| | | Tuesday, December 11th , 1973 | | RP Johnny Taylor was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. | | Drafted RP Pat Fortier in the 1973 Rule 5 Draft (Round 1, Pick 13, 13th overall Pick) from the New York Imperials. | | Monday, November 12th , 1973 | | Released RP Jack Huey. | | Sunday, October 28th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Jim Delano to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent C Tom Wells to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, October 23rd , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Bob Cushing to a minor league contract. | | Traded 18-year old minor league 1B Tom Ritter to the Boston Minutemen, getting 33-year old 3B Clarence James in return. | | 1B Eli Ewing was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Friday, October 19th , 1973 | | Signed Manager Hank Luckenbaugh to a 2-year, $17,500 per year contract. | | Sunday, October 14th , 1973 | | Activated SP Larry Warren from the injured list. | | Activated 2B Clay Roberts from the 60-day injured list. | | Activated 2B George Best from the 60-day injured list. | | Activated 1B Carl Thompson from the 60-day injured list. | | Fired Hitting Coach Bill Miller. | | Signed 1B Coach Cal Rice to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed Pitching Coach Don Spooner to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed 3B Coach Al Wood to a 2-year contract extension. | | Sunday, October 7th , 1973 | | Activated 1B Cecil Gregg from the injured list. | | Thursday, September 27th , 1973 | | Placed SP Larry Warren on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/26/1973. | | Thursday, June 21st , 1973 | | Released RP Cy Strom. | | Monday, June 18th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Ted Ferguson to a minor league contract. | | Promoted C Henry Burlew from Class A Providence to Double A Jacksonville. | | Promoted CF Roger Dorsey from Class A Providence to Double A Jacksonville. | | Demoted C Jesse Meyers from Double A Jacksonville to Class A Providence. | | Promoted CF Eddie Mitchel from Short Season A Norfolk to Class A Providence. | | Demoted 1B Con Bates from Double A Jacksonville to Class A Providence. | | Promoted LF Karl Teague from Rookie League Albany to Short Season A Norfolk. | | Demoted 1B Diego Torres from Class A Providence to Short Season A Norfolk. | | Promoted 1B Ike Moore from Rookie League Albany to Short Season A Norfolk. | | Promoted 1B Miguel Flores from Rookie League Albany to Short Season A Norfolk. | | Demoted SP Mike Leboeuf from Short Season A Norfolk to Rookie League Albany. | | Demoted SP Chuck Perkins from Short Season A Norfolk to Rookie League Albany. | | Demoted RP Bob McDermid from Short Season A Norfolk to Rookie League Albany. | | Drafted SP Dave Bates in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). | | Drafted RF Jimmy Henderson in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 29th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Bobby Hughes in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 53rd overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Tom Ritter in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 5, 77th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Luther Collins in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 101st overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Harry Wilson in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 5, 125th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Sal Buono in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 5, 149th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B John Keith in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 5, 173rd overall pick). | | Drafted SS Glenn Cohen in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 5, 197th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Harry Cook in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 5, 221st overall pick). | | Drafted 3B John Evans in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 5, 245th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Doug Romito in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 5, 269th overall pick). | | Drafted C Tommy Brown in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 5, 293rd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Wally Brownfield in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 5, 317th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Dick Bentley in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 5, 341st overall pick). | | Drafted RP Stew Wilson in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 5, 365th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Bernie Peck in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 5, 389th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Felix Nunez in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 5, 413rd overall pick). | | Drafted SS Claude Mattingly in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 5, 437th overall pick). | | Drafted CF George Nichols in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 5, 461st overall pick). | | Released RP Johnny Gray. | | Released RP Rube King. | | Released RP Chuck Perkins. | | Released RP Stew Wilson. | | Released RP Mike Leboeuf. | | Released RP Bob McDermid. | | Released RP Ted Trawick. | | Released RP Moe Kaelin. | | Released RP Art Joyce. | | Released RP John Lewis. | | Promoted 2B Tom LeClerc from Short Season A Norfolk to Class A Providence. | | Demoted RF Bobby Sarris from Double A Jacksonville to Short Season A Norfolk. | | Promoted 1B Tom Ritter from Rookie League Albany to Short Season A Norfolk. | | Promoted 3B John Keith from Rookie League Albany to Short Season A Norfolk. | | Demoted RF John Sullivan from Short Season A Norfolk to Rookie League Albany. | | Demoted 1B Johnnie Thomas from Class A Providence to Rookie League Albany. | | Demoted RF Jake Levine from Short Season A Norfolk to Rookie League Albany. | | Demoted 1B Miguel Flores from Short Season A Norfolk to Rookie League Albany. | | Demoted SP Al Hardy from Short Season A Norfolk to Rookie League Albany. | | Wednesday, June 6th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP George Carpenter to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, May 5th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Bob Pinkham to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Fred Frazier to a minor league contract. | | Friday, April 20th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Joe McDowell to a minor league contract. | | Friday, April 13th , 1973 | | Signed free agent CL Floyd Lane to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, April 7th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Rob Courtney to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Bubba Bethel to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, April 4th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Hank Paul to a minor league contract. | | Monday, February 26th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Bill Means to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Red LaRouche to a minor league contract. | | Friday, February 23rd , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Joe Neff to a minor league contract. | | Monday, February 19th , 1973 | | Placed 3B Amos Johnson on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 02/16/1973. | | Sunday, January 21st , 1973 | | RF Sammy Dodge becomes a free-agent. | | |