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1972 Major League Baseball Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Ted Kubiak to the Texas Rangers for Joe Grzenda.
The Houston Astros traded Marty Martinez to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Stinson.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Odell Jones as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Eduardo Rodriguez as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Brant Alyea from the Minnesota Twins in the 1971 rule 5 draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Leon Brown from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1971 minor league draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Clint Compton from the California Angels in the 1971 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Vic Correll from the Chicago White Sox in the 1971 minor league draft.
The California Angels drafted Bruce Ellingsen from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1971 rule 5 draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Bobby Fenwick from the San Francisco Giants in the 1971 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Bob Gallagher from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1971 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs traded Ken Holtzman to the Oakland Athletics for Rick Monday.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Steve Hovley from the Oakland Athletics in the 1971 rule 5 draft.
The California Angels drafted Jim Hutto from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1971 rule 5 draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Jim Magnuson from the Chicago White Sox in the 1971 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Tommy Helms, Lee May and Jimmy Stewart to the Houston Astros for Ed Armbrister, Jack Billingham, Cesar Geronimo, Denis Menke and Joe Morgan.
The Cleveland Indians traded Sam McDowell to the San Francisco Giants for Frank Duffy and Gaylord Perry.
The California Angels drafted Larry Milbourne from the San Francisco Giants in the 1971 minor league draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Aurelio Monteagudo from the Kansas City Royals in the 1971 rule 5 draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Tom Walker from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1971 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics released Mudcat Grant.
The California Angels traded Dave LaRoche to the Minnesota Twins for Leo Cardenas.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Jorge Orta from Mexicali (Mexican Northern).
The Chicago Cubs released Ernie Banks.
The Detroit Tigers traded a player to be named later and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later and Tom Haller. The Detroit Tigers sent Bernie Beckman (minors) (March 31, 1972) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.
The Cleveland Indians traded Roy Foster, Rich Hand, Mike Paul and Ken Suarez to the Texas Rangers for Gary Jones, Terry Ley, Denny Riddleberger and Del Unser.
The Chicago White Sox traded Steve Huntz and Tommy John to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Dick Allen.
The Atlanta Braves traded Hal King to the Texas Rangers for Paul Casanova.
The New York Yankees traded Gary Jones and Terry Ley to the Texas Rangers for Bernie Allen.
The Houston Astros traded Dave Grangaard (minors) and John Mayberry to the Kansas City Royals for Lance Clemons and Jim York.
The Chicago White Sox traded Rich McKinney to the New York Yankees for Stan Bahnsen.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Pete Richert and Frank Robinson to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Doyle Alexander, Bob O'Brien, Sergio Robles and Royle Stillman.
The Chicago Cubs traded Jim Colborn, Brock Davis and Earl Stephenson to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jose Cardenal.
The Montreal Expos traded Jim Gosger to the New York Mets for Arsenio Diaz (minors), Billy Carthel (minors), Don Koonce (minors) and Curtis Brown.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Wayne Granger to the Minnesota Twins for Tom Hall.
The Houston Astros traded Bill Greif, Mark Schaeffer and Derrel Thomas to the San Diego Padres for Dave Roberts.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Paul Thormodsgard as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Adolfo Phillips from the Montreal Expos.
Mexico City Tigers (Mexican) traded Celerino Sanchez to the New York Yankees for Ossie Chavarria.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Milt Wilcox to the Cleveland Indians for Ted Uhlaender.
The Detroit Tigers traded Bill Denehy to the St. Louis Cardinals for Chris Zachary.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Donn Clendenon as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Curt Motton to the Milwaukee Brewers for cash. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Bob Reynolds (March 25, 1972) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
The California Angels traded Jim Fregosi to the New York Mets for Frank Estrada, Don Rose, Nolan Ryan and Leroy Stanton.
The Minnesota Twins traded Jerry Schiegelmilch (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Ron Drake (minors) and Jose Arcia.
The Chicago White Sox traded Bill Robinson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jerry Rodriguez (minors).
