Transactions
Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- November 30, 1970
Traded Danny Breeden to the Chicago Cubs. Received Willie Smith.
- December 15, 1970
Traded Jim Maloney to the California Angels. Received Greg Garrett.
- Before 1971 Season
Jack Lind received from the Houston Astros in an unknown transaction.
- January 25, 1971
Released Ray Washburn.
- February 5, 1971
Released Bo Belinsky. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- March 31, 1971
Traded Stan Swanson to the Montreal Expos. Received Jim Qualls.
- April 1, 1971
Signed Joe Gibbon as a free agent.
- April 15, 1971
Signed Tom Robson as a free agent.
- May 8, 1971
Traded Kurt Bevacqua to the Cleveland Indians. Received Buddy Bradford.
- May 13, 1971
Traded Ángel Bravo to the San Diego Padres. Received Al Ferrara.
- May 29, 1971
Traded Frank Duffy and Vern Geishert to the San Francisco Giants. Received George Foster.
- June 5, 1971
Purchased Dick Baney from the Baltimore Orioles.
- June 8, 1971
Drafted Mike Miley in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Don Werner in the 5th round of the 1971 amateur draft.
Drafted Dave Revering in the 7th round of the 1971 amateur draft.
Drafted Dave Collins in the 23rd round of the 1971 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
- August 25, 1971
Signed Doug Flynn as an amateur free agent.
- September 20, 1971
Returned Dick Baney to the Baltimore Orioles following previous purchase.
- November 29, 1971
Traded Tommy Helms, Lee May and Jimmy Stewart to the Houston Astros. Received Ed Armbrister, Jack Billingham, César Gerónimo, Denis Menke and Joe Morgan.
- December 3, 1971
Traded Wayne Granger to the Minnesota Twins. Received Tom Hall.
- December 5, 1971
Signed Paul Thormodsgard as an amateur free agent.
- December 6, 1971
Traded Milt Wilcox to the Cleveland Indians. Received Ted Uhlaender.
- December 14, 1971
Traded Danny Godby to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Carroll Sembera.
Traded Jim Qualls to the Chicago White Sox. Received Pat Jacquez.
- Before 1972 Season
Jack Lind sent to the Milwaukee Brewers in an unknown transaction.
- January 12, 1972
- January 18, 1972
Released Ty Cline.
- March 24, 1972
Traded Tony Cloninger to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Julián Javier.
- March 25, 1972
Signed Manny Sarmiento as an amateur free agent.
Traded Buddy Bradford to the Chicago White Sox. Received a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Roe Skidmore (April 28, 1972) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
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