1971 MLB Transactions

Through 2010-12-31Rows 373

The 1971 season’s official transaction log: 373 trades, signings and releases involving major-league clubs, listed newest first.

Transactions373

Trades253

Signings59

Releases61

1971 transaction log373

Official MLB transactions involving major-league clubs during the 1971 season
Date	Type	Player	From	To	Details
Dec 31, 1971	Released	Jim Hannan	Milwaukee Brewers	—	Release
Dec 21, 1971	Released	Zoilo Versalles	Atlanta Braves	—	Release
Dec 14, 1971	Trade	Pat Jacquez	Chicago White Sox	Cincinnati Reds	Trade
Dec 14, 1971	Trade	Jim Qualls	Cincinnati Reds	Chicago White Sox	Trade
Dec 14, 1971	Trade	Danny Godby	Cincinnati Reds	St. Louis Cardinals	Trade
Dec 14, 1971	Trade	Carroll Sembera	St. Louis Cardinals	Cincinnati Reds	Trade
Dec 13, 1971	Trade	Bill Robinson	Chicago White Sox	Philadelphia Phillies	Trade
Dec 13, 1971	Trade	Gerardo Rodriguez	Philadelphia Phillies	Chicago White Sox	Trade
Dec 11, 1971	Trade	Jose Arcia	San Diego Padres	Minnesota Twins	Trade
Dec 11, 1971	Trade	Ronald Drake	San Diego Padres	Minnesota Twins	Trade
Dec 11, 1971	Trade	Jerry Schlegelmilch	Minnesota Twins	San Diego Padres	Trade
Dec 10, 1971	Trade	Jim Fregosi	California Angels	New York Mets	Trade
Dec 10, 1971	Trade	Nolan Ryan	New York Mets	California Angels	Trade
Dec 10, 1971	Trade	Don Rose	New York Mets	California Angels	Trade
Dec 10, 1971	Trade	Leroy Stanton	New York Mets	California Angels	Trade
Dec 10, 1971	Trade	Frank Estrada	New York Mets	California Angels	Trade
Dec 9, 1971	Signed as free agent	Donn Clendenon	—	St. Louis Cardinals	Free agent signing
Dec 9, 1971	Trade	Unnamed	Milwaukee Brewers	Baltimore Orioles	$
Dec 9, 1971	Trade	Curt Motton	Baltimore Orioles	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Dec 7, 1971	Trade	Chris Zachary	St. Louis Cardinals	Detroit Tigers	Trade
Dec 7, 1971	Trade	Bill Denehy	Detroit Tigers	St. Louis Cardinals	Trade
Dec 6, 1971	Trade	Milt Wilcox	Cincinnati Reds	Cleveland Indians	Trade
Dec 6, 1971	Trade	Ted Uhlaender	Cleveland Indians	Cincinnati Reds	Trade
Dec 6, 1971	Trade	Celerino Sanchez	Mexico City Tigers	New York Yankees	Trade
Dec 6, 1971	Trade	Ossie Chavarria	New York Yankees	Mexico City Tigers	Trade
Dec 5, 1971	Signed	Paul Thormodsgard	—	Cincinnati Reds	Amateur free agent signing
Dec 3, 1971	Trade	Wayne Granger	Cincinnati Reds	Minnesota Twins	Trade
Dec 3, 1971	Trade	Tom Hall	Minnesota Twins	Cincinnati Reds	Trade
Dec 3, 1971	Trade	Jose Cardenal	Milwaukee Brewers	Chicago Cubs	Trade
Dec 3, 1971	Trade	Brock Davis	Chicago Cubs	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Dec 3, 1971	Trade	Jim Colborn	Chicago Cubs	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Dec 3, 1971	Trade	Earl Stephenson	Chicago Cubs	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Dec 3, 1971	Trade	Derrel Thomas	Houston Astros	San Diego Padres	Trade
Dec 3, 1971	Trade	Bill Greif	Houston Astros	San Diego Padres	Trade
Dec 3, 1971	Trade	Mark Schaeffer	Houston Astros	San Diego Padres	Trade
Dec 3, 1971	Trade	Dave Roberts	San Diego Padres	Houston Astros	Trade
Dec 3, 1971	Trade	Curtis Brown	New York Mets	Montreal Expos	Trade
Dec 3, 1971	Trade	Billy Carthel	New York Mets	Montreal Expos	Trade
Dec 3, 1971	Trade	Don Koonce	New York Mets	Montreal Expos	Trade
Dec 3, 1971	Trade	Arsenio Diaz	New York Mets	Montreal Expos	Trade
