1974 New York Yankees Trades and Transactions

1973 Season 1975 Season

Record: 89-73-0, Finished 2nd in AL_East (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Bill Virdon (89-73)

General Manager: Tal Smith (Co-GM)

Farm Director: George Pfister

Scouting Director: Clyde Kluttz

Ballpark: Shea Stadium

Attendance: 1,273,075 (2nd of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
One-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97

Pythagorean W-L: 86-76, 671 Runs, 623 Runs Allowed

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Transactions

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

December 3, 1973

Drafted Billy Parker from the California Angels in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
December 6, 1973

Purchased Jim Mason from the Texas Rangers.
December 7, 1973

Purchased Bill Sudakis from the Texas Rangers.

Traded Lindy McDaniel to the Kansas City Royals. Received Lou Piniella and Ken Wright.
December 10, 1973

Released Hal Lanier.
December 11, 1973

Released Ron Swoboda.
January 9, 1974

Drafted Ken Phelps in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
March 19, 1974

As part of a 3-team trade, traded Jerry Moses to the Detroit Tigers. Received Ed Farmer from the Detroit Tigers and Rick Sawyer and Walt Williams from the Cleveland Indians. In addition, the Detroit Tigers sent Jim Perry to the Cleveland Indians.
March 21, 1974

Ed Farmer player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.
March 23, 1974

Purchased Elliott Maddox from the Texas Rangers.
March 26, 1974

Released Wayne Granger.
April 10, 1974

Released Mike Ferraro.
April 26, 1974

Traded Fred Beene, Tom Buskey, Steve Kline and Fritz Peterson to the Cleveland Indians. Received Chris Chambliss, Dick Tidrow and Cecil Upshaw.
May 3, 1974

Traded Ken Wright to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Mike Wallace.
May 4, 1974

Traded Mike Pazik and cash to the Minnesota Twins. Received Dick Woodson.
May 5, 1974

Purchased Fernando González from the Kansas City Royals.
May 7, 1974

Traded Duke Sims to the Texas Rangers. Received Larry Gura and cash.
May 13, 1974

Mike Hegan player rights sold to the Milwaukee Brewers.
May 31, 1974

Horace Clarke and Lowell Palmer player rights sold to the San Diego Padres.
June 5, 1974

Drafted Dennis Sherrill in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.

Drafted Dave Bergman in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft.

Drafted Jerry Narron in the 6th round of the 1974 amateur draft.

Drafted Dennis Werth in the 19th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
June 7, 1974

Released Jim Ray Hart.
June 15, 1974

Purchased Rudy May from the California Angels.
July 8, 1974

Purchased Sandy Alomar from the California Angels.
September 6, 1974

Signed Dave Rajsich as an amateur free agent.
September 9, 1974

Purchased Alex Johnson from the Texas Rangers.
September 29, 1974

Signed Jesús Figueroa as an amateur free agent.
October 22, 1974

Traded Bobby Murcer to the San Francisco Giants. Received Bobby Bonds.
December 1, 1974

Purchased Bob Oliver from the Baltimore Orioles.
December 3, 1974

Joe Pactwa player rights sold to Tampico (Mexican).

Traded Bill Sudakis to the California Angels. Received Skip Lockwood.
December 5, 1974

Traded Cecil Upshaw to the Chicago White Sox. Received Eddie Leon.
December 20, 1974

Released Sam McDowell.
December 26, 1974

Signed Juan Espino as an amateur free agent.
December 31, 1974

Signed Catfish Hunter as a free agent.
January 21, 1975

Released Gene Michael.
March 5, 1975

Released Fernando González.
March 10, 1975

Signed Dámaso García as an amateur free agent.
March 29, 1975

Released Mel Stottlemyre.
April 1, 1975

Traded Fred Anyzeski (minors), Kenneth Bennett (minors), John Narron (minors), Terry Quinn (minors) and cash to the Chicago White Sox. Received Ed Herrmann.