The Cincinnati Reds traded Danny Godby to the St. Louis Cardinals for Carroll Sembera.
The Chicago White Sox traded Pat Jacquez to the Cincinnati Reds for Jim Qualls.
The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Chris Cannizzaro off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
The Atlanta Braves released Zoilo Versalles.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Jim Hannan.
Ron Allen sent from the New York Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Kim Andrew as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jose Baez as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Billy Baldwin as an amateur free agent.
Lew Beasley sent from the Baltimore Orioles to the Texas Rangers in an unknown transaction.
The Kansas City Royals signed Dave Cripe as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Mike Eden as an amateur free agent.
The California Angels signed Don Kirkwood as an amateur free agent.
The New York Mets signed Jay Kleven as an amateur free agent.
Jack Lind sent from the Cincinnati Reds to the Milwaukee Brewers in an unknown transaction.
The Detroit Tigers signed Tom Makowski as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Sheldon Mallory as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Mike McCormick as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Mark Williams as an amateur free agent.
The California Angels released Jim Maloney.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jim Maloney as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Eric Raich in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January).
The Montreal Expos drafted Jim Cox in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The New York Yankees drafted Rick Anderson in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The San Diego Padres drafted Rich Troedson in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Dennis Lewallyn in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Kansas City Royals drafted Dave Collins in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Tom Donohue in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January).
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Tom Hume in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Terry Cornutt in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Dan Boitano in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Duane Kuiper in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The California Angels drafted Craig Caskey in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Gary Alexander in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Atlanta Braves drafted Sam Bowen in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Don Collins in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Dan Gonzales in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (January).
The New York Mets drafted Ron Hodges in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Kansas City Royals drafted Mike Stanton in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Reggie Walton in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (January).
The Minnesota Twins drafted Warren Cromartie in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Larry Wolfe in the 4th round of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Mike Edwards in the 5th round of the 1972 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Jim Morrison in the 5th round of the 1972 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Roy Smalley in the 5th round of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Randy Tate in the 5th round of the 1972 amateur draft (January).
The Detroit Tigers drafted Art James in the 6th round of the 1972 amateur draft (January).
The Kansas City Royals drafted Jerry Maddox in the 6th round of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Larry Demery in the 7th round of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Keith Smith in the 7th round of the 1972 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Rich Dauer in the 9th round of the 1972 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Bob Lacey in the 10th round of the 1972 amateur draft (January).
The Cleveland Indians released Chuck Hinton.
The Cincinnati Reds released Ty Cline.
The Chicago Cubs signed Steve Hamilton as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Mike Hershberger.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Fred Beene to the New York Yankees for . The New York Yankees sent Dale Spier (minors) (April 10, 1972) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
The Houston Astros released Glenn Adams.
The Chicago Cubs traded Johnny Callison to the New York Yankees for . The New York Yankees sent Jack Aker (May 17, 1972) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
The California Angels traded Tommie Reynolds to the Milwaukee Brewers for Andy Kosco.
The Montreal Expos released Claude Raymond.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Bill Burbach to the Detroit Tigers for John Donaldson.
The New York Yankees purchased Hal Lanier from the San Francisco Giants.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Pete Hamm from the Minnesota Twins.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Rich Robertson from the San Francisco Giants.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Bobby Pfeil to the Milwaukee Brewers for . The Milwaukee Brewers sent Chico Vaughns (minors) (March 25, 1972) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
The Atlanta Braves released Ron Herbel.
The Chicago Cubs signed Julio Gonzalez as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees released Ron Hansen.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Rick Wise to the St. Louis Cardinals for Steve Carlton.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Ruben Amaro.
The San Diego Padres purchased Dick Baney from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Oakland Athletics traded Jim Panther and Don Stanhouse to the Texas Rangers for Denny McLain.
The Texas Rangers released Tim Cullen.
The Minnesota Twins signed Ron Herbel as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals purchased Jose Martinez from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The California Angels signed Orlando Ramirez as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox returned Rich Robertson to the San Francisco Giants following previous purchase.
