Wednesday, August 21st , 1963 | Signed free agent RF Ralph Johnson to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, August 7th , 1963 | Signed free agent RP Ivy Lloyd to a minor league contract with a $2,000 signing bonus. | Signed free agent 1B John Morrison to a minor league contract with a $3,800 signing bonus. | Wednesday, July 17th , 1963 | Signed free agent 2B Al Wilson to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, June 18th , 1963 | Drafted SP Marty Yates in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 17, 17th overall pick). | Drafted SP Bill Aldrich in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 17, 37th overall pick). | Drafted LF Tom White in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 17, 57th overall pick). | Drafted RF Jake Williams in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 17, 77th overall pick). | Drafted C Joe Dupuis in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 17, 97th overall pick). | Drafted SP Tom Stidham in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 17, 117th overall pick). | Drafted SP Joe Page in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 17, 137th overall pick). | Drafted SS Howard Shankle in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 17, 157th overall pick). | Drafted SP John Johnson in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 17, 177th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Cotton Thomas in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 17, 197th overall pick). | Drafted RP Fritz Reich in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 17, 217th overall pick). | Drafted SP Dave Wing in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 17, 237th overall pick). | Drafted SS Erv Verburg in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 17, 257th overall pick). | Drafted SP Wally Aguinaga in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 17, 277th overall pick). | Drafted C Ray Campbell in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 17, 297th overall pick). | Drafted SP Al Gray in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 17, 317th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Marty Hotz in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 17, 337th overall pick). | Drafted SP Dave Evans in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 17, 357th overall pick). | Drafted C Arch Whiting in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 17, 377th overall pick). | Drafted SS Norm Dorsey in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 17, 397th overall pick). | Drafted C Monk Henderson in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 21, Pick 17, 417th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Emil Ziebarth in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 22, Pick 17, 437th overall pick). | Drafted C Russ Sharp in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 23, Pick 17, 457th overall pick). | Drafted SS Ed Smith in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 24, Pick 17, 477th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Carroll Petersen in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 25, Pick 17, 497th overall pick). | Wednesday, May 29th , 1963 | Signed free agent RP Billy Walker to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, May 8th , 1963 | SS Bob Gellatly did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Kansas City organization. | Monday, May 6th , 1963 | Signed Manager Glenn Carney to a 2-year contract extension. | Signed 3B Coach Jim Shamburger to a 2-year contract extension. | Signed Pitching Coach Bob Rodgers to a 2-year contract extension. | Signed Manager Glenn Carney to a 2-year contract extension. | Signed 3B Coach Jim Shamburger to a 2-year contract extension. | Signed Pitching Coach Bob Rodgers to a 2-year contract extension. | Wednesday, April 17th , 1963 | Signed free agent SS Hack Jenkins to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, April 10th , 1963 | Signed free agent 1B Jack Sullivan to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Tony Snipes to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SS Bruce Thomas to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent 2B Joe Marshall to a minor league contract. | Monday, March 25th , 1963 | Released former Rule 5 draft pick C Stan Richardson, returned to original Organization Los Angeles Stars. | | Released former Rule 5 draft pick C Stan Richardson, returned to original Organization Los Angeles Stars. | | Released former Rule 5 draft pick C Stan Richardson, returned to original Organization Los Angeles Stars. | Wednesday, March 20th , 1963 | Signed free agent LF Sammy Beck to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SS Bob Gellatly to a minor league contract with a major league option. | Signed free agent 2B Ed Ashton to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF King Brucker to a minor league contract. | Friday, March 15th , 1963 | Signed 3B Ken Newman to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $212,000. | |