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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1969 / 1971)
65-97, Finished 4th in AL West
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Scored 613 runs, Allowed 751 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 66-96
Manager: Dave Bristol (65-97)
Ballpark: County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 933,690 (7th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 101; one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 99
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1969 / 1971 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
November, 1969
Traded Merritt Ranew to the Washington Senators. Received Frank Coggins.
November 21, 1969
Sold Mike Marshall to the Houston Astros.
Purchased Wayne Twitchell from the Houston Astros.
November 24, 1969
Released Jim Pagliaroni.
December 1, 1969
Drafted Don Bryant from the Houston Astros in the 1969 minor league draft.
Drafted John Felske from the Chicago Cubs in the 1969 minor league draft.
Drafted Roy Foster from the New York Mets in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
December 2, 1969
Traded Gary Upton (minors) to the New York Mets. Received Bernie Smith.
December 4, 1969
Traded George Brunet to the Washington Senators. Received Dave Baldwin.
December 7, 1969
Traded Ray Oyler and Diego Segui to the Oakland Athletics. Received Ted Kubiak and George Lauzerique.
December 12, 1969
Traded Dick Simpson and Steve Whitaker to the San Francisco Giants. Received Bobby Bolin.
1970
Traded Jerry Stephenson to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Bruce Brubaker.
January 15, 1970
Traded Ron Clark and Don Mincher to the Oakland Athletics. Received Mike Hershberger, Lew Krausse, Phil Roof and Ken Sanders.
April 1, 1970 (Standings)
Released Steve Barber.
April 3, 1970 (Standings)
Returned Don Bryant (earlier draft pick) to the Houston Astros.
April 4, 1970 (Standings)
Traded Frank Coggins, Roy Foster and cash to the Cleveland Indians. Received Max Alvis and Russ Snyder.
April 5, 1970 (Standings)
Purchased Ted Savage from the Cincinnati Reds.
April 15, 1970 (Standings)
Released Fernando Gonzalez.
May 11, 1970 (Standings)
Traded Wayne Comer to the Washington Senators. Received Hank Allen and Ron Theobald.
May 13, 1970 (Standings)
Released Rich Rollins.
May 18, 1970 (Standings)
Traded John Donaldson to the Oakland Athletics. Received Roberto Pena.
June, 1970 (Standings)
Ron Tompkins received from the Atlanta Braves in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
June 4, 1970 (Standings)
Drafted Darrell Porter in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft.
Drafted Ken Pape in the 2nd round of the 1970 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted John Tamargo in the 4th round of the 1970 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Bill Travers in the 6th round of the 1970 amateur draft.
June 9, 1970 (Standings)
Purchased Bob Burda from the San Francisco Giants.
June 11, 1970 (Standings)
Traded Steve Hovley to the Oakland Athletics. Received Al Downing and Tito Francona.
June 15, 1970 (Standings)
Signed Bob Humphreys as a free agent.
Sold Bob Locker to the Oakland Athletics.
Traded Dick Baney and Buzz Stephen to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Dave May.
Traded John O'Donoghue to the Montreal Expos. Received Jose Herrera.
June 26, 1970 (Standings)
Sold John Kennedy to the Boston Red Sox.
July, 1970 (Standings)
Sold Sandy Valdespino to the Kansas City Royals.
July 14, 1970 (Standings)
Sold Greg Goossen to the Washington Senators.
August 7, 1970 (Standings)
Purchased Dick Ellsworth from the Cleveland Indians.
August 20, 1970 (Standings)
Purchased Floyd Wicker from the Montreal Expos.
September 10, 1970 (Standings)
Traded Bobby Bolin to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later. The Boston Red Sox sent Al Yates (October 6, 1970) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
September 15, 1970 (Standings)
Purchased Juan Rios from the Kansas City Royals.
October 1, 1970 (Standings)
Signed Sixto Lezcano as an amateur free agent.
October 16, 1970
Received George Kopacz from the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.
October 20, 1970
Released Max Alvis.
Purchased Larry Bearnarth from the New York Mets.
Traded Jesse Huggins (minors), George Lauzerique and Jerry McNertney to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jim Ellis and Carl Taylor.
October 24, 1970
Signed Bill Castro as an amateur free agent.
Signed Sam Mejias as an amateur free agent.
October 27, 1970
Released Tito Francona.
November 10, 1970
Released Mike Hershberger.
November 30, 1970
Ron Tompkins drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1970 rule 5 draft.
December 2, 1970
Traded John Ryan (minors), Paul Click (minors) and Hank Allen to the Atlanta Braves. Received Bob Tillman.
1971
Signed Bart Zeller as a free agent.
January 13, 1971
Drafted Don Collins in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
January 28, 1971
Traded Gene Brabender to the California Angels. Received Bill Voss.
February 2, 1971
Traded Bob Burda to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Fred Reahm (minors).
Traded Carl Taylor to the Kansas City Royals. Received Ellie Rodriguez.
February 4, 1971
Purchased Joe Nossek from the St. Louis Cardinals.
February 10, 1971
Released Bob Tillman.
Traded Al Downing to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Andy Kosco.
March 19, 1971
Sold Dave Baldwin to Hawaii (PCL).
March 25, 1971
Returned George Kopacz to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.
March 26, 1971
Sold Fred Stanley to the Cleveland Indians.
March 27, 1971
Released Bob Humphreys.
Released Bob Meyer.
Released Russ Snyder.
