1963 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 4, 1963

  Traded Howie Goss and cash to the Houston Colt .45s. Received Manny Mota.

• May, 1963

  Signed Fred Green as a free agent.

• May 4, 1963

  Tom Sturdivant player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.

• May 23, 1963

  Traded Bob Skinner to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Jerry Lynch.

• August 1, 1963

  Sent Bob Lee to the Los Angeles Angels as part of a conditional deal.

• September 17, 1963

  José Vidal player rights sold to the Cleveland Indians.

• October 18, 1963

  Released Johnny Logan.

• November 26, 1963

  Purchased Gene Freese from the Cincinnati Reds.

• December 2, 1963

  Dick Bosman selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 1963 first-year draft.

  Byron Browne selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 1963 first-year draft.

  Jerry Hinsley selected by the New York Mets in the 1963 first-year draft.

  Billy Rohr selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 1963 first-year draft.

  Bobby Tolan selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1963 first-year draft.

  Drafted Luke Walker from the Boston Red Sox in the 1963 first-year draft.

• December 14, 1963

  Received Bob Allen from the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.

  Traded Harvey Haddix to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Richard Yencha (minors) and cash.

• December 16, 1963

  Larry Elliot player rights sold to the New York Mets.

• Before 1964 Season

  Signed Johnny Jeter as an amateur free agent.

  Signed John Lamb as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ron Slocum as an amateur free agent.

• January 14, 1964

  Signed Dock Ellis as an amateur free agent.

• April, 1964

  Returned Bob Allen to the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.