ALL TRANSACTION NEWS
Thursday, 10/5/1959
Friday 2/3/1959 :
C Rube Walker was placed on irrevocable waivers.
2B Putsy Caballero was placed on irrevocable waivers.
2B Putsy Caballero was assigned to the active roster.
Monday 2/6/1959 :
Free agent LF Cal Abrams has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1959 :
Free agent 1B Dick Kryhoski has been signed to a contract of $3,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Thursday 2/9/1959 :
1B Dick Kryhoski was put on the 40-man roster.
LF Cal Abrams was put on the 40-man roster.
LF Cal Abrams was assigned to the active roster.
1B Dick Kryhoski was assigned to the active roster.
Wednesday 2/15/1959 :
C Rube Walker was assigned to AAA Columbus Clippers.
Thursday 2/16/1959 :
Free agent C Roy Campanella has been signed to a contract of $345,000 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 3/4/1959 :
Free agent 3B George Kell has been signed to a minor league contract.
Sunday 3/5/1959 :
C Roy Campanella was put on the 40-man roster.
3B George Kell was put on the 40-man roster.
C Toby Atwell was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
C Roy Campanella was assigned to the active roster.
1B Al Rosen has been put on waivers and designated for assignment.
3B George Kell was assigned to the active roster.
3B George Kell was placed on waivers.
Tuesday 4/4/1959 :
1B Al Rosen was put on the 40-man roster.
P Paul Lapalme has been put on waivers and designated for assignment.
1B Al Rosen was assigned to the active roster.
P Paul Lapalme was put on the 40-man roster.
Tuesday 4/25/1959 :
P Paul Lapalme was assigned to AAA Columbus Clippers.
Friday 5/5/1959 :
3B Juan Delis was sent down from AA Albany Yankees to A .
3B Gene Leek was promoted from A to AA Albany Yankees.
Sunday 5/21/1959 :
Trade with Washington :
We get :
C Sammy White
Washington gets :
P Rudy Arias
C Sammy White was put on the 40-man roster.
3B George Kell has been designated for assignment.
C Sammy White was assigned to the active roster.
Monday 5/22/1959 :
SP Hal Newhouser has been claimed off waivers from Cincinnati and designated for assignment.
Monday 6/5/1959 :
P Hal Newhouser was put on the 40-man roster.
3B George Kell was put on the 40-man roster.
P Jake Thies was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
3B George Kell was assigned to the active roster.
3B George Kell has been designated for assignment.
P Hal Newhouser was assigned to the active roster.
Tuesday 6/13/1959 :
3B George Kell was put on the 40-man roster.
Wednesday 6/21/1959 :
C Roy Campanella was placed on waivers.
C Roy Campanella has been designated for assignment.
3B George Kell was assigned to the active roster.
Steve Bilko has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Sandy Koufax has been signed to a contract extension, $8,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Wednesday 7/12/1959 :
C Roy Campanella was put on the 40-man roster.
Sunday 7/30/1959 :
Trade with St. Louis (N) :
St. Louis (N) gets :
P Johnny Rutherford
We get :
RF Dick Kokos
Trade with Philadelphia (N) :
Philadelphia (N) gets :
3B George Kell
1B Al Rosen
C Sammy White
P Hal Newhouser
P Art Fowler
We get :
3B Gene Baker
RF Stan Hollmig
SS Fred Marsh
Trade with Philadelphia (N) :
Philadelphia (N) gets :
P Jim Bunning
SS Gil Mcdougald
P Murray Wall
We get :
3B Eddie Mathews
3B Eddie Mathews was put on the 40-man roster.
SS Fred Marsh was put on the 40-man roster.
RF Stan Hollmig was put on the 40-man roster.
3B Eddie Mathews was assigned to the active roster.
SS Fred Marsh was assigned to the active roster.
RF Stan Hollmig was assigned to the active roster.
RF Dick Kokos was put on the 40-man roster.
RF Dick Kokos was assigned to the active roster.
P Marshall Bridges was put on the 40-man roster.
P Marshall Bridges was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
P Jake Thies was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
C Rube Walker was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
3B Gene Leek was promoted from AA Albany Yankees to AAA Columbus Clippers.
SS Lee Tate was promoted from AA Albany Yankees to AAA Columbus Clippers.
RF Jack Daniels was promoted from A to AA Albany Yankees.
RF Jack Daniels was sent down from AA Albany Yankees to A .
P Paul Lapalme was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
Monday 8/14/1959 :
P Whitey Ford was put on the 15-Day DL.
3B Gene Baker was put on the 40-man roster.
3B Gene Leek was put on the 40-man roster.
C Toby Atwell was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
Fred Marsh has been signed to a contract extension, $600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Gus Zernial has been signed to a contract extension, $420,000 per year, for 2 years.
Dick Kokos has been signed to a contract extension, $3,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Tuesday 8/22/1959 :
Free agent Virgil Stallcup has been signed to a minor league deal.
Wednesday 8/30/1959 :
SS Jim Brideweser was put on the 60-Day DL.
Wednesday 9/6/1959 :
P Whitey Ford was promoted from to the active roster.
3B Gene Leek was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
SS Lee Tate was sent down from AAA Columbus Clippers to AA Albany Yankees.
P Paul Giel was sent down from AAA Columbus Clippers to AA Albany Yankees.
3B Gene Baker was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
3B Gene Baker was placed on irrevocable waivers.
Free agent Dick Tomanek has been signed to a contract of $150,000 per year, for 1 years.
Free agent Ruben Gomez has been signed to a contract of $150,000 per year, for 1 years.
P Dick Tomanek was put on the 40-man roster.
P Ruben Gomez was put on the 40-man roster.
P Ruben Gomez was assigned to the active roster.
P Dick Tomanek was assigned to the active roster.
Friday 9/22/1959 :
Ruben Gomez has been signed to a contract extension, $290,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 9/22/1959 :
P Bob Rush was put on the 60-Day DL.
Monday 9/25/1959 :
P Paul Lapalme was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
P Marshall Bridges was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
C Toby Atwell was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
3B Gene Leek was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.

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