B-R on Twitter / Facebook
S-R.com: Baseball | Basketball | Football | Hockey | Olympics
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Teams > Franchise Encyclopedia > 1973 Trades and Transactions
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1972 / 1974)
94-68, Finished 1st in AL West
View League Standings and Leaders
Scored 758 runs, Allowed 615 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 96-66
Manager: Dick Williams (94-68)
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,000,763 (8th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 93; one-year: Batting - 88, Pitching - 86
World Series Champs
| Postseason: |
Won World Series (4-3) over New York Mets Won AL Championship Series (3-2) over Baltimore Orioles |
BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)
Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniforms
Our primary support comes from users like you. Sponsor this page for $15. Your message will replace this ad.
- Franchise Encyclopedia
- 1973
- 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 [+]
1972 / 1974 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 27, 1972
Traded a player to be named later and Joe Lindsey (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Dal Maxvill. The Oakland Athletics sent Gene Dusen (minors) (October 27, 1972) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
October 30, 1972
Traded a player to be named later and Bill McNulty to the Texas Rangers. Received Paul Lindblad. The Oakland Athletics sent Brant Alyea (November 30, 1972) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
November 21, 1972
Traded Bob Locker to the Chicago Cubs. Received Billy North.
November 24, 1972
Traded Matty Alou to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later and Rob Gardner. The New York Yankees sent Rich McKinney (December 1, 1972) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.
November 30, 1972
Traded Mike Epstein to the Texas Rangers. Received Horacio Pina.
December 18, 1972
Released Orlando Cepeda.
December 21, 1972
Released Larry Brown.
December 27, 1972
Released Joe Horlen.
1973
Daryl Patterson sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.
January 10, 1973
Drafted Warren Cromartie in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Mike Norris in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January).
January 22, 1973
Released Marcel Lachemann.
January 23, 1973
Signed Jerry McNertney as a free agent.
February 14, 1973
Purchased Billy Conigliaro from the Milwaukee Brewers.
March 24, 1973
Traded Dave Duncan and George Hendrick to the Cleveland Indians. Received Ray Fosse and Jack Heidemann.
March 31, 1973
Signed Jay Johnstone as a free agent.
Signed Lew Krausse as a free agent.
April 3, 1973 (Standings)
Traded Don Shaw to the Detroit Tigers. Received Tim Hosley.
May 2, 1973 (Standings)
Signed Dick Baney as a free agent.
Traded Jack Bastable (minors) to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Deron Johnson.
May 4, 1973 (Standings)
Sold Jerry McNertney to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
May 10, 1973 (Standings)
Released Dick Baney.
May 11, 1973 (Standings)
Signed Mark Budaska as an amateur free agent.
May 12, 1973 (Standings)
Signed Gary Woods as an amateur free agent.
May 31, 1973 (Standings)
Sold Rob Gardner to the Milwaukee Brewers.
June 5, 1973 (Standings)
Drafted Craig Mitchell in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary).
Drafted Randy Scarbery in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
Drafted Floyd Bannister in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Matt Keough in the 7th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
Drafted Derek Bryant in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
Drafted Wayne Gross in the 9th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
Drafted Dwayne Murphy in the 15th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
Drafted Jeff Rineer in the 23rd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 13, 1973 (Standings)
Signed Ray Cosey as an amateur free agent.
June 24, 1973 (Standings)
Signed Steve McCatty as an amateur free agent.
July 7, 1973 (Standings)
Sold Dal Maxvill to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
July 16, 1973 (Standings)
Previous purchase of Rob Gardner by the Milwaukee Brewers voided and player returned.
July 31, 1973 (Standings)
Purchased Jesus Alou from the Houston Astros.
Signed Mike Andrews as a free agent.
Purchased Vic Davalillo from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
August 18, 1973 (Standings)
Sent Mike Hegan to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.
August 29, 1973 (Standings)
Traded Gonzalo Marquez to the Chicago Cubs. Received Pat Bourque.
September 1, 1973 (Standings)
Sold Larry Haney and Lew Krausse to the St. Louis Cardinals.
September 11, 1973 (Standings)
Purchased Rico Carty from the Chicago Cubs.
September 18, 1973 (Standings)
Sold Jose Morales to the Montreal Expos.
November 1, 1973
Released Mike Andrews.
November 3, 1973
Traded Horacio Pina to the Chicago Cubs. Received Bob Locker.
December 12, 1973
Released Rico Carty.
1974
John Donaldson received from the San Diego Padres in an unknown transaction.
Signed Herb Washington as an amateur free agent.
January 9, 1974
Sold Jay Johnstone to the St. Louis Cardinals.
March 25, 1974
Sold Jack Heidemann to the Cleveland Indians.
March 26, 1974
Purchased Larry Haney from the St. Louis Cardinals.
March 27, 1974
Released Billy Conigliaro.
March 28, 1974
Released Chuck Dobson.
