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1973 Montreal Expos Trades and Transactions
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1972 / 1974)
79-83, Finished 4th in NL East
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Scored 668 runs, Allowed 702 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-85
Manager: Gene Mauch (79-83)
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Attendance: 1,246,863 (9th of 12)
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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.

November 6, 1972

Traded Tim McCarver to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jorge Roque.

December 7, 1972

Traded Remy Hermoso to the Cleveland Indians. Received Mike Carruthers (minors).

January 10, 1973

Drafted Dan Boitano in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

January 11, 1973

Signed Don Demola as a free agent.

January 22, 1973

Traded Don Koonce (minors) to the Detroit Tigers. Received Jack Whillock.

February 11, 1973

Signed Marcel Lachemann as a free agent.

February 28, 1973

Signed Andres Mora as a free agent.

Traded Carl Morton to the Atlanta Braves. Received Pat Jarvis.

March 27, 1973

Released Jim Fairey.

March 28, 1973

Signed Larry Landreth as an amateur free agent.

Purchased Bob Stinson from the Houston Astros.

April 4, 1973 (Standings)

Sold Hector Torres to the Houston Astros.

April 11, 1973 (Standings)

Signed Chuck Taylor as a free agent.

April 13, 1973 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles. Received John Montague. The Montreal Expos sent Mickey Scott (April 4, 1974) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

May 6, 1973 (Standings)

Signed Joe Keener as an amateur free agent.

May 22, 1973 (Standings)

Purchased Mickey Scott from the Baltimore Orioles.

June 5, 1973 (Standings)

Drafted Warren Cromartie in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary).

Drafted Gary Roenicke in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.

Drafted Jeff Reardon in the 23rd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Tim Ireland in the 25th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

June 15, 1973 (Standings)

Signed Bob Reece as an amateur free agent.

June 23, 1973 (Standings)

Signed Terry Enyart as a free agent.

July 10, 1973 (Standings)

Purchased Jim Lyttle from the Kansas City Royals.

July 16, 1973 (Standings)

John Strohmayer selected by the New York Mets off waivers.

August 13, 1973 (Standings)

Purchased Bernie Allen from the New York Yankees.

September 5, 1973 (Standings)

Released Coco Laboy.

September 6, 1973 (Standings)

Selected Felipe Alou off waivers from the New York Yankees.

September 18, 1973 (Standings)

Purchased Jose Morales from the Oakland Athletics.

October 26, 1973

Released Bernie Allen.

November 13, 1973

Signed Tony Bernazard as an amateur free agent.

December 3, 1973

Drafted Earl Stephenson from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

December 5, 1973

Traded Mike Marshall to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Willie Davis.

December 7, 1973

Sold Felipe Alou to the Milwaukee Brewers.

December 20, 1973

Traded Pat Jarvis to the Texas Rangers. Received Larry Biittner.

December 24, 1973

Signed Byron McLaughlin as an amateur free agent.

January 9, 1974

Drafted Joe Kerrigan in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).

Drafted Ned Yost in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Randy Niemann in the 5th round of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

January 14, 1974

Signed Bob Gebhard as a free agent.

March 14, 1974

Released Andres Mora.

April 1, 1974

Traded John Boccabella to the San Francisco Giants. Received Don Carrithers.

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1972 / 1974 Trades and Transactions