HOUSTON COMETS
MAJOR TRANSACTIONS
08/11/1975
Monday, July 21st , 1975
Assigned CF Moses Secor to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Assigned SP Johnny Michael to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Assigned SP Joe Odom to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Assigned C Al Rivard to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Assigned CF Sheldon Briggs to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Assigned SP Bill Parker to Short Season A Greenville.
Assigned RP Lee Brubaker to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Assigned RP Hank Van Horn to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Assigned RP Bunny Webb to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Sunday, July 13th , 1975
Signed Al Rivard to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $100.
Saturday, July 12th , 1975
Signed Hank Van Horn to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000.
Friday, July 11th , 1975
Signed Johnny Michael to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000.
Signed Joe Odom to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $200.
Thursday, July 10th , 1975
Signed Sheldon Briggs to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $410.
Wednesday, July 9th , 1975
Signed Bill Parker to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000.
Tuesday, July 8th , 1975
Signed Moses Secor to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $2,300.
Signed Bunny Webb to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000.
Signed Lee Brubaker to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000.
Monday, July 7th , 1975
Optioned C Tex Strain to Triple A Phoenix.
Placed C Jerry Robinson on the active roster.
Activated C Jerry Robinson from the injured list.
Assigned C Cal Hill to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Assigned SP Guy Bacon to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Assigned SP Al Thompson to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Assigned SP Ed Kingsford to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Assigned RP Cliff Newman to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Assigned 1B Alex Holder to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Assigned 2B Jerry Waszak to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Assigned 3B Slick Cooper to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Assigned 3B Walt Null to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Assigned CF Ned Harris to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Assigned CF Ray Jones to Rookie League Tallahassee.
Sunday, July 6th , 1975
Signed Jerry Waszak to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $400.
Saturday, July 5th , 1975
Signed Alex Holder to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000.
Friday, July 4th , 1975
Signed Cal Hill to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $7,700.
Signed Al Thompson to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,300.
Signed Ed Kingsford to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $900.
Signed Guy Bacon to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $2,100.
Signed Cliff Newman to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $550.
Thursday, July 3rd , 1975
Signed Walt Null to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $500.
Signed Ned Harris to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $400.
Wednesday, July 2nd , 1975
Signed Slick Cooper to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $600.
Signed Ray Jones to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000.
Monday, June 16th , 1975
Optioned RP Frank Rector to Triple A Phoenix.
Placed SP Joe McCarthy on the active roster.
Activated SP Joe McCarthy from the 60-day injured list.
Placed C Jerry Robinson on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/15/1975.
Purchased the contract of C Tex Strain from Triple A Phoenix.
Monday, June 2nd , 1975
Assigned RF Bobby Phelps to Triple A Phoenix.
Monday, May 26th , 1975
Released RP Joe Cipolla.
Purchased the contract of RP Frank Rector from Triple A Phoenix.
Released LF Del Goodell.
Purchased the contract of RF Bobby Thompson from Triple A Phoenix.
Monday, April 21st , 1975
Assigned RF Bobby Thompson to Double A Albuquerque.
Sunday, April 20th , 1975
LF Phil Woods was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles.
Sunday, April 6th , 1975
Placed SP Joe McCarthy on the 60-day injured list.
Optioned RP Duane Alarcon to Triple A Phoenix.
Optioned RP Elmer Martin to Triple A Phoenix.
Optioned C Jack Conklin to Triple A Phoenix.
Optioned C Dave Davis to Triple A Phoenix.
Optioned C Tex Strain to Triple A Phoenix.
1B Phil Woods was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Optioned LF Charlie Niemiec to Triple A Phoenix.
Optioned LF Lyn Lockwood to Triple A Phoenix.
RF Grady Smith was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Optioned LF Lindsay Cohn to Triple A Phoenix.
2B Danny Martin was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Optioned 1B Frank Bailey to Triple A Phoenix.
RF Bobby Thompson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Optioned 3B Jim Marshall to Triple A Phoenix.
Monday, March 24th , 1975
Assigned 1B Rich Harper to Triple A Phoenix.
Monday, March 10th , 1975
1B Rich Harper was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed 3B Ernie Carter on the active roster.
Monday, March 3rd , 1975
Traded 20-year old minor league LHP Don Fisher to the San Francisco Sailors, getting 34-year old 3B Ernie Carter in return.
Monday, February 3rd , 1975
Assigned SP Allie Boone to Triple A Phoenix.
Thursday, January 9th , 1975
Fired Hitting Coach Heinie Howard.
Signed Hitting Coach Tommy Wolle to a 2-year, $37,200 per year contract.
Wednesday, January 8th , 1975
Fired Scouting Director Glenn Morris.
Signed Scouting Director Len Smiley to a 2-year, $72,000 per year contract.
Friday, January 3rd , 1975
Fired Pitching Coach Mack Cook.
Signed Pitching Coach Gene Stanley to a 2-year, $25,000 per year contract.
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