| Tuesday, June 19th , 1962 | | Drafted SP Joe Conner in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). | | Drafted SS Earl Poston in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 21st overall pick). | | Drafted RP Ray Hawkins in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 1, 41st overall pick). | | Drafted LF Charley Hofer in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 1, 61st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Don Powell in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 1, 81st overall pick). | | Drafted RP Sid Terry in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 1, 101st overall pick). | | Drafted RF Sid Green in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 1, 121st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Bill Marr in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 1, 141st overall pick). | | Drafted CF Jack Ahrens in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 1, 161st overall pick). | | Drafted SS Rudy Scott in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 1, 181st overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Wally Hart in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 1, 201st overall pick). | | Drafted CL Marty Townsend in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 1, 221st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Newt Plante in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 1, 241st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Joe Riddel in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 1, 261st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Joe Ford in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 1, 281st overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Maury Roberts in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 1, 301st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Carl Webber in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 1, 321st overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Bob McDonald in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 1, 341st overall pick). | | Drafted C Nick Whitaker in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 1, 361st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Frank Cline in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 1, 381st overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Roy Eddy in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 21, Pick 1, 401st overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Tommy Wilson in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 21, Pick 5, 405th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Len Adams in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 21, Pick 9, 409th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Joe Harris in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 21, Pick 13, 413rd overall pick). | | Drafted LF Cy Parker in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 21, Pick 17, 417th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Frank Thomas in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 22, Pick 1, 421st overall pick). | | Drafted RP Charlie Genung in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 22, Pick 5, 425th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Lum Clark in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 22, Pick 9, 429th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Warren Sanders in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 22, Pick 13, 433rd overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Ken Townsend in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 22, Pick 17, 437th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Mike Johnson in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 23, Pick 1, 441st overall pick). | | Drafted C Fred Mitchell in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 23, Pick 5, 445th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Floyd Azzara in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 23, Pick 9, 449th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B John Hawkins in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 23, Pick 13, 453rd overall pick). | | Drafted CF Nick Webster in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 23, Pick 17, 457th overall pick). | | Demoted 2B John Hawkins from Triple A Hawaii to Class C Monroe. | | Monday, May 28th , 1962 | | C Ellis Joiner was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. | | Purchased the contract of C Irv Evans from Triple A Hawaii. | | C Ellis Joiner was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. | | Purchased the contract of C Irv Evans from Triple A Hawaii. | | Saturday, May 26th , 1962 | | Placed SP Jim Baker on the Great Western League 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/25/1962. | | Monday, May 21st , 1962 | | Placed RF Mickey McClure on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/20/1962. | | Purchased the contract of SP Red Burtch from Triple A Hawaii. | | Placed RF Mickey McClure on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/20/1962. | | Purchased the contract of SP Red Burtch from Triple A Hawaii. | | Thursday, April 19th , 1962 | | Signed free agent SP George Wilson to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent CF Herb Ivey to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 2B Dave Snyder to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RF George Bieker to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 2B Joe Williamson to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent LF John Williams to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent LF Buddy Dow to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RF Fred Sarvis to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent CF Butch Stitt to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent C Orville Ray