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November 2, 1972
November 6, 1972

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.

November 13, 1972

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jose Pagan as a free agent.

November 15, 1972
November 16, 1972

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chris Short as a free agent.

November 21, 1972
November 24, 1972

The New York Yankees traded a player to be named later and Rob Gardner to the Oakland Athletics for Matty Alou. The New York Yankees sent Rich McKinney (December 1, 1972) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.

November 27, 1972

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 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 New York Mets traded Bob Rauch and Brent Strom to the Cleveland Indians for Phil Hennigan.

The California Angels drafted Terry Wilshusen from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1972 rule 5 draft.

November 28, 1972
November 29, 1972
November 30, 1972
December 1, 1972

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.

December 7, 1972
December 18, 1972
December 21, 1972
December 23, 1972

The San Francisco Giants signed Glenn Adams as a free agent.

December 27, 1972
1973

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.

January 9, 1973

The Houston Astros signed Luis Pujols as an amateur free agent.

January 10, 1973

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 Gil 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.

January 11, 1973

The Montreal Expos signed Don DeMola as a free agent.

January 12, 1973

The Boston Red Sox signed Luis Aponte as an amateur free agent.

January 15, 1973

The Philadelphia Phillies released John Bateman.

The Cleveland Indians signed Pedro Guerrero as an amateur free agent.

January 18, 1973

The Boston Red Sox signed Orlando Cepeda as a free agent.

January 21, 1973

The Atlanta Braves signed Curt Blefary as a free agent.

January 22, 1973
January 23, 1973

The Oakland Athletics signed Jerry McNertney as a free agent.

January 24, 1973

The Boston Red Sox traded Mike Nagy to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Lance Clemons (March 29, 1973) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

January 25, 1973

The Texas Rangers released Dalton Jones.

January 29, 1973
February 1, 1973

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 New York Mets traded Barry Raziano to the Kansas City Royals for Jerry Cram.

February 2, 1973
February 7, 1973
February 11, 1973

The Montreal Expos signed Marcel Lachemann as a free agent.

February 14, 1973
February 28, 1973
March 3, 1973

The New York Mets signed Manny Castillo as an amateur free agent.

March 6, 1973

The Cleveland Indians selected Jerry Johnson off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

March 7, 1973
March 8, 1973
March 17, 1973

The Chicago White Sox purchased Dave Baldwin from Hawaii (PCL).

March 20, 1973
March 22, 1973
March 24, 1973

The New York Yankees returned Steve Blateric to the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.

The Oakland Athletics traded Dave Duncan and George Hendrick to the Cleveland Indians for Ray Fosse and Jack Heidemann.

March 25, 1973
March 26, 1973
March 27, 1973
March 28, 1973

The Montreal Expos signed Larry Landreth as an amateur free agent.

The Texas Rangers traded Bill McNulty to the New York Mets for Bill Sudakis.

The Montreal Expos purchased Bob Stinson from the Houston Astros.

March 29, 1973
March 30, 1973

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.

March 31, 1973

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.

April 2, 1973 Standings
April 3, 1973 Standings
April 4, 1973 Standings
April 5, 1973 Standings
April 6, 1973 Standings

The California Angels signed Ron Perranoski as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants released Greg Thayer.

April 8, 1973 Standings

The Texas Rangers signed Doug Ault as an amateur free agent.

April 10, 1973 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies returned Mike Bruhert (earlier draft pick) to the New York Mets.

The Minnesota Twins released John Cumberland.

April 11, 1973 Standings

The Montreal Expos signed Chuck Taylor as a free agent.

April 13, 1973 Standings

The Baltimore Orioles traded John Montague to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Montreal Expos sent Mickey Scott (April 4, 1974) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

April 14, 1973 Standings
April 17, 1973 Standings
April 19, 1973 Standings
April 21, 1973 Standings

The San Francisco Giants signed John Cumberland as a free agent.

