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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1969 / 1971)
70-92, Finished 6th in AL East
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Scored 626 runs, Allowed 689 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 74-88
Manager: Ted Williams (70-92)
Ballpark: R.F.K. Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 824,789 (8th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 95; one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 96
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1969 / 1971 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 9, 1969
Released Doug Camilli.
November, 1969
Traded Frank Coggins to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Merritt Ranew.
December 1, 1969
Purchased Bob Schroder from the San Francisco Giants.
December 4, 1969
Traded Dave Baldwin to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received George Brunet.
December 5, 1969
Traded Dennis Higgins and Barry Moore to the Cleveland Indians. Received Ron Law, Dave Nelson and Horacio Pina.
December 31, 1969
Signed Johnny Roseboro as a free agent.
January 17, 1970
Drafted Bill Fahey in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (January Secondary).
Drafted Mardie Cornejo in the 3rd round of the 1970 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Bill Madlock in the 5th round of the 1970 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed May 25, 1970.
March, 1970
Purchased Ron Theobald from the Minnesota Twins.
March 21, 1970
Traded Brant Alyea to the Minnesota Twins. Received Joe Grzenda and Charlie Walters.
March 30, 1970
Signed Pedro Ramos as a free agent.
April 6, 1970 (Standings)
Released Zoilo Versalles.
April 27, 1970 (Standings)
Released Pedro Ramos.
Traded Ken McMullen to the California Angels. Received Rick Reichardt and Aurelio Rodriguez.
May 11, 1970 (Standings)
Traded Hank Allen and Ron Theobald to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Wayne Comer.
June 4, 1970 (Standings)
Drafted Len Randle in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (June Secondary).
Drafted Mardie Cornejo in the 2nd round of the 1970 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Rick Waits in the 5th round of the 1970 amateur draft.
Drafted Joe Simpson in the 14th round of the 1970 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Jerry Remy in the 19th round of the 1970 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Bruce Sutter in the 21st round of the 1970 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 13, 1970 (Standings)
Released Bob Humphreys.
July 14, 1970 (Standings)
Purchased Greg Goossen from the Milwaukee Brewers.
August 19, 1970 (Standings)
Released Johnny Roseboro.
August 31, 1970 (Standings)
Traded George Brunet to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Denny Riddleberger and cash.
September 11, 1970 (Standings)
Lee Maye selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.
October 9, 1970 (Standings)
Traded Ed Brinkman, Joe Coleman, Jim Hannan and Aurelio Rodriguez to the Detroit Tigers. Received Elliott Maddox, Denny McLain, Norm McRae and Don Wert.
October 23, 1970
Purchased Richie Scheinblum from the Cleveland Indians.
November 3, 1970
Traded Greg Goossen, Gene Martin and Jeff Terpko to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received a player to be named later and Curt Flood. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Jeff Terpko (April 10, 1971) to the Washington Senators to complete the trade.
November 30, 1970
Drafted Joe Foy from the New York Mets in the 1970 rule 5 draft.
December 5, 1970
Sold Wayne Comer to the Detroit Tigers.
January 13, 1971
Drafted Jim Kremmel in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (January Secondary).
February 9, 1971
Traded Rick Reichardt to the Chicago White Sox. Received Jerry Janeski.
March 29, 1971
Traded Ed Stroud to the Chicago White Sox. Received Tommy McCraw.
