1965 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

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

• November 27, 1964

  Traded Pedro Ramos to the New York Yankees. Received players to be named later and $75,000. The New York Yankees sent Ralph Terry (October 21, 1964) and Bud Daley (November 27, 1964) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• December 1, 1964

  Traded Bob Chance and Woodie Held to the Washington Senators. Received Chuck Hinton.

• December 15, 1964

  Tito Francona player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• Before 1965 Season

  Signed Gary Boyd as an amateur free agent.

  Ron Nischwitz player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.

• January 20, 1965

  As part of a 3-team trade, traded Tommie Agee, Tommy John and John Romano to the Chicago White Sox. Received Cam Carreon from the Chicago White Sox and Rocky Colavito from the Kansas City Athletics. In addition, the Chicago White Sox sent a player to be named later, Mike Hershberger and Jim Landis to the Kansas City Athletics. The Chicago White Sox sent Fred Talbot (February 10, 1965) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade.

• January 30, 1965

  Signed Oscar Zamora as an amateur free agent.

• February 5, 1965

  Purchased Bubba Morton from the Milwaukee Braves.

• February 15, 1965

  Selected Bill Edgerton off waivers from the Kansas City Athletics.

• March 30, 1965

  Purchased Stan Williams from the New York Yankees.

• April 9, 1965

  Released Bud Daley.

  Bill Edgerton selected by the Kansas City Athletics off waivers as first-year waiver pick.

• April 11, 1965

  Ted Abernathy player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• May 3, 1965

  Joe Rudi selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers as first-year waiver pick.

• May 4, 1965

  Jim Rittwage selected by the Kansas City Athletics off waivers as first-year waiver pick.

• May 10, 1965

  Traded Ray Barker to the New York Yankees. Received Pedro González.

• May 15, 1965

  Released Jackie Hernández.

• June 8, 1965

  Drafted Ray Fosse in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1965 amateur draft.

  Drafted Vic Albury in the 9th round of the 1965 amateur draft.

  Drafted Greg Washburn in the 10th round of the 1965 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 14, 1965

  Purchased Jack Spring from the California Angels.

• June 15, 1965

  Released Dick Donovan.

  Traded a player to be named later and cash to the California Angels. Received Phil Roof. The Cleveland Indians sent Bubba Morton (September 15, 1965) to the California Angels to complete the trade.

• August 11, 1965

  Purchased Bobby Tiefenauer from the New York Yankees.

• September 9, 1965

  Selected Lou Clinton off waivers from the California Angels.

• November 29, 1965

  Drafted Al Closter from the New York Yankees in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Bob Heffner from the Boston Red Sox in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

  Al Luplow player rights sold to the New York Mets.

• November 30, 1965

  Signed Del Crandall as a free agent.

• December 1, 1965

  Traded Phil Roof and Joe Rudi to the Kansas City Athletics. Received Jim Landis and Jim Rittwage.

• January 14, 1966

  Traded Lou Clinton to the New York Yankees. Received Doc Edwards.

• January 29, 1966

  Drafted Ted Ford in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft (January).

  Drafted Phil Hennigan in the 4th round of the 1966 amateur draft (January).

  Drafted Joe Niekro in the 7th round of the 1966 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Gary Neibauer in the 8th round of the 1966 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• March 10, 1966

  Traded Cam Carreon to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Lou Piniella.