[orion523]

Major Transactions February 1965

Friday, February 26th, 1965 Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent MR E. Broglio to a 1-year contract worth a total of $29,400. Boston Red Sox: Placed MR E. Broglio on the active roster. Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent MR B. Buhl to a 1-year contract worth a total of $25,400. Boston Red Sox: Placed MR B. Buhl on the active roster. Chicago Cubs: Placed MR C. Willey on the active roster. Wednesday, February 24th, 1965 Houston Astros: Signed free agent SS Z. Versalles to a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,166,600. Houston Astros: Placed SS Z. Versalles on the active roster. Tuesday, February 23rd, 1965 Houston Astros: Signed free agent RF J. King to a 3-year contract worth a total of $804,000. Houston Astros: Placed RF J. King on the active roster. Monday, February 22nd, 1965 Kansas City Athletics: Signed free agent LF G. Altman to a 1-year contract worth a total of $53,400. Kansas City Athletics: Placed LF G. Altman on the active roster. Washington Senators: Signed free agent MR B. Latman to a 2-year contract worth a total of $378,800. Washington Senators: Placed MR B. Latman on the active roster. Chicago White Sox: Signed free agent CF J. Piersall to a 1-year contract worth a total of $30,600. Chicago White Sox: Placed CF J. Piersall on the active roster. Sunday, February 21st, 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers: Signed free agent CL S. Miller to a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,315,200. Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed CL S. Miller on the active roster. Friday, February 19th, 1965 New York Mets: Signed free agent LF J. Christopher to a 1-year contract worth a total of $71,000. New York Mets: Placed LF J. Christopher on the active roster. Wednesday, February 17th, 1965 Cincinnati Reds: Signed free agent 1B J. Cunningham to a 2-year contract worth a total of $554,200. Cincinnati Reds: Placed 1B J. Cunningham on the 15-day disabled list. Kansas City Athletics: Signed free agent RF H. Lopez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $82,400. Kansas City Athletics: Placed RF H. Lopez on the active roster. Chicago Cubs: Signed free agent 1B V. Power to a 1-year contract worth a total of $28,400. Chicago Cubs: Placed 1B V. Power on the active roster. Tuesday, February 16th, 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates: Placed CF D. Landrum on the active roster. Pittsburgh Pirates: Placed MR D. Schwall on the active roster. Sunday, February 14th, 1965 Milwaukee Braves: Signed free agent LF A. Spangler to a 1-year contract worth a total of $79,800. Milwaukee Braves: Placed LF A. Spangler on the active roster. Saturday, February 13th, 1965 Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent CF J. Landis to a 1-year contract worth a total of $38,200. Boston Red Sox: Placed CF J. Landis on the active roster. St. Louis Cardinals: Placed SP R. Culp on the active roster. St. Louis Cardinals: Placed CF A. Phillips on the active roster. St. Louis Cardinals: Placed 1B F. Thomas on the active roster. The Philadelphia Phillies traded 23-year old starting pitcher R. Culp, 35-year old first baseman F. Thomas and 23-year old center fielder A. Phillips to the St. Louis Cardinals, getting 20-year old starting pitcher S. Carlton in return. Philadelphia Phillies: Placed MR R. Wise on the active roster. Friday, February 12th, 1965 Baltimore Orioles: Placed RF C. Blefary on the active roster. Baltimore Orioles: Placed 3B D. Johnson on the active roster. Chicago White Sox: Placed MR B. Locker on the active roster. Chicago White Sox: Placed C B. Heath on the active roster. Chicago White Sox: Placed RF B. Voss on the active roster. Cleveland Indians: Placed SP S. Hargan on the active roster. Detroit Tigers: Placed LF W. Redmond on the active roster. Kansas City Athletics: Placed MR P. Lindblad on the active roster. Kansas City Athletics: Placed 3B S. Lockwood on the active roster. California Angels: Placed SP J. McGlothlin on the active roster. California Angels: Placed SS J. Hernandez on the active roster. Minnesota Twins: Placed SP J. Merritt on the active roster. Minnesota Twins: Placed SP P. Cimino on the active roster. Minnesota Twins: Placed 2B C. Tovar on the active roster. Minnesota Twins: Placed LF S. Valdespino on the active roster. Minnesota Twins: Placed LF T. Uhlaender on the active roster. Minnesota Twins: Placed RF A. Kosco on the active roster. New York Yankees: Placed SP R. Beck on the active roster. New York Yankees: Placed RF R. White on the active roster. Washington Senators: Placed SP J. Coleman on the active roster. Washington Senators: Placed SP B. Moore on the active roster. Washington Senators: Placed C J. French on the active roster. Washington Senators: Placed C P. Casanova on the active roster. Chicago Cubs: Placed MR K. Holtzman on the active roster. Chicago Cubs: Placed SP C. Hartenstein on the active roster. Chicago Cubs: Placed LF B. Browne on the active roster. Chicago Cubs: Placed SS R. Pena on the active roster. Cincinnati Reds: Placed RF A. Shamsky on the active roster. Houston Astros: Placed SP C. Sembera on the active roster. Houston Astros: Placed 1B C. Harrison on the active roster. Houston Astros: Placed LF N. Miller on the active roster. Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed MR M. Kekich on the active roster. Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed 2B J. Lefebvre on the active roster. Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed 3B D. LeJohn on the active roster. New York Mets: Placed SP R. Gardner on the active roster. New York Mets: Placed MR D. Musgraves on the active roster. New York Mets: Placed SP D. Selma on the active roster. New York Mets: Placed SS B. Harrelson on the active roster. New York Mets: Placed LF R. Swoboda on the active roster. Pittsburgh Pirates: Placed MR L. Walker on the active roster. Pittsburgh Pirates: Placed RF G. Spriggs on the active roster. San Francisco Giants: Placed SP B. Hands on the active roster. St. Louis Cardinals: Placed MR D. Dennis on the active roster. St. Louis Cardinals: Placed MR S. Carlton on the active roster. St. Louis Cardinals: Placed MR N. Briles on the active roster. St. Louis Cardinals: Placed 1B G. Kernek on the active roster. Chicago White Sox: Signed free agent 2B B. Richardson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $32,600. Chicago White Sox: Placed 2B B. Richardson on the active roster. San Francisco Giants: Signed free agent MR J. Spring to a 3-year contract worth a total of $736,800. San Francisco Giants: Placed MR J. Spring on the active roster. Minnesota Twins: Placed RF G. Thomas on the active roster. Minnesota Twins: Placed RF G. Cimoli on the active roster. Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed LF M. Minoso on the active roster. Pittsburgh Pirates: Placed 1B H. Bright on the active roster. Wednesday, February 10th, 1965 California Angels: Placed C J. Blanchard on the active roster. The Chicago White Sox traded 31-year old catcher J. Blanchard to the California Angels, getting 28-year old starting pitcher B. Monbouquette in return. Monday, February 1st, 1965 Cleveland Indians: Placed C D. Sims on the active roster.