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1973 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1972 / 1974)
80-82, Finished 3rd in NL East
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Scored 704 runs, Allowed 693 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 82-80
Manager: Bill Virdon (67-69) and Danny Murtaugh (13-13)
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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 24, 1972

Released Bill Mazeroski.

Released Jose Pagan.

October 25, 1972

Traded Gene Garber to the Kansas City Royals. Received Jim Rooker.

November, 1972

Sold Dick Colpaert to the Kansas City Royals.

November 30, 1972

Traded Dick Sharon to the Detroit Tigers. Received Jim Foor and Norm McRae.

1973

Juan Jimenez received from the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.

Daryl Patterson received from the Oakland Athletics in an unknown transaction.

February 28, 1973

Traded George Kopacz to the New York Yankees. Received Tony Solaita.

March 27, 1973

Released Bob Miller.

April 2, 1973 (Standings)

Traded Charlie Sands to the Detroit Tigers. Received Chris Zachary.

May 4, 1973 (Standings)

Purchased Jerry McNertney from the Oakland Athletics.

May 24, 1973 (Standings)

Sold Chuck Goggin to the Atlanta Braves.

June 5, 1973 (Standings)

Drafted Mark Mercer in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary).

Drafted Steve Nicosia in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.

Drafted Mitchell Page in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

June 17, 1973 (Standings)

Signed Rick Langford as an amateur free agent.

July 5, 1973 (Standings)

Released Jerry McNertney.

July 7, 1973 (Standings)

Purchased Dal Maxvill from the Oakland Athletics.

July 30, 1973 (Standings)

Signed Jerry May as a free agent.

July 31, 1973 (Standings)

Sold Vic Davalillo to the Oakland Athletics.

September 11, 1973 (Standings)

Traded Lafayette Currence to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Greg Erardi.

October 18, 1973

Traded Dave Cash to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Ken Brett.

October 31, 1973

Traded Milt May to the Houston Astros. Received Jerry Reuss.

December 3, 1973

Tony Solaita drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

December 4, 1973

Traded Nelson Briles and Fernando Gonzalez to the Kansas City Royals. Received Winston Cole (minors), Kurt Bevacqua and Ed Kirkpatrick.

December 5, 1973

Sold Luke Walker to the Detroit Tigers.

Traded Chris Zachary to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Pete Koegel.

December 7, 1973

Traded Bob Johnson to the Cleveland Indians. Received Burnel Flowers (minors).

1974

Purchased Tony LaRussa from the Chicago Cubs.

Released Butch Alberts.

January 9, 1974

Drafted Fred Breining in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January).

January 15, 1974

Sold Jerry May to the Minnesota Twins.

January 16, 1974

Sold John Lamb to the Chicago White Sox.

January 31, 1974

Traded Jackie Hernandez to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Mike Ryan.

March 12, 1974

Signed Alberto Lois as an amateur free agent.

March 14, 1974

Signed Silvio Martinez as an amateur free agent.

March 27, 1974

Purchased John Lamb from the Chicago White Sox.

March 28, 1974

Traded Jim Foor to the Kansas City Royals. Received Wayne Simpson.

April 1, 1974

Traded Tom Dettore and cash to the Chicago Cubs. Received Paul Popovich.

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1972 / 1974 Trades and Transactions

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