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1967

Ed Acosta signed as a non-drafted free agent.

Ed Armbrister signed as a non-drafted free agent.

Ray Busse signed as a non-drafted free agent.

Enzo Hernandez signed as a non-drafted free agent.

January 4, 1967

Traded Lee Maye and Ken Retzer to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jim Landis, Jim
Weaver and Doc Edwards.

January 28, 1967

Amateur Free-Agent Draft

1st round (1st pick) secondary phase Pete Varney (did not sign)
3rd round secondary phase Jim Johnson (did not sign)

February 10, 1967

Sold Ron Taylor to New York Mets.

February 24, 1967

Sold Jim Ray to New York Mets.

March 24, 1967

Jim Ray returned from New York Mets.

Traded Sandy Alomar to New York Mets in exchange for Derrell Griffith.

March 26, 1967

Gene Freese released. (date approximate)

April 28, 1967

Bob Lillis signed as a free agent.

May 8, 1967

Sold Turk Farrell to Philadelphia Phillies.

Sold Bill Heath to Detroit Tigers.

June 1, 1967

Purchased Marv Breeding from Atlanta Braves. (date approximate)

June 6, 1967

Amateur Free-Agent Draft

1st round (6th pick) John Mayberry
2nd round JayD Schlueter
3rd round secondary phase Pete Varney (did not sign)
7th round secondary phase Jack Lind

June 9, 1967

Purchased Jackie Brandt from Philadelphia Phillies.

June 15, 1967

Traded Claude Raymond and a player to be named later to Atlanta Braves in exchange
for Wade Blasingame and a player to be named later; Atlanta Braves received Derrell
Griffith (@June 20, 1967) and Houston Astros received Brian Murphy (@June 20, 1967).

June 27, 1967

Traded Marv Breeding to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Arnold Earley.

June 29, 1967

Traded Jim Landis to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Larry Sherry.

July 14, 1967

Jim Owens released.

July 20, 1967

Sold Gary Kroll to Cleveland Indians.

August 7, 1967

Traded Jim Weaver to California Angels in exchange for a player to be named later;
Houston Astros received Hector Torres (November 21, 1967).

August 19, 1967

Barry Latman released.

September 9, 1967

Jackie Brandt released.

September 25, 1967

Purchased John Buzhardt from Baltimore Orioles.

October 8, 1967

Traded Sonny Jackson and Chuck Harrison to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Denny
Lemaster and Denis Menke.

October 17, 1967

Bob Lillis released.

October 25, 1967

Cesar Cedeno signed as a non-drafted free agent.

November 28, 1967

Major League Draft

Selected Skip Lockwood from Oakland Athletics.
Selected Joe Moeller from Los Angeles Dodgers.

Minor League Draft

Selected Rafael Batista from Atlanta Braves.
Selected Ron Cook from New York Yankees.
Lost Doc Edwards to Philadelphia Phillies.
Selected Ted Martinez from New York Mets.

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