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| Wednesday, September 4th , 1963 |
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| Signed free agent RP Ed Bailin to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent C Don Miller to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent LF Don Palmer to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent C Ray Shaw to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent C Bill Plunkett to a minor league contract. |
| Monday, September 2nd , 1963 |
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| Purchased the contract of RP Doc Cook from Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Purchased the contract of LF Jim Barton from Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Purchased the contract of 3B Mooney Vetter from Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Assigned 1B Harley Dollar to Double A Little Rock. |
| Purchased the contract of 1B Jack Drake from Double A Little Rock. |
| Promoted SP Dave Hunt from Class C La Crosse to Class B San Jose. |
| Promoted SP George Spencer from Class C La Crosse to Class B San Jose. |
| Demoted RP Bobby Hughes from Class B San Jose to Class C La Crosse. |
| Promoted SP John Allen from Class B San Jose to Class A Rockford. |
| Promoted SP Humberto Fonseca from Class A Rockford to Double A Little Rock. |
| Promoted SP George Blake from Double A Little Rock to Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Demoted SP George Blake from Triple A Milwaukee to Double A Little Rock. |
| Promoted SP George Blake from Double A Little Rock to Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Purchased the contract of RP Doc Cook from Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Demoted 3B Charlie Arnold from Class B San Jose to Class C La Crosse. |
| Purchased the contract of LF Jim Barton from Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Promoted CF Herm Kocher from Double A Little Rock to Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Promoted 2B Lynn Williamson from Double A Little Rock to Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Promoted CF Fred Gentry from Class B San Jose to Class A Rockford. |
| Promoted CF Bruce Hanson from Class A Rockford to Double A Little Rock. |
| Purchased the contract of 3B Mooney Vetter from Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Promoted SS Tom Glenn from Double A Little Rock to Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Demoted 2B Lynn Williamson from Triple A Milwaukee to Double A Little Rock. |
| Assigned 1B Harley Dollar to Double A Little Rock. |
| Purchased the contract of 1B Jack Drake from Double A Little Rock. |
| Wednesday, August 21st , 1963 |
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| Signed free agent 1B Harley Dollar to a minor league contract with a $2,600 signing bonus. |
| Signed - Gus Davis to a 1-year contract extension. |
| Monday, August 5th , 1963 |
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| Assigned C Glenn Johnson to Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Placed RF Gary Allen on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/02/1963. |
| Assigned C Glenn Johnson to Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Released C Bill Plunkett. |
| Demoted 3B Chief Brady from Double A Little Rock to Class A Rockford. |
| Demoted 3B Bob Brown from Class A Rockford to Class B San Jose. |
| Promoted C Rollie Young from Class C La Crosse to Class B San Jose. |
| Demoted C Clem Barney from Class B San Jose to Class C La Crosse. |
| Wednesday, July 31st , 1963 |
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| Signed free agent SP Ramiro Valenzuela to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RP Nellie Bruckner to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent C Glenn Johnson to a minor league contract. |
| Monday, July 15th , 1963 |
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| Assigned 3B Moe Holt to Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Assigned C Milt Payne to Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Assigned 3B Moe Holt to Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Assigned C Milt Payne to Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Released C Tom Williams. |
| Demoted 2B Lynn Williamson from Triple A Milwaukee to Double A Little Rock. |
| Designated 2B Roy Demonbreun for assignment. |
| Released LF Gene Burton. |
| Promoted CF Bill Reinhard from Class A Rockford to Double A Little Rock. |
| Demoted CF Hank Stockton from Double A Little Rock to Class A Rockford. |
| Friday, July 12th , 1963 |
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| Signed Pitching Coach Earle Robinson to a 1-year contract extension. |
| Monday, July 8th , 1963 |
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| Signed Assistant GM Tommy Byerly to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Signed Bench Coach Elmer De Gray to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Signed Hitting Coach Joe Clark to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Signed 1B Coach John J Wilson to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Signed Assistant GM Tommy Byerly to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Signed Bench Coach Elmer De Gray to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Signed Hitting Coach Joe Clark to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Signed 1B Coach John J Wilson to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Wednesday, June 26th , 1963 |
