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November 1, 1973
The Oakland Athletics released Mike Andrews.
November 3, 1973
The Chicago Cubs traded Bob Locker to the Oakland Athletics for Horacio Pina.
The Houston Astros traded Cecil Upshaw to the Cleveland Indians for Jerry Johnson.
November 7, 1973
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Bill Wilson to the Milwaukee Brewers for Frank Linzy.
The San Diego Padres traded Jerry Morales to the Chicago Cubs for Glenn Beckert and Bobby Fenwick.
November 9, 1973
The San Diego Padres traded Clay Kirby to the Cincinnati Reds for Bobby Tolan and Dave Tomlin.
November 13, 1973
The Montreal Expos signed Tony Bernazard as an amateur free agent.
November 14, 1973
The Chicago Cubs traded a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers for Mike Paul. The Chicago Cubs sent Larry Gura (November 14, 1973) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
November 29, 1973
The Kansas City Royals signed Luis Salazar as an amateur free agent.
December 3, 1973
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Mike McQueen from the Atlanta Braves in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Gene Lamont from the Atlanta Braves in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Herb Hutson from the Baltimore Orioles 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 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 California Angels drafted Tom Egan from the Chicago White Sox in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Ed Crosby from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Sergio Ferrer from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Earl Stephenson from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Tony Solaita from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Doug Capilla from the San Francisco Giants in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Larry Milbourne from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Mario Soto as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Tony Taylor.
The Atlanta Braves traded Ron Schueler to the Philadelphia Phillies for Barry Lersch and Craig Robinson.
The Detroit Tigers traded Fred Scherman and cash to the Houston Astros for Jim Ray and Gary Sutherland.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Dennis O'Toole to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Rittwage.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded John Wockenfuss to the Detroit Tigers for Larry Elliott (minors).
December 4, 1973
The Atlanta Braves traded Gil Garrido to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bob Beall.
The Chicago White Sox traded a player to be named later to the Houston Astros for Hector Torres. The Chicago White Sox sent Dan Neumeier (December 4, 1973) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Ross Grimsley and Wally Williams (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles for Merv Rettenmund, Junior Kennedy, and Bill Wood (minors).
The Jalisco (Mexican) traded Francisco Barrios and Manuel Lugo (minors) to the Chicago White Sox for Rudy Hernandez.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Nelson Briles and Fernando Gonzalez to the Kansas City Royals for Ed Kirkpatrick, Kurt Bevacqua, and Winston Cole (minors).
December 5, 1973
The Detroit Tigers purchased Luke Walker from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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 Los Angeles Dodgers traded Pete Richert to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tommie Agee.
The Montreal Expos traded Mike Marshall to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Willie Davis.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Chris Zachary to the Philadelphia Phillies for Pete Koegel.
December 6, 1973
The Texas Rangers purchased Terry Crowley from the Baltimore Orioles.
The New York Yankees purchased Jim Mason from the Texas Rangers.
The Chicago Cubs traded Randy Hundley to the Minnesota Twins for George Mitterwald.
The Houston Astros traded Jimmy Wynn to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Claude Osteen and Dave Culpepper (minors).
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Ray Newman to the Detroit Tigers for Mike Strahler.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded a player to be named later to the California Angels for players to be named later and Billy Grabarkewitz. 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.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded John Andrews to the California Angels for Jeff Torborg.
December 7, 1973
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Eddie Watt from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Felipe Alou from the Montreal Expos.
The Texas Rangers purchased Cesar Tovar from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Juan Marichal from the San Francisco Giants.
The New York Yankees purchased Bill Sudakis from the Texas Rangers.
The New York Yankees traded Lindy McDaniel to the Kansas City Royals for Lou Piniella and Ken Wright.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Bob Johnson to the Cleveland Indians for Burnel Flowers (minors).
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Reggie Cleveland, Diego Segui, and Terry Hughes to the Boston Red Sox for Lynn McGlothen, John Curtis, and Mike Garman.
December 8, 1973
The California Angels purchased Carlos Lopez from the Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Tom Murphy to the Milwaukee Brewers for Bob Heise.
December 9, 1973
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Mike Nagy to the Houston Astros for Jay Schlueter.
December 10, 1973
The Baltimore Orioles signed Dennis Martinez as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Royals purchased Buddy Hunter from the Boston Red Sox.