Dec 3, 1971	Trade	Jim Gosger	Montreal Expos	New York Mets	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Doyle Alexander	Los Angeles Dodgers	Baltimore Orioles	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Bob O'Brien	Los Angeles Dodgers	Baltimore Orioles	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Sergio Robles	Los Angeles Dodgers	Baltimore Orioles	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Royle Stillman	Los Angeles Dodgers	Baltimore Orioles	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Frank Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	Los Angeles Dodgers	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Pete Richert	Baltimore Orioles	Los Angeles Dodgers	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Dick Allen	Los Angeles Dodgers	Chicago White Sox	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Tommy John	Chicago White Sox	Los Angeles Dodgers	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Steve Huntz	Chicago White Sox	Los Angeles Dodgers	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	John Mayberry	Houston Astros	Kansas City Royals	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	David Grangaard	Houston Astros	Kansas City Royals	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Jim York	Kansas City Royals	Houston Astros	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Lance Clemons	Kansas City Royals	Houston Astros	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Unnamed	Detroit Tigers	Los Angeles Dodgers	$
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Tom Haller	Los Angeles Dodgers	Detroit Tigers	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Rich McKinney	Chicago White Sox	New York Yankees	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Stan Bahnsen	New York Yankees	Chicago White Sox	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Hal King	Atlanta Braves	Texas Rangers	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Paul Casanova	Texas Rangers	Atlanta Braves	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Terry Ley	New York Yankees	Texas Rangers	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Gary Jones	New York Yankees	Texas Rangers	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Bernie Allen	Texas Rangers	New York Yankees	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Del Unser	Texas Rangers	Cleveland Indians	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Denny Riddleberger	Texas Rangers	Cleveland Indians	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Terry Ley	Texas Rangers	Cleveland Indians	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Gary Jones	Texas Rangers	Cleveland Indians	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Roy Foster	Cleveland Indians	Texas Rangers	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Ken Suarez	Cleveland Indians	Texas Rangers	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Mike Paul	Cleveland Indians	Texas Rangers	Trade
Dec 2, 1971	Trade	Rich Hand	Cleveland Indians	Texas Rangers	Trade
Dec 1, 1971	Released	Ernie Banks	Chicago Cubs	—	Release
Nov 30, 1971	Released	Mudcat Grant	Oakland Athletics	—	Release
Nov 30, 1971	Trade	Dave LaRoche	California Angels	Minnesota Twins	Trade
Nov 30, 1971	Trade	Leo Cardenas	Minnesota Twins	California Angels	Trade
Nov 29, 1971	Trade	Ken Holtzman	Chicago Cubs	Oakland Athletics	Trade
Nov 29, 1971	Trade	Rick Monday	Oakland Athletics	Chicago Cubs	Trade
Nov 29, 1971	Trade	Gaylord Perry	San Francisco Giants	Cleveland Indians	Trade
Nov 29, 1971	Trade	Frank Duffy	San Francisco Giants	Cleveland Indians	Trade
Nov 29, 1971	Trade	Sam McDowell	Cleveland Indians	San Francisco Giants	Trade
Nov 29, 1971	Trade	Lee May	Cincinnati Reds	Houston Astros	Trade
Nov 29, 1971	Trade	Tommy Helms	Cincinnati Reds	Houston Astros	Trade
Nov 29, 1971	Trade	Jimmy Stewart	Cincinnati Reds	Houston Astros	Trade
Nov 29, 1971	Trade	Joe Morgan	Houston Astros	Cincinnati Reds	Trade
Nov 29, 1971	Trade	Denis Menke	Houston Astros	Cincinnati Reds	Trade
Nov 29, 1971	Trade	Jack Billingham	Houston Astros	Cincinnati Reds	Trade
