MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Thursday, 10/19/1968
Friday 2/10/1968 :
Free agent RF Wes Covington has been signed to a contract of $17,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Saturday 2/18/1968 :
Free agent CF Bill Virdon has been signed to a contract of $9,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Free agent RF Bob Hazle has been signed to a contract of $7,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Wes Covington was assigned to the active roster.
Bill Virdon was assigned to the active roster.
Bob Hazle was assigned to the active roster.
Tuesday 2/28/1968 :
Free agent C Haywood Sullivan has been signed to a contract of $150,000 per year, for 1 years.
Wednesday 3/1/1968 :
CF Jim Landis has been claimed off waivers by Philadelphia (N).
Sunday 3/5/1968 :
Trade with Cincinnati :
Cincinnati gets :
SS Ron Hansen
We get :
P Jim Owens
Jim Owens was assigned to the active roster.
Haywood Sullivan was assigned to the active roster.
Released P Johnny Antonelli.
Saturday 4/29/1968 :
MR Herman Starrette has been claimed off waivers from Houston and designated for assignment.
Saturday 5/13/1968 :
Trade with Chicago (A) :
We get :
2B Marv Breeding
Chicago (A) gets :
LF Ed Stroud
Herman Starrette was assigned to the active roster.
Marv Breeding was assigned to the active roster.
Bob Bailey has been signed to a contract extension, $6,700,000 per year, for 5 years.
Frank Robinson has been signed to a contract extension, $15,100,000 per year, for 6 years.
Catfish Hunter was put on the 15 Day DL.
Thursday 6/29/1968 :
Trade with New York (A) :
We get :
C Bill Heath
New York (A) gets :
LF Pancho Herrera
Released C Haywood Sullivan.
Trade with Oakland :
Oakland gets :
P Ray Daviault
We get :
3B Harmon Killebrew
$3,100,000 cash.
P Gene Brabender was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Jack Hamilton has been signed to a contract extension, $400,000 per year, for 1 years.
Harmon Killebrew has been signed to a contract extension, $1,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Saturday 9/9/1968 :
Free agent Frank Torre has been signed to a contract of $220,000 per year, for 1 years.
Frank Torre was assigned to the active roster.
Monday 9/25/1968 :
Sam Mcdowell has been signed to a contract extension, $25,100,000 per year, for 5 years.
Released P Jim Duffalo.

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