CHICAGO CHIEFS
MAJOR TRANSACTIONS
11/01/1974
Friday, November 1st , 1974
Assigned SP Ed Buckingham to Rookie League Waterloo.
1B George Horn was claimed off waivers from Toronto.
Thursday, October 31st , 1974
Assigned RP Johnny Bratton to Class A Cedar Rapids.
Assigned RP Ed Woodward to Short Season A Tacoma.
Thursday, October 24th , 1974
Traded 26-year old 3B Tommy Ashton to the Los Angeles Suns, getting 22-year old minor league LF Ian Pasley and 18-year old minor league LF Carl Hunt in return.
Monday, October 21st , 1974
Traded 32-year old RHP Joe Rice to the Dallas Wranglers, getting 18-year old minor league RHP Mike Thinnes and 23-year old minor league RHP Tom St. Amand in return.
Sunday, October 20th , 1974
C Dutch Miller retired from professional baseball.
RF Jack Thompson retired from professional baseball.
Fired Hitting Coach Alf Adkins.
Activated RP Joe Jones from the 60-day injured list.
Activated CL Hal Alsip from the 60-day injured list.
Activated SP Larry Barker from the 60-day injured list.
RP Hank Bowers was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Saturday, October 19th , 1974
Activated 2B John Butts from the 60-day injured list.
Sunday, September 29th , 1974
Purchased the contract of RP Ed Buckingham from Short Season A Tacoma.
Placed CL Hal Alsip on the 60-day injured list.
Purchased the contract of RP Bill Smith from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned RP Ed Buckingham to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Saturday, September 28th , 1974
Activated 3B Allan Griffen from the injured list.
Friday, September 27th , 1974
Recalled LF Luis Ramirez from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Sunday, September 22nd , 1974
Placed RP Joe Jones on the 60-day injured list.
Saturday, September 21st , 1974
Activated LF Luis Ramirez from the 60-day injured list.
Sent LF Luis Ramirez to Triple A Oklahoma City for injury rehab.
Friday, September 20th , 1974
Transferred LF Luis Ramirez to the 60-day IL.
Sunday, September 15th , 1974
Recalled SP Otis Hawkins from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Wednesday, September 4th , 1974
Placed 3B Allan Griffen on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/03/1974.
Sunday, September 1st , 1974
Recalled RP Walt Jackson from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Recalled SP Frank Carmichael from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Recalled SP Ed Rowley from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Recalled SP Rip Kimball from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Recalled SP Bob McKinney from Double A Austin.
Recalled RP Hank Bowers from Double A Austin.
Recalled 1B Bob Smith from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Recalled SS Mike Litteral from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Recalled LF Mike Ford from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Recalled RF Tom Blanton from Double A Austin.
Recalled 2B Tom Rider from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Recalled RF Benny Davis from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Recalled RF Al Bennett from Class A Cedar Rapids.
Activated SP Otis Hawkins from the 60-day injured list.
Sent SP Otis Hawkins to Triple A Oklahoma City for injury rehab.
Friday, August 30th , 1974
Purchased the contract of RP Dick Bradley from Double A Austin.
Optioned CL Frank Carmichael to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Thursday, August 29th , 1974
Activated 1B Andy Ellefsen from the injured list.
Placed SP Larry Barker on the 60-day injured list.
Recalled RP Joe Jones from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned RF Benny Davis to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Sunday, August 18th , 1974
Assigned RF John Krebs to Double A Austin.
Thursday, August 15th , 1974
Placed 1B Andy Ellefsen on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/14/1974.
Recalled RF Gordie Smith from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Purchased the contract of RF Benny Davis from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned 1B Bob Smith to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Monday, August 12th , 1974
Recalled SS Rankin Ziegler from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned SS Mike Litteral to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Monday, July 29th , 1974
Recalled SS Mike Litteral from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned SS Rankin Ziegler to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Saturday, July 27th , 1974
Traded 33-year old SS Tom Spruill to the St. Louis Pioneers, getting 23-year old minor league LF Bob Whaley and 22-year old minor league RHP Dick Bradley in return.
RF Jack Thompson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Recalled SS Rankin Ziegler from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Friday, July 5th , 1974
Purchased the contract of SP Jim Queen from Double A Austin.
Optioned RP Joe Jones to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Friday, June 21st , 1974
Recalled SP Joe Jones from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned RP Hank Bowers to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Wednesday, June 5th , 1974
Recalled RP Hank Bowers from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Recalled SP Hal Alsip from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned CL Ed Rowley to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned RP Bob McKinney to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Sunday, June 2nd , 1974
Assigned RP Joe Smith to Double A Austin.
Saturday, June 1st , 1974
Assigned 3B Freddie Mitchel to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Thursday, May 30th , 1974
Assigned SP Jim Hoban to Class A Cedar Rapids.
Assigned SP Mel D'Amato to Class A Cedar Rapids.
Assigned SP Bobby Feltman to Short Season A Tacoma.
Wednesday, May 29th , 1974
Optioned SP Joe Jones to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Monday, May 27th , 1974
Recalled SP Joe Jones from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned RP Hank Bowers to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Sunday, May 26th , 1974
SP Rip Kimball returns from his rehab assignment.
Wednesday, May 22nd , 1974
RP Frank Carmichael was claimed off waivers from Montreal.
