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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1972 / 1974)
74-88, Finished 5th in AL East
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Scored 708 runs, Allowed 731 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-83
Manager: Del Crandall (74-88)
Ballpark: County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,092,158 (6th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 98; one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 95
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1972 / 1974 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 31, 1972
Traded Ken Brett, Jim Lonborg, Ken Sanders and Earl Stephenson to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Bill Champion, Don Money and John Vukovich.
November 15, 1972
Released Joe Azcue.
November 16, 1972
Signed Chris Short as a free agent.
February 14, 1973
Sold Billy Conigliaro to the Oakland Athletics.
March 27, 1973
Traded Mike Ferraro to the Minnesota Twins. Received Ken Reynolds.
March 29, 1973
Released Chuck Taylor.
April 24, 1973 (Standings)
Traded Rick Auerbach to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Tim Johnson.
May 31, 1973 (Standings)
Purchased Rob Gardner from the Oakland Athletics.
June, 1973 (Standings)
Brock Davis sent to the San Diego Padres in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
June 2, 1973 (Standings)
Signed Rick Austin as a free agent.
June 5, 1973 (Standings)
Drafted Robin Yount in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
July 16, 1973 (Standings)
Previous purchase of Rob Gardner from the Oakland Athletics voided and player returned.
September 4, 1973 (Standings)
Purchased Rick Auerbach from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Purchased Ed Sprague from the St. Louis Cardinals.
September 11, 1973 (Standings)
Traded Greg Erardi to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Lafayette Currence.
October 2, 1973 (Standings)
Sold Ken Reynolds to the St. Louis Cardinals.
October 22, 1973
Traded Ollie Brown, Joe Lahoud, Skip Lockwood, Ellie Rodriguez and Gary Ryerson to the California Angels. Received Steve Barber, Ken Berry, Art Kusnyer, Clyde Wright and cash.
October 23, 1973
Released John Felske.
October 27, 1973
Sold Rick Auerbach to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
November 7, 1973
Traded Frank Linzy to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Bill Wilson.
December 6, 1973
Traded Ray Newman to the Detroit Tigers. Received Mike Strahler.
December 7, 1973
Purchased Felipe Alou from the Montreal Expos.
December 8, 1973
Traded Bob Heise to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Tom Murphy.
December 27, 1973
Released Rick Austin.
1974
Signed Sam Hinds as an amateur free agent.
January 9, 1974
Drafted John Caneira in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Tom Chism in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
March 26, 1974
Released Mike Strahler.
March 27, 1974
Released Steve Barber.
Released Bill Wilson.
March 30, 1974
Traded Wilbur Howard to the Houston Astros. Received Don Stratton (minors) and Larry Yount.
