1964 Washington Senators Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 11, 1964

  Pete Craig selected by the Washington Senators off waivers as first-year waiver pick.

• April 21, 1964

  Ed Roebuck player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• May 9, 1964

  Purchased Alan Koch from the Detroit Tigers.

• June, 1964

  Ed Hobaugh sent to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 10, 1964

  Signed Howie Bedell as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 13, 1964

  Traded Carl Bouldin and Bill Skowron to the Chicago White Sox. Received a player to be named later and Joe Cunningham. The Chicago White Sox sent Frank Kreutzer (July 28, 1964) to the Washington Senators to complete the trade.

• July 15, 1964

  Signed Dave Baldwin as a free agent.

• July 16, 1964

  Purchased Roy Sievers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• August 10, 1964

  Dick Bates received from the Kansas City Athletics in an unknown transaction.

• August 12, 1964

  Purchased Willie Kirkland from the Baltimore Orioles.

• October 13, 1964

  Signed Ozzie Virgil as a free agent.

• October 15, 1964

  Purchased Nick Willhite from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

  Traded Ken Retzer to the Minnesota Twins. Received Joe McCabe.

• October 19, 1964

  Released Roy Sievers.

• November 30, 1964

  Drafted Tim Cullen from the Boston Red Sox in the 1964 first-year draft.

  Drafted Gary Holman from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1964 first-year draft.

  Drafted Dick Bosman from the San Francisco Giants in the 1964 minor league draft.

  Ozzie Virgil selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1964 minor league draft.

  Purchased Doug Camilli from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• December 1, 1964

  Traded Chuck Hinton to the Cleveland Indians. Received Bob Chance and Woodie Held.

• December 4, 1964

  Traded John Kennedy, Claude Osteen and $100,000 to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received a player to be named later, Frank Howard, Ken McMullen, Phil Ortega and Pete Richert. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Dick Nen (December 15, 1964) to the Washington Senators to complete the trade.

• Before 1965 Season

  Signed Bill Hepler as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Don Mason as an amateur free agent.

• January 14, 1965

  Purchased Hank Allen from the Philadelphia Phillies.