B-R on Twitter / Facebook
S-R.com: Baseball | Basketball | Football | Hockey | Olympics
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Teams > Franchise Encyclopedia > 1972 Trades and Transactions
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1971 / 1973)
76-78, Finished 4th in AL West
View League Standings and Leaders
Scored 580 runs, Allowed 545 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-73
Manager: Bob Lemon (76-78)
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 707,656 (9th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98; one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
BaseballAmerica.com: Franchise Executives
BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)
Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniforms
Like this page? Sponsor it for $10. Your message will replace this ad.
- Franchise Encyclopedia
- 1972
- Stats
- Roster
- Batting [+]
- Detailed Stats
- Game Logs
- Splits
- Major & Minor Leaguers
- Pitching [+]
- Detailed Stats
- Game Logs
- Splits
- Major & Minor Leaguers
- Fielding
- Schedule & Results
- Scoring
- Other [+]
1971 / 1973 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 18, 1971
The St. Louis Cardinals returned Mike Jackson following previous purchase.
October 21, 1971
Purchased Richie Scheinblum from the Texas Rangers.
November 29, 1971
Drafted Steve Hovley from the Oakland Athletics in the 1971 rule 5 draft.
Aurelio Monteagudo drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1971 rule 5 draft.
December 2, 1971
Traded Lance Clemons and Jim York to the Houston Astros. Received Dave Grangaard (minors) and John Mayberry.
1972
Signed Dave Cripe as an amateur free agent.
Signed Sheldon Mallory as an amateur free agent.
Signed Mark Williams as an amateur free agent.
January 12, 1972
Drafted Dave Collins in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Mike Stanton in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Jerry Maddox in the 6th round of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
March 15, 1972
Purchased Jose Martinez from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
March 28, 1972
Purchased Carl Taylor from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
April 5, 1972 (Standings)
Signed Ron Hansen as a free agent.
May 5, 1972 (Standings)
Traded Bob Oliver to the California Angels. Received Tom Murphy.
June 6, 1972 (Standings)
Drafted Jamie Quirk in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.
Drafted Dennis Leonard in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
Drafted Jerry Maddox in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Rodney Scott in the 11th round of the 1972 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 1972.
Drafted George Throop in the 16th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
June 27, 1972 (Standings)
Released Ron Hansen.
July 10, 1972 (Standings)
Traded Tom Hilgendorf to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jim Clark.
July 11, 1972 (Standings)
Sold Bill Butler to the Cleveland Indians.
August 4, 1972 (Standings)
Signed U L Washington as an amateur free agent.
October 5, 1972 (Standings)
Released Bobby Knoop.
October 25, 1972
Traded Jim Rooker to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Gene Garber.
November, 1972
Purchased Dick Colpaert from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
November 2, 1972
Traded Mike Hedlund to the Cleveland Indians. Received Kurt Bevacqua.
November 28, 1972
Dick Colpaert drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1972 rule 5 draft.
November 30, 1972
Traded Roger Nelson and Richie Scheinblum to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Hal McRae and Wayne Simpson.
February 1, 1973
Traded Joe Keough to the Chicago White Sox. Received Jim Lyttle.
Traded Jerry Cram to the New York Mets. Received Barry Raziano.
February 2, 1973
Released Ted Abernathy.