Nov 29, 1971	Trade	Cesar Geronimo	Houston Astros	Cincinnati Reds	Trade
Nov 29, 1971	Trade	Ed Armbrister	Houston Astros	Cincinnati Reds	Trade
Nov 26, 1971	Signed	Eduardo Rodriguez	—	Milwaukee Brewers	Amateur free agent signing
Nov 25, 1971	Signed	Odell Jones	—	Pittsburgh Pirates	Amateur free agent signing
Nov 3, 1971	Trade	Bob Stinson	St. Louis Cardinals	Houston Astros	Trade
Nov 3, 1971	Trade	Marty Martinez	Houston Astros	St. Louis Cardinals	Trade
Nov 3, 1971	Trade	Joe Grzenda	Texas Rangers	St. Louis Cardinals	Trade
Nov 3, 1971	Trade	Ted Kubiak	St. Louis Cardinals	Texas Rangers	Trade
Oct 28, 1971	Released	Bob Aspromonte	New York Mets	—	Release
Oct 28, 1971	Released	Donn Clendenon	New York Mets	—	Release
Oct 27, 1971	Released	Tony Gonzalez	California Angels	—	Release
Oct 27, 1971	Released	George Thomas	Minnesota Twins	—	Release
Oct 26, 1971	Released	Steve Hamilton	San Francisco Giants	—	Release
Oct 22, 1971	Trade	Tommy Matchick	Milwaukee Brewers	Baltimore Orioles	Trade
Oct 22, 1971	Trade	Bruce Look	Milwaukee Brewers	Baltimore Orioles	Trade
Oct 22, 1971	Trade	Mike Ferraro	Baltimore Orioles	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Oct 22, 1971	Trade	Michael Herson	Baltimore Orioles	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Oct 22, 1971	Trade	Paul Powell	Minnesota Twins	Los Angeles Dodgers	Trade
Oct 22, 1971	Trade	Bobby Darwin	Los Angeles Dodgers	Minnesota Twins	Trade
Oct 21, 1971	Trade	Tom Hutton	Los Angeles Dodgers	Philadelphia Phillies	Trade
Oct 21, 1971	Trade	Larry Hisle	Philadelphia Phillies	Los Angeles Dodgers	Trade
Oct 20, 1971	Trade	Gary Ryerson	San Francisco Giants	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Oct 20, 1971	Trade	Wes Scott	San Francisco Giants	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Oct 20, 1971	Trade	John Morris	Milwaukee Brewers	San Francisco Giants	Trade
Oct 18, 1971	Trade	Jim Beauchamp	St. Louis Cardinals	New York Mets	Trade
Oct 18, 1971	Trade	Chuck Taylor	St. Louis Cardinals	New York Mets	Trade
Oct 18, 1971	Trade	Harry Parker	St. Louis Cardinals	New York Mets	Trade
Oct 18, 1971	Trade	Chip Coulter	St. Louis Cardinals	New York Mets	Trade
Oct 18, 1971	Trade	Art Shamsky	New York Mets	St. Louis Cardinals	Trade
Oct 18, 1971	Trade	Jim Bibby	New York Mets	St. Louis Cardinals	Trade
Oct 18, 1971	Trade	Rich Folkers	New York Mets	St. Louis Cardinals	Trade
Oct 18, 1971	Trade	Charlie Hudson	New York Mets	St. Louis Cardinals	Trade
Oct 16, 1971	Released	Al Spangler	Chicago Cubs	—	Release
Oct 16, 1971	Trade	Lowell Palmer	Philadelphia Phillies	Chicago White Sox	Trade
Oct 16, 1971	Trade	Bob Spence	Chicago White Sox	Philadelphia Phillies	Trade
Oct 16, 1971	Trade	Don Bolte	Chicago White Sox	Philadelphia Phillies	Trade
Oct 13, 1971	Trade	Rich Hinton	Chicago White Sox	New York Yankees	Trade
Oct 13, 1971	Trade	Jim Lyttle	New York Yankees	Chicago White Sox	Trade
Oct 10, 1971	Trade	Marty Pattin	Milwaukee Brewers	Boston Red Sox	Trade
Oct 10, 1971	Trade	Lew Krausse	Milwaukee Brewers	Boston Red Sox	Trade
Oct 10, 1971	Trade	Tommy Harper	Milwaukee Brewers	Boston Red Sox	Trade
Oct 10, 1971	Trade	Pat Skrable	Milwaukee Brewers	Boston Red Sox	Trade
Oct 10, 1971	Trade	Jim Lonborg	Boston Red Sox	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Oct 10, 1971	Trade	Ken Brett	Boston Red Sox	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Oct 10, 1971	Trade	Billy Conigliaro	Boston Red Sox	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Oct 10, 1971	Trade	Joe Lahoud	Boston Red Sox	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Oct 10, 1971	Trade	George Scott	Boston Red Sox	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Oct 10, 1971	Trade	Don Pavletich	Boston Red Sox	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Oct 6, 1971	Released	Dean Chance	Detroit Tigers	—	Release
