1963 Kansas City Athletics Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 1962

  Released Billy Consolo.

• November 26, 1962

  Drafted Jim Driscoll from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1962 first-year draft.

  Tom Tischinski selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1962 first-year draft.

  Drafted Vern Handrahan from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1962 minor league draft.

  Traded Dan Osinski to the Los Angeles Angels. Received a player to be named later and $35,000. The Los Angeles Angels sent Ted Bowsfield (November 26, 1962) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade.

• Before 1963 Season

  Signed Dave Duncan as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Paul Lindblad as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tommie Reynolds as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ramon Webster as an amateur free agent.

  Gene Stephens sent to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction.

• February 4, 1963

  Signed Roberto Rodríguez as an amateur free agent.

• February 7, 1963

  Signed Marcel Lachemann as an amateur free agent.

• February 27, 1963

  Traded Jerry Walker to the Cleveland Indians. Received Chuck Essegian.

• April 5, 1963

  Deron Johnson player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

• May 25, 1963

  Traded Joe Azcue and Dick Howser to the Cleveland Indians. Received Doc Edwards and $100,000.

• May 26, 1963

  Signed Sammy Esposito as a free agent.

• June, 1963

  Bill Edgerton received from the New York Mets in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 13, 1963

  Signed Jim Nash as an amateur free agent.

• July 1, 1963

  Purchased Charley Lau from the Baltimore Orioles.

• July 23, 1963

  Purchased Tom Sturdivant from the Detroit Tigers.

• October 7, 1963

  Released Sammy Esposito.

• November 18, 1963

  Traded Jerry Lumpe, Ed Rakow and Dave Wickersham to the Detroit Tigers. Received Bob Anderson, Rocky Colavito and $50,000.

• November 27, 1963

  Traded Norm Siebern to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Jim Gentile and $25,000.

• December 2, 1963

  Bill Fischer drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1963 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted George Williams from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1963 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted John Donaldson from the Minnesota Twins in the 1963 first-year draft.

  Drafted Rick Joseph from the San Francisco Giants in the 1963 minor league draft.

  Gordon MacKenzie selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1963 minor league draft.

• December 15, 1963

  Traded Fred Norman to the Chicago Cubs. Received Nelson Mathews.

• Before 1964 Season

  Signed Freddie Velázquez as a free agent.

  Signed Dick Bates as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Don Buschhorn as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tom Harrison as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Rene Lachemann as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Félix Millán as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tony Pierce as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ellie Rodríguez as an amateur free agent.

  Signed John Sanders as an amateur free agent.

  Santiago Rosario received from the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.

• February 7, 1964

  Bobby Del Greco player rights sold to the Milwaukee Braves.

• February 27, 1964

  Signed Joe Grzenda as a free agent.