| | | Tuesday, December 25th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Art Chandler to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, December 19th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Joe Putnam to a minor league contract. | | Monday, December 10th , 1973 | | SP Dave Taylor was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | LF Tony Keil was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Tuesday, December 4th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Jack Jones to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Babe Graham to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, December 2nd , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Jack Huey to a minor league contract with a $1,500 signing bonus. | | Assigned RP George Clark to Short Season A Mobile. | | Saturday, December 1st , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP George Clark to a minor league contract. | | Monday, November 19th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Charlie Morman to a minor league contract. | | Thursday, November 1st , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Howard Gurka to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, October 31st , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Mike Manges to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, October 30th , 1973 | | Signed Bench Coach Buddy Schneider to a 2-year, $16,500 per year contract. | | Signed Manager Harry Barrell to a 2-year contract extension. | | Sunday, October 14th , 1973 | | Signed General Manager Ray Ruth to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed Hitting Coach Vic Kramer to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed Pitching Coach Tom Villarreal to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed Scouting Director Homer Wilson to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed 3B Coach Allan Sarnecki to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed free agent SP Jim Hatch to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Harry Foster to a minor league contract. | | Activated C Eddie Thomas from the injured list. | | Friday, July 6th , 1973 | | Placed SP Bill Hicks on the Southeastern League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/05/1973. | | Promoted RP John Beckman from Rookie League Eau Claire to Short Season A Mobile. | | Monday, June 18th , 1973 | | Released CL Vince Silverstein. | | Promoted 1B Syd Welch from Short Season A Mobile to Class A Evansville. | | Promoted RP John Brown from Rookie League Eau Claire to Short Season A Mobile. | | Promoted RP George Davis from Rookie League Eau Claire to Short Season A Mobile. | | Assigned SP Harry Draper to Short Season A Mobile. | | Promoted RP Bill Behn from Rookie League Eau Claire to Short Season A Mobile. | | Assigned LF Eddie King to Short Season A Mobile. | | Demoted 3B Jess Wheeler from Class A Evansville to Short Season A Mobile. | | Promoted SP Harry Jacobsen from Rookie League Eau Claire to Short Season A Mobile. | | Demoted RF Stan Sullivan from Short Season A Mobile to Rookie League Eau Claire. | | Demoted 1B Fred Lee from Short Season A Mobile to Rookie League Eau Claire. | | Demoted SP Hap Kraus from Short Season A Mobile to Rookie League Eau Claire. | | Demoted SP Fred Arnold from Short Season A Mobile to Rookie League Eau Claire. | | Demoted RP Hal Frazier from Short Season A Mobile to Rookie League Eau Claire. | | Promoted 1B Harry Willett from Rookie League Eau Claire to Short Season A Mobile. | | Demoted RP Jack Eliades from Short Season A Mobile to Rookie League Eau Claire. | | Drafted SP Steve Blake in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 23, 23rd overall pick). | | Drafted CF Don Crosley in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 23, 47th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Roland McLean in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 23, 71st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Bill Fry in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 23, 95th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Ted Cole in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 23, 119th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Marty Mathews in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 23, 143rd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Buck Brooks in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 23, 167th overall pick). | | Drafted CL Ben Marcotte in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 23, 191st overall pick). | | Drafted RP Rick Bailey in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 23, 215th overall pick). | | Drafted CF George Yates in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 23, 239th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Dan Lawton in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 23, 263rd overall pick). | | Drafted C Spencer Helmlinger in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 23, 287th overall pick). | | Drafted RF Moe Pederson in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 23, 311st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Ed Wade in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 23, 335th overall pick). | | Drafted C Roy Phillips in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 23, 359th overall pick). | | Drafted C Dan Newberg in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 23, 383rd overall pick). | | Drafted C Edgar Whitley in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 23, 407th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Dick Kindle in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 23, 431st overall pick). | | Drafted 2B John Rocco in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 23, 455th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Carlos Lopez in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 23, 479th overall pick). | | RP Ben Turnage was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. | | Purchased the contract of SP Bill McCarty from Triple A Syracuse. | | Released SP Ed Miele. | | Released RP Hal Frazier. | | Released RP Jim Griffith. | | Released RP Joe Reese. | | Released RP Ben Jones. | | Released C Edgar Whitley. | | Released C Ed Warner. | | Released SP Harry Draper. | | Promoted SP Red Lynch from Double A Nashville to Triple A Syracuse. | | Promoted SP Bill Paris from Class A Evansville to Double A Nashville. | | Promoted CL Joe Rhett from Rookie League Eau Claire to Class A Evansville. | | Demoted 3B Joe Wilson from Class A Evansville to Short Season A Mobile. | | Demoted CF George Yates from Double A Nashville to Rookie League Eau Claire. | | Demoted RP Frankie Caplan from Short Season A Mobile to Rookie League Eau Claire. | | Sunday, April 15th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Vince Silverstein to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, March 20th , 1973 | | Placed RP Dick Burch on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/19/1973. | | Invited non-roster LF Ford Owen to Spring Training camp. | | Monday, March 19th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Joe Bush to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Rube McIntosh to a minor league contract. | | Friday, March 2nd , 1973 | | LF Mike Matton was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Purchased the contract of SP Ben Turnage from Triple A Syracuse. | | Monday, February 19th , 1973 | | Placed RP George Fuller on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 02/16/1973. | | |
