MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Thursday, 10/5/1959
Saturday 2/4/1959 :
Cincinnati: Free agent 3B Eddie Yost has been signed to a contract of $12,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent P Bobby Shantz has been signed to a contract of $8,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (A): Free agent LF Bobby Thomson has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/5/1959 :
Milwaukee: Free agent C Bruce Edwards has been signed to a contract of $3,333,333 per year, for 3 years.
Los Angeles: Free agent P Al Widmar has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (N): Free agent RF Hal Jeffcoat has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Monday 2/6/1959 :
New York (A): Free agent LF Cal Abrams has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland: Free agent RF Harvey Kuenn has been signed to a contract of $5,750,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cleveland: Free agent SS Owen Friend has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (N): Free agent LF Carmen Mauro has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/7/1959 :
San Francisco: Free agent RF Don Lenhardt has been signed to a contract of $950,000 per year, for 1 years.
Philadelphia (N): Free agent P Marv Rotblatt has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1959 :
New York (A): Free agent 1B Dick Kryhoski has been signed to a contract of $3,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Los Angeles: Free agent P Jackie Collum has been signed to a contract of $3,650,500 per year, for 4 years.
Sunday 2/12/1959 :
Chicago (A): Free agent C Sal Yvars has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent 1B Ralph Kiner has been signed to a contract of $200,000 per year, for 1 years.
Monday 2/13/1959 :
St. Louis (N): Free agent P Tom Gorman has been signed to a contract of $360,000 per year, for 1 years.
St. Louis (N): Free agent P Bob Milliken has been signed to a contract of $350,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/14/1959 :
San Francisco: Free agent 2B Danny O'connell has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent P Bob Miller has been signed to a contract of $1,111,000 per year, for 1 years.
Wednesday 2/15/1959 :
Trade between Milwaukee and San Francisco :
San Francisco gets :
1B Norm Siebern
Milwaukee gets :
SS Dick Groat
P Don Cardwell
New York (A): C Rube Walker was assigned to AAA Columbus Clippers.
Washington: Free agent 3B Al Smith has been signed to a contract of $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 2/16/1959 :
New York (A): Free agent C Roy Campanella has been signed to a contract of $345,000 per year, for 1 years.
Friday 2/17/1959 :
San Francisco: Free agent P Herm Wehmeier has been signed to a contract of $6,250,000 per year, for 4 years.
Philadelphia (N): Free agent LF Hal Rice has been signed to a contract of $600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/18/1959 :
Detroit: Free agent LF Gene Woodling has been signed to a contract of $6,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Baltimore: Free agent 2B Bobby Adams has been signed to a contract of $240,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/21/1959 :
Trade between Boston and Baltimore :
Baltimore gets :
P Vicente Amor
Boston gets :
SS Alvin Dark
P Johnny James
$5,000,000 cash.
Trade between Boston and Baltimore :
Baltimore gets :
P Johnny James
Boston gets :
P Vicente Amor
Chicago (N): Free agent P Warren Hacker has been signed to a contract of $1,111,000 per year, for 4 years.
Wednesday 2/22/1959 :
San Francisco: Free agent LF Bob Addis has been signed to a contract of $850,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/24/1959 :
Kansas City: Free agent 3B Roy Sievers has been signed to a contract of $8,505,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent P Jim Suchecki has been signed to a contract of $4,440,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Billy Loes has been signed to a contract of $967,001 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 2/26/1959 :
Chicago (N): Free agent P Warren Spahn has been signed to a contract of $1,222,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/28/1959 :
Chicago (N): Free agent P Paul Minner has been signed to a contract of $5,001,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 3/5/1959 :
Trade between Baltimore and Kansas City :
Kansas City gets :
2B Hank Thompson
Baltimore gets :
SS Maury Wills
Washington: Released P Hal Brown.
Pittsburgh: Put LF Charlie Maxwell on the 60 Day DL.
New York (A): C Toby Atwell was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): Put 1B Al Rosen on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Boston: Placed C Hank Foiles on irrevocable waivers.
Boston: 1B Kent Hadley was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston: P Frank Baumann was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston: CF Carroll Hardy was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston: Placed RF Jim Pisoni on irrevocable waivers.
Boston: Placed 1B Marv Blaylock on irrevocable waivers.
