1962 Houston Colt .45s Trades and Transactions

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

• Before 1961 Season

  Signed Don Arlich as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ron Davis as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Aaron Pointer as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Carroll Sembera as an amateur free agent.

  Dave Roberts received from the Kansas City Athletics in an unknown transaction.

  Obtained Morrie Martin from Houston (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• February 23, 1961

  Traded Morrie Martin to the Milwaukee Braves. Received Jim Campbell.

• April, 1961

  Signed Pidge Browne as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 16, 1961

  Signed Dave Giusti as an amateur free agent.

• June 19, 1961

  Signed Wally Wolf as an amateur free agent.

• September 11, 1961

  Signed Rusty Staub as an amateur free agent.

• September 24, 1961

  Signed Tom Burgmeier as an amateur free agent.

• October, 1961

  Purchased Jim Pendleton from the Cincinnati Reds.

• October 10, 1961

  Drafted Joey Amalfitano from the San Francisco Giants as the 2nd pick in the premium phase ($125k) of the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Turk Farrell from the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 4th pick in the premium phase ($125k) of the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Hal Smith from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 6th pick in the premium phase ($125k) of the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Al Spangler from the Milwaukee Braves as the 8th pick in the premium phase ($125k) of the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Eddie Bressoud from the San Francisco Giants as the 1st pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Bob Aspromonte from the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 3rd pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Bob Lillis from the St. Louis Cardinals as the 5th pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Dick Drott from the Chicago Cubs as the 7th pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Al Heist from the Chicago Cubs as the 9th pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Román Mejías from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 11th pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted George Williams from the Philadelphia Phillies as the 13th pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Jesse Hickman from the Philadelphia Phillies as the 15th pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Merritt Ranew from the Milwaukee Braves as the 17th pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Don Taussig from the St. Louis Cardinals as the 19th pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Bobby Shantz from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 21st pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Norm Larker from the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 23rd pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Sam Jones from the San Francisco Giants as the 25th pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Ken Johnson from the Cincinnati Reds as the 29th pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Dick Gernert from the Cincinnati Reds as the 31st pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Ed Olivares from the St. Louis Cardinals as the 33rd pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Jim Umbricht from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 35th pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

  Drafted Jim Golden from the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 37th pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

• October 12, 1961

  Purchased Hal Woodeshick from the Detroit Tigers.

• October 13, 1961

  Purchased Al Cicotte from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• October 15, 1961

  Purchased Bobby Tiefenauer from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• November 26, 1961

  Traded Eddie Bressoud to the Boston Red Sox. Received Don Buddin.

• November 27, 1961

  Drafted Dean Stone from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1961 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted John Weekly from the San Francisco Giants in the 1961 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Jim Dickson from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1961 minor league draft.

  Drafted Joe Hoerner from the Chicago White Sox in the 1961 minor league draft.

  Drafted Mike White from the Los Angeles Angels in the 1961 minor league draft.

• December 1, 1961

  Traded Sam Jones to the Detroit Tigers. Received Bob Bruce and Manny Montejo.

• Before 1962 Season

  Signed Jim Busby as a free agent.

  Signed José Arcia as an amateur free agent.

  Signed John Bateman as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ernie Fazio as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Glenn Vaughan as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Chris Zachary as an amateur free agent.

  Darrell Brandon received from the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.

  Ben Johnson received from the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

  Obtained J C Hartman from Houston (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• February, 1962

  Purchased Don Bradey from the Baltimore Orioles.

• February 27, 1962

  Signed Dave Philley as a free agent.

• March 24, 1962

  Traded Dave Philley to the Boston Red Sox. Received Tom Borland.

• May 7, 1962

  Traded Bobby Shantz to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received John Anderson and Carl Warwick.

• May 9, 1962

  Purchased Don McMahon from the Milwaukee Braves.

• May 15, 1962

  Signed Billy Goodman as a free agent.

• May 16, 1962

  Purchased Red Witt from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

  Traded Ben Johnson to the Milwaukee Braves. Received George Brunet.

• May 19, 1962

  Released Dick Gernert.

• June 13, 1962

  Signed Jerry Grote as an amateur free agent.

• June 25, 1962

  Traded Dean Stone to the Chicago White Sox. Received Russ Kemmerer.

• June 26, 1962

  Purchased Bob Cerv from the New York Yankees.

• July 20, 1962

  Don Buddin player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.

• July 28, 1962

  Purchased Gordon Jones from the Kansas City Athletics. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 30, 1962

  Released Bob Cerv.

• August 4, 1962

  José Arcia sent to the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction.

• August 11, 1962

  Purchased Johnny Temple from the Baltimore Orioles.

• October 12, 1962

  Purchased Dick Williams from the Baltimore Orioles.

• October 16, 1962

  Released Billy Goodman.

• November 1, 1962

  Signed Joe Morgan as an amateur free agent.

• November 26, 1962

  Drafted Ellis Burton from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1962 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Conrad Cardinal from the Detroit Tigers in the 1962 first-year draft.

  Drafted Hal Haydel from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1962 first-year draft.

  Drafted Jim Wynn from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1962 first-year draft.

  Don Taussig selected by the Milwaukee Braves in the 1962 minor league draft.

  Traded Román Mejías to the Boston Red Sox. Received Pete Runnels.

• November 30, 1962

  Traded Norm Larker to the Milwaukee Braves. Received Jim Bolger, Connie Grob and Don Nottebart.

  Traded Joey Amalfitano to the San Francisco Giants. Received Dick LeMay and Manny Mota.

• December 13, 1962

  Traded Dick Williams to the Boston Red Sox. Received Carroll Hardy.

• Before 1963 Season

  Signed Dave Adlesh as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Danny Coombs as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jay Dahl as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Brock Davis as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Chuck Harrison as an amateur free agent.

  Signed John Hoffman as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Larry Howard as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Sonny Jackson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Leon McFadden as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ivan Murrell as an amateur free agent.

  Signed John Paciorek as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Walt Williams as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Larry Yellen as an amateur free agent.

  Jim Mahoney received from the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.

• February 13, 1963

  Traded Bobby Tiefenauer to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Don Ferrarese.

• March 25, 1963

  Don Ferrarese retired. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March 28, 1963

  Traded Hal Haydel, Dick LeMay and Merritt Ranew to the Chicago Cubs. Received Dave Gerard and Danny Murphy.