Major Transactions

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Wednesday, October 11th, 1961

Activated SP José Medina from the 60-day disabled list.

2B Kevin Lee was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the 40-man roster.

Monday, October 2nd, 1961

Placed 2B Felipe Valentín on the 13-day disabled list.

Tuesday, September 26th, 1961

Placed SS Aurelio Marrero on waivers.

Sunday, September 24th, 1961

Assigned MR Darryl Benson to Triple A Brampton.

Tuesday, September 19th, 1961

Activated MR Albert Ortíz from the 60-day disabled list.

MR Darryl Benson was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the 40-man roster.

Sunday, September 17th, 1961

Activated SS Aurelio Marrero from the 60-day disabled list.

Friday, September 1st, 1961

Recalled LF Peter Mills from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled RF José Pérez from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled 3B Juan Velásquez from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled 1B Yoshii Nakamura from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled SS Jude Medforth from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled SS Mark Wheeler from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled 2B Tsumemasa Yamanaka from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled RF Bob Foley from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled 3B Rocky Schmidt from Double A Corpus Christi.

Recalled 1B Eddie Daniel from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled SP Marcos Segura from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled CL Bill Barker from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled MR Darryl Benson from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled 2B Kevin Lee from Double A Corpus Christi.

Monday, August 14th, 1961

Failed to sign 8th round draft pick Sam Riggs.

Failed to sign 10th round draft pick Félix Hernández.

Tuesday, August 8th, 1961

Signed Holden Richard to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $85,500.

Signed David Jiménez to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $29,100.

Signed Alfredo Mata to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $7,500.

Monday, August 7th, 1961

Signed Aaron Cobb to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $3,600.

Friday, August 4th, 1961

Signed Carlos Torres to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $11,600.

Sunday, July 30th, 1961

Recalled LF Rens Munten from Triple A Brampton.

Assigned SP Shou-chien Sun to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned LF Peter Mills to Triple A Brampton.

Saturday, July 29th, 1961

Placed LF Larry Jackson on the 60-day disabled list.

Recalled LF Peter Mills from Triple A Brampton.

Tuesday, July 25th, 1961

Purchased the contract of MR Victor Buckley from Triple A Brampton.

Optioned SS Jude Medforth to Triple A Brampton.

Traded 34-year-old reliever Ben Anthony to the Los Angeles Quakes, getting 28-year-old second baseman Michael Davis in return.

Sunday, July 23rd, 1961

Optioned MR Victor Buckley to Triple A Brampton.

Saturday, July 22nd, 1961

Activated SP Darryl Benson from the 60-day disabled list.

Optioned SP Sam Brewster to Triple A Brampton.

Recalled SP Sam Brewster from Triple A Brampton.

Optioned MR Darryl Benson to Triple A Brampton.

MR Chris Bergeron was claimed off waivers from Philadelphia.

Wednesday, July 19th, 1961

1B Nobuhiko Yoshino was claimed off waivers by New York.

Tuesday, July 18th, 1961

Activated 1B Larry Todd from the disabled list.

Optioned 1B Juan Velásquez to Triple A Brampton.

Sunday, July 16th, 1961

2B Alfredo Alvarado was claimed off waivers by Boston.

Saturday, July 15th, 1961

Purchased the contract of SP Sam Brewster from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled 1B Juan Velásquez from Triple A Brampton.

Optioned SP Shou-chien Sun to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned 3B Mark Wheeler to Triple A Brampton.

Friday, July 14th, 1961

Activated SS Felipe Valentín from the disabled list.

1B Nobuhiko Yoshino was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned 3B Juan Velásquez to Triple A Brampton.

Thursday, July 13th, 1961

2B Lee Parkinson was claimed off waivers from Boston.

Tuesday, July 11th, 1961

Activated 3B Jude Medforth from the disabled list.

2B Alfredo Alvarado was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Friday, July 7th, 1961

Placed MR Albert Ortíz on the 60-day disabled list.

Recalled MR Victor Buckley from Triple A Brampton.

Saturday, July 1st, 1961

Activated MR Tokimune Shibata from the disabled list.

Optioned MR Victor Buckley to Triple A Brampton.

Wednesday, June 28th, 1961

Purchased the contract of C Jesús Saldaña from Triple A Brampton.

Optioned CF Peter Mills to Triple A Brampton.

Traded 30-year-old catcher Wes Daniels and 20-year-old minor league second baseman Gabe Brown to the Detroit Bears, getting 28-year-old left fielder Edgardo Galindo and 22-year-old minor league third baseman Dani Martínez in return.

Monday, June 26th, 1961

Placed SS Felipe Valentín on the 13-day disabled list.

Recalled 3B Juan Velásquez from Triple A Brampton.

Saturday, June 24th, 1961

Activated 2B Joe Adams from the disabled list.

Optioned SS Yoshii Nakamura to Triple A Brampton.

Recalled 3B Mark Wheeler from Triple A Brampton.

Optioned 1B Juan Velásquez to Triple A Brampton.

Friday, June 23rd, 1961

Recalled SS Yoshii Nakamura from Triple A Brampton.

Optioned 2B Kevin Lee to Triple A Brampton.

Sunday, June 18th, 1961

Placed 1B Larry Todd on the 13-day disabled list.

Placed MR Tokimune Shibata on the 13-day disabled list.

Recalled MR Victor Buckley from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled 1B Juan Velásquez from Triple A Brampton.

Thursday, June 15th, 1961

Purchased the contract of SS Nobuhiko Yoshino from Triple A Brampton.

Optioned 3B Juan Velásquez to Triple A Brampton.

Monday, June 12th, 1961

Placed 3B Jude Medforth on the 13-day disabled list.

