Tuesday, June 18th , 1963 | Drafted RF Edwin Viramontes in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick). | Drafted SP Jerry Buck in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 9, 29th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Grady Houghtaling in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 9, 49th overall pick). | Drafted RF Bill Dixon in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 9, 69th overall pick). | Drafted SP George McKinney in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 9, 89th overall pick). | Drafted SP Denny Stevens in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 9, 109th overall pick). | Drafted RF Del Goodell in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 9, 129th overall pick). | Drafted SS Arnie Bilodeau in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 9, 149th overall pick). | Drafted CF Tom Davison in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 9, 169th overall pick). | Drafted C Pinky Hudson in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 9, 189th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Pinky Thompson in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 9, 209th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Rube Messer in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 9, 229th overall pick). | Drafted LF Rufe Wallace in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 9, 249th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Bert LaSalle in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 9, 269th overall pick). | Drafted SP Aca Adzovic in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 9, 289th overall pick). | Drafted CF Al Shingler in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 9, 309th overall pick). | Drafted LF Tony Wiswell in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 9, 329th overall pick). | Drafted LF Johnny Heaton in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 9, 349th overall pick). | Drafted RP Roy Evans in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 9, 369th overall pick). | Drafted CF Milt Kanady in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 9, 389th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Hughie Howard in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 21, Pick 9, 409th overall pick). | Drafted CF Doc Farmer in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 22, Pick 9, 429th overall pick). | Drafted C Tom Breckenridge in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 23, Pick 9, 449th overall pick). | Drafted C Mickey Seelig in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 24, Pick 9, 469th overall pick). | Drafted LF George Campbell in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 25, Pick 9, 489th overall pick). | Friday, June 14th , 1963 | Signed Scouting Director Roy Lantz to a 2-year, $18,300 per year contract. | Thursday, June 13th , 1963 | Signed 1B Coach Frank Safer to a 2-year, $9,950 per year contract. | Wednesday, June 12th , 1963 | Signed Team Trainer Roy Gibson to a 2-year, $3,650 per year contract. | |