| | | Sunday, December 30th , 1973 | | Signed free agent 3B Tom Wilson to a minor league contract. | | Thursday, December 27th , 1973 | | Signed free agent 3B Sam Hess to a minor league contract. | | Monday, December 24th , 1973 | | RP Johnny Taylor was claimed off waivers from Baltimore. | | SP Lloyd Henson was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Sunday, December 23rd , 1973 | | RP Ron Washington was claimed off waivers from New York. | | RP Joe Kienle was claimed off waivers from Milwaukee. | | RP Tom Gilliam was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RP Ellis Porter was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Saturday, December 22nd , 1973 | | Signed free agent 3B Rollie Hite to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, December 12th , 1973 | | Signed free agent 3B Paul Seymour to a minor league contract. | | Monday, December 10th , 1973 | | LF Bob Whaley was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | SP Harry Gaines was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | 1B Alex Todd was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Saturday, November 10th , 1973 | | Signed free agent 3B Scotty Welch to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, October 28th , 1973 | | Signed Hitting Coach Don Hersey to a 2-year, $8,500 per year contract. | | Saturday, October 20th , 1973 | | Signed Scouting Director Tom Brown to a 2-year, $11,000 per year contract. | | Friday, October 12th , 1973 | | Activated 3B Leo Makepeace from the injured list. | | Thursday, September 27th , 1973 | | Activated CF Maury Cole from the injured list. | | Thursday, September 20th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Bob Ball to a minor league contract. | | Activated LF Milt Howard from the injured list. | | Thursday, August 16th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Sid Xenos to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Mal Birnie to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Bob Ball to a minor league contract. | | Monday, June 18th , 1973 | | Promoted RP Patsy Thomas from Double A San Antonio to Triple A San Diego. | | Demoted SP Sam Henry from Triple A San Diego to Double A San Antonio. | | Promoted SS Ted James from Class A Hartford to Double A San Antonio. | | Promoted SS Les Warner from Short Season A Charlotte to Class A Hartford. | | Demoted 3B Hack Duke from Double A San Antonio to Class A Hartford. | | Demoted 3B Wash Rankin from Class A Hartford to Short Season A Charlotte. | | Drafted 1B Dick Marshall in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 19, 19th overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Tom Last in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 19, 43rd overall pick). | | Drafted C Harry DeRemer in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 19, 67th overall pick). | | Drafted SP John Reeves in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 19, 91st overall pick). | | Drafted C Monty Pollard in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 19, 115th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Joe Rhodes in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 19, 139th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Diego Zamora in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 19, 163rd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Bob Hudson in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 19, 187th overall pick). | | Drafted C Johnny Reed in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 19, 211st overall pick). | | Drafted RF Jack Burke in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 19, 235th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Lyle Selzer in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 19, 259th overall pick). | | Drafted RF Russ Gary in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 19, 283rd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Al Hauth in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 19, 307th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Billy David in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 19, 331st overall pick). | | Drafted RP Tom Kennedy in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 19, 355th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Harry Weisenborn in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 19, 379th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Thornton Weaver in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 19, 403rd overall pick). | | Drafted RP George Butler in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 19, 427th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Neal Batten in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 19, 451st overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Gary Luther in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 19, 475th overall pick). | | Released SP Benny Brown. | | Released SP Bill Paynter. | | Released RP George Butler. | | Released RP Jim Hatch. | | Released RP Tom Wiley. | | Released RP Ed Rowland. | | Released C Glen Schellhammer. | | Released RP Steve Ray. | | Released CL Dave Viola. | | Promoted 1B Dick Meeks from Double A San Antonio to Triple A San Diego. | | Demoted LF Juan Rodriguez from Triple A San Diego to Double A San Antonio. | | Promoted 1B Jim Jones from Class A Hartford to Double A San Antonio. | | Demoted RF Dick Huss from Double A San Antonio to Class A Hartford. | | Demoted SS Tony Torre from Class A Hartford to Short Season A Charlotte. | | Demoted CF Jimmie Alexander from Class A Hartford to Short Season A Charlotte. | | Demoted SS Bill Ward from Short Season A Charlotte to Rookie League Moline. | | Demoted 1B Tom Last from Short Season A Charlotte to Rookie League Moline. | | Demoted 2B Harry Smith from Short Season A Charlotte to Rookie League Moline. | | Demoted SS Tommy Long from Short Season A Charlotte to Rookie League Moline. | | Tuesday, April 24th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Dick Pate to a minor league contract with a $5,500 signing bonus. | | Saturday, April 7th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Earle Williams to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Eddie Williams to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, April 3rd , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Dutch Moline to a minor league contract. | | Monday, March 5th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Bobby Wright to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, March 3rd , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Bill Kirby to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, February 27th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Vern Hader to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, February 24th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Augie Clark to a minor league contract. | | Thursday, February 22nd , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Ernie Harris to a minor league contract. | | |