The New York Yankees released Hal Lanier.
The Detroit Tigers traded Paul Jata to the Minnesota Twins for Jim Nettles.
December 11, 1973
The New York Yankees released Ron Swoboda.
The Chicago Cubs traded Ron Santo to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later, Steve Stone, Ken Frailing, and Steve Swisher. The Chicago White Sox sent Jim Kremmel (December 18, 1973) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
December 12, 1973
The Oakland Athletics released Rico Carty.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Steve Blateric to the Cleveland Indians for Roger Freed.
The San Diego Padres traded Dwain Anderson to the Cleveland Indians for Lou Camilli.
December 14, 1973
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Wes Parker.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Bucky Brandon.
December 15, 1973
The San Diego Padres traded Ron Clark to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gene Martin (minors).
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
The Montreal Expos traded Pat Jarvis to the Texas Rangers for Larry Biittner.
The San Diego Padres traded Steve Simpson to the New York Mets for Jim McAndrew.
December 24, 1973
The Montreal Expos signed Byron McLaughlin as an amateur free agent.
December 27, 1973
The Milwaukee Brewers released Rick Austin.
December 30, 1973
The Atlanta Braves signed Rufino Linares as an amateur free agent.
1974
The Boston Red Sox signed Bob Veale as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Tony Chevez as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Dan Dumoulin as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Frank MacCormack as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Luis Silverio as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Sam Hinds as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Herb Washington as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ryan Kurosaki as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Tony LaRussa from the Chicago Cubs.
The Minnesota Twins released Bob Gebhard.
Milt Ramirez sent from the Houston Astros to the Los Angeles Dodgers in an unknown transaction.
Steve Huntz sent from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction.
Dick Colpaert sent from the Minnesota Twins to the Boston Red Sox in an unknown transaction.
Larry Fritz sent from the New York Mets to the Philadelphia Phillies 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 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 Atlanta Braves drafted Larry McWilliams in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Mike Davey in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Boston Red Sox drafted Bob Stanley in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Boston Red Sox drafted Chuck Rainey in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Steve Burke in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Chicago White Sox drafted Kevin Bell in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Mike Armstrong in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Joe Cannon in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Mark Souza in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Bobby Castillo in the 6th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Jerry Garvin in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Montreal Expos drafted Joe Kerrigan in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Warren Brusstar in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed May 17, 1974.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Fred Breining in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Tucker Ashford in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted John Urrea in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Roy Smalley in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted John Sutton in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mark Lee in the 9th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Steve Hammond in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Danny Boone in the 5th round of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Paul Moskau in the 5th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Garry Hancock in the 10th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Pate in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Jim Dorsey in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Shane Rawley in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted John Caneira in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Tom Chism in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Ned Yost in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Randy Niemann in the 5th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Ken Phelps in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Dan Graham in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Gil Patterson in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Jay Johnstone from the Oakland Athletics.
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
The Chicago White Sox purchased John Lamb from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
January 22, 1974
The Baltimore Orioles released Larry Brown.
January 31, 1974
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jackie Hernandez to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mike Ryan.
February 12, 1974
The Texas Rangers traded Ken Suarez to the Cleveland Indians for Leo Cardenas.
February 14, 1974
The Philadelphia Phillies released Tom Haller.
February 16, 1974
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Tom Dixon as an amateur free agent.
February 18, 1974
The New York Mets signed Orlando Sanchez as an amateur free agent.
The Houston Astros traded Pat Darcy and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for Denis Menke.
February 23, 1974
The Kansas City Royals traded Barry Raziano and cash to the California Angels for Vada Pinson.
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 Houston Astros signed Alex Taveras as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Silvio Martinez as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos released Andres Mora.
March 17, 1974
The Cleveland Indians traded Mike Hedlund to the Chicago White Sox for Ken Hottman.
March 19, 1974
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Terry Crowley from the Texas Rangers.
As part of a 3-team trade: The New York Yankees sent Jerry Moses to the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers sent Ed Farmer to the New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers sent Jim Perry to the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians sent Rick Sawyer and Walt Williams to the New York Yankees.
The San Francisco Giants traded Willie Prall to the Chicago Cubs for Ken Rudolph.
