1962 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

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

• November 16, 1961

  Traded Johnny Temple to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Artie Kay (minors), Ray Barker and Harry Chiti.

• November 27, 1961

  Drafted Don Rudolph from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1961 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Buddy Booker from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1961 first-year draft.

  Drafted Bob Chance from the San Francisco Giants in the 1961 first-year draft.

  Traded Bobby Locke to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jerry Kindall.

• November 30, 1961

  Traded Ely Churchich (minors) and Louis Holdener (minors) to the Chicago Cubs. Received Mel Roach.

• Before 1962 Season

  Signed Hal Kurtz as an amateur free agent.

  Purchased Luis Tiant from Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).

  Jerry Fosnow sent to the Minnesota Twins in an unknown transaction.

• January 20, 1962

  Purchased Rubén Gómez from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• March 20, 1962

  Traded Mel Roach to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Tony Curry and Ken Lehman.

• March 23, 1962

  Purchased Duke Carmel from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• April 2, 1962

  Traded Vic Power and Dick Stigman to the Minnesota Twins. Received Pedro Ramos.

• April 4, 1962

  Received Dave Tyriver from the Washington Senators as part of a conditional deal. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 26, 1962

  Harry Chiti player rights sold to the New York Mets.

• April 29, 1962

  Bob Nieman player rights sold to the San Francisco Giants.

• May 3, 1962

  Traded Steve Hamilton and Don Rudolph to the Washington Senators. Received Willie Tasby.

• June 9, 1962

  Signed Lou Piniella as an amateur free agent.

• June 15, 1962

  The New York Mets returned Harry Chiti following previous purchase.

• June 24, 1962

  Purchased Bob Hartman from the Milwaukee Braves.

• July 1, 1962

  Ken Aspromonte player rights sold to the Milwaukee Braves.

• July 2, 1962

  Purchased Marlan Coughtry from the Kansas City Athletics.

• July 17, 1962

  Valmy Thomas player rights sold to Atlanta (International).

• August 11, 1962

  Released Ken Lehman. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 20, 1962

  Traded Rubén Gómez to the Minnesota Twins. Received a player to be named later, Jackie Collum and cash. The Minnesota Twins sent Georges Maranda (October 9, 1962) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• September 7, 1962

  José Arcia received from the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction.

• November 26, 1962

  Drafted Bob Lipski from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1962 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Casey Cox from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1962 first-year draft.

  Lou Piniella selected by the Washington Senators in the 1962 first-year draft.

• November 27, 1962

  Wynn Hawkins player rights sold to the New York Mets.

  Traded a player to be named later, Don Dillard and Frank Funk to the Milwaukee Braves. Received Joe Adcock and Jack Curtis. The Cleveland Indians sent Ty Cline (March 18, 1963) to the Milwaukee Braves to complete the trade.

  Traded Bubba Phillips to the Detroit Tigers. Received Ron Nischwitz and Gordon Seyfried.

• December 15, 1962

  Traded Jack Kubiszyn and Ron Taylor to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Fred Whitfield.

• Before 1963 Season

  Signed Paul Dicken as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Vern Fuller as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Gomer Hodge as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tom Kelley as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Sam Parrilla as an amateur free agent.

  Duke Carmel sent to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.

  Mike Cuellar received from the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.

  Ramón López sent to Monterrey (Mexican) in an unknown transaction.

  Jim Mahoney sent to the Houston Colt .45s in an unknown transaction.

  Released Hank Izquierdo.

• February 27, 1963

  Traded Chuck Essegian to the Kansas City Athletics. Received Jerry Walker.

• March, 1963

  Signed Rubén Gómez as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)