Oct 5, 1971	Trade	Vada Pinson	Cleveland Indians	California Angels	Trade
Oct 5, 1971	Trade	Frank Baker	Cleveland Indians	California Angels	Trade
Oct 5, 1971	Trade	Alan Foster	Cleveland Indians	California Angels	Trade
Oct 5, 1971	Trade	Alex Johnson	California Angels	Cleveland Indians	Trade
Oct 5, 1971	Trade	Jerry Moses	California Angels	Cleveland Indians	Trade
Oct 4, 1971	Signed	Bill Atkinson	—	Montreal Expos	Amateur free agent signing
Sep 30, 1971	Released	John Hiller	Detroit Tigers	—	Release
Sep 27, 1971	Released	Jim French	Washington Senators	—	Release
Sep 25, 1971	Signed	Ed Glynn	—	Detroit Tigers	Amateur free agent signing
Sep 21, 1971	Released	Tom Brown	Kansas City Royals	—	Release
Sep 15, 1971	Trade	Ron Allen	New York Mets	St. Louis Cardinals	Trade
Sep 15, 1971	Trade	Bobby Etheridge	St. Louis Cardinals	New York Mets	Trade
Sep 14, 1971	Trade	Fred Rico	St. Louis Cardinals	Minnesota Twins	Trade
Sep 14, 1971	Trade	Dan Ford	St. Louis Cardinals	Minnesota Twins	Trade
Sep 9, 1971	Signed as free agent	John Hiller	—	Detroit Tigers	Free agent signing
Sep 9, 1971	Signed	Bruce Sutter	—	Chicago Cubs	Amateur free agent signing
Sep 1, 1971	Signed	Luis Sanchez	—	Houston Astros	Amateur free agent signing
Sep 1, 1971	Trade	Stan Williams	Minnesota Twins	St. Louis Cardinals	Trade
Aug 31, 1971	Released	John Hiller	Detroit Tigers	—	Release
Aug 31, 1971	Trade	Adrian Garrett	Chicago Cubs	Oakland Athletics	Trade
Aug 31, 1971	Trade	Frank Fernandez	Oakland Athletics	Chicago Cubs	Trade
Aug 30, 1971	Signed as free agent	Al Spangler	—	Chicago Cubs	Free agent signing
Aug 28, 1971	Released	Bobby Cox	New York Yankees	—	Release
Aug 25, 1971	Signed	Doug Flynn	—	Cincinnati Reds	Amateur free agent signing
Aug 24, 1971	Signed as free agent	Walt Hriniak	—	Montreal Expos	Free agent signing
Aug 21, 1971	Signed	Tom Bruno	—	Kansas City Royals	Amateur free agent signing
Aug 17, 1971	Released	Cal Koonce	Boston Red Sox	—	Release
Aug 15, 1971	Released	Dave Ricketts	Pittsburgh Pirates	—	Release
Aug 10, 1971	Trade	Bob Miller	San Diego Padres	Pittsburgh Pirates	Trade
Aug 10, 1971	Trade	Johnny Jeter	Pittsburgh Pirates	San Diego Padres	Trade
Aug 10, 1971	Trade	Ed Acosta	Pittsburgh Pirates	San Diego Padres	Trade
Aug 6, 1971	Trade	Joe Henderson	Union Laguna	Chicago White Sox	Trade
Jul 29, 1971	Trade	Jose Cardenal	St. Louis Cardinals	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Jul 29, 1971	Trade	Dick Schofield	St. Louis Cardinals	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Jul 29, 1971	Trade	Bob Reynolds	St. Louis Cardinals	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Jul 29, 1971	Trade	Ted Kubiak	Milwaukee Brewers	St. Louis Cardinals	Trade
Jul 29, 1971	Trade	Chuck Loseth	Milwaukee Brewers	St. Louis Cardinals	Trade
Jul 26, 1971	Signed as free agent	Dave Ricketts	—	Pittsburgh Pirates	Free agent signing
Jul 23, 1971	Released	Walt Hriniak	Atlanta Braves	—	Release
Jul 20, 1971	Trade	Dennis Higgins	Oakland Athletics	St. Louis Cardinals	Trade
Jul 20, 1971	Trade	Gaylen Pitts	St. Louis Cardinals	Oakland Athletics	Trade
Jul 17, 1971	Signed as free agent	Bobby Cox	—	New York Yankees	Free agent signing
Jul 17, 1971	Signed	Jerry Martin	—	Philadelphia Phillies	Amateur free agent signing
Jul 16, 1971	Released	Joe Foy	Washington Senators	—	Release
Jul 13, 1971	Trade	Alfredo Mariscal	Chicago White Sox	Union Laguna	Trade
Jul 10, 1971	Signed as free agent	Hoyt Wilhelm	—	Los Angeles Dodgers	Free agent signing
Jul 8, 1971	Released	Mack Jones	Montreal Expos	—	Release
Jul 8, 1971	Trade	Paul Ratliff	Minnesota Twins	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Jul 8, 1971	Trade	Phil Roof	Milwaukee Brewers	Minnesota Twins	Trade
