| | | Sunday, December 23rd , 1973 | | LF Jeff Lovejoy was claimed off waivers from Dallas. | | RF Ramon Perez was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Sunday, December 16th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP James Williamson to a minor league contract. | | Friday, December 14th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Rex Dillon to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, December 12th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Lenny Connell to a minor league contract. | | Monday, December 10th , 1973 | | 2B Joe Barrett was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | SP Sammy Wright was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | 1B Leon Stone was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | 1B Ed Scott was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RF Jack Thompson was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Purchased the contract of RF Bill Reed from Double A Erie. | | Monday, November 19th , 1973 | | Signed Pitching Coach Charlie Jordan to a 2-year, $6,000 per year contract. | | Thursday, October 18th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Frank Mason to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, October 14th , 1973 | | C Ernie Frost retired from professional baseball. | | Activated LF Billy West from the 60-day injured list. | | Purchased the contract of C Tom Evans from Triple A Indianapolis. | | Pitching Coach Jake Roberts leaves the team, his contract was not renewed | | Signed Hitting Coach Bob Hoppe to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed Bench Coach Orville Dudley to a 2-year contract extension. | | Saturday, October 13th , 1973 | | Activated 2B Al Rogers from the injured list. | | Thursday, September 27th , 1973 | | Transferred LF Billy West to the 60-day IL. | | Wednesday, September 26th , 1973 | | Placed 2B Al Rogers on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/25/1973. | | Sunday, September 9th , 1973 | | Placed 3B Ramon Diaz on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 09/08/1973. | | Tuesday, August 28th , 1973 | | Released RP Ray Brewer. | | Thursday, July 5th , 1973 | | Released RP Pete Lee. | | Monday, June 18th , 1973 | | Released RP Charlie Williams. | | Released 2B Jim Albrecht. | | Released RP Pat Simon. | | Promoted RP Jimmy Luke from Double A Erie to Triple A Indianapolis. | | Promoted 1B John Whitney from Double A Erie to Triple A Indianapolis. | | Promoted 1B Billy Hitt from Double A Erie to Triple A Indianapolis. | | Demoted SP Bruce Birch from Triple A Indianapolis to Double A Erie. | | Demoted RF Wayne Kelly from Triple A Indianapolis to Double A Erie. | | Promoted RF George Davis from Class A Camden to Double A Erie. | | Demoted 3B Don Keith from Triple A Indianapolis to Double A Erie. | | Demoted 2B Don Conover from Double A Erie to Class A Camden. | | Promoted SP Joe Bass from Rookie League Quincy to Short Season A Charleston. | | Promoted SP Tom Smith from Rookie League Quincy to Short Season A Charleston. | | Promoted C Hermann Schroeder from Rookie League Quincy to Short Season A Charleston. | | Promoted SS Stan Otte from Rookie League Quincy to Short Season A Charleston. | | Demoted SP Clem Leader from Short Season A Charleston to Rookie League Quincy. | | Demoted C Javier Rodriguez from Short Season A Charleston to Rookie League Quincy. | | Drafted RF Jack Abrams in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 20, 20th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Earl White in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 20, 44th overall pick). | | Drafted CL John Lesperance in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 20, 68th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Larry Lee in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 20, 92nd overall pick). | | Drafted CF Charlie Huffman in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 20, 116th overall pick). | | Drafted C Karl Rentsch in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 20, 140th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Charlie Jones in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 20, 164th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Ross Patterson in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 20, 188th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Jake Barton in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 20, 212nd overall pick). | | Drafted C Frank Maxwell in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 20, 236th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Len Williams in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 20, 260th overall pick). | | Drafted C Frank Cizek in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 20, 284th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Harry Soderholm in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 20, 308th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Jay Sloan in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 20, 332nd overall pick). | | Drafted CF Phil Paul in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 20, 356th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Ray Brewer in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 20, 380th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Harry Whitney in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 20, 404th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Jesse White in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 20, 428th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Bob Allen in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 20, 452nd overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Dick Fertitta in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 20, 476th overall pick). | | Released RP Frank French. | | Released RP Abe Hobbs. | | Released RP Jesse White. | | Released 3B Vince Wadsworth. | | Released RP Bob Ketchum. | | Released RP Bill Kenney. | | Released RP Brad Wilson. | | Released RP Frank Boyle. | | Released RP Wally Kelly. | | Released RP Dennis Thompson. | | Released RP John Sammut. | | Released RP Joe Weiss. | | Released RP Stu Arnold. | | Released RP Chuck Campbell. | | Released SP Mike Walter. | | Released CL Roy Williamson. | | Demoted SP Alex Anderson from Triple A Indianapolis to Double A Erie. | | Demoted SP Mack Mortimer from Double A Erie to Class A Camden. | | Demoted C Tom Evans from Triple A Indianapolis to Class A Camden. | | Promoted 2B Jim Gulledge from Short Season A Charleston to Class A Camden. | | Promoted SS Bob Miles from Rookie League Quincy to Short Season A Charleston. | | Demoted LF Bob Halliburton from Class A Camden to Short Season A Charleston. | | Promoted 2B Bill Perkins from Rookie League Quincy to Short Season A Charleston. | | Promoted 3B Alex Wade from Rookie League Quincy to Short Season A Charleston. | | Demoted SP Rick Cooper from Short Season A Charleston to Rookie League Quincy. | | Demoted LF Ramon Diaz from Class A Camden to Rookie League Quincy. | | Demoted CF Phil Paul from Class A Camden to Rookie League Quincy. | | Demoted LF Gus Barlow from Short Season A Charleston to Rookie League Quincy. | | Sunday, April 15th , 1973 | | Placed LF Billy West on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 04/14/1973. | | Purchased the contract of LF Ramon Perez from Double A Erie. | | Wednesday, April 11th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SS Charlie Johnson to a minor league contract. | | Monday, April 9th , 1973 | | RP Luther Williamson was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. | | Purchased the contract of SP Frank Keene from Class A Camden. | | Saturday, April 7th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SS Jim Albrecht to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Bill Means to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, April 4th , 1973 | | RP Marty Billman was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. | | RP Mike Walter was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. | | RP Wally Scott was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. | | Saturday, March 24th , 1973 | | Placed RP John Walker on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/23/1973. | | Invited non-roster 1B Willie Lewis to Spring Training camp. | | Wednesday, March 21st , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Don Anderson to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Abe Ballew to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Jack Crawford to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, March 17th , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Moe Kaelin to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Harry Hart to a minor league contract. | | Placed CF Milo Daniel on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/16/1973. | | Invited non-roster RF Wayne Kelly to Spring Training camp. | | Thursday, February 22nd , 1973 | | Signed free agent SP Frank Elkins to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, February 21st , 1973 | | Signed free agent RP Dick Wright to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Frank French to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, February 20th , 1973 | | Signed free agent SS Bernardo Pimentel to a minor league contract. | | 1B Willie Lewis was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Purchased the contract of SP George Wilber from Double A Erie. | | Monday, February 19th , 1973 | | Placed SP Joe McCarthy on the 60-day injured list. | | Wednesday, January 31st , 1973 | | Signed free agent SS Ed Boyd to a minor league contract with a $1,400 signing bonus. | | |
