1974 Cincinnati Reds Trades and Transactions

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

• November 9, 1973

  Traded Bobby Tolan and Dave Tomlin to the San Diego Padres. Received Clay Kirby.

• December 3, 1973

  Ed Crosby drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Mike McQueen from the Atlanta Braves in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Mario Soto as an amateur free agent.

• December 4, 1973

  Traded Wallace Williams (minors) and Ross Grimsley to the Baltimore Orioles. Received William Wood (minors), Junior Kennedy and Merv Rettenmund.

• December 12, 1973

  Traded Steve Blateric to the Cleveland Indians. Received Roger Freed.

• Before 1974 Season

  Signed Dan Dumoulin as an amateur free agent.

• January 9, 1974

  Drafted Mike Armstrong in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).

• February 18, 1974

  Traded Denis Menke to the Houston Astros. Received Pat Darcy and cash.

• March 19, 1974

  Purchased Terry Crowley from the Texas Rangers.

• March 26, 1974

  Released Joe Hague.

• March 28, 1974

  Released Larry Stahl.

• June, 1974

  Signed Rafael Santo Domingo as an amateur free agent.

• June 5, 1974

  Drafted Mike Grace in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft.

  Drafted Mike LaCoss in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft.

  Drafted Steve Henderson in the 5th round of the 1974 amateur draft.

  Drafted Ron Oester in the 9th round of the 1974 amateur draft.

  Drafted Lynn Jones in the 10th round of the 1974 amateur draft.

  Drafted Dan Norman in the 15th round of the 1974 amateur draft.

  Drafted Andy McGaffigan in the 36th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 25, 1974

  Signed Harry Spilman as an amateur free agent.

• July 1, 1974

  Returned Mike McQueen (earlier draft pick) to the Atlanta Braves.

• September 2, 1974

  Signed Geoff Combe as an amateur free agent.

• October 22, 1974

  Traded Pat Osburn to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received John Vukovich.

• October 25, 1974

  Roger Nelson player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.

  Released Phil Gagliano.

  Released Andy Kosco.

• December 9, 1974

  Released Paul Thormodsgard.

• December 16, 1974

  Traded Dan Osborn to the Chicago White Sox. Received Mike Hedlund.

• January 2, 1975

  Purchased Joe Henderson from the Chicago White Sox.