Major Transactions

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Thursday, September 9th, 1971

Assigned MR Juan García to Triple A Kitchener.

Saturday, September 4th, 1971

Placed CF Armando Sandoval on waivers.

Thursday, September 2nd, 1971

Purchased the contract of SP José Muñíz from Triple A Kitchener.

Wednesday, September 1st, 1971

Recalled 1B Manuel Villodas from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled 1B Bruno Yglsias from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled LF Ron Hart from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled RF Ramón Morales from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled 1B Kent Welch from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled C Ronald Parker from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled C Ed Tizzard from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled SP Mike Keller from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled CF José Flores from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled CL Fred Carter from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled SP Al Willis from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled C Doug Ringo from Double A Victoria.

Recalled MR Veiko Harju from Triple A Kitchener.

Sunday, August 29th, 1971

Placed 1B Bill Pierce on the 9-day disabled list.

Recalled SS Tim Merz from Triple A Kitchener.

Saturday, August 14th, 1971

Purchased the contract of CF Joe Lambert from Double A Victoria.

Demoted LF Ramón Morales to Triple A Kitchener.

Friday, August 13th, 1971

Signed Joe Lambert to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $397,700.

Wednesday, August 11th, 1971

Signed Kelly Watkins to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $53,000.

Signed Jason Thomas to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $190,500.

Sunday, August 8th, 1971

Signed Kevin Wilson to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $39,000.

Friday, August 6th, 1971

Signed Jack Fullerton to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $8,900.

Wednesday, August 4th, 1971

Signed Okot Tindo to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $19,300.

Sunday, July 25th, 1971

Assigned LF Karl Fletcher to Triple A Kitchener.

Sunday, July 18th, 1971

Recalled CF Ralph Compton from Triple A Kitchener.

LF Karl Fletcher was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Thursday, July 15th, 1971

Demoted SP Al Willis to Triple A Kitchener.

Wednesday, July 14th, 1971

SP Keith Cook was claimed off waivers from Boston.

Tuesday, July 13th, 1971

Activated CF Yeijiro Ueda from the disabled list.

Demoted CF Ralph Compton to Triple A Kitchener.

Sunday, June 27th, 1971

Placed CF Yeijiro Ueda on the 9-day disabled list.

Recalled LF Ramón Morales from Triple A Kitchener.

Thursday, June 24th, 1971

Signed Cisco Sánchez to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $87,300.

Wednesday, June 23rd, 1971

Placed SP Henry Hinton on the 60-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SP Lowell Massey from Triple A Kitchener.

Sunday, June 20th, 1971

Activated MR Alfonso Morín from the disabled list.

Demoted MR Fred Carter to Triple A Kitchener.

Thursday, June 17th, 1971

2B Domingo Guerra was claimed off waivers by Baltimore.

Wednesday, June 16th, 1971

Recalled CL Fred Carter from Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted LF Ron Hart to Triple A Kitchener.

Traded 30-year-old reliever Curt Melton and 21-year-old minor league first baseman Chris Snyder to the Boston Morrills, getting 29-year-old left fielder Roberto Mojica in return.

Sunday, June 13th, 1971

Purchased the contract of SP Al Willis from Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted SS Tim Merz to Triple A Kitchener.

Traded 25-year-old starting pitcher Jesús Ortíz to the Pittsburgh Keystones, getting 25-year-old first baseman Bill Pierce and 20-year-old minor league starting pitcher Lowell Massey in return.

Thursday, June 10th, 1971

Recalled 2B Pepe Rodríguez from Triple A Kitchener.

2B Domingo Guerra was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Sunday, June 6th, 1971

Activated 2B Earl Evans from the disabled list.

Demoted 2B Pepe Rodríguez to Triple A Kitchener.

Thursday, June 3rd, 1971

Placed MR Alfonso Morín on the 9-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of MR Millard Grady from Triple A Kitchener.

Monday, May 10th, 1971

Placed 2B Earl Evans on the 9-day disabled list.

Recalled 2B Pepe Rodríguez from Triple A Kitchener.

Tuesday, April 20th, 1971

Assigned LF Alberto García to Triple A Kitchener.

Thursday, April 15th, 1971

Purchased the contract of SP Frank Hunt from Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted SP Mike Keller to Triple A Kitchener.

Wednesday, April 14th, 1971

Assigned 2B Júlio García to Triple A Kitchener.

Tuesday, April 13th, 1971

Activated RF Ralph Compton from the disabled list.