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| Signed free agent RP Ed Scott to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Barney Knight to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RF Hippo Wallace to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent 2B Roy Demonbreun to a minor league contract. |
| Monday, June 24th , 1963 |
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| Released 1B John Morrison. |
| Promoted RP Howard Smith from Class C La Crosse to Class B San Jose. |
| Demoted RP Howard Smith from Class B San Jose to Class C La Crosse. |
| Wednesday, June 19th , 1963 |
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| Signed free agent 2B Lynn Williamson to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SS Elmer Walters to a minor league contract with a $2,000 signing bonus. |
| Tuesday, June 18th , 1963 |
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| Drafted SP Hub Russell in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Johnny Kern in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 11, 31st overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Art Strait in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 11, 51st overall pick). |
| Drafted C Clem Barney in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 11, 71st overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Ralph Tuomi in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 11, 91st overall pick). |
| Drafted SP George Jones in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 11, 111st overall pick). |
| Drafted CF Bob Adams in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 11, 131st overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Alex Perry in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 11, 151st overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Horace Stewart in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 11, 171st overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Johnny Maples in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 11, 191st overall pick). |
| Drafted CF Phil Weeks in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 11, 211st overall pick). |
| Drafted CL Tom McDaniel in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 11, 231st overall pick). |
| Drafted 3B Charlie Arnold in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 11, 251st overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Dick Porter in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 11, 271st overall pick). |
| Drafted 3B Tony Nino in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 11, 291st overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Don Smith in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 11, 311st overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Tex Hathaway in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 11, 331st overall pick). |
| Drafted SP George Lars in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 11, 351st overall pick). |
| Drafted 1B Chief Morrison in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 11, 371st overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Fred Maxwell in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 11, 391st overall pick). |
| Drafted C Rube Britten in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 21, Pick 11, 411st overall pick). |
| Drafted 3B Claude King in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 22, Pick 11, 431st overall pick). |
| Drafted RF Bill Patchen in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 23, Pick 11, 451st overall pick). |
| Drafted C Jack Stanley in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 24, Pick 11, 471st overall pick). |
| Drafted CF Ralph McCormack in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 25, Pick 11, 491st overall pick). |
| Monday, June 17th , 1963 |
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| Promoted RP Roger Gannon from Class C La Crosse to Class B San Jose. |
| Placed RP Roger Gannon on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/14/1963. |
| Wednesday, June 12th , 1963 |
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| Signed free agent SP Jack Thomas to a minor league contract. |
| Monday, June 10th , 1963 |
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| Placed CF Sam Morrison on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/07/1963. |
| Promoted RF Cliff Coleman from Class A Rockford to Double A Little Rock. |
| Demoted CF Bruce Hanson from Double A Little Rock to Class A Rockford. |
| Promoted CF George Clarke from Class C La Crosse to Class B San Jose. |
| Monday, May 27th , 1963 |
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| Demoted SP Ray Dishman from Class A Rockford to Class B San Jose. |
| Promoted SP Humberto Fonseca from Class B San Jose to Class A Rockford. |
| Monday, May 20th , 1963 |
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| Assigned C Bill Plunkett to Double A Little Rock. |
| Demoted C Curt Stallings from Class A Rockford to Class B San Jose. |
| Demoted C Howie Perkins from Class B San Jose to Class C La Crosse. |
| Demoted C Javy Montoya from Double A Little Rock to Class A Rockford. |
| Assigned C Bill Plunkett to Double A Little Rock. |
| Wednesday, May 15th , 1963 |
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| Signed free agent C Bill Plunkett to a minor league contract. |
| Wednesday, May 1st , 1963 |
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| Placed RP Roger Gannon on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/28/1963. |
| Sunday, April 21st , 1963 |
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| RF Rex Pilcher was claimed off waivers from New York. |