New York (A): Placed 3B George Kell on waivers.
Tuesday 4/4/1959 :
Kansas City: Put 1B Gordon Goldsberry on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cincinnati: Put RF Jim Mcanany on the 60 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Put P Joe Black on the 15 Day DL.
Boston: LF Ken Wood was assigned to AAA .
Boston: P Gene Host was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston: P Charlie Rabe was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston: 1B Marv Blaylock was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston: Put SS Virgil Stallcup on waivers and designate for assignment for the purpose of his unconditional release.
Boston: Released SS Virgil Stallcup.
New York (A): Put P Paul Lapalme on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Chicago (A): Released P Eddie Erautt.
Chicago (A): Released P Bob Kuzava.
Milwaukee: C Bill Sarni was assigned to AAA .
Milwaukee: Released 2B Sibby Sisti.
Wednesday 4/12/1959 :
Pittsburgh: Put CF Gus Bell on the 15 Day DL.
Thursday 4/13/1959 :
Milwaukee: SP Jack Meyer has been claimed off waivers from St. Louis (N).
Thursday 4/20/1959 :
San Francisco: Released P Dave Ferriss.
Pittsburgh: Put P Billy Hoeft on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 4/25/1959 :
New York (A): P Paul Lapalme was assigned to AAA Columbus Clippers.
Kansas City: 1B Gordon Goldsberry was assigned to AAA Harrisburg Keystones.
Chicago (N): Released P Art Houtteman.
Friday 5/5/1959 :
Kansas City : Free agent Eddie Erautt has been signed to a contract of $190,000 per year, for 1 years.
Boston: Put 2B Pete Runnels on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 5/13/1959 :
Baltimore : Hersh Freeman has been signed to a contract extension, $2,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati : Joe Black has been signed to a contract extension, $330,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 5/21/1959 :
Trade between Baltimore and Washington :
Washington gets :
LF Willie Kirkland
2B Bill Mazeroski
P Jack Sanford
P Jay Hook
Baltimore gets :
CF Richie Ashburn
P Phil Paine
Trade between Washington and New York (A) :
New York (A) gets :
C Sammy White
Washington gets :
P Rudy Arias
New York (A): Designated 3B George Kell for assignment.
Detroit: Put RF Jim King on the 60 Day DL.
Monday 5/22/1959 :
New York (A): SP Hal Newhouser has been claimed off waivers from Cincinnati.
Friday 5/26/1959 :
Boston: Released P Ben Flowers.
Chicago (N): Released P Luis Aloma.
Chicago (N): Released P Dick Tomanek.
Wednesday 5/31/1959 :
Pittsburgh : Hobie Landrith has been signed to a contract extension, $5,260,000 per year, for 3 years.
Pittsburgh : Russ Meyer has been signed to a contract extension, $3,380,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Vern Law has been signed to a contract extension, $4,010,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 6/5/1959 :
New York (A): P Jake Thies was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): Designated 3B George Kell for assignment.
Boston: Put LF Bob Speake on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Released LF Hank Bauer.
Los Angeles: Put P Chris Van cuyk on the 60 Day DL.
Tuesday 6/13/1959 :
Detroit: Put LF Gene Woodling on the 15 Day DL.
Wednesday 6/21/1959 :
St. Louis (N) : Tom Poholsky has been signed to a contract extension, $3,300,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (N) : Alex Kellner has been signed to a contract extension, $830,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis (N) : Reno Bertoia has been signed to a contract extension, $750,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A): Placed C Roy Campanella on waivers.
New York (A): Designated C Roy Campanella for assignment.
New York (A) : Steve Bilko has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (A) : Sandy Koufax has been signed to a contract extension, $8,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Los Angeles : Hank Aaron has been signed to a contract extension, $10,050,000 per year, for 5 years.
Thursday 6/29/1959 :
Cincinnati : Free agent Bob Kuzava has been signed to a contract of $1,004,000 per year, for 1 years.
Kansas City: Put P Dick Donovan on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh : Jack Phillips has been signed to a contract extension, $1,560,000 per year, for 1 years.
Pittsburgh : Gene Mauch has been signed to a contract extension, $3,010,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 7/6/1959 :
Cleveland: Put P Mike Mccormick on the 60 Day DL.
