Wednesday, May 9th , 1962 | Signed free agent 2B John Hemond to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, May 2nd , 1962 | Signed free agent C George Anderegg to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent LF Pat Paterson to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RF George Gibbs to a minor league contract. | Monday, April 23rd , 1962 | Placed CF Walt Denny on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 04/20/1962. | Placed CF Walt Denny on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 04/20/1962. | Tuesday, February 20th , 1962 | Signed free agent SS Charlie Haynes to a minor league contract with a major league option. | Tuesday, February 6th , 1962 | Signed free agent SP John Stallings to a 1-year contract worth a total of $16,500. | Wednesday, January 31st , 1962 | Signed Assistant GM Walker Moore to a 2-year, $10,000 per year contract. | Tuesday, January 30th , 1962 | Signed free agent RF Ralph Johnson to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, January 23rd , 1962 | Signed free agent 2B Joe Morgan to a minor league contract. | Thursday, January 4th , 1962 | Fired General Manager Bob Moore. | Signed General Manager Hal Moore to a 2-year, $11,200 per year contract. | Tuesday, January 2nd , 1962 | Drafted SP Joe McDowell in the 1961 expansion draft from the Pittsburgh Miners (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick). | Drafted CF Walt Denny in the 1961 expansion draft from the Philadelphia Keystones (Round 2, Pick 1, 5th overall pick). | Drafted SP Ed Power in the 1961 expansion draft from the Pittsburgh Miners (Round 3, Pick 4, 12th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Cecil Cummings in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cleveland Foresters (Round 4, Pick 1, 13th overall pick). | Drafted LF Willie Dieter in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cleveland Foresters (Round 5, Pick 4, 20th overall pick). | Drafted RP Bobby Crooks in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Cougars (Round 6, Pick 1, 21st overall pick). | Drafted RF Hugh Pate in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Cougars (Round 7, Pick 4, 28th overall pick). | Drafted C Don Coe in the 1961 expansion draft from the Montreal Saints (Round 8, Pick 1, 29th overall pick). | Drafted LF Dick Bishop in the 1961 expansion draft from the Washington Eagles (Round 9, Pick 4, 36th overall pick). | Drafted LF Paul Bailey in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Cougars (Round 10, Pick 1, 37th overall pick). | Drafted RF Roy Williams in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Chiefs (Round 11, Pick 4, 44th overall pick). | Drafted LF Ralph Capriotti in the 1961 expansion draft from the Kansas City Kings (Round 12, Pick 1, 45th overall pick). | Drafted LF Dick Sheehan in the 1961 expansion draft from the Philadelphia Keystones (Round 13, Pick 4, 52nd overall pick). | Drafted RF Larry Curtis in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cleveland Foresters (Round 14, Pick 1, 53rd overall pick). | Drafted 1B Monty Brown in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Cougars (Round 15, Pick 4, 60th overall pick). | Drafted LF Jack Woods in the 1961 expansion draft from the Toronto Wolves (Round 16, Pick 1, 61st overall pick). | Drafted 1B John Smith in the 1961 expansion draft from the Los Angeles Stars (Round 17, Pick 4, 68th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Leon Wallace in the 1961 expansion draft from the Boston Minutemen (Round 18, Pick 1, 69th overall pick). | Drafted LF Bill Ingraham in the 1961 expansion draft from the Montreal Saints (Round 19, Pick 4, 76th overall pick). | Drafted LF Eddie Dickey in the 1961 expansion draft from the Los Angeles Stars (Round 20, Pick 1, 77th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Art Starling in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cincinnati Cannons (Round 21, Pick 4, 84th overall pick). | Drafted SP Bill Parkhurst in the 1961 expansion draft from the Washington Eagles (Round 22, Pick 1, 85th overall pick). | Drafted RP Clem Pranger in the 1961 expansion draft from the San Francisco Sailors (Round 23, Pick 4, 92nd overall pick). | Drafted 1B George Rico in the 1961 expansion draft from the Montreal Saints (Round 24, Pick 1, 93rd overall pick). | Drafted 1B Ed Hill in the 1961 expansion draft from the New York Gothams (Round 25, Pick 4, 100th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Roy Gass in the 1961 expansion draft from the St. Louis Pioneers (Round 26, Pick 1, 101st overall pick). | Drafted C Thad Jones in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cleveland Foresters (Round 27, Pick 