1975 Texas Rangers Trades and Transactions

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

• December 5, 1974

  Traded Pete Mackanin and Don Stanhouse to the Montreal Expos. Received Willie Davis.

  Traded Pete Broberg to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Clyde Wright.

• Before 1975 Season

  Jim Shellenback player rights sold to the San Diego Padres.

• January 9, 1975

  Drafted Bump Wills in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary).

  Drafted Tony Johnson in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

• January 23, 1975

  Released Duke Sims.

• February 25, 1975

  Traded Steve Dunning to the Chicago White Sox. Received Stan Perzanowski.

• March 26, 1975

  Released Bob Johnson.

• June 3, 1975

  Drafted Jim Gideon in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft.

  Drafted Pat Putnam in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (June Secondary).

  Drafted Eddie Miller in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft.

  Drafted John Poloni in the 6th round of the 1975 amateur draft.

  Drafted LaRue Washington in the 23rd round of the 1975 amateur draft.

• June 4, 1975

  Traded Willie Davis to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Ed Brinkman and Tommy Moore.

• June 13, 1975

  Ed Brinkman player rights sold to the New York Yankees.

  Traded Jim Bibby, Jackie Brown, Rick Waits and $100,000 to the Cleveland Indians. Received Gaylord Perry.

• July 17, 1975

  Released Jim Merritt.

• August 31, 1975

  César Tovar player rights sold to the Oakland Athletics.

• November 12, 1975

  Traded Dave Nelson to the Kansas City Royals. Received Nelson Briles.

• November 17, 1975

  Traded Fergie Jenkins to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later, Steve Barr and Juan Beníquez. The Boston Red Sox sent Craig Skok (December 12, 1975) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• December 8, 1975

  Tom Robson selected by the New York Yankees in the 1975 minor league draft.

• December 9, 1975

  Traded Ron Pruitt and Stan Thomas to the Cleveland Indians. Received John Ellis.

• December 10, 1975

  Traded Jim Spencer and $100,000 to the California Angels. Received Bill Singer.

• December 12, 1975

  Traded Joe Lovitto to the New York Mets. Received Gene Clines.

• January 6, 1976

  Signed Joe Hoerner as a free agent.

• January 7, 1976

  Drafted Paul Mirabella in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary).

• February 24, 1976

  Traded Bill Hands to the New York Mets. Received George Stone.

• March 12, 1976

  Released Mike Kekich.

• March 24, 1976

  Released Leo Cárdenas.