1972 Cleveland Indians

Trades and Transactions

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1971 / 1973

72-84, Finished 5th in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Ken Aspromonte (72-84)
Scored 472 runs, Allowed 519 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 71-85

Ballparks: Cleveland Stadium · Attendance: 626,354 (11th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 105 · one-year: Batting - 109, Pitching - 109

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

October 5, 1971

Traded Frank Baker, Alan Foster and Vada Pinson to the California Angels. Received Alex Johnson and Jerry Moses.

November 29, 1971

Traded Sam McDowell to the San Francisco Giants. Received Frank Duffy and Gaylord Perry.

December 2, 1971

Traded Roy Foster, Rich Hand, Mike Paul and Ken Suarez to the Texas Rangers. Received Gary Jones, Terry Ley, Denny Riddleberger and Del Unser.

December 6, 1971

Purchased Adolfo Phillips from the Montreal Expos.

Traded Ted Uhlaender to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Milt Wilcox.

January 12, 1972

Drafted Eric Raich in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January).

Drafted Duane Kuiper in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary).

Drafted Don Collins in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

January 17, 1972

Released Chuck Hinton.

March 29, 1972

Purchased Marcelino Lopez from the Milwaukee Brewers.

April 3, 1972 (Standings)

Traded Ted Ford to the Texas Rangers. Received Roy Foster and Tommy McCraw.

April 12, 1972 (Standings)

Purchased Ron Lolich from the Chicago White Sox.

June 6, 1972 (Standings)

Drafted Rich Dauer in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Rick Manning in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.

Drafted Dennis Eckersley in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1972.

Drafted Mike Armstrong in the 9th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Pete Redfern in the 10th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Dan O'Brien in the 27th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Rick Langford in the 36th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 11, 1972 (Standings)

Traded Fred Stanley to the San Diego Padres. Received Mike Kilkenny.

July 10, 1972 (Standings)

Traded Jim Clark to the Kansas City Royals. Received Tom Hilgendorf.

July 11, 1972 (Standings)

Purchased Bill Butler from the Kansas City Royals.

September 18, 1972 (Standings)

Selected Lowell Palmer off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 19, 1972

Traded Eddie Leon to the Chicago White Sox. Received Walt Williams.

November 2, 1972

Traded Kurt Bevacqua to the Kansas City Royals. Received Mike Hedlund.

November 27, 1972

Traded Jerry Moses and Graig Nettles to the New York Yankees. Received John Ellis, Jerry Kenney, Charlie Spikes and Rusty Torres.

Traded Phil Hennigan to the New York Mets. Received Bob Rauch and Brent Strom.

November 28, 1972

Drafted Dick Colpaert from the Kansas City Royals in the 1972 rule 5 draft.

November 30, 1972

Traded Vince Colbert to the Texas Rangers. Received Tom Ragland.

Traded Terry Wedgewood (minors) and Del Unser to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Roger Freed and Oscar Gamble.

December 7, 1972

Traded Mike Carruthers (minors) to the Montreal Expos. Received Remy Hermoso.

1973

Ossie Blanco received from the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

January 15, 1973

Signed Pedro Guerrero as an amateur free agent.

March 6, 1973

Selected Jerry Johnson off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

March 8, 1973

Traded Alex Johnson to the Texas Rangers. Received Vince Colbert and Rich Hinton.

March 24, 1973

Traded Ray Fosse and Jack Heidemann to the Oakland Athletics. Received Dave Duncan and George Hendrick.

1971 / 1973 Trades and Transactions