Major Transactions

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Tuesday, September 24th, 1968

Activated 2B Gary Roberts from the disabled list.

C Emílio Martínez was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the 40-man roster.

Monday, September 23rd, 1968

MR Sam Long was claimed off waivers from Cincinnati.

Sunday, September 15th, 1968

Placed CF José Corral on the 9-day disabled list.

Friday, September 13th, 1968

Placed RF Elijah Jones on waivers.

Tuesday, September 3rd, 1968

Placed 2B Gary Roberts on the 9-day disabled list.

Sunday, September 1st, 1968

Recalled LF Paco Gómez from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled RF Mathew William from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled SP Hunter Curtis from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled C Stu Hamilton from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled SP Marcos Vargas from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled 3B Pedro Ordóñez from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled 2B Mark Wheeler from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled CF Tim Adkins from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled SS José Mercado from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled RF Edgardo Galindo from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled C Ernest Leonard from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled RF Brandon Young from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled 1B Germán Rodríguez from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled RF Artie Taylor from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled LF Bartolo López from Double A Eagle Pass.

Wednesday, August 21st, 1968

Activated 3B Gary Roberts from the disabled list.

Demoted SS Mark Wheeler to Triple A Uxbridge.

Friday, August 16th, 1968

Assigned CL Johnny Anderson to Triple A Uxbridge.

Wednesday, August 14th, 1968

Failed to sign 1st round draft pick José Saldaña.

Failed to sign 6th round draft pick Michael Hansen.

Failed to sign 10th round draft pick Juan González.

Tuesday, August 13th, 1968

Activated 1B Eldon Nolan from the disabled list.

Demoted 2B José Mercado to Triple A Uxbridge.

Friday, August 9th, 1968

Purchased the contract of 1B Ralph Blanchard from Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted CF Pedro Ordóñez to Triple A Uxbridge.

Thursday, August 8th, 1968

Signed Wilson Rodríguez to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $57,600.

Thursday, August 1st, 1968

Assigned 2B Domingo Hernández to Triple A Uxbridge.

Thursday, July 25th, 1968

Signed Eduardo García to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $9,100.

Demoted LF Paco Gómez to Triple A Uxbridge.

Traded 34-year-old reliever Joaquín Oliva to the Philadelphia Blue Rocks, getting 33-year-old right fielder Chut-sai Li and 22-year-old minor league catcher Greg Rasmussen in return.

Wednesday, July 24th, 1968

Demoted MR Johnny Anderson to Triple A Uxbridge.

Traded 39-year-old right fielder Karl Fletcher to the Boston Morrills, getting 32-year-old center fielder Alberto García and a 4th round draft pick in return.

Tuesday, July 23rd, 1968

MR Dan Rancourt was claimed off waivers from Manhattan.

Saturday, July 20th, 1968

Placed 1B Eldon Nolan on the 9-day disabled list.

Recalled 2B José Mercado from Triple A Uxbridge.

Thursday, July 18th, 1968

Signed Connor Carter to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $7,800.

Tuesday, July 16th, 1968

Purchased the contract of CL José Vásquez from Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted CF Mathew William to Triple A Uxbridge.

Traded 27-year-old reliever Chris Moore to the New York Empires, getting 28-year-old center fielder Juan Mejía in return.

Monday, July 15th, 1968

Placed 3B Gary Roberts on the 9-day disabled list.

Activated CF Pedro Ordóñez from the disabled list.

Recalled 2B José Mercado from Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted CF Mathew William to Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled CF Mathew William from Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted 2B José Mercado to Triple A Uxbridge.

Wednesday, July 10th, 1968

Signed Jeremy Price to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $15,600.

Sunday, June 23rd, 1968

Placed CF Pedro Ordóñez on the 9-day disabled list.

Recalled MR Manuel Patriarco from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled CF Mathew William from Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted MR Joaquín Oliva to Triple A Uxbridge.

Thursday, June 20th, 1968

Recalled RF Elijah Jones from Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted SP Marcos Vargas to Triple A Uxbridge.

Traded 31-year-old right fielder Alejandro Burgos and 22-year-old minor league closer François Crête to the Pittsburgh Keystones, getting 27-year-old starting pitcher José Martínez in return.

Sunday, June 16th, 1968

Recalled MR Joaquín Oliva from Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted MR Manuel Patriarco to Triple A Uxbridge.

Saturday, June 15th, 1968

Recalled MR Chris Moore from Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted C Stu Hamilton to Triple A Uxbridge.