Wednesday 7/12/1959 :
New York (A): Released C Roy Campanella.
Friday 7/14/1959 :
Trade between St. Louis (N) and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
P Dick Hyde
St. Louis (N) gets :
SS Gene Freese
Trade between Boston and St. Louis (N) :
St. Louis (N) gets :
1B Kent Hadley
Boston gets :
P Tom Poholsky
St. Louis (N) : Rocky Nelson has been signed to a contract extension, $800,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (A) : Jim Lemon has been signed to a contract extension, $8,900,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (A) : Jim Busby has been signed to a contract extension, $820,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (A) : Frank Campos has been signed to a contract extension, $360,000 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 7/22/1959 :
Boston: Put C Carl Sawatski on the 15 Day DL.
Sunday 7/30/1959 :
Boston: Put P John Tsitouris on the 15 Day DL.
Kansas City: Put P Lou Brissie on the 15 Day DL.
Los Angeles: Put P Bob Friend on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Released 1B Harry Agganis.
Philadelphia (N): Released LF Danny Schell.
Philadelphia (N): Released 2B Spook Jacobs.
Philadelphia (N): Released CF Carmen Mauro.
Philadelphia (N): Released LF Hal Rice.
Philadelphia (N): Released P Jose Santiago.
Philadelphia (N): Released SS Bob Stephenson.
Philadelphia (N): Released P Frank Barnes.
Philadelphia (N) : Dale Long has been signed to a contract extension, $2,600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Don Elston has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Jack Harshman has been signed to a contract extension, $900,000 per year, for 1 years.
Baltimore : Bill Bruton has been signed to a contract extension, $630,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (N) : Jim Gilliam has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati : Roy Face has been signed to a contract extension, $8,400,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cincinnati : Joe Adcock has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Philadelphia (N) : Free agent Rex Barney has been signed to a contract of $1,750,000 per year, for 1 years.
Trade between Philadelphia (N) and Kansas City :
Kansas City gets :
P Marv Rotblatt
LF Hal Jeffcoat
Philadelphia (N) gets :
P Jim Stump
Philadelphia (N): P Jim Stump was promoted from A to AAA .
Trade between New York (A) and St. Louis (N) :
St. Louis (N) gets :
P Johnny Rutherford
New York (A) gets :
RF Dick Kokos
Trade between New York (A) and Philadelphia (N) :
Philadelphia (N) gets :
3B George Kell
1B Al Rosen
C Sammy White
P Hal Newhouser
P Art Fowler
New York (A) gets :
3B Gene Baker
RF Stan Hollmig
SS Fred Marsh
Trade between New York (A) and Philadelphia (N) :
Philadelphia (N) gets :
P Jim Bunning
SS Gil Mcdougald
P Murray Wall
New York (A) gets :
3B Eddie Mathews
New York (A): P Marshall Bridges was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): P Jake Thies was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): C Rube Walker was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): 3B Gene Leek was promoted from AA Albany Yankees to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): SS Lee Tate was promoted from AA Albany Yankees to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): P Paul Lapalme was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
Trade between Baltimore and Philadelphia (N) :
Philadelphia (N) gets :
RF Richie Ashburn
1B R.c. Stevens
$2,000,000 cash.
Baltimore gets :
LF Gary Geiger
CF Lee Maye
LF Russ Sullivan
2B Tommy Glaviano
Trade between Baltimore and Philadelphia (N) :
Philadelphia (N) gets :
P Robin Roberts
Baltimore gets :
P Jim Bronstad
2B Roy Hartsfield
Friday 8/4/1959 :
Chicago (A): Released P Bill Wight.
Sunday 8/6/1959 :
Cleveland: Put 1B Tito Francona on the 60 Day DL.
Kansas City: Released LF Ben Taylor.
Philadelphia (N): Released P Jim Stump.
Philadelphia (N): Released P Marcelino Solis.
Philadelphia (N): Released P Virgil Jester.
Philadelphia (N): Released P Jim Willis.
Philadelphia (N): Released C Valmy Thomas.
Philadelphia (N) : Robin Roberts has been signed to a contract extension, $4,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (N) : George Kell has been signed to a contract extension, $650,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 8/12/1959 :
Chicago (N): Released 1B Lou Limmer.