The Boston Red Sox traded Mike Fiore to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Burda.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Bobby Pfeil from the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Boston Red Sox traded Sparky Lyle to the New York Yankees for Danny Cater. The New York Yankees sent Mario Guerrero (June 30, 1972) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Tony Cloninger to the St. Louis Cardinals for Julian Javier.
The Montreal Expos purchased Cesar Gutierrez from the Detroit Tigers.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Buddy Bradford from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Manny Sarmiento as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Rich Stonum (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Frank Linzy.
The San Francisco Giants released Rich Robertson.
The New York Mets selected Bill Sudakis off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Kansas City Royals purchased Carl Taylor from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Marcelino Lopez from the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Oakland Athletics released Tommy Davis.
The Chicago Cubs traded Ray Newman to the Milwaukee Brewers for Odis McCowan (minors) and Floyd Weaver.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Don Pavletich.
The New York Yankees purchased Frank Tepedino from the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Aurelio Monteagudo.
The San Diego Padres signed Aurelio Monteagudo as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres purchased John Donaldson from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Baltimore Orioles released Dave Boswell.
The Chicago White Sox released Joe Horlen.
The California Angels returned Bruce Ellingsen (earlier draft pick) to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Cleveland Indians traded Ted Ford to the Texas Rangers for Roy Foster and Tommy McCraw.
The New York Yankees released Jim Hardin.
The New York Yankees released Gary Waslewski.
The Kansas City Royals signed Ron Hansen as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos traded Rusty Staub to the New York Mets for Tim Foli, Mike Jorgensen and Ken Singleton.
The Chicago Cubs traded Hal Breeden and Hector Torres to the Montreal Expos for Dan McGinn.
The Houston Astros signed Ramon de los Santos as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jim Maloney.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Art Shamsky.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Stan Williams.
The New York Yankees released Don Demola.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Ron Lolich from the Chicago White Sox.
The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Dick Dietz off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
The Chicago Cubs signed Art Shamsky as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Tim Cullen as a free agent.
The Houston Astros traded Lance Clemons and Scipio Spinks to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jerry Reuss.
The Oakland Athletics signed Joe Horlen as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Miguel Dilone as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Jim Maloney as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Chicago Cubs purchased Tom Phoebus from the San Diego Padres.
The Montreal Expos released Ron Taylor.
The San Diego Padres signed Ron Taylor as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Stan Williams as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Jim Hardin as a free agent.
The New York Yankees purchased Jim Roland from the Oakland Athletics.
Roe Skidmore sent from the Chicago White Sox to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.
The Cincinnati Reds released Tom Robson.
The California Angels released Billy Cowan.
The California Angels traded Tom Murphy to the Kansas City Royals for Bob Oliver.
The New York Mets signed Luis Rosado as an amateur free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Tom Robson as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers traded Mike Kilkenny to the Oakland Athletics for Reggie Sanders.
The New York Mets traded Charlie Williams and $50,000 to the San Francisco Giants for Willie Mays.
The Atlanta Braves released Steve Barber.
The Cincinnati Reds released Joe Gibbon.
The Minnesota Twins signed Sal Butera as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics traded Dwain Anderson to the St. Louis Cardinals for Don Shaw.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Bobby Brooks from the Oakland Athletics.
The Oakland Athletics signed Gary Waslewski as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Steve Barber as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Lowell Palmer.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Lowell Palmer as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics traded a player to be named later, Curt Blefary and Mike Kilkenny to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Ollie Brown. The Oakland Athletics sent Greg Schubert (minors) (September 11, 1972) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
The Oakland Athletics traded Brant Alyea to the St. Louis Cardinals for Marty Martinez. Brant Alyea returned to original team on July 23, 1972.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Bernie Carbo to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe Hague.
The Montreal Expos signed Larry Parrish as an amateur free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Rick Williams as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Ron Klimkowski.
The New York Yankees signed Ron Klimkowski as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Joe Gibbon as a free agent.
