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Larry Gura (November 14, 1973) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
- September 1, 1973
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Larry Haney and Lew Krausse from the Oakland Athletics.
- September 4, 1973
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Rick Auerbach from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Ed Sprague from the St. Louis Cardinals.
- September 5, 1973
The Montreal Expos released Coco Laboy.
- September 6, 1973
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Matty Alou from the New York Yankees.
The San Francisco Giants released Francisco Barrios.
The Montreal Expos selected Felipe Alou off waivers from the New York Yankees.
- September 11, 1973
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Willie Hernández as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics purchased Rico Carty from the Chicago Cubs.
The San Francisco Giants released Luis Quintana.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Greg Erardi to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Lafayette Currence.
- September 18, 1973
The Minnesota Twins signed Greg Thayer as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos purchased José Morales from the Oakland Athletics.
- September 19, 1973
The Houston Astros signed Terry Puhl as an amateur free agent.
- September 23, 1973
The New York Mets purchased Bob Miller from the Detroit Tigers.
- September 24, 1973
The Chicago White Sox purchased Dave Marshall from the San Diego Padres.
The New York Yankees selected Duke Sims off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
- September 25, 1973
The California Angels traded Jerry DaVanon to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Stein.
- September 26, 1973
The California Angels purchased Dick Selma from the St. Louis Cardinals.
- October 2, 1973
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Ken Reynolds from the Milwaukee Brewers.
- October 4, 1973
The California Angels released Ron Perranoski.
- October 9, 1973
The Houston Astros released Fred Gladding.
The San Francisco Giants released Don McMahon.
- October 11, 1973
The Cleveland Indians traded Bill Butler and Dick Colpaert to the Minnesota Twins for Mike Brooks (minors) and Jim Strickland.
- October 14, 1973
The Minnesota Twins purchased Joe Keough from the Chicago White Sox.
- October 18, 1973
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Ken Brett to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dave Cash.
- October 22, 1973
The California Angels traded Steve Barber, Ken Berry, Art Kusnyer, Clyde Wright and cash to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ollie Brown, Joe Lahoud, Skip Lockwood, Ellie Rodríguez and Gary Ryerson.
- October 23, 1973
The Houston Astros purchased Mick Kelleher from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Chris Cannizzaro.
The Milwaukee Brewers released John Felske.
The Houston Astros released Jimmy Stewart.
The Boston Red Sox traded Ben Oglivie to the Detroit Tigers for Dick McAuliffe.
The Houston Astros traded Héctor Torres to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Dan Neumeier (December 4, 1973) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
- October 24, 1973
The Kansas City Royals traded Tom Burgmeier to the Minnesota Twins for Ken Gill (minors).
The Boston Red Sox traded Marty Pattin to the Kansas City Royals for Dick Drago.
- October 25, 1973
The San Diego Padres purchased Matty Alou from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Boston Red Sox released Ray Culp.
The Detroit Tigers released Frank Howard.
The Boston Red Sox released Bob Veale.
The San Diego Padres traded Mike Caldwell to the San Francisco Giants for Willie McCovey and Bernie Williams.
The Chicago Cubs traded Fergie Jenkins to the Texas Rangers for Vic Harris and Bill Madlock.
- October 26, 1973
The Montreal Expos released Bernie Allen.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Eddie Fisher.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Lew Krausse.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Tommy Cruz and cash to the Texas Rangers for Sonny Siebert.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Mike Floyd (minors) and Jim Fairey to the Minnesota Twins for Glenn Ezell (minors) and Charlie Manuel.
The Chicago White Sox traded Denny O'Toole to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Kremmel.
The Boston Red Sox traded Reggie Smith and Ken Tatum to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bernie Carbo and Rick Wise.
- October 27, 1973
The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Rick Auerbach from the Milwaukee Brewers.
- October 29, 1973
The Kansas City Royals signed Charlie Beamon as an amateur free agent.
- October 31, 1973
The Houston Astros traded Jerry Reuss to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Milt May.
