1973 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• November 30, 1972

  Traded Dick Sharon to the Detroit Tigers. Received Jim Foor and Norm McRae.

• Before 1973 Season

  Juan Jiménez received from the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.

  Daryl Patterson received from the Oakland Athletics in an unknown transaction.

• February 28, 1973

  Traded George Kopacz to the New York Yankees. Received Tony Solaita.

• March 27, 1973

  Released Bob Miller.

• April 2, 1973

  Traded Charlie Sands to the Detroit Tigers. Received Chris Zachary.

• May 4, 1973

  Purchased Jerry McNertney from the Oakland Athletics.

• May 24, 1973

  Chuck Goggin player rights sold to the Atlanta Braves.

• June 5, 1973

  Drafted Mark Mercer in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary).

  Drafted Steve Nicosia in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.

  Drafted Mitchell Page in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

• June 17, 1973

  Signed Rick Langford as an amateur free agent.

• July 5, 1973

  Released Jerry McNertney.

• July 7, 1973

  Purchased Dal Maxvill from the Oakland Athletics.

• July 30, 1973

  Signed Jerry May as a free agent.

• July 31, 1973

  Vic Davalillo player rights sold to the Oakland Athletics.

• September 11, 1973

  Traded Lafayette Currence to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Greg Erardi.

• October 18, 1973

  Traded Dave Cash to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Ken Brett.

• October 31, 1973

  Traded Milt May to the Houston Astros. Received Jerry Reuss.

• December 3, 1973

  Tony Solaita drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

• December 4, 1973

  Traded Nelson Briles and Fernando González to the Kansas City Royals. Received Winston Cole (minors), Kurt Bevacqua and Ed Kirkpatrick.

• December 5, 1973

  Luke Walker player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.

  Traded Chris Zachary to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Pete Koegel.

• December 7, 1973

  Traded Bob Johnson to the Cleveland Indians. Received Bill Flowers (minors).

• Before 1974 Season

  Purchased Tony La Russa from the Chicago Cubs.

  Released Butch Alberts.

• January 9, 1974

  Drafted Fred Breining in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January).

• January 15, 1974

  Jerry May player rights sold to the Minnesota Twins.

• January 16, 1974

  John Lamb player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.

• January 31, 1974

  Traded Jackie Hernández to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Mike Ryan.

• March 12, 1974

  Signed Alberto Lois as an amateur free agent.

• March 14, 1974

  Signed Silvio Martínez as an amateur free agent.

• March 27, 1974

  Purchased John Lamb from the Chicago White Sox.

• March 28, 1974

  Traded Jim Foor to the Kansas City Royals. Received Wayne Simpson.

• April 1, 1974

  Traded Tom Dettore and cash to the Chicago Cubs. Received Paul Popovich.