1973 Oakland Athletics Trades and Transactions

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

• November 21, 1972

  Traded Bob Locker to the Chicago Cubs. Received Bill North.

• November 24, 1972

  Traded Matty Alou to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later and Rob Gardner. The New York Yankees sent Rich McKinney (December 1, 1972) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.

• November 30, 1972

  Traded a player to be named later and Bill McNulty to the Texas Rangers. Received Paul Lindblad. The Oakland Athletics sent Brant Alyea (November 30, 1972) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

  Traded Mike Epstein to the Texas Rangers. Received Horacio Piña.

• December 18, 1972

  Released Orlando Cepeda.

• December 21, 1972

  Released Larry Brown.

• December 27, 1972

  Released Joe Horlen.

• Before 1973 Season

  Daryl Patterson sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.

• January 10, 1973

  Drafted Warren Cromartie in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Mike Norris in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January).

• January 22, 1973

  Released Marcel Lachemann.

• January 23, 1973

  Signed Jerry McNertney as a free agent.

• February 14, 1973

  Purchased Billy Conigliaro from the Milwaukee Brewers.

• March 24, 1973

  Traded Dave Duncan and George Hendrick to the Cleveland Indians. Received Ray Fosse and Jack Heidemann.

• March 31, 1973

  Signed Jay Johnstone as a free agent.

  Signed Lew Krausse as a free agent.

• April 3, 1973

  Traded Don Shaw to the Detroit Tigers. Received Tim Hosley.

• May 2, 1973

  Signed Dick Baney as a free agent.

  Traded Jack Bastable (minors) to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Deron Johnson.

• May 4, 1973

  Jerry McNertney player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• May 10, 1973

  Released Dick Baney.

• May 11, 1973

  Signed Mark Budaska as an amateur free agent.

• May 12, 1973

  Signed Gary Woods as an amateur free agent.

• May 31, 1973

  Rob Gardner player rights sold to the Milwaukee Brewers.

• June 5, 1973

  Drafted Craig Mitchell in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary).

  Drafted Randy Scarbery in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.

  Drafted Floyd Bannister in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Matt Keough in the 7th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

  Drafted Derek Bryant in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

  Drafted Wayne Gross in the 9th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

  Drafted Dwayne Murphy in the 15th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

  Drafted Jeff Rineer in the 23rd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 13, 1973

  Signed Ray Cosey as an amateur free agent.

• June 24, 1973

  Signed Steve McCatty as an amateur free agent.

• July 7, 1973

  Dal Maxvill player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• July 16, 1973

  Previous purchase of Rob Gardner by the Milwaukee Brewers voided and player returned.

• July 31, 1973

  Signed Mike Andrews as a free agent.

  Purchased Jesús Alou from the Houston Astros.

  Purchased Vic Davalillo from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• August 18, 1973

  Sent Mike Hegan to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.

• August 29, 1973

  Traded Gonzalo Márquez to the Chicago Cubs. Received Pat Bourque.

• September 1, 1973

  Larry Haney and Lew Krausse player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• September 11, 1973

  Purchased Rico Carty from the Chicago Cubs.

• September 18, 1973

  José Morales player rights sold to the Montreal Expos.

• November 1, 1973

  Released Mike Andrews.

• November 3, 1973

  Traded Horacio Piña to the Chicago Cubs. Received Bob Locker.

• December 12, 1973

  Released Rico Carty.

• Before 1974 Season

  Signed John Donaldson as a free agent.

  Signed Herb Washington as an amateur free agent.

• January 9, 1974

  Jay Johnstone player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• March 25, 1974

  Jack Heidemann player rights sold to the Cleveland Indians.

• March 26, 1974

  Purchased Larry Haney from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• March 27, 1974

  Released Billy Conigliaro.

• March 28, 1974

  Released Chuck Dobson.