- November 1, 1973
The Oakland Athletics released Mike Andrews.
- November 3, 1973
The Cleveland Indians traded Jerry Johnson to the Houston Astros for Cecil Upshaw.
The Chicago Cubs traded Bob Locker to the Oakland Athletics for Horacio Piña.
- November 7, 1973
The Chicago Cubs traded Glenn Beckert and Bobby Fenwick to the San Diego Padres for Jerry Morales.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Frank Linzy to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bill Wilson.
- November 9, 1973
The Cincinnati Reds traded Bobby Tolan and Dave Tomlin to the San Diego Padres for Clay Kirby.
- November 13, 1973
The Montreal Expos signed Tony Bernazard as an amateur free agent.
- November 29, 1973
The Kansas City Royals signed Luis Salazar as an amateur free agent.
- December 3, 1973
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Doug Capilla from the San Francisco Giants in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Ed Crosby from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The California Angels drafted Tom Egan from the Chicago White Sox in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Sergio Ferrer from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Herb Hutson from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Gene Lamont from the Atlanta Braves in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Mike McQueen from the Atlanta Braves in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Larry Milbourne from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Bill Moran from the Boston Red Sox in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Billy Parker from the California Angels in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Gary Ryerson from the California Angels in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Tony Solaita from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Earl Stephenson from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Mario Soto as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Tony Taylor.
The Detroit Tigers traded Fred Scherman and cash to the Houston Astros for Jim Ray and Gary Sutherland.
The Detroit Tigers traded Lawrence Elliott (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Wockenfuss.
The Cleveland Indians traded Jim Rittwage to the St. Louis Cardinals for Denny O'Toole.
The Atlanta Braves traded Ron Schueler to the Philadelphia Phillies for Barry Lersch and Craig Robinson.
- December 4, 1973
The Atlanta Braves traded Gil Garrido to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bob Beall.
The Kansas City Royals traded Winston Cole (minors), Kurt Bevacqua and Ed Kirkpatrick to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Nelson Briles and Fernando González.
The Baltimore Orioles traded William Wood (minors), Junior Kennedy and Merv Rettenmund to the Cincinnati Reds for Wallace Williams (minors) and Ross Grimsley.
- December 5, 1973
The Detroit Tigers purchased Luke Walker from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Willie Davis to the Montreal Expos for Mike Marshall.
The Cleveland Indians traded Steve Hargan to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Bill Gogolewski (March 23, 1974) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Pete Koegel to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Chris Zachary.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Pete Richert to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tommie Agee.
- December 6, 1973
The Texas Rangers purchased Terry Crowley from the Baltimore Orioles.
The New York Yankees purchased Jim Mason from the Texas Rangers.
The Chicago Cubs traded Randy Hundley to the Minnesota Twins for George Mitterwald.
The Detroit Tigers traded Mike Strahler to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ray Newman.
The California Angels traded Jeff Torborg to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Andrews.
The Houston Astros traded Jim Wynn to the Los Angeles Dodgers for David Culpepper (minors) and Claude Osteen.
- December 7, 1973
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Felipe Alou from the Montreal Expos.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Juan Marichal from the San Francisco Giants.
The New York Yankees purchased Bill Sudakis from the Texas Rangers.
The Texas Rangers purchased César Tovar from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Eddie Watt from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Cleveland Indians traded Bill Flowers (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bob Johnson.
The Boston Red Sox traded John Curtis, Mike Garman and Lynn McGlothen to the St. Louis Cardinals for Reggie Cleveland, Terry Hughes and Diego Seguí.
The Kansas City Royals traded Lou Piniella and Ken Wright to the New York Yankees for Lindy McDaniel.
- December 8, 1973
The California Angels purchased Carlos López from Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Bob Heise to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Murphy.
- December 9, 1973
The Houston Astros traded Jay Schlueter to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Nagy.
- December 10, 1973
The Baltimore Orioles signed Dennis Martínez as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Royals purchased Buddy Hunter from the Boston Red Sox.
The New York Yankees released Hal Lanier.
