Major Transactions

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Wednesday, October 9th, 1957

Activated LF Mark Green from the disabled list.

Tuesday, September 24th, 1957

Activated 2B Patrick Berry from the disabled list.

Thursday, September 19th, 1957

Activated CF Arturo Reyes from the disabled list.

Monday, September 16th, 1957

Placed LF Mark Green on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of LF Jesús Zúñiga from Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, September 15th, 1957

Recalled MR Dave Tittmuss from Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, September 14th, 1957

Assigned MR Dave Tittmuss to Triple A Guelph.

Traded 20-year-old minor league catcher Roberto Lugo and 24-year-old minor league closer Alfonso Navarro to the Los Angeles Moguls, getting 27-year-old reliever Dave Tittmuss in return.

Wednesday, September 11th, 1957

CF Gil Hanson was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh.

Friday, September 6th, 1957

Placed CF Gil Hanson on waivers.

Placed SP Truman Saunders on waivers.

Sunday, September 1st, 1957

Recalled SP Tadamasa Okada from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled RF Manuel Córdova from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SS Jorge Gonzáles from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled RF Guillermo Ramos from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Carlos Cruz from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Andrew Grigg from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 3B Jesús Palma from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Bob Robinson from Double A Laredo.

Recalled SP Hugo Hunter from Triple A Guelph.

Monday, August 26th, 1957

SS Jerry Powell was claimed off waivers by Cincinnati.

Saturday, August 24th, 1957

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

Recalled RF Ernest Murdoch from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 2B Elroy Morris from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned SS Jorge Gonzáles to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, August 23rd, 1957

Placed 2B Patrick Berry on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SS Jorge Gonzáles from Double A Laredo.

Wednesday, August 21st, 1957

SS Jerry Powell was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

1B Carlos Leal was claimed off waivers by Boston.

Tuesday, August 20th, 1957

SS Gabriel Fernández was claimed off waivers from Washington.

Friday, August 16th, 1957

Purchased the contract of SS Jerry Powell from Triple A Guelph.

1B Carlos Leal was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Wednesday, August 14th, 1957

Placed SS Héctor Alaniz on waivers.

Failed to sign 5th round draft pick Jeffrey Carson.

Failed to sign 9th round draft pick Eric Moser.

Monday, August 12th, 1957

Signed Jason Numbers to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $4,800.

Saturday, August 3rd, 1957

Signed Vincent Stiffler to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $18,000.

Friday, August 2nd, 1957

Signed Alessio Deodato to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $39,900.

Friday, July 26th, 1957

Signed Cal Massey to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $139,100.

Tuesday, July 23rd, 1957

Signed Ricardo González to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $27,500.

Sunday, July 21st, 1957

Activated LF Mark Green from the disabled list.

Optioned RF Ernest Murdoch to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, July 20th, 1957

Assigned SS Jerry Powell to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, July 19th, 1957

MR Víctor González was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles.

Monday, July 15th, 1957

Purchased the contract of SP Mike Brooks from Double A Laredo.

SS Jerry Powell was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Traded 28-year-old starting pitcher José García to the Los Angeles Moguls, getting 28-year-old third baseman Ernesto Martínez in return.

Sunday, July 14th, 1957

MR Víctor González was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Traded 20-year-old minor league third baseman Jeff Womack to the Baltimore Barons, getting 25-year-old closer Fernando Idurat in return.

Saturday, July 6th, 1957

Placed LF Mark Green on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of RF Javier Orozco from Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, July 4th, 1957

Placed SP Dan Rancourt on the 60-day disabled list.

Recalled SP José García from Triple A Guelph.

Friday, June 21st, 1957

Optioned SP José García to Triple A Guelph.

Traded 22-year-old minor league starting pitcher Sterling Moore and 22-year-old minor league catcher Tsumemasa Shimizu to the Baltimore Barons, getting 27-year-old starting pitcher Alejandro Guerrero in return.

Tuesday, June 18th, 1957

Placed 3B Jesús Rúbio on the 60-day disabled list.

Monday, May 6th, 1957

Assigned MR Miguel Gonzáles to Single A Riverside.

Wednesday, May 1st, 1957

Recalled SP Rafael Smith from Triple A Guelph.