April 22, 1973 Standings
April 24, 1973 Standings
May 2, 1973 Standings

The Oakland Athletics signed Dick Baney as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins released Mike Ferraro.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Deron Johnson to the Oakland Athletics for Jack Bastable (minors).

May 4, 1973 Standings

The Cleveland Indians released Jerry Kenney.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Jerry McNertney from the Oakland Athletics.

The Boston Red Sox sent Sonny Siebert to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.

May 6, 1973 Standings

The Montreal Expos signed Joe Keener as an amateur free agent.

May 7, 1973 Standings

The New York Yankees signed Mike Ferraro as a free agent.

May 8, 1973 Standings
May 10, 1973 Standings
May 11, 1973 Standings

The Oakland Athletics signed Mark Budaska as an amateur free agent.

May 12, 1973 Standings

The Oakland Athletics signed Gary Woods as an amateur free agent.

May 14, 1973 Standings
May 19, 1973 Standings
May 20, 1973 Standings
May 21, 1973 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dick Selma as a free agent.

May 22, 1973 Standings

The Atlanta Braves traded Tom Heierle (minors) to the Houston Astros for Larry Howard.

The Montreal Expos purchased Mickey Scott from the Baltimore Orioles.

May 24, 1973 Standings
May 25, 1973 Standings
May 26, 1973 Standings
May 31, 1973 Standings
June, 1973 Standings

Brock Davis sent from the Milwaukee Brewers to the San Diego Padres in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The California Angels traded Jim Hutto to the Baltimore Orioles for Dave Leonhard.

June 2, 1973 Standings

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Rick Austin as a free agent.

June 5, 1973 Standings

The Texas Rangers drafted David Clyde in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Craig Mitchell in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary).

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Mark Mercer in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary).

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted John Stearns in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1973.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Robin Yount in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Pete Falcone in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary).

The San Diego Padres drafted Dave Winfield in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Montreal Expos drafted Warren Cromartie in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary).

The San Francisco Giants drafted Johnnie LeMaster in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Montreal Expos drafted Gary Roenicke in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Pat Rockett in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Eddie Bane in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Dan Boitano in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 19, 1973.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Joe Edelen in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.

The New York Mets drafted Lee Mazzilli in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mike Parrott in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Jerry Tabb in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1973.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Ted Cox in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Steve Swisher in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1973.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Gary Lucas in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Randy Scarbery in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Steve Nicosia in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.

The San Diego Padres drafted Mike Champion in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Todd Cruz in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1973.

The New York Yankees drafted Mike Heath in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Fred Lynn in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Tom McMillan in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Jim Otten in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The New York Mets drafted Jackson Todd in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Adams in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Floyd Bannister in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Texas Rangers drafted Len Barker in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Jim Gaudet in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Ruppert Jones in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The California Angels drafted Pat Kelly in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Ken Kravec in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Jeff Little in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Bob McClure in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary).

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Eddie Murray in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1973.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Dave Oliver in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Mitchell Page in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Joe Simpson in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The New York Yankees drafted Kerry Dineen in the 4th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Bob Pate in the 4th round of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Rob Picciolo in the 4th round of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Mike Colbern in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Dave Geisel in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed August 24, 1973.

The New York Yankees drafted LaMarr Hoyt in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Rick Jones in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Houston Astros drafted Mike Mendoza in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Bobby Mitchell in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Texas Rangers drafted Ken Pape in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Randy Wiles in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jim Wright in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1973.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Mike Dimmel in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Darrell Jackson in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Manny Seoane in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1973.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted John Tamargo in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Tommy Toms in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Joe Wallis in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1973.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mike Flanagan in the 7th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Luis Gomez in the 7th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Matt Keough in the 7th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Derek Bryant in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The California Angels drafted Steve Burke in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Butch Hobson in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The New York Yankees drafted Garth Iorg in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Mike Krukow in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1973.

