MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Thursday, 10/19/1968
Friday 2/3/1968 :
Trade between Detroit and Houston :
Houston gets :
CF Al Kaline
Detroit gets :
CF Pat Kelly
Trade between New York (A) and Detroit :
Detroit gets :
3B Lee May
P Dean Chance
P Bill Dillman
3B Aurelio Rodriguez
New York (A) gets :
1B Norm Cash
3B Brooks Robinson
P Juan Marichal
Friday 2/3/1968 :
Philadelphia (N): Placed P Art Mahaffey on waivers.
New York (A): 1B Norm Cash was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): 3B Brooks Robinson was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): C Vic Roznovsky was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): P Juan Marichal was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
Saturday 2/4/1968 :
Philadelphia (N): Free agent P Juan Pizarro has been signed to a contract of $20,000,100 per year, for 7 years.
St. Louis (N): Free agent P Dean Stone has been signed to a contract of $5,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
New York (A): Free agent SS Maury Wills has been signed to a contract of $624,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/5/1968 :
Oakland: Free agent 1B Ed Bouchee has been signed to a contract of $7,001,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland: Free agent CF Chuck Hinton has been signed to a contract of $2,200,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston: Free agent P Dave Wickersham has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Detroit: Free agent 3B George Banks has been signed to a contract of $255,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/6/1968 :
St. Louis (N): Free agent P Dick Brodowski has been signed to a contract of $5,575,000 per year, for 2 years.
Oakland: Free agent P Jack Spring has been signed to a contract of $780,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 2/7/1968 :
Cleveland: Free agent SS Charlie Shoemaker has been signed to a contract of $3,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (N): Free agent C Jesse Gonder has been signed to a contract of $550,000 per year, for 1 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1968 :
Atlanta: Free agent C Johnny Romano has been signed to a contract of $8,125,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston: Free agent 2B Chuck Schilling has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 4 years.
Houston: Free agent P Hank Aguirre has been signed to a contract of $700,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/9/1968 :
Trade between Chicago (A) and Houston :
Houston gets :
C Orlando Mcfarlane
Chicago (A) gets :
RF Jesus Alou
New York (A): Designated RF Harvey Kuenn for assignment.
New York (A): Put 1B Jerry Lumpe on waivers and designated him for assignment.
New York (A): 2B Roberto Pena was promoted from AA Albany Yankees to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): C Bill Heath was promoted from AA Albany Yankees to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): P Dick Egan was promoted from AA Albany Yankees to AAA Columbus Clippers.
Los Angeles (N): Free agent SS Eddie Bressoud has been signed to a contract of $4,050,500 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/10/1968 :
Chicago (N): Free agent RF Wes Covington has been signed to a contract of $17,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Detroit: Free agent SS Eddie Kasko has been signed to a contract of $10,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Minnesota: Free agent P Tom Brewer has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Detroit: Free agent P Jerry Walker has been signed to a contract of $1,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Detroit: Free agent RF Ellis Burton has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/11/1968 :
California: Free agent P Bob Gibson has been signed to a contract of $10,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
New York (N): Free agent 3B Wayne Causey has been signed to a contract of $9,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Detroit: Free agent P Don Kaiser has been signed to a contract of $3,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (A): Free agent P Jim O'toole has been signed to a contract of $600,196 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (A): Free agent P Bill Fischer has been signed to a contract of $450,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/13/1968 :
Los Angeles (N): Free agent P Dick Radatz has been signed to a contract of $11,505,500 per year, for 5 years.
New York (N): Free agent 1B Lou Skizas has been signed to a contract of $9,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/15/1968 :
Trade between Cincinnati and Detroit :
Detroit gets :
P Dennis Higgins
Cincinnati gets :
RF Albie Pearson
Trade between Cincinnati and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
P Dick Joyce
P Bill Kelso
P Don Arlich
C Dick Bertell
Cincinnati gets :
C Jim Pagliaroni
Thursday 2/16/1968 :
Washington: Free agent 3B Sammy Esposito has been signed to a contract of $3,120,090 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Phil Paine has been signed to a contract of $4,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 2/18/1968 :
Chicago (N): Free agent CF Bill Virdon has been signed to a contract of $9,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent RF Bob Hazle has been signed to a contract of $7,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Minnesota: Free agent 1B Ed Bailey has been signed to a contract of $6,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/19/1968 :
Washington: Free agent RF Bob Bowman has been signed to a contract of $5,495,900 per year, for 3 years.
