1975 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions

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

• November 18, 1974

  Traded Rich Folkers, Alan Foster and Sonny Siebert to the San Diego Padres. Received a player to be named later and Ed Brinkman. The San Diego Padres sent Danny Breeden (December 10, 1974) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

• December 2, 1974

  Drafted Doug Clarey from the Minnesota Twins in the 1974 minor league draft.

  Purchased Bill Parsons from the Oakland Athletics.

• December 6, 1974

  Traded Rudy Kinard (minors) and Ed Kurpiel (minors) to the Montreal Expos. Received Ron Fairly.

• December 9, 1974

  Traded Ike Brookens to the Detroit Tigers. Received John Young.

• December 11, 1974

  Traded Jack Heidemann and Mike Vail to the New York Mets. Received Ted Martínez.

• December 13, 1974

  Purchased Mick Kelleher from the Houston Astros.

• January 3, 1975

  Jerry DaVanon player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.

• February 14, 1975

  Traded Stan Papi to the Montreal Expos. Received Craig Caskey.

• March 16, 1975

  Purchased Sergio Robles from the Baltimore Orioles.

• March 26, 1975

  Released Ron Hunt.

• March 29, 1975

  Traded Danny Godby to the Boston Red Sox. Received Danny Cater.

• March 30, 1975

  Released Craig Caskey. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 4, 1975

  Traded a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox. Received Mario Guerrero. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Jim Willoughby (July 4, 1975) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

  Ray Bare selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

• April 5, 1975

  Released Claude Osteen.

• April 8, 1975

  Tom Dixon player rights sold to the Houston Astros.

• May 4, 1975

  Signed Ken Oberkfell as an amateur free agent.

• May 9, 1975

  Traded Tony Gonzalez (minors) and Larry Herndon to the San Francisco Giants. Received Ron Bryant.

• May 18, 1975

  Traded Ted Martínez to the Oakland Athletics. Received a player to be named later and Steve Staniland (minors). The Oakland Athletics sent Mike Barlow (May 23, 1975) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

• May 21, 1975

  Signed Don Hahn as a free agent.

• May 27, 1975

  Traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. Received Luis Alvarado. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Doug Howard (September 30, 1975) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• May 28, 1975

  Traded Ray Sadecki and Elías Sosa to the Atlanta Braves. Received a player to be named later and Ron Reed. The Atlanta Braves sent Wayne Nordhagen (June 2, 1975) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

• June 3, 1975

  Drafted Kelly Paris in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft.

  Drafted Karl Pagel in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Mike Ramsey in the 3rd round of the 1975 amateur draft.

  Drafted Andy Replogle in the 9th round of the 1975 amateur draft.

  Drafted Jim Lentine in the 12th round of the 1975 amateur draft.

  Drafted Al Olmsted in the 13th round of the 1975 amateur draft.

• June 4, 1975

  Traded Ed Brinkman and Tommy Moore to the Texas Rangers. Received Willie Davis.

• June 13, 1975

  Purchased Mike Wallace from the New York Yankees.

• June 24, 1975

  Don Hahn player rights sold to the San Diego Padres.

• June 25, 1975

  Traded a player to be named later to the Houston Astros. Received Mike Easler. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Mike Barlow (September 30, 1975) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

• June 30, 1975

  Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Chicago White Sox. Received Buddy Bradford. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Bill Parsons (July 7, 1975) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

• July 2, 1975

  Released Danny Cater. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 22, 1975

  Traded Ken Crosby to the Chicago Cubs. Received Eddie Solomon.

• July 25, 1975

  Traded Jim Dwyer to the Montreal Expos. Received Larry Lintz.

• July 31, 1975

  Released Ron Bryant.

• August 1, 1975

  Purchased Lloyd Allen from the Chicago White Sox.

• August 4, 1975

  Selected Harry Parker off waivers from the New York Mets.

• September 29, 1975

  Released Dick Billings.

• October 20, 1975

  Traded Willie Davis to the San Diego Padres. Received Dick Sharon.

• October 28, 1975

  Traded Larry Lintz to the Oakland Athletics. Received Charlie Chant.

  Traded a player to be named later and Mike Garman to the Chicago Cubs. Received Don Kessinger. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Bobby Hrapmann (minors) (April 5, 1976) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

• December 8, 1975

  Drafted Manny Castillo from the New York Mets in the 1975 minor league draft.

  Traded Ken Reitz to the San Francisco Giants. Received Pete Falcone.

• December 9, 1975

  Traded Ron Reed to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Mike Anderson.

• December 12, 1975

  Traded Buddy Bradford and Greg Terlecky to the Chicago White Sox. Received Lee Richard.

• December 22, 1975

  Traded Mick Kelleher to the Chicago Cubs. Received Vic Harris.

• January 7, 1976

  Drafted John Butcher in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Dan O'Brien in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

• January 9, 1976

  Signed Víctor Cruz as an amateur free agent.

  Purchased Terry Hughes from the Boston Red Sox.

• January 12, 1976

  Traded Dick Sharon to the California Angels. Received William Rothan (minors).

• February 3, 1976

  Purchased Tom Walker from the Detroit Tigers.

• March 2, 1976

  Traded Ted Sizemore to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Willie Crawford.