| | | Sunday, December 10th , 1972 | | RP Huck Haugen was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | LF Gene Martin was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RP Johnny Taylor was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RP Red Cunningham was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | RP Harry Caltagirone was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Purchased the contract of C Reggie Anderson from Double A Youngstown. | | Purchased the contract of SP Manuel Andreu from Triple A Rochester. | | Purchased the contract of SP Gene Kaufman from Class A Wilmington. | | Purchased the contract of LF Harry Moran from Triple A Rochester. | | Purchased the contract of SP Dave Dumas from Triple A Rochester. | | Sunday, November 5th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Henry Henderson to a minor league contract with a $1,400 signing bonus. | | Saturday, November 4th , 1972 | | Released RP Hank Short. | | Wednesday, November 1st , 1972 | | Signed 1B Coach Slim Sadler to a 2-year, $7,000 per year contract. | | Saturday, October 28th , 1972 | | Traded 23-year old minor league 1B Bill Hughes and 21-year old minor league RHP Jake Robinson to the Milwaukee Arrows, getting 29-year old RHP Bob Scott in return. | | RP Max Reed was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Sunday, October 1st , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Hal Clark to a minor league contract. | | Friday, July 28th , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP Billy Rutherford to a minor league contract. | | Thursday, July 27th , 1972 | | Released SP Mike Peter. | | Sunday, June 18th , 1972 | | Released RP Jim Elliott. | | Promoted RP Don LaMoureaux from Double A Youngstown to Triple A Rochester. | | Demoted SP Alberto Santos from Triple A Rochester to Double A Youngstown. | | Promoted RP Tom Ford from Rookie League Ottumwa to Class A Wilmington. | | Promoted 2B Claude Keen from Rookie League Ottumwa to Short Season A Savannah. | | Demoted RF Larry Pierce from Short Season A Savannah to Rookie League Ottumwa. | | Drafted 1B Jack Hoyt in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick). | | Drafted CL Jimmie Smith in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 9, 33rd overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Alex Griffin in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 9, 57th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Paul Hanson in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 9, 81st overall pick). | | Drafted CF Pete Rickert in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 9, 105th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Allan Harris in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 9, 129th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Homer Clark in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 9, 153rd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Walt Cook in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 9, 177th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Milt Roberts in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 9, 201st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Tommy McIntyre in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 9, 225th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Woodie Johnson in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 9, 249th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Mickey Thompson in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 9, 273rd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Lon Rogers in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 9, 297th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Hank Wallace in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 9, 321st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Frank Mason in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 9, 345th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Bert Carroll in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 9, 369th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Joe Burnett in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 9, 393rd overall pick). | | Drafted C Frank Moore in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 9, 417th overall pick). | | Drafted RF Bill Stewart in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 9, 441st overall pick). | | Drafted SS Tom Pendleton in the 1972 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 9, 465th overall pick). | | Released SP Lon Rogers. | | Released SP Frank Mason. | | Released C Clem Patton. | | Released C Johnny Dunn. | | Released C Joe Murry. | | Released C Ed Watson. | | Released RP Clark Smith. | | Released RP Steve Brown. | | Released RP Jerome Johnson. | | Released RP Stan Yautz. | | Released CF Charlie Blood. | | Released SP Joe Burnett. | | Released RP Jim Lannen. | | Released RP Marv Birmingham. | | Released RP Don Anderson. | | Released RP Pete Wilkins. | | Released RP Luther Williamson. | | Demoted 1B Mike Young from Double A Youngstown to Class A Wilmington. | | Demoted SS Don Ewen from Double A Youngstown to Class A Wilmington. | | Demoted 2B Ernie Wallace from Class A Wilmington to Short Season A Savannah. | | Demoted 3B James Bowen from Class A Wilmington to Short Season A Savannah. | | Demoted SS Paul Hanson from Class A Wilmington to Rookie League Ottumwa. | | Demoted 2B Don Robinson from Short Season A Savannah to Rookie League Ottumwa. | | Demoted RF Billy Hall from Short Season A Savannah to Rookie League Ottumwa. | | Demoted 3B Amos Eubanks from Short Season A Savannah to Rookie League Ottumwa. | | Saturday, April 22nd , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP Jerome Johnson to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Wally Dalton to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, April 15th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Gene Hopson to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Carl Hudson to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, April 9th , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP Johnny Gray to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Wayne Richards to a minor league contract. | | Friday, April 7th , 1972 | | Signed free agent SP Red Bean to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Jackie Long to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Mickey Austin to a minor league contract. | | Monday, March 20th , 1972 | | Signed free agent RP Rowdy Craft to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Tommy Smith to a minor league contract. | | Monday, February 21st , 1972 | | Released RP Chet Souza. | | |