1970 Montreal Expos Trades and Transactions

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

• November 20, 1969

  Signed Pepe Mangual as an amateur free agent.

• December 1, 1969

  Drafted John Strohmayer from the Oakland Athletics in the 1969 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Freddie Velázquez from the Oakland Athletics in the 1969 rule 5 draft.

• December 2, 1969

  Traded Larry Jaster to the Atlanta Braves. Received Donald Johnson (minors) and Jim Britton.

• December 3, 1969

  Traded Jerry Robertson to the Detroit Tigers. Received Joe Sparma.

• Before 1970 Season

  Signed Don Hopkins as an amateur free agent.

• April 2, 1970

  Signed Fred Whitfield as a free agent.

• April 6, 1970

  Purchased Jack Hiatt from the San Francisco Giants.

  Purchased Tom Robson from the New York Mets.

• April 8, 1970

  Signed Ken Johnson as a free agent.

• April 20, 1970

  Purchased Jim Gosger from the San Francisco Giants.

• April 22, 1970

  Traded Garry Jestadt to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jim Qualls.

• April 28, 1970

  Released Ken Johnson.

• May 5, 1970

  Traded Carroll Sembera to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Bill Dillman. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 12, 1970

  Traded Jack Hiatt to the Chicago Cubs. Received Boots Day.

• May 15, 1970

  Purchased Rich Nye from the St. Louis Cardinals.

  Traded Gary Waslewski to the New York Yankees. Received Dave McDonald.

• May 16, 1970

  Traded Donn Clendenon to the New York Mets. Received a player to be named later, Jay Carden (minors), David Colon (minors), Kevin Collins and Steve Renko. The New York Mets sent Terry Dailey (minors) (May 16, 1970) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

• May 19, 1970

  Don Shaw player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• June 4, 1970

  Drafted Barry Foote in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1970 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 1970.

  Drafted Sam Ewing in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Chip Lang in the 2nd round of the 1970 amateur draft.

  Drafted Pat Scanlon in the 5th round of the 1970 amateur draft.

  Drafted Phil Garner in the 8th round of the 1970 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Joe Gilbert in the 9th round of the 1970 amateur draft. Player signed December 18, 1970.

  Drafted Jerry White in the 14th round of the 1970 amateur draft.

  Drafted Dale Murray in the 18th round of the 1970 amateur draft.

  Drafted Roy Smalley in the 35th round of the 1970 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 15, 1970

  Traded Ty Cline to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Clyde Mashore.

  Traded José Herrera to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received John O'Donoghue.

• June 22, 1970

  Signed Bombo Rivera as an amateur free agent.

• June 23, 1970

  Traded Don Bosch to the Houston Astros. Received Mike Marshall.

• August, 1970

  Ron Piché received from the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 2, 1970

  Kevin Collins player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.

• November 30, 1970

  Freddie Velázquez selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 1970 minor league draft.

• December 30, 1970

  Traded Dave McDonald to the San Francisco Giants. Received Ron Hunt.

• Before 1971 Season

  Released Marv Staehle.

• January 26, 1971

  Tommie Sisk received from the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.

• March 25, 1971

  Purchased Dave McDonald from the San Francisco Giants.

• March 31, 1971

  Traded Don Hahn to the New York Mets. Received Rich Hacker and Ron Swoboda.

  Traded Jim Qualls to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Stan Swanson.