Major Transactions

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Sunday, October 10th, 1954

Activated RF Arturo Reyes from the disabled list.

Monday, October 4th, 1954

RF Emílio Rodríguez was claimed off waivers by Baltimore.

Friday, October 1st, 1954

Activated SP Juan Lerma from the 60-day disabled list.

Placed RF Emílio Rodríguez on the 15-day disabled list.

Thursday, September 16th, 1954

Placed RF Arturo Reyes on the 15-day disabled list.

Sunday, September 12th, 1954

Activated SS Mike Smith from the disabled list.

Saturday, September 4th, 1954

Assigned SP Andrew Jenkins to Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, September 1st, 1954

Recalled SP Alfredo Hurtado from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Paul Dukes from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SS Héctor Alaniz from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled RF Tom Cobb from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Todd Taylor from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled C Jerry Seedorf from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 3B Cal Wright from Triple A Guelph.

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

Recalled 3B Carlton Crumpler from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Ronaldo Rivera from Double A Laredo.

Recalled 1B William Petty from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Matt Pike from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Ed Ryan from Double A Laredo.

Purchased the contract of LF Emílio Rodríguez from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Andrew Jenkins from Double A Laredo.

Tuesday, August 31st, 1954

MR Bob Ervin was claimed off waivers by Cleveland.

Saturday, August 28th, 1954

Placed SS Mike Smith on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled 2B Weldon McClurg from Triple A Guelph.

MR Bob Ervin was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Friday, August 27th, 1954

Optioned MR Paul Dukes to Triple A Guelph.

MR Iván Estrada was claimed off waivers from Baltimore.

Thursday, August 26th, 1954

MR Stan Hollingsworth was claimed off waivers from Chicago.

Saturday, August 14th, 1954

Placed SS Mike Smith on waivers.

Failed to sign 2nd round draft pick Paul Patterson.

Failed to sign 6th round draft pick Juan García.

Sunday, August 8th, 1954

Optioned MR Matt Pike to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, August 7th, 1954

Signed 1st round draft pick Oliver Delgado for a signing bonus of $137,400 and a 2-year major league contract worth a total of $274,800.

Saturday, July 31st, 1954

Signed Luis Barrios to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $16,000.

Friday, July 30th, 1954

Recalled SP Bob Ervin from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned SS Héctor Alaniz to Triple A Guelph.

Traded 34-year-old starting pitcher Armando Martínez to the Los Angeles Quakes, getting 30-year-old third baseman Claude Bell and 22-year-old minor league starting pitcher Jeff Goodwin in return.

Thursday, July 29th, 1954

Assigned MR Daniel Williams to Triple A Guelph.

Monday, July 26th, 1954

Activated SP Armando Martínez from the disabled list.

Recalled SP Paul Dukes from Triple A Guelph.

MR Daniel Williams was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Optioned SP Alfredo Hurtado to Triple A Guelph.

Monday, July 19th, 1954

Assigned MR Carl Hatfield to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned 3B Ralph Carr to Triple A Guelph.

3B Ralph Carr was claimed off waivers by Boston.

Signed Elroy Morris to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $4,800.

Sunday, July 18th, 1954

Placed MR Marvin Murphy on the 60-day disabled list.

Recalled MR Matt Pike from Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, July 17th, 1954

Assigned 1B Alfonso González to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, July 16th, 1954

Activated 3B Mike Smith from the disabled list.

Purchased the contract of MR Daniel Williams from Triple A Guelph.

Purchased the contract of MR Marvin Murphy from Triple A Guelph.

3B Ralph Carr was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned MR Andrew Jenkins to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Paul Dukes to Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, July 14th, 1954

Activated MR Andrew Jenkins from the 60-day disabled list.

Optioned MR Matt Pike to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, July 10th, 1954

Placed SP Armando Martínez on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled SP Alfredo Hurtado from Triple A Guelph.

Monday, July 5th, 1954

Activated 2B Jesús Rúbio from the disabled list.

Optioned 2B Weldon McClurg to Triple A Guelph.

Monday, June 28th, 1954

Placed SP Juan Lerma on the 60-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of MR Matt Pike from Triple A Guelph.

Friday, June 25th, 1954

Placed 3B Mike Smith on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled 2B Weldon McClurg from Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, June 24th, 1954

MR David Hill was claimed off waivers by Cleveland.

Monday, June 21st, 1954

MR David Hill was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Sunday, June 20th, 1954

CL Pedro Mostas was claimed off waivers from Cleveland.

Sunday, June 13th, 1954

Optioned MR Alfredo Hurtado to Triple A Guelph.

Traded 23-year-old minor league center fielder Juan Barrón to the Washington Mutuals, getting 29-year-old starting pitcher Glenn Loiselle in return.