Monday 8/14/1959 :
New York (A): P Whitey Ford was put on the 15-Day DL.
New York (A): C Toby Atwell was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
Boston: Put P Frank Baumann on the 15 Day DL.
San Francisco: Put C Sam Calderone on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Put P Ray Herbert on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Put CF Gus Bell on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (A) : Billy Martin has been signed to a contract extension, $10,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
Kansas City : Dick Williams has been signed to a contract extension, $400,000 per year, for 3 years.
Kansas City : Hal Jeffcoat has been signed to a contract extension, $900,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A) : Fred Marsh has been signed to a contract extension, $600,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (A) : Gus Zernial has been signed to a contract extension, $420,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (A) : Dick Kokos has been signed to a contract extension, $3,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Tuesday 8/22/1959 :
Philadelphia (N) : Free agent Dave Ferriss has been signed to a contract of $180,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 8/22/1959 :
Kansas City: Put P Bob Grim on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Released P Ruben Gomez.
Kansas City : Johnny Temple has been signed to a contract extension, $600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Kansas City : Sammy Meeks has been signed to a contract extension, $440,000 per year, for 2 years.
Washington : Jim Delsing has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 8/30/1959 :
New York (A): SS Jim Brideweser was put on the 60-Day DL.
Philadelphia (N) : Dave Ferriss has been signed to a contract extension, $400,000 per year, for 1 years.
Wednesday 9/6/1959 :
New York (A): 3B Gene Leek was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): SS Lee Tate was sent down from AAA Columbus Clippers to AA Albany Yankees.
New York (A): P Paul Giel was sent down from AAA Columbus Clippers to AA Albany Yankees.
New York (A): 3B Gene Baker was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): Placed 3B Gene Baker on irrevocable waivers.
New York (A) : Free agent Dick Tomanek has been signed to a contract of $150,000 per year, for 1 years.
New York (A) : Free agent Ruben Gomez has been signed to a contract of $150,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cincinnati: Placed P Erv Palica on waivers.
Cincinnati: Put P Corky Valentine on the 60 Day DL.
Cincinnati : Ernie Banks has been signed to a contract extension, $4,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cincinnati : Johnny Groth has been signed to a contract extension, $6,400,000 per year, for 2 years.
Baltimore : Frank Sullivan has been signed to a contract extension, $3,700,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston : Mike Garcia has been signed to a contract extension, $750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston : Hank Aguirre has been signed to a contract extension, $400,000 per year, for 4 years.
Boston : Ray Boone has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston : Ted Gray has been signed to a contract extension, $550,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston : Alvin Dark has been signed to a contract extension, $380,000 per year, for 1 years.
Boston : Del Ennis has been signed to a contract extension, $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston : Lou Sleater has been signed to a contract extension, $600,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston : Roberto Clemente has been signed to a contract extension, $8,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Pittsburgh : Billy Hoeft has been signed to a contract extension, $4,790,000 per year, for 3 years.
Los Angeles : Tommy Brown has been signed to a contract extension, $1,050,000 per year, for 4 years.
Thursday 9/14/1959 :
Philadelphia (N) : Steve Ridzik has been signed to a contract extension, $525,000 per year, for 1 years.
Los Angeles : Duke Snider has been signed to a contract extension, $14,555,000 per year, for 4 years.
Friday 9/15/1959 :
Chicago (N): CF Karl Olson has been claimed off waivers from Washington.
Friday 9/22/1959 :
Boston: Put 3B Pete Runnels on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): Released P Bob Giggie.
Philadelphia (N): Put P Don Elston on the 15 Day DL.
San Francisco : Camilo Pascual has been signed to a contract extension, $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Kansas City : Eddie Erautt has been signed to a contract extension, $1,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Kansas City : Hank Thompson has been signed to a contract extension, $5,060,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (A) : Ruben Gomez has been signed to a contract extension, $290,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (A): P Bob Rush was put on the 60-Day DL.
Monday 9/25/1959 :
Pittsburgh : Ike Delock has been signed to a contract extension, $3,890,000 per year, for 2 years.
Washington : Bob Boyd has been signed to a contract extension, $2,560,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (A): P Paul Lapalme was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): P Marshall Bridges was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): C Toby Atwell was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): 3B Gene Leek was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.

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