Dave Parker Trades and Transactions

The Dave Parker trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Dave Parker has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"He (Dave Parker) can beat you in every way. With his legs, his arm, and his bat." - Manager Chuck Tanner in The Chicago Tribune (1979)

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Dave Parker

Dave Parker Autograph on a 1983 Donruss (#473)

Dave Parker Autograph on a 1983 Donruss (#473)
 

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Birth Name:   David Gene Parker
Nickname:   Dave or The Cobra
Born On:   06-09-1951  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Calhoun, Mississippi
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Courter Tech High School (Cincinnati, OH)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-05   Player Weight Chart Weight:   230
First Game:   07-12-1973 (Age 22)
Last Game:   10-02-1991
Draft:   1970 : 14th Round (325th)
Dave Parker

Trades & Transactions

06-04-1970: Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 14th round — free-agent draft.
11-07-1983: Granted free agency.
12-07-1983: Signed by Cincinnati Reds.
12-08-1987: Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Oakland Athletics for Jose Rijo and Tim Birtsas.
11-13-1989: Granted free agency.
12-03-1989: Signed by Milwaukee Brewers.
03-14-1991: Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to California Angels for Dante Bichette.
09-07-1991: Released by California Angels.
09-14-1991: Signed by Toronto Blue Jays.
11-04-1991: Granted free agency.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Dave Parker trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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