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1963 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1962 / 1964)
74-88, Finished 8th in National League
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Scored 567 runs, Allowed 595 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-85
Manager: Danny Murtaugh (74-88)
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Attendance: 783,648 (8th of 10)
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  multi-year:
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1962 / 1964 Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

October 12, 1962

Released Jim Marshall.

November 19, 1962

Traded Dick Groat and Diomedes Olivo to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Don Cardwell and Julio Gotay.

November 20, 1962

Traded Jack Lamabe and Dick Stuart to the Boston Red Sox. Received Jim Pagliaroni and Don Schwall.

November 26, 1962

Drafted Dick Colpaert from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1962 first-year draft.

Don Rowe drafted by the New York Mets in the 1962 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Jim Shellenback from the New York Yankees in the 1962 first-year draft.

November 28, 1962

Traded Don Hoak to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Pancho Herrera and Ted Savage.

December 15, 1962

Traded Don Leppert to the Washington Senators. Received Ron Honeycutt (minors) and cash.

1963

Signed Dick Bosman as an amateur free agent.

Signed Roy Foster as an amateur free agent.

Signed John Gelnar as an amateur free agent.

Signed Jerry Hinsley as an amateur free agent.

Signed Bob Oliver as an amateur free agent.

Signed Billy Rohr as an amateur free agent.

Signed George Spriggs as an amateur free agent.

Signed Bobby Tolan as an amateur free agent.

February 14, 1963

Traded Cal Neeman to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Bob Burda.

April 4, 1963 (Standings)

Traded Howie Goss and cash to the Houston Colt .45's. Received Manny Mota.

May, 1963 (Standings)

Signed Fred Green as a free agent.

May 4, 1963 (Standings)

Sold Tom Sturdivant to the Detroit Tigers.

May 23, 1963 (Standings)

Traded Bob Skinner to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Jerry Lynch.

August 1, 1963 (Standings)

Sent Bob Lee to the Los Angeles Angels as part of a conditional deal.

September 17, 1963 (Standings)

Sold Jose Vidal to the Cleveland Indians.

October 18, 1963

Released Johnny Logan.

November 26, 1963

Purchased Gene Freese from the Cincinnati Reds.

December 2, 1963

Dick Bosman selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 1963 first-year draft.

Byron Browne selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 1963 first-year draft.

Jerry Hinsley selected by the New York Mets in the 1963 first-year draft.

Billy Rohr selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 1963 first-year draft.

Bobby Tolan selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1963 first-year draft.

Drafted Luke Walker from the Boston Red Sox in the 1963 first-year draft.

December 14, 1963

Received Bob Allen from the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.

Traded Harvey Haddix to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Dick Yencha (minors) and cash.

December 16, 1963

Sold Larry Elliot to the New York Mets.

1964

Signed Johnny Jeter as an amateur free agent.

Signed John Lamb as an amateur free agent.

Signed Ron Slocum as an amateur free agent.

January 14, 1964

Signed Dock Ellis as an amateur free agent.

April, 1964

Returned Bob Allen to the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.

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1962 / 1964 Trades and Transactions