| | | Sunday, December 23rd , 1973 | | CF Roy Haynes was claimed off waivers from Detroit. | | RF Luis Page was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Monday, December 10th , 1973 | | SP Irv Hoops was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RF John Richardson was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | CF Don Crawford was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | 1B Bill Furness was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Sunday, November 25th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Del Abbott to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, November 21st , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Bob Johnson to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, October 14th , 1973 | | LF Charlie Sax retired from professional baseball. | | Signed 3B Coach Larry Duffney to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed Pitching Coach Jack B Miller to a 2-year contract extension. | | Monday, June 18th , 1973 | | Released RP Joe Kienle. | | Promoted RP Al Warford from Rookie League Kenosha to Short Season A Eugene. | | Demoted RP Jerry Lindley from Short Season A Eugene to Rookie League Kenosha. | | Drafted C Chuck Barton in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Ted Macko in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 2, 26th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Jim Castillo in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 50th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Elmer King in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 2, 74th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Alan Myers in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 2, 98th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B James T Williams in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 2, 122nd overall pick). | | Drafted CF Jack Ellis in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 2, 146th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Rich Knox in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 2, 170th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Frank Sieger in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 2, 194th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Eddie Olson in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 2, 218th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Juan Montes in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 2, 242nd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Jim Knight in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 2, 266th overall pick). | | Drafted C Cy Stewart in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 2, 290th overall pick). | | Drafted RF Lee Morrell in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 2, 314th overall pick). | | Drafted SP John Cotton in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 2, 338th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Mike Boyd in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 2, 362nd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Allan Massey in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 2, 386th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Mark York in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 2, 410th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Jim Philips in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 2, 434th overall pick). | | Drafted CF John Berry in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 2, 458th overall pick). | | Released RP Jim Philips. | | Released RP Walter Trout. | | Released RP Lee Atwater. | | Released RP Jerry Lindley. | | Released CL Huck Haugen. | | Released RP Ted Blixt. | | Released SP Norm Sutherland. | | Demoted SP Jack Turner from Class A Worcester to Short Season A Eugene. | | Demoted SS Charlie Goodwin from Class A Worcester to Short Season A Eugene. | | Demoted 2B Ronnie Lee from Class A Worcester to Short Season A Eugene. | | Demoted C Chuck Barton from Short Season A Eugene to Rookie League Kenosha. | | Demoted RF Ike Wolford from Short Season A Eugene to Rookie League Kenosha. | | Demoted LF Harry Owens from Class A Worcester to Rookie League Kenosha. | | Demoted CL Eddie Van der Heyden from Short Season A Eugene to Rookie League Kenosha. | | Thursday, May 10th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Norm Sutherland to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, April 24th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Elmer Cox to a minor league contract. | | Released RP Bill Moss. | | Saturday, April 21st , 1973 | | Signed free agent SS Bill Johnson to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, April 10th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Maurice Moore to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Bob Cushing to a minor league contract. | | Monday, March 26th , 1973 | | Placed SP Art Chandler on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 03/23/1973. | | Sunday, March 25th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Scott Hyde to a minor league contract. | | Placed RP Harry Caltagirone on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/24/1973. | | Invited non-roster LF Jimmy Smith to Spring Training camp. | | Saturday, March 24th , 1973 | | Placed 2B Hank Stafford on the 14-day injured list. | | Invited non-roster 1B Dick Downey to Spring Training camp. | | Monday, March 19th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Abakada Abasi to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, March 13th , 1973 | | Released RP Bob Doyle. | | Thursday, February 22nd , 1973 | | Released RP Bill Kirby. | | Tuesday, February 20th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Bob Smith to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Dick Smith to a minor league contract. | | Monday, February 19th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Art Stone to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Wally Dalton to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, February 14th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Mel Westbrook to a minor league contract. | | Friday, February 9th , 1973 | | Released RP Karl Snee. | | Monday, February 5th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Chief Thacker to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, February 4th , 1973 | | Released RP Dom Wilson. | | Tuesday, January 30th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Ray Carmel to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Jess Taylor to a minor league contract. | | Monday, January 29th , 1973 | | SP Marty Yates was claimed off waivers from Boston. | | RP Ted Blixt was claimed off waivers from Boston. | | 3B Bobby Calvert was claimed off waivers from Toronto. | | SP Ed Jackson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). | | 1B Dick Stone Jr. was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RP Johnny Baylor was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | 2B Art Davis was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Saturday, January 27th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Bob Doyle to a minor league contract. | | Released C Sam Clark. | | Released RP Al McCoy. | | Thursday, January 25th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Joe Hailey to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Oscar Riemann to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, January 24th , 1973 | | Released CF Jack Ridge. | | Tuesday, January 23rd , 1973 | | Assigned RP Bert Rice to Short Season A Eugene. | | Sunday, January 21st , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Roy Thompson to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, January 14th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Curtis Williams to a minor league contract. | | Friday, January 12th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Roy Swartley to a minor league contract. | | Monday, January 8th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Del Weeks to a minor league contract with a $5,500 signing bonus. | | Saturday, January 6th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Sid Burton to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Ben Nicholson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $26,400. | | RP Sam Conrad was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | |