Major Transactions

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Saturday, September 25th, 1971

Activated LF Tony Romero from the disabled list.

Wednesday, September 15th, 1971

LF Cecil MacNeill was claimed off waivers by Boston.

Wednesday, September 8th, 1971

Activated 1B Zheng-xin Li from the 60-day disabled list.

LF Cecil MacNeill was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the 40-man roster.

Wednesday, September 1st, 1971

Placed LF Tony Romero on the 9-day disabled list.

Recalled CF José Sánchez from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Dan Reese from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SS Jeff Courtney from Double A Laredo.

Recalled 3B Jason Pope from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 2B Gabriel Salazar from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 1B Matt Tate from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 3B Roy Kimball from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Cal Massey from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled LF Tino Sánchez from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled RF António Gavilla from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled CL Dan Edwards from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Francisco Galindo from Double A Laredo.

Recalled MR Mike Piper from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled C António Valentín from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 1B Edgardo Sánchez from Double A Laredo.

Saturday, August 21st, 1971

Activated C Ed Watts from the disabled list.

Demoted C António Valentín to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, August 17th, 1971

Assigned MR Esteban Ramírez to Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, August 15th, 1971

Assigned SS Shannon Crouch to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, August 14th, 1971

Failed to sign 4th round draft pick Sam Wright.

Failed to sign 6th round draft pick Lawrence Carroll.

Tuesday, August 10th, 1971

Activated SP Thomas Muñóz from the 60-day disabled list.

Demoted SP Dan Reese to Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, August 8th, 1971

Placed C Ed Watts on the 9-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of C António Valentín from Triple A Guelph.

Signed Pedro Aranda to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $47,900.

Saturday, August 7th, 1971

Signed Ezra McLaughlin to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $13,000.

Thursday, August 5th, 1971

Signed Ira Robbins to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $54,200.

Tuesday, August 3rd, 1971

Signed Ray Sims to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $70,500.

Sunday, August 1st, 1971

Signed Ian Kidd to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $279,100.

Thursday, July 29th, 1971

RF Manny Adkins was claimed off waivers by Boston.

Tuesday, July 27th, 1971

Activated 2B Bu-wei Qiu from the disabled list.

Demoted SS Shannon Crouch to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, July 24th, 1971

Recalled LF Alessio Deodato from Triple A Guelph.

Demoted MR Cal Massey to Triple A Guelph.

Traded 28-year-old center fielder Jody Rush and 19-year-old minor league starting pitcher Pat Franklin to the Manhattan Peril, getting 28-year-old reliever Roger Grant in return.

Thursday, July 22nd, 1971

Demoted MR Esteban Ramírez to Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, July 21st, 1971

MR Ken Stephens was claimed off waivers from Los Angeles.

Friday, July 16th, 1971

Activated 2B Ken White from the disabled list.

Demoted LF Alessio Deodato to Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, July 14th, 1971

Recalled LF Alessio Deodato from Triple A Guelph.

Demoted SS Jeff Courtney to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, July 9th, 1971

Activated 1B Mo Tsou from the disabled list.

Demoted 2B Gabriel Salazar to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, July 1st, 1971

Recalled SS Jeff Courtney from Triple A Guelph.

Demoted LF Alessio Deodato to Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, June 27th, 1971

Activated LF Jody Rush from the disabled list.

Demoted RF Tino Sánchez to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, June 19th, 1971

Placed 2B Bu-wei Qiu on the 9-day disabled list.

Recalled LF Tino Sánchez from Triple A Guelph.

Friday, June 18th, 1971

Placed 1B Mo Tsou on the 9-day disabled list.

Recalled SS Shannon Crouch from Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, June 10th, 1971

Purchased the contract of MR Cal Massey from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 2B Gabriel Salazar from Triple A Guelph.

Demoted MR Mike Piper to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted RF Manny Adkins to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, June 4th, 1971

Placed LF Jody Rush on the 9-day disabled list.

Recalled LF Alessio Deodato from Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, June 1st, 1971

Recalled RF Manny Adkins from Triple A Guelph.

Demoted SS Jeff Courtney to Triple A Guelph.

Monday, May 17th, 1971

Recalled SS Jeff Courtney from Double A Laredo.

Demoted LF Alessio Deodato to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, May 8th, 1971

Placed 2B Ken White on the 9-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of 3B Ryutaro Yamamoto from Triple A Guelph.

Friday, April 30th, 1971

Demoted LF Tino Sánchez to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, April 29th, 1971

Placed 1B Zheng-xin Li on the 60-day disabled list.

Recalled LF Alessio Deodato from Triple A Guelph.

RF Arturo Reyes was claimed off waivers from Baltimore.

Sunday, April 25th, 1971

Placed SP Thomas Muñóz on the 60-day disabled list.

