1966 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• November 29, 1965

  Gary Geiger drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

  Bob Heffner drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Ken Sanders from the Kansas City Athletics in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

  Jimy Williams drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

• November 30, 1965

  Traded Eddie Bressoud to the New York Mets. Received Joe Christopher.

  Released Frank Malzone.

• December 15, 1965

  Traded a player to be named later, Arnold Earley and Lee Thomas to the Atlanta Braves. Received Dan Osinski and Bob Sadowski. The Boston Red Sox sent Jay Ritchie (January 11, 1966) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

• Before 1966 Season

  Signed Steve Blateric as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Joe Lahoud as an amateur free agent.

• January 29, 1966

  Drafted Dick Baney in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft (January Secondary).

  Drafted Mark Schaeffer in the 2nd round of the 1966 amateur draft (January).

  Drafted Jophery Brown in the 4th round of the 1966 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

• April 3, 1966

  Traded Félix Mantilla to the Houston Astros. Received Eddie Kasko.

• April 6, 1966

  Traded Russ Nixon and Chuck Schilling to the Minnesota Twins. Received a player to be named later and Dick Stigman. The Minnesota Twins sent Jose Calero (minors) (April 17, 1966) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

• May, 1966

  Signed Ed Rakow as a free agent.

• May 12, 1966

  Traded Frederick Holmes (minors) and Bob Duliba to the Kansas City Athletics. Received Stan Bledsoe (minors), David Burge (minors) and Syd O'Brien.

• June, 1966

  Bill Schlesinger received from the Kansas City Athletics in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 2, 1966

  Traded Dick Radatz to the Cleveland Indians. Received Don McMahon and Lee Stange.

• June 6, 1966

  Signed Galen Cisco as a free agent.

• June 7, 1966

  Drafted Ken Brett in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft.

  Drafted Dick Mills in the 3rd round of the 1966 amateur draft (June Secondary).

  Drafted Skip Jutze in the 4th round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Mike Nagy in the 6th round of the 1966 amateur draft.

  Drafted Ed Phillips in the 16th round of the 1966 amateur draft.

• June 13, 1966

  Traded Jim Gosger, Guido Grilli and Ken Sanders to the Kansas City Athletics. Received Rollie Sheldon, José Tartabull and John Wyatt.

• June 14, 1966

  Traded Joe Christopher and Earl Wilson to the Detroit Tigers. Received a player to be named later and Don Demeter. The Detroit Tigers sent Julio Navarro (June 21, 1966) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

• August 15, 1966

  Purchased Bill Short from the Baltimore Orioles.

  Traded players to be named later and cash to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Hank Fischer. The Boston Red Sox sent Dick Stigman (December 15, 1966) and Rollie Sheldon (December 15, 1966) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

• September 7, 1966

  Purchased Garry Roggenburk from the Minnesota Twins.

• October 13, 1966

  Traded Bill Monbouquette to the Detroit Tigers. Received a player to be named later, George Smith and George Thomas. The Detroit Tigers sent Jackie Moore (October 13, 1966) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

• October 17, 1966

  Bill Short player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• October 21, 1966

  Released Lenny Green.

  Released Eddie Kasko.

• November 28, 1966

  Drafted Bill Landis from the Kansas City Athletics in the 1966 rule 5 draft.

• November 29, 1966

  Ed Connolly selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 1966 minor league draft.

  Amos Otis selected by the New York Mets in the 1966 minor league draft.

  Mike Page selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 1966 minor league draft.

• December 7, 1966

  Traded Julio Navarro and Ed Rakow to the Atlanta Braves. Received Chris Cannizzaro and John Herrnstein.

• Before 1967 Season

  Signed Luis Alvarado as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tony Muser as an amateur free agent.

  Released Steve Blateric.

• January 28, 1967

  Drafted Carlton Fisk in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft (January).

  Drafted Don Newhauser in the 2nd round of the 1967 amateur draft (January).

  Drafted Craig Skok in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Geoff Zahn in the 5th round of the 1967 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

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

• February, 1967

  Chris Cannizzaro sent to the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March 15, 1967

  John Herrnstein retired. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)