1963 Washington Senators Trades and Transactions

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

• November 24, 1962

  Traded Harry Bright to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Rogelio Álvarez. Rogelio Álvarez returned to original team on April 20, 1963.

• November 26, 1962

  Drafted Jim Duckworth from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1962 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Brant Alyea from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1962 first-year draft.

  Drafted Lou Piniella from the Cleveland Indians in the 1962 first-year draft.

• December 5, 1962

  Traded Pete Burnside and Bob Johnson to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Marv Breeding, Art Quirk and Barry Shetrone.

• December 7, 1962

  Released Danny O'Connell.

• December 15, 1962

  Traded Ronald Honeycutt (minors) and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Don Leppert.

• December 17, 1962

  Bud Zipfel player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

• December 20, 1962

  Joe Hicks player rights sold to the New York Mets.

• Before 1963 Season

  Received Lou Klimchock from the Milwaukee Braves as part of a conditional deal.

  Signed Tom Brown as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Frank Coggins as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim French as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dick Nold as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained Steve Ridzik from the Milwaukee Braves as part of a minor league working agreement.

• January 19, 1963

  Received Tom Baker from the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.

• March 18, 1963

  Purchased Ron Kline from the Detroit Tigers.

• March 21, 1963

  Purchased Jim Bronstad from the New York Yankees.

• March 23, 1963

  Traded Wayne Comer to the Detroit Tigers. Received Bobo Osborne.

• March 26, 1963

  Returned Tom Baker to the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.

• April 2, 1963

  Purchased Minnie Miñoso from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• April 5, 1963

  Purchased Dick Phillips from the San Francisco Giants.

• April 21, 1963

  Traded Steve Hamilton to the New York Yankees. Received Jim Coates.

• May, 1963

  Released Fred Green.

• May 6, 1963

  Returned Lou Klimchock to the Milwaukee Braves as part of a conditional deal.

• May 8, 1963

  Purchased Hobie Landrith from the Baltimore Orioles.

  Bob Schmidt player rights sold to the New York Yankees.

• May 23, 1963

  Traded Jim Piersall to the New York Mets. Received Gil Hodges.

• May 24, 1963

  Signed Pete Burnside as a free agent.

• May 31, 1963

  Casey Cox selected by the Washington Senators off waivers as first-year waiver pick.

• June 24, 1963

  Purchased Don Zimmer from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• July 1, 1963

  Traded Jim Coates to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Don Blasingame.

• July 9, 1963

  Purchased Ron Moeller from the Los Angeles Angels.

• July 30, 1963

  Traded Marv Breeding to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Ed Roebuck.

• August 10, 1963

  Purchased Cal Neeman from the Cleveland Indians.

• September 12, 1963

  Purchased Ken Hunt from the Los Angeles Angels.

• October 11, 1963

  Purchased Fred Valentine from the Baltimore Orioles.

• October 14, 1963

  Purchased Mike Brumley from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

  Released Minnie Miñoso.

• November 30, 1963

  Purchased Marshall Bridges from the New York Yankees.

• December 2, 1963

  Drafted Howie Koplitz from the Detroit Tigers in the 1963 rule 5 draft.

• December 6, 1963

  Purchased Bill Skowron from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

  Released Hobie Landrith.

• Before 1964 Season

  Signed Bill Haywood as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dick Smith as an amateur free agent.

• March 31, 1964

  Traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Buster Narum. The Washington Senators sent Lou Piniella (August 4, 1964) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.