Recalled SP Dan Reese from Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, April 20th, 1971

Activated CF Jody Rush from the disabled list.

Demoted LF Alessio Deodato to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, April 17th, 1971

Activated LF Tino Sánchez from the disabled list.

Demoted RF Manny Adkins to Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, April 11th, 1971

Placed CF Jody Rush on the 9-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of RF Manny Adkins from Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, April 8th, 1971

Demoted MR Dan Reese to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted MR Dan Edwards to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted MR Francisco Galindo to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 1B Matt Tate to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted SS Jeff Courtney to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 3B Roy Kimball to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 2B Gabriel Salazar to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted RF José Sánchez to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted RF António Gavilla to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted LF Luis López to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted SS Shannon Crouch to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 1B Jason Pope to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 1B Edgardo Sánchez to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 3B Dani Infante to Double A Laredo.

Monday, March 29th, 1971

Placed LF Tino Sánchez on the 9-day disabled list.

Wednesday, February 24th, 1971

Assigned 3B Ryutaro Yamamoto to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, February 18th, 1971

Recalled SP Dan Reese from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 1B Mo Tsou from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 1B Matt Tate from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SS Jeff Courtney from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled CF Alessio Deodato from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 1B Edgardo Sánchez from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 2B Gabriel Salazar from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SS Shannon Crouch from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 3B Roy Kimball from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled RF José Sánchez from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled RF António Gavilla from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled CL Dan Edwards from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled LF Luis López from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 3B Dani Infante from Double A Laredo.

Recalled SP Francisco Galindo from Double A Laredo.

Wednesday, January 27th, 1971

Assigned 3B Ryutaro Yamamoto to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, January 21st, 1971

Signed free agent CF Tino Sánchez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $30,200.

Demoted LF Alessio Deodato to Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, January 20th, 1971

Recalled LF Alessio Deodato from Triple A Guelph.

3B Ryutaro Yamamoto was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Tuesday, December 8th, 1970

Assigned MR Cal Massey to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned MR Carlos Gonzáles to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned MR Marvin Young to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, December 1st, 1970

Lost LF Larry Jackson in the rule 5 draft to the Washington Mutuals.

Sunday, November 22nd, 1970

Assigned RF Larry Jackson to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, November 19th, 1970

Signed free agent 1B Jason Pope to a 1-year contract worth a total of $30,400.

Demoted 1B Mo Tsou to Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, November 15th, 1970

Recalled MR Mike Piper from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 1B Mo Tsou from Triple A Guelph.

RF Larry Jackson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Demoted SS Jeff Courtney to Triple A Guelph.

Traded 29-year-old reliever Paco Herrera to the St. Louis Dredgers, getting 28-year-old second baseman Bu-wei Qiu in return.

Sunday, November 1st, 1970

Activated 2B Ken White from the disabled list.

Demoted SS Shannon Crouch to Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, October 18th, 1970

Assigned SP Bruce Hawkins to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, October 13th, 1970

Signed pitching coach Qi-zhen Mo to a 5-year, $24,300 per year contract.

Activated SP Thomas Muñóz from the disabled list.

Demoted SP Dan Reese to Triple A Guelph.

Monday, October 12th, 1970

Recalled SS Shannon Crouch from Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 1B Mo Tsou to Triple A Guelph.

Traded 30-year-old second baseman Dave Blair to the Cincinnati Rivermen, getting 33-year-old second baseman Ira Walker and 21-year-old minor league reliever Mike Flynn in return.

Sunday, October 11th, 1970

Purchased the contract of SS Jeff Courtney from Triple A Guelph.

Demoted LF Alessio Deodato to Triple A Guelph.

Traded 25-year-old second baseman Kyle Black to the Atlanta Rebels, getting 28-year-old right fielder Juan Hinojoso and 22-year-old minor league reliever Daniel Miller in return.

Thursday, October 8th, 1970

Signed team doctor Randy Anderson to a 5-year, $37,300 per year contract.

Signed scouting director Ken Barnett to a 5-year, $24,900 per year contract.

Monday, October 5th, 1970

Demoted MR Bruce Hawkins to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted MR Mike Piper to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted MR Cal Massey to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted MR Francisco Galindo to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted MR Carlos Gonzáles to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted MR Marvin Young to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 1B Matt Tate to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 2B Shannon Crouch to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 3B Roy Kimball to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted SS Luis López to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted RF António Gavilla to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 2B Gabriel Salazar to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 1B Dani Infante to Triple A Guelph.

SC Charles Hayes retires.

Signed General Manager Carlos Alfonso to a 1-year contract extension.

Pitching Coach Raúl García leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.

Team Trainer Dan Palmer leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.