| | | Thursday, December 28th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Ed Thomas to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, December 10th , 1972 | | LF Bill Davis was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | 1B Con Bates was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Tuesday, December 5th , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP Harry Whitlow to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, December 2nd , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Butch Walter to a minor league contract with a $1,400 signing bonus. | | Monday, November 27th , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP George Smith to a minor league contract. | | Thursday, November 23rd , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP Fritz Dunn to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, November 12th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Nicoli Uguccione to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, November 8th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Adrian Mata to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, November 4th , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP John Green to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, October 31st , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP Gene West to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, October 25th , 1972 | | Signed Manager Akiharu Smith to a 2-year, $25,000 per year contract. | | Tuesday, October 24th , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP Chuck Perkins to a minor league contract. | | Monday, October 23rd , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Julio Moreno to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, October 21st , 1972 | | SP Allen Brown retired from professional baseball. | | RF Rex Pilcher retired from professional baseball. | | Activated 3B Amos Johnson from the 60-day injured list. | | Recalled RP Scottie Blake from Double A Jacksonville. | | Recalled RP Carl Darnold from Short Season A Norfolk. | | Manager Bill Smith leaves the team, his contract was not renewed | | Signed Scouting Director Joe Davis to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed Team Trainer Bernie Hughes to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed Bench Coach Zeke King to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed General Manager Jack Moss to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed Hitting Coach Bill Miller to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed free agent RP Al Gardner to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Al Hardy to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent LF Allie Dennis to a minor league contract. | | Thursday, October 12th , 1972 | | Purchased the contract of SP Snipe Shay from Triple A San Jose. | | Wednesday, October 4th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Charlie Davidson to a minor league contract. | | Activated 1B Rex Pilcher from the injured list. | | Tuesday, September 26th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Chuck Greeson to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, August 6th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Art Joyce to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Jim Houston to a minor league contract with a $260 signing bonus. | | Wednesday, July 12th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Ossie Salerno to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Jim Gibson to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, June 18th , 1972 | | Placed CF Roger Dorsey on the Southeastern League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/17/1972. | | Promoted LF Bill Pierce from Double A Jacksonville to Triple A San Jose. | | Promoted C Joseph Thompson from Class A Providence to Double A Jacksonville. | | Demoted C Al Foster from Triple A San Jose to Class A Providence. | | Promoted 1B Leon Stone from Short Season A Norfolk to Class A Providence. | | Promoted RF Glenn Grey from Rookie League Albany to Class A Providence. | | Demoted 2B Joe Anderson from Class A Providence to Short Season A Norfolk. | | Promoted LF Eddie Rudd from Rookie League Albany to Short Season A Norfolk. | | Promoted CF Whitey Hayes from Rookie League Albany to Short Season A Norfolk. | | Demoted SS Bob Dawson from Class A Providence to Short Season A Norfolk. | | Demoted RF Ike Moore from Short Season A Norfolk to Rookie League Albany. | | Demoted RF Jake Levine from Short Season A Norfolk to Rookie League Albany. | | Drafted CF Mel Malone in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Joe Bell in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 2, 26th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Frank Carmichael in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 50th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Jim Roch in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 2, 74th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Tom Hurst in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 2, 98th overall pick). | | Drafted RF George Cooney in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 2, 122nd overall pick). | | Drafted C William Jones in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 2, 146th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Duane Walters in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 2, 170th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Tommy Strong in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 2, 194th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Roy Roberts in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 2, 218th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Marv Dixon in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 2, 242nd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Joe Owen in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 2, 266th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Rube McIntosh in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 2, 290th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Clyde Robinson in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 2, 314th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Jim Weldon in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 2, 338th overall pick). | | Drafted C Ed Thomas in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 2, 362nd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Joe Hailey in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 2, 386th overall pick). | | Drafted C Mark Lee in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 2, 410th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Ralph Smith in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 2, 434th overall pick). | | Drafted C Jim Snyder in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 2, 458th overall pick). | | Released RP Les Sechrest. | | Released RP Chick Albright. | | Released RP Joe Owen. | | Released RP Rube McIntosh. | | Released C Mark Lee. | | Released RP Mickey Chase. | | Released RP Ralph Browning. | | Released C Jim Snyder. | | Released RP Les Coverdale. | | Released C Ed Thomas. | | Released RP Les Clark. | | Released RP Spec Houston. | | Released SP Joe Hailey. | | Released RP Clyde Robinson. | | Released RP Jim Hoban. | | Released RP Johnny Argo. | | Released RP Joe Beasley. | | Released RP Bill Medley. | | Promoted LF Dick Gill from Double A Jacksonville to Triple A San Jose. | | Demoted CF Ernie White from Triple A San Jose to Double A Jacksonville. | | Demoted RP Art Harris from Double A Jacksonville to Class A Providence. | | Promoted 1B George Hipp from Rookie League Albany to Short Season A Norfolk. | | Demoted RF John Sullivan from Short Season A Norfolk to Rookie League Albany. | | Tuesday, April 4th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Buddy Bateman to a minor league contract. | | Monday, March 20th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Charlie Phillips to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Danny Munoz to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, March 11th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Marty Green to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, February 20th , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP Dick See to a minor league contract with a $1,300 signing bonus. | | Assigned RP Mike Seals to Short Season A Norfolk. | | Saturday, February 19th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Mike Seals to a minor league contract with a $1,300 signing bonus. | | |