March 21, 1974
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Ed Farmer from the New York Yankees.
March 23, 1974
The New York Yankees purchased Elliott Maddox from the Texas Rangers.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Scipio Spinks to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Hickman.
March 25, 1974
The Cleveland Indians purchased Jack Heidemann from the Oakland Athletics.
The Atlanta Braves released Dick Dietz.
The Atlanta Braves released Ron Swoboda.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jeff Torborg.
March 26, 1974
The Atlanta Braves purchased Buzz Capra from the New York Mets.
The Oakland Athletics purchased Larry Haney from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Boston Red Sox released Luis Aparicio.
The Boston Red Sox released Bobby Bolin.
The Boston Red Sox released Orlando Cepeda.
The Cincinnati Reds released Joe Hague.
The Cleveland Indians released Ray Lamb.
The Kansas City Royals released Gail Hopkins.
The Kansas City Royals released Carl Taylor.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Tommie Agee.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Mike Strahler.
The New York Yankees released Wayne Granger.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jay Johnstone.
The Atlanta Braves traded Chuck Goggin to the Boston Red Sox for Vic Correll.
March 27, 1974
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased John Lamb from the Chicago White Sox.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Steve Barber.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Bill Wilson.
The New York Mets released Jim Beauchamp.
The Oakland Athletics released Billy Conigliaro.
The Texas Rangers released Pat Jarvis.
March 28, 1974
The Houston Astros purchased Ollie Brown from the California Angels.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Bob Didier from the Detroit Tigers.
The Cincinnati Reds released Larry Stahl.
The Cleveland Indians released Mike Kekich.
The Oakland Athletics released Chuck Dobson.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jim Foor to the Kansas City Royals for Wayne Simpson.
The Cleveland Indians selected Leron Lee off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
March 29, 1974
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Ed Crosby from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Chicago White Sox released Jim McGlothlin.
March 30, 1974
The Houston Astros traded Larry Yount and Don Stratton (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers for Wilbur Howard.
April 1, 1974 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs released Milt Pappas.
The Cleveland Indians released Rich Hinton.
The Montreal Expos traded John Boccabella to the San Francisco Giants for Don Carrithers.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Tom Dettore and cash to the Chicago Cubs for Paul Popovich.
The Atlanta Braves selected Ivan Murrell off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
April 2, 1974 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres signed Bob Barton as a free agent.
April 3, 1974 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Wayne Granger as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jay Johnstone as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox traded a player to be named later and cash to the California Angels for Bill Stein. The Chicago White Sox sent Steve Blateric (August 1, 1974) to the California Angels to complete the trade.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Bruce Ellingsen to the Cleveland Indians for Pedro Guerrero.
April 4, 1974 (Standings)
The California Angels purchased Bill Stoneman from the Montreal Expos.
The Montreal Expos traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles for John Montague. The Montreal Expos sent Mickey Scott (April 4, 1974) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
April 6, 1974 (Standings)
The New York Mets released Rich Chiles.
April 9, 1974 (Standings)
The Houston Astros released Juan Pizarro.
April 10, 1974 (Standings)
The New York Yankees released Mike Ferraro.
April 11, 1974 (Standings)
The Oakland Athletics purchased Lew Krausse from the Atlanta Braves.
The Kansas City Royals released Rick Reichardt.
April 15, 1974 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Rich Hinton as a free agent.
April 20, 1974 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Dal Maxvill.
April 23, 1974 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals released Jeff Cox.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Jackie Hernandez.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jackie Hernandez as a free agent.
April 24, 1974 (Standings)
The Texas Rangers traded Charlie Hudson to the Cleveland Indians for Ted Ford.
April 25, 1974 (Standings)
The Texas Rangers signed Mike Kekich as a free agent.
April 26, 1974 (Standings)
The New York Yankees traded Fritz Peterson, Steve Kline, Fred Beene, and Tom Buskey to the Cleveland Indians for Chris Chambliss, Dick Tidrow, and Cecil Upshaw.
April 27, 1974 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Ken Tatum to the Chicago White Sox for Luis Alvarado.
April 28, 1974 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs released Mike Paul.
April 29, 1974 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers released Felipe Alou.
April 30, 1974 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals traded Paul Schaal to the California Angels for Richie Scheinblum.