Jul 7, 1971	Released	Lee Maye	Chicago White Sox	—	Release
Jul 5, 1971	Released	Gary Wagner	Boston Red Sox	—	Release (date approximate, per the source)
Jul 1, 1971	Released	Al Weis	New York Mets	—	Release
Jul 1971	Trade	Bruce Look	New York Yankees	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade (date approximate, per the source)
Jul 1971	Trade	Bart Zeller	Milwaukee Brewers	New York Yankees	Trade (date approximate, per the source)
Jun 30, 1971	Released	Dick Ellsworth	Milwaukee Brewers	—	Release
Jun 30, 1971	Released	John O'Donoghue	Montreal Expos	—	Release
Jun 29, 1971	Released	Hoyt Wilhelm	Atlanta Braves	—	Release
Jun 28, 1971	Released	George Thomas	Boston Red Sox	—	Release
Jun 28, 1971	Signed as free agent	George Thomas	—	Minnesota Twins	Free agent signing
Jun 25, 1971	Trade	Ron Swoboda	Montreal Expos	New York Yankees	Trade
Jun 25, 1971	Trade	Ron Woods	New York Yankees	Montreal Expos	Trade
Jun 24, 1971	Released	Don Wert	Washington Senators	—	Release
Jun 22, 1971	Signed as free agent	Gil Flores	—	Baltimore Orioles	Free agent signing
Jun 20, 1971	Signed	Dave McKay	—	Minnesota Twins	Amateur free agent signing
Jun 16, 1971	Trade	Jimy Williams	Montreal Expos	New York Mets	Trade
Jun 16, 1971	Trade	Tony Canzano	New York Mets	Montreal Expos	Trade
Jun 15, 1971	Trade	Bob Reynolds	Montreal Expos	St. Louis Cardinals	Trade
Jun 15, 1971	Trade	Mike Torrez	St. Louis Cardinals	Montreal Expos	Trade
Jun 12, 1971	Signed	Champ Summers	—	Oakland Athletics	Amateur free agent signing
Jun 12, 1971	Trade	Tony Taylor	Philadelphia Phillies	Detroit Tigers	Trade
Jun 12, 1971	Trade	Michael Fremuth	Detroit Tigers	Philadelphia Phillies	Trade
Jun 12, 1971	Trade	Carl Cavanaugh	Detroit Tigers	Philadelphia Phillies	Trade
Jun 11, 1971	Trade	Al Santorini	San Diego Padres	St. Louis Cardinals	Trade
Jun 11, 1971	Trade	Leron Lee	St. Louis Cardinals	San Diego Padres	Trade
Jun 11, 1971	Trade	Fred Norman	St. Louis Cardinals	San Diego Padres	Trade
Jun 7, 1971	Trade	Frank Tepedino	New York Yankees	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Jun 7, 1971	Trade	Bobby Mitchell	New York Yankees	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Jun 7, 1971	Trade	Danny Walton	Milwaukee Brewers	New York Yankees	Trade
Jun 2, 1971	Released	Clete Boyer	Atlanta Braves	—	Release
Jun 2, 1971	Released	Mike McCormick	Kansas City Royals	—	Release
Jun 2, 1971	Released	Camilo Pascual	Cleveland Indians	—	Release
Jun 1, 1971	Trade	Bob Heise	San Francisco Giants	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Jun 1, 1971	Trade	Floyd Wicker	Milwaukee Brewers	San Francisco Giants	Trade
Jun 1971	Signed	Art Howe	—	Pittsburgh Pirates	Amateur free agent signing
May 29, 1971	Trade	George Foster	San Francisco Giants	Cincinnati Reds	Trade
May 29, 1971	Trade	Frank Duffy	Cincinnati Reds	San Francisco Giants	Trade
May 29, 1971	Trade	Vern Geishert	Cincinnati Reds	San Francisco Giants	Trade
May 28, 1971	Released	Dave Boswell	Detroit Tigers	—	Release
May 28, 1971	Signed as free agent	Dave Boswell	—	Baltimore Orioles	Free agent signing
May 28, 1971	Released	Tommie Sisk	Montreal Expos	—	Release
May 28, 1971	Trade	Bill Burbach	New York Yankees	Baltimore Orioles	Trade
May 28, 1971	Trade	Jim Hardin	Baltimore Orioles	New York Yankees	Trade
May 26, 1971	Released	Gary Wagner	Montreal Expos	—	Release
May 26, 1971	Signed as free agent	Gary Wagner	—	Boston Red Sox	Free agent signing
May 26, 1971	Trade	Rob Gardner	Oakland Athletics	New York Yankees	Trade
May 26, 1971	Trade	Curt Blefary	New York Yankees	Oakland Athletics	Trade
May 26, 1971	Trade	Darrell Osteen	Oakland Athletics	New York Yankees	Trade
May 22, 1971	Trade	John Donaldson	Oakland Athletics	Detroit Tigers	Trade
May 22, 1971	Trade	Daryl Patterson	Detroit Tigers	Oakland Athletics	Trade