Traded 28-year-old reliever Scott Kern to the San Francisco Golden Gators, getting 28-year-old catcher Jeff Goodwin and 24-year-old minor league closer Ron Flowers in return.

Thursday, June 13th, 1968

Recalled 2B Joe Akers from Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted CF Mathew William to Triple A Uxbridge.

Traded 34-year-old third baseman Matthieu St-Pierre and 19-year-old minor league center fielder Jim Gallagher to the Chicago Clout, getting 30-year-old shortstop Gary Roberts and 22-year-old minor league reliever Bob Sawyer in return.

Friday, June 7th, 1968

Recalled 3B Pedro Ordóñez from Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted 2B Joe Akers to Triple A Uxbridge.

Monday, June 3rd, 1968

Recalled MR Manuel Patriarco from Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted MR Joaquín Oliva to Triple A Uxbridge.

Monday, May 27th, 1968

Activated CF José Corral from the disabled list.

Recalled MR Joaquín Oliva from Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted MR Manuel Patriarco to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted RF Elijah Jones to Triple A Uxbridge.

Sunday, April 28th, 1968

Placed CF José Corral on the 9-day disabled list.

Recalled CF Mathew William from Triple A Uxbridge.

Friday, April 5th, 1968

Activated RF Elijah Jones from the disabled list.

Demoted CF Mathew William to Triple A Uxbridge.

Thursday, April 4th, 1968

Demoted SP Hunter Curtis to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted MR Chris Moore to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted MR Joaquín Oliva to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted C Ernest Leonard to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted 3B Pedro Ordóñez to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted SS José Mercado to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted 3B Tim Adkins to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted LF Bartolo López to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted RF Brandon Young to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted RF Edgardo Galindo to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted RF Artie Taylor to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted 1B Germán Rodríguez to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted 2B Domingo Hernández to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted 1B Pedro Fontanez to Triple A Uxbridge.

Sunday, March 24th, 1968

Placed RF Elijah Jones on the 9-day disabled list.

Thursday, February 15th, 1968

Purchased the contract of CL Manuel Patriarco from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled RF Mathew William from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled SP Hunter Curtis from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled 3B Pedro Ordóñez from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled CF Tim Adkins from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled LF Bartolo López from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled RF Edgardo Galindo from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled RF Brandon Young from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled SS José Mercado from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled RF Artie Taylor from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled 1B Germán Rodríguez from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled C Ernest Leonard from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled MR Chris Moore from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled 1B Pedro Fontanez from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled 2B Domingo Hernández from Triple A Uxbridge.

Friday, December 1st, 1967

Lost MR Paul MacKnight in the rule 5 draft to the New York Empires.

Demoted MR Chris Moore to Triple A Uxbridge.

Drafted MR Johnny Anderson in the 1967 rule 5 draft (Pick 9, Round 1, 9th overall Pick), from the Cincinnati Rivermen.

Tuesday, November 14th, 1967

Purchased the contract of 3B Matthieu St-Pierre from Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted SP Hunter Curtis to Triple A Uxbridge.

Traded 33-year-old second baseman Michael Melton and 19-year-old minor league left fielder Héctor Cruz to the Manhattan Peril, getting 32-year-old starting pitcher Marcos Vargas and 20-year-old minor league starting pitcher Leonard Erickson in return.

Wednesday, November 8th, 1967

Activated LF Paco Gómez from the 60-day disabled list.

Demoted CF Mathew William to Triple A Uxbridge.

Sunday, October 8th, 1967

Assigned MR Paul MacKnight to Triple A Uxbridge.

Assigned 3B Matthieu St-Pierre to Triple A Uxbridge.

Thursday, October 5th, 1967

Activated LF José Corral from the disabled list.

Demoted CF Pedro Ordóñez to Triple A Uxbridge.

Wednesday, October 4th, 1967

3B Matthieu St-Pierre was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

MR Paul MacKnight was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Demoted C Ernest Leonard to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted 3B Tim Adkins to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted SS José Mercado to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted LF Bartolo López to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted RF Artie Taylor to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted LF Edgardo Galindo to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted RF Brandon Young to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted 1B Germán Rodríguez to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted 1B Pedro Fontanez to Triple A Uxbridge.

Demoted 2B Domingo Hernández to Triple A Uxbridge.

Signed General Manager Roberto Estrada to a 2-year contract extension.

Signed Manager Carlos Vargas to a 3-year contract extension.

Signed Hitting Coach Cheslav Mamatulin to a 3-year contract extension.

Signed Scouting Director Jimmy Carter to a 3-year contract extension.