Transactions
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of free agents due to the league's 1/4 minimum use rule.
- 09/06/08 Los Angeles releases Gail Harris, Whitey Lockman, and
Stan Lopata.
- 09/06/08 Baltimore releases Wayne Terwillger.
- 09/06/08 Cleveland releases Nelson Chittum, Ben Johnson, Dave
Philley, George Crowe, and Lou Klimchock.
- 09/06/08 San Francisco releases Frank House and Dave
Hillman.
- 09/06/08 Boston releases Pete Whisenaut, Dutch Dotterer, Bud
Byerly, and Chuck Cottier.
- 09/06/08 Washington releases Danny McDevitt, Jack Meyer, Mike
Garcia, Irv Noren, and Ted Lepcio.
- 09/06/08 Detroit releases Sammy White, George Strickland, Jim
Finigan, Granny Hamner, Harry Anderson, Al Cicotte, and John
Romonosky.
- 09/07/08 Washington sends Gus Bell, Hobie Landrith, Red
Wilson, Joe Koppe, Jerry Walker, and 1960 Was#3 to Los Angeles for
Ted Williams.
- 09/09/08 Chicago releases Jim McAnany, Wally Shannon, Bob Mabe
and Bob Rush.
- 09/09/08 Kansas City releases Valmy Thomas, Art Schult, Carl
Furillo, Kent Hadley, Ted Wills, and Dick Hyde.
- 09/12/08 PIttsburgh releases Ray Boone, Bobby Avila, Ray
Jablonski, Tom Acker, Gary Blaylock, Dick Brodowski, Alex Kellner,
and Dick Tomanek.
- 09/21/08 St. Louis releases Dick Brown, Dale Long, Rocky
Bridges, Taylor Phillips, and Tom Cheney.
- 09/23/08 New York releases Hank Bauer and Bob Duliba.
- 09/23/08 Philadelphia releases Mickey Vernon, Rip Coleman, and
Al Schroll.
- 09/25/08 San Francisco releases Billy Loes.
- 10/01/08 Washington sends Rocky Nelson and 1961 Was#3 to New
York for Dave Sisler and 1960 SF#3.
- 10/02/08 New York sends Bud Dayley, Russ Kemmerer, 1960 NY#2,
and 1960 Chi#3 to Los Angeles for Frank Lary and 1960 LA#3.
- 10/04/08 Boston sends Gary Bell to New York for Ray Moore and
Cam Carreon.
- 10/06/08 Washington sends Tito Francona to Philadelphia for
Norm Larker.
- 10/08/08 Cincinnati sends Gary Geiger, 1960 Cin#4 and 1961
Cin#4 to Washington for Norm Larker and 1961 Was#6.
- 10/10/08 Detroit sends Seth Morehead, 1960 Det#7 and 1960
Det#8 to Chicago for 1961 Chi#6.
- 10/19/08 Washington sends 1960 Was#6, 1960 Was#7, and 1960
Was#8 to Chicago for 1961 Chi#8.
- 10/20/08 Los Angeles claims George Maranda and Sammy Esposito;
releases Ray Semproch and Elmer Valo.
- 10/20/08 Philadelphia claims Bill Short.
- 10/20/08 Boston claims Joe Gaines; releases Ted
Bowsfield.
- 10/20/08 Cincinnati claims Tom Borland and Ken Mackenzie;
release Dean Stone and Don Gross.
- 10/20/08 Chicago claims Don Dillard and Darrell Johnson.
- 10/20/08 San Francisco claims Pete Whisenant.
- 10/21/08 Philadelphia claims Jack Meyer.
- 10/21/08 Los Angeles claims Ted Bowsfield; releases George
Witt.
- 10/21/08 San Francisco claims Jim Busby and Ty Cline.
- 10/25/08 Cleveland sends Cal McLish to San Francisco for 1961
SF#3.
- 10/25/08 Detroit releases Alex Grammas.
- 10/29/08 St. Louis claims Ray Boone; releases Faye
Throneberry.
- 10/29/08 Detroit claims Alex Grammas; releases Jim Owens.
- 10/31/08 Cleveland releases Al Pilarcik, Ted Lepcio and Elio
Chacon.
- 11/01/08 San Francisco claims Ted Lepcio.
- 03/22/09 Washington sends Dick Hall to Los Angeles for Russ
Kemmerer and 1961 LA#4.