The California Angels traded Archie Reynolds to the Milwaukee Brewers for Curt Motton.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Ron Dunn from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Tom Dukes to the California Angels for Frank Estrada.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rafael Landestoy as an amateur free agent.
The San Diego Padres purchased Larry Haney from the Oakland Athletics.
The Detroit Tigers traded Dalton Jones to the Texas Rangers for Norm McRae.
The California Angels released Stan Williams.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Phil Regan from the Chicago Cubs.
The San Diego Padres drafted Dave Roberts in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1972 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1972.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Rich Dauer in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Rick Manning in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Larry Christenson in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1972 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1972.
The Texas Rangers drafted Roy Howell in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Warren Cromartie in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Dave Collins in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Dan Thomas in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Dick Ruthven in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Dave Chalk in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Preston Hanna in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Craig Caskey in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The New York Yankees drafted Scott McGregor in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Dan Boitano in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Jamie Quirk in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Rob Dressler in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Jerry Manuel in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Dan Larson in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Chet Lemon in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Jim Morrison in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Bruce Bochte in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Sam Bowen in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted John Candelaria in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Ken Clay in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Don Collins in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Boston Red Sox drafted Steve Dillard in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 1972.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Bob Knepper in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Dennis Leonard in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Jerry Maddox in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Ron Pruitt in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Mike Stanton in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Tom Underwood in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft. Player signed August 27, 1972.
The Montreal Expos drafted Ellis Valentine in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Al Woods in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Montreal Expos drafted Gary Carter in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Bob Detherage in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Dennis Eckersley in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1972.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Gideon in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Mike Gordon in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Willie Norwood in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted John Poloni in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Craig Swan in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Terry Cornutt in the 4th round of the 1972 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Texas Rangers drafted Brian Doyle in the 4th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Tim Jones in the 4th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Mickey Klutts in the 4th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Dave Machemer in the 4th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Dan Meyer in the 4th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Andy Replogle in the 4th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Bruce Robinson in the 4th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Keith Smith in the 4th round of the 1972 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Montreal Expos drafted Dennis Blair in the 5th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Darryl Jones in the 5th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Randy Jones in the 5th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Randy McGilberry in the 5th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Rich Wortham in the 5th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Don Aase in the 6th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Doug Clarey in the 6th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted George Enright in the 6th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Ken Macha in the 6th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Bill Nahorodny in the 6th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Brock Pemberton in the 6th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Buddy Schultz in the 6th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Brian Asselstine in the 7th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Randy Bass in the 7th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Willie Randolph in the 7th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Wayne Krenchicki in the 8th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Mike Overy in the 8th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Ken Phelps in the 8th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Jim Sundberg in the 8th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Mike Armstrong in the 9th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Craig Cacek in the 9th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Dave Heaverlo in the 9th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Dennis Littlejohn in the 9th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Mike Proly in the 9th round of the 1972 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1972.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Andy Merchant in the 10th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Pete Redfern in the 10th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Leon Roberts in the 10th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Dave Stegman in the 10th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Jerry Turner in the 10th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Bobby Brown in the 11th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Mike Hart in the 11th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Bo McLaughlin in the 11th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Rodney Scott in the 11th round of the 1972 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 1972.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Chris Batton in the 12th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Rusty Gerhardt in the 12th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Roy Lee Jackson in the 12th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Donnie Moore in the 12th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Bill Paschall in the 12th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Pete Falcone in the 13th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted George Frazier in the 13th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Orlando Gonzalez in the 13th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Jim Crawford in the 14th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Rick Honeycutt in the 14th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Gilberto Rondon in the 14th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Lenn Sakata in the 14th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Roger Miller in the 15th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Bob Pate in the 15th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Jason Thompson in the 15th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Ernie Whitt in the 15th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Dave Lemanczyk in the 16th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Rick Matula in the 16th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Nyls Nyman in the 16th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted George Throop in the 16th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Glenn Burke in the 17th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Ray Burris in the 17th round of the 1972 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1972.
