Transactions
Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- November 30, 1970
Drafted Bill Laxton from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1970 rule 5 draft.
Vic Albury selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 1970 minor league draft.
- December 1, 1970
Traded Pat Dobson and Tom Dukes to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Fred Beene, Enzo Hernández, Tom Phoebus and Al Severinsen. Fred Beene returned to original team on May 16, 1971.
- December 4, 1970
Traded Steve Huntz to the San Francisco Giants. Received William Frost (minors) and Don Mason.
- January 13, 1971
Released Earl Wilson.
Drafted Dave Hilton in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (January).
Drafted Johnny Grubb in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (January Secondary).
- April 2, 1971
Purchased Mike Jackson from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- April 3, 1971
Traded Walt Hriniak to the Atlanta Braves. Received Richard Wilson (minors).
- April 15, 1971
Traded Mike Jackson to the Kansas City Royals. Received Bob Garibaldi. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- April 26, 1971
Purchased Ramon Webster from the Oakland Athletics.
- May 11, 1971
Signed Bob Miller as a free agent.
- May 13, 1971
Traded Al Ferrara to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Ángel Bravo.
- May 14, 1971
Returned Ramon Webster to the Oakland Athletics following previous purchase.
- May 19, 1971
Traded Chris Cannizzaro to the Chicago Cubs. Received Garry Jestadt.
- May 22, 1971
Received Camilo Pascual from the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.
- May 26, 1971
Returned Camilo Pascual to the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.
- June 8, 1971
Drafted Jay Franklin in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1971 amateur draft.
Drafted Dave Freisleben in the 5th round of the 1971 amateur draft.
Drafted Frank Snook in the 7th round of the 1971 amateur draft.
Drafted Joe Goddard in the 8th round of the 1971 amateur draft.
Drafted Bill Almon in the 11th round of the 1971 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Mike Caldwell in the 12th round of the 1971 amateur draft.
- June 11, 1971
Traded Al Santorini to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Leron Lee and Fred Norman.
- August 10, 1971
Traded Bob Miller to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Ed Acosta and Johnny Jeter.
- October 22, 1971
Paul Doyle player rights sold to the California Angels.
- December 3, 1971
Traded Dave Roberts to the Houston Astros. Received Bill Greif, Mark Schaeffer and Derrel Thomas.
- December 11, 1971
Traded Ronald Drake (minors) and José Arcia to the Minnesota Twins. Received Jerry Schlegelmilch (minors).
- December 16, 1971
Purchased John Matias from the Kansas City Royals.
- January 12, 1972
Drafted Rich Troedson in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary).
- March 1, 1972
Purchased Dick Baney from the Baltimore Orioles.
- March 31, 1972
Signed Aurelio Monteagudo as a free agent.
- April, 1972
Purchased John Donaldson from the Baltimore Orioles.
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