 He was traded along with Ken Harrelson and Dick Ellsworth from the Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Sonny Siebert, Vicente Romo and Joe Azcue on April 19, .Toward the end of the season, he was placed on waivers and claimed by the Oakland Athletics.After beginning the 1970 season with Oakland's triple A affiliate, Pizarro was released and signed a minor league contract with the California Angels.