Major Transactions

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Tuesday, September 26th, 1961

Placed C Chris Ward on waivers.

Tuesday, September 12th, 1961

Activated LF Mark Green from the disabled list.

Monday, September 11th, 1961

Placed LF Clement French on waivers.

Sunday, September 10th, 1961

Placed LF Jesús Zúñiga on the 60-day disabled list.

Friday, September 8th, 1961

Placed MR Nick Carr on waivers.

Friday, September 1st, 1961

Recalled SP Doug Stewart from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled C Chris Ward from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 2B Gordon Curran from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled RF Mitsukuni Kondo from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SS Gene Roberson from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 3B Luis López from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled CL Juan Benavidez from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled CL Alejandro Montaño from Double A Laredo.

Recalled MR Shane Frank from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Pedro Pérez from Double A Laredo.

Placed LF Clement French on waivers.

Monday, August 28th, 1961

Placed LF Mark Green on the 13-day disabled list.

Recalled RF Xu Gong from Triple A Guelph.

Friday, August 18th, 1961

1B Nobuhiko Yoshino was claimed off waivers by Detroit.

Thursday, August 17th, 1961

MR Tracy Smith was claimed off waivers by St. Louis.

Sunday, August 13th, 1961

Activated SS Jorge Gonzáles from the disabled list.

1B Nobuhiko Yoshino was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Saturday, August 12th, 1961

Purchased the contract of CL Keith Thompson from Double A Laredo.

MR Tracy Smith was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Thursday, August 10th, 1961

Signed Keith Thompson to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $60,900.

Monday, August 7th, 1961

Signed Wilford Bernard to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $6,300.

Friday, August 4th, 1961

Signed Jody Rush to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $33,500.

Monday, July 31st, 1961

Placed SS Jorge Gonzáles on the 13-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of 1B Philiberto DeLaurentiis from Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, July 30th, 1961

Traded 27-year-old first baseman Joseph Seals and 18-year-old minor league starting pitcher Damian Bell to the San Francisco Golden Gators, getting 29-year-old shortstop Brad Spencer and 20-year-old minor league closer Alfonso Pereira in return.

Saturday, July 29th, 1961

Assigned MR Sean Carpenter to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, July 25th, 1961

Traded 25-year-old third baseman Vincent Stiffler and 22-year-old minor league right fielder Will Corbin to the Atlanta Rebels, getting 26-year-old first baseman Zheng-xin Li and 23-year-old minor league starting pitcher Gonzalo Rodríguez in return.

Monday, July 24th, 1961

MR Sean Carpenter was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Traded 28-year-old minor league first baseman Leo Lindop to the Baltimore Barons, getting 26-year-old reliever Sterling Moore in return.

Thursday, July 20th, 1961

Optioned SS Gene Roberson to Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, July 19th, 1961

1B Nobuhiko Yoshino was claimed off waivers from Chicago.

Sunday, July 16th, 1961

Placed MR Luis González on the 60-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of CL Cal Massey from Triple A Guelph.

Signed Adrián Zamora to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $19,800.

Saturday, July 15th, 1961

Recalled SS Gene Roberson from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Gordon Curran to Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, July 12th, 1961

Activated C Geoff Gilbert from the 60-day disabled list.

Optioned C Chris Ward to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, July 8th, 1961

Signed Ed Watts to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $5,900.

Thursday, July 6th, 1961

Assigned MR Les Strong to Triple A Guelph.

Activated LF Mark Green from the disabled list.

Optioned RF Xu Gong to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, July 1st, 1961

Purchased the contract of CL Raynald Perreault from Double A Laredo.

MR Les Strong was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Wednesday, June 28th, 1961

Activated SP Sean Carpenter from the disabled list.

Optioned MR Shane Frank to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, June 15th, 1961

Placed SP Sean Carpenter on the 13-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SP Thomas Muñóz from Triple A Guelph.

Monday, June 12th, 1961

Placed LF Mark Green on the 13-day disabled list.

Recalled RF Xu Gong from Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, June 7th, 1961

Placed 3B Kenny Campbell on the 60-day disabled list.

Recalled 2B Byron Achber from Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, June 6th, 1961

Activated LF Mark Green from the disabled list.

