Major Transactions

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Thursday, September 1st, 1960

Recalled LF Jackson Mash from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled SP Carlos Ruíz from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled SP Francisco Flores from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled SS Mike Stewart from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled SP Steven Embling from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled CF Matthew Watson from Double A Harlingen.

Recalled RF Álex Quiñones from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled CF Javier Ríos from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled RF Wilson Gonzáles from Double A Harlingen.

Recalled 3B Marvin Murray from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled 1B Manuel López from Double A Harlingen.

Monday, August 29th, 1960

Activated SP Brody MacFadden from the disabled list.

Optioned SP Carlos Ruíz to Triple A Brantford.

Monday, August 22nd, 1960

Activated SS George O'Eric from the 60-day disabled list.

Optioned SS Mike Stewart to Triple A Brantford.

Monday, August 15th, 1960

Assigned RF Kelly Harris to Triple A Brantford.

Saturday, August 13th, 1960

Signed Jared Yates to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $25,700.

Wednesday, August 10th, 1960

Activated RF Ed Couch from the disabled list.

RF Kelly Harris was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Tuesday, August 9th, 1960

Recalled SS Mike Stewart from Triple A Brantford.

Optioned 3B Marvin Murray to Triple A Brantford.

Signed Edmond Shoemaker to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $7,600.

Monday, August 8th, 1960

Activated 3B Marvin Murray from the 60-day disabled list.

Optioned SS Mike Stewart to Triple A Brantford.

Signed Ken Johnson to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $5,600.

Saturday, August 6th, 1960

Assigned SS Juan Pérez to Triple A Brantford.

Friday, August 5th, 1960

Signed Guillermo Rodríguez to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $143,200.

Wednesday, August 3rd, 1960

3B David Shepard was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh.

Tuesday, August 2nd, 1960

SS Patrick Fitzgerald was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh.

Monday, August 1st, 1960

Recalled SS Mike Stewart from Triple A Brantford.

SS Juan Pérez was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Friday, July 29th, 1960

Recalled MR Charlie Kemp from Triple A Brantford.

3B David Shepard was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Traded 25-year-old reliever José Ortíz to the Washington Mutuals, getting 28-year-old third baseman Lieh Ching in return.

Thursday, July 28th, 1960

SS Patrick Fitzgerald was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Traded 25-year-old minor league reliever Jesús Castillo and 23-year-old minor league starting pitcher Chris Henry to the Pittsburgh Keystones, getting 29-year-old shortstop Ryan Hood and 19-year-old minor league starting pitcher Bill Yarbrough in return.

Wednesday, July 27th, 1960

Placed RF Ed Couch on the 13-day disabled list.

Recalled LF Javier Vázquez from Triple A Brantford.

Saturday, July 23rd, 1960

Activated SS Buck Stanley from the disabled list.

Optioned SS Mike Stewart to Triple A Brantford.

Friday, July 22nd, 1960

Placed SP Brody MacFadden on the 13-day disabled list.

Recalled SP Carlos Ruíz from Triple A Brantford.

Thursday, July 14th, 1960

Optioned MR Charlie Kemp to Triple A Brantford.

Wednesday, July 13th, 1960

MR Omar Estorga was claimed off waivers from Cincinnati.

Saturday, July 9th, 1960

Placed MR Don Bugden on the 60-day disabled list.

Recalled CL Alfonso Navarro from Triple A Brantford.

Friday, July 8th, 1960

Optioned LF Matthew Watson to Triple A Brantford.

Traded 26-year-old minor league reliever Bill Caldwell to the Pittsburgh Keystones, getting 33-year-old left fielder Bobby Martin in return.

Purchased the contract of CL Augusto López from Triple A Brantford.

Optioned LF Javier Vázquez to Triple A Brantford.

Traded 33-year-old closer William Watts to the Cleveland Eagles, getting 25-year-old left fielder José García in return.

Thursday, July 7th, 1960

Placed 2B Edgardo Santos on the 60-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SS Juan Pérez from Triple A Brantford.

