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| Tuesday, October 26th, 1999 |
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| SP Billy Loes retired from professional baseball. |
| Tuesday, October 19th, 1999 |
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| Placed RF Willie Keeler on the active roster. |
| Activated RF Willie Keeler from the injured list. |
| Thursday, October 7th, 1999 |
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| Assigned 2B Al Newman to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Assigned 2B Kazuo Matsui to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Thursday, September 30th, 1999 |
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| Placed SP Ben Sheets on the active roster. |
| Activated SP Ben Sheets from the 60-day injured list. |
| Placed SP Howard Ehmke on the active roster. |
| Activated SP Howard Ehmke from the 60-day injured list. |
| Wednesday, September 29th, 1999 |
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| Purchased the contract of LF Nolan Reimold from Triple A Montgomery. |
| 2B Kazuo Matsui was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Placed SP Ben Sheets on the 40-man roster. |
| 2B Al Newman was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Placed SP Howard Ehmke on the 40-man roster. |
| Friday, September 3rd, 1999 |
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| Placed RF Willie Keeler on the 13-day injured list. |
| Thursday, September 2nd, 1999 |
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| Traded 29-year-old minor league starting pitcher Nick Blackburn to the Philadelphia Stars, getting 32-year-old second baseman Al Newman in return. |
| Placed 2B Al Newman on the 40-man roster. |
| Placed 2B Al Newman on the active roster. |
| Demoted 2B Kazuo Matsui to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Demoted 2B Chad Fonville to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Demoted LF Nolan Reimold to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Wednesday, August 25th, 1999 |
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| Placed RP Paul Edmondson on the Bad Boyz League 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/24/1999. |
| Friday, August 20th, 1999 |
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| Purchased the contract of SP Nick Strincevich from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Purchased the contract of RP Ken Gables from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Placed 2B Kazuo Matsui on the 40-man roster. |
| Purchased the contract of 2B Kazuo Matsui from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Purchased the contract of SS Leo Cardenas from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Purchased the contract of LF Nolan Reimold from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Purchased the contract of LF Tuck Stainback from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Purchased the contract of 2B Chad Fonville from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Purchased the contract of CF Herb Adams from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Saturday, August 14th, 1999 |
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| Demoted 2B Chad Fonville to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Placed 3B Edgardo Alfonzo on the Bad Boyz League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 08/13/1999. |
| Placed SP Jack Fisher on the active roster. |
| Activated SP Jack Fisher from the injured list. |
| Thursday, August 12th, 1999 |
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| Traded 30-year-old starting pitcher Harry C. Harper to the San Diego Padres, getting 37-year-old starting pitcher Lefty Grove in return. |
| Placed SP Lefty Grove on the 40-man roster. |
| Placed SP Lefty Grove on the active roster. |
| Placed SP Howard Ehmke on the Bad Boyz League 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/10/1999. |
| Traded 22-year-old minor league reliever Frank Wyman and 31-year-old minor league catcher Dick Brown to the San Diego Padres, getting 28-year-old starting pitcher Sonny Siebert in return. |
| Demoted SP Nick Strincevich to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Placed SP Sonny Siebert on the 40-man roster. |
| Placed SP Sonny Siebert on the active roster. |
| Transferred SP Howard Ehmke to the 60-day IL. |
| Wednesday, August 4th, 1999 |
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| Placed SP Ben Sheets on the 13-day injured list. |
| Transferred SP Ben Sheets to the 60-day IL. |
| Placed SP Shawn Estes on the 40-man roster. |
| Purchased the contract of SP Shawn Estes from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Thursday, July 29th, 1999 |
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| Demoted SP Howard Ehmke to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Placed SP Arlie Pond on the active roster. |
| Activated SP Arlie Pond from the injured list. |
| Wednesday, July 28th, 1999 |
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| Assigned RP Larry Sherry to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Tuesday, July 20th, 1999 |
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| Demoted LF Tuck Stainback to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Placed SS Creepy Crespi on the Bad Boyz League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 07/14/1999. |
| RP Larry Sherry was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Placed 2B Chad Fonville on the 40-man roster. |
| Purchased the contract of 2B Chad Fonville from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Demoted RP Frank Wyman to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Saturday, July 17th, 1999 |
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| Demoted SS Leo Cardenas to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Placed SP Ben Sheets on the active roster. |
| Activated SP Ben Sheets from the injured list. |
| Thursday, July 15th, 1999 |
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| Placed SP Jack Fisher on the 13-day injured list. |
| Purchased the contract of SP Nick Strincevich from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Monday, July 12th, 1999 |
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| Placed RP Hank Fischer on the Bad Boyz League 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/05/1999. |
| Friday, July 9th, 1999 |
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| Assigned 2B Kazuo Matsui to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Monday, July 5th, 1999 |
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| Placed RP Reyes Moronta on the active roster. |
| Activated RP Reyes Moronta from the injured list. |
| Thursday, July 1st, 1999 |
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| Released SS Clem Koshorek. |
| 2B Kazuo Matsui was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Placed SP Nick Strincevich on the 40-man roster. |
| Demoted SP Nick Strincevich to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Tuesday, June 29th, 1999 |
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| Placed SP Shawn Estes on the Bad Boyz League 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/17/1999. |
| Placed SP Howard Ehmke on the 40-man roster. |
| Placed SP Howard Ehmke on the active roster. |
| Activated SP Howard Ehmke from the 60-day injured list. |
| Placed RP Herm Starrette on the 40-man roster. |
| Purchased the contract of RP Herm Starrette from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Placed SP Arlie Pond on the 13-day injured list. |
| Sunday, June 27th, 1999 |
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| Signed Assistant GM Buzzy Bavasi to a 1-year contract extension. |
