| | | Monday, December 10th , 1973 | | SP Tom Heard was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RF Dallas Ratajczyk was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Tuesday, October 23rd , 1973 | | Signed General Manager Ted Tucker to a 2-year, $8,500 per year contract. | | Monday, October 15th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Don Ireland to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, October 14th , 1973 | | General Manager Tommy Byerly retires. | | Signed Pitching Coach Don Hunt to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed 3B Coach Art Batten to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed Manager Pug Bryan to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed Team Trainer Bob Richards to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed Bench Coach Mike Butts to a 2-year contract extension. | | Sunday, July 22nd , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Mal Birnie to a minor league contract. | | Placed SP Lyle Lessard on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/21/1973. | | Monday, June 18th , 1973 | | Released RP Dave Irwin. | | Promoted RP Kevin Wampler from Short Season A Yakima to Class A Rockford. | | Promoted RP Johnny Ashworth from Rookie League La Crosse to Short Season A Yakima. | | Promoted RP Bill Bunting from Rookie League La Crosse to Short Season A Yakima. | | Promoted RP Bill Hill from Rookie League La Crosse to Short Season A Yakima. | | Promoted 1B Frank Wallis from Rookie League La Crosse to Short Season A Yakima. | | Demoted RF Charlie Wheeler from Short Season A Yakima to Rookie League La Crosse. | | Demoted SP Julio Torres from Short Season A Yakima to Rookie League La Crosse. | | Demoted RP Bill Miller from Class A Rockford to Rookie League La Crosse. | | Drafted SP Hank Oliver in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Andy Alexander in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 15, 39th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Joe Stocksdale in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 15, 63rd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Ed Jett in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 15, 87th overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Pedro Maldonado in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 15, 111st overall pick). | | Drafted CF Lester Jones in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 15, 135th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Billy Gallagher in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 15, 159th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Tom Andress in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 15, 183rd overall pick). | | Drafted C Mike Herrington in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 15, 207th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Raul Villar in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 15, 231st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Dan Ellington in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 15, 255th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Bob Webster in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 15, 279th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Pedro Winn in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 15, 303rd overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Jay Richardson in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 15, 327th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Joe Hodges in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 15, 351st overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Joe Quint in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 15, 375th overall pick). | | Drafted RF Bob Thacker in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 15, 399th overall pick). | | Drafted RP John Fradette in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 15, 423rd overall pick). | | Drafted C Dick McKinney in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 15, 447th overall pick). | | Drafted C Jerry Wade in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 15, 471st overall pick). | | Released RP Joe Lehman. | | Released RP Len Bonnell. | | Released RP John Fradette. | | Released RP Julio Torres. | | Released RP Dan Garmany. | | Released RP Bill Miller. | | Released RP Heinie Naslund. | | Released SP Buddy Lawrence. | | Released 1B Ed Miller. | | Released RP Babe Graham. | | Released SP Larry Gifford. | | Demoted CL Steve Wilson from Class A Rockford to Short Season A Yakima. | | Demoted 2B Walt Lange from Double A Memphis to Short Season A Yakima. | | Demoted 2B Ike Hardiman from Class A Rockford to Short Season A Yakima. | | Demoted C John Dye from Short Season A Yakima to Rookie League La Crosse. | | Demoted 3B Gary Dean from Short Season A Yakima to Rookie League La Crosse. | | Demoted LF Frank Gates from Short Season A Yakima to Rookie League La Crosse. | | Wednesday, June 6th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP George Brown to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, April 15th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Dave Irwin to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, April 3rd , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Gordon Jacobson to a minor league contract with a major league option. | | Signed free agent SP Dan Garmany to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, April 1st , 1973 | | Placed CF Fuzzy Cronin on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/1973. | | Invited non-roster 1B Archie Roberts to Spring Training camp. | | Signed free agent RP Earl Fisher to a minor league contract. | | Friday, March 30th , 1973 | | Released RP Jim Yohe. | | Monday, March 19th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Al Lyon to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, January 10th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Stan Rafferty to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, January 9th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Wayne Campbell to a minor league contract. | | Monday, January 8th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Joe Cook to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, January 3rd , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Heinie Naslund to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, January 2nd , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Dixie Wilson to a minor league contract. | | Monday, January 1st , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Buddy Lawrence to a minor league contract. | | |
