 He finished the season with a career high batting average of .285 and over 100 hits.After splitting time at catcher with Darrell Porter the following season, Rodríguez was traded on October 22, 1973.He was traded to the California Angels with Ollie Brown, Joe Lahoud, Skip Lockwood, and Gary Ryerson for Clyde Wright, Steve Barber, Ken Berry, Art Kusnyer, and cash.