Roger Craig Trades and Transactions

The Roger Craig trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Roger Craig has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"He (Roger Craig) pitched all that time with a team (1963 New York Mets) like that behind him? Well, he sure as hell deserves a lot more than a raise. He ought to bargain for a piece of the ballpark." - Teamster President Jimmy Hoffa (1963)

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Roger Craig

Roger Craig Autograph on a 1989 Pacific Trading (#145)

Roger Craig Autograph on a 1989 Pacific Trading (#145)
 

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Birth Name:   Roger Lee Craig
Nickname:   None
Born On:   02-17-1930  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Durham, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   North Carolina State University (DNP)
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   191
First Game:   07-17-1955 (Age 25)
Last Game:   07-04-1966
Draft:   Not Applicable
Roger Craig

Trades & Transactions

00-00-1950: Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers.
10-10-1961: Selected by New York Mets — expansion draft.
11-04-1963: Traded by New York Mets to St. Louis Cardinals for George Altman and Bill Wakefield.
12-14-1964: Traded by St. Louis Cardinals (with Charlie James) to Cincinnati Reds for Bob Purkey.
04-11-1966: Released by Cincinnati Reds.
04-11-1966: Signed by Philadelphia Phillies.
07-23-1966: Released by Philadelphia Phillies.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Roger Craig trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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