| | | Thursday, December 13th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP John Martindale to a minor league contract. | | Monday, December 10th , 1973 | | 1B Paul Ellis was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | SP Ken Wheeler was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | LF Bert Pierce was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | CF Fred McCoy was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Wednesday, November 21st , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Jim Hotham to a minor league contract. | | Friday, November 16th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Gus Hepp to a minor league contract. | | Thursday, November 15th , 1973 | | Assigned RP Tom Ford to Class A Albany. | | Wednesday, November 14th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Tom Ford to a minor league contract. | | Friday, October 19th , 1973 | | Signed Bench Coach Bill Wooten to a 2-year, $8,500 per year contract. | | Thursday, October 18th , 1973 | | Signed Pitching Coach John Wolfenden to a 2-year, $3,000 per year contract. | | Sunday, October 14th , 1973 | | Bench Coach Hy Ward retires. | | Pitching Coach Ralph Thoms leaves the team, his contract was not renewed | | Signed General Manager Willis Bollinger to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed Team Trainer Paddy Hughes to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed 3B Coach Tommy Cooper to a 2-year contract extension. | | Activated RF Fred Davis from the 60-day injured list. | | Sunday, September 30th , 1973 | | Released SP Joe Putnam. | | Monday, September 24th , 1973 | | Placed SP Earl O'Neill on the Century League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 09/23/1973. | | Sunday, September 9th , 1973 | | Placed CL Larry Banks on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 09/08/1973. | | Saturday, August 4th , 1973 | | Placed RP Harry Cook on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/03/1973. | | Promoted SP Ray Parker from Short Season A Fresno to Class A Albany. | | Demoted SP Adam McCoy from Class A Albany to Short Season A Fresno. | | Monday, June 18th , 1973 | | Promoted SS Rich Peterson from Double A Reading to Triple A New Orleans. | | Promoted SS Bobby Dunn from Class A Albany to Double A Reading. | | Demoted 1B Ralph Preece from Triple A New Orleans to Double A Reading. | | Promoted C Bobby Carter from Short Season A Fresno to Class A Albany. | | Demoted 1B Harry Clover from Double A Reading to Class A Albany. | | Promoted RF Luke Worman from Short Season A Fresno to Class A Albany. | | Promoted LF Tony Frazier from Rookie League Clinton to Class A Albany. | | Promoted SP Earl Gardner from Rookie League Clinton to Short Season A Fresno. | | Promoted RP Bob Martinelli from Rookie League Clinton to Short Season A Fresno. | | Demoted C Pep Cooper from Class A Albany to Short Season A Fresno. | | Demoted RF Ernie Powell from Class A Albany to Short Season A Fresno. | | Promoted 1B Arnie Aiken from Rookie League Clinton to Short Season A Fresno. | | Promoted 3B Bobby Wyman from Rookie League Clinton to Short Season A Fresno. | | Demoted CF Harvey Wheelman from Class A Albany to Short Season A Fresno. | | Demoted SP Bob Barton from Short Season A Fresno to Rookie League Clinton. | | Demoted LF Cliff Pope from Short Season A Fresno to Rookie League Clinton. | | Demoted LF Harvey Clark from Short Season A Fresno to Rookie League Clinton. | | Demoted 1B Gus Ashley from Short Season A Fresno to Rookie League Clinton. | | Demoted RP Vince Smart from Short Season A Fresno to Rookie League Clinton. | | Drafted CF Bill Arndt in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Fred Dickson in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 9, 33rd overall pick). | | Drafted SS Francisco Suarez in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 9, 57th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Ray Bowman in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 9, 81st overall pick). | | Drafted LF Don Barrett in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 9, 105th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Moe Tyler in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 9, 129th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Tom Conner in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 9, 153rd overall pick). | | Drafted CL Sol Wheeler in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 9, 177th overall pick). | | Drafted CL George Libby in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 9, 201st overall pick). | | Drafted RP Larry Banks in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 9, 225th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Jack Catlin in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 9, 249th overall pick). | | Drafted C Bill Schaffer in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 9, 273rd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Monty Paige in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 9, 297th overall pick). | | Drafted C Sam Cook in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 9, 321st overall pick). | | Drafted RF Bill Bagley in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 9, 345th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Ernie Albaugh in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 9, 369th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Bert Foster in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 9, 393rd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Mark Cox in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 9, 417th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Guy Hart in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 9, 441st overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Pete Mason in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 9, 465th overall pick). | | Released RP Mark Cox. | | Released RP Vince Smart. | | Released RP John Long. | | Released RP Fabian Miller. | | Released LF Chuck Spiller. | | Demoted RF Lenny Jenkins from Triple A New Orleans to Double A Reading. | | Promoted 2B Frank Conover from Short Season A Fresno to Class A Albany. | | Demoted CL Lloyd Greiner from Class A Albany to Short Season A Fresno. | | Demoted CF Hack Holding from Double A Reading to Short Season A Fresno. | | Demoted LF John Brooks from Class A Albany to Short Season A Fresno. | | Demoted LF Henry Buchanan from Double A Reading to Short Season A Fresno. | | Promoted 1B Gus Ashley from Rookie League Clinton to Short Season A Fresno. | | Demoted CF Red Taylor from Short Season A Fresno to Rookie League Clinton. | | Demoted 1B Harvey Clark from Short Season A Fresno to Rookie League Clinton. | | Demoted CF Jack Couch from Class A Albany to Rookie League Clinton. | | Demoted CF Harvey Wheelman from Short Season A Fresno to Rookie League Clinton. | | Demoted LF Pete Osborn from Short Season A Fresno to Rookie League Clinton. | | Demoted RP Carlos Mendoza from Short Season A Fresno to Rookie League Clinton. | | Wednesday, March 21st , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Chief Thacker to a minor league contract. | | Monday, March 19th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Joe Hailey to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Dick Smith to a minor league contract. | | Promoted RP Dick Smith from Rookie League Clinton to Short Season A Fresno. | | Thursday, March 8th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Dennis Thompson to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Pat Brittain to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Jack Mason to a minor league contract. | | Monday, February 26th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Lou Malone to a minor league contract. | | Monday, February 19th , 1973 | | Placed RP Glenn Behl on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 02/16/1973. | | Tuesday, February 6th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Bobby Bongiovanni to a minor league contract with a $1,400 signing bonus. | | Sunday, February 4th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Frank Wade to a minor league contract with a $1,400 signing bonus. | | Monday, January 1st , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Ed Wright to a minor league contract. | | |
