Major Transactions

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Thursday, September 29th, 1955

Activated SP Dave Chandler from the 60-day disabled list.

Monday, September 19th, 1955

Placed LF Pablo Márquez on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of LF Walter Griffith from Triple A Uxbridge.

Thursday, September 1st, 1955

Recalled 1B Iván Castro from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled SP Brian O'Neal from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled 2B Mario Mejía from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled SP José Rodríguez from Double A Eagle Pass.

Recalled C Lou Spears from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled SP Ighlaf Chuguel from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled 3B Eduardo Árias from Double A Eagle Pass.

Recalled C José Silva from Double A Eagle Pass.

Friday, August 26th, 1955

RF Domingo Valdés was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles.

Tuesday, August 23rd, 1955

Activated LF Pablo Márquez from the disabled list.

RF Domingo Valdés was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Saturday, August 20th, 1955

Activated 3B Jason Everett from the disabled list.

Optioned SP Brian O'Neal to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned 2B Mario Mejía to Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled C Pedro Alfaro from Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned C Lou Spears to Triple A Uxbridge.

Friday, August 19th, 1955

MR Rusty Hall was claimed off waivers from Detroit.

Sunday, August 14th, 1955

Failed to sign 7th round draft pick Rocky Schmidt.

Failed to sign 8th round draft pick Felipe Berrios.

Friday, August 12th, 1955

Signed Ron Franzen to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $3,000.

Thursday, August 11th, 1955

Signed Martín Paz to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $10,500.

Monday, August 8th, 1955

Signed Tony McKinley to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $2,800.

Sunday, August 7th, 1955

Assigned LF Walter Griffith to Triple A Uxbridge.

Thursday, August 4th, 1955

Activated RF Domingo Valdés from the disabled list.

LF Walter Griffith was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Tuesday, August 2nd, 1955

Signed Leo Lindop to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $25,900.

Friday, July 29th, 1955

Signed Augusto Romero to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $9,100.

Thursday, July 28th, 1955

Purchased the contract of C Lou Spears from Single A Pasadena.

Optioned C José Silva to Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled MR Phil Gilmore from Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned 1B Iván Castro to Triple A Uxbridge.

Traded 36-year-old reliever Miguel Gonzáles and 22-year-old minor league right fielder Gene McCoy to the St. Louis Dredgers, getting 35-year-old first baseman Jacob Spencer in return.

Wednesday, July 27th, 1955

Purchased the contract of C José Silva from Double A Eagle Pass.

Optioned MR Phil Gilmore to Triple A Uxbridge.

Traded 28-year-old catcher Álex Cruz and 20-year-old minor league catcher Tsumemasa Shimizu to the New York Empires, getting 34-year-old reliever Hilton Garrett in return.

Monday, July 25th, 1955

Placed LF Pablo Márquez on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of LF Walter Griffith from Triple A Uxbridge.

Sunday, July 24th, 1955

Assigned SP Steve Green to Triple A Uxbridge.

Thursday, July 21st, 1955

Activated SP Brian O'Neal from the disabled list.

SP Steve Green was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Tuesday, July 19th, 1955

MR Leonard Adams was claimed off waivers by New York.

Saturday, July 16th, 1955

Placed 3B Jason Everett on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled MR Phil Gilmore from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled SS António Darias from Triple A Uxbridge.

MR Leonard Adams was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Saturday, July 9th, 1955

Placed RF Domingo Valdés on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled LF Lawrence Starratt from Triple A Uxbridge.

Wednesday, July 6th, 1955

Placed SP Brian O'Neal on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SP Steve Green from Triple A Uxbridge.

Monday, July 4th, 1955

Placed SP Robbie Morris on the 60-day disabled list.

Recalled SP Brian O'Neal from Triple A Uxbridge.

Thursday, May 26th, 1955

Assigned LF Walter Griffith to Triple A Uxbridge.

Tuesday, May 24th, 1955

Activated 2B Hank Harris from the disabled list.