LF Alberto García was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Thursday, April 8th, 1971

2B Júlio García was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Demoted MR Fred Carter to Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted MR Juan García to Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted MR Veiko Harju to Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted C Ed Tizzard to Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted C Ronald Parker to Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted 1B Bruno Yglsias to Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted 2B Pepe Rodríguez to Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted CF José Flores to Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted 3B John Graves to Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted LF Ramón Morales to Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted 1B Manuel Villodas to Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted 1B Kent Welch to Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted C Doug Ringo to Double A Victoria.

Friday, April 2nd, 1971

Activated C William Reed from the disabled list.

Friday, March 26th, 1971

Placed RF Ralph Compton on the 9-day disabled list.

Tuesday, March 23rd, 1971

Placed C William Reed on the 9-day disabled list.

Wednesday, February 24th, 1971

Recalled 2B Júlio García from Triple A Kitchener.

Assigned SP Al Willis to Triple A Kitchener.

Thursday, February 18th, 1971

Recalled 1B Manuel Villodas from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled LF Ramón Morales from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled 1B Kent Welch from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled C Ed Tizzard from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled RF Ralph Compton from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled SS Domingo Guerra from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled 2B Pepe Rodríguez from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled C Ronald Parker from Double A Victoria.

Recalled CF José Flores from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled C Doug Ringo from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled CL Fred Carter from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled 3B John Graves from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled MR Juan García from Triple A Kitchener.

Recalled MR Veiko Harju from Triple A Kitchener.

Monday, December 28th, 1970

Recalled SP Mike Keller from Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted 2B Domingo Guerra to Triple A Kitchener.

Traded 25-year-old starting pitcher Manuel Méndez and 24-year-old minor league right fielder Paul Williams to the Cleveland Eagles, getting 26-year-old second baseman Earl Evans in return.

Friday, December 25th, 1970

Signed free agent SP Mike Keller to a 1-year contract worth a total of $24,800.

Assigned SP Mike Keller to Triple A Kitchener.

Friday, December 18th, 1970

Assigned SS Júlio García to Triple A Kitchener.

Thursday, December 17th, 1970

Recalled SP Manuel Méndez from Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted 2B Pepe Rodríguez to Triple A Kitchener.

Traded 36-year-old reliever Brayden Burry and 20-year-old minor league shortstop Alejandro Ruíz to the Manhattan Peril, getting 33-year-old shortstop Stephano Jarvis in return.

Friday, December 11th, 1970

Recalled SP Jesús Ortíz from Triple A Kitchener.

SS Júlio García was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Traded 36-year-old starting pitcher Keith Cook to the Boston Morrills, getting 30-year-old minor league first baseman Clinton Hudson and 24-year-old minor league reliever Antony Turcotte in return.

Tuesday, December 1st, 1970

Recalled 2B Pepe Rodríguez from Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted 1B Manuel Villodas to Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted LF Ramón Morales to Triple A Kitchener.

Drafted LF Karl Fletcher in the 1970 rule 5 draft (Pick 1, Round 1, 1st overall Pick), from the Boston Morrills.

Friday, November 27th, 1970

Activated SP Henry Hinton from the 60-day disabled list.

Demoted SP Jesús Ortíz to Triple A Kitchener.

Tuesday, November 24th, 1970

Activated MR Brayden Burry from the 60-day disabled list.

Demoted MR Fred Carter to Triple A Kitchener.

Tuesday, October 20th, 1970

Signed general manager Manny Herrera to a 5-year, $37,700 per year contract.

Monday, October 12th, 1970

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

Sunday, October 11th, 1970

Assigned SS Júlio García to Triple A Kitchener.

Purchased the contract of SS Júlio García from Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted SP Manuel Méndez to Triple A Kitchener.

Traded 25-year-old second baseman Ralph Blanchard to the St. Louis Dredgers, getting 29-year-old starting pitcher Vance Packham and 21-year-old minor league first baseman Chris Snyder in return.

Friday, October 9th, 1970

Signed bench coach Raúl García to a 4-year, $57,500 per year contract.

Monday, October 5th, 1970

C Emílio Martínez retires.

1B Michael Davis retires.

3B Will Little retires.

LF Bartolo López retires.

RF Javier Vázquez retires.

SS Júlio García was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Demoted SP Al Willis to Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted C Ed Tizzard to Triple A Kitchener.

Demoted C Doug Ringo to Triple A Kitchener.