| | | Friday, December 14th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SS Bob Donahue to a minor league contract with a $1,500 signing bonus. | | Promoted SS Bob Donahue from Rookie League Baton Rouge to Short Season A Miami. | | Thursday, December 13th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SS Benny Davis to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, December 12th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SS Chuck Zinn to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, October 21st , 1973 | | Signed Manager Bob Harris to a 2-year, $39,500 per year contract. | | Thursday, October 18th , 1973 | | Signed General Manager Joe Burns to a 2-year, $40,000 per year contract. | | Wednesday, September 26th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Joe Davis to a minor league contract. | | Thursday, September 13th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Ted Patton to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, June 24th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SS Mel Hart to a 1-year contract worth a total of $22,000. | | C Larry McLaren was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). | | Monday, June 18th , 1973 | | Promoted SS Ford Brissette from Class A Peoria to Double A Fort Wayne. | | Demoted SS Ernie Lott from Double A Fort Wayne to Class A Peoria. | | Promoted 3B Charlie Meeks from Rookie League Baton Rouge to Class A Peoria. | | Demoted SP Chris Moore from Class A Peoria to Short Season A Miami. | | Promoted 1B John Harman from Rookie League Baton Rouge to Short Season A Miami. | | Promoted CF Jose Soto from Rookie League Baton Rouge to Short Season A Miami. | | Demoted CF Henry McDuffie from Short Season A Miami to Rookie League Baton Rouge. | | Demoted 2B George Wareham from Short Season A Miami to Rookie League Baton Rouge. | | Demoted SP Joe Burnett from Short Season A Miami to Rookie League Baton Rouge. | | Drafted SP Lee Jones in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Benny Strickland in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 4, 28th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Mike Gautier in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 4, 52nd overall pick). | | Drafted SS Woody Snyder in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 4, 76th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Johnny Murray in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 4, 100th overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Raleigh Gregg in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 4, 124th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Jimmy Allen in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 4, 148th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Bobby Mendez in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 4, 172nd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Jim Bass in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 4, 196th overall pick). | | Drafted C Jack Dubreuil in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 4, 220th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Zack Slaton in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 4, 244th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Jim Foley in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 4, 268th overall pick). | | Drafted C Billy Halsey in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 4, 292nd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Joe Franks in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 4, 316th overall pick). | | Drafted C Glenn Gregory in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 4, 340th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Billy Smith in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 4, 364th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Roy Weaver in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 4, 388th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Mickey Grodin in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 4, 412nd overall pick). | | Drafted LF Ray Heiken in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 4, 436th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Bob Baker in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 4, 460th overall pick). | | Released 1B Pete Hamilton. | | Released C Pinky Osborn. | | Released RP Herman Shulman. | | Released RP Ed Mullis. | | Released RP Charlie Lawson. | | Released RP Joe Burnett. | | Released SS Max Bradley. | | Released RP George Sloan. | | Demoted 2B Mel Fields from Double A Fort Wayne to Class A Peoria. | | Demoted SP Ben Gosselin from Short Season A Miami to Rookie League Baton Rouge. | | Demoted C Jack Dubreuil from Short Season A Miami to Rookie League Baton Rouge. | | Demoted LF Stan Ross from Short Season A Miami to Rookie League Baton Rouge. | | Monday, April 9th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Fred Frazier to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Earl Shields to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, April 4th , 1973 | | Assigned RF Jose Soto from Spring Training camp to Class A Peoria. | | Saturday, March 24th , 1973 | | Placed RP Clint Tucker on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/23/1973. | | Invited non-roster RP Phil Colantuono to Spring Training camp. | | Saturday, March 10th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Ed Mullis to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Phil Colantuono to a minor league contract with a $1,400 signing bonus. | | Thursday, March 8th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Joe Burnett to a minor league contract. | | Monday, March 5th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Larry Murphy to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, February 11th , 1973 | | SP Ed Jackson was claimed off waivers from Kansas City. | | RP Jim Cruel was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. | | |