May 19, 1971	Trade	Chris Cannizzaro	San Diego Padres	Chicago Cubs	Trade
May 19, 1971	Trade	Garry Jestadt	Chicago Cubs	San Diego Padres	Trade
May 17, 1971	Signed as free agent	Luis Tiant	—	Boston Red Sox	Free agent signing
May 16, 1971	Trade	Arthur Clifford	Detroit Tigers	Minnesota Twins	Trade
May 15, 1971	Released	Luis Tiant	Atlanta Braves	—	Release
May 13, 1971	Trade	Al Ferrara	San Diego Padres	Cincinnati Reds	Trade
May 13, 1971	Trade	Angel Bravo	Cincinnati Reds	San Diego Padres	Trade
May 11, 1971	Signed as free agent	Bob Miller	—	San Diego Padres	Free agent signing
May 11, 1971	Trade	John Gelnar	Milwaukee Brewers	Detroit Tigers	Trade
May 11, 1971	Trade	Jose Herrera	Milwaukee Brewers	Detroit Tigers	Trade
May 11, 1971	Trade	Jim Hannan	Detroit Tigers	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
May 11, 1971	Trade	Ted Savage	Milwaukee Brewers	Kansas City Royals	Trade
May 11, 1971	Trade	Tommy Matchick	Kansas City Royals	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
May 10, 1971	Released	George Brunet	St. Louis Cardinals	—	Release
May 10, 1971	Released	Bob Miller	Chicago Cubs	—	Release
May 8, 1971	Trade	Kurt Bevacqua	Cincinnati Reds	Cleveland Indians	Trade
May 8, 1971	Trade	Buddy Bradford	Cleveland Indians	Cincinnati Reds	Trade
May 8, 1971	Trade	Unnamed	Oakland Athletics	Washington Senators	$
May 8, 1971	Trade	Mike Epstein	Washington Senators	Oakland Athletics	Trade
May 8, 1971	Trade	Darold Knowles	Washington Senators	Oakland Athletics	Trade
May 8, 1971	Trade	Frank Fernandez	Oakland Athletics	Washington Senators	Trade
May 8, 1971	Trade	Don Mincher	Oakland Athletics	Washington Senators	Trade
May 8, 1971	Trade	Paul Lindblad	Oakland Athletics	Washington Senators	Trade
Apr 28, 1971	Signed as free agent	Tom Kelly	—	Minnesota Twins	Free agent signing
Apr 22, 1971	Trade	John Briggs	Philadelphia Phillies	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Apr 22, 1971	Trade	Ray Peters	Milwaukee Brewers	Philadelphia Phillies	Trade
Apr 22, 1971	Trade	Pete Koegel	Milwaukee Brewers	Philadelphia Phillies	Trade
Apr 16, 1971	Signed as free agent	Luis Tiant	—	Atlanta Braves	Free agent signing
Apr 15, 1971	Signed as free agent	Mike McCormick	—	Kansas City Royals	Free agent signing
Apr 15, 1971	Signed as free agent	Tom Robson	—	Cincinnati Reds	Free agent signing
Apr 15, 1971	Trade	Mike Jackson	San Diego Padres	Kansas City Royals	Trade (date approximate, per the source)
Apr 15, 1971	Trade	Bob Garibaldi	Kansas City Royals	San Diego Padres	Trade (date approximate, per the source)
Apr 14, 1971	Released	Gil Flores	Baltimore Orioles	—	Release
Apr 11, 1971	Signed as free agent	Vic Correll	—	Chicago White Sox	Free agent signing
Apr 10, 1971	Trade	Jeff Terpko	Philadelphia Phillies	Washington Senators	Trade
Apr 9, 1971	Released	Dave Boswell	Minnesota Twins	—	Release
Apr 9, 1971	Signed as free agent	Dave Boswell	—	Detroit Tigers	Free agent signing
Apr 9, 1971	Trade	Felipe Alou	Oakland Athletics	New York Yankees	Trade
Apr 9, 1971	Trade	Ron Klimkowski	New York Yankees	Oakland Athletics	Trade
Apr 9, 1971	Trade	Rob Gardner	New York Yankees	Oakland Athletics	Trade
Apr 7, 1971	Released	Tom Satriano	Boston Red Sox	—	Release
Apr 7, 1971	Released	Jarvis Tatum	Boston Red Sox	—	Release
Apr 7, 1971	Released	Gary Wagner	Boston Red Sox	—	Release
Apr 7, 1971	Signed as free agent	Gary Wagner	—	Montreal Expos	Free agent signing
Apr 6, 1971	Released	Tom Kelly	Milwaukee Brewers	—	Release
Apr 5, 1971	Released	Vic Correll	Cleveland Indians	—	Release
Apr 5, 1971	Signed as free agent	Camilo Pascual	—	Cleveland Indians	Free agent signing
Apr 5, 1971	Released	Frank Quilici	Minnesota Twins	—	Release
Apr 5, 1971	Trade	Roric Harrison	Milwaukee Brewers	Baltimore Orioles	Trade
