1971 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• November 30, 1970

  Cecil Cooper drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1970 rule 5 draft.

• December 1, 1970

  Traded Luis Alvarado and Mike Andrews to the Chicago White Sox. Received Luis Aparicio.

• December 3, 1970

  Purchased Don Bryant from the Houston Astros.

  Traded Carmen Fanzone to the Chicago Cubs. Received Phil Gagliano.

• December 25, 1970

  Signed Bo Díaz as an amateur free agent.

• December 31, 1970

  Chuck Hartenstein player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.

• Before 1971 Season

  Signed Rick Kreuger as an amateur free agent.

• January 13, 1971

  Drafted Jim Otten in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted John Tamargo in the 3rd round of the 1971 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Eric Rasmussen in the 4th round of the 1971 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Roy Smalley in the 4th round of the 1971 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

• February 19, 1971

  Traded Billy McCool to the Kansas City Royals. Received Hawk Taylor.

• March 31, 1971

  Traded Tony Muser and Vicente Romo to the Chicago White Sox. Received Duane Josephson and Danny Murphy.

• April 5, 1971

  The St. Louis Cardinals returned Cecil Cooper (earlier draft pick).

• April 7, 1971

  Released Tom Satriano.

  Released Jarvis Tatum.

  Released Gary Wagner.

• May 17, 1971

  Signed Luis Tiant as a free agent.

• May 26, 1971

  Signed Gary Wagner as a free agent.

• June 8, 1971

  Drafted Jim Burton in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (June Secondary).

  Drafted Jim Rice in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft.

  Drafted Duane Kuiper in the 4th round of the 1971 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Bill Moran in the 9th round of the 1971 amateur draft.

  Drafted Mark Bomback in the 25th round of the 1971 amateur draft.

  Drafted Jack Baker in the 26th round of the 1971 amateur draft.

• June 28, 1971

  Released George Thomas.

• July 5, 1971

  Released Gary Wagner. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 17, 1971

  Released Cal Koonce.

• October 10, 1971

  Traded Ken Brett, Billy Conigliaro, Joe Lahoud, Jim Lonborg, Don Pavletich and George Scott to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Pat Skrable (minors), Tommy Harper, Lew Krausse and Marty Pattin.

• November 29, 1971

  Drafted Bob Gallagher from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1971 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Vic Correll from the Chicago White Sox in the 1971 minor league draft.

• January 12, 1972

  Drafted Roy Smalley in the 5th round of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

• March 20, 1972

  Purchased Bobby Pfeil from the Milwaukee Brewers.

  Traded Mike Fiore to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Bob Burda.

• March 22, 1972

  Traded Sparky Lyle to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later and Danny Cater. The New York Yankees sent Mario Guerrero (June 30, 1972) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.