The Detroit Tigers traded Paul Jata to the Minnesota Twins for Jim Nettles.
- December 11, 1973
The New York Yankees released Ron Swoboda.
The Chicago Cubs traded Ron Santo to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later, Ken Frailing, Steve Stone and Steve Swisher. The Chicago White Sox sent Jim Kremmel (December 18, 1973) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
- December 12, 1973
The Oakland Athletics released Rico Carty.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Steve Blateric to the Cleveland Indians for Roger Freed.
The Cleveland Indians traded Lou Camilli to the San Diego Padres for Dwain Anderson.
- December 14, 1973
The Philadelphia Phillies released Darrell Brandon.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Wes Parker.
- December 15, 1973
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Gene Martin (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Ron Clark.
- December 17, 1973
The Atlanta Braves signed Lew Krausse as a free agent.
- December 19, 1973
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tony Taylor as a free agent.
- December 20, 1973
The Montreal Expos traded Pat Jarvis to the Texas Rangers for Larry Biittner.
The New York Mets traded Jim McAndrew to the San Diego Padres for Steve Simpson.
- December 24, 1973
The Montreal Expos signed Byron McLaughlin as an amateur free agent.
- December 27, 1973
The Milwaukee Brewers released Rick Austin.
- December 30, 1973
The Atlanta Braves signed Rufino Linares as an amateur free agent.
- Before 1974 Season
The Oakland Athletics signed John Donaldson as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Bob Veale as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Tony Chevez as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Dan Dumoulin as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Sam Hinds as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ryan Kurosaki as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Frank MacCormack as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Luis Silverio as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Herb Washington as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Tony La Russa from the Chicago Cubs.
The San Diego Padres released John Donaldson.
The Minnesota Twins released Bob Gebhard.
Dick Colpaert sent from the Minnesota Twins to the Boston Red Sox in an unknown transaction.
Brock Davis sent from the San Diego Padres to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.
Larry Fritz sent from the New York Mets to the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.
Steve Huntz sent from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction.
Milt Ramírez sent from the Houston Astros to the Los Angeles Dodgers in an unknown transaction.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Butch Alberts.
The California Angels signed Butch Alberts as a free agent.
- January 3, 1974
The Atlanta Braves signed Ron Swoboda as a free agent.
Chris Short retired from the Milwaukee Brewers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- January 7, 1974
The Houston Astros signed Chris Cannizzaro as a free agent.
- January 9, 1974
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Jay Johnstone from the Oakland Athletics.
The Texas Rangers drafted Roy Smalley in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).
The San Diego Padres drafted Tucker Ashford in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).
The San Diego Padres drafted Gil Patterson in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted John Caneira in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Larry McWilliams in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).
The Chicago White Sox drafted Kevin Bell in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).
The Boston Red Sox drafted Bob Stanley in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Montreal Expos drafted Joe Kerrigan in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).
The Minnesota Twins drafted Jerry Garvin in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The New York Yankees drafted Ken Phelps in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted John Urrea in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).
The Houston Astros drafted Joe Cannon in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).
The Kansas City Royals drafted Mark Souza in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).
The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Pate in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Chuck Rainey in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Mike Armstrong in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).
The Boston Red Sox drafted Steve Burke in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Atlanta Braves drafted Mike Davey in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Tom Chism in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Jim Dorsey in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Ned Yost in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Fred Breining in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January).
The Texas Rangers drafted John Sutton in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January).
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Dan Graham in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Warren Brusstar in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed May 17, 1974.
The California Angels drafted Steve Hammond in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Shane Rawley in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Danny Boone in the 5th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Paul Moskau in the 5th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Randy Niemann in the 5th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Bobby Castillo in the 6th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January).
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mark Lee in the 9th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Garry Hancock in the 10th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
- January 13, 1974
The California Angels signed Luis Quintana as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Jack Aker.
The Atlanta Braves signed Jack Aker as a free agent.
- January 14, 1974
The Montreal Expos signed Bob Gebhard as a free agent.