Apr 5, 1971	Trade	Marion Jackson	Milwaukee Brewers	Baltimore Orioles	Trade
Apr 5, 1971	Trade	Marcelino Lopez	Baltimore Orioles	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Apr 5, 1971	Trade	Wayne Twitchell	Milwaukee Brewers	Philadelphia Phillies	Trade
Apr 5, 1971	Trade	Pat Skrable	Philadelphia Phillies	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Apr 4, 1971	Released	Joe Henderson	California Angels	—	Release
Apr 3, 1971	Released	Tom Robson	Montreal Expos	—	Release
Apr 3, 1971	Signed as free agent	Marv Staehle	—	Atlanta Braves	Free agent signing
Apr 3, 1971	Trade	Walt Hriniak	San Diego Padres	Atlanta Braves	Trade
Apr 3, 1971	Trade	Richard Wilson	Atlanta Braves	San Diego Padres	Trade
Apr 2, 1971	Signed as free agent	Larry Milbourne	—	San Francisco Giants	Free agent signing
Apr 1, 1971	Signed as free agent	Joe Gibbon	—	Cincinnati Reds	Free agent signing
Apr 1, 1971	Signed as free agent	Mike Hershberger	—	Chicago White Sox	Free agent signing
Apr 1971	Released	Hank Allen	Atlanta Braves	—	Release
Mar 31, 1971	Released	Don O'Riley	Chicago White Sox	—	Release
Mar 31, 1971	Released	Luis Tiant	Minnesota Twins	—	Release
Mar 31, 1971	Released	Pete Ward	New York Yankees	—	Release
Mar 31, 1971	Trade	Duane Josephson	Chicago White Sox	Boston Red Sox	Trade
Mar 31, 1971	Trade	Danny Murphy	Chicago White Sox	Boston Red Sox	Trade
Mar 31, 1971	Trade	Vicente Romo	Boston Red Sox	Chicago White Sox	Trade
Mar 31, 1971	Trade	Tony Muser	Boston Red Sox	Chicago White Sox	Trade
Mar 31, 1971	Trade	Ron Swoboda	New York Mets	Montreal Expos	Trade
Mar 31, 1971	Trade	Rich Hacker	New York Mets	Montreal Expos	Trade
Mar 31, 1971	Trade	Don Hahn	Montreal Expos	New York Mets	Trade
Mar 31, 1971	Trade	Stan Swanson	Cincinnati Reds	Montreal Expos	Trade
Mar 31, 1971	Trade	Jim Qualls	Montreal Expos	Cincinnati Reds	Trade
Mar 30, 1971	Released	Dave Morehead	Kansas City Royals	—	Release
Mar 30, 1971	Trade	Luis Alcaraz	Kansas City Royals	Chicago White Sox	Trade
Mar 30, 1971	Trade	Dean Chance	New York Mets	Detroit Tigers	Trade
Mar 30, 1971	Trade	Bill Denehy	New York Mets	Detroit Tigers	Trade
Mar 30, 1971	Trade	Jerry Robertson	Detroit Tigers	New York Mets	Trade
Mar 29, 1971	Signed as free agent	Tommy Davis	—	Oakland Athletics	Free agent signing
Mar 29, 1971	Trade	Tommy McCraw	Chicago White Sox	Washington Senators	Trade
Mar 29, 1971	Trade	Ed Stroud	Washington Senators	Chicago White Sox	Trade
Mar 29, 1971	Trade	Mike Adams	Detroit Tigers	Minnesota Twins	Trade
Mar 29, 1971	Trade	Bill Zepp	Minnesota Twins	Detroit Tigers	Trade
Mar 27, 1971	Released	Bob Humphreys	Milwaukee Brewers	—	Release
Mar 27, 1971	Released	Bob Meyer	Milwaukee Brewers	—	Release
Mar 27, 1971	Released	Russ Snyder	Milwaukee Brewers	—	Release
Mar 25, 1971	Released	Mike McCormick	New York Yankees	—	Release
Mar 24, 1971	Trade	Unnamed	Kansas City Royals	Chicago White Sox	$
Mar 24, 1971	Trade	Bobby Knoop	Chicago White Sox	Kansas City Royals	Trade
Mar 23, 1971	Trade	Steve Huntz	San Francisco Giants	Chicago White Sox	Trade
Mar 23, 1971	Trade	Steve Hamilton	Chicago White Sox	San Francisco Giants	Trade
Mar 16, 1971	Signed as free agent	Orlando Peña	—	Baltimore Orioles	Free agent signing
Mar 15, 1971	Trade	Steve Kealey	California Angels	Chicago White Sox	Trade
Mar 15, 1971	Trade	Dave Adlesh	California Angels	Chicago White Sox	Trade
Mar 15, 1971	Trade	Art Kusnyer	Chicago White Sox	California Angels	Trade
Feb 27, 1971	Signed	Larry McCall	—	Baltimore Orioles	Amateur free agent signing
Feb 19, 1971	Trade	Billy McCool	Boston Red Sox	Kansas City Royals	Trade
Feb 19, 1971	Trade	Hawk Taylor	Kansas City Royals	Boston Red Sox	Trade
Feb 10, 1971	Released	Bob Tillman	Milwaukee Brewers	—	Release
