1970 Milwaukee Brewers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 21, 1969

  Mike Marshall player rights sold to the Houston Astros.

  Purchased Wayne Twitchell from the Houston Astros.

• November 24, 1969

  Released Jim Pagliaroni.

• December 1, 1969

  Drafted Roy Foster from the New York Mets in the 1969 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Don Bryant from the Houston Astros in the 1969 minor league draft.

  Drafted John Felske from the Chicago Cubs in the 1969 minor league draft.

• December 2, 1969

  Traded Gary Upton (minors) to the New York Mets. Received Bernie Smith.

• December 4, 1969

  Traded George Brunet to the Washington Senators. Received Dave Baldwin.

• December 7, 1969

  Traded Ray Oyler and Diego Seguí to the Oakland Athletics. Received Ted Kubiak and George Lauzerique.

• December 12, 1969

  Traded Dick Simpson and Steve Whitaker to the San Francisco Giants. Received Bobby Bolin.

• Before 1970 Season

  Traded Jerry Stephenson to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Bruce Brubaker.

• January 15, 1970

  Traded Ron Clark and Don Mincher to the Oakland Athletics. Received Mike Hershberger, Lew Krausse, Phil Roof and Ken Sanders.

• April 1, 1970

  Released Steve Barber.

• April 3, 1970

  Returned Don Bryant (earlier draft pick) to the Houston Astros.

• April 4, 1970

  Traded Frank Coggins, Roy Foster and cash to the Cleveland Indians. Received Max Alvis and Russ Snyder.

• April 5, 1970

  Purchased Ted Savage from the Cincinnati Reds.

• April 15, 1970

  Released Fernando González.

• May 11, 1970

  Traded Wayne Comer to the Washington Senators. Received Hank Allen and Ron Theobald.

• May 13, 1970

  Released Rich Rollins.

• May 18, 1970

  Traded John Donaldson to the Oakland Athletics. Received Roberto Peña.

• June, 1970

  Ron Tompkins received from the Atlanta Braves in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 4, 1970

  Drafted Darrell Porter in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft.

  Drafted Ken Pape in the 2nd round of the 1970 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted John Tamargo in the 4th round of the 1970 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Bill Travers in the 6th round of the 1970 amateur draft.

• June 9, 1970

  Purchased Bob Burda from the San Francisco Giants.

• June 11, 1970

  Traded Steve Hovley to the Oakland Athletics. Received Al Downing and Tito Francona.

• June 15, 1970

  Signed Bob Humphreys as a free agent.

  Bob Locker player rights sold to the Oakland Athletics.

  Traded Dick Baney and Buzz Stephen to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Dave May.

  Traded John O'Donoghue to the Montreal Expos. Received José Herrera.

• June 26, 1970

  John Kennedy player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

• July, 1970

  Sandy Valdespino player rights sold to the Kansas City Royals.

• July 14, 1970

  Greg Goossen player rights sold to the Washington Senators.

• August 7, 1970

  Purchased Dick Ellsworth from the Cleveland Indians.

• September 1, 1970

  Signed Harvey Kuenn as a free agent.

• September 10, 1970

  Traded Bobby Bolin to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later. The Boston Red Sox sent Al Yates (October 6, 1970) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

• September 15, 1970

  Purchased Juan Ríos from the Kansas City Royals.

• October 1, 1970

  Signed Sixto Lezcano as an amateur free agent.

• October 6, 1970

  Released Harvey Kuenn.

• October 16, 1970

  Received George Kopacz from the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.

• October 20, 1970

  Purchased Larry Bearnarth from the New York Mets.

  Released Max Alvis.

  Traded Jessie Huggins (minors), George Lauzerique and Jerry McNertney to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jim Ellis and Carl Taylor.

• October 24, 1970

  Signed Bill Castro as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Sam Mejías as an amateur free agent.

• October 27, 1970

  Released Tito Francona.

• November 10, 1970

  Released Mike Hershberger.

• November 30, 1970

  Ron Tompkins drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1970 rule 5 draft.

• December 2, 1970

  Traded Paul Click (minors), John Ryan (minors) and Hank Allen to the Atlanta Braves. Received Bob Tillman.

• Before 1971 Season

  Signed Bart Zeller as a free agent.

• January 13, 1971

  Drafted Don Collins in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• January 28, 1971

  Traded Gene Brabender to the California Angels. Received Bill Voss.

• February 2, 1971

  Traded Bob Burda to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Fred Reahm (minors).

  Traded Carl Taylor to the Kansas City Royals. Received Ellie Rodríguez.

• February 4, 1971

  Purchased Joe Nossek from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• February 10, 1971

  Released Bob Tillman.

  Traded Al Downing to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Andy Kosco.

• March 19, 1971

  Dave Baldwin player rights sold to Hawaii (PCL).

• March 25, 1971

  Returned George Kopacz to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.

• March 26, 1971

  Fred Stanley player rights sold to the Cleveland Indians.

• March 27, 1971

  Released Bob Humphreys.

  Released Bob Meyer.

  Released Russ Snyder.