| Signed Pitching Coach Matt Kiljoy to a 1-year contract extension. |
| Signed Scouting Director Chuck Murphy to a 1-year contract extension. |
| Wednesday, June 23rd, 1999 |
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| Placed RP Frank Wyman on the 13-day injured list. |
| Thursday, June 17th, 1999 |
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| Placed SP Ben Sheets on the 13-day injured list. |
| Sunday, June 13th, 1999 |
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| Purchased the contract of SP Willie Foster from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Saturday, June 12th, 1999 |
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| Placed RP Reyes Moronta on the 13-day injured list. |
| Monday, June 7th, 1999 |
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| Demoted LF Nolan Reimold to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Placed SS Clem Koshorek on the Bad Boyz League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 06/04/1999. |
| Placed CF Odubel Herrera on the 40-man roster. |
| Purchased the contract of CF Odubel Herrera from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Demoted SP Willie Foster to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Purchased the contract of RP Frank Wyman from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Traded 22-year-old minor league starting pitcher Chuck Estrada to the Pittsburgh Ambassadors, getting 24-year-old minor league reliever Herm Starrette in return. |
| Thursday, June 3rd, 1999 |
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| Traded 29-year-old third baseman Jimmy T Williams to the Philadelphia Stars, getting 32-year-old starting pitcher Miles Mikolas in return. |
| Placed SP Miles Mikolas on the 40-man roster. |
| Placed SP Miles Mikolas on the active roster. |
| Tuesday, May 25th, 1999 |
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| Released RP Adam Bernero. |
| Sunday, May 16th, 1999 |
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| RP Kevin Appier was claimed off waivers from Tampon Bay. |
| Demoted SP Chuck Estrada to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Placed RP Kevin Appier on the 40-man roster. |
| Placed RP Kevin Appier on the active roster. |
| Thursday, May 13th, 1999 |
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| Placed SP Howard Ehmke on the 60-day injured list. |
| Sunday, May 9th, 1999 |
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| Demoted SP Howard Ehmke to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Placed RP Adam Bernero on the Bad Boyz League 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/08/1999. |
| Placed RF Mike Tiernan on the 40-man roster. |
| Placed RF Mike Tiernan on the active roster. |
| Activated RF Mike Tiernan from the 60-day injured list. |
| Friday, May 7th, 1999 |
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| Demoted CF Herb Adams to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Released SP Carlos Zambrano. |
| Purchased the contract of SP Howard Ehmke from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Saturday, May 1st, 1999 |
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| CF Odubel Herrera did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Houston organization. |
| Thursday, April 29th, 1999 |
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| Placed 3B Dave Cochrane on the Bad Boyz League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 04/23/1999. |
| SP Carlos Zambrano was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Purchased the contract of SP Willie Foster from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Demoted C Dick Brown to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Purchased the contract of C Jerry May from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Demoted RP Frank Wyman to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Purchased the contract of CF Herb Adams from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Wednesday, April 21st, 1999 |
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| Traded 37-year-old minor league second baseman Randy Velarde, 22-year-old minor league reliever Andy Hansen, 25-year-old minor league reliever John Wyatt and 28-year-old first baseman Eddie Robinson to the Cleveland Lake Monsters, getting 26-year-old first baseman Eric Karros and 34-year-old closer Reyes Moronta in return. |
| Placed 1B Eric Karros on the 40-man roster. |
| Placed 1B Eric Karros on the active roster. |
| Demoted 2B Kazuo Matsui to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Placed RP Reyes Moronta on the 40-man roster. |
| Placed RP Reyes Moronta on the active roster. |
| Sunday, April 11th, 1999 |
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| Demoted SP Howard Ehmke to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Purchased the contract of SP Jack Fisher from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Sunday, April 4th, 1999 |
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| Demoted 1B Eddie Robinson to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Demoted RP Ken Gables to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Purchased the contract of 1B Eddie Robinson from Triple A Montgomery. |
| Saturday, April 3rd, 1999 |
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| Signed free agent 3B Edgardo Alfonzo to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent 2B Randy Velarde to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SS Creepy Crespi to a minor league contract. |
| Thursday, April 1st, 1999 |
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| Demoted SP Hank Fischer to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Demoted RP Larry Sherry to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Saturday, March 20th, 1999 |
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| Demoted CF Herb Adams to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Placed 1B Eddie Robinson on the 13-day injured list. |
| Tuesday, March 16th, 1999 |
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| Demoted C Jerry May to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Assigned SP Shawn Estes from Spring Training camp to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Demoted SP Jack Fisher to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Demoted SP Willie Foster to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Placed RF Mike Tiernan on the 60-day injured list. |
| Placed SP Carlos Zambrano on the 40-man roster. |
| Placed SP Carlos Zambrano on the active roster. |
| Placed RP Larry Sherry on the 40-man roster. |
| Placed RP Larry Sherry on the active roster. |
| Tuesday, March 9th, 1999 |
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| Placed SP Carlos Zambrano on the 40-man roster. |
| Placed SP Carlos Zambrano on the active roster. |
| RP Larry Sherry was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| SP Carlos Zambrano was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Monday, March 1st, 1999 |
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| SP Carlos Zambrano was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Saturday, February 27th, 1999 |
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| Assigned SP Nick Blackburn from Spring Training camp to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Placed SP Nick Strincevich on the 60-day injured list. |
| Thursday, February 18th, 1999 |
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| Demoted RP Bill Foxen to Triple A Montgomery. |
| Invited non-roster SP Hank Fischer to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster SP Shawn Estes to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster SP Nick Blackburn to Spring Training camp. |
