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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1970 / 1972)
79-83, Finished 4th in NL West
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Scored 586 runs, Allowed 581 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 82-80
Manager: Sparky Anderson (79-83)
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,501,122 (7th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 94; one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 96
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1970 / 1972 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 20, 1970
Received Sonny Ruberto from the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.
Purchased Ed Sprague from the Oakland Athletics.
November 30, 1970
Traded Danny Breeden to the Chicago Cubs. Received Willie Smith.
December 15, 1970
Traded Jim Maloney to the California Angels. Received Greg Garrett.
1971
Jack Lind received from the Houston Astros in an unknown transaction.
January 25, 1971
Released Ray Washburn.
March 31, 1971
Traded Stan Swanson to the Montreal Expos. Received Jim Qualls.
April 1, 1971 (Standings)
Signed Joe Gibbon as a free agent.
April 15, 1971 (Standings)
Signed Tom Robson as a free agent.
May 8, 1971 (Standings)
Traded Kurt Bevacqua to the Cleveland Indians. Received Buddy Bradford.
May 13, 1971 (Standings)
Traded Angel Bravo to the San Diego Padres. Received Al Ferrara.
May 29, 1971 (Standings)
Traded Frank Duffy and Vern Geishert to the San Francisco Giants. Received George Foster.
June 5, 1971 (Standings)
Purchased Dick Baney from the Baltimore Orioles.
June 8, 1971 (Standings)
Drafted Mike Miley in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Don Werner in the 5th round of the 1971 amateur draft.
Drafted Dave Revering in the 7th round of the 1971 amateur draft.
Drafted Dave Collins in the 23rd round of the 1971 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
August 25, 1971 (Standings)
Signed Doug Flynn as an amateur free agent.
September 20, 1971 (Standings)
Returned Dick Baney to the Baltimore Orioles following previous purchase.
November 29, 1971
Traded Tommy Helms, Lee May and Jimmy Stewart to the Houston Astros. Received Ed Armbrister, Jack Billingham, Cesar Geronimo, Denis Menke and Joe Morgan.
December 3, 1971
Traded Wayne Granger to the Minnesota Twins. Received Tom Hall.
December 5, 1971
Signed Paul Thormodsgard as an amateur free agent.
December 6, 1971
Traded Milt Wilcox to the Cleveland Indians. Received Ted Uhlaender.
December 14, 1971
Traded Jim Qualls to the Chicago White Sox. Received Pat Jacquez.
Traded Danny Godby to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Carroll Sembera.
1972
Jack Lind sent to the Milwaukee Brewers in an unknown transaction.
January 12, 1972
Drafted Tom Hume in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary).
January 18, 1972
Released Ty Cline.
March 24, 1972
Traded Tony Cloninger to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Julian Javier.
March 25, 1972
Sold Buddy Bradford to the Chicago White Sox.
Signed Manny Sarmiento as an amateur free agent.
