Major Transactions

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Friday, September 30th, 1955

Placed SP Oliver Delgado on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SP Glenn Loiselle from Triple A Guelph.

Monday, September 26th, 1955

Placed MR Dan Burgess on the 60-day disabled list.

Saturday, September 24th, 1955

SS Alexandre Lespérance was claimed off waivers from Los Angeles.

Thursday, September 1st, 1955

Recalled C Justin Kerr from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled C Will Smith from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled C Luis Barrios from Double A Laredo.

Recalled RF Tom Cobb from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled RF Guillermo Ramos from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Dan Burgess from Double A Laredo.

Recalled SS Chua-kah Kun from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 3B Cal Wright from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Eugene Gould from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled CL Ed Ryan from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Matt Pike from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled CL Lorenzo Zúñiga from Double A Laredo.

Saturday, August 27th, 1955

Activated C José Souza from the disabled list.

Optioned C Justin Kerr to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, August 19th, 1955

Assigned MR Glenn Loiselle to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, August 18th, 1955

Assigned MR Logan Ware to Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, August 17th, 1955

Assigned 1B Nicholas Cherry to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, August 16th, 1955

Activated SP Dan Rancourt from the disabled list.

MR Glenn Loiselle was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Monday, August 15th, 1955

Recalled SP Glenn Loiselle from Triple A Guelph.

MR Logan Ware was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Sunday, August 14th, 1955

Activated 1B Jerry Powell from the disabled list.

1B Nicholas Cherry was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Failed to sign 2nd round draft pick Subaru Yamamoto.

Failed to sign 3rd round draft pick Donald Wagner.

Saturday, August 13th, 1955

Signed Pavlushshenka Zaichik to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $5,800.

Wednesday, August 10th, 1955

Activated SP Juan Lerma from the disabled list.

Optioned SP Glenn Loiselle to Triple A Guelph.

Monday, August 8th, 1955

Signed Ricardo López to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $3,200.

Friday, August 5th, 1955

Signed Jeff Womack to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $28,000.

Thursday, August 4th, 1955

Recalled SP Glenn Loiselle from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned SP Dan Burgess to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned MR Kip Ball to Double A Laredo.

Signed Luis López to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $44,000.

Monday, August 1st, 1955

Optioned MR Eugene Gould to Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, July 31st, 1955

Signed 1st round draft pick Rafael Smith for a signing bonus of $74,500 and a 2-year major league contract worth a total of $149,000.

Saturday, July 30th, 1955

Placed 1B Jerry Powell on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled 1B José Vázquez from Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, July 27th, 1955

Recalled MR Eugene Gould from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned C Will Smith to Triple A Guelph.

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

Tuesday, July 26th, 1955

Activated LF Mark Green from the disabled list.

Demoted LF Tom Cobb to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, July 23rd, 1955

MR Alfredo Hurtado was claimed off waivers by Chicago.

Friday, July 22nd, 1955

Placed SP Dan Rancourt on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled SP Dan Burgess from Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, July 21st, 1955

Assigned SP Ronaldo Rivera to Double A Laredo.

Wednesday, July 20th, 1955

Placed C José Souza on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled C Will Smith from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned SP Glenn Loiselle to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, July 19th, 1955

MR Leonard Adams was claimed off waivers from Chicago.

Monday, July 18th, 1955

Recalled SP Glenn Loiselle from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Dan Burgess to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Eugene Gould to Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, July 17th, 1955

SP Logan Ware was claimed off waivers from Washington.

Tuesday, July 12th, 1955

Traded 31-year-old third baseman Claude Bell to the Los Angeles Moguls, getting 25-year-old second baseman Jerry Powell and 19-year-old minor league left fielder Ernest Murdoch in return.

Recalled SS Mike Smith from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled LF Tom Cobb from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned SP Glenn Loiselle to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 1B José Vázquez to Triple A Guelph.

Traded 34-year-old right fielder Ken Reece to the Baltimore Barons, getting 26-year-old starting pitcher José García in return.

Monday, July 11th, 1955

Placed SP Juan Lerma on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled MR Eugene Gould from Triple A Guelph.

Purchased the contract of SP Dan Burgess from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Alfredo Hurtado to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, July 8th, 1955

Activated 3B Claude Bell from the disabled list.

Activated RF Ken Reece from the disabled list.

Optioned SS Mike Smith to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted LF Tom Cobb to Triple A Guelph.

Monday, July 4th, 1955

Assigned SP Pedro Mostas to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, July 1st, 1955

Recalled MR Alfredo Hurtado from Single A Riverside.

