CHICAGO COUGARS
MAJOR TRANSACTIONS
08/11/1975
Wednesday, August 6th , 1975
Signed SP Jim Norris to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $46,000.
Monday, August 4th , 1975
Signed Ron Marshall to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000.
Optioned RP Harl Thompson to Triple A Omaha.
Placed RP Bob McKinney on the active roster.
Assigned SP Willy McBreen to Rookie League La Crosse.
Assigned RF Ron Marshall to Rookie League La Crosse.
Assigned RF Bobby Salsbery to Rookie League La Crosse.
RF George Crandall was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Friday, August 1st , 1975
Signed Bobby Salsbery to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $100.
Thursday, July 31st , 1975
Signed Willy McBreen to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000.
Wednesday, July 30th , 1975
RP Bob McKinney was claimed off waivers from Baltimore.
Monday, July 28th , 1975
Placed LF Sam Morrison on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/25/1975.
Purchased the contract of SS Chuck Ennis from Triple A Omaha.
Saturday, July 26th , 1975
Signed Tom Ballard to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $2,500.
Monday, July 21st , 1975
Sent SP Hal Adams to Triple A Omaha for injury rehab.
Sent RP Leroy Williams to Triple A Omaha for injury rehab.
Sunday, July 20th , 1975
CL Don Ireland was claimed off waivers by Cleveland.
Thursday, July 17th , 1975
Signed Bill Ketchum to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000.
Wednesday, July 16th , 1975
Signed Pete Elder to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $170.
Monday, July 14th , 1975
Assigned SP Ed Thompson to Rookie League La Crosse.
Assigned SP Lou Abbas to Rookie League La Crosse.
Assigned 2B Charlie Reader to Rookie League La Crosse.
Assigned CF Harvey McDade to Rookie League La Crosse.
Friday, July 11th , 1975
Signed Ed Thompson to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000.
Signed Harvey McDade to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $470.
Thursday, July 10th , 1975
Signed Lou Abbas to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000.
Tuesday, July 8th , 1975
Signed Charlie Reader to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000.
Monday, July 7th , 1975
Signed Assistant GM Ted Tucker to a 2-year contract extension.
Signed Manager Pug Bryan to a 2-year contract extension.
Signed Pitching Coach Don Hunt to a 2-year contract extension.
Signed Team Trainer Bob Richards to a 2-year contract extension.
Signed 3B Coach Art Batten to a 2-year contract extension.
Sunday, July 6th , 1975
RP Tom McDaniel was claimed off waivers from Montreal.
Friday, July 4th , 1975
Signed Phil Ransom to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000.
Thursday, July 3rd , 1975
Signed Al Hall to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000.
Monday, June 30th , 1975
Placed CL Bill Jackson on the 60-day injured list.
Purchased the contract of RP Tom Andress from Triple A Omaha.
Sunday, June 29th , 1975
Signed Joe Williams to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $3,400.
Thursday, June 26th , 1975
Signed Wally DeMent to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,400.
Tuesday, June 24th , 1975
Signed Tom Brewer to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $16,000.
Monday, June 9th , 1975
Placed SP Hal Adams on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/06/1975.
Purchased the contract of SP Bill Bartlett from Triple A Omaha.
Monday, June 2nd , 1975
Optioned CL Tom Andress to Triple A Omaha.
Purchased the contract of RP Bill Jackson from Triple A Omaha.
Sunday, June 1st , 1975
LF Jeff Oliver was claimed off waivers by Cleveland.
Sunday, May 4th , 1975
SP Leroy Williams was claimed off waivers from Cleveland.
Monday, April 21st , 1975
Optioned RP Harl Thompson to Triple A Omaha.
Placed RP Steve Madden on the active roster.
Optioned SS Bud Edmunds to Triple A Omaha.
Placed SS Sam Pratt on the active roster.
Assigned SS Mack Pixley to Double A Memphis.
Sunday, April 20th , 1975
LF Bill Rawdon was claimed off waivers from Montreal.
SS Sam Pratt was claimed off waivers from Kansas City.
Monday, April 14th , 1975
Placed SS Tom Halliday on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 04/13/1975.
Placed LF Paul Germano on the active roster.
Sunday, April 13th , 1975
LF Paul Germano was claimed off waivers from Boston.
RP Steve Madden was claimed off waivers from New York.
Friday, April 4th , 1975
Signed RF Andy Babel to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $73,000.
Monday, March 31st , 1975
Assigned RP Bobby Fuller from Spring Training camp to Triple A Omaha.
Assigned SP Walt Wilson from Spring Training camp to Triple A Omaha.
Assigned 1B Morton Bass from Spring Training camp to Triple A Omaha.
Assigned 3B Jay Richardson from Spring Training camp to Triple A Omaha.
Optioned RP Tom Heard to Triple A Omaha.
Friday, March 7th , 1975
Signed SP Hal Adams to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $40,000.
Monday, March 3rd , 1975
Placed 1B John Baab on the active roster.
Assigned 1B Tom Perkins to Triple A Omaha.
Invited non-roster SP Bill Bartlett to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Bobby Fuller to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Dale Holm to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Walt Wilson to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Ferdie Williams to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Bill Jackson to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Tom Andress to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster C Earl Wade to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster C Carlos Voiles to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 1B Morton Bass to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 2B Walt Lange to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 2B Joe Sterling to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 3B Jay Richardson to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SS Ed Smith to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster CF Mike Van den Heuvel to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster CF Tom O'Connor to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RF Charlie Warner to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RF Bill White to Spring Training camp.
Monday, February 24th , 1975
Assigned RF Howie Hoffman to Triple A Omaha.
Traded 32-year old LHP Manny Espinosa, 23-year old minor league 1B Pedro Maldonado, and $10,000 in cash to the Toronto Wolves, getting 27-year old 1B John Baab in return.
Monday, February 17th , 1975
1B Tom Perkins was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed RF Andy Babel on the active roster.
Saturday, February 15th , 1975
Signed 3B Tom Lorang to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $190,000.
Monday, February 10th , 1975
Traded 21-year old minor league RHP Julio Torres and 20-year old minor league CF Andy Alexander to the Cleveland Foresters, getting 31-year old LF Andy Babel in return.
Thursday, February 6th , 1975
Signed free agent RF Jerry McMillan to a 1-year contract worth a total of $55,000.
Monday, February 3rd , 1975
Traded 19-year old minor league LHP Hank Oliver, 18-year old minor league LF Ralph Russell, and 19-year old minor league 2B Joe Stocksdale to the Washington Eagles, getting 33-year old 3B Tom Lorang in return.
Wednesday, January 22nd , 1975
Signed SP Pug White to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $44,000.
Friday, January 17th , 1975
Signed SS Tom Halliday to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $41,200.
Saturday, January 4th , 1975
Fired Scouting Director George Owens.
Signed Scouting Director Harry Carr to a 2-year, $60,850 per year contract.
Friday, January 3rd , 1975
Fired Hitting Coach Shigeyasu Hirayama.
Signed Hitting Coach Yosuke Smith to a 2-year, $32,500 per year contract.
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