Major Transactions

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Saturday, October 1st, 1955

Activated 2B Nick Blackburn from the disabled list.

Friday, September 30th, 1955

Placed RF Jorge Castillo on the 15-day disabled list.

Friday, September 16th, 1955

Placed 2B Nick Blackburn on the 15-day disabled list.

Sunday, September 11th, 1955

Placed SP Phil Lewis on the 60-day disabled list.

Sunday, September 4th, 1955

Activated RF Will Brown from the disabled list.

Thursday, September 1st, 1955

Recalled SS Woody Dickerson from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled SP Juan Rodríguez from Double A Brownsville.

Recalled RF Jorge Gallargo from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled C Tom Dimaggio from Double A Brownsville.

Recalled C Bill Elliott from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled 1B Dan Johnston from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled SS Omar Ramírez from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled 2B Iván Pérez from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled SP Jim Harris from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled MR Zivota Antic from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled CL Augusto Guillén from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled SP Keith Wolf from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled SP José Contreras from Double A Brownsville.

Wednesday, August 31st, 1955

Placed RF Iván Sandoval on the 60-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of RF Raúl Aguilar from Triple A Hamilton.

Sunday, August 14th, 1955

Failed to sign 3rd round draft pick Eddie Daniel.

Failed to sign 6th round draft pick Patrick Clark.

Saturday, August 13th, 1955

Placed RF Will Brown on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of RF Ángel Pinto from Triple A Hamilton.

Friday, August 12th, 1955

Signed Juan García to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $3,600.

Thursday, August 11th, 1955

Signed Justin Porter to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $109,400.

Wednesday, August 10th, 1955

Signed Junior Burson to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $7,300.

Saturday, August 6th, 1955

Placed LF Jimmy Schmitt on waivers.

Thursday, August 4th, 1955

Placed LF Jimmy Schmitt on waivers.

Monday, August 1st, 1955

Placed LF Jimmy Schmitt on waivers.

Thursday, July 28th, 1955

Recalled 1B Scott Coleman from Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned MR Augusto Guillén to Triple A Hamilton.

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

Friday, July 22nd, 1955

Assigned CL Zivota Antic to Triple A Hamilton.

Traded 24-year-old minor league starting pitcher Carlos Sepúlveda and 22-year-old minor league closer Manny Concepción to the San Francisco Golden Gators, getting 26-year-old minor league closer Zivota Antic in return.

Thursday, July 14th, 1955

Signed Joseph Seals to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $19,100.

Saturday, July 9th, 1955

Assigned RF Ángel Pinto to Triple A Hamilton.

Wednesday, July 6th, 1955

Purchased the contract of 2B John Williams from Triple A Hamilton.

RF Ángel Pinto was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Traded 35-year-old shortstop Ronaldo Pagán to the Chicago Clout, getting 34-year-old first baseman Tomás Villarreal and 21-year-old minor league starting pitcher Elia Tari in return.

Friday, July 1st, 1955

Recalled LF Miguel Gonzáles from Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned SS Woody Dickerson to Triple A Hamilton.

Wednesday, June 22nd, 1955

Placed SP Rod Duncan on the 60-day disabled list.

C Joe Keys was claimed off waivers by Cincinnati.

Tuesday, June 21st, 1955

SP Domingo García was claimed off waivers by Atlanta.

Sunday, June 19th, 1955

C Joe Keys was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Traded 18-year-old minor league starting pitcher Carlos Rúbio to the San Francisco Golden Gators, getting 28-year-old minor league catcher Héctor Muñóz in return.

Saturday, June 18th, 1955

Activated SP Aubrey Decker from the 60-day disabled list.

SP Domingo García was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Wednesday, June 15th, 1955

Recalled SS Woody Dickerson from Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned LF Miguel Gonzáles to Triple A Hamilton.

Monday, June 6th, 1955

Assigned RF Raúl Aguilar to Triple A Hamilton.

Saturday, June 4th, 1955

Recalled LF Miguel Gonzáles from Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned SP Sonny Griffin to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned SS Woody Dickerson to Triple A Hamilton.

Friday, June 3rd, 1955

Activated 3B Desmond Davies from the disabled list.

RF Raúl Aguilar was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

SP Domingo García was claimed off waivers from Cleveland.

Thursday, May 19th, 1955

Placed 3B Desmond Davies on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SS Woody Dickerson from Triple A Hamilton.

Sunday, May 15th, 1955

Purchased the contract of SP Javier López from Triple A Hamilton.

Purchased the contract of RF Raúl Aguilar from Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned SP Juan Rodríguez to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned 2B Iván Pérez to Triple A Hamilton.

Wednesday, April 27th, 1955

Assigned SP Ken Pierce to Triple A Hamilton.

Tuesday, April 26th, 1955

Activated RF Joe Conrad from the disabled list.

Optioned LF Miguel Gonzáles to Triple A Hamilton.

Monday, April 25th, 1955

Signed free agent MR Sonny Griffin to a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,872.

Optioned SP Keith Wolf to Triple A Hamilton.

