1963 Minnesota Twins Trades and Transactions

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

• November 5, 1962

  Signed Rudy May as an amateur free agent.

• November 26, 1962

  Drafted Rich Reese from the Detroit Tigers in the 1962 first-year draft.

  Joe Foy selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 1962 minor league draft.

• Before 1963 Season

  Signed Dave Boswell as an amateur free agent.

  Signed John Donaldson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Rob Gardner as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Charlie Manuel as an amateur free agent.

  Ron Clark received from the Los Angeles Angels in an unknown transaction.

  Signed Hank Izquierdo as a free agent.

• January 21, 1963

  Released Rubén Gómez.

• March 31, 1963

  Bob Heffner received from the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.

• April, 1963

  Bob Heffner sent to the Boston Red Sox in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 8, 1963

  Purchased Bill Dailey from the Cleveland Indians.

• May 2, 1963

  Traded Jack Kralick to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jim Perry.

• May 4, 1963

  Jim Lemon player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• May 16, 1963

  Purchased Wally Post from the Cincinnati Reds.

• May 21, 1963

  Released Bill Tuttle.

• June 14, 1963

  Purchased Mike Fornieles from the Boston Red Sox.

• June 18, 1963

  Signed Vic Wertz as a free agent.

• June 19, 1963

  Released Frank Sullivan.

• June 21, 1963

  Signed Reggie Smith as an amateur free agent.

• July 22, 1963

  Released Mike Fornieles.

• August 24, 1963

  Purchased Dwight Siebler from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• October 11, 1963

  Released Al Schroll. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• October 15, 1963

  Released Ray Moore.

  Released Wally Post.

  Released Vic Wertz.

• December 2, 1963

  Drafted Bill Fischer from the Kansas City Athletics in the 1963 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Bill Bethea from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1963 first-year draft.

  John Donaldson selected by the Kansas City Athletics in the 1963 first-year draft.

  Rob Gardner selected by the New York Mets in the 1963 first-year draft.

  Rudy May selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 1963 first-year draft.

  Drafted Jim Ollom from the New York Yankees in the 1963 first-year draft.

  Reggie Smith selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 1963 first-year draft.

  Drafted Bud Bloomfield from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1963 minor league draft.

  Steve Jones selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 1963 minor league draft.

• Before 1964 Season

  Signed Pete Magrini as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Danny Morris as an amateur free agent.

  Signed John Sevcik as an amateur free agent.