Optioned SP Walt Jackson to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Sunday, May 19th , 1974
3B Tommy Ashton was claimed off waivers from New York.
3B Freddie Mitchel was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Friday, May 17th , 1974
Recalled 2B Harry McDaniel from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned 2B Tom Rider to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned RP Frankie Caplan to Class A Cedar Rapids.
Monday, May 13th , 1974
Assigned RP Eddie Watson to Class A Cedar Rapids.
Friday, May 10th , 1974
Assigned SP Charlie Phillips to Class A Cedar Rapids.
Monday, May 6th , 1974
Recalled SP Bob McKinney from Double A Austin.
Optioned CL Joe Jones to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Sunday, May 5th , 1974
Assigned RP Jim Queen to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Thursday, May 2nd , 1974
Placed SP Otis Hawkins on the 60-day injured list.
Placed 2B John Butts on the 60-day injured list.
Recalled RP Walt Jackson from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Recalled 2B Tom Rider from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Friday, April 26th , 1974
Activated RP Rip Kimball from the injured list.
Sent RP Rip Kimball to Triple A Oklahoma City for injury rehab.
Monday, April 22nd , 1974
RP Jim Queen was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Sunday, April 21st , 1974
Recalled 2B John Butts from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned 2B Harry McDaniel to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Saturday, April 20th , 1974
Purchased the contract of SP Jim Queen from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned RP Walt Jackson to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Friday, April 19th , 1974
Recalled RP Walt Jackson from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned RP Hal Alsip to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Wednesday, April 17th , 1974
Activated 2B John Butts from the injured list.
Sent 2B John Butts to Triple A Oklahoma City for injury rehab.
Tuesday, April 16th , 1974
Assigned RP Jim Queen to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned RP Bill Smith to Double A Austin.
Assigned 3B Harry Bailey to Class A Cedar Rapids.
Monday, April 8th , 1974
Activated RP Ramon Hernandez from the injured list.
Purchased the contract of SP Ed Rowley from Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned RP Bob McKinney to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned RP Ramon Hernandez to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Saturday, April 6th , 1974
Optioned LF Luis Ramirez to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Thursday, April 4th , 1974
RP Jim Queen was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
RP Bill Smith was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
3B Harry Bailey was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Optioned RP Walt Jackson to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned 2B Tom Rider to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned 3B Rankin Ziegler to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned LF Mike Ford to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned RF Gordie Smith to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned 3B Mike Litteral to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned RF Tom Blanton to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Optioned RF Al Bennett to Class A Cedar Rapids.
Wednesday, April 3rd , 1974
Assigned 1B Benny Davis from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned RP Ed Rowley from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned RP Bruno Bunn from Spring Training camp to Double A Austin.
Monday, April 1st , 1974
Activated 3B Freddie Mitchel from the injured list.
Assigned 1B Gene Smith from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Thursday, March 28th , 1974
Assigned C Bill Mullin from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned LF Art Hornbeck from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned 3B Neil Taylor from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned LF Gabby Warren from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned 1B Tony Baker from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned SS Tony Smeltzer from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned RF Ed Huff from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned RP John Webb from Spring Training camp to Double A Austin.
Assigned C Glenn Clark from Spring Training camp to Short Season A Tacoma.
Assigned C Fred Blake from Spring Training camp to Short Season A Tacoma.
Monday, March 25th , 1974
Placed RP Ramon Hernandez on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/24/1974.
Invited non-roster 3B Neil Taylor to Spring Training camp.
Thursday, March 21st , 1974
Assigned 3B Ralph Swehla from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned SS Ed Neville from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned 3B Neil Taylor from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned 3B John Jones from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned RF Milt Graham from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned 2B Ed Johnston from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned RF Bob Hands from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned CF Tom Richard from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned LF Hal Vaughn from Spring Training camp to Triple A Oklahoma City.
Assigned 1B Bob Miller from Spring Training camp to Double A Austin.
Sunday, March 17th , 1974
Placed RP Rip Kimball on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/16/1974.
Placed 3B Freddie Mitchel on the 14-day injured list.
Invited non-roster RP Bruno Bunn to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster LF Hal Vaughn to Spring Training camp.
Friday, March 15th , 1974
Placed 2B John Butts on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/14/1974.
Invited non-roster SP Wally Ponzo to Spring Training camp.
Thursday, March 14th , 1974
Invited non-roster C Bill Mullin to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 1B Benny Davis to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 1B Gene Smith to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RF Ed Huff to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster C Glenn Clark to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster C Fred Blake to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster CF Bob Hands to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster LF Art Hornbeck to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster LF Gabby Warren to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 3B Ralph Swehla to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 3B Neil Taylor to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 1B Tony Baker to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Ed Rowley to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Jim Queen to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SS Ed Neville to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Ramon Hernandez to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 3B John Jones to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP John Webb to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SS Tony Smeltzer to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RF Milt Graham to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster CF Tom Richard to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 2B Ed Johnston to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 1B Bob Miller to Spring Training camp.
Wednesday, January 9th , 1974
Traded 27-year old LHP Bill Richards, 22-year old 2B Max Morgan, and 19-year old minor league RHP Nick Villa to the Montreal Saints, getting 25-year old 1B Andy Ellefsen in return.
Monday, January 7th , 1974
Optioned SP Bill West to Triple A Oklahoma City.
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