The Houston Astros drafted Ken Landreaux in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Randy Lerch in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Wayne Gross in the 9th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Bob Stanley in the 9th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Larry Wolfe in the 9th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Ed Plank in the 10th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Ken Schrom in the 10th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Jerry Reed in the 11th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Jay Howell in the 12th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted Brian Kingman in the 12th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Jack Clark in the 13th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The San Diego Padres drafted Joe McIntosh in the 13th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Charlie Puleo in the 13th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Sandy Wihtol in the 13th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Houston Astros drafted Bobby Clark in the 14th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted Danny Boone in the 15th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Dwayne Murphy in the 15th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Terry Harper in the 16th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Jerry Garvin in the 17th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Houston Astros drafted Joe Sambito in the 17th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Houston Astros drafted Mike Davey in the 18th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Tom Dixon in the 18th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Rick Peters in the 18th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Mike Squires in the 18th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Larry Bradford in the 19th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The New York Mets drafted Mardie Cornejo in the 21st round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The California Angels drafted Jim Dorsey in the 21st round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Dan Graham in the 21st round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Chris Nyman in the 21st round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Montreal Expos drafted Jeff Reardon in the 23rd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Jeff Rineer in the 23rd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Montreal Expos drafted Tim Ireland in the 25th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Chuck Baker in the 26th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Gary Woods in 1973, but pick was voided.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Chuck Porter in the 28th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Texas Rangers drafted Billy Sample in the 28th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The Texas Rangers drafted Dan Duran in the 30th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Eric Rasmussen in the 32nd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

The New York Mets drafted Warren Brusstar in the 33rd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Gil Patterson in the 42nd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Bryn Smith in the 49th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

June 6, 1973 Standings
June 7, 1973 Standings

The Cincinnati Reds signed Dick Baney as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres traded Dave Campbell to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dwain Anderson.

The Atlanta Braves traded Pat Dobson to the New York Yankees for players to be named later, Wayne Nordhagen and Frank Tepedino. The New York Yankees sent Dave Cheadle (August 15, 1973) and Al Closter (September 5, 1973) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jeffrey Leonard as an amateur free agent.

The New York Yankees purchased Sam McDowell from the San Francisco Giants.

June 8, 1973 Standings
June 10, 1973 Standings
June 12, 1973 Standings
June 13, 1973 Standings

The Oakland Athletics signed Ray Cosey as an amateur free agent.

June 15, 1973 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Orlando Pena from the Baltimore Orioles.

The Montreal Expos signed Bob Reece as an amateur free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Richie Scheinblum to the California Angels for players to be named later. The California Angels sent Terry Wilshusen (June 19, 1973) and Thor Skogan (minors) (June 19, 1973) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

The Detroit Tigers traded Kevin Collins and Tom Timmermann to the Cleveland Indians for Ed Farmer.

June 17, 1973 Standings

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rick Langford as an amateur free agent.

June 18, 1973 Standings

The Cincinnati Reds released Bob Barton.

June 19, 1973 Standings
June 22, 1973 Standings

The Texas Rangers signed Greg Mahlberg as an amateur free agent.

The Detroit Tigers selected Bob Miller off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Gary Neibauer.

The Atlanta Braves signed Gary Neibauer as a free agent.

June 23, 1973 Standings

The Montreal Expos signed Terry Enyart as a free agent.

June 24, 1973 Standings

The Oakland Athletics signed Steve McCatty as an amateur free agent.

June 25, 1973 Standings

The San Francisco Giants signed Don McMahon as a free agent.

June 28, 1973 Standings
June 30, 1973 Standings

The San Francisco Giants released John Cumberland.

The Houston Astros signed Gordie Pladson as an amateur free agent.

July 1, 1973 Standings

The California Angels signed John Cumberland as a free agent.

July 2, 1973 Standings

The Detroit Tigers signed Ron LeFlore as an amateur free agent.

July 5, 1973 Standings
July 6, 1973 Standings
July 7, 1973 Standings
July 8, 1973 Standings

The Houston Astros purchased Juan Pizarro from the Chicago Cubs.

The Houston Astros released Bobby Fenwick.