Atlanta: Free agent P Ted Bowsfield has been signed to a contract of $3,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 2/22/1968 :
Los Angeles (N): Free agent CF Wally Post has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 2 years.
Baltimore: Free agent P Paul Foytack has been signed to a contract of $630,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cleveland: Free agent P Ron Moeller has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/24/1968 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Jim Archer has been signed to a contract of $811,001 per year, for 2 years.
Baltimore: Free agent C Gene Oliver has been signed to a contract of $600,000 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 2/26/1968 :
Los Angeles (N): Free agent RF George Alusik has been signed to a contract of $243,000 per year, for 1 years.
New York (A): Free agent P Billy O'dell has been signed to a contract of $420,000 per year, for 1 years.
Monday 2/27/1968 :
New York (A): SS Eddie Leon was sent down from AAA Columbus Clippers to AA Albany Yankees.
New York (A): 1B Jerry Lumpe was assigned to AAA Columbus Clippers.
Tuesday 2/28/1968 :
Chicago (N): Free agent C Haywood Sullivan has been signed to a contract of $150,000 per year, for 1 years.
Wednesday 3/1/1968 :
Atlanta: Free agent CF Bob Speake has been signed to a contract of $650,000 per year, for 1 years.
Minnesota: Free agent 3B Joey Amalfitano has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (N): CF Jim Landis has been claimed off waivers from Chicago (N).
Sunday 3/5/1968 :
Trade between Chicago (N) and Cincinnati :
Cincinnati gets :
SS Ron Hansen
Chicago (N) gets :
P Jim Owens
Cleveland: Put P Gil Blanco on the 15 Day DL.
Minnesota: Released CF Earl Robinson.
Minnesota: Released RF Art Lopez.
Atlanta: Released P Bill Kunkel.
Atlanta: Released P Joe Grzenda.
Atlanta: Released C Tom Satriano.
Atlanta: Released P Julio Navarro.
Atlanta: Released C Dave Ricketts.
Atlanta: Released C Earl Averill.
Tuesday 4/4/1968 :
New York (A): P Mel Stottlemyre was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): 2B Luis Aparicio was put on the 60-Day DL.
New York (A): CF Del Unser was sent down from AAA Columbus Clippers to AA Albany Yankees.
Trade between Houston and Cincinnati :
Cincinnati gets :
CF Dick Smith
Houston gets :
RF Derrell Griffith
Trade between Minnesota and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
P Bruce Von hoff
CF Billy Murphy
Minnesota gets :
P Bob Veale
SS Bobby Richardson
Trade between Cincinnati and San Francisco :
San Francisco gets :
P George Lauzerique
P Wayne Schurr
Cincinnati gets :
1B Jim Hickman
Trade between Minnesota and Cincinnati :
Cincinnati gets :
1B Don Mincher
Minnesota gets :
CF Merv Rettenmund
Boston: Released LF Choo choo Coleman.
Chicago (A): Released RF Sandy Valdespino.
Chicago (A): Put P Hal Woodeshick on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Put C Jack Shepard on the 15 Day DL.
Oakland: Released P Gary Bell.
Oakland: Released P Karl Spooner.
Minnesota: Put P Cecil Upshaw on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N): Released P Johnny Antonelli.
Houston: Released P Red Swanson.
Houston: Released C Charlie Lau.
Houston: Released P Norm Bass.
Houston: Released P Hal Kolstad.
New York (N): Put P Tom Parsons on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Released P Lindy Mcdaniel.
Philadelphia (N): Released P Ken Hunt.
St. Louis (N): Put P Ed Rakow on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put C Jim Price on the 15 Day DL.
Baltimore: P Frank Baumann was assigned to AAA Norfolk Tides.
Baltimore: C Gene Oliver was assigned to AAA Norfolk Tides.
Los Angeles (N): Designated LF Don Lock for assignment.
Los Angeles (N): Designated RF George Alusik for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Released P John Briggs.
Pittsburgh: Released P Ike Delock.
Wednesday 4/12/1968 :
Boston: Released P Eli Grba.
Pittsburgh: Put CF Tony Gonzalez on the 15 Day DL.
