1975 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions

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

• December 2, 1974

  Drafted Tim Hosley from the Oakland Athletics in the 1974 rule 5 draft.

• December 5, 1974

  Traded Tom Lundstedt to the Minnesota Twins. Received Mike Adams.

• December 13, 1974

  Released Carmen Fanzone.

• January 9, 1975

  Drafted Ed Putman in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed February 21, 1975.

• February 25, 1975

  Traded Brock Davis and Dave LaRoche to the Cleveland Indians. Received Milt Wilcox.

• March 29, 1975

  Released Billy Grabarkewitz.

• April 6, 1975

  Traded Jim Todd to the Oakland Athletics. Received a player to be named later and cash. The Oakland Athletics sent Champ Summers (April 29, 1975) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

• April 25, 1975

  Signed Eddie Watt as a free agent.

• April 28, 1975

  Traded Matt Alexander to the Oakland Athletics. Received Buddy Copeland (minors).

• May 2, 1975

  Traded Burt Hooton to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Eddie Solomon and Geoff Zahn.

• June 3, 1975

  Drafted Lee Smith in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1975.

• June 25, 1975

  Released Bob Locker.

• July 22, 1975

  Traded Eddie Solomon to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Ken Crosby.

• July 31, 1975

  Adrian Garrett player rights sold to the California Angels.

• September 4, 1975

  Released Eddie Watt.

• October 28, 1975

  Traded Don Kessinger to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received a player to be named later and Mike Garman. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Bobby Hrapmann (minors) (April 5, 1976) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

• December 22, 1975

  Traded Vic Harris to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Mick Kelleher.

• January 7, 1976

  Drafted Ron Davis in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January).

• January 23, 1976

  Traded Rick Stelmaszek to the New York Yankees. Received Gerry Pirtle.