The Montreal Expos drafted Mark Mercer in the 17th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Vern Ruhle in the 17th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Keith Drumright in the 18th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Nate Snell in the 18th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Bobby Thompson in the 19th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Mark Wagner in the 19th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted John Littlefield in the 20th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Wayne Tyrone in the 20th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mike Willis in the 20th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Dan Dumoulin in the 21st round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Bob Kammeyer in the 21st round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Garry Hancock in the 22nd round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Willie Royster in the 22nd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Bob Sheldon in the 22nd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Ron Hassey in the 23rd round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Greg Erardi in the 24th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Ed Halicki in the 24th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Jim Lentine in the 24th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Craig Mitchell in the 24th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Mike Hargrove in the 25th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Lyman Bostock in the 26th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Mike Ramsey in the 26th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted George Cappuzzello in the 27th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Dan O'Brien in the 27th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Butch Alberts in the 28th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted John Flinn in the 28th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Craig Minetto in the 35th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Rick Langford in the 36th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Bob Shirley in the 38th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Gil Kubski in the 40th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros sent Wade Blasingame to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.
The Oakland Athletics sent Diego Segui to the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Jerry Davanon to the California Angels for Roger Repoz.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Pat Corrales to the San Diego Padres for Bob Barton.
The Cleveland Indians traded Fred Stanley to the San Diego Padres for Mike Kilkenny.
The Houston Astros purchased Gary Sutherland from the Montreal Expos.
The Boston Red Sox signed Stan Williams as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos traded John Bateman to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tim McCarver.
The Atlanta Braves traded Jim Nash and Gary Neibauer to the Philadelphia Phillies for Joe Hoerner and Andre Thornton.
The San Francisco Giants traded John Cumberland to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jeff Mason (minors).
Jim Maloney retired from the San Francisco Giants.
Mike McCormick retired from the San Francisco Giants.
The Chicago White Sox released Jim Qualls.
The San Diego Padres traded Rafael Robles to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Chlupsa and Mike Fiore. Mike Fiore returned to original team on July 3, 1972.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Bill Voss to the Oakland Athletics for Ron Clark.
The Kansas City Royals released Ron Hansen.
The Oakland Athletics purchased Art Shamsky from the Chicago Cubs.
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Ollie Brown off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
The Atlanta Braves traded Orlando Cepeda to the Oakland Athletics for Denny McLain.
Rudy Hernandez sent from Jalisco (Mexican) to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Montreal Expos released Denny Lemaster.
The San Diego Padres traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for . Mike Fiore returned to original team on July 3, 1972.
The Chicago Cubs signed Tommy Davis as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Claudell Washington as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed John Hiller as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox traded a player to be named later and cash to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Ed Spiezio. The Chicago White Sox sent Don Eddy (July 16, 1972) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
The Cleveland Indians traded Jim Clark to the Kansas City Royals for Tom Hilgendorf.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Dick Davis as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos released Bobby Wine.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Bill Butler from the Kansas City Royals.
The Oakland Athletics released Art Shamsky.
The Oakland Athletics traded a player to be named later, Vic Harris and Marty Martinez to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later, Ted Kubiak and Don Mincher. The Oakland Athletics sent Steve Lawson (July 26, 1972) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
The Chicago White Sox released Phil Regan.
The Houston Astros released Joe Gibbon.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Hoyt Wilhelm.
The New York Yankees signed Tippy Martinez as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded to the Oakland Athletics for . Brant Alyea returned to original team on July 23, 1972.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Tony Cloninger.
The California Angels traded Joe Azcue and Syd O'Brien to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ron Clark and Paul Ratliff.
The California Angels purchased Jack Hiatt from the Houston Astros.
The Atlanta Braves signed Max Leon as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Ron Perranoski.
The Atlanta Braves signed Tony Cloninger as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Fred Kuhaulua as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers selected Woodie Fryman off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Detroit Tigers selected Duke Sims off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Kansas City Royals signed U L Washington as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Donn Clendenon.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ron Perranoski as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Moe Drabowsky.