- January 15, 1974
The Minnesota Twins purchased Jerry May from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- January 16, 1974
The Chicago White Sox purchased John Lamb from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- January 22, 1974
The Baltimore Orioles released Larry Brown.
- January 31, 1974
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Mike Ryan to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jackie Hernández.
- February 12, 1974
The Cleveland Indians traded Leo Cárdenas to the Texas Rangers for Ken Suarez.
- February 14, 1974
The Philadelphia Phillies released Tom Haller.
- February 16, 1974
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Tom Dixon as an amateur free agent.
- February 18, 1974
The New York Mets signed Orlando Sánchez as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Denis Menke to the Houston Astros for Pat Darcy and cash.
- February 23, 1974
The California Angels traded Vada Pinson to the Kansas City Royals for Barry Raziano and cash.
- March, 1974
The Texas Rangers signed Larry Brown as a free agent.
- March 12, 1974
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Alberto Lois as an amateur free agent.
- March 14, 1974
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Silvio Martínez as an amateur free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Alex Taveras as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos released Andrés Mora.
- March 17, 1974
The Chicago White Sox traded Ken Hottman to the Cleveland Indians for Mike Hedlund.
- March 19, 1974
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Terry Crowley from the Texas Rangers.
The Chicago Cubs traded Ken Rudolph to the San Francisco Giants for Willie Prall.
As part of a 3-team trade: The New York Yankees sent Jerry Moses to the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers sent Ed Farmer to the New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers sent Jim Perry to the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians sent Rick Sawyer and Walt Williams to the New York Yankees.
- March 21, 1974
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Ed Farmer from the New York Yankees.
- March 23, 1974
The New York Yankees purchased Elliott Maddox from the Texas Rangers.
The Chicago Cubs traded Jim Hickman to the St. Louis Cardinals for Scipio Spinks.
- March 25, 1974
The Cleveland Indians purchased Jack Heidemann from the Oakland Athletics.
The Atlanta Braves released Dick Dietz.
The Atlanta Braves released Ron Swoboda.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jeff Torborg.
- March 26, 1974
The Atlanta Braves purchased Buzz Capra from the New York Mets.
The Oakland Athletics purchased Larry Haney from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Tommie Agee.
The Boston Red Sox released Luis Aparicio.
The Boston Red Sox released Bobby Bolin.
The Boston Red Sox released Orlando Cepeda.
The New York Yankees released Wayne Granger.
The Cincinnati Reds released Joe Hague.
The Kansas City Royals released Gail Hopkins.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jay Johnstone.
The Cleveland Indians released Ray Lamb.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Mike Strahler.
The Kansas City Royals released Carl Taylor.
The Atlanta Braves traded Chuck Goggin to the Boston Red Sox for Vic Correll.
- March 27, 1974
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased John Lamb from the Chicago White Sox.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Steve Barber.
The New York Mets released Jim Beauchamp.
The Oakland Athletics released Billy Conigliaro.
The Texas Rangers released Pat Jarvis.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Bill Wilson.
- March 28, 1974
The Houston Astros purchased Ollie Brown from the California Angels.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Bob Didier from the Detroit Tigers.
The Oakland Athletics released Chuck Dobson.
The Cleveland Indians released Mike Kekich.
The Cincinnati Reds released Larry Stahl.
The Kansas City Royals traded Wayne Simpson to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jim Foor.
The Cleveland Indians selected Leron Lee off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- March 29, 1974
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Ed Crosby from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Chicago White Sox released Jim McGlothlin.
- March 30, 1974
The Houston Astros traded Don Stratton (minors) and Larry Yount to the Milwaukee Brewers for Wilbur Howard.
- April 1, 1974
The Cleveland Indians released Rich Hinton.
The Chicago Cubs released Milt Pappas.
The Montreal Expos traded John Boccabella to the San Francisco Giants for Don Carrithers.
The Chicago Cubs traded Paul Popovich to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tom Dettore and cash.
The Atlanta Braves selected Ivan Murrell off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
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