MR Miguel Gonzáles was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Monday, April 22nd, 1957

Assigned MR T.J. Moore to Triple A Guelph.

Activated RF José Gonzáles from the disabled list.

Optioned RF Manuel Córdova to Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, April 17th, 1957

Activated CL Miguel Gonzáles from the 60-day disabled list.

MR T.J. Moore was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Monday, April 8th, 1957

Assigned MR Juan Lerma to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned MR Alfonso Johnson to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned 1B Mike Smith to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned MR Hilton Garrett to Double A Laredo.

Thursday, April 4th, 1957

MR Hilton Garrett was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

MR Juan Lerma was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

1B Mike Smith was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

MR Alfonso Johnson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Optioned MR Rafael Smith to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned SP José García to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Hugo Hunter to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Carlos Cruz to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Andrew Grigg to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned C Justin Kerr to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned SS Jesús Palma to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Elroy Morris to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Jesús Rúbio to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned RF Guillermo Ramos to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Bob Robinson to Double A Laredo.

Recalled SP José García from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned SP Tadamasa Okada to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, April 2nd, 1957

Placed RF José Gonzáles on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of LF Bryan Ferguson from Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, March 30th, 1957

Activated 1B Mike Smith from the 60-day disabled list.

Saturday, March 23rd, 1957

Recalled MR Bob Robinson from Single A Riverside.

Friday, March 1st, 1957

Recalled MR Alfonso Johnson from Triple A Guelph.

Friday, February 15th, 1957

Recalled MR José García from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Tadamasa Okada from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Rafael Smith from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Juan Lerma from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled C Justin Kerr from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SS Jesús Palma from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled RF Guillermo Ramos from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 2B Jesús Rúbio from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 2B Elroy Morris from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled CL Carlos Cruz from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Andrew Grigg from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Hugo Hunter from Triple A Guelph.

Friday, February 1st, 1957

Purchased the contract of CL Hilton Garrett from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned SP José García to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, December 11th, 1956

Assigned MR Hilton Garrett to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, December 6th, 1956

Recalled MR José García from Triple A Guelph.

MR Hilton Garrett was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Assigned MR Alfonso Johnson to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned 2B Weldon McClurg to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, December 1st, 1956

Purchased the contract of CL Hilton Garrett from Triple A Guelph.

MR Alfonso Johnson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

2B Weldon McClurg was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Drafted 3B Philiberto DeLaurentiis in the 1956 rule 5 draft (Pick 1, Round 1, 1st overall Pick), from the Cincinnati Rivermen.

Lost C José Souza in the rule 5 draft to the Boston Morrills.

Sunday, November 25th, 1956

Activated SP Oliver Delgado from the 60-day disabled list.

Optioned SP José García to Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, November 14th, 1956

Signed manager Jack Wear to a 5-year, $20,000 per year contract.

Tuesday, November 13th, 1956

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

Friday, November 9th, 1956

Activated MR Nick Carr from the 60-day disabled list.

Optioned SP Juan Lerma to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, November 8th, 1956

Activated LF Mark Green from the disabled list.

Activated 3B Lorenzo Sánz from the disabled list.

2B Chua-kah Kun was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned RF Guillermo Ramos to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, November 1st, 1956

Signed general manager David Rangel to a 5-year, $25,700 per year contract.

Monday, October 29th, 1956

Signed team doctor Rubén Garza to a 4-year, $11,100 per year contract.

Sunday, October 14th, 1956

Assigned SP Todd Taylor to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned MR Hilton Garrett to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned C José Souza to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned MR Lorenzo Zúñiga to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, October 12th, 1956

RF Fernando Vallés retires.

MR Hilton Garrett was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

C José Souza was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

SP Todd Taylor was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

MR Lorenzo Zúñiga was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned MR Rafael Smith to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Tadamasa Okada to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Carlos Cruz to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned C Justin Kerr to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned SS Jesús Palma to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Jesús Rúbio to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Elroy Morris to Triple A Guelph.

General Manager Jim Hayes leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.

Fired manager Alfredo Hernández.

Signed Pitching Coach Roberto Echevarría to a 1-year contract extension.

Signed Scouting Director Charles Hayes to a 3-year contract extension.

Team Trainer Carl Parks leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.