1966 Chicago White Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• December 1, 1965

  Traded Bill Heath and Dave Nicholson to the Houston Astros. Received Raymond Cordeiro (minors), Jack Lamabe and cash.

• Before 1966 Season

  Signed Don Eddy as an amateur free agent.

  Signed José Ortiz as an amateur free agent.

• May 27, 1966

  Traded Danny Cater to the Kansas City Athletics. Received Wayne Causey.

• June 7, 1966

  Drafted Carlos May in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft.

  Drafted Johnny Oates in the 2nd round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Jim Magnuson in the 3rd round of the 1966 amateur draft.

  Drafted Ken Frailing in the 5th round of the 1966 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 1966.

  Drafted Mike Adams in the 10th round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Mike Thompson in the 15th round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Chuck Brinkman in the 16th round of the 1966 amateur draft.

  Drafted Greg Garrett in the 22nd round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Bobby Fenwick in the 27th round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Geoff Zahn in the 34th round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Art Kusnyer in the 37th round of the 1966 amateur draft.

• June 13, 1966

  Traded Eddie Fisher to the Baltimore Orioles. Received John Riddle (minors) and Jerry Adair.

• July 20, 1966

  Traded Gene Freese to the Houston Astros. Received Jim Mahoney and cash.

• October 12, 1966

  Traded a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Wilbur Wood. The Chicago White Sox sent Juan Pizarro (November 28, 1966) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

• October 17, 1966

  Released Smoky Burgess.

  Released Deacon Jones.

• December 14, 1966

  Traded Lee White (minors) and John Romano to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Don Dennis and Walt Williams.

• December 15, 1966

  Traded Floyd Robinson to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Jim O'Toole.

• Before 1967 Season

  Signed Smoky Burgess as a free agent.

• January 20, 1967

  Released Warren Hacker.

• January 28, 1967

  Drafted Bob Spence in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft (January Secondary).

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