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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1968 / 1970)
88-74, Finished 3rd in NL East
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Scored 725 runs, Allowed 652 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 89-73
Manager: Larry Shepard (84-73) and Alex Grammas (4-1)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 769,369 (10th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97; one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 94
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1968 / 1970 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 14, 1968
Manny Mota selected by the Montreal Expos as the 2nd pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
Donn Clendenon selected by the Montreal Expos as the 11th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
Maury Wills selected by the Montreal Expos as the 21st pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
Dave Roberts selected by the San Diego Padres as the 39th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
Al McBean selected by the San Diego Padres as the 50th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
Ron Slocum selected by the San Diego Padres as the 55th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
October 16, 1968
Sold George Spriggs to the Kansas City Royals.
October 18, 1968
Sold John Gelnar to the Kansas City Royals.
October 21, 1968
Sold Dave Wickersham to the Kansas City Royals.
December 3, 1968
Traded Dave Heintz (minors) and Jack Damaska to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Ed Pacheco (minors) and Del Bates.
1969
Signed Dave Augustine as an amateur free agent.
January 15, 1969
Traded Manny Jimenez to the Chicago Cubs. Received Joe Campbell and Chuck Hartenstein.
February 1, 1969
Drafted John Morlan in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1969 amateur draft (January Secondary).
February 12, 1969
Signed Rennie Stennett as an amateur free agent.
March 28, 1969
Traded Chris Cannizzaro and Tommie Sisk to the San Diego Padres. Received Ron Davis and Bobby Klaus.
March 30, 1969
Signed Omar Moreno as an amateur free agent.
April, 1969
Traded Ed Hobaugh to the Chicago White Sox. Received Cotton Nash. Trade was voided and players returned on July 8, 1969.
May 17, 1969 (Standings)
Traded Jim Shellenback to the Washington Senators. Received Frank Kreutzer.
June 5, 1969 (Standings)
Released Pedro Ramos.
Drafted Glenn Borgmann in the 2nd round of the 1969 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Jim Barr in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Fred Cambria in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft.
Drafted Jim McKee in the 4th round of the 1969 amateur draft.
Drafted John Doherty in the 5th round of the 1969 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Doug Ault in the 32nd round of the 1969 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 10, 1969 (Standings)
Traded Ron Kline to the San Francisco Giants. Received Joe Gibbon.
June 16, 1969 (Standings)
Released Bob Babcock.
July, 1969 (Standings)
Traded Shaun Fitzmaurice to the Atlanta Braves. Received George Kopacz.
July 16, 1969 (Standings)
Signed Kent Tekulve as an amateur free agent.
July 30, 1969 (Standings)
Purchased Bo Belinsky from the California Angels.
August 15, 1969 (Standings)
Traded Jim Bunning to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Ron Mitchell (minors), Chuck Goggin and cash.
October 21, 1969
Traded Frank Vanzin (minors) and Carl Taylor to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Dave Giusti and Dave Ricketts.
1970
Ed Acosta received from the Houston Astros in an unknown transaction.
Signed Lafayette Currence as an amateur free agent.
Signed Jim Sadowski as an amateur free agent.
January 28, 1970
Traded Del Bates to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Mike Everett (minors) and Dave Bennett.
February 4, 1970
Traded Bo Belinsky to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Dennis Ribant.