The Chicago Cubs signed Bobby Fenwick as a free agent.

July 10, 1973 Standings

The Montreal Expos purchased Jim Lyttle from the Kansas City Royals.

The New York Mets released Jerry May.

The Kansas City Royals signed Rick Reichardt as a free agent.

July 11, 1973 Standings

The Texas Rangers purchased Jim Fregosi from the New York Mets.

The Detroit Tigers signed Mark Lemongello as an amateur free agent.

July 16, 1973 Standings

The Chicago White Sox released Mike Andrews.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Don Durham to the Texas Rangers for Jim Kremmel.

Previous purchase of Rob Gardner by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Oakland Athletics voided and player returned.

The California Angels released Curt Motton.

The New York Mets selected John Strohmayer off waivers from the Montreal Expos.

July 18, 1973 Standings

The Kansas City Royals purchased Joe Hoerner from the Atlanta Braves.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Curt Motton as a free agent.

July 23, 1973 Standings

The Texas Rangers signed Mike Bacsik as an amateur free agent.

July 25, 1973 Standings

The Kansas City Royals signed Joe Gates as an amateur free agent.

July 27, 1973 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Gene Dusen (minors) and Ed Crosby to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later and Ed Sprague. The Cincinnati Reds sent Roe Skidmore (September 30, 1973) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

July 30, 1973 Standings

The New York Yankees signed Jerry Kenney as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jerry May as a free agent.

July 31, 1973 Standings

The Oakland Athletics purchased Jesus Alou from the Houston Astros.

The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Andrews as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics purchased Vic Davalillo from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

August 3, 1973 Standings

The Cleveland Indians selected Ken Sanders off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

August 7, 1973 Standings

The New York Yankees traded a player to be named later and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Wayne Granger. The New York Yankees sent Ken Crosby (September 12, 1973) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

The Atlanta Braves selected Joe Niekro off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

August 9, 1973 Standings

The San Francisco Giants signed Francisco Barrios as a free agent.

August 10, 1973 Standings

The Philadelphia Phillies selected George Culver off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

August 13, 1973 Standings

The Montreal Expos purchased Bernie Allen from the New York Yankees.

The Chicago Cubs purchased Rico Carty from the Texas Rangers.

August 14, 1973 Standings

The California Angels traded players to be named later and Billy Grabarkewitz to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Denny Doyle (December 6, 1973) to the California Angels to complete the trade. The California Angels sent Aurelio Monteagudo (December 6, 1973) and Chris Coletta (December 6, 1973) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

August 15, 1973 Standings

The Chicago White Sox selected Jim Kaat off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

August 16, 1973 Standings
August 17, 1973 Standings

The Detroit Tigers released Rich Reese.

The Minnesota Twins signed Rich Reese as a free agent.

August 18, 1973 Standings

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Dave Campbell and cash to the Houston Astros for Tommie Agee.

The New York Yankees released Johnny Callison.

The Oakland Athletics sent Mike Hegan to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.

August 22, 1973 Standings

The Cleveland Indians signed Alfredo Griffin as an amateur free agent.

August 23, 1973 Standings

The Kansas City Royals signed Jeff Cox as an amateur free agent.

August 29, 1973 Standings

The Chicago Cubs traded Pat Bourque to the Oakland Athletics for Gonzalo Marquez.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Eddie Fisher from the Chicago White Sox.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Jim McGlothlin to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Steve Kealey (October 2, 1973) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

August 31, 1973 Standings

The Texas Rangers traded Mike Paul to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Larry Gura (November 14, 1973) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

September 1, 1973 Standings
September 4, 1973 Standings
September 5, 1973 Standings

The Montreal Expos released Coco Laboy.

September 6, 1973 Standings

The Montreal Expos selected Felipe Alou off waivers from the New York Yankees.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Matty Alou from the New York Yankees.

The San Francisco Giants released Francisco Barrios.

September 11, 1973 Standings
September 18, 1973 Standings

The Montreal Expos purchased Jose Morales from the Oakland Athletics.