The Boston Red Sox traded Chris Coletta to the California Angels for Andy Kosco.
The Chicago White Sox signed Moe Drabowsky as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Sam Perlozzo as an amateur free agent.
The California Angels traded Eddie Fisher to the Chicago White Sox for Bruce Miller. The Chicago White Sox sent Bruce Kimm (September 1, 1972) to the California Angels to complete the trade.
The Boston Red Sox signed Allen Ripley as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Steve Hamilton.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Ellie Hendricks to the Chicago Cubs for Tommy Davis.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Bruce Taylor as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Dell Alston as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles released Chico Salmon.
The Boston Red Sox released Bob Burda.
The Oakland Athletics traded Steve Easton (minors) and Bill Voss to the St. Louis Cardinals for Matty Alou.
The Minnesota Twins signed Gary Ward as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics traded a player to be named later and Joe Lindsey (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later and Dal Maxvill. The Oakland Athletics sent Gene Dusen (minors) (October 27, 1972) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
The New York Yankees traded Jim Roland to the Texas Rangers for Casey Cox.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Frank Howard from the Texas Rangers.
The Chicago White Sox signed Hank Allen as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres purchased Dennis Higgins from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Bob Veale from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Atlanta Braves signed Frank LaCorte as an amateur free agent.
The California Angels selected Bill Gilbreth off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
The Oakland Athletics purchased Larry Haney from the San Diego Padres.
The Texas Rangers purchased Rich Hinton from the New York Yankees.
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Chuck Taylor off waivers from the New York Mets.
The Cincinnati Reds sent Steve Blateric to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.
The Cleveland Indians selected Lowell Palmer off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Adrian Garrett from the Oakland Athletics.
The Boston Red Sox released Stan Williams.
The Boston Red Sox signed Bob Burda as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Bobby Knoop.
The Chicago White Sox released Moe Drabowsky.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Tito Landrum as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants released Don McMahon.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Ron Perranoski.
The Chicago White Sox traded Walt Williams to the Cleveland Indians for Eddie Leon.
The Atlanta Braves traded Tony LaRussa to the Chicago Cubs for Tom Phoebus.
The New York Yankees traded George Pena (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Fred Stanley.
The Cincinnati Reds released Julian Javier.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Bill Mazeroski.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Jose Pagan.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Maury Wills.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Tom Haller from the Detroit Tigers.
The Kansas City Royals traded Jim Rooker to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Gene Garber.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Larry Hisle to the St. Louis Cardinals for Greg Millikan (minors) and Rudy Arroyo.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Chris Short.
The Boston Red Sox released Bob Burda.
The Atlanta Braves traded Rico Carty to the Texas Rangers for Jim Panther.
The Boston Red Sox released Ray Culp.
The Minnesota Twins traded Rick Dempsey to the New York Yankees for Danny Walton.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Frank Estrada to the Chicago Cubs for Ellie Hendricks.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jerry McNertney.
The Boston Red Sox released Gary Peters.
The Chicago White Sox traded Vicente Romo to the San Diego Padres for Johnny Jeter.
The Oakland Athletics traded a player to be named later and Bill McNulty to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later and Paul Lindblad. The Oakland Athletics sent Brant Alyea (November 30, 1972) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Ken Brett, Jim Lonborg, Ken Sanders and Earl Stephenson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bill Champion, Don Money and John Vukovich.
The Kansas City Royals purchased Dick Colpaert from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Cleveland Indians traded Kurt Bevacqua to the Kansas City Royals for Mike Hedlund.
The Atlanta Braves traded Felix Millan and George Stone to the New York Mets for Danny Frisella and Gary Gentry.
The Montreal Expos traded Tim McCarver to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jorge Roque.
The San Francisco Giants signed John Montefusco as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jose Pagan as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Joe Azcue.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chris Short as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Billy North to the Oakland Athletics for Bob Locker.
