1962 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• November 21, 1961

  Purchased Coot Veal from the Washington Senators.

• November 27, 1961

  Buddy Booker selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 1961 first-year draft.

  Jim Dickson selected by the Houston Colt .45s in the 1961 minor league draft.

• December 4, 1961

  Ramón Hernández player rights sold to the Los Angeles Angels.

• Before 1962 Season

  Signed Mike Derrick as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Carl Taylor as an amateur free agent.

• March, 1962

  Released César Gutiérrez.

• May 1, 1962

  The Los Angeles Angels returned Red Witt following previous purchase.

• May 7, 1962

  Traded Vinegar Bend Mizell to the New York Mets. Received Jim Marshall.

• May 9, 1962

  Purchased Cal Neeman from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• May 16, 1962

  Red Witt player rights sold to the Houston Colt .45s.

• June, 1962

  Traded Coot Veal to the Detroit Tigers. Received Al Pehanick (minors).

• September 6, 1962

  Larry Foss selected by the New York Mets off waivers.

• September 9, 1962

  Signed Byron Browne as an amateur free agent.

• October 12, 1962

  Released Jim Marshall.

• November 19, 1962

  Traded Dick Groat and Diomedes Olivo to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Don Cardwell and Julio Gotay.

• November 20, 1962

  Traded Jack Lamabe and Dick Stuart to the Boston Red Sox. Received Jim Pagliaroni and Don Schwall.

• November 26, 1962

  Don Rowe drafted by the New York Mets in the 1962 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Dick Colpaert from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1962 first-year draft.

  Drafted Jim Shellenback from the New York Yankees in the 1962 first-year draft.

• November 28, 1962

  Traded Don Hoak to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Pancho Herrera and Ted Savage.

• December 15, 1962

  Traded Don Leppert to the Washington Senators. Received Ronald Honeycutt (minors) and cash.

• Before 1963 Season

  Signed Dick Bosman as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Roy Foster as an amateur free agent.

  Signed John Gelnar as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jerry Hinsley as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bob Oliver as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Billy Rohr as an amateur free agent.

  Signed George Spriggs as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bobby Tolan as an amateur free agent.

• February 14, 1963

  Traded Cal Neeman to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Bob Burda.