| | | Sunday, December 10th , 1972 | | CL Owen Burns was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | SP Sam Hill was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | LF Tom Daze was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RP Pat Simon was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | 1B Mickey Barker was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RP Alanson Smith was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | CF Jim Clark was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RP Johnny Baylor was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Purchased the contract of 1B Cliff Green from Class A Springfield. | | Purchased the contract of C Bill Gallagher from Double A Charleston. | | Purchased the contract of 2B Art Liebler from Short Season A Arlington. | | Purchased the contract of SP Ed Petty from Triple A Columbus. | | Assigned LF Wally Rupe to Class A Springfield. | | Wednesday, December 6th , 1972 | | Signed free agent SS Maurice Bartels to a minor league contract. | | Monday, December 4th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Jim Hogan to a minor league contract with a $1,400 signing bonus. | | Sunday, November 26th , 1972 | | Signed free agent SS Andy Alford to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, October 31st , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Chuck Murphy to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, October 29th , 1972 | | Signed Bench Coach Red Butler to a 2-year, $8,000 per year contract. | | Signed 1B Coach Joe Pestilli to a 2-year, $4,000 per year contract. | | Saturday, September 30th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Mike Blackham to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, September 24th , 1972 | | Activated 3B Adam Byrd from the injured list. | | Tuesday, September 12th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Earl Fisher to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, August 5th , 1972 | | Placed 1B Cliff Garner on the Gulf States League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/04/1972. | | Tuesday, July 18th , 1972 | | Signed free agent CL Don Smith to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, June 18th , 1972 | | Promoted 3B Mike Peters from Double A Charleston to Triple A Columbus. | | Promoted 1B Rich Fisher from Class A Springfield to Double A Charleston. | | Promoted RP Jim Hall from Short Season A Arlington to Class A Springfield. | | Demoted LF Phil Cooper from Triple A Columbus to Class A Springfield. | | Promoted 1B Mike McKenzie from Short Season A Arlington to Class A Springfield. | | Demoted RP Joe Kienle from Class A Springfield to Short Season A Arlington. | | Promoted RP Vic Johnson from Rookie League Hattiesburg to Short Season A Arlington. | | Demoted RF Dwight Phillips from Class A Springfield to Short Season A Arlington. | | Promoted SS Bill Martin from Rookie League Hattiesburg to Short Season A Arlington. | | Demoted SP Tom Dodson from Short Season A Arlington to Rookie League Hattiesburg. | | Demoted LF Jim Cooper from Short Season A Arlington to Rookie League Hattiesburg. | | Drafted SS Charlie Hartsell in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Jim Vredenburg in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 25th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Kent Smith in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 1, 49th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Dick Wright in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 1, 73rd overall pick). | | Drafted CF Pat Turgeon in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 1, 97th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Alejandro Vazquez in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 1, 121st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Alex Palmer in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 1, 145th overall pick). | | Drafted RF John Krebs in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 1, 169th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Pete Parks in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 1, 193rd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Tom Wiley in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 1, 217th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Hap Kraus in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 1, 241st overall pick). | | Drafted CF Bill Kretzschmar in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 1, 265th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Ray Hetherington in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 1, 289th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Rip Doolittle in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 1, 313rd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Ed Lawson in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 1, 337th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Ike Richardson in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 1, 361st overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Ollie Hinton in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 1, 385th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Tommy Preston in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 1, 409th overall pick). | | Drafted C Red Butterfield in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 1, 433rd overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Frank Kimbrough in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 1, 457th overall pick). | | Released SP Ike Richardson. | | Released RP Tommy Preston. | | Released C Red Butterfield. | | Released RP Fred Arnold. | | Released RP Mike Leboeuf. | | Released SP Ed Lawson. | | Released RP Paul Johnson. | | Released RP Vince Smart. | | Released RP Tom Dodson. | | Released RF Dick Taylor. | | Demoted 1B Cliff Green from Double A Charleston to Class A Springfield. | | Demoted RF Bobby French from Class A Springfield to Short Season A Arlington. | | Demoted SS Ed Cannon from Class A Springfield to Short Season A Arlington. | | Demoted 3B Franklin Smith from Short Season A Arlington to Rookie League Hattiesburg. | | Demoted CF John Mann from Short Season A Arlington to Rookie League Hattiesburg. | | Friday, June 2nd , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Salvatore Aranda to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, April 18th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Herb Williams to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Doc Greenwood to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, April 15th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Glenn Webb to a minor league contract. | | Friday, April 7th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Dick Schneider to a minor league contract. | | Friday, March 31st , 1972 | | Placed RP Hoot Harger on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/30/1972. | | Invited non-roster RF Al Nordstrom to Spring Training camp. | | Monday, March 20th , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP Jerome Johnson to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Ed Wright to a minor league contract. | | Monday, March 13th , 1972 | | Placed RP Bill Burfeind on the Union League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 03/10/1972. | | Saturday, February 19th , 1972 | | Placed RP Larry Collins on the 60-day injured list. | | Placed RP Marty Billman on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 02/16/1972. | | |