MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Wednesday, 4/12/1970
Saturday 2/4/1970 :
Washington: Free agent 3B Lou Skizas has been signed to a contract of $3,590,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A): Free agent 2B Bill Mazeroski has been signed to a contract of $510,001 per year, for 2 years.
San Diego: Free agent P Mike Davison has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Washington: Free agent P Bill Dailey has been signed to a contract of $1,005,000 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 2/5/1970 :
Atlanta: Free agent SS Dick Mcauliffe has been signed to a contract of $8,250,000 per year, for 4 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent 1B Don Mincher has been signed to a contract of $7,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston: Free agent LF Pancho Herrera has been signed to a contract of $7,950,000 per year, for 1 years.
New York (A): Free agent RF Rusty Staub has been signed to a contract of $5,420,000 per year, for 5 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Miguel Fuentes has been signed to a contract of $765,001 per year, for 2 years.
Washington: Free agent C Johnny Roseboro has been signed to a contract of $2,895,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Bobby Bolin has been signed to a contract of $2,760,001 per year, for 2 years.
Atlanta: Free agent CF Bob Speake has been signed to a contract of $250,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 2/7/1970 :
Boston: Free agent C John Orsino has been signed to a contract of $10,250,000 per year, for 4 years.
California: Free agent CF Willie Mays has been signed to a contract of $375,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1970 :
Seattle: Free agent CF Chuck Hinton has been signed to a contract of $8,860,000 per year, for 2 years.
San Diego: Free agent P Jim Hannan has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Washington: Free agent P Bill Burbach has been signed to a contract of $3,678,090 per year, for 2 years.
Minnesota: Free agent P Pete Mikkelsen has been signed to a contract of $2,555,000 per year, for 3 years.
San Diego: Free agent CF Angel Mangual has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Thursday 2/9/1970 :
Baltimore: C Carlton Fisk was promoted from AAA Norfolk Tides to the active roster.
Baltimore: P Rollie Fingers was sent down from the active roster to AAA Norfolk Tides.
San Diego: Free agent P Bob Hendley has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 4 years.
Oakland: Free agent P Jerry Walker has been signed to a contract of $800,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/10/1970 :
Oakland: Free agent CF Hank Aaron has been signed to a contract of $8,987,600 per year, for 4 years.
Saturday 2/11/1970 :
Chicago (A): Free agent LF Tommy Davis has been signed to a contract of $6,810,020 per year, for 5 years.
Seattle: Free agent SS Bob Saverine has been signed to a contract of $4,900,000 per year, for 5 years.
San Francisco: Free agent P Jim Maloney has been signed to a contract of $550,000 per year, for 2 years.
Oakland: Free agent P Turk Farrell has been signed to a contract of $3,450,000 per year, for 4 years.
Detroit: Free agent P Dave Debusschere has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/12/1970 :
San Francisco: Free agent LF George Banks has been signed to a contract of $1,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/13/1970 :
San Francisco: Free agent RF Jim Williams has been signed to a contract of $1,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Tuesday 2/14/1970 :
Philadelphia (N): Free agent CF Bobby gene Smith has been signed to a contract of $620,000 per year, for 1 years.
Baltimore: Free agent P Dave Wickersham has been signed to a contract of $2,800,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/15/1970 :
Oakland: Free agent LF Tex Nelson has been signed to a contract of $1,020,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 2/16/1970 :
San Diego: Free agent C Bill Freehan has been signed to a contract of $12,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Minnesota: Free agent 2B Ted Kazanski has been signed to a contract of $3,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/17/1970 :
San Francisco: Free agent CF Rick Bladt has been signed to a contract of $555,555 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 2/18/1970 :
Oakland: Free agent P Jack Kralick has been signed to a contract of $600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/19/1970 :
Montreal: Free agent 2B Ron Jackson has been signed to a contract of $15,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Oakland: Free agent SS Jose Martinez has been signed to a contract of $780,000 per year, for 4 years.
Tuesday 2/21/1970 :
New York (A): C Milt May was sent down from AAA Columbus Clippers to AA Albany Yankees.
New York (A): LF Jose Cruz was sent down from AAA Columbus Clippers to AA Albany Yankees.
Minnesota: Put P Billy Mccool on the 60 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Placed C Doug Camilli on irrevocable waivers.