Thursday 4/13/1968 :
Cincinnati: MR Tom Qualters has been claimed off waivers from Boston.
Thursday 4/20/1968 :
Trade between Los Angeles (N) and Cincinnati :
Cincinnati gets :
RF George Alusik
Los Angeles (N) gets :
2B Ron Davis
New York (A): LF Choo choo Coleman was promoted from AA Albany Yankees to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): RF Gary Kolb was sent down from AAA Columbus Clippers to AA Albany Yankees.
New York (A): Designated RF Harvey Kuenn for assignment.
New York (A): 1B Jerry Lumpe was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
Houston: Put P Mickey Lolich on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Put SS Gene Alley on the 15 Day DL.
St. Louis (N): Put C Cam Carreon on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 4/25/1968 :
New York (N): Released P Harry Fanok.
New York (N): Released P Ed Keegan.
New York (N): Released P Connie Grob.
New York (N): Released 1B Bob Hale.
New York (N): Released 2B George Smith.
Friday 4/28/1968 :
California: Put P Steve Hamilton on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 4/29/1968 :
Chicago (N): MR Herman Starrette has been claimed off waivers from Houston.
Thursday 5/4/1968 :
Cincinnati: Designated P Ron Nischwitz for assignment.
Friday 5/5/1968 :
Trade between Oakland and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
CF Joe Nossek
C Manny Sanguillen
Oakland gets :
LF Tito Francona
New York (A) : Grover Powell has been signed to a contract extension, $890,000 per year, for 5 years.
New York (A) : John Gelnar has been signed to a contract extension, $1,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (A) : Ernie Oravetz has been signed to a contract extension, $330,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cleveland: Released SS Larry Raines.
Detroit: Put 2B Gene Michael on the 15 Day DL.
Oakland: Put 1B Ed Bouchee on the 60 Day DL.
Oakland: Put P Jack Sanford on the 15 Day DL.
Thursday 5/11/1968 :
New York (A): Designated C Lou Berberet for assignment.
New York (A): Designated RF Harvey Kuenn for assignment.
Cincinnati: 3B Jake Wood was sent down from the active roster to AAA Western Hills Mustangs.
Houston: Released P Hank Aguirre.
Saturday 5/13/1968 :
New York (A) : Brooks Robinson has been signed to a contract extension, $8,750,000 per year, for 5 years.
New York (A) : Sandy Koufax has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (A) : Juan Marichal has been signed to a contract extension, $4,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Trade between Chicago (A) and Chicago (N) :
Chicago (N) gets :
2B Marv Breeding
Chicago (A) gets :
LF Ed Stroud
Atlanta: Put P Jack Baldschun on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Released P Les Rohr.
St. Louis (N): Put P Earl Francis on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A) : Jim Bolger has been signed to a contract extension, $702,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Bob Bailey has been signed to a contract extension, $6,700,000 per year, for 5 years.
Chicago (N) : Frank Robinson has been signed to a contract extension, $15,100,000 per year, for 6 years.
Sunday 5/21/1968 :
Trade between Baltimore and Philadelphia (N) :
Philadelphia (N) gets :
SS Don Buddin
$5,000,000 cash.
Baltimore gets :
P Gary Nolan
P Art Mahaffey
P Dick Stigman
Philadelphia (N): Put P Alan Koch on the 60 Day DL.
Thursday 5/25/1968 :
Cincinnati: Released P Ron Nischwitz.
Friday 5/26/1968 :
Chicago (A): Released C Sammy Taylor.
Monday 5/29/1968 :
New York (A): Designated P Jim Bunning for assignment.
New York (A): SS Bobby Murcer was put on the 15-Day DL.
New York (A): P Tom Butters was sent down from AAA Columbus Clippers to AA Albany Yankees.
New York (A): C Bill Heath was sent down from AAA Columbus Clippers to AA Albany Yankees.
Chicago (N): Put P Catfish Hunter on the 15 Day DL.
Atlanta: Put P Joe Horlen on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Put 2B Pete Rose on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh : Felix Mantilla has been signed to a contract extension, $14,560,000 per year, for 3 years.
Pittsburgh : Tony Kubek has been signed to a contract extension, $12,670,000 per year, for 7 years.
Pittsburgh : Herb Score has been signed to a contract extension, $5,560,000 per year, for 1 years.
