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1974 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1973 / 1975)
66-96, Finished 6th in NL East
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Scored 669 runs, Allowed 826 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 66-96
Manager: Whitey Lockman (41-52) and Jim Marshall (25-44)
Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,015,378 (10th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 103, Pitching - 105;   one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 103
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1973 / 1975 Trades and Transactions

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

October 25, 1973

Traded Fergie Jenkins to the Texas Rangers. Received Vic Harris and Bill Madlock.

November 3, 1973

Traded Bob Locker to the Oakland Athletics. Received Horacio Pina.

November 7, 1973

Traded Glenn Beckert and Bobby Fenwick to the San Diego Padres. Received Jerry Morales.

November 14, 1973

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

December 3, 1973

Drafted Herb Hutson from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

December 6, 1973

Traded Randy Hundley to the Minnesota Twins. Received George Mitterwald.

December 11, 1973

Traded Ron Santo to the Chicago White Sox. Received 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.

1974

Brock Davis received from the San Diego Padres in an unknown transaction.

Sold Tony LaRussa to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

January 13, 1974

Released Jack Aker.

March 19, 1974

Traded Ken Rudolph to the San Francisco Giants. Received Willie Prall.

March 23, 1974

Traded Jim Hickman to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Scipio Spinks.

April 1, 1974 (Standings)

Released Milt Pappas.

Traded Paul Popovich to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Tom Dettore and cash.

April 28, 1974 (Standings)

Released Mike Paul.

June 5, 1974 (Standings)

Drafted Scot Thompson in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1974.

Drafted Mike Sember in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1974.

Drafted George Riley in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1974.

Drafted Bob Welch in the 14th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 17, 1974 (Standings)

Purchased Oscar Zamora from the Houston Astros.

July 10, 1974 (Standings)

Purchased Billy Grabarkewitz from the Philadelphia Phillies.

July 28, 1974 (Standings)

Traded Horacio Pina to the California Angels. Received Rick Stelmaszek.

October 23, 1974

Traded Billy Williams to the Oakland Athletics. Received Darold Knowles, Bob Locker and Manny Trillo.

December 2, 1974

Drafted Tim Hosley from the Oakland Athletics in the 1974 rule 5 draft.

December 5, 1974

Traded Tom Lundstedt to the Minnesota Twins. Received Mike Adams.

December 13, 1974

Released Carmen Fanzone.

January 9, 1975

Drafted Ed Putman in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed February 21, 1975.

February 25, 1975

Traded Brock Davis and Dave LaRoche to the Cleveland Indians. Received Milt Wilcox.

March 29, 1975

Released Billy Grabarkewitz.

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1973 / 1975 Trades and Transactions