Optioned CF Mitsukuni Kondo to Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, May 21st, 1961

Activated 3B Kenny Campbell from the disabled list.

Optioned SS Gene Roberson to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, May 18th, 1961

Placed LF Mark Green on the 13-day disabled list.

Recalled CF Mitsukuni Kondo from Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, May 14th, 1961

Purchased the contract of SS Gene Roberson from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Byron Achber to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned SS Cal Wright to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, May 9th, 1961

Recalled 2B Byron Achber from Triple A Guelph.

SS Cal Wright was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Sunday, May 7th, 1961

Purchased the contract of SS Cal Wright from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Byron Achber to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, May 6th, 1961

3B Ben Anderson was claimed off waivers by San Francisco.

Tuesday, May 2nd, 1961

Activated LF Jesús Zúñiga from the disabled list.

Recalled 2B Byron Achber from Triple A Guelph.

Demoted 1B Leo Lindop to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned CF Mitsukuni Kondo to Triple A Guelph.

Monday, May 1st, 1961

Purchased the contract of 1B Leo Lindop from Triple A Guelph.

3B Ben Anderson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Friday, April 21st, 1961

Assigned SS Lawrence Davis to Triple A Guelph.

Monday, April 17th, 1961

Purchased the contract of 2B Gordon Curran from Triple A Guelph.

SS Lawrence Davis was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Wednesday, April 12th, 1961

Placed LF Jesús Zúñiga on the 13-day disabled list.

Recalled CF Mitsukuni Kondo from Triple A Guelph.

Monday, April 10th, 1961

Placed C Geoff Gilbert on the 60-day disabled list.

Recalled C Chris Ward from Triple A Guelph.

Assigned MR Paul Braun to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned 1B Leo Lindop to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned RF Manuel Córdova to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned 1B Héctor Alaniz to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned MR Luis González to Double A Laredo.

Thursday, April 6th, 1961

1B Leo Lindop was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

RF Manuel Córdova was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

1B Héctor Alaniz was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

MR Paul Braun was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

MR Luis González was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned MR Doug Stewart to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Juan Benavidez to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Pedro Pérez to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Alejandro Montaño to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned C Chris Ward to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Luis López to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Byron Achber to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned CF Mitsukuni Kondo to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned RF Xu Gong to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, March 23rd, 1961

Placed 3B Kenny Campbell on the 13-day disabled list.

Tuesday, February 21st, 1961

Assigned MR Ken Blair to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned 3B Gene Roberson to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, February 17th, 1961

Recalled 1B Leo Lindop from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled C Chris Ward from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Doug Stewart from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 2B Byron Achber from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled RF Jesús Zúñiga from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled RF Xu Gong from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled RF Manuel Córdova from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 1B Lawrence Davis from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 1B Héctor Alaniz from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Paul Braun from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 2B Luis López from Double A Laredo.

Recalled MR Pedro Pérez from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Juan Benavidez from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Alejandro Montaño from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Luis González from Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, December 21st, 1960

Recalled CL Luis González from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Doug Stewart to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned MR Ken Blair to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, December 16th, 1960

Activated SP Doug Stewart from the 60-day disabled list.

Recalled SS Tim Long from Triple A Guelph.

MR Ken Blair was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Optioned 1B Leo Lindop to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, December 6th, 1960

Assigned MR Danilo Tonilhas to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, December 1st, 1960

Lost 1B Glenn Kennedy in the rule 5 draft to the Cleveland Eagles.

Tuesday, November 1st, 1960

Signed team doctor Terry Conklin to a 4-year, $15,800 per year contract.

Monday, October 17th, 1960

Assigned 3B Gene Roberson to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, October 13th, 1960

3B Gene Roberson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Optioned MR Luis González to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Juan Benavidez to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Paul Braun to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Danilo Tonilhas to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Pedro Pérez to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned C Chris Ward to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned SS Tim Long to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Byron Achber to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 1B Héctor Alaniz to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned LF Jesús Zúñiga to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned RF Xu Gong to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned RF Manuel Córdova to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Luis González to Triple A Guelph.

Team Trainer Rubén Garza leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.