| | | Wednesday, December 12th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SS Jack Kelly to a minor league contract. | | Monday, December 10th , 1973 | | RF Frank McCarroll was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RP Curt Martin was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | 2B Al Smith was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | SP Tommy Blount was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RP Roy Mills was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Purchased the contract of SP Al McCauley from Class A Springfield. | | Purchased the contract of CF Jim Morton from Triple A Columbus. | | Purchased the contract of 3B George Surprenant from Triple A Columbus. | | Saturday, December 1st , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Harry Draper to a 1-year contract worth a total of $28,600. | | Monday, November 26th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SS Mike Grace to a minor league contract with a $1,500 signing bonus. | | Sunday, November 11th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SS Al Rothschild to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, October 14th , 1973 | | Activated C Walter Crogan from the injured list. | | Activated RP Johnny Hall from the 60-day injured list. | | RP Ted Cook was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Signed General Manager Charlie Palmer to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed Scouting Director Owen Richmond to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed 3B Coach Vince Bloom to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed Hitting Coach Woody Stone to a 2-year contract extension. | | Saturday, October 6th , 1973 | | Activated RP John Lewis from the injured list. | | Tuesday, September 11th , 1973 | | Activated 3B Clarence James from the injured list. | | Thursday, August 9th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SS Rube Carter to a minor league contract. | | Friday, June 22nd , 1973 | | Signed free agent C Hank Ellis to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SS Bob Scott to a minor league contract. | | Placed 2B Jack Gordon on the Southeastern League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/21/1973. | | Promoted SS Dave Tibbs from Rookie League Hattiesburg to Short Season A Arlington. | | Monday, June 18th , 1973 | | Recalled 1B Phil Cooper from Triple A Columbus. | | Optioned 1B Ed Rumple to Triple A Columbus. | | Promoted 1B John Ames from Class A Springfield to Double A Charleston. | | Demoted 1B Cliff Green from Double A Charleston to Class A Springfield. | | Promoted 1B Wally Phillips from Rookie League Hattiesburg to Short Season A Arlington. | | Demoted 2B Frank Kimbrough from Short Season A Arlington to Rookie League Hattiesburg. | | Drafted 1B Willie Stephens in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Rudy Jackson in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 25th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Marty Wilson in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 1, 49th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Oscar Ruiz in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 1, 73rd overall pick). | | Drafted CL Les Snyder in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 1, 97th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Herman Steele in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 1, 121st overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Doc Osborn in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 1, 145th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Alfonso Valdez in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 1, 169th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Scott Redman in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 1, 193rd overall pick). | | Drafted CF Ed Barritt in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 1, 217th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Nick McDonough in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 1, 241st overall pick). | | Drafted C Harold Casavant in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 1, 265th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Johnny Warren in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 1, 289th overall pick). | | Drafted C Billy Ross in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 1, 313rd overall pick). | | Drafted SS Walt Harvey in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 1, 337th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Claude Griffith in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 1, 361st overall pick). | | Drafted SS Jack Gordon in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 1, 385th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Ernie Parks in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 1, 409th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Ray Carrol in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 1, 433rd overall pick). | | Drafted SS Larry Schmidt in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 1, 457th overall pick). | | Released RP Eddie Gillespie. | | Released CF Charlie Blood. | | Released RP Ray Calvert. | | Released RP Kent Smith. | | Released RP Dick Wright. | | Released RP Frank Groves. | | Released RP Hal Stepp. | | Released RP Roy Williams. | | Released RP Tommy Smith. | | Released RP Carlos Chavez. | | Released RP Roy Lee. | | Released RP Jim Martin. | | Released RP Jerome Johnson. | | Released RP Ambrose Winn. | | Released C Bud Cameron. | | Released SS Mike Grace. | | Released 3B Paul Seymour. | | Released RP John Swift. | | Demoted RP Willie Davis from Triple A Columbus to Double A Charleston. | | Demoted SP Curtis Davis from Double A Charleston to Class A Springfield. | | Demoted 1B Elmer Miller from Triple A Columbus to Class A Springfield. | | Demoted SP Larry Collins from Class A Springfield to Short Season A Arlington. | | Demoted 3B Orie Fox from Class A Springfield to Short Season A Arlington. | | Demoted CF Ed Barritt from Double A Charleston to Rookie League Hattiesburg. | | Demoted SS Larry Schmidt from Short Season A Arlington to Rookie League Hattiesburg. | | Sunday, May 6th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Bill Kirby to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Elmer Cox to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, April 14th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Danny Wilson to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Paul Johnson to a minor league contract. | | Monday, April 2nd , 1973 | | Placed SP Karl Strauss on the Southeastern League 7-day injured list. | | Monday, March 12th , 1973 | | RP Curt Martin was claimed off waivers from Chicago. | | SP Harry Leonard was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. | | Thursday, March 1st , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Wayne Cooper to a minor league contract. | | SP Bill Burfeind was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Monday, February 26th , 1973 | | SP Hal Mazur was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Purchased the contract of SP Ed Phipps from Double A Charleston. | | Sunday, February 11th , 1973 | | RP Johnny Baylor was claimed off waivers from Kansas City. | | RP Charlie Wolf was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Thursday, February 1st , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Bubba Bethel to a minor league contract with a $2,800 signing bonus. | | Tuesday, January 23rd , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Marty Townsend to a minor league contract with a $1,400 signing bonus. | | Saturday, January 20th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Jim Hotham to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, January 16th , 1973 | | RP Charlie Wolf was claimed off waivers from Milwaukee. | | SP Marty Yates was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Friday, January 5th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SS Chief Norris to a minor league contract with a $1,400 signing bonus. | | |