San Francisco: Free agent P Jim Brewer has been signed to a contract of $1,850,000 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 2/22/1970 :
Minnesota: Free agent 1B Dick Stuart has been signed to a contract of $1,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Philadelphia (N): Free agent 1B Norm Siebern has been signed to a contract of $1,400,000 per year, for 1 years.
Philadelphia (N): Free agent 2B Ken Hamlin has been signed to a contract of $400,000 per year, for 1 years.
New York (A): Free agent P Bill Pleis has been signed to a contract of $551,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/23/1970 :
Philadelphia (N): Free agent CF Dick Smith has been signed to a contract of $567,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (N): LF Manny Jimenez has been claimed off waivers from Oakland.
Friday 2/24/1970 :
Atlanta: Free agent CF George Altman has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 2/26/1970 :
Montreal: Free agent CF Bill Virdon has been signed to a contract of $7,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Oakland: Free agent CF Vic Davalillo has been signed to a contract of $3,200,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Bob Watkins has been signed to a contract of $3,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/27/1970 :
Montreal: Put P Sal Campisi on the 60 Day DL.
Trade between Chicago (N) and Houston :
Houston gets :
P Mike Kekich
Chicago (N) gets :
RF Brock Davis
Trade between Minnesota and Oakland :
Oakland gets :
1B Willie Smith
Minnesota gets :
C John Ellis
Detroit: Free agent 2B Bill White has been signed to a contract of $2,990,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Tom Qualters has been signed to a contract of $4,760,001 per year, for 3 years.
Tuesday 2/28/1970 :
Oakland: Free agent SS Andre Rodgers has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 3/1/1970 :
New York (A): Free agent 2B Jerry Kindall has been signed to a contract of $1,200,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 3/5/1970 :
New York (A): P Jim O'toole was assigned to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): P Terry Fox was assigned to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): Placed 1B Jerry Lumpe on irrevocable waivers.
New York (A): Placed 2B Bill Mazeroski on waivers.
New York (A): Placed 2B Jerry Kindall on waivers.
New York (A): Placed SS Maury Wills on waivers.
New York (A): Placed CF Ernie Oravetz on waivers.
New York (A): Placed RF Lee Maye on waivers.
New York (A): SS Danny Thompson was sent down from AAA Columbus Clippers to AA Albany Yankees.
New York (A): SS Larry Bowa was sent down from AAA Columbus Clippers to AA Albany Yankees.
New York (A): SS Larry Bowa was promoted from AA Albany Yankees to AAA Columbus Clippers.
Pittsburgh: Put 2B Felix Millan on the 60 Day DL.
San Diego: Released P Bob Moorhead.
Tuesday 4/4/1970 :
Atlanta : Free agent Andy Carey has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Detroit: Released P Don Kaiser.
Washington: Put P Jim Lonborg on the 15 Day DL.
California: Put SS Bert Campaneris on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A): Released P Dave Gerard.
Chicago (A): Released P John Upham.
Chicago (A): Released P Carl Mathias.
Chicago (N): Put P Rollie Sheldon on the 15 Day DL.
Atlanta: Put CF Andy Kosco on the 15 Day DL.
Houston: Released P Woodie Fryman.
Houston: Put P Jim Ellis on the 60 Day DL.
New York (A): P Bill Pleis was assigned to AAA Columbus Clippers.
Boston: Released P Mike Lee.
Oakland: P Ron Herbel was assigned to AAA Harrisburg Keystones.
Oakland: P Bill Monbouquette was assigned to AAA Harrisburg Keystones.
Oakland: P Larry Yellen was assigned to AAA Harrisburg Keystones.
Oakland: 2B Charlie Neal was assigned to AAA Harrisburg Keystones.
Oakland: CF Adrian Garrett was assigned to AAA Harrisburg Keystones.
Oakland: Designated LF Lee Walls for assignment.
New York (N): P Bob Watkins was assigned to AAA Red Elvis.
Philadelphia (N): CF Dick Smith was assigned to AAA Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs.
San Francisco: Released P Cecil Butler.
San Francisco: Released P George Witt.
Wednesday 4/12/1970 :
Trade between Atlanta and Houston :
Houston gets :
RF Don Young
Atlanta gets :
P Jim Roland
California : Free agent Ted Abernathy has been signed to a contract of $596,000 per year, for 1 years.

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