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| Friday, July 11th, 1997 |
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| Placed 2B George Arias on the 1-day injured list, retroactive to 07/05/1997. |
| Purchased the contract of 2B Tony Womack from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Wednesday, July 2nd, 1997 |
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| Demoted 2B Torey Lovullo to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Demoted RP Ramon Pena to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of 2B George Arias from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of SP David West from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Sunday, June 29th, 1997 |
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| Traded 26-year-old minor league reliever Joe Hudson to the Seattle Pilots, getting 32-year-old starting pitcher David West in return. |
| Demoted LF Mike Simms to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of RP Brad Clontz from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Monday, June 23rd, 1997 |
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| Demoted 2B Tony Womack to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of LF Dante Bichette from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Friday, June 20th, 1997 |
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| Traded 32-year-old minor league catcher Hector Villanueva and 32-year-old minor league reliever Kevin Wickander to the Seattle Pilots, getting 33-year-old right fielder Dante Bichette and 32-year-old catcher Joe Girardi in return. |
| Tuesday, June 17th, 1997 |
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| Traded 35-year-old right fielder Dan Pasqua, 28-year-old minor league catcher Angelo Encarnacion and 28-year-old minor league right fielder Phil Plantier to the Chicago Cubs, getting 29-year-old left fielder Luis Gonzalez, 31-year-old minor league catcher Joe Oliver and 23-year-old minor league center fielder Dante Powell in return. |
| Traded 29-year-old minor league first baseman Luis Gonzalez, 22-year-old minor league reliever John LeRoy and 40-year-old minor league second baseman Carney Lansford to the Charlotte Knights, getting 25-year-old third baseman George Arias, 30-year-old minor league starting pitcher Pat Combs and 30-year-old minor league third baseman Jeff Branson in return. |
| Demoted C Hector Villanueva to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of C Joe Oliver from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of RF Roberto Kelly from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Saturday, June 14th, 1997 |
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| Traded 26-year-old minor league reliever Mike J Grace and 34-year-old shortstop Tony Fernandez to the St. Louis Cardinals, getting 31-year-old shortstop Jay Bell and 26-year-old minor league reliever Joey Long in return. |
| Purchased the contract of 3B Jay Bell from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Tuesday, May 27th, 1997 |
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| Demoted RF Roberto Kelly to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Demoted RF Felix Jose to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of RF Dan Pasqua from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of LF Mike Simms from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Sunday, May 18th, 1997 |
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| Demoted RF Phil Plantier to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Demoted CF Brian McRae to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of 2B Tony Womack from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of RF Roberto Kelly from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Thursday, May 15th, 1997 |
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| Traded 31-year-old minor league first baseman Charlie Hayes and 26-year-old minor league reliever Scott Sullivan to the Orlando Devil Rays, getting 27-year-old second baseman Tony Womack and 31-year-old minor league second baseman Webster Garrison in return. |
| Friday, May 9th, 1997 |
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| Demoted RP Brad Clontz to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of RP Bryan Hickerson from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Wednesday, May 7th, 1997 |
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| Demoted RF Dan Pasqua to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Demoted LF Mike Simms to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of RF Felix Jose from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of CF Brian McRae from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Wednesday, April 30th, 1997 |
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| Demoted RP Scott Sullivan to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Demoted RF Roberto Kelly to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of RP Brad Clontz from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of RF Dan Pasqua from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Sunday, April 27th, 1997 |
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| Purchased the contract of RP Scott Sullivan from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Monday, April 21st, 1997 |
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| Demoted RP Scott Sullivan to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Demoted 2B Carney Lansford to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of CF Darrin Jackson from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Saturday, March 1st, 1997 |
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| Demoted SP Steve W Sparks to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Demoted RP Kevin Wickander to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Demoted RP Mike J Grace to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Demoted 1B Paul Sorrento to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Demoted CF Brian McRae to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Demoted RF Dan Pasqua to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Demoted RF Felix Jose to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of RP Ramon Pena from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of RP Steve Shirley from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of 2B Torey Lovullo from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of CF Lance Johnson from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Thursday, February 20th, 1997 |
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| Traded 36-year-old shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., 20-year-old minor league right fielder Ben Grieve and 22-year-old minor league left fielder Shannon Stewart to the Detroit Tigers, getting 33-year-old first baseman Mark McGwire and 31-year-old second baseman Torey Lovullo in return. |
| Released RF Cory Lowy. |
| Purchased the contract of SP Hipolito Pichardo from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of SP Steve W Sparks from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of RP Mike J Grace from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of RP Kevin Wickander from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of 1B Mark McGwire from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of RF Phil Plantier from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of CF Brian McRae from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of C Darrin Fletcher from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of RF Felix Jose from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of RF Dan Pasqua from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of 1B Paul Sorrento from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of 2B Carney Lansford from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of LF Mike Simms from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Purchased the contract of RF Roberto Kelly from Triple A Bluff City. |
| Demoted RP John LeRoy to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Demoted SP Marty Janzen to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Demoted SP Mike K Johnson to Triple A Bluff City. |
| Wednesday, January 1st, 1997 |
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| Released SP Kevin Gross. |
| Released CF Brian McRae. |
| Traded 28-year-old minor league starting pitcher Scott Scudder to the Boston Red Sox, getting 32-year-old minor league right fielder Roberto Kelly in return. |
| Traded 25-year-old minor league starting pitcher Greg Keagle and 22-year-old minor league left fielder Trey Beamon to the Seattle Pilots, getting 33-year-old starting pitcher Bryan Hickerson in return. |
| Traded 31-year-old first baseman Troy Neel to the St. Louis Cardinals, getting 25-year-old minor league starting pitcher Brad Clontz in return. |
| Traded 27-year-old minor league reliever David Weathers and 26-year-old minor league reliever Allen Watson to the Detroit Tigers, getting 30-year-old catcher Darrin Fletcher in return. |