| 2B William Buttry was claimed off waivers by Kansas City. |
| Monday, April 15th , 1963 |
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| Assigned SP Whitey Gates to Class A Rockford. |
| Assigned SP Whitey Gates to Class A Rockford. |
| Released RP Harry Harrison. |
| Released RP Dick Garcia. |
| Demoted RP Phil Means from Triple A Milwaukee to Double A Little Rock. |
| Demoted RP Ollie Norris from Double A Little Rock to Class A Rockford. |
| Released SP Tom Drill. |
| Demoted C Johnny Hook from Triple A Milwaukee to Double A Little Rock. |
| Demoted C Johnny Hook from Double A Little Rock to Class A Rockford. |
| Promoted C Johnny Hook from Class A Rockford to Double A Little Rock. |
| Released C Johnny Hook. |
| Demoted 2B Elmer Grace from Triple A Milwaukee to Double A Little Rock. |
| Demoted 3B Chief Brady from Double A Little Rock to Class A Rockford. |
| Demoted 2B John Carroll from Class B San Jose to Class C La Crosse. |
| Demoted 2B Vern Hoffman from Class A Rockford to Class B San Jose. |
| Promoted SP Sam Davis from Class A Rockford to Double A Little Rock. |
| Demoted SP Buster Clark from Double A Little Rock to Class A Rockford. |
| Monday, April 8th , 1963 |
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| Released former Rule 5 draft pick LF Ray Dotson, returned to original Organization Detroit Dynamos. |
| Traded 22-year old LHP Henry Henderson to the Kansas City Kings, getting 26-year old SS Cal Randall and 21-year old minor league LHP Whitey Gates in return. |
| Sunday, April 7th , 1963 |
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| Traded 30-year old LHP Andy Logue and 24-year old RF Bobby Martinez to the Boston Minutemen, getting 26-year old RHP Don Griffin in return. |
| Wednesday, March 20th , 1963 |
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| Signed free agent SP Hank Aldrich to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Foster Sherman to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent LF Gene Burton to a minor league contract. |
| Monday, March 18th , 1963 |
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| Recalled CF Billy Thompson from Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Recalled RP Phil Means from Triple A Milwaukee. |
| Recalled RF Wayne Wilson from Double A Little Rock. |
| Invited non-roster RF Dode Caudill to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster RF Chet Hammond to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster CF Herm Kocher to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster 3B Luis Jewell to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster CF Frank Reece to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster RF Don Berry to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster 2B Elmer Grace to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster C Johnny Hook to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster RP Ivy Lloyd to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster SP Jimmy Morris to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster SP John Thomas Johnson to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster SP Jake Roberts to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster SP Dick Crecelius to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster SP Skinny Green to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster SP Allen Brown to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster 1B Ed Duncan to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster 1B Monty Brown to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster RP Ollie Norris to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster RP George Reynolds to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster 3B Armand Franco to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster 3B Ernie Tabron to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster RF Dode Caudill to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster RF Chet Hammond to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster CF Herm Kocher to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster 3B Luis Jewell to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster CF Frank Reece to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster RF Don Berry to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster 2B Elmer Grace to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster C Johnny Hook to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster RP Ivy Lloyd to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster SP Jimmy Morris to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster SP John Thomas Johnson to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster SP Jake Roberts to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster SP Dick Crecelius to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster SP Skinny Green to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster SP Allen Brown to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster 1B Ed Duncan to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster 1B Monty Brown to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster RP Ollie Norris to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster RP George Reynolds to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster 3B Armand Franco to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster 3B Ernie Tabron to Spring Training camp. |
| Demoted RP Charlie Kelsey from Double A Little Rock to Class A Rockford. |
| Promoted SP Sam Jones Jr. from Class C La Crosse to Class B San Jose. |
