Major Transactions

11-01-1972

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St. Louis Maroons

Major Transactions

Wednesday, October 4th, 1972

Signed 1B B. Powell to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $20,200,000.

Sunday, September 24th, 1972

Placed RF M. Mantle on the active roster.

Activated RF M. Mantle from the disabled list.

Placed MR D. Higgins on the active roster.

Activated MR D. Higgins from the disabled list.

Demoted MR D. Higgins to Triple A Denver.

Friday, September 1st, 1972

Purchased the contract of SP D. Medich from Triple A Denver.

Placed RF M. Mantle on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of LF J. Milner from Triple A Denver.

Purchased the contract of 3B B. Aspromonte from Triple A Denver.

Purchased the contract of 1B J. Lis from Triple A Denver.

Tuesday, August 1st, 1972

Traded 38-year-old first baseman J. Gentile to the Washington Monuments, getting a 3rd round draft pick in return.

Purchased the contract of SP D. Sutton from Triple A Denver.

Friday, June 16th, 1972

Demoted SP D. Sutton to Triple A Denver.

Placed SP J. Matlack on the active roster.

Activated SP J. Matlack from the disabled list.

Thursday, June 1st, 1972

Placed SP J. Matlack on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of 1B J. Gentile from Triple A Denver.

Demoted SP L. Walker to Triple A Denver.

Purchased the contract of MR R. Herbel from Triple A Denver.

Tuesday, May 16th, 1972

Demoted CF J. Hall to Triple A Denver.

Placed CF C. Flood on the active roster.

Activated CF C. Flood from the disabled list.

Placed MR D. Higgins on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SP J. Niekro from Triple A Denver.

Monday, May 1st, 1972

Placed CF C. Flood on the 15-day disabled list.

Demoted MR L. Palmer to Triple A Denver.

Placed MR D. Coombs on the active roster.

Activated MR D. Coombs from the disabled list.

Purchased the contract of CF J. Hall from Triple A Denver.

Saturday, April 1st, 1972

Demoted SS H. Torres to Triple A Denver.

Wednesday, March 1st, 1972

Traded 28-year-old first baseman M. Hegan to the Manhattan Gray Sox, getting 31-year-old minor league reliever J. Aker, 35-year-old minor league second baseman B. Johnson and 28-year-old minor league catcher J. Hiatt in return.

Demoted C J. Azcue to Triple A Denver.

Demoted C J. Hiatt to Triple A Denver.

Demoted CF J. Hall to Triple A Denver.

Demoted 1B J. Gentile to Triple A Denver.

Demoted MR J. Aker to Triple A Denver.

Placed MR D. Coombs on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of MR L. Palmer from Triple A Denver.

Traded 39-year-old minor league first baseman D. Stuart to the Cleveland Barons, getting 26-year-old shortstop H. Torres in return.

Placed SS H. Torres on the 15-day disabled list.

Monday, February 14th, 1972

Purchased the contract of MR P. Mikkelsen from Triple A Denver.

Monday, February 7th, 1972

Traded 25-year-old catcher G. Mitterwald, 33-year-old minor league left fielder B. Cowan and a 3rd round draft pick to the Los Angeles Outlaws, getting 30-year-old catcher T. McCarver and a 4th round draft pick in return.

Traded 44-year-old minor league starting pitcher L. Burdette to the Brooklyn Superbas, getting 32-year-old minor league reliever B. Stafford and 22-year-old minor league reliever J. Curtis in return.

Traded 28-year-old second baseman J. Morgan, 33-year-old right fielder R. Fairly, 28-year-old reliever G. Jackson and a 2nd round draft pick to the Atlanta Hilltoppers, getting 32-year-old second baseman B. Allen and 33-year-old catcher D. Pavletich in return.

Demoted MR J. Curtis to Triple A Denver.

Demoted MR B. Stafford to Triple A Denver.

Sunday, February 6th, 1972

Signed free agent RF M. Mantle to a 2-year contract worth a total of $21,276,000.

Signed free agent MR D. Coombs to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,002,000.

Tuesday, February 1st, 1972

Purchased the contract of 3B R. Cey from Triple A Denver.

Monday, November 1st, 1971

3B B. Aspromonte received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.

MR G. Jackson received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,500,000.

SP D. Drago received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.

MR P. Mikkelsen received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.

SP D. Roberts received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.

SP N. Ryan received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $2,300,000.

CL D. LaRoche received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,000,000.

1B M. Hegan received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,500,000.

LF J. Cardenal received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $330,000.

3B G. Nettles received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $2,000,000.

RF R. Smith received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $2,000,000.

MR J. Niekro received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,000,000.

CF G. Foster received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $2,100,000.

SP L. Walker received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,000,000.

LF R. White received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,500,000.

C G. Mitterwald received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.

Demoted SP L. Burdette to Triple A Denver.

Purchased the contract of SP J. Matlack from Triple A Denver.

Demoted MR P. Mikkelsen to Triple A Denver.

Demoted MR J. Niekro to Triple A Denver.

Demoted 3B B. Aspromonte to Triple A Denver.

Demoted 1B D. Stuart to Triple A Denver.

Demoted CF G. Foster to Triple A Denver.

Friday, October 29th, 1971

LF B. Powell received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,500,000.

RF R. Fairly received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,200,000.

Thursday, October 28th, 1971

Released 3B M. De La Hoz.

Released 3B M. Alvis.

Purchased the contract of SP D. Roberts from Triple A Denver.

Demoted MR R. Herbel to Triple A Denver.

Demoted MR J. Brewer to Triple A Denver.

Demoted SP T. Phoebus to Triple A Denver.

Placed RF R. Fairly on the active roster.

Activated RF R. Fairly from the disabled list.

Placed RF R. Smith on the active roster.

Activated RF R. Smith from the disabled list.

Placed SS J. Fregosi on the active roster.

Activated SS J. Fregosi from the disabled list.

Placed SP D. Drago on the active roster.

Activated SP D. Drago from the disabled list.

Demoted 3B C. Laboy to Triple A Denver.

Placed 3B B. Aspromonte on the active roster.

Activated 3B B. Aspromonte from the disabled list.

Released C J. Romano.

Traded 22-year-old minor league center fielder D. Hahn and a 4th round draft pick to the Boston Federals, getting 28-year-old reliever G. Jackson in return.

Friday, October 8th, 1971

MR T. Abernathy retires.

LF T. Savage retires.