| | | Monday, December 18th , 1972 | | Assigned 1B Bob Howe to Short Season A Raleigh. | | Sunday, December 17th , 1972 | | Signed free agent 1B Bob Howe to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, December 10th , 1972 | | RP Ted Blixt was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | SP Phil Leis was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RP Charlie Wolf was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RP Roy Brandt was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Purchased the contract of C Johnny Recker from Double A Akron. | | Purchased the contract of SP Oscar Lopez from Triple A Atlanta. | | Purchased the contract of CF Pete Dance from Triple A Atlanta. | | Thursday, December 7th , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP Jimmy Blair to a 1-year contract worth a total of $29,000. | | Wednesday, December 6th , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP Carl Young to a 1-year contract worth a total of $26,400. | | Tuesday, November 14th , 1972 | | Signed free agent 1B Bernie Gow to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, November 11th , 1972 | | Purchased the contract of 3B Augie Dalton from Double A Akron. | | Tuesday, November 7th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Jim Brady to a minor league contract. | | Monday, November 6th , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP Frank Groves to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, October 29th , 1972 | | Signed free agent 1B Toby Weber to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, September 23rd , 1972 | | Activated 3B Virgil Ewing from the injured list. | | Saturday, September 9th , 1972 | | Placed 3B Virgil Ewing on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/08/1972. | | Tuesday, August 15th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP George Carpenter to a minor league contract. | | Friday, June 23rd , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Jack Smith to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, June 18th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Ernie Harris to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Lee Long to a minor league contract. | | Released 3B Red Stovall. | | Promoted SS Danny Henderson from Class A Terre Haute to Double A Akron. | | Promoted 2B Gene Johnson from Class A Terre Haute to Double A Akron. | | Promoted 3B Walter Miller from Short Season A Raleigh to Class A Terre Haute. | | Promoted 1B Del Hill from Short Season A Raleigh to Class A Terre Haute. | | Promoted 1B Eddie Adani from Short Season A Raleigh to Class A Terre Haute. | | Promoted SP Gary Oldham from Rookie League Biloxi to Short Season A Raleigh. | | Promoted SP Phil Leis from Rookie League Biloxi to Short Season A Raleigh. | | Promoted C Curt Kelly from Rookie League Biloxi to Short Season A Raleigh. | | Demoted 3B George Allen from Class A Terre Haute to Short Season A Raleigh. | | Demoted LF Herb Miller from Double A Akron to Short Season A Raleigh. | | Promoted 1B Eddie Johnson from Rookie League Biloxi to Short Season A Raleigh. | | Promoted SS George Martin from Rookie League Biloxi to Short Season A Raleigh. | | Demoted SP Norm Dellinger from Short Season A Raleigh to Rookie League Biloxi. | | Demoted SP Mike Manges from Short Season A Raleigh to Rookie League Biloxi. | | Demoted RF Hank Hopkins from Short Season A Raleigh to Rookie League Biloxi. | | Demoted C Warren Bellamy from Short Season A Raleigh to Rookie League Biloxi. | | Drafted SP Otho Hughes in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Chuck Wright in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 29th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Bob Eldridge in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 53rd overall pick). | | Drafted CF Paul Baglio in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 5, 77th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Dick Leavitt in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 101st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Ed Gibson in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 5, 125th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Bill Sexton in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 5, 149th overall pick). | | Drafted SP King Waites in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 5, 173rd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Eb Williams in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 5, 197th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Casper Hamilton in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 5, 221st overall pick). | | Drafted RP Larry Howard in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 5, 245th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Jim Cone in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 5, 269th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Aban Zinke in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 5, 293rd overall pick). | | Drafted C Al Spencer in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 5, 317th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Al McDermott in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 5, 341st overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Dick Phillips in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 5, 365th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Jim Thompson in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 5, 389th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Ed Hudson in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 5, 413rd overall pick). | | Drafted LF Wally Teasdale in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 5, 437th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Bud Rogers in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 5, 461st overall pick). | | Released RP Mel Westbrook. | | Released SP Eb Williams. | | Released C Al Spencer. | | Released SP Jim Thompson. | | Released SP King Waites. | | Released C Warren Bellamy. | | Released RP Larry Howard. | | Released C Angel Ortiz. | | Released SP Al McDermott. | | Released SP Ed Gibson. | | Released RP Frank Carter. | | Released C Sammy Smith. | | Released RP Red Hamilton. | | Released RP Harry Gibson. | | Released C Barry Morgan. | | Released RP Ernie Harris. | | Released RP Johnny Gray. | | Released RP Ron Walters. | | Released 1B Jay Wright. | | Demoted 2B George Watts from Class A Terre Haute to Short Season A Raleigh. | | Demoted SS Jim Cone from Short Season A Raleigh to Rookie League Biloxi. | | Demoted 1B Eddie Johnson from Short Season A Raleigh to Rookie League Biloxi. | | Demoted CF Paul Baglio from Short Season A Raleigh to Rookie League Biloxi. | | Demoted 2B Benny Davis from Short Season A Raleigh to Rookie League Biloxi. | | Demoted CF Bud Rogers from Short Season A Raleigh to Rookie League Biloxi. | | Demoted LF Wally Teasdale from Short Season A Raleigh to Rookie League Biloxi. | | Monday, April 10th , 1972 | | SP Norm Sutherland was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. | | Recalled SP Bob Goff from Triple A Atlanta. | | Saturday, April 1st , 1972 | | Placed RP Ted Blixt on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/30/1972. | | Invited non-roster RF Roy Smith to Spring Training camp. | | Activated RP Norm Sutherland from the injured list. | | Assigned RF Roy Smith from Spring Training camp to Double A Akron. | | Monday, March 20th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Larry Jones to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Stu Arnold to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Paul Martin to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Joe Reese to a minor league contract. | | Friday, March 17th , 1972 | | Placed RP Norm Sutherland on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/16/1972. | | Invited non-roster C Dwight Smith to Spring Training camp. | | Saturday, February 19th , 1972 | | Placed 1B James Huffman on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 02/16/1972. | | |