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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1973 / 1975)
84-76, Finished 2nd in AL West
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Scored 690 runs, Allowed 698 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-81
Manager: Billy Martin (84-76)
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,193,902 (4th 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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1973 / 1975 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 25, 1973
Traded Vic Harris and Bill Madlock to the Chicago Cubs. Received Fergie Jenkins.
October 26, 1973
Traded Sonny Siebert to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Tommy Cruz and cash.
November 14, 1973
Traded Mike Paul to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Larry Gura (November 14, 1973) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
December 5, 1973
Traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. Received Steve Hargan. The Texas Rangers sent Bill Gogolewski (March 23, 1974) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
December 6, 1973
Purchased Terry Crowley from the Baltimore Orioles.
Sold Jim Mason to the New York Yankees.
December 7, 1973
Sold Bill Sudakis to the New York Yankees.
Purchased Cesar Tovar from the Philadelphia Phillies.
December 20, 1973
Traded Larry Biittner to the Montreal Expos. Received Pat Jarvis.
January 9, 1974
Drafted Roy Smalley in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).
Drafted John Sutton in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January).
February 12, 1974
Traded Ken Suarez to the Cleveland Indians. Received Leo Cardenas.
March, 1974
Signed Larry Brown as a free agent.
March 19, 1974
Sold Terry Crowley to the Cincinnati Reds.
March 23, 1974
Sold Elliott Maddox to the New York Yankees.
March 27, 1974
Released Pat Jarvis.
April 24, 1974 (Standings)
Traded Charlie Hudson to the Cleveland Indians. Received Ted Ford.
April 25, 1974 (Standings)
Signed Mike Kekich as a free agent.
May 7, 1974 (Standings)
Traded Larry Gura and cash to the New York Yankees. Received Duke Sims.
June 5, 1974 (Standings)
Drafted Tommy Boggs in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
Drafted Garry Hancock in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Jeff Byrd in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft.
Drafted Jim Clancy in the 4th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
Drafted Rick Lisi in the 13th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
Drafted Jim Umbarger in the 16th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
Drafted Gary Gray in the 18th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
Drafted Tim Stoddard in the 25th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Bobby Cuellar in the 29th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
Drafted Al Holland in the 30th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
July 1, 1974 (Standings)
Lloyd Allen selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.
Selected Bob Johnson off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
August 12, 1974 (Standings)
Sold Dick Billings to the St. Louis Cardinals.
September 9, 1974 (Standings)
Selected Bill Hands off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
Sold Alex Johnson to the New York Yankees.
October 21, 1974
Released Larry Brown.
December 5, 1974
Traded Pete Broberg to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Clyde Wright.
Traded Pete Mackanin and Don Stanhouse to the Montreal Expos. Received Willie Davis.
1975
Sold Jim Shellenback to the San Diego Padres.
January 9, 1975
Drafted Bump Wills in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary).
Drafted Tony Johnson in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
January 23, 1975
Released Duke Sims.
February 25, 1975
Traded Steve Dunning to the Chicago White Sox. Received Stan Perzanowski.
March 26, 1975
Released Bob Johnson.
