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The Transactions for the 1968 Kansas City Royals

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June 7, 1968

Amateur Free-Agent Draft

7th round Lance Clemons
9th round Monty Montgomery
16th round Dane Iorg (did not sign)
25th round Paul Splittorff

August 14, 1968

Purchased Galen Cisco from Boston Red Sox.

September 8, 1968

Purchased Orlando Pena from Seattle Pilots.

October 15, 1968

Expansion Draft

 1st pick from BAL A Roger Nelson.
 4th pick from BOS A Joe Foy.
 6th pick from NY  A Jim Rooker.
 8th pick from OAK A Joe Keough.
10th pick from WAS A Steve Jones.
12th pick from DET A Jon Warden.
13th pick from NY  A Ellie Rodriguez.
15th pick from BOS A Dave Morehead.
17th pick from BAL A Mike Fiore.
19th pick from MIN A Bob Oliver.
22nd pick from DET A Bill Butler.
23rd pick from NY  A Steve Whitaker.
25th pick from BAL A Wally Bunker.
27th pick from CAL A Paul Schaal.
31st pick from DET A Dick Drago.
34th pick from MIN A Pat Kelly.
36th pick from CLE A Billy Harris.
38th pick from OAK A Don O'Riley.
40th pick from CHI A Al Fitzmorris.
42nd pick from BAL A Moe Drabowsky.
43rd pick from MIN A Jackie Hernandez.
45th pick from CLE A Mike Hedlund.
47th pick from CAL A Tom Burgmeier.
49th pick from CHI A Hoyt Wilhelm.
51st pick from BOS A Jerry Adair.
54th pick from MIN A Jerry Cram.
56th pick from CLE A Fran Healy.
58th pick from CHI A Scott Northey.
60th pick from WAS A Ike Brookens.

October 16, 1968

Purchased George Spriggs from Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 18, 1968

Purchased John Gelnar from Pittsburgh Pirates.

Purchased Chuck Harrison from Atlanta Braves.

Purchased Dave Nicholson from Atlanta Braves.

October 21, 1968

Purchased Luis Alcaraz from Los Angeles Dodgers.

Purchased Dave Wickersham from Pittsburgh Pirates.

Purchased Chris Zachary from Houston Astros.

December 2, 1968

Major League Draft

Selected Fred Rico from Baltimore Orioles.
Selected Hawk Taylor from California Angels.

Minor League Draft

Selected Rich Severson from Chicago White Sox.

December 12, 1968

Traded Hoyt Wilhelm to California Angels in exchange for Ed Kirkpatrick and Dennis
Paepke.

December 15, 1968

Received Jim Campanis from Los Angeles Dodgers for future considerations.

Purchased Dennis Ribant from Detroit Tigers.

December 16, 1968

Traded Johnny Jones to Houston Astros in exchange for Buck Martinez, Tommy Smith and
Mike Sinnerud.

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