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1970 Boston Red Sox (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1969/1971)
87-75, Finished 3rd in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 786 runs, Allowed 722 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 87-75
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Batting - 108, Pitching - 107
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1970 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1969/1971) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

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

November 7, 1969

Signed Ramon Aviles as an amateur free agent.

November 25, 1969

Sold Fred Wenz to the Philadelphia Phillies.

December 1, 1969

Drafted Mike Derrick from the Detroit Tigers in the 1969 rule 5 draft.

Hal King drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1969 rule 5 draft.

Ken Wright drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1969 rule 5 draft.

December 13, 1969

Traded Syd O'Brien and Billy Farmer (minors) to the Chicago White Sox. Received Gary Peters and Don Pavletich. Billy Farmer (minors) refused to report to his new team. The Boston Red Sox sent Jerry Janeski (March 9, 1970) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

Traded Dalton Jones to the Detroit Tigers. Received Tom Matchick.

Traded Syd O'Brien and Billy Farmer (minors) to the Chicago White Sox. Received Gary Peters and Don Pavletich. Billy Farmer (minors) refused to report to his new team. The Boston Red Sox sent Jerry Janeski (March 9, 1970) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

1970

Signed Dave Coleman as an amateur free agent.

Released Ron Kline.

January 17, 1970

Drafted Rick Burleson in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

March 9, 1970

Traded Syd O'Brien and Billy Farmer (minors) to the Chicago White Sox. Received Gary Peters and Don Pavletich. Billy Farmer (minors) refused to report to his new team. The Boston Red Sox sent Jerry Janeski (March 9, 1970) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

April 4, 1970 (Standings)

Sold Russ Gibson to the San Francisco Giants.

May 28, 1970 (Standings)

Traded Tom Matchick to the Kansas City Royals. Received Mike Fiore.

June 4, 1970 (Standings)

Drafted John LaRose in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

Drafted Tim Blackwell in the 13th round of the 1970 amateur draft.

June 8, 1970 (Standings)

Purchased Cal Koonce from the New York Mets.

June 26, 1970 (Standings)

Purchased John Kennedy from the Milwaukee Brewers.

June 29, 1970 (Standings)

Sold Lee Stange to the Chicago White Sox.

July 14, 1970 (Standings)

Received Chuck Hartenstein from the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.

September 10, 1970 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Bobby Bolin. The Boston Red Sox sent Al Yates (October 6, 1970) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

October 6, 1970 (Standings)

Traded Bill Landis to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Billy McCool. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

October 11, 1970 (Standings)

Traded Tony Conigliaro, Ray Jarvis, and Jerry Moses to the California Angels. Received Ken Tatum, Jarvis Tatum, and Doug Griffin.

October 21, 1970

Traded Dick Schofield to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jim Campbell.

November 30, 1970

Cecil Cooper drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1970 rule 5 draft.

December 1, 1970

Traded Mike Andrews and Luis Alvarado to the Chicago White Sox. Received Luis Aparicio.

December 3, 1970

Purchased Don Bryant from the Houston Astros.

Traded Carmen Fanzone to the Chicago Cubs. Received Phil Gagliano.

December 25, 1970

Signed Bo Diaz as an amateur free agent.

December 31, 1970

Sold Chuck Hartenstein to the Chicago White Sox.

1971

Signed Rick Kreuger as an amateur free agent.

January 13, 1971

Drafted Jim Otten in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted John Tamargo in the 3rd round of the 1971 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Eric Rasmussen in the 4th round of the 1971 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Roy Smalley in the 4th round of the 1971 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

February 19, 1971

Traded Billy McCool to the Kansas City Royals. Received Hawk Taylor.

March 31, 1971

Traded Vicente Romo and Tony Muser to the Chicago White Sox. Received Duane Josephson and Danny Murphy.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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