Recalled 3B Juan Velásquez from Triple A Brampton.

Friday, June 9th, 1961

Purchased the contract of 2B Kevin Lee from Double A Corpus Christi.

Optioned 3B Juan Velásquez to Triple A Brampton.

Monday, June 5th, 1961

Placed 2B Joe Adams on the 13-day disabled list.

Recalled 3B Juan Velásquez from Triple A Brampton.

Monday, May 15th, 1961

Placed SS Aurelio Marrero on the 60-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of 2B Alfredo Alvarado from Double A Corpus Christi.

Sunday, May 14th, 1961

Placed SP José Medina on the 60-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SP Shou-chien Sun from Triple A Brampton.

Thursday, May 11th, 1961

Activated MR Ben Anthony from the disabled list.

Optioned MR Victor Buckley to Triple A Brampton.

Wednesday, May 3rd, 1961

MR Johnny Anderson was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh.

Monday, May 1st, 1961

Activated 3B Felipe Valentín from the disabled list.

Optioned 3B Mark Wheeler to Triple A Brampton.

Friday, April 28th, 1961

Purchased the contract of MR Victor Buckley from Triple A Brampton.

MR Johnny Anderson was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Monday, April 24th, 1961

Activated MR Carlos Cruz from the 60-day disabled list.

Optioned MR Bill Barker to Triple A Brampton.

Thursday, April 20th, 1961

Placed MR Ben Anthony on the 13-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of CL Bill Barker from Triple A Brampton.

Monday, April 10th, 1961

Assigned MR Victor Buckley to Triple A Brampton.

Assigned CF Dan Middleton to Triple A Brampton.

Assigned 2B Alfredo Martínez to Double A Corpus Christi.

Assigned RF Fernando Solís to Double A Corpus Christi.

Assigned RF Leonard Oglethorpe to Double A Corpus Christi.

Sunday, April 9th, 1961

Placed 3B Felipe Valentín on the 13-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SS Jude Medforth from Triple A Brampton.

Thursday, April 6th, 1961

MR Victor Buckley was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

CF Dan Middleton was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

2B Alfredo Martínez was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

RF Leonard Oglethorpe was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

RF Fernando Solís was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned MR Marcos Segura to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned 3B Juan Velásquez to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned 2B Tsumemasa Yamanaka to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned 3B Rocky Schmidt to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned 1B Yoshii Nakamura to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned CF Rens Munten to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned LF José Pérez to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned 1B Eddie Daniel to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned RF Bob Foley to Triple A Brampton.

Tuesday, April 4th, 1961

Activated LF Alfonso Serna from the disabled list.

Wednesday, March 22nd, 1961

Placed SP Cisco Simpson on the 60-day disabled list.

Placed LF Alfonso Serna on the 13-day disabled list.

Friday, February 17th, 1961

Recalled SP Joaquín Oliva from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled LF Alfonso Serna from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled LF José Pérez from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled CF Rens Munten from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled SS Mark Wheeler from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled 3B Rocky Schmidt from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled 2B Tsumemasa Yamanaka from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled 1B Eddie Daniel from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled 1B Yoshii Nakamura from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled 2B Alfredo Martínez from Double A Corpus Christi.

Recalled RF Leonard Oglethorpe from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled CL Albert Ortíz from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled RF Fernando Solís from Double A Corpus Christi.

Recalled SP Marcos Segura from Triple A Brampton.

Recalled RF Bob Foley from Double A Corpus Christi.

Friday, February 10th, 1961

Assigned 2B César Ramón to Triple A Brampton.

Sunday, February 5th, 1961

Activated RF Peter Mills from the 60-day disabled list.

Recalled MR Johnny Anderson from Triple A Brampton.

Optioned MR Joaquín Oliva to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned LF Alfonso Serna to Triple A Brampton.

Friday, November 25th, 1960

Assigned LF Lúcio Cardona to Triple A Brampton.

Sunday, November 20th, 1960

Activated SP Cisco Simpson from the 60-day disabled list.

Optioned MR Johnny Anderson to Triple A Brampton.

Saturday, November 19th, 1960

Assigned SP Shou-chien Sun to Triple A Brampton.

Monday, November 14th, 1960

Activated MR Victor Buckley from the 60-day disabled list.

Optioned MR Albert Ortíz to Triple A Brampton.

Thursday, October 27th, 1960

Recalled 2B Joe Adams from Triple A Brampton.

Optioned 3B Rocky Schmidt to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned LF Rens Munten to Triple A Brampton.

Traded 29-year-old minor league shortstop Ánibal González to the Boston Morrills, getting 43-year-old left fielder Alfred Adams and 19-year-old minor league first baseman Karl Boone in return.

Friday, October 21st, 1960

Signed manager Emílio Martínez to a 5-year, $26,700 per year contract.

Thursday, October 20th, 1960

Signed hitting coach Alejandro Vidro to a 4-year, $25,500 per year contract.

Thursday, October 13th, 1960

Optioned MR Shou-chien Sun to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned MR Marcos Segura to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned 2B Joe Adams to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned SS Yoshii Nakamura to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned SS Ánibal González to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned 3B Mark Wheeler to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned LF Lúcio Cardona to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned RF Fernando Solís to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned LF José Pérez to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned 2B César Ramón to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned 2B Tsumemasa Yamanaka to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned 1B Eddie Daniel to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned 3B Alfredo Martínez to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned LF Leonard Oglethorpe to Triple A Brampton.

Optioned RF Bob Foley to Triple A Brampton.

HC Abraham Taylor retires.

Fired manager Jack Wear.