to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 1B Tom Jones to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 2B Tim Tafel to a minor league contract. | | Thursday, April 5th , 1962 | | Signed free agent SP Emmett Thompson to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, March 31st , 1962 | | Signed free agent SP Jim Baker to a minor league contract. | | Invited non-roster SP Jim Baker to Spring Training camp. | | Assigned RP Fred Daniels from Spring Training camp to Triple A Hawaii. | | Thursday, March 29th , 1962 | | Signed free agent SP Bill Cole to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Woody Clarke to a minor league contract. | | Invited non-roster SP Woody Clarke to Spring Training camp. | | Assigned RP Bill Freeman from Spring Training camp to Triple A Hawaii. | | Tuesday, March 27th , 1962 | | Signed free agent RP Bill Biggs to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, March 25th , 1962 | | Signed free agent SP Al Baney to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Newt Davis to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, March 24th , 1962 | | Signed free agent SP Pete Webster to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Mickey Ford to a minor league contract. | | Invited non-roster RP Mickey Ford to Spring Training camp. | | Friday, March 23rd , 1962 | | Signed free agent RP Elijah Bushner to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Bill Whitaker to a minor league contract. | | Invited non-roster SP Bill Whitaker to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster RP Elijah Bushner to Spring Training camp. | | Sunday, March 18th , 1962 | | Signed free agent SP Willie Butler to a minor league contract. | | Invited non-roster SP Willie Butler to Spring Training camp. | | Thursday, March 15th , 1962 | | Signed free agent SP Jake Dean to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RF Mickey McClure to a minor league contract with a major league option. | | Invited non-roster RF Mickey McClure to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster SP Jake Dean to Spring Training camp. | | Tuesday, March 13th , 1962 | | Invited non-roster RF Dick Turner to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster 3B Harry Phillips to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster 2B Jim King to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster LF John S. Smith to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster RF Gary Palmquist to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster LF John Samuel to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster CF Lee Miller to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster CF Freddie Drilling to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster SS Don Drew to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster SP Bruce McInturf to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster SP Jim Foster to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster SP Charlie Santoyo to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster RP Alex Ogden to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster SP Fred Daniels to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster SP Fred Weaver to Spring Training camp. | | Invited non-roster SP Ron Bentler to Spring Training camp. | | Monday, January 15th , 1962 | | Released C Dan Smith. | | Thursday, January 4th , 1962 | | Fired General Manager Al Horton. | | Signed General Manager Bob Richmond to a 2-year, $13,150 per year contract. | | Tuesday, January 2nd , 1962 | | Drafted C Stan Czerwinski in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Cougars (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Doc Carver in the 1961 expansion draft from the St. Louis Pioneers (Round 2, Pick 2, 6th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Bill Wall in the 1961 expansion draft from the Los Angeles Stars (Round 3, Pick 3, 11th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Pat Adair in the 1961 expansion draft from the Boston Minutemen (Round 4, Pick 2, 14th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Whitey Stewart in the 1961 expansion draft from the Kansas City Kings (Round 5, Pick 3, 19th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Grant Davis in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Cougars (Round 6, Pick 2, 22nd overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Earle Farmer in the 1961 expansion draft from the Toronto Wolves (Round 7, Pick 3, 27th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Frank Reece in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Chiefs (Round 8, Pick 2, 30th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Russ Hawkins in the 1961 expansion draft from the Los Angeles Stars (Round 9, Pick 3, 35th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Jerry Patton in the 1961 expansion draft from the Boston Minutemen (Round 10, Pick 2, 38th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Red Cooper in the 1961 expansion draft from the Los Angeles Stars (Round 11, Pick 3, 43rd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Don Honeycutt in the 1961 expansion draft from the Pittsburgh Miners (Round 12, Pick 2, 46th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Charlie Santoyo in the 1961 expansion draft from the Washington Eagles (Round 13, Pick 3, 51st overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Danny Taylor in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Cougars (Round 14, Pick 2, 54th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Paul Debo in the 1961 expansion draft from the Kansas City Kings (Round 15, Pick 3, 59th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Dixie Gaines in the 1961 expansion draft from the St. Louis Pioneers (Round 16, Pick 2, 62nd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Jim Foster in the 1961 expansion draft from the Washington Eagles (Round 