Sunday, April 24th, 1955

Recalled SP Keith Wolf from Triple A Hamilton.

SP Ken Pierce was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Tuesday, April 19th, 1955

Purchased the contract of SP Ken Pierce from Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned SP Keith Wolf to Triple A Hamilton.

Saturday, April 9th, 1955

Assigned MR Ken Pierce to Triple A Hamilton.

Assigned MR Vicente López to Triple A Hamilton.

Assigned 2B John Williams to Triple A Hamilton.

Assigned MR Luis Gómez to Double A Brownsville.

Assigned 2B Jim Duffy to Double A Brownsville.

Thursday, April 7th, 1955

MR Ken Pierce was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

2B John Williams was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

2B Jim Duffy was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

MR Vicente López was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

MR Luis Gómez was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned MR Rod Duncan to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned SP Jim Harris to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned MR José Contreras to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned C Bill Elliott to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned C Tom Dimaggio to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned 1B Scott Coleman to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned 2B Dan Johnston to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned SS Omar Ramírez to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned CF Jorge Gallargo to Triple A Hamilton.

Wednesday, April 6th, 1955

Activated SS Danny Bullock from the disabled list.

Tuesday, March 29th, 1955

Placed RF Joe Conrad on the 15-day disabled list.

Tuesday, March 22nd, 1955

Placed SS Danny Bullock on the 15-day disabled list.

Saturday, March 19th, 1955

Recalled MR Luis Gómez from Single A Hollywood.

Tuesday, March 8th, 1955

Assigned MR Luis Chávez to Triple A Hamilton.

Saturday, March 5th, 1955

Purchased the contract of RF Iván Sandoval from Triple A Hamilton.

Saturday, February 26th, 1955

Assigned MR Curt Patterson to Triple A Hamilton.

Thursday, February 24th, 1955

Recalled 1B Scott Coleman from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled SP Juan Rodríguez from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled RF Jorge Gallargo from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled 2B John Williams from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled 2B Dan Johnston from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled SS Omar Ramírez from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled MR Jim Harris from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled C Bill Elliott from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled C Tom Dimaggio from Double A Brownsville.

Recalled 2B Jim Duffy from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled SP José Contreras from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled SP Rod Duncan from Triple A Hamilton.

Recalled SP Vicente López from Triple A Hamilton.

Tuesday, February 1st, 1955

Recalled 2B Curtis Horgan from Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned 1B Scott Coleman to Triple A Hamilton.

Monday, January 24th, 1955

Purchased the contract of RF Ángel Pinto from Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned SP Juan Rodríguez to Triple A Hamilton.

Traded 28-year-old right fielder Paul Hicks to the Atlanta Rebels, getting 26-year-old starting pitcher Phil Lewis in return.

Tuesday, January 18th, 1955

Assigned SP Vicente López to Triple A Hamilton.

Saturday, January 15th, 1955

Recalled SP Juan Rodríguez from Triple A Hamilton.

SP Vicente López was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Wednesday, December 8th, 1954

Assigned MR Ray Castor to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned 2B Dan Johnston to Triple A Hamilton.

Traded 26-year-old minor league reliever César Ballina to the Los Angeles Moguls, getting 25-year-old second baseman Nick Blackburn in return.

Sunday, December 5th, 1954

Optioned 2B Curtis Horgan to Triple A Hamilton.

Traded 26-year-old minor league reliever Bill Roberts to the Atlanta Rebels, getting 26-year-old shortstop Danny Bullock in return.

Wednesday, December 1st, 1954

Lost 2B Manny Herrera in the rule 5 draft to the Pittsburgh Keystones.

Thursday, October 28th, 1954

Signed hitting coach Eugenio Carrión to a 5-year, $10,900 per year contract.

Saturday, October 23rd, 1954

Signed general manager Marc Schoonover to a 5-year, $18,400 per year contract.

Friday, October 22nd, 1954

Traded 24-year-old minor league starting pitcher Pedro Crespo to the Los Angeles Moguls, getting 28-year-old minor league reliever Clancy Clark in return.

Thursday, October 21st, 1954

Signed pitching coach Dave Thompson to a 5-year, $20,300 per year contract.

Saturday, October 16th, 1954

Assigned RF Ángel Pinto to Triple A Hamilton.

Assigned RF Iván Sandoval to Triple A Hamilton.

Thursday, October 14th, 1954

RF Ángel Pinto was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

RF Iván Sandoval was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned SP Juan Rodríguez to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned MR Rod Duncan to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned MR Jim Harris to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned MR José Contreras to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned C Bill Elliott to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned 2B John Williams to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned SS Omar Ramírez to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned 2B Jim Duffy to Triple A Hamilton.

Optioned CF Jorge Gallargo to Triple A Hamilton.

General Manager Avery Lewis leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.

Signed Bench Coach Carl Stinson to a 2-year contract extension.

Fired Pitching coach John Gray.

Hitting Coach Weldon O'Herlihy leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.