Optioned SS António Darias to Triple A Uxbridge.

Monday, May 23rd, 1955

Activated RF Domingo Valdés from the disabled list.

LF Walter Griffith was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Wednesday, May 18th, 1955

Recalled SP Mitchell Gregg from Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned MR Phil Gilmore to Triple A Uxbridge.

Saturday, May 14th, 1955

Purchased the contract of LF Walter Griffith from Triple A Uxbridge.

Assigned RF Toyotomi Akiyama to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned LF Lawrence Starratt to Triple A Uxbridge.

Wednesday, May 11th, 1955

Activated LF Lawrence Starratt from the disabled list.

RF Toyotomi Akiyama was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Monday, May 9th, 1955

Placed 2B Hank Harris on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled 2B Mario Mejía from Triple A Uxbridge.

Saturday, April 9th, 1955

Assigned MR Gerardo Franco to Triple A Uxbridge.

Assigned LF Nick Craig to Triple A Uxbridge.

Assigned 3B Olegário Corao to Single A Pasadena.

Thursday, April 7th, 1955

LF Nick Craig was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

MR Gerardo Franco was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

3B Olegário Corao was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned SP Mitchell Gregg to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned MR Brian O'Neal to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned MR José Rodríguez to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned MR Ighlaf Chuguel to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned MR George McCarthy to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned MR Manuel García to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned C Pedro Alfaro to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned 2B Mario Mejía to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned 1B Eduardo Árias to Triple A Uxbridge.

Sunday, April 3rd, 1955

Activated MR Phil Gilmore from the disabled list.

Wednesday, March 30th, 1955

Placed RF Domingo Valdés on the 15-day disabled list.

Tuesday, March 29th, 1955

Placed LF Lawrence Starratt on the 15-day disabled list.

Saturday, March 19th, 1955

Recalled MR Manuel García from Single A Pasadena.

Placed MR Phil Gilmore on the 15-day disabled list.

Thursday, February 24th, 1955

Recalled SP Mitchell Gregg from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled SS Mario Mejía from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled SP Brian O'Neal from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled RF Toyotomi Akiyama from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled LF Lawrence Starratt from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled C Álex Cruz from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled SP José Rodríguez from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled LF Nick Craig from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled SP Ighlaf Chuguel from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled CL Gerardo Franco from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled 1B Eduardo Árias from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled MR George McCarthy from Double A Eagle Pass.

Recalled 3B Olegário Corao from Triple A Uxbridge.

Wednesday, December 1st, 1954

Optioned MR Mitchell Gregg to Triple A Uxbridge.

Drafted MR Leonard Adams in the 1954 rule 5 draft (Pick 16, Round 1, 16th overall Pick), from the Baltimore Barons.

Saturday, November 6th, 1954

Signed bench coach Enrique Mata to a 5-year, $17,900 per year contract.

Monday, November 1st, 1954

Activated C Will Beach from the disabled list.

Optioned C Álex Cruz to Triple A Uxbridge.

Monday, October 18th, 1954

Assigned LF Walter Griffith to Triple A Uxbridge.

Sunday, October 17th, 1954

Activated LF Pablo Márquez from the disabled list.

Optioned RF Toyotomi Akiyama to Triple A Uxbridge.

Friday, October 15th, 1954

Recalled C Álex Cruz from Triple A Uxbridge.

LF Walter Griffith was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Traded 26-year-old catcher Woody Palmer to the Pittsburgh Keystones, getting 35-year-old right fielder John Brown in return.

Thursday, October 14th, 1954

Signed General Manager David Rangel to a 3-year contract extension.

Signed Manager Steve Picot to a 3-year contract extension.

Bench Coach Emílio Martínez leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.

Signed Hitting Coach Tom Butler to a 1-year contract extension.

Signed Scouting Director Ismael Rodríguez to a 3-year contract extension.

Signed Team Trainer Héctor Olivares to a 1-year contract extension.