The Transactions for the 1959 Cincinnati Reds (original) (raw)
The Transactions for the 1959 Cincinnati Reds
1959
Johnny Edwards signed as an amateur free agent.
Gus Gil signed as an amateur free agent.
Tommy Helms signed as an amateur free agent.
Bobby Klaus signed as an amateur free agent.
Cesar Tovar signed as an amateur free agent.
January 7, 1959
Purchased Frank Kellert from Boston Red Sox.
January 30, 1959
Traded Smoky Burgess, Harvey Haddix and Don Hoak to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Whammy Douglas, Jim Pendleton, Frank Thomas and John Powers.
March, 1959
Traded Marty Kutyna to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Walt Craddock.
March 20, 1959
Eddie Miksis released.
April 1, 1959
Jim Maloney signed as an amateur free agent.
May 1, 1959
Traded Del Ennis to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Don Rudolph and Lou Skizas.
May 6, 1959
Traded Chuck Churn to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Dick Hanlon.
May 14, 1959
Sold Frank Kellert to Baltimore Orioles.
June 8, 1959
Traded Hal Jeffcoat to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jim Brosnan.
June 23, 1959
Traded Walt Dropo to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Whitey Lockman.
July 1, 1959
Purchased Willie Jones from Cleveland Indians.
September 9, 1959
Art Shamsky signed as an amateur free agent.
September 25, 1959
Jerry Zimmerman signed as a free agent.
October 3, 1959
Sold Bob Mabe to Baltimore Orioles.
November 21, 1959
Traded Tom Acker to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Frank House.
November 25, 1959
Whitey Lockman released.
November 30, 1959
Minor League Draft
Selected Jim Duckworth from Los Angeles Dodgers. Selected Bob Miller from Detroit Tigers. Selected Ray Rippelmeyer from Milwaukee Braves.
December 6, 1959
Traded Frank Thomas to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Lee Walls, Lou Jackson and Bill Henry.
December 15, 1959
Sold John Powers to Baltimore Orioles.
Traded Johnny Temple to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Billy Martin, Gordy Coleman and Cal McLish.