Thursday, June 30th, 1960

Placed SS Buck Stanley on the 13-day disabled list.

Recalled SS Mike Stewart from Triple A Brantford.

Friday, June 24th, 1960

Assigned 1B Jing-bo Yang to Triple A Brantford.

Sunday, June 19th, 1960

Activated 2B Ralph Baxter from the disabled list.

1B Jing-bo Yang was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Friday, June 17th, 1960

Placed SS George O'Eric on the 60-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of 2B David Shepard from Triple A Brantford.

Signed José Aguilar to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $42,900.

Monday, June 13th, 1960

Purchased the contract of RF Kelly Harris from Triple A Brantford.

Assigned RF Miguel Perea to Triple A Brantford.

Optioned RF Jackson Mash to Triple A Brantford.

Friday, June 10th, 1960

Purchased the contract of MR José Ortíz from Triple A Brantford.

Optioned MR Alfonso Navarro to Triple A Brantford.

Wednesday, June 8th, 1960

Activated RF Lorenzo Núñez from the disabled list.

RF Miguel Perea was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Monday, June 6th, 1960

Placed 2B Ralph Baxter on the 13-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of 1B Jing-bo Yang from Triple A Brantford.

Sunday, June 5th, 1960

Placed CF Ángel Martínez on the 60-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of LF Jackson Mash from Triple A Brantford.

Monday, May 16th, 1960

Placed RF Lorenzo Núñez on the 13-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of CF Ángel Martínez from Triple A Brantford.

Wednesday, April 20th, 1960

Placed 3B Marvin Murray on the 60-day disabled list.

Tuesday, April 12th, 1960

Assigned 2B David Shepard to Triple A Brantford.

Monday, April 11th, 1960

Assigned MR Chris Bergeron to Triple A Brantford.

Assigned MR José Costello to Triple A Brantford.

Assigned C Harry Cole to Triple A Brantford.

Assigned RF Kelly Harris to Triple A Brantford.

Assigned 3B Lorenzo Mendoza to Triple A Brantford.

Thursday, April 7th, 1960

RF Kelly Harris was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

3B Lorenzo Mendoza was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

MR José Costello was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

C Harry Cole was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

MR Chris Bergeron was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned MR Steven Embling to Triple A Brantford.

Optioned MR Francisco Flores to Triple A Brantford.

Optioned MR Carlos Ruíz to Triple A Brantford.

Optioned 2B Manuel López to Triple A Brantford.

Optioned 2B Javier Ríos to Triple A Brantford.

Optioned SS Mike Stewart to Triple A Brantford.

Optioned 3B Marvin Murray to Triple A Brantford.

Optioned RF Álex Quiñones to Triple A Brantford.

Optioned LF Wilson Gonzáles to Triple A Brantford.

Activated SS Buck Stanley from the disabled list.

2B David Shepard was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Friday, March 25th, 1960

Placed SS Buck Stanley on the 13-day disabled list.

Friday, February 26th, 1960

Recalled SP Francisco Flores from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled MR Charlie Kemp from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled SP Steven Embling from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled SP Carlos Ruíz from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled RF Álex Quiñones from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled 2B Manuel López from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled 2B Javier Ríos from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled 3B Lorenzo Mendoza from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled SS Mike Stewart from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled LF Wilson Gonzáles from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled 3B Marvin Murray from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled MR José Costello from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled C Harry Cole from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled CL Alfonso Navarro from Triple A Brantford.

Recalled MR Chris Bergeron from Triple A Brantford.

Sunday, February 14th, 1960

Assigned SP Terry Crews to Triple A Brantford.

Tuesday, February 9th, 1960

Signed free agent MR Don Bugden to a 1-year contract worth a total of $13,200.

Optioned SP Carlos Ruíz to Triple A Brantford.

Recalled RF Miguel Perea from Triple A Brantford.

Optioned SP Francisco Flores to Triple A Brantford.

Traded 30-year-old center fielder Minoru Kiyomizu and 22-year-old minor league second baseman Luis Galván to the Los Angeles Quakes, getting 27-year-old starting pitcher Jerome Newell and 23-year-old minor league starting pitcher Richard Conway in return.