May 3, 1974 (Standings)
The Oakland Athletics released Vic Davalillo.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Mike Wallace to the New York Yankees for Ken Wright.
May 4, 1974 (Standings)
The California Angels released Mike Epstein.
The New York Yankees traded Mike Pazik and cash to the Minnesota Twins for Dick Woodson.
May 5, 1974 (Standings)
The New York Yankees purchased Fernando Gonzalez from the Kansas City Royals.
May 7, 1974 (Standings)
The California Angels signed Julio Cruz as an amateur free agent.
The Texas Rangers traded Larry Gura and cash to the New York Yankees for Duke Sims.
May 10, 1974 (Standings)
The Oakland Athletics signed Dal Maxvill as a free agent.
May 11, 1974 (Standings)
The Houston Astros purchased Jay Schlueter from the St. Louis Cardinals.
May 13, 1974 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Mike Hegan from the New York Yankees.
May 15, 1974 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres signed Rich Chiles as a free agent.
May 16, 1974 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves purchased Lew Krausse from the Oakland Athletics.
May 19, 1974 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos signed Craig Minetto as an amateur free agent.
May 20, 1974 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos signed Hal Dues as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Glenn Brummer as an amateur free agent.
May 21, 1974 (Standings)
The San Francisco Giants signed Don McMahon as a free agent.
May 22, 1974 (Standings)
The New York Mets purchased Alex Trevino from the Cuidad Victoria (Mexican Center).
The Cleveland Indians traded Steve Blateric to the Chicago White Sox for Johnny Jeter.
May 23, 1974 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos traded Earl Stephenson to the Minnesota Twins for Dan Monzon.
May 25, 1974 (Standings)
The San Francisco Giants signed Steve Barber as a free agent.
May 29, 1974 (Standings)
The New York Mets purchased Jim Lyttle from the Montreal Expos.
May 31, 1974 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres purchased Horace Clarke from the New York Yankees.
June, 1974 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds signed Rafael Santo Domingo as an amateur free agent.
June 1, 1974 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres released Jim McAndrew.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Luis Alvarado and Ed Crosby to the Cleveland Indians for Jack Heidemann.
June 5, 1974 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves drafted Dale Murphy in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Joey McLaughlin in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Rick Camp in the 7th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Mickey Mahler in the 10th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Rich Dauer in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Tom Chism in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mike Darr in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Randy Miller in the 5th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Sam Bowen in the 7th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Joel Finch in the 9th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted John Caneira in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The California Angels drafted Mike Miley in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Rance Mulliniks in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Thad Bosley in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Stan Cliburn in the 5th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Gary Wheelock in the 6th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Ralph Botting in the 7th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted John Verhoeven in the 12th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Scot Thompson in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1974.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Mike Sember in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1974.
The Chicago Cubs drafted George Riley in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1974.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Larry Monroe in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Jack Kucek in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Pete Vuckovich in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Dave Frost in the 18th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Mike Grace in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Mike LaCoss in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Steve Henderson in the 5th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Ron Oester in the 9th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Lynn Jones in the 10th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Dan Norman in the 15th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Tom Brennan in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Sandy Wihtol in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Cleveland Indians drafted Orlando Gonzalez in the 18th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Lance Parrish in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Mark Fidrych in the 10th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Sykes in the 19th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Alan Knicely in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Willie Wilson in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Rick Sutcliffe in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Steve Shirley in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Butch Edge in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Moose Haas in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Barry Cort in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Gary Beare in the 5th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Steve Bowling in the 7th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Jim Gantner in the 12th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Jerry Augustine in the 15th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Butch Wynegar in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Bud Bulling in the 14th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Jerry Fry in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Shane Rawley in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed July 15, 1974.
The Montreal Expos drafted Bobby Ramos in the 7th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Ned Yost in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The New York Mets drafted Cliff Speck in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Dwight Bernard in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted John Pacella in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Bob Myrick in the 20th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Dennis Sherrill in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Dave Bergman in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Jerry Narron in the 6th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Dennis Werth in the 19th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Darrell Woodard in the 12th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Rick Lysander in the 19th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Lonnie Smith in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1974 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1974.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Kevin Saucier in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1974.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Don McCormack in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1974.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jim Morrison in the 5th round of the 1974 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1974.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Mark Clear in the 8th round of the 1974 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1974.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Rod Scurry in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Gary Hargis in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Ed Whitson in the 6th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Mike Edwards in the 7th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Bryan Clark in the 10th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Bill Almon in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Jim Wilhelm in the 7th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Alan Wirth in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Guy Sularz in the 10th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted John Henry Johnson in the 15th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Jeff Yurak in the 24th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Garry Templeton in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Bill Caudill in the 8th round of the 1974 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1974.
