1967 Atlanta Braves Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• November 19, 1966

  Traded Ethan Blackaby to the California Angels. Received Del Bates.

• November 28, 1966

  Ted Abernathy drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1966 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Ramón Hernández from the California Angels in the 1966 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Marty Martínez from the Minnesota Twins in the 1966 rule 5 draft.

• November 29, 1966

  Pat House selected by the Houston Astros in the 1966 minor league draft.

  Drafted Mike Page from the Boston Red Sox in the 1966 minor league draft.

  Traded Chi-Chi Olivo and Bill Robinson to the New York Yankees. Received Clete Boyer.

• December 2, 1966

  Released Joey Jay.

• December 7, 1966

  Traded Chris Cannizzaro and John Herrnstein to the Boston Red Sox. Received Julio Navarro and Ed Rakow.

• December 15, 1966

  Signed Pablo Torrealba as an amateur free agent.

• December 31, 1966

  Traded a player to be named later, Eddie Mathews and Arnold Umbach to the Houston Astros. Received Bob Bruce and Dave Nicholson. The Atlanta Braves sent Sandy Alomar (February 25, 1967) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

• Before 1967 Season

  Signed Remy Hermoso as an amateur free agent.

  Marv Breeding received from the San Francisco Giants in an unknown transaction.

• January 28, 1967

  Drafted Ron Schueler in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed February 3, 1967.

  Drafted Chuck Scrivener in the 4th round of the 1967 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Kurt Bevacqua in the 6th round of the 1967 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Gerry Pirtle in the 7th round of the 1967 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Greg Garrett in the 10th round of the 1967 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

• May 16, 1967

  Released Roe Skidmore.

• May 31, 1967

  Ty Cline player rights sold to the San Francisco Giants.

  Purchased Charley Lau from the Baltimore Orioles.

• June, 1967

  Bill Southworth sent to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 1, 1967

  Marv Breeding player rights sold to the Houston Astros. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 6, 1967

  Traded Gene Oliver to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Bob Uecker.

  Drafted Garry Hill in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary).

  Drafted Ralph Garr in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft.

  Drafted Tom House in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary).

  Drafted Bob Didier in the 4th round of the 1967 amateur draft.

  Drafted Dusty Baker in the 26th round of the 1967 amateur draft.

• June 12, 1967

  Purchased Tito Francona from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• June 15, 1967

  Traded a player to be named later and Wade Blasingame to the Houston Astros. Received a player to be named later and Claude Raymond. The Houston Astros sent Derrell Griffith (June 20, 1967) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade. The Atlanta Braves sent Brian Murphy (minors) (June 20, 1967) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

• June 20, 1967

  Released Don Schwall.

• August 28, 1967

  Signed Rick Kester as an amateur free agent.

• October 6, 1967

  Released Bob Uecker.

• October 8, 1967

  Traded Denny Lemaster and Denis Menke to the Houston Astros. Received Chuck Harrison and Sonny Jackson.

• October 10, 1967

  Traded Jim Beauchamp, Mack Jones and Jay Ritchie to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Deron Johnson.

• November 27, 1967

  Released Charley Lau.

• November 28, 1967

  Ramón Hernández drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1967 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Sandy Valdespino from the Minnesota Twins in the 1967 rule 5 draft.

  Rafael Batista selected by the Houston Astros in the 1967 minor league draft.

• December 7, 1967

  Traded Bobby Cox to the New York Yankees. Received Dale Roberts and Bob Tillman.

• January 27, 1968

  Drafted Jim Breazeale in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft (January).

• February 14, 1968

  Released Gary Geiger.

• April 1, 1968

  Purchased Stu Miller from the Baltimore Orioles.