The New York Yankees traded a player to be named later and Rob Gardner to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later and Matty Alou. The New York Yankees sent Rich McKinney (December 1, 1972) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Mike Bruhert from the New York Mets in the 1972 rule 5 draft.
The Houston Astros traded Rich Chiles and Buddy Harris to the New York Mets for Tommie Agee.
The New York Mets drafted Nardi Contreras from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1972 minor league draft.
The California Angels drafted Gil Flores from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1972 minor league draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Bob Gallagher from the Boston Red Sox in the 1972 rule 5 draft.
The Cleveland Indians traded Phil Hennigan to the New York Mets for Bob Rauch and Brent Strom.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mike Johnson from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1972 rule 5 draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Jim Lefebvre.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Larry Milbourne from the California Angels in the 1972 minor league draft.
The Cleveland Indians traded Jerry Moses and Graig Nettles to the New York Yankees for John Ellis, Jerry Kenney, Charlie Spikes and Rusty Torres.
The California Angels drafted Terry Wilshusen from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1972 rule 5 draft.
The Houston Astros traded Ray Busse and Bobby Fenwick to the St. Louis Cardinals for Skip Jutze and Milt Ramirez.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Dick Colpaert from the Kansas City Royals in the 1972 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Pat Jacquez to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Voss.
The California Angels traded Ken McMullen and Andy Messersmith to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Billy Grabarkewitz, Frank Robinson, Bill Singer, Mike Strahler and Bobby Valentine.
The Chicago White Sox traded Tom Bradley to the San Francisco Giants for Ken Henderson and Steve Stone.
The Minnesota Twins traded Wayne Granger to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Cumberland and Larry Hisle.
The Cleveland Indians traded Vince Colbert to the Texas Rangers for Tom Ragland.
The Oakland Athletics traded Mike Epstein to the Texas Rangers for Horacio Pina.
The Detroit Tigers traded Jim Foor and Norm McRae to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dick Sharon.
The Chicago Cubs traded Bob Maneely (minors), Joe Decker and Bill Hands to the Minnesota Twins for Dave LaRoche.
The New York Mets traded Dave Marshall to the San Diego Padres for Al Severinsen.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Rich Reese from the Minnesota Twins.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Hal McRae and Wayne Simpson to the Kansas City Royals for Roger Nelson and Richie Scheinblum.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Larry Stahl from the San Diego Padres.
The Minnesota Twins traded Cesar Tovar to the Philadelphia Phillies for Joe Lis, Ken Reynolds and Ken Sanders.
The Cleveland Indians traded Terry Wedgewood (minors) and Del Unser to the Philadelphia Phillies for Roger Freed and Oscar Gamble.
The Atlanta Braves traded Taylor Duncan and Earl Williams to the Baltimore Orioles for Pat Dobson, Roric Harrison, Davey Johnson and Johnny Oates.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ubaldo Heredia as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Jim Merritt to the Texas Rangers for Jim Driscoll and Hal King.
The Cleveland Indians traded Mike Carruthers (minors) to the Montreal Expos for Remy Hermoso.
The Oakland Athletics released Orlando Cepeda.
The Oakland Athletics released Larry Brown.
The Minnesota Twins released Ron Herbel.
The San Francisco Giants signed Glenn Adams as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres released Curt Blefary.
The Oakland Athletics released Joe Horlen.
Ossie Blanco sent from the Chicago Cubs to the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Cardell Camper as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Ray Culp as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Puchy Delgado as an amateur free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released Terry Enyart.
Juan Jimenez sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.
Daryl Patterson sent from the Oakland Athletics to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.
The Houston Astros signed Luis Pujols as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Alan Bannister in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January).
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Dick Ruthven in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Texas Rangers drafted Jim Sundberg in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Chicago Cubs drafted Donnie Moore in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed June 3, 1973.
The San Diego Padres drafted Dave Wehrmeister in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January). Player signed January 24, 1973.
The Houston Astros drafted Mike Stanton in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Oakland Athletics drafted Warren Cromartie in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Brian Asselstine in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Gary Lucas in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Dave Heaverlo in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Oakland Athletics drafted Mike Norris in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January).
