1971 Houston Astros Trades and Transactions

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

• December 1, 1970

  Purchased Jack Hiatt from the Chicago Cubs.

• December 3, 1970

  Don Bryant player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

• Before 1971 Season

  Signed Al Javier as an amateur free agent.

  Jack Lind sent to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.

• January 13, 1971

  Drafted Doug Konieczny in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (January Secondary).

• June 8, 1971

  Drafted Rich Troedson in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Art Gardner in the 2nd round of the 1971 amateur draft.

  Drafted Paul Siebert in the 3rd round of the 1971 amateur draft.

  Drafted Mike Flanagan in the 15th round of the 1971 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• September 1, 1971

  Signed Luis Sánchez as an amateur free agent.

• October 14, 1971

  Denny Lemaster player rights sold to the Montreal Expos.

• November 3, 1971

  Traded Marty Martínez to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Bob Stinson.

• November 29, 1971

  Drafted Bobby Fenwick from the San Francisco Giants in the 1971 rule 5 draft.

  Traded Ed Armbrister, Jack Billingham, César Gerónimo, Denis Menke and Joe Morgan to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Tommy Helms, Lee May and Jimmy Stewart.

• December 2, 1971

  Traded David Grangaard (minors) and John Mayberry to the Kansas City Royals. Received Lance Clemons and Jim York.

• December 3, 1971

  Traded Bill Greif, Mark Schaeffer and Derrel Thomas to the San Diego Padres. Received Dave Roberts.

• January 20, 1972

  Released Glenn Adams.