Major Transactions

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Saturday, September 26th, 1959

Placed CF Barry Hopkins on waivers.

Wednesday, September 23rd, 1959

Placed RF Bobby Martin on waivers.

Tuesday, September 1st, 1959

Recalled C William Reed from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled C Román González from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled C Jeff O'Neal from Double A Austin.

Recalled SP Jeff Elkins from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled SP Chris James from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled LF Martín Morán from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled CL Bobby Elkins from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled 2B Dave Carter from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled RF Gilberto González from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled CF Jeff Lane from Double A Austin.

Recalled 1B Leonard Finley from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled MR Rodrigo Esquire from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled MR Jon Farmer from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled RF Millard Kaufman from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled C Paco De La Torre from Double A Austin.

Tuesday, August 25th, 1959

Activated SP Michael Lange from the disabled list.

Optioned SP Chris James to Triple A St. Catherines.

Thursday, August 13th, 1959

Signed Eddie Seymour to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $4,400.

Wednesday, August 12th, 1959

Activated C Ramón Guerrero from the disabled list.

Optioned C Román González to Triple A St. Catherines.

Signed Bart Solís to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $179,500.

Monday, August 10th, 1959

Placed SP Michael Lange on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SP Chris James from Double A Austin.

Signed Nolan Thomas to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $11,200.

Saturday, July 25th, 1959

Placed C Ramón Guerrero on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of C Jesús Ramírez from Double A Austin.

Signed Curt Melton to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $12,200.

Friday, July 24th, 1959

Assigned 1B Scott Coleman to Triple A St. Catherines.

Thursday, July 23rd, 1959

Signed Blake Ilderton to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $24,700.

Sunday, July 19th, 1959

Recalled SP Edgar Morales from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled SS Germán Blanco from Triple A St. Catherines.

1B Scott Coleman was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Traded 25-year-old starting pitcher Jerome Moore to the Los Angeles Quakes, getting 19-year-old minor league starting pitcher Eduardo López in return.

Thursday, July 16th, 1959

Recalled SS Alex Austin from Triple A St. Catherines.

Optioned LF Martín Morán to Triple A St. Catherines.

Traded 27-year-old third baseman Ánibal González and 19-year-old minor league reliever Keith Nelson to the Chicago Clout, getting 31-year-old left fielder Ricardo Palbes in return.

Wednesday, July 8th, 1959

Assigned SP Nelson Lagorreta to Double A Austin.

Monday, July 6th, 1959

Recalled MR Millard Grady from Triple A St. Catherines.

Optioned C William Reed to Triple A St. Catherines.

Traded 27-year-old closer Ramón Cordero to the Atlanta Rebels, getting 28-year-old catcher Ramón Guerrero in return.

Friday, July 3rd, 1959

Optioned MR Millard Grady to Triple A St. Catherines.

Thursday, July 2nd, 1959

MR Luis Icaza was claimed off waivers from Atlanta.

Tuesday, June 30th, 1959

Activated 1B John Camp from the disabled list.

Optioned SS Germán Blanco to Triple A St. Catherines.

Monday, June 29th, 1959

SP Ron Melton was claimed off waivers by San Francisco.

Wednesday, June 24th, 1959

Optioned SP Edgar Morales to Triple A St. Catherines.

Tuesday, June 23rd, 1959

SP Orlando Rúbio was claimed off waivers from Atlanta.

Monday, June 22nd, 1959

Activated 3B Ánibal González from the disabled list.

Optioned SS Alex Austin to Triple A St. Catherines.

Saturday, June 20th, 1959

Assigned 1B Ramiro Díaz to Triple A St. Catherines.

Monday, June 15th, 1959

Placed 1B John Camp on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SS Alex Austin from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled SP Edgar Morales from Double A Austin.

Optioned SP Nelson Lagorreta to Triple A St. Catherines.

Sunday, June 7th, 1959

Placed 3B Ánibal González on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled 2B Pedro Torres from Triple A St. Catherines.

Thursday, June 4th, 1959

MR T.J. Moore was claimed off waivers from Atlanta.

Optioned MR Bobby Elkins to Triple A St. Catherines.

Monday, May 18th, 1959

Purchased the contract of SP Nelson Lagorreta from Double A Austin.

Optioned SP Jeff Elkins to Triple A St. Catherines.

Monday, May 11th, 1959

MR Ben Anthony was claimed off waivers from Los Angeles.

Optioned MR Jon Farmer to Triple A St. Catherines.

Friday, May 1st, 1959

Assigned MR Paul Dukes to Triple A St. Catherines.

