| | | Thursday, December 14th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Bill Simmons to a minor league contract with a $1,400 signing bonus. | | Sunday, December 10th , 1972 | | SP George Britton was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RP Mike Dunlavy was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RP Johnny Hugot was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Purchased the contract of RP Alfredo Jimenez from Triple A Louisville. | | Purchased the contract of C Jack Hinkle from Triple A Louisville. | | Saturday, December 2nd , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Frank Phillips to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Jackie Frank to a minor league contract. | | Monday, November 27th , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP Paul Carson to a minor league contract. | | Thursday, November 16th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Spider Munson to a minor league contract. | | Thursday, November 9th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Rip Pitts to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, November 7th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Grover Sutton to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Corky Rector to a minor league contract. | | Friday, November 3rd , 1972 | | Signed free agent CL Dick Howard to a minor league contract. | | Monday, October 23rd , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP Kid Chambers to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, September 24th , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP Walt Armstrong to a minor league contract. | | Monday, September 11th , 1972 | | Activated RF Phil James from the injured list. | | Sunday, August 27th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Joe Wernli to a minor league contract. | | Friday, August 25th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP John Gunn to a minor league contract. | | Friday, July 21st , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Earl Fisher to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, June 18th , 1972 | | Promoted RP Earl O'Neill from Rookie League Beaumont to Class A Allentown. | | Demoted RP Hub Hoak from Class A Allentown to Short Season A Bakersfield. | | Promoted CF Charlie Myers from Rookie League Beaumont to Short Season A Bakersfield. | | Promoted 1B Larry McDowell from Rookie League Beaumont to Short Season A Bakersfield. | | Demoted CF Willard Tucker from Short Season A Bakersfield to Rookie League Beaumont. | | Demoted 2B Thornton Elder from Short Season A Bakersfield to Rookie League Beaumont. | | Demoted SP Vince Schwartz from Short Season A Bakersfield to Rookie League Beaumont. | | Drafted C Larry Widrick in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 22, 22nd overall pick). | | Drafted RF Tom Buck in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 22, 46th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Vic McGee in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 22, 70th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Tom Long in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 22, 94th overall pick). | | Drafted CL Len Torbett in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 22, 118th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Joe Butler in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 22, 142nd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Alvin Self in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 22, 166th overall pick). | | Drafted RF John Jackson in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 22, 190th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Hank Day in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 22, 214th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Bill Rowe in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 22, 238th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Antosha Midler in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 22, 262nd overall pick). | | Drafted CF Ed Reiner in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 22, 286th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Billy Green in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 22, 310th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Paul Shaw in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 22, 334th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Walt Doyle in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 22, 358th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Davey Jorgensen in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 22, 382nd overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Ralph Burns in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 22, 406th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Harry Wicks in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 22, 430th overall pick). | | Drafted CF John Wyman in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 22, 454th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B John Graves in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 22, 478th overall pick). | | Placed 2B Ed Walter on the 14-day injured list. | | Recalled 2B Ed Barton from Double A Jackson. | | Released RP Lou Malden. | | Released RP Arch Luxton. | | Released CF Bill Rowe. | | Released SP Paul Shaw. | | Released RP James Thomas. | | Released RP Vince Schwartz. | | Released RP Jim Brady. | | Released RP Ken Jordan. | | Released SP Davey Jorgensen. | | Promoted 1B Sam Carr from Class A Allentown to Double A Jackson. | | Promoted 2B John Collins from Short Season A Bakersfield to Class A Allentown. | | Demoted RF Mel Nutter from Class A Allentown to Short Season A Bakersfield. | | Promoted 1B Jim Shields from Rookie League Beaumont to Short Season A Bakersfield. | | Demoted LF Vic McGee from Short Season A Bakersfield to Rookie League Beaumont. | | Demoted SP Bill Janssen from Short Season A Bakersfield to Rookie League Beaumont. | | Demoted SP Paul Przybyl from Short Season A Bakersfield to Rookie League Beaumont. | | Demoted LF George Lively from Short Season A Bakersfield to Rookie League Beaumont. | | Tuesday, April 11th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Joe Davis to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Jim Brady to a minor league contract. | | Monday, April 10th , 1972 | | 2B Bobby Abrams was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. | | SP Danny Horne was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RP Sam Cooper was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Purchased the contract of SP Roger Sutton from Double A Jackson. | | Purchased the contract of LF Pinky Henry from Triple A Louisville. | | Friday, March 31st , 1972 | | Placed SP Jorge Arellano on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/30/1972. | | Invited non-roster 1B Pinky Henry to Spring Training camp. | | |