17, Pick 3, 67th overall pick). | | Drafted C Irv Evans in the 1961 expansion draft from the New York Gothams (Round 18, Pick 2, 70th overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Jim King in the 1961 expansion draft from the Los Angeles Stars (Round 19, Pick 3, 75th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Bill Burke in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Chiefs (Round 20, Pick 2, 78th overall pick). | | Drafted C Mike Bordes in the 1961 expansion draft from the Los Angeles Stars (Round 21, Pick 3, 83rd overall pick). | | Drafted SS Bill Bell in the 1961 expansion draft from the New York Gothams (Round 22, Pick 2, 86th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Gary Romeo in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cleveland Foresters (Round 23, Pick 3, 91st overall pick). | | Drafted CF Andy Hervey in the 1961 expansion draft from the Montreal Saints (Round 24, Pick 2, 94th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Red Burtch in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cleveland Foresters (Round 25, Pick 3, 99th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Dick Turner in the 1961 expansion draft from the Los Angeles Stars (Round 26, Pick 2, 102nd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Bruce McInturf in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Cougars (Round 27, Pick 3, 107th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Ray Harrison in the 1961 expansion draft from the Boston Minutemen (Round 28, Pick 2, 110th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Sam Gallick in the 1961 expansion draft from the Philadelphia Keystones (Round 29, Pick 3, 115th overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Harry Murray in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Chiefs (Round 30, Pick 2, 118th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Harry Phillips in the 1961 expansion draft from the Kansas City Kings (Round 31, Pick 3, 123rd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Eddie Scarbrough in the 1961 expansion draft from the Pittsburgh Miners (Round 32, Pick 2, 126th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Frank Carey in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cleveland Foresters (Round 33, Pick 3, 131st overall pick). | | Drafted RP Al Mielcarek in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cincinnati Cannons (Round 34, Pick 2, 134th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B John McDonald in the 1961 expansion draft from the Boston Minutemen (Round 35, Pick 3, 139th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Cecil LaBonte in the 1961 expansion draft from the New York Gothams (Round 36, Pick 2, 142nd overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Tom Wood in the 1961 expansion draft from the San Francisco Sailors (Round 37, Pick 3, 147th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Tony Williams in the 1961 expansion draft from the New York Gothams (Round 38, Pick 2, 150th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Willie Watson in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cincinnati Cannons (Round 39, Pick 3, 155th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Andy Nevill in the 1961 expansion draft from the Boston Minutemen (Round 40, Pick 2, 158th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Norm Van Dyne in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Chiefs (Round 41, Pick 3, 163rd overall pick). | | Drafted SS John S. Smith in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cincinnati Cannons (Round 42, Pick 2, 166th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Lee Miller in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cincinnati Cannons (Round 43, Pick 3, 171st overall pick). | | Drafted CL Alex Ogden in the 1961 expansion draft from the Washington Eagles (Round 44, Pick 2, 174th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Bob Laun in the 1961 expansion draft from the Detroit Dynamos (Round 45, Pick 3, 179th overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Bill Bloom in the 1961 expansion draft from the St. Louis Pioneers (Round 46, Pick 2, 182nd overall pick). | | Drafted C Bobby Kimble in the 1961 expansion draft from the New York Gothams (Round 47, Pick 3, 187th overall pick). | | Drafted C Dan Smith in the 1961 expansion draft from the Detroit Dynamos (Round 48, Pick 2, 190th overall pick). | | Drafted LF John Samuel in the 1961 expansion draft from the Toronto Wolves (Round 49, Pick 3, 195th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Luke LeDoux in the 1961 expansion draft from the Detroit Dynamos (Round 50, Pick 2, 198th overall pick). | | Purchased the contract of RP Red Burtch from Class C Monroe. | | Promoted SP Bruce McInturf from Class C Monroe to Triple A Hawaii. | | Promoted 3B Harry Phillips from Class C Monroe to Triple A Hawaii. | | Promoted SS John S. Smith from Class C Monroe to Triple A Hawaii. | | Demoted SP Fred Weaver from Triple A Hawaii to Class C Monroe. | | Promoted SP Fred Weaver from Class C Monroe to Triple A Hawaii. | | Demoted SP Fred Weaver from Triple A Hawaii to Class C Monroe. | | Signed General Manager Al Horton to a 2-year, $33,950 per year contract. | | Signed Scouting Director Joel Brown to a 2-year, $16,950 per year contract. | | Signed Team Trainer Slim Smith to a 2-year, $7,100 per year contract. | | Signed Manager Bill Morrill to a 2-year, $38,700 per year contract. | | Signed Hitting Coach Chuck Adams to a 2-year, $11,400 per year contract. | | Signed Bench Coach Dick Miller to a 2-year, $6,700 per year contract. | | Signed Pitching Coach Mack Forster to a 2-year, $10,050 per year contract. | | Signed Pitching Coach Mack Forster to a 2-year, $10,400 per year contract. | | Signed 3B Coach Bill Hutchins to a 2-year, $6,600 per year contract. | | Signed 1B Coach Johnny Muldowney to a 2-year, $5,650 per year contract. | |
