1966 Houston Astros Trades and Transactions

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

• November 24, 1965

  Traded Jerry Grote to the New York Mets. Received a player to be named later and cash. The New York Mets sent Tom Parsons (November 24, 1965) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

• November 29, 1965

  Drafted Frank Carpin from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Nate Colbert from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

  Joe Hoerner drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

  Don Nottebart drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

  Dave Roberts drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

  Bob Saverine drafted by the Washington Senators in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Greg Sims from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

• December 1, 1965

  Traded Raymond Cordeiro (minors), Jack Lamabe and cash to the Chicago White Sox. Received Bill Heath and Dave Nicholson.

• December 15, 1965

  Traded Ed Pacheco (minors) and cash to the California Angels. Received Barry Latman.

• December 22, 1965

  Sent Mike White to the California Angels as part of a conditional deal. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• Before 1966 Season

  Signed Scipio Spinks as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Paul Doyle as a free agent.

• January 6, 1966

  Traded John Weekly and cash to the New York Mets. Received Gary Kroll.

• January 29, 1966

  Drafted Tom Griffin in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft (January).

• March 30, 1966

  Signed Robin Roberts as a free agent.

• April 3, 1966

  Traded Eddie Kasko to the Boston Red Sox. Received Félix Mantilla.

• April 10, 1966

  Traded Walt Bond to the Minnesota Twins. Received Ken Retzer.

• May 17, 1966

  Purchased Aurelio Monteagudo from the Kansas City Athletics.

• June 7, 1966

  Drafted Wayne Twitchell in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1966 amateur draft.

  Drafted Elliott Maddox in the 4th round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Cliff Johnson in the 5th round of the 1966 amateur draft. Player signed August 22, 1966.

  Drafted Fred Stanley in the 8th round of the 1966 amateur draft.

  Drafted Ed Goodson in the 20th round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Bob Watkins in the 22nd round of the 1966 amateur draft.

  Drafted Dan Monzon in the 25th round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 21, 1966

  Don Lee player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• June 27, 1966

  Traded Thomas Arruda (minors) to the California Angels. Received Julio Gotay.

• July 4, 1966

  Released Robin Roberts.

• July 19, 1966

  Traded Jim Gentile to the Cleveland Indians. Received Tony Curry.

• July 20, 1966

  Traded Jim Mahoney and cash to the Chicago White Sox. Received Gene Freese.

• September 27, 1966

  Aurelio Monteagudo player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

• October 9, 1966

  Traded Tony Curry to the California Angels. Received Howie Reed.

• October 13, 1966

  Traded Ed Pacheco (minors), John Hoffman and Gene Ratliff to the Atlanta Braves. Received Lee Bales, Tom Dukes and Dan Schneider.

• October 19, 1966

  Released Bob Lillis.

• November 28, 1966

  Drafted Bo Belinsky from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1966 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Alonzo Harris from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1966 rule 5 draft.

  Released Félix Mantilla.

• November 29, 1966

  Drafted Dave Eilers from the New York Mets in the 1966 minor league draft.

  Drafted Pat House from the Atlanta Braves in the 1966 minor league draft.

  Drafted Hal King from the California Angels in the 1966 minor league draft.

• December 31, 1966

  Traded Bob Bruce and Dave Nicholson to the Atlanta Braves. Received a player to be named later, Eddie Mathews and Arnold Umbach. The Atlanta Braves sent Sandy Alomar (February 25, 1967) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

• Before 1967 Season

  Signed Ed Acosta as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ed Armbrister as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ray Busse as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Enzo Hernández as an amateur free agent.

• January 4, 1967

  Traded Lee Maye and Ken Retzer to the Cleveland Indians. Received Doc Edwards, Jim Landis and Jim Weaver.

• January 28, 1967

  Drafted Pete Varney in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1967 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

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

• February 10, 1967

  Ron Taylor player rights sold to the New York Mets.

• February 24, 1967

  Jim Ray player rights sold to the New York Mets.

• March 24, 1967

  The New York Mets returned Jim Ray following previous purchase.

  Traded Sandy Alomar to the New York Mets. Received Derrell Griffith.

• March 26, 1967

  Released Gene Freese. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)