Sunday, April 26th, 1959

Purchased the contract of CL Jon Farmer from Triple A St. Catherines.

MR Paul Dukes was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Monday, April 13th, 1959

Assigned MR José García to Triple A St. Catherines.

Thursday, April 9th, 1959

MR José García was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned MR Edgar Morales to Triple A St. Catherines.

Optioned MR Ron Melton to Triple A St. Catherines.

Optioned MR Rodrigo Esquire to Triple A St. Catherines.

Optioned C Jeff O'Neal to Triple A St. Catherines.

Optioned C Paco De La Torre to Triple A St. Catherines.

Optioned 1B Ramiro Díaz to Triple A St. Catherines.

Optioned 3B Dave Carter to Triple A St. Catherines.

Optioned CF Millard Kaufman to Triple A St. Catherines.

Optioned RF Jeff Lane to Triple A St. Catherines.

Optioned RF Gilberto González to Triple A St. Catherines.

Optioned 2B Pedro Torres to Triple A St. Catherines.

Optioned 1B Leonard Finley to Triple A St. Catherines.

Friday, February 20th, 1959

Recalled C Jeff O'Neal from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled C Paco De La Torre from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled 3B Dave Carter from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled CF Millard Kaufman from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled SP Edgar Morales from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled RF Gilberto González from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled RF Jeff Lane from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled 1B Ramiro Díaz from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled 1B Leonard Finley from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled SP José García from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled 2B Pedro Torres from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled SP Ron Melton from Triple A St. Catherines.

Recalled MR Rodrigo Esquire from Triple A St. Catherines.

Thursday, February 12th, 1959

Assigned SS Francisco Maldonado to Triple A St. Catherines.

Traded 29-year-old minor league reliever Alejandro Guerrero to the Washington Mutuals, getting 24-year-old minor league starting pitcher Toshikasu Fujii in return.

Saturday, February 7th, 1959

Purchased the contract of RF Eric Thompson from Triple A St. Catherines.

SS Francisco Maldonado was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Traded 29-year-old right fielder Okura Otani to the Chicago Hitmen, getting 32-year-old second baseman Michael Walls in return.

Sunday, January 25th, 1959

Traded 28-year-old minor league reliever Chris Bergeron to the Los Angeles Moguls, getting 23-year-old minor league right fielder José García and 24-year-old minor league first baseman Pancho Martínez in return.

Tuesday, January 20th, 1959

Signed free agent SP Jeff Elkins to a 1-year contract worth a total of $13,000.

Optioned SP Edgar Morales to Triple A St. Catherines.

Thursday, January 1st, 1959

Purchased the contract of SP Edgar Morales from Triple A St. Catherines.

Optioned MR Alejandro Guerrero to Triple A St. Catherines.

Sunday, December 14th, 1958

Recalled SP Alejandro Guerrero from Triple A St. Catherines.

Traded 25-year-old reliever Steven Embling to the Los Angeles Moguls, getting 20-year-old minor league shortstop Alan Johnson in return.

Monday, December 1st, 1958

Optioned 1B Ramiro Díaz to Triple A St. Catherines.

Drafted 1B Scott Coleman in the 1958 rule 5 draft (Pick 1, Round 1, 1st overall Pick), from the St. Louis Dredgers.

Lost RF Mike Mathews in the rule 5 draft to the Chicago Hitmen.

Thursday, November 20th, 1958

Signed hitting coach Corbin Pollock to a 5-year, $7,800 per year contract.

Friday, November 14th, 1958

Recalled SP Steven Embling from Triple A St. Catherines.

Traded 27-year-old reliever Kyle Fawkes to the Atlanta Rebels, getting 24-year-old minor league starting pitcher Ron Melton and 21-year-old minor league right fielder Cole Lee in return.

Monday, November 10th, 1958

Optioned SS Dave Carter to Triple A St. Catherines.

Traded 30-year-old minor league starting pitcher Tomás Garza and 22-year-old minor league starting pitcher Dave Clark to the Baltimore Barons, getting 28-year-old shortstop Ryan Hood in return.

Saturday, November 8th, 1958

Signed free agent 1B Leonard Finley to a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,700.

Assigned 1B Leonard Finley to Triple A St. Catherines.

Friday, October 31st, 1958

Signed free agent 1B Ramiro Díaz to a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,400.

Optioned 2B Pedro Torres to Triple A St. Catherines.

Thursday, October 23rd, 1958

Signed general manager Alex Law to a 4-year, $24,100 per year contract.

Saturday, October 18th, 1958

Assigned MR Joe Howell to Triple A St. Catherines.

Tuesday, October 14th, 1958

2B Manny Herrera retires.