1963 Baltimore Orioles Trades and Transactions

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

• November 21, 1962

  Purchased Jimmie Coker from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• November 26, 1962

  Drafted Paul Blair from the New York Mets in the 1962 first-year draft.

  Jim Britton selected by the Milwaukee Braves in the 1962 first-year draft.

  Dick Colpaert selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1962 first-year draft.

  Drafted Dave May from the San Francisco Giants in the 1962 first-year draft.

  Drafted Curt Motton from the Chicago Cubs in the 1962 first-year draft.

  Don Wallace selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1962 first-year draft.

  Traded Whitey Herzog and Gus Triandos to the Detroit Tigers. Received Dick Brown.

• December 5, 1962

  Traded Marv Breeding, Art Quirk and Barry Shetrone to the Washington Senators. Received Pete Burnside and Bob Johnson.

• December 15, 1962

  Traded Jimmie Coker, Jack Fisher and Billy Hoeft to the San Francisco Giants. Received Mike McCormick, Stu Miller and John Orsino.

  Traded Bill Oplinger (minors) and Dick Luebke to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Joe Gaines.

• Before 1963 Season

  Signed Ed Barnowski as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Wally Bunker as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dave Leonhard as an amateur free agent.

  Signed John Matias as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim Ray as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Don Secrist as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ron Stone as an amateur free agent.

• January 14, 1963

  Purchased Dean Stone from the Chicago White Sox.

  Traded Ron Hansen, Dave Nicholson, Pete Ward and Hoyt Wilhelm to the Chicago White Sox. Received Luis Aparicio and Al Smith.

• January 19, 1963

  Sent Tom Baker to the Washington Senators as part of a conditional deal.

• March 23, 1963

  The St. Louis Cardinals returned Don Wallace (earlier draft pick).

• March 26, 1963

  Received Tom Baker from the Washington Senators as part of a conditional deal.

• April 29, 1963

  Curt Blefary selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers as first-year waiver pick.

• May 8, 1963

  Hobie Landrith player rights sold to the Washington Senators.

• May 9, 1963

  Released Pete Burnside.

• May 15, 1963

  Bobby Darwin selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers as first-year waiver pick.

• May 27, 1963

  Tom Baker player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• June 9, 1963

  Signed Ike Delock as a free agent.

• July 1, 1963

  Charley Lau player rights sold to the Kansas City Athletics.

• July 14, 1963

  Purchased George Brunet from the Houston Colt .45s.

• July 19, 1963

  Released Ike Delock.

• August 16, 1963

  Signed Jim Palmer as an amateur free agent.

• October 11, 1963

  Fred Valentine player rights sold to the Washington Senators.

• November 27, 1963

  Traded Jim Gentile and $25,000 to the Kansas City Athletics. Received Norm Siebern.

• December 2, 1963

  Drafted Lou Jackson from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1963 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Mike Fiore from the New York Mets in the 1963 first-year draft.

  Jim Ray selected by the Houston Colt .45s in the 1963 first-year draft.

  Don Secrist selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1963 first-year draft.

• December 3, 1963

  Don Wallace selected by the New York Yankees in the 1963 minor league draft.

• December 4, 1963

  Traded Al Smith and $25,000 to the Cleveland Indians. Received Willie Kirkland.

• December 13, 1963

  Traded Ozzie Virgil to the Milwaukee Braves. Received Ted Kazanski.

• December 14, 1963

  Traded Richard Yencha (minors) and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Harvey Haddix.

• Before 1964 Season

  Signed Sam Jones as a free agent.

  Signed Fred Beene as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Mike Davison as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Mike Epstein as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bobby Floyd as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Steve Huntz as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Fred Rico as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Mike Wegener as an amateur free agent.

• March 31, 1964

  Traded Buster Narum to the Washington Senators. Received a player to be named later. The Washington Senators sent Lou Piniella (August 4, 1964) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.