The Texas Rangers drafted Tommy Boggs in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Jeff Byrd in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Jim Clancy in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Rick Lisi in the 13th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Jim Umbarger in the 16th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Gary Gray in the 18th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Bobby Cuellar in the 29th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Floyd Chiffer in the 8th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Greg Harris in the 10th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Bob Welch in the 14th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Jim Farr in the 9th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Andy McGaffigan in the 36th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Rob Picciolo in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Dan Morogiello in the 8th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Gil Patterson in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Chuck Baker in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Don Kainer in the 7th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Tony Johnson in the 13th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Mickey Hatcher in the 14th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Craig Eaton in the 6th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Scott Sanderson in the 11th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Sammy Stewart in the 28th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Eric Show in the 36th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Dave Tobik in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Barry Bonnell in the 10th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Hubie Brooks in the 19th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Pat Putnam in the 12th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Steve Baker in the 18th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Gene Krug in the 31st round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Ron Roenicke in the 7th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Ken Phelps in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Derek Botelho in the 26th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Rick Sweet in the 31st round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Lenn Sakata in the 5th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Bump Wills in the 12th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Denny Walling in the 8th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Stew Cliburn in the 16th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Dave Rozema in the 22nd round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Neil Fiala in the 22nd round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Dave Baker in the 23rd round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Paul Molitor in the 28th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Garry Hancock in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Tim Stoddard in the 25th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Al Holland in the 30th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Joe Lis from the Minnesota Twins.
June 7, 1974 (Standings)
The New York Yankees released Jim Ray Hart.
June 10, 1974 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers signed Tim Corcoran as an amateur free agent.
June 11, 1974 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Doug Corbett as an amateur free agent.
June 12, 1974 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves signed Dave Campbell as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles released Gilberto Rondon.
June 14, 1974 (Standings)
The New York Mets purchased Jack Aker from the Atlanta Braves.
June 15, 1974 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jeff Schneider as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees purchased Rudy May from the California Angels.
The San Diego Padres traded Steve Arlin to the Cleveland Indians for players to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Brent Strom (June 21, 1974) and Terry Ley (June 21, 1974) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
June 17, 1974 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs purchased Oscar Zamora from the Houston Astros.
The Cleveland Indians released Ken Sanders.
June 21, 1974 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Pete Richert from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Cleveland Indians traded Dwain Anderson to the New York Mets for Brian Ostrosser.
June 24, 1974 (Standings)
The California Angels signed Ken Sanders as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Marshall Edwards as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Bill Parsons and cash to the Oakland Athletics for Deron Johnson.
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Ollie Brown off waivers from the Houston Astros.
June 25, 1974 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds signed Harry Spilman as an amateur free agent.
June 28, 1974 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies released George Culver.
June 29, 1974 (Standings)
The California Angels purchased Chuck Dobson from the Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).
July, 1974 (Standings)
The Boston Red Sox released Dick Colpaert.
July 1, 1974 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds returned Mike McQueen (earlier draft pick) to the Atlanta Braves.
The Texas Rangers selected Bob Johnson off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
The Chicago White Sox selected Lloyd Allen off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
July 2, 1974 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed John Poff as an amateur free agent.
July 3, 1974 (Standings)
The San Francisco Giants released Don McMahon.
July 5, 1974 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos signed Gerry Hannahs as an amateur free agent.
July 8, 1974 (Standings)
The New York Yankees purchased Sandy Alomar from the California Angels.
The Kansas City Royals released Luis Salazar.
The Kansas City Royals traded Cal Meier (minors) and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Kurt Bevacqua.
July 10, 1974 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres purchased Steve Huntz from the Chicago White Sox.
The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Gail Hopkins from the Hawaii (PCL).
