- 1971 Season Transactions
- Chicago White Sox release Bob Aspromonte, Ernie Banks, Ron
Hansen, Clay Dalrymple, Gene Lamont, Ed Crosby (unc), Daryl
Patterson, Dennis Higgins, Cal Koonce and Dave Baldwin (July
3)
- Los Angeles Dodgers release Willie Smith, Pat Corrales, Marty
Martinez, Dick Hall and Chuck Hartenstein (unc) (July 3)
- Atlanta Braves release Chico Salmon, Brant Alyea, Art Shamsky,
Jim Gosger and Sal Campisi (July 3)
- New York Yankees release Dave Robinson, Angel Bravo, Paul
Doyle (unc), Fred Lasher, Bill Zepp and Greg Garrett (July 3)
- St. Louis Cardinals release Al Weis, Tom Tischinski and George
Thomas (July 3)
- Baltimore Orioles release John Gelnar, Howie Reed, Steve
Hargan, Bob Stinson and Gus Gil (July 3)
- Washington Nationals release John Lamb, Marcelino Lopez, Steve
L. Barber, Ted Savage and Rick Renick
- Washington trades Paul Popovich to Houston for Woody Woodward
(July 3)
- Washington trades Earl Williams and Bob Montgomery to
Milwaukee for Norm Cash and Tom Haller (July 3)
- Houston Astros release Mike Nagy, Rich Robertson, John
Donaldson (unc), Don Wert, Lee Maye and Carl Taylor (July 3)
- New York Mets release Don Eddy, Jan Dukes (unc), Bob Spence,
Rich Severson, Bernie Smith and Al Ferrara (July 3)
- Boston Red Sox release Marcel Lacheman, George Brunet, Rick
Austin, Wally Bunker, Bob Burda, Ron Brand and Tommy Dean (July
3)
- San Francisco Giants release Hector Torres, Joe Azcue (unc),
Paul Ratliff, Ron Cook, Floyd Weaver, Gerry Janeski (July 3)
- Philadelphia Phillies release Jim French, Sandy Vance, Dave
Boswell, Jim Bouton (unc), Skip Pitlock (unc) and Jim Magnuson
(July 3)
- Chicago Cubs release Mike McCormick, Byron Browne, Danny
Walton and Ed Stroud (July 3)
- Cleveland Indians release Frank Fernandez, Steve Huntz, Larry
Brown and Lowell Palmer (July 3)
- Pittsburgh Pirates release Cesar Gutierrez, Larry Howard, Tom
Dukes and Gary Waslewski (July 3)
- Cincinnati Reds release Chico Ruiz, Dick Ellsworth, Frank W.
Baker and Jim Ray Hart (July 4)
- Oakland A's release Aldolpho Phillips (unc), Frank Johnson,
Billy Grabarkewitz, Ray Webster and Danny Coombs (July 5)
- Detroit Tigers release Tom Matchick, Marv Staehle, Don
Carrithers, Ted Martinez and Jerry DaVanon (July 5)
- Milwaukee Brewers release Jim Hannan, Coco LaBoy, Bob Veale
and Bobby Wine (July 6)
- Kansas City Royals release Steve Hamilton, Tony Gonzalez, Jim
Beauchamp, Bob Didier, Ed Goodson and Dal Maxvill (July 7)
- Oakland A's release Denny Lemaster and Paul Schaal (July
11)
- Houston trades Thurman Munson and Alan Foster to Baltimore for
Mickey Lolich, Bob Barton, Hal McRae, Willie McCovey, Eddie
Brinkman and Mickey Lolich (July 12)
- Washington Nationals trade Bert Campaneris and Tom Bradley to
the Chicago Cubs for LeoCardenas, BillGogolewski, and Jim Roland.
(July 13)
- Washington Nationals release Chuck Hinton and Jim Lytle (July
3)
- Baltimore Orioles trade Jimmy Wynn and Merv Rettenmund to
Chicago White Sox for CHA #2 and CHA 1972 #1 (July 18)
- Chicago White Sox trade Vada Pinson to Los Angeles Dodgers for
Frank Howard (July18)
- Chicago Cubs trade Marty Perez to Los Angeles Dodgers for LAD
1971 #3 (July 18)
- Chicago White Sox trade Tommie Agee to Oakland A's for Lew
Krausse (July 19)
- New York Yankees trade Bill Russell to Philadelphia Phillies
for Dock Ellis (July 20)
- Chicago Cubs trade Denny McLain and CHC #4 to Cleveland
Indians for Scipio Spinks (July 21)
- New York Mets trade pick 1.15 and Phil Regan to Milwaukee for
Earl Williams and Joe Grzenda (July 22)
- Washington Nationals trade Ed Spiezio to Philadelphia Phillies
for PHI #8 (July 23)
- New York Yankees trade NYY #1 to Pittsburgh Pirates for Ken
Henderson (July 23)
- Oakland Athletics trade OAK #3 to Milwaukee Brewers for Ellie
Hendricks (July 24)
- Oakland Athletics trade Barry Lersch to Chicago White Sox for
Don Mincher (July 24)
- Chicago Cubs trade Jerry Johnson to New York Yankees for NYY
#2 (July 24)
- New York Mets trade Joe Grzenda to Washington Nats for 1971
2.17 (orig STL) (July 25)
- St. Louis Cardinals trade STL #3 to Detroit Tigers for Mel
Queen and 1971 4.17 (orig STL) (July 26)
- San Francisco Giants trade Sandy Alomar to New York Mets for
Joe Hoerner (July 26)
- San Francisco Giants trade Luis Aparicio to Cleveland Indians
for Bob Locker (July 27)
- Chicago Cubs trade pick 3.19 (orig SFG) to Washington Nats for
WAS 1972 #3 (July 27)
- Washington Nats trade Pete Mikkelsen to Cincinnati Reds for
Jim Hardin (July 28)
- St. Louis Cardinals trade #4 to Cleveland Indians for CLE 1972
#4 (July 29)
- Atlanta Braves trade ATL #7 and pick 7.17 (orig. STL) to St.
Louis Cardinals for STL 1972 #6 (August 1)
- Baltimore Orioles claim John Vukovich and Frank Baker (August
12)
- St. Louis Cardinals claim Tommie Aaron and release Dick
Schofield (August 12)
- New York Yankees claim Bob Burda (August 12)
- Kansas City Royals claim Bob Gebhard and release Charlie Sands
(August 13)
- Detroit trades Pete Richert to Chicago (N) for CHC 1972 #2
(October 10)
- Chicago (N) releases Bill Laxton (October 10)
- Houston trades Jesus Alou, Andy Kosco, Hal Lanier, Steve
Hamilton and Phil Hennigan to St. Louis for Orlando Cepeda, Curt
Motton, Frank Tepedino, Ron Perranowski and Cecil Upshaw (December
6)
- Washington trades Dick Selma to Philadelphia for Wally Bunker
(January 22)
- Pittsburgh trades Juan Pizarro to Washington for Bill
Gogolewski (January 24)