| | | Thursday, December 21st , 1972 | | Traded 20-year old minor league RF Jim Redding and 24-year old minor league 1B Jerry Beadles to the Boston Minutemen, getting 29-year old minor league LHP Dutch Haas in return. | | RP Don Bradner was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Sunday, December 10th , 1972 | | LF Pete Gibson was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | SP Ray Hite was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RP Herb Williams was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RF Jack Thompson was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RP Eddie Williams was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RP Red Blanchard was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Purchased the contract of C Earl Frazee from Triple A Sacramento. | | Purchased the contract of SP Charlie Byers from Short Season A Miami. | | Purchased the contract of RP Clint Tucker from Rookie League Baton Rouge. | | Purchased the contract of SP Ernie Burkhardt from Double A Fort Wayne. | | Wednesday, December 6th , 1972 | | Signed free agent SS Joe Roper to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Alvin Manning to a minor league contract with a $1,400 signing bonus. | | Monday, December 4th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Buck Hickey to a minor league contract with a $2,800 signing bonus. | | Wednesday, November 15th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Ike Jaudon to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, November 12th , 1972 | | Signed 1B Coach Joe Eastman to a 2-year, $3,000 per year contract. | | Tuesday, November 7th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Bob Ball to a minor league contract. | | Assigned RP Ed Woodward to Short Season A Miami. | | Saturday, November 4th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP George Sloan to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Roy Ellis to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, November 1st , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Cy Boyd to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, October 25th , 1972 | | Signed Pitching Coach Charlie Burns to a 2-year, $9,500 per year contract. | | Saturday, September 30th , 1972 | | Placed SS Carlos Jaramillo on the 60-day injured list. | | Thursday, September 21st , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Joe Hurst to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Charlie Davidson to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, September 13th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Dick Howard to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Eddie Williams to a minor league contract. | | SP Guy Austin was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Promoted SP Red Huffman from Class A Peoria to Double A Fort Wayne. | | Sunday, September 10th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Joe Wernli to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Jim Drake to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, July 25th , 1972 | | Placed RP Clint Tucker on the Gulf States League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/24/1972. | | Saturday, July 8th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Jim Brown to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, June 27th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Jim Brown to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, June 24th , 1972 | | Placed LF Dick Neal on the Southeastern League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/23/1972. | | Promoted C Pinky Osborn from Rookie League Baton Rouge to Short Season A Miami. | | Sunday, June 18th , 1972 | | Activated 3B Ernie Carter from the 60-day injured list. | | Sent 3B Ernie Carter to Triple A Sacramento for injury rehab. | | RP John Bennett was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Released RP Charlie Davidson. | | Released CL Salvatore Aranda. | | Released SP Davey Turner. | | Assigned RP Solly Harrington to Double A Fort Wayne. | | Demoted C Neil Bailey from Triple A Sacramento to Class A Peoria. | | Promoted RP Guy Mulford from Rookie League Baton Rouge to Short Season A Miami. | | Assigned RP Charlie Kirby to Short Season A Miami. | | Promoted SP Clint Tucker from Rookie League Baton Rouge to Short Season A Miami. | | Demoted C Dick Neal from Class A Peoria to Short Season A Miami. | | Promoted RF Allie Johnston from Rookie League Baton Rouge to Short Season A Miami. | | Promoted 1B Pete Hamilton from Rookie League Baton Rouge to Short Season A Miami. | | Demoted C Vic Wallace from Short Season A Miami to Rookie League Baton Rouge. | | Demoted SS Tony Paulson from Short Season A Miami to Rookie League Baton Rouge. | | Demoted 2B George Wareham from Short Season A Miami to Rookie League Baton Rouge. | | Drafted CF Henry McDuffie in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick). | | Drafted C Art Dolby in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 11, 35th overall pick). | | Drafted C Pinky Osborn in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 11, 59th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Alex Vasquez in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 11, 83rd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Ed Gray in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 11, 107th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Whitey Downs in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 11, 131st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Billy Anderson in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 11, 155th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Tommy Taylor in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 11, 179th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Willie Harrison in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 11, 203rd overall pick). | | Drafted SP John Herrick Jr. in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 11, 227th overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Ed Davis in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 11, 251st overall pick). | | Drafted RP Dick Ellison in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 11, 275th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Bob Ketchum in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 11, 299th overall pick). | | Drafted RP John Tolbert in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 11, 323rd overall pick). | | Drafted C Jim Upshaw in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 11, 347th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Dick Wood in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 11, 371st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Maurice Pearce in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 11, 395th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Fred Smith in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 11, 419th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Harry Davis in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 11, 443rd overall pick). | | Drafted C Sam Bell in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 11, 467th overall pick). | | Released C Jim Upshaw. | | Released RP Bob Ketchum. | | Released SP Maurice Pearce. | | Released RP Joe Safford. | | Released RP Martin Justice. | | Released RP Wally Kelly. | | Released RP Heinie Naslund. | | Released RP Slim Funk. | | Released RP Ray James. | | Released C Sam Bell. | | Released RP Alex Neighbors. | | Released RP George Hedrick. | | Released RP Jim Hotham. | | Released RP Pat Ott. | | Released RP Red Eide. | | Released RP Charlie Kirby. | | Released CL Glenn Webb. | | Demoted 3B Lee Ritzman from Class A Peoria to Short Season A Miami. | | Promoted 3B Tony Paulson from Rookie League Baton Rouge to Short Season A Miami. | | Demoted C Ray Slechta from Double A Fort Wayne to Rookie League Baton Rouge. | | Demoted CF Stan Ross from Short Season A Miami to Rookie League Baton Rouge. | | Demoted 1B Pete Hamilton from Short Season A Miami to Rookie League Baton Rouge. | | Demoted 1B Alex Lipscomb from Short Season A Miami to Rookie League Baton Rouge. | | Demoted CF Harry Davis from Class A Peoria to Rookie League Baton Rouge. | | Sunday, May 14th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Jim Brown to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Doc Greenwood to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, March 25th , 1972 | | Placed 1B Lew Cross on the Heartland League 10-day injured list. | | Thursday, March 23rd , 1972 | | Placed RP Jim Cruel on the 60-day injured list. | | Invited non-roster 3B Wally Downs to Spring Training camp. | | Monday, March 20th , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP Joe Safford to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Greg Turner to a minor league contract. | | |