4, 108th overall pick). | Drafted CF Les Lehman in the 1961 expansion draft from the Washington Eagles (Round 28, Pick 1, 109th overall pick). | Drafted LF Joe Music in the 1961 expansion draft from the Kansas City Kings (Round 29, Pick 4, 116th overall pick). | Drafted LF Joe Cahill in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cincinnati Cannons (Round 30, Pick 1, 117th overall pick). | Drafted LF Stew Manning in the 1961 expansion draft from the Boston Minutemen (Round 31, Pick 4, 124th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Eddie Wright in the 1961 expansion draft from the St. Louis Pioneers (Round 32, Pick 1, 125th overall pick). | Drafted RP Dan Charlton in the 1961 expansion draft from the New York Gothams (Round 33, Pick 4, 132nd overall pick). | Drafted C Al Ormsby in the 1961 expansion draft from the San Francisco Sailors (Round 34, Pick 1, 133rd overall pick). | Drafted SP Don Hillshire in the 1961 expansion draft from the Pittsburgh Miners (Round 35, Pick 4, 140th overall pick). | Drafted C Jim Richard in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Cougars (Round 36, Pick 1, 141st overall pick). | Drafted C Ernie Frost in the 1961 expansion draft from the Kansas City Kings (Round 37, Pick 4, 148th overall pick). | Drafted SP Al Siegfried in the 1961 expansion draft from the Detroit Dynamos (Round 38, Pick 1, 149th overall pick). | Drafted RP Jack Jordan in the 1961 expansion draft from the Toronto Wolves (Round 39, Pick 4, 156th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Del Murray in the 1961 expansion draft from the Washington Eagles (Round 40, Pick 1, 157th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Clarence Jackson in the 1961 expansion draft from the Toronto Wolves (Round 41, Pick 4, 164th overall pick). | Drafted 1B John Williams in the 1961 expansion draft from the Boston Minutemen (Round 42, Pick 1, 165th overall pick). | Drafted LF Hippo Wallace in the 1961 expansion draft from the Montreal Saints (Round 43, Pick 4, 172nd overall pick). | Drafted RF Hap Moody in the 1961 expansion draft from the St. Louis Pioneers (Round 44, Pick 1, 173rd overall pick). | Drafted 1B Ford Duncan in the 1961 expansion draft from the Toronto Wolves (Round 45, Pick 4, 180th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Walter Medlin in the 1961 expansion draft from the St. Louis Pioneers (Round 46, Pick 1, 181st overall pick). | Drafted 3B Nick Schott in the 1961 expansion draft from the Montreal Saints (Round 47, Pick 4, 188th overall pick). | Drafted SP Frank Nichols in the 1961 expansion draft from the Boston Minutemen (Round 48, Pick 1, 189th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Joe Parker in the 1961 expansion draft from the Toronto Wolves (Round 49, Pick 4, 196th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Hap Beach in the 1961 expansion draft from the Montreal Saints (Round 50, Pick 1, 197th overall pick). | Purchased the contract of 2B Clarence Jackson from Class C St. Cloud. | Assigned 1B George Rico to Triple A Charleston. | Assigned 3B Hap Beach to Triple A Charleston. | Assigned LF Joe Music to Triple A Charleston. | Assigned LF Ralph Capriotti to Triple A Charleston. | Assigned 2B Eddie Wright to Triple A Charleston. | Demoted RP Andy Stewart from Triple A Charleston to Class C St. Cloud. | Demoted SS Doug Parish from Triple A Charleston to Class C St. Cloud. | Released RF Bruce Young. | Released CF Stan Lilly. | Released LF Mark Frank. | Released 3B George Cook. | Released SS Lynn Williamson. | Released SS John Miller. | Released C Tom Sullivan. | Released LF Hal Stone. | Demoted RP Frank Hart from Triple A Charleston to Class C St. Cloud. | Demoted SP Gordon Fitzner from Triple A Charleston to Class C St. Cloud. | Promoted SP Gordon Fitzner from Class C St. Cloud to Triple A Charleston. | Promoted SP Frank Hart from Class C St. Cloud to Triple A Charleston. | Demoted SP Frank Hart from Triple A Charleston to Class C St. Cloud. | Demoted SP Gordon Fitzner from Triple A Charleston to Class C St. Cloud. | Signed General Manager Bob Moore to a 2-year, $14,300 per year contract. | Signed Manager Frank Vance to a 2-year, $28,950 per year contract. | Signed Bench Coach Tom Steffen to a 2-year, $8,650 per year contract. | Signed Team Trainer Chick Vance to a 2-year, $4,450 per year contract. | Signed Pitching Coach Cliff Ray to a 2-year, $7,400 per year contract. | Signed Hitting Coach Charley Clothier to a 2-year, $18,600 per year contract. | Signed 3B Coach Gene Davis to a 2-year, $5,750 per year contract. | Signed 1B Coach Leland Jones to a 2-year, $5,650 per year contract. | Signed Scouting Director Joe Cameron to a 2-year, $20,650 per year contract. | |