The Montreal Expos drafted Dan Boitano in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Pete Falcone in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted John Flinn in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The California Angels drafted Mike Overy in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Boston Red Sox drafted Bob Pate in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Rob Picciolo in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Jeff Schneider in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Jerry Maddox in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Bob McClure in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Craig Minetto in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Craig Mitchell in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Gilberto Rondon in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The San Diego Padres drafted Mike Dupree in the 4th round of the 1973 amateur draft (January).
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mark Lee in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Rick Bosetti in the 7th round of the 1973 amateur draft (January). Player signed January 17, 1973.
The Montreal Expos signed Don Demola as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Luis Aponte as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released John Bateman.
The Cleveland Indians signed Pedro Guerrero as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Orlando Cepeda as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Curt Blefary as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Marcel Lachemann.
The Detroit Tigers traded Jack Whillock to the Montreal Expos for Don Koonce (minors).
The Oakland Athletics signed Jerry McNertney as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox traded Mike Nagy to the St. Louis Cardinals for . The St. Louis Cardinals sent Lance Clemons (March 29, 1973) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
The Texas Rangers released Dalton Jones.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Rickey Clark from the California Angels.
The Kansas City Royals traded Jerry Cram to the New York Mets for Barry Raziano.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded a player to be named later and Charlie Hudson to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Mike Thompson (March 31, 1973) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Mike Nagy (March 31, 1973) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
The Chicago White Sox traded Jim Lyttle to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Keough.
The Kansas City Royals released Ted Abernathy.
The Baltimore Orioles released Don Buford.
The Chicago White Sox traded Chuck Hartenstein and Glenn Redmon to the San Francisco Giants for Skip Pitlock.
The Montreal Expos signed Marcel Lachemann as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics purchased Billy Conigliaro from the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Atlanta Braves traded Pat Jarvis to the Montreal Expos for Carl Morton.
The Montreal Expos signed Andres Mora as a free agent.
The New York Yankees traded Tony Solaita to the Pittsburgh Pirates for George Kopacz.
The New York Mets signed Manny Castillo as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians selected Jerry Johnson off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
The Chicago White Sox released Jay Johnstone.
The Chicago White Sox released Ed Spiezio.
The Cleveland Indians traded Alex Johnson to the Texas Rangers for Vince Colbert and Rich Hinton.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Dave Baldwin from Hawaii (PCL).
The Chicago White Sox purchased Dick Baney from the San Diego Padres.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Jim Nash.
The New York Yankees returned Steve Blateric to the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.
The Cleveland Indians traded Ray Fosse and Jack Heidemann to the Oakland Athletics for Dave Duncan and George Hendrick.
The California Angels traded Bruce Kimm to the Detroit Tigers for Bobby Brooks.
The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased George Culver from the Houston Astros.
The Chicago Cubs released J.C. Martin.
The Atlanta Braves released Denny McLain.
The Detroit Tigers traded Danny Fife and cash to the Minnesota Twins for Jim Perry.
The San Diego Padres purchased Danny Breeden from the Chicago Cubs.
The Atlanta Braves purchased Dick Dietz from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Montreal Expos released Jim Fairey.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Mike Ferraro to the Minnesota Twins for Ken Reynolds.
The Boston Red Sox traded Phil Gagliano and Andy Kosco to the Cincinnati Reds for Mel Behney.
The California Angels released Jack Hiatt.
The Boston Red Sox released Lew Krausse.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Bob Miller.
The Montreal Expos signed Larry Landreth as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos purchased Bob Stinson from the Houston Astros.
The New York Mets traded Bill Sudakis to the Texas Rangers for Bill McNulty.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Chuck Taylor.
The New York Yankees sent Wade Blasingame to the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.
The Baltimore Orioles returned Mike Johnson (earlier draft pick) to the Cincinnati Reds.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Larry Brown as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Jay Johnstone as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Lew Krausse as a free agent.
