1965 New York Mets Trades and Transactions

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

• November 23, 1964

  Purchased Warren Spahn from the Milwaukee Braves.

• November 30, 1964

  Duke Carmel drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1964 rule 5 draft.

• December 7, 1964

  Traded Elio Chacón and Tracy Stallard to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Johnny Lewis and Gordie Richardson.

• Before 1965 Season

  Signed Curtis Brown as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bill Denehy as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Shaun Fitzmaurice as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Juan Ríos as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Leroy Stanton as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Billy Wynne as an amateur free agent.

• January 15, 1965

  Traded George Altman to the Chicago Cubs. Received Billy Cowan.

• March 28, 1965

  Purchased Frank Lary from the Milwaukee Braves.

• April 9, 1965

  Greg Goossen selected by the New York Mets off waivers as first-year waiver pick.

• April 27, 1965

  Signed Yogi Berra as a free agent.

• May 11, 1965

  Purchased Chuck Hiller from the San Francisco Giants.

• May 17, 1965

  Released Yogi Berra.

• June 8, 1965

  Drafted Les Rohr in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1965 amateur draft.

  Drafted Joe Moock in the 3rd round of the 1965 amateur draft.

  Drafted Ken Boswell in the 4th round of the 1965 amateur draft.

  Drafted Jim McAndrew in the 11th round of the 1965 amateur draft.

  Drafted Nolan Ryan in the 12th round of the 1965 amateur draft.

  Drafted Steve Renko in the 24th round of the 1965 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 1965.

  Drafted Jim Hibbs in the 26th round of the 1965 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Don Shaw in the 35th round of the 1965 amateur draft.

  Drafted Joe Campbell in the 44th round of the 1965 amateur draft.

  Drafted Barry Raziano in the 47th round of the 1965 amateur draft.

• July 8, 1965

  Traded Frank Lary to the Chicago White Sox. Received a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Jimmie Schaffer (July 26, 1965) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

• July 17, 1965

  Released Warren Spahn.

• July 19, 1965

  Signed Jim Bibby as an amateur free agent.

• July 21, 1965

  Traded Jesse Gonder to the Milwaukee Braves. Received Gary Kolb.

• August 5, 1965

  Traded Billy Cowan to the Milwaukee Braves. Received players to be named later. The Milwaukee Braves sent Ernie Bowman (September 25, 1965) and Lou Klimchock (September 25, 1965) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

• August 18, 1965

  Purchased Dave Eilers from the Milwaukee Braves.

• October 14, 1965

  Purchased Jack Hamilton from the Detroit Tigers.

• October 19, 1965

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

• October 20, 1965

  Traded Al Jackson and Charley Smith to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Ken Boyer.

• November 29, 1965

  Drafted Bill Hepler from the Washington Senators in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Bill Murphy from the New York Yankees in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

  Jim Hardin selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1965 minor league draft.

  Purchased Al Luplow from the Cleveland Indians.

• November 30, 1965

  Traded Joe Christopher to the Boston Red Sox. Received Eddie Bressoud.

• December 13, 1965

  Released Ed Bouchee. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• Before 1966 Season

  Signed Bob Heise as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Al Schmelz as an amateur free agent.

  Purchased Ron Nischwitz from the Detroit Tigers.

• January 6, 1966

  Traded Gary Kroll to the Houston Astros. Received John Weekly and cash.

• January 29, 1966

  Drafted Scott Reid in the 6th round of the 1966 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

• February 22, 1966

  Traded Wayne Graham, Bobby Klaus and Jimmie Schaffer to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Dick Stuart.