The Minnesota Twins signed Greg Thayer as a free agent.

September 19, 1973 Standings

The Houston Astros signed Terry Puhl as an amateur free agent.

September 23, 1973 Standings

The New York Mets purchased Bob Miller from the Detroit Tigers.

September 24, 1973 Standings

The Chicago White Sox purchased Dave Marshall from the San Diego Padres.

The New York Yankees selected Duke Sims off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

September 25, 1973 Standings
September 26, 1973 Standings
October 2, 1973 Standings
October 4, 1973 Standings
October 9, 1973 Standings
October 11, 1973 Standings
October 14, 1973 Standings

The Minnesota Twins purchased Joe Keough from the Chicago White Sox.

October 18, 1973
October 22, 1973
October 23, 1973

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Chris Cannizzaro.

The Milwaukee Brewers released John Felske.

The Houston Astros purchased Mick Kelleher from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Detroit Tigers traded Dick McAuliffe to the Boston Red Sox for Ben Oglivie.

The Houston Astros released Jimmy Stewart.

The Houston Astros traded Hector Torres to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Dan Neumeier (December 4, 1973) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

October 24, 1973
October 25, 1973
October 26, 1973
October 27, 1973
October 29, 1973

The Kansas City Royals signed Charlie Beamon as an amateur free agent.

October 31, 1973
November 1, 1973
November 3, 1973
November 7, 1973
November 9, 1973
November 13, 1973

The Montreal Expos signed Tony Bernazard as an amateur free agent.

November 29, 1973

The Kansas City Royals signed Luis Salazar as an amateur free agent.

December 3, 1973

The Detroit Tigers traded Fred Scherman and cash to the Houston Astros for Jim Ray and Gary Sutherland.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Doug Capilla from the San Francisco Giants in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Ed Crosby from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

The California Angels drafted Tom Egan from the Chicago White Sox in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

The Minnesota Twins drafted Sergio Ferrer from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Herb Hutson from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Gene Lamont from the Atlanta Braves in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Mike McQueen from the Atlanta Braves in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

The Houston Astros drafted Larry Milbourne from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Bill Moran from the Boston Red Sox in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Denny O'Toole to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Rittwage.

The New York Yankees drafted Billy Parker from the California Angels in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Gary Ryerson from the California Angels in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

The Atlanta Braves traded Ron Schueler to the Philadelphia Phillies for Barry Lersch and Craig Robinson.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Tony Solaita from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Mario Soto as an amateur free agent.

The Montreal Expos drafted Earl Stephenson from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers released Tony Taylor.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded John Wockenfuss to the Detroit Tigers for Larry Elliott (minors).

December 4, 1973
December 5, 1973

The Cleveland Indians traded Steve Hargan to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Bill Gogolewski (March 23, 1974) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

The Montreal Expos traded Mike Marshall to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Willie Davis.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Pete Richert to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tommie Agee.

The Detroit Tigers purchased Luke Walker from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Chris Zachary to the Philadelphia Phillies for Pete Koegel.

December 6, 1973
December 7, 1973
December 8, 1973

The California Angels purchased Carlos Lopez from Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Tom Murphy to the Milwaukee Brewers for Bob Heise.

December 9, 1973
December 10, 1973

The Kansas City Royals purchased Buddy Hunter from the Boston Red Sox.

The Detroit Tigers traded Paul Jata to the Minnesota Twins for Jim Nettles.

The New York Yankees released Hal Lanier.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Dennis Martinez as an amateur free agent.

December 11, 1973

The Chicago Cubs traded Ron Santo to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later, Ken Frailing, Steve Stone and Steve Swisher. The Chicago White Sox sent Jim Kremmel (December 18, 1973) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

The New York Yankees released Ron Swoboda.

December 12, 1973
December 14, 1973
December 15, 1973
December 17, 1973

The Atlanta Braves signed Lew Krausse as a free agent.

December 19, 1973

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tony Taylor as a free agent.

