1963 Houston Colt .45s Trades and Transactions

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

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

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

• 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.

• April 2, 1963

  Ellis Burton player rights sold to the Cleveland Indians.

• April 4, 1963

  Traded Manny Mota to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Howie Goss and cash.

• April 21, 1963

  Purchased Hal Brown from the New York Yankees.

• June 19, 1963

  Traded John Anderson to Toronto (International). Received Error.

• July 14, 1963

  George Brunet player rights sold to the Baltimore Orioles.

• September 2, 1963

  Signed Steve Hertz as an amateur free agent.

• September 30, 1963

  Don McMahon player rights sold to the Cleveland Indians.

• October 1, 1963

  Released Hal Smith.

  Released Johnny Temple.

• October 9, 1963

  Jim Campbell player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

• October 10, 1963

  Drafted Claude Raymond from the Milwaukee Braves in a 1963 special draft.

• October 14, 1963

  Traded George Williams to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jacke Davis and Jack Kubiszyn.

• December 2, 1963

  Drafted Jim Owens from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1963 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Jim Ray from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1963 first-year draft.

• December 10, 1963

  Traded Jim Golden, Danny Murphy and cash to the Chicago White Sox. Received Nellie Fox.

• December 16, 1963

  Released Jim Umbricht.

• December 19, 1963

  Purchased Walt Bond from the Cleveland Indians.

• Before 1964 Season

  Signed Larry Dierker as an amateur free agent.

  Signed José Herrera as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Gene Ratliff as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Don Wilson as an amateur free agent.

• January 20, 1964

  Traded Jim Dickson, Wally Wolf and cash to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Eddie Kasko.

• February 17, 1964

  Traded Carl Warwick to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jim Beauchamp and Chuck Taylor.