The Chicago Cubs purchased Billy Grabarkewitz from the Philadelphia Phillies.
July 11, 1974 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Chuck Brinkman from the Chicago White Sox.
The San Diego Padres released Matty Alou.
July 12, 1974 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Gene Garber from the Kansas City Royals.
The California Angels released Bill Stoneman.
July 13, 1974 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Willie Mueller as an amateur free agent.
July 16, 1974 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jim Hickman.
July 17, 1974 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians purchased Tommy McCraw from the California Angels.
July 26, 1974 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers signed Sheldon Burnside as an amateur free agent.
July 28, 1974 (Standings)
The Chicago Cubs traded Horacio Pina to the California Angels for Rick Stelmaszek.
July 29, 1974 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Dick Selma from the California Angels.
July 31, 1974 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos released Bob Babcock.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Bob Heise to the California Angels for a player to be named later. The California Angels sent Doug Howard (October 7, 1974) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
August 1, 1974 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres purchased Chris Cannizzaro from the Houston Astros.
August 5, 1974 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Richie Scheinblum from the Kansas City Royals.
August 6, 1974 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Orlando Cepeda as a free agent.
August 7, 1974 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers sent Jim Northrup to the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Bob Babcock as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Norm Cash.
The Atlanta Braves traded Mike McQueen to the Baltimore Orioles for Pete Watts (minors).
August 11, 1974 (Standings)
The San Francisco Giants released Steve Barber.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Steve Barber as a free agent.
August 12, 1974 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Dick Billings from the Texas Rangers.
The Milwaukee Brewers returned Dick Selma to the California Angels following previous purchase.
August 15, 1974 (Standings)
The Houston Astros traded Claude Osteen to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later and Ron Selak (minors). The St. Louis Cardinals sent Dan Larson (October 14, 1974) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
August 17, 1974 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians purchased Rico Carty from the Cordoba (Mexican).
August 19, 1974 (Standings)
The Oakland Athletics traded Pat Bourque to the Minnesota Twins for Jim Holt.
August 20, 1974 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Juan Pizarro as a free agent.
August 22, 1974 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Tom Herr as an amateur free agent.
August 26, 1974 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals purchased German Barranca from the Mexico City Reds (Mexican).
August 29, 1974 (Standings)
The Boston Red Sox signed Juan Agosto as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Royals purchased Aurelio Lopez from the Mexico City Reds (Mexican).
September 1, 1974 (Standings)
The Boston Red Sox purchased Tim McCarver from the St. Louis Cardinals.
September 2, 1974 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds signed Geoff Combe as an amateur free agent.
September 5, 1974 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Orlando Pena to the California Angels for a player to be named later. The California Angels sent Rich Hand (October 15, 1974) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Ron Hunt off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
September 6, 1974 (Standings)
The New York Yankees signed Dave Rajsich as an amateur free agent.
September 7, 1974 (Standings)
The Boston Red Sox purchased Deron Johnson from the Milwaukee Brewers.
September 9, 1974 (Standings)
The New York Yankees purchased Alex Johnson from the Texas Rangers.
The Texas Rangers selected Bill Hands off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
September 10, 1974 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves purchased Mike Thompson from the St. Louis Cardinals.
September 11, 1974 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles traded a player to be named later and cash to the California Angels for Bob Oliver. The Baltimore Orioles sent Mickey Scott (October 3, 1974) to the California Angels to complete the trade.
September 12, 1974 (Standings)
The California Angels traded Bill Gilbreth to the Cleveland Indians for Charlie Hudson.
The Cleveland Indians traded Ken Suarez, Rusty Torres, and cash to the California Angels for Frank Robinson.
September 14, 1974 (Standings)
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Barry Lersch from the Atlanta Braves.
September 16, 1974 (Standings)
The California Angels purchased Larry McCall from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Jim Northrup from the Montreal Expos.
September 18, 1974 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos released Craig Minetto.
September 27, 1974 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals released Orlando Cepeda.
The San Diego Padres released Pat Corrales.
September 29, 1974 (Standings)
The New York Yankees signed Jesus Figueroa as an amateur free agent.
September 30, 1974 (Standings)
The New York Mets released Jim Lyttle.
October 1, 1974 (Standings)
The New York Mets released Jim Gosger.
The New York Mets released Bob Miller.
