Tenure: 1972-83
Postseason Appearances: Six (one World Series title)
Notable Free Agent Signings: Pete Rose, Joe Hoerner
Notable Amateur Free Agent Signings: Juan Samuel
Notable Draft Picks: Tom Underwood, Larry Christenson, John Stearns, Lonnie Smith, Jim Morrison, Ozzie Virgil, Ryne Sandberg, Darren Daulton, Vince Coleman
Notable Trades
- Traded Bill Champion, Don Money and John Vukovich to Milwaukee Brewers for Ken Brett, Jim Lonborg, Ken Sanders and Earl Stephenson.
- Traded Joe Lis, Ken Reynolds and Ken Sanders to the Minnesota Twins for Cesar Tovar.
- Traded Roger Freed and Oscar Gamble to the Cleveland Indians for Terry Wedgewood and Del Unser.
- Traded Mac Scarce, Del Unser and John Stearns to the New York Mets for Tug McGraw, Don Hahn and Dave Schneck.
- Traded Willie Montanez to the San Francisco Giants for Garry Maddox.
- Traded Barry Bonnell, Jim Essian and $150,000 to the Atlanta Braves for Dick Allen and Johnny Oates.
- Traded Dave Schneck to the Cincinnati Reds for John Vukovich.
- Traded Mike Anderson to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ron Reed.
- Traded Alan Bannister, Dick Ruthven and Roy Thomas to the Chicago White Sox for Jim Kaat and Mike Buskey.
- Traded Rick Bosetti, Tom Underwood and Dane Iorg to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bake McBride and Steve Waterbury.
- Traded Gene Garber to the Atlanta Braves for Dick Ruthven.
- Traded Henry Mack, Derek Botelho, Barry Foote, Jerry Martin and Ted Sizemore to the Chicago Cubs for Greg Gross, Dave Rader and Manny Trillo.
- Traded Bob Walk to the Atlanta Braves for Gary Matthews.
- Traded Don Larson, Keith Moreland and Dickie Noles to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Krukow, cash.
- Traded Ryne Sandberg and Larry Bowa to the Chicago Cubs for Ivan de Jesus.
- Traded Wil Culmer, Jerry Reed and Roy Smith to the Cleveland Indians for John Denny.
- Traded Jay Baller, Julio Franco, Manny Trillo, George Vukovich and Jerry Willard to the Cleveland Indians for Von Hayes.
- Traded Charles Penigar, Mark Davis and Mike Krukow to the San Francisco Giants for Al Holland and Joe Morgan.
- Traded Marty Decker, Ed Wojna, Darren Burroughs and Lance McCullers to the San Diego Padres for Sixto Lezcano and Steven Fireovid.
Other Notable Transactions: Gene Garber (purchased from Kansas City Royals), George Bell (left unprotected in Rule 5 Draft.)