Feb 10, 1971	Trade	Al Downing	Milwaukee Brewers	Los Angeles Dodgers	Trade
Feb 10, 1971	Trade	Andy Kosco	Los Angeles Dodgers	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Feb 10, 1971	Trade	Ramon Hernandez	Mexico City Reds	Pittsburgh Pirates	Trade
Feb 10, 1971	Trade	Danilo Rivas	Pittsburgh Pirates	Mexico City Reds	Trade
Feb 9, 1971	Trade	Rick Reichardt	Washington Senators	Chicago White Sox	Trade
Feb 9, 1971	Trade	Gerry Janeski	Chicago White Sox	Washington Senators	Trade
Feb 2, 1971	Trade	Fred Reahm	St. Louis Cardinals	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Feb 2, 1971	Trade	Bob Burda	Milwaukee Brewers	St. Louis Cardinals	Trade
Feb 2, 1971	Trade	Carl Taylor	Milwaukee Brewers	Kansas City Royals	Trade
Feb 2, 1971	Trade	Ellie Rodriguez	Kansas City Royals	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Jan 29, 1971	Trade	Nelson Briles	St. Louis Cardinals	Pittsburgh Pirates	Trade
Jan 29, 1971	Trade	Vic Davalillo	St. Louis Cardinals	Pittsburgh Pirates	Trade
Jan 29, 1971	Trade	Matty Alou	Pittsburgh Pirates	St. Louis Cardinals	Trade
Jan 29, 1971	Trade	George Brunet	Pittsburgh Pirates	St. Louis Cardinals	Trade
Jan 28, 1971	Signed	Benny Ayala	—	New York Mets	Amateur free agent signing
Jan 28, 1971	Trade	Gene Brabender	Milwaukee Brewers	California Angels	Trade
Jan 28, 1971	Trade	Bill Voss	California Angels	Milwaukee Brewers	Trade
Jan 25, 1971	Released	Ray Washburn	Cincinnati Reds	—	Release
Jan 18, 1971	Signed	Tony Armas	—	Pittsburgh Pirates	Amateur free agent signing
Jan 13, 1971	Released	Earl Wilson	San Diego Padres	—	Release
Jan 12, 1971	Trade	Darrell Brandon	Chicago White Sox	Philadelphia Phillies	Trade
Jan 12, 1971	Trade	Rick Joseph	Philadelphia Phillies	Chicago White Sox	Trade
Jan 7, 1971	Signed as free agent	Fernando Gonzalez	—	Pittsburgh Pirates	Free agent signing
before the 1971 season	Signed	John Andrews	—	St. Louis Cardinals	Amateur free agent signing
before the 1971 season	Signed	Bob Apodaca	—	New York Mets	Amateur free agent signing
before the 1971 season	Signed	Tom Brown	—	Kansas City Royals	Amateur free agent signing
before the 1971 season	Signed	Mike Bruhert	—	New York Mets	Amateur free agent signing
before the 1971 season	Signed	Mike Buskey	—	Chicago White Sox	Amateur free agent signing
before the 1971 season	Signed	Henry Cruz	—	Los Angeles Dodgers	Amateur free agent signing
before the 1971 season	Signed	Greg Heydeman	—	Los Angeles Dodgers	Amateur free agent signing
before the 1971 season	Signed	Leon Hooten	—	Oakland Athletics	Amateur free agent signing
before the 1971 season	Signed	Al Javier	—	Houston Astros	Amateur free agent signing
before the 1971 season	Signed	Rick Kreuger	—	Boston Red Sox	Amateur free agent signing
before the 1971 season	Signed	Gary Lance	—	Kansas City Royals	Amateur free agent signing
before the 1971 season	Signed	Luis Quintana	—	San Francisco Giants	Amateur free agent signing
before the 1971 season	Released	Marv Staehle	Montreal Expos	—	Release
before the 1971 season	Signed	Angel Torres	—	St. Louis Cardinals	Amateur free agent signing
before the 1971 season	Signed	Steve Waterbury	—	St. Louis Cardinals	Amateur free agent signing
before the 1971 season	Signed as free agent	Bart Zeller	—	Milwaukee Brewers	Free agent signing

Every row is mapped onto the same trade / signing / release vocabulary the modern feed uses, with the era’s own type description kept on each row. Club names are the names of the day (the Boston Braves years, the Brooklyn Dodgers years), and each links to the franchise it is today. Some dates are only partially known or flagged approximate by the source; they are shown exactly as published, never completed to a fake precise day.

By team, 1971

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