October 3, 1974 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres released Bob Barton.
The San Diego Padres released Horace Clarke.
The San Diego Padres released Rich Morales.
October 8, 1974 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers released Ike Brown.
October 13, 1974 (Standings)
The New York Mets traded Ray Sadecki and Tommy Moore to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe Torre.
October 14, 1974 (Standings)
The San Francisco Giants traded Elias Sosa and Ken Rudolph to the St. Louis Cardinals for Marc Hill.
The San Francisco Giants traded Jim Willoughby to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Heintzelman.
October 21, 1974
The Texas Rangers released Larry Brown.
October 22, 1974
The Houston Astros released Jerry Johnson.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Pat Osburn to the Milwaukee Brewers for John Vukovich.
The New York Mets traded Duffy Dyer to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Gene Clines.
The San Francisco Giants traded Bobby Bonds to the New York Yankees for Bobby Murcer.
October 23, 1974
The Atlanta Braves released Sonny Jackson.
The Atlanta Braves released Norm Miller.
The Chicago White Sox released Wayne Granger.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Mike Ryan.
The Chicago Cubs traded Billy Williams to the Oakland Athletics for Darold Knowles, Bob Locker, and Manny Trillo.
The Oakland Athletics traded Dan Ford and Dennis Myers (minors) to the Minnesota Twins for Pat Bourque.
October 24, 1974
The Houston Astros purchased Jose Cruz from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Boston Red Sox released John Kennedy.
The Boston Red Sox released Juan Marichal.
The Boston Red Sox released Dick McAuliffe.
The Boston Red Sox released Bob Veale.
The California Angels released Paul Schaal.
The Oakland Athletics released John Donaldson.
October 25, 1974
The Chicago White Sox purchased Roger Nelson from the Cincinnati Reds.
The California Angels returned Larry McCall to the Baltimore Orioles following previous purchase.
The Boston Red Sox released Deron Johnson.
The Cincinnati Reds released Phil Gagliano.
The Cincinnati Reds released Andy Kosco.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Gail Hopkins.
The Minnesota Twins released Randy Hundley.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Frank Linzy.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Pete Richert.
October 29, 1974
The Houston Astros traded Bob Gallagher to the New York Mets for Ken Boswell.
November 2, 1974
The Atlanta Braves traded Hank Aaron to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later and Dave May. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Roger Alexander (minors) (December 2, 1974) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
November 4, 1974
The New York Mets released Jack Aker.
November 8, 1974
The San Diego Padres traded Cito Gaston to the Atlanta Braves for Danny Frisella.
November 11, 1974
The Oakland Athletics released Dal Maxvill.
November 18, 1974
As part of a 3-team trade: The San Diego Padres sent Nate Colbert to the Detroit Tigers. The San Diego Padres sent a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Detroit Tigers sent Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon to the San Diego Padres. The Detroit Tigers sent Ed Brinkman to the St. Louis Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Alan Foster, Rich Folkers, and Sonny Siebert to the San Diego Padres. The San Diego Padres sent Danny Breeden (December 12, 1974) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
November 22, 1974
The Boston Red Sox signed Win Remmerswaal as an amateur free agent.
November 25, 1974
The California Angels released Tony Conigliaro.
December 1, 1974
The New York Yankees purchased Bob Oliver from the Baltimore Orioles.
December 2, 1974
The Boston Red Sox drafted Kim Andrew from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1974 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Tim Hosley from the Oakland Athletics in the 1974 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Doug Clarey from the Minnesota Twins in the 1974 minor league draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Bill Parsons from the Oakland Athletics.
The California Angels traded Bob Heise to the Boston Red Sox for Tommy Harper.
December 3, 1974
The Tampico (Mexican) purchased Joe Pactwa from the New York Yankees.
The Atlanta Braves traded a player to be named later and cash to the Chicago White Sox for Dick Allen. The Atlanta Braves sent Jim Essian (May 15, 1975) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
The Houston Astros traded Lee May and Jay Schlueter to the Baltimore Orioles for Enos Cabell and Rob Andrews.
The New York Mets traded Tug McGraw, Don Hahn, and Dave Schneck to the Philadelphia Phillies for Del Unser, John Stearns, and Mac Scarce.