Monday, December 7th, 1959

Assigned MR George Johnson to Triple A Brantford.

Recalled LF Javier Vázquez from Triple A Brantford.

Optioned MR Charlie Kemp to Triple A Brantford.

Traded 29-year-old left fielder Jimmy Schmitt and 21-year-old minor league left fielder Tim Martin to the Atlanta Rebels, getting 27-year-old minor league starting pitcher Francisco Flores in return.

Sunday, December 6th, 1959

Assigned SP Ray Thomas to Triple A Brantford.

Wednesday, December 2nd, 1959

Purchased the contract of SP Carlos Ruíz from Triple A Brantford.

Optioned SP Terry Crews to Triple A Brantford.

Tuesday, December 1st, 1959

Lost LF Gil Hanson in the rule 5 draft to the San Francisco Golden Gators.

Thursday, November 26th, 1959

Activated LF Minoru Kiyomizu from the 60-day disabled list.

Optioned RF Javier Vázquez to Triple A Brantford.

Sunday, November 8th, 1959

Optioned RF Miguel Perea to Triple A Brantford.

Traded 23-year-old minor league starting pitcher Bob Larsen to the Washington Mutuals, getting 32-year-old right fielder Ed Couch in return.

Friday, November 6th, 1959

Assigned 1B Jing-bo Yang to Triple A Brantford.

Sunday, November 1st, 1959

Recalled MR Charlie Kemp from Triple A Brantford.

1B Jing-bo Yang was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Traded 28-year-old starting pitcher Brent Nelson to the Baltimore Barons, getting 26-year-old first baseman Bob Bell and 23-year-old minor league starting pitcher George Johnson in return.

Saturday, October 31st, 1959

Activated SP Terry Crews from the 60-day disabled list.

Optioned MR Charlie Kemp to Triple A Brantford.

Thursday, October 29th, 1959

Assigned CF Ángel Martínez to Triple A Brantford.

Signed general manager Matt Evans to a 5-year, $29,000 per year contract.

Sunday, October 25th, 1959

Purchased the contract of 1B Jing-bo Yang from Triple A Brantford.

Optioned C Harry Cole to Triple A Brantford.

Traded 25-year-old first baseman Joseph Seals and 20-year-old minor league right fielder Michael Whitaker to the New York Empires, getting 26-year-old catcher Miguel Ortíz in return.

Saturday, October 24th, 1959

Recalled 1B Joseph Seals from Triple A Brantford.

CF Ángel Martínez was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Traded 25-year-old shortstop Bill Brantley and 18-year-old minor league first baseman Mark Buchanan to the Chicago Hitmen, getting 31-year-old right fielder Lorenzo Núñez and 21-year-old minor league right fielder José Santos in return.

Wednesday, October 21st, 1959

Signed hitting coach Greg Martin to a 4-year, $13,100 per year contract.

Tuesday, October 20th, 1959

Assigned C Daniel Smith to Triple A Brantford.

Saturday, October 17th, 1959

Activated 3B Mark Rankin from the disabled list.

Optioned 2B Manuel López to Triple A Brantford.

Friday, October 16th, 1959

C Daniel Smith was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned MR Steven Embling to Triple A Brantford.

Optioned MR José Costello to Triple A Brantford.

Optioned MR Ray Thomas to Triple A Brantford.

Optioned MR Chris Bergeron to Triple A Brantford.

Optioned 1B Joseph Seals to Triple A Brantford.

Optioned CF Javier Ríos to Triple A Brantford.

Optioned 2B Lorenzo Mendoza to Triple A Brantford.

Optioned SS Mike Stewart to Triple A Brantford.

Optioned RF Álex Quiñones to Triple A Brantford.

Optioned LF Wilson Gonzáles to Triple A Brantford.

Fired general manager Bartolo Navarro.

Signed Manager Steve Martin to a 1-year contract extension.

Hitting Coach Reginald Lee leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.

Signed Scouting Director Neil Wright to a 1-year contract extension.