SP Pedro Mostas was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Monday, June 20th, 1955

Placed 3B Claude Bell on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of 2B Weldon McClurg from Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, June 18th, 1955

Placed LF Mark Green on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of LF Tom Cobb from Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, June 15th, 1955

Placed RF Ken Reece on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of CF Mitsukuni Kondo from Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, June 4th, 1955

MR Paul Dukes was claimed off waivers by Chicago.

Wednesday, June 1st, 1955

Recalled SP Dan Rancourt from Triple A Guelph.

MR Paul Dukes was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Sunday, May 22nd, 1955

Assigned MR Ron Ash to Double A Laredo.

Thursday, May 19th, 1955

Recalled SP Glenn Loiselle from Triple A Guelph.

MR Ron Ash was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Tuesday, May 17th, 1955

Activated MR Ron Ash from the 60-day disabled list.

Optioned SP Glenn Loiselle to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, May 12th, 1955

Purchased the contract of RF Manuel Córdova from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned RF Guillermo Ramos to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, April 21st, 1955

Activated C Justin Kerr from the disabled list.

Optioned C Will Smith to Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, April 13th, 1955

Activated C José Souza from the disabled list.

Optioned C Luis Barrios to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, April 9th, 1955

Assigned MR Todd Taylor to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned C Jerry Seedorf to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned 2B Weldon McClurg to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned 3B Carlton Crumpler to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned CF Tom Cobb to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, April 7th, 1955

CF Tom Cobb was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

2B Weldon McClurg was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

MR Todd Taylor was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

C Jerry Seedorf was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

3B Carlton Crumpler was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned MR Dan Rancourt to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Ronaldo Rivera to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Kip Ball to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Eugene Gould to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Matt Pike to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Alfredo Hurtado to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Chua-kah Kun to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 3B Cal Wright to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Lorenzo Zúñiga to Double A Laredo.

Optioned MR Ed Ryan to Double A Laredo.

Placed C Justin Kerr on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of C Luis Barrios from Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, March 27th, 1955

Placed C José Souza on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of C Justin Kerr from Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, March 19th, 1955

Recalled MR Kip Ball from Single A Riverside.

Recalled MR Ed Ryan from Single A Riverside.

Thursday, February 24th, 1955

Recalled SP Paul Dukes from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SS Héctor Alaniz from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled CF Tom Cobb from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Todd Taylor from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled C Jerry Seedorf from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 3B Carlton Crumpler from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 3B Cal Wright from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 2B Chua-kah Kun from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Ronaldo Rivera from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled CL Eugene Gould from Double A Laredo.

Recalled CL Lorenzo Zúñiga from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Matt Pike from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Alfredo Hurtado from Triple A Guelph.

Monday, January 3rd, 1955

Assigned 1B William Petty to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, January 1st, 1955

Purchased the contract of SP Dan Rancourt from Double A Laredo.

Optioned MR Paul Dukes to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, December 4th, 1954

Assigned MR Stephen O'Higgins to Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, December 1st, 1954

Signed free agent CL Lorenzo Zúñiga to a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,872.

Assigned CL Lorenzo Zúñiga to Triple A Guelph.

Monday, November 29th, 1954

Signed bench coach Carlos Vargas to a 4-year, $17,900 per year contract.

Friday, November 26th, 1954

Assigned MR Marvin Murphy to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, November 23rd, 1954

Recalled SP Paul Dukes from Triple A Guelph.

MR Marvin Murphy was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Wednesday, November 17th, 1954

Activated MR Marvin Murphy from the 60-day disabled list.

Optioned MR Paul Dukes to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, October 30th, 1954

Recalled 2B Jesús Rúbio from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned RF Tom Cobb to Triple A Guelph.

Traded 27-year-old shortstop Ramón Padilla to the Cincinnati Rivermen, getting 39-year-old right fielder Fernando Vallés in return.

Saturday, October 16th, 1954

Assigned RF Don Butt to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, October 14th, 1954

MR Stan Hollingsworth retires.

RF Don Butt was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned MR Todd Taylor to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Ronaldo Rivera to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Stephen O'Higgins to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Matt Pike to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Alfredo Hurtado to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned C Jerry Seedorf to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned SS Héctor Alaniz to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Jesús Rúbio to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 3B Cal Wright to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 3B Carlton Crumpler to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Chua-kah Kun to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 1B William Petty to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Ed Ryan to Triple A Guelph.

Bench Coach Shane Knowles leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.

Signed Team Trainer Carl Parks to a 2-year contract extension.