1964 Kansas City Athletics Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• May 10, 1964

  Released Tom Sturdivant.

• May 29, 1964

  Released Gino Cimoli.

• June 1, 1964

  Signed Blue Moon Odom as an amateur free agent.

• June 8, 1964

  Signed Catfish Hunter as an amateur free agent.

• June 10, 1964

  Signed Skip Lockwood as an amateur free agent.

• June 13, 1964

  Signed Joe Rudi as an amateur free agent.

• June 15, 1964

  Traded Charley Lau to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Wes Stock.

• July 6, 1964

  Returned George Williams (earlier draft pick) to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• July 29, 1964

  Purchased Bob Meyer from the Los Angeles Angels.

• August 10, 1964

  Dick Bates sent to the Washington Senators in an unknown transaction.

• November 30, 1964

  Drafted Jim Dickson from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1964 rule 5 draft.

  Félix Millán selected by the Milwaukee Braves in the 1964 first-year draft.

  Drafted Syd O'Brien from the Boston Red Sox in the 1964 first-year draft.

  Ellie Rodríguez selected by the New York Yankees in the 1964 first-year draft.

• December 24, 1964

  Signed Rollie Fingers as an amateur free agent.

• Before 1965 Season

  Signed Dwain Anderson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim Clark as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Chuck Dobson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim Holt as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dick Joyce as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bill McNulty as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Don O'Riley as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Randy Schwartz as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ken Suarez as an amateur free agent.

• January, 1965

  Traded George Alusik to the San Francisco Giants. Received Tim Talton.

• January 20, 1965

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

• February 15, 1965

  Bill Edgerton selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.