December 20, 1973
December 24, 1973

The Montreal Expos signed Byron McLaughlin as an amateur free agent.

December 27, 1973
December 30, 1973

The Atlanta Braves signed Rufino Linares as an amateur free agent.

1974

The Baltimore Orioles signed Tony Chevez as an amateur free agent.

Dick Colpaert sent from the Minnesota Twins to the Boston Red Sox in an unknown transaction.

Brock Davis sent from the San Diego Padres to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

John Donaldson sent from the San Diego Padres to the Oakland Athletics in an unknown transaction.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Dan Dumoulin as an amateur free agent.

Larry Fritz sent from the New York Mets to the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.

The Minnesota Twins released Bob Gebhard.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Sam Hinds as an amateur free agent.

Steve Huntz sent from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ryan Kurosaki as an amateur free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Tony LaRussa from the Chicago Cubs.

The Detroit Tigers signed Frank MacCormack as an amateur free agent.

Milt Ramirez sent from the Houston Astros to the Los Angeles Dodgers in an unknown transaction.

The Kansas City Royals signed Luis Silverio as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Bob Veale as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Herb Washington as an amateur free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Butch Alberts.

The California Angels signed Butch Alberts as a free agent.

January 3, 1974

The Atlanta Braves signed Ron Swoboda as a free agent.

January 7, 1974

The Houston Astros signed Chris Cannizzaro as a free agent.

January 9, 1974

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Jay Johnstone from the Oakland Athletics.

The Texas Rangers drafted Roy Smalley in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).

The San Diego Padres drafted Tucker Ashford in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).

The San Diego Padres drafted Gil Patterson in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted John Caneira in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Larry McWilliams in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).

The Chicago White Sox drafted Kevin Bell in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).

The Boston Red Sox drafted Bob Stanley in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Montreal Expos drafted Joe Kerrigan in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).

The Minnesota Twins drafted Jerry Garvin in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The New York Yankees drafted Ken Phelps in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted John Urrea in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).

The Houston Astros drafted Joe Cannon in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).

The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Pate in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Mark Souza in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).

The Boston Red Sox drafted Chuck Rainey in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Mike Armstrong in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).

The Boston Red Sox drafted Steve Burke in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Tom Chism in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Mike Davey in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Jim Dorsey in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Montreal Expos drafted Ned Yost in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Fred Breining in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January).

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Dan Graham in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Texas Rangers drafted John Sutton in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January).

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Warren Brusstar in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed May 17, 1974.

The California Angels drafted Steve Hammond in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Shane Rawley in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The California Angels drafted Danny Boone in the 5th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Paul Moskau in the 5th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Montreal Expos drafted Randy Niemann in the 5th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Bobby Castillo in the 6th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January).

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mark Lee in the 9th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Garry Hancock in the 10th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

January 13, 1974

The California Angels signed Luis Quintana as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs released Jack Aker.

The Atlanta Braves signed Jack Aker as a free agent.

January 14, 1974

The Montreal Expos signed Bob Gebhard as a free agent.

January 15, 1974

The Minnesota Twins purchased Jerry May from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

January 16, 1974
January 22, 1974
January 31, 1974
February 12, 1974
February 14, 1974
February 16, 1974

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Tom Dixon as an amateur free agent.

February 18, 1974

The Houston Astros traded Pat Darcy and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for Denis Menke.

The New York Mets signed Orlando Sanchez as an amateur free agent.

February 23, 1974
March, 1974

The Texas Rangers signed Larry Brown as a free agent.

March 12, 1974

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Alberto Lois as an amateur free agent.

March 14, 1974

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Silvio Martinez as an amateur free agent.

The Montreal Expos released Andres Mora.

The Houston Astros signed Alex Taveras as an amateur free agent.

March 17, 1974
March 19, 1974
March 21, 1974
March 23, 1974
March 25, 1974
March 26, 1974
March 27, 1974
March 28, 1974
March 29, 1974
March 30, 1974
April 1, 1974
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