Pittsburgh : Ken Johnson has been signed to a contract extension, $1,760,000 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 6/3/1968 :
Chicago (N): Released C Harry Chiti.
Monday 6/5/1968 :
Oakland : Ron Taylor has been signed to a contract extension, $2,200,000 per year, for 3 years.
Oakland : Buck Rodgers has been signed to a contract extension, $594,000 per year, for 2 years.
Oakland : Joe Pepitone has been signed to a contract extension, $3,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Tuesday 6/13/1968 :
Detroit: Released P George Witt.
Philadelphia (N) : Pedro Ramos has been signed to a contract extension, $5,430,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A): Designated RF Harvey Kuenn for assignment.
Monday 6/19/1968 :
Chicago (A): Released 2B Don Blasingame.
Washington: Released P Glen Hobbie.
Wednesday 6/21/1968 :
Baltimore: Put P Tom Seaver on the 15 Day DL.
Baltimore: Put P Fred Newman on the 15 Day DL.
Boston: Put P Darrell Sutherland on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Put P Dean Chance on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Put P Dennis Aust on the 60 Day DL.
Boston : Johnny Edwards has been signed to a contract extension, $360,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cincinnati : Free agent George Witt has been signed to a contract of $192,000 per year, for 1 years.
Thursday 6/22/1968 :
Cincinnati: MR Dom Zanni has been claimed off waivers from Chicago (A).
Thursday 6/29/1968 :
Trade between New York (A) and Chicago (N) :
Chicago (N) gets :
C Bill Heath
New York (A) gets :
LF Pancho Herrera
New York (A): Designated P Jim Bunning for assignment.
New York (A): Designated RF Harvey Kuenn for assignment.
Boston: Put RF Roberto Clemente on the 60 Day DL.
Chicago (A): Removed P Hal Woodeshick from waivers.
Atlanta: Put P Jim Brewer on the 15 Day DL.
Atlanta: Put 3B Tommy Harper on the 15 Day DL.
Houston: Put C Tom Haller on the 15 Day DL.
Friday 7/7/1968 :
Trade between Chicago (A) and Cincinnati :
Cincinnati gets :
P Jack Kralick
Chicago (A) gets :
LF Mike Hershberger
P Joe Bonikowski
Chicago (N): Released C Haywood Sullivan.
Baltimore : Gene Oliver has been signed to a contract extension, $1,100,000 per year, for 3 years.
Baltimore : Gary Geiger has been signed to a contract extension, $8,600,000 per year, for 6 years.
New York (A): Put SS Bobby Murcer on waivers and designated him for assignment.
New York (A): SS Bobby Murcer was assigned to AAA Columbus Clippers.
Wednesday 7/12/1968 :
Cincinnati: Designated P George Witt for assignment.
Cincinnati: Designated P Dom Zanni for assignment.
Saturday 7/15/1968 :
Detroit: Put P Vicente Romo on the 15 Day DL.
Minnesota: Put LF Walt Bond on the 15 Day DL.
Thursday 7/20/1968 :
New York (A): Designated P John Gelnar for assignment.
New York (A): Designated P Jim Bunning for assignment.
New York (A): Designated RF Harvey Kuenn for assignment.
Sunday 7/23/1968 :
Atlanta: Put 2B Ken Hamlin on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Released P Alan Koch.
New York (N) : Al Jackson has been signed to a contract extension, $4,390,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : John Buzhardt has been signed to a contract extension, $680,000 per year, for 1 years.
Friday 7/28/1968 :
Chicago (A): Released 1B Frank Torre.
Chicago (N): Released LF Harry Anderson.
Monday 7/31/1968 :
St. Louis (N) : Earl Francis has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Oakland : Tito Francona has been signed to a contract extension, $5,020,000 per year, for 2 years.
Trade between Chicago (N) and Oakland :
Oakland gets :
P Ray Daviault
Chicago (N) gets :
3B Harmon Killebrew
$3,100,000 cash.
Chicago (N): P Gene Brabender was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Tuesday 8/8/1968 :
Houston: Released P Joe Schaffernoth.
Atlanta: Put SS Jim Davenport on the 15 Day DL.
San Francisco: Put P Luis Tiant on the 60 Day DL.