The New York Yankees traded Bill Sudakis to the California Angels for Skip Lockwood.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Ed Farmer to the Milwaukee Brewers for Steve McCartney (minors).
December 4, 1974
The Montreal Expos traded Ken Singleton and Mike Torrez to the Baltimore Orioles for Dave McNally, Rich Coggins, and Bill Kirkpatrick (minors).
The Montreal Expos traded Tom Walker and Terry Humphrey to the Detroit Tigers for Woodie Fryman.
December 5, 1974
The Minnesota Twins traded Mike Adams to the Chicago Cubs for Tom Lundstedt.
The Montreal Expos traded Willie Davis to the Texas Rangers for Don Stanhouse and Pete Mackanin.
The New York Yankees traded Cecil Upshaw to the Chicago White Sox for Eddie Leon.
The Texas Rangers traded Pete Broberg to the Milwaukee Brewers for Clyde Wright.
December 6, 1974
The Detroit Tigers sent Jim Ray to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.
The Montreal Expos traded Ron Fairly to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ed Kurpiel (minors) and Rudy Kinard (minors).
The San Diego Padres traded Derrel Thomas to the San Francisco Giants for Tito Fuentes and Butch Metzger.
December 9, 1974
The Cincinnati Reds released Paul Thormodsgard.
The Kansas City Royals released Joe Hoerner.
The Houston Astros traded Roe Skidmore to the Boston Red Sox for Bob Didier.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Ike Brookens to the Detroit Tigers for John Young.
December 11, 1974
The New York Mets traded Ted Martinez to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jack Heidemann and Mike Vail.
December 13, 1974
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Mick Kelleher from the Houston Astros.
The Chicago Cubs released Carmen Fanzone.
The Minnesota Twins released Earl Stephenson.
December 16, 1974
Catfish Hunter of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
The Atlanta Braves released Lew Krausse.
The Chicago White Sox traded Mike Hedlund to the Cincinnati Reds for Ozzie Osborn.
December 18, 1974
The Baltimore Orioles signed Bryn Smith as an amateur free agent.
December 19, 1974
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Rick Austin as a free agent.
December 20, 1974
The New York Yankees released Sam McDowell.
December 26, 1974
The New York Yankees signed Juan Espino as an amateur free agent.
December 28, 1974
The Chicago White Sox signed Jim Lyttle as a free agent.
December 31, 1974
The New York Yankees signed Catfish Hunter as a free agent.
1975
The San Diego Padres purchased Jim Shellenback from the Texas Rangers.
The San Francisco Giants released Jimmy Rosario.
Buddy Hunter sent from the Kansas City Royals to the Boston Red Sox in an unknown transaction.
Milt Ramirez sent from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Reynosa (Mexican) in an unknown transaction.
Curtis Brown sent from the Montreal Expos to the Union Laguna (Mexican) in an unknown transaction.
January 2, 1975
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Joe Henderson from the Chicago White Sox.
January 3, 1975
The California Angels signed Gilberto Rondon as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Jerry Davanon from the St. Louis Cardinals.
January 6, 1975
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Nelson Norman as an amateur free agent.
January 9, 1975
The California Angels drafted Willie Aikens in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1975 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Gil Kubski in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The California Angels drafted Jim Dorsey in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Bobby Clark in the 5th round of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Chicago Cubs drafted Ed Putman in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed February 21, 1975.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Tim Stoddard in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Detroit Tigers drafted Dave Tobik in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Detroit Tigers drafted Tom Brookens in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Dave Rozema in the 4th round of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Lenn Sakata in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The New York Mets drafted Marshall Brant in the 4th round of the 1975 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Rob Picciolo in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Barry Bonnell in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The San Diego Padres drafted Gene Richards in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1975 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Juan Eichelberger in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The San Diego Padres drafted Chuck Baker in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The San Diego Padres drafted Rick Sweet in the 3rd round of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The Texas Rangers drafted Bump Wills in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
The California Angels drafted Derek Botelho in the 4th round of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Bob Walk in the 5th round of the 1975 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Bruce Bochy in the 8th round of the 1975 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Darrell Brown in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Gil Patterson in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Randy Niemann in the 3rd round of the 1975 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Vance McHenry in the 6th round of the 1975 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Dave Hudgens in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Gene Krug in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but was not signed.
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