Wednesday, June 9th, 1954

Purchased the contract of SS Héctor Alaniz from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Carlton Crumpler to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, June 4th, 1954

MR Anastasio Pérez was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh.

Tuesday, June 1st, 1954

Purchased the contract of CL David Hill from Triple A Guelph.

MR Anastasio Pérez was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Friday, May 28th, 1954

Placed 2B Jesús Rúbio on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled 2B Carlton Crumpler from Triple A Guelph.

Friday, May 7th, 1954

Activated MR Anastasio Pérez from the disabled list.

Optioned MR Ed Ryan to Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, May 5th, 1954

Assigned MR Daniel Williams to Triple A Guelph.

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

Tuesday, May 4th, 1954

Assigned MR Malcolm Pollock to Double A Laredo.

1B Nicholas Cherry was claimed off waivers from St. Louis.

Monday, May 3rd, 1954

Placed MR Ron Ash on the 60-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of MR Ed Ryan from Single A Riverside.

Sunday, May 2nd, 1954

Purchased the contract of SP Alfredo Hurtado from Triple A Guelph.

MR Daniel Williams was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Saturday, May 1st, 1954

Recalled MR Stephen O'Higgins from Triple A Guelph.

Purchased the contract of 3B Ralph Carr from Triple A Guelph.

MR Malcolm Pollock was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Optioned 1B Alfonso González to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, April 24th, 1954

Activated SP Paul Dukes from the disabled list.

Optioned SP Bob Ervin to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, April 20th, 1954

Activated SP Armando Martínez from the disabled list.

Optioned SP Todd Taylor to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, April 10th, 1954

Assigned RF Aubrey Gaines to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned MR Nick Bird to Double A Laredo.

Thursday, April 8th, 1954

Placed MR Andrew Jenkins on the 60-day disabled list.

RF Aubrey Gaines was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

MR Nick Bird was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned MR Ronaldo Rivera to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Stephen O'Higgins to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Carl Hatfield to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned C Jerry Seedorf to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 3B William Petty to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Weldon McClurg to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Cal Wright to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Carlton Crumpler to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned LF Tom Cobb to Triple A Guelph.

Monday, April 5th, 1954

Placed SP Armando Martínez on the 15-day disabled list.

Sunday, April 4th, 1954

Placed SP Paul Dukes on the 15-day disabled list.

Saturday, March 20th, 1954

Placed MR Anastasio Pérez on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled MR Andrew Jenkins from Single A Riverside.

Recalled MR Ronaldo Rivera from Single A Riverside.

Saturday, February 20th, 1954

Assigned MR Jay Johnstone to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, February 18th, 1954

Purchased the contract of MR Malcolm Pollock from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Paul Dukes from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled C Jerry Seedorf from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Todd Taylor from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled LF Tom Cobb from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Anastasio Pérez from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled RF Aubrey Gaines from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SS Chua-kah Kun from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SS Weldon McClurg from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 2B Carlton Crumpler from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 3B William Petty from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Carl Hatfield from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Nick Bird from Double A Laredo.

Tuesday, December 29th, 1953

Assigned MR Dale Hurst to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, December 26th, 1953

Purchased the contract of 1B Alfonso González from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Carlton Crumpler to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, December 4th, 1953

Assigned RF Manuel Córdova to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned MR Glenn Sutton to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, December 1st, 1953

Lost C Tracy Fowler in the rule 5 draft to the Los Angeles Quakes.

Thursday, November 12th, 1953

Signed hitting coach Jeff Gonzáles to a 5-year, $6,100 per year contract.

Wednesday, November 11th, 1953

Assigned MR Malcolm Pollock to Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, November 8th, 1953

MR Malcolm Pollock was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Traded 24-year-old minor league catcher Dennis Peterson to the Los Angeles Moguls, getting 25-year-old minor league reliever Stephen O'Higgins in return.

Wednesday, October 28th, 1953

Traded 20-year-old minor league starting pitcher Juan López to the Baltimore Barons, getting 27-year-old minor league reliever Anastasio Gallegos in return.

Thursday, October 15th, 1953

Optioned MR Todd Taylor to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned SP Paul Dukes to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Anastasio Pérez to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Carl Hatfield to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Nick Bird to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Glenn Sutton to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned C Jerry Seedorf to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 3B William Petty to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned SS Chua-kah Kun to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned RF Manuel Córdova to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned LF Tom Cobb to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned RF Aubrey Gaines to Triple A Guelph.

Signed Pitching Coach Roberto Echevarría to a 3-year contract extension.

Hitting Coach Luis Castro leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.

Activated 3B Carlton Crumpler from the disabled list.

Optioned 2B Weldon McClurg to Triple A Guelph.