Thursday 8/10/1968 :
New York (A): Designated C Lou Berberet for assignment.
New York (A): Designated P Jim Bunning for assignment.
New York (A): Designated RF Harvey Kuenn for assignment.
New York (A): C Jimmie Schaffer was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
Wednesday 8/16/1968 :
Oakland: Put P Dock Ellis on the 15 Day DL.
Houston: Put P Jim Roland on the 60 Day DL.
San Francisco : Von Mcdaniel has been signed to a contract extension, $750,000 per year, for 3 years.
San Francisco : Denny Lemaster has been signed to a contract extension, $3,450,000 per year, for 4 years.
Chicago (N) : Jack Hamilton has been signed to a contract extension, $400,000 per year, for 1 years.
Thursday 8/24/1968 :
Boston: Put 2B Ron Hunt on the 15 Day DL.
Thursday 8/31/1968 :
New York (A): Designated C Jimmie Schaffer for assignment.
New York (A): Designated P Jim Bunning for assignment.
New York (A): Designated C Lou Berberet for assignment.
Friday 9/1/1968 :
Baltimore: Put P Art Mahaffey on the 60 Day DL.
New York (N): Put P Jeff James on the 15 Day DL.
Minnesota : Tom Brewer has been signed to a contract extension, $2,300,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Harmon Killebrew has been signed to a contract extension, $1,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Saturday 9/9/1968 :
Chicago (N) : Free agent Frank Torre has been signed to a contract of $220,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (A): Removed P Hal Woodeshick from waivers.
Detroit : Jack Shepard has been signed to a contract extension, $684,000 per year, for 2 years.
Detroit : Johnny Blanchard has been signed to a contract extension, $290,000 per year, for 2 years.
Minnesota : Bob Veale has been signed to a contract extension, $2,870,000 per year, for 2 years.
Atlanta : Bob Speake has been signed to a contract extension, $360,000 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 9/17/1968 :
Boston : Charlie James has been signed to a contract extension, $4,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (A) : Russ Nixon has been signed to a contract extension, $3,420,000 per year, for 4 years.
Minnesota : Billy Mccool has been signed to a contract extension, $4,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Los Angeles (N) : Al Mcbean has been signed to a contract extension, $660,000 per year, for 3 years.
Los Angeles (N) : Dick Schofield has been signed to a contract extension, $660,000 per year, for 2 years.
Los Angeles (N) : Jim Pyburn has been signed to a contract extension, $900,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 9/22/1968 :
California: Designated RF Rocky Colavito for assignment.
Monday 9/25/1968 :
New York (A): P Joe Grzenda was promoted from AA Albany Yankees to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): P Bill Kunkel was promoted from AA Albany Yankees to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): P Len Church was sent down from AAA Columbus Clippers to AA Albany Yankees.
Chicago (N) : Sam Mcdowell has been signed to a contract extension, $25,100,000 per year, for 5 years.
Monday 10/2/1968 :
New York (A): P Mel Stottlemyre was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (N): Put C Jim French on the 15 Day DL.
Atlanta : Jack Baldschun has been signed to a contract extension, $3,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 10/9/1968 :
New York (A): P Mel Stottlemyre was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): C Jimmie Schaffer was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): Designated P Mel Stottlemyre for assignment.
New York (A): P Mel Stottlemyre was assigned to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): Designated P Jim Bunning for assignment.
New York (A): Designated RF Harvey Kuenn for assignment.
Boston : Ken Boyer has been signed to a contract extension, $14,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Mike Mccormick has been signed to a contract extension, $1,080,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Paul Toth has been signed to a contract extension, $1,060,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 10/13/1968 :
California: Released RF Rocky Colavito.
Thursday 10/19/1968 :
Chicago (N): Released P Jim Duffalo.
St. Louis (N) : Duke Carmel has been signed to a contract extension, $12,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Washington : Wes Stock has been signed to a contract extension, $3,400,000 per year, for 3 years.
Washington : Don Landrum has been signed to a contract extension, $3,900,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati : Albie Pearson has been signed to a contract extension, $2,380,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cincinnati : Jim Hickman has been signed to a contract extension, $3,780,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cincinnati : Bob Miller has been signed to a contract extension, $6,100,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A) : Harvey Kuenn has been signed to a contract extension, $400,000 per year, for 2 years.

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