St-Louis Cardinals 1997

Oakland Athletics acquire	Date	St-Louis Cardinals acquire
Blake Stein Eric Ludwick T.J. Mathews	July 31, 1997	Mark McGwire

St-Louis Cardinals acquire	Date	San Diego Padres acquire
Fernando Valenzuela Phil Plantier Scott Livingstone	June 13, 1997	Danny Jackson Mark Sweeney Rich Batchelor

St-Louis Cardinals acquire	Date	Texas Rangers acquire
Davis Chavarria Player to be named later	December 16, 1996	Cory Bailey