Major Transactions

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Thursday, October 8th, 1959

Placed C Larry Thompson on the 15-day disabled list.

Tuesday, September 29th, 1959

Placed MR Bernardo Ruíz on the 60-day disabled list.

Thursday, September 24th, 1959

Recalled 2B Kevin Taylor from Triple A Welland.

Friday, September 4th, 1959

Assigned CF Aurelio Valdés to Triple A Welland.

Wednesday, September 2nd, 1959

Recalled C Larry Thompson from Double A Beeville.

Tuesday, September 1st, 1959

Recalled C Curt Huffman from Triple A Welland.

Recalled C Javier González from Double A Beeville.

Recalled RF Iván Castillo from Triple A Welland.

Recalled SP Bernardo Ruíz from Triple A Welland.

Recalled CF Yi-ping Lang from Triple A Welland.

Recalled 2B Ron King from Triple A Welland.

Recalled LF Jong-your Cho from Triple A Welland.

Recalled 2B Keith Black from Triple A Welland.

Recalled MR Miguel Angel Maldonado from Triple A Welland.

Recalled MR Alejandro Guerrero from Double A Beeville.

Recalled C Jorge Ramos from Double A Beeville.

Sunday, August 30th, 1959

Activated CF Blair Henderson from the disabled list.

CF Aurelio Valdés was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Sunday, August 23rd, 1959

Placed 1B Eddy Carney on the 60-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of 1B Joe Davis from Triple A Welland.

Tuesday, August 11th, 1959

Signed Gerald Morris to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $3,300.

Monday, August 10th, 1959

Signed Tim Frank to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $6,500.

Saturday, August 8th, 1959

Signed Joe Akers to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $21,400.

Signed Danny Jones to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $10,600.

Monday, August 3rd, 1959

Placed CF Blair Henderson on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of CF Aurelio Valdés from Triple A Welland.

Saturday, August 1st, 1959

Optioned SS Keith Black to Triple A Welland.

MR Roger Joss was claimed off waivers by Boston.

Friday, July 31st, 1959

1B Eddy Carney was claimed off waivers from Los Angeles.

Monday, July 27th, 1959

MR Roger Joss was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Traded 23-year-old minor league starting pitcher Stephen Randall and 24-year-old minor league catcher Gary Oglethorpe to the Los Angeles Moguls, getting 25-year-old closer Bill Plantagenet in return.

Saturday, July 25th, 1959

Recalled SS Chris Dudley from Triple A Welland.

Optioned MR Miguel Angel Maldonado to Triple A Welland.

Traded 31-year-old first baseman Paul Lowe and 19-year-old minor league starting pitcher Robert Garneau to the Boston Morrills, getting 34-year-old reliever Freddy Gibbons and 23-year-old minor league right fielder Fred Gauvin in return.

Thursday, July 16th, 1959

Signed Augusto Quiñones to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $108,600.

Monday, July 13th, 1959

Activated CF Blair Henderson from the disabled list.

Optioned LF Yi-ping Lang to Triple A Welland.

Wednesday, July 1st, 1959

Purchased the contract of SP Cris Cabral from Triple A Welland.

Optioned SP José Batista to Triple A Welland.

Placed 3B José Gonzáles on the 60-day disabled list.

Sunday, June 28th, 1959

Placed CF Blair Henderson on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of RF Luis Romero from Triple A Welland.

Friday, June 19th, 1959

Signed Pablo Menéndez to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $11,300.

Friday, June 12th, 1959

Placed MR Pepe López on the 60-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of MR Roger Joss from Triple A Welland.

Wednesday, June 3rd, 1959

RF Loren Burnham was claimed off waivers by Detroit.

Sunday, May 31st, 1959

Recalled 1B Paul Lowe from Triple A Welland.

Optioned SS Ron King to Triple A Welland.

Friday, May 29th, 1959

Activated RF Ed Couch from the disabled list.

RF Loren Burnham was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Monday, May 18th, 1959

Recalled 1B Scott Fields from Triple A Welland.

Optioned 1B Paul Lowe to Triple A Welland.

Wednesday, May 6th, 1959

Assigned CF Aurelio Valdés to Triple A Welland.

Sunday, May 3rd, 1959

Placed RF Ed Couch on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled LF Yi-ping Lang from Triple A Welland.

Friday, May 1st, 1959

Activated LF Loren Burnham from the disabled list.

CF Aurelio Valdés was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Saturday, April 18th, 1959

Purchased the contract of SS Ron King from Triple A Welland.

Demoted 1B Scott Fields to Triple A Welland.

Monday, April 13th, 1959

Assigned C Robert Younger to Triple A Welland.

Optioned SS Kevin Taylor to Triple A Welland.

Assigned 2B Bob Thompson to Double A Beeville.

Thursday, April 9th, 1959

1B Scott Fields was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

C Robert Younger was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

2B Bob Thompson was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned MR Bernardo Ruíz to Triple A Welland.

Optioned MR Alejandro Guerrero to Triple A Welland.

Optioned C Jorge Ramos to Triple A Welland.

Optioned 1B Javier González to Triple A Welland.

Optioned 3B José Gonzáles to Triple A Welland.

Optioned SS Chris Dudley to Triple A Welland.

Optioned RF Yi-ping Lang to Triple A Welland.

Optioned RF Jong-your Cho to Triple A Welland.

Optioned LF Iván Castillo to Triple A Welland.

Optioned C Curt Huffman to Double A Beeville.

Optioned C Larry Thompson to Double A Beeville.

Tuesday, March 31st, 1959

Placed LF Loren Burnham on the 15-day disabled list.

Sunday, March 22nd, 1959

Recalled C Larry Thompson from Single A Laguna Beach.

Tuesday, February 24th, 1959

Assigned SP Roger Joss to Triple A Welland.

Assigned CL Bong-ok Ya to Triple A Welland.

Friday, February 20th, 1959

Purchased the contract of SP Jason Lane from Triple A Welland.

Recalled 1B Scott Fields from Triple A Welland.

Recalled C Joe Harris from Triple A Welland.

Recalled LF Loren Burnham from Triple A Welland.

Recalled RF Yi-ping Lang from Triple A Welland.

Recalled C Jorge Ramos from Triple A Welland.

Recalled 1B Javier González from Double A Beeville.

Recalled SP Bernardo Ruíz from Triple A Welland.

Recalled RF Jong-your Cho from Triple A Welland.

Recalled C Curt Huffman from Double A Beeville.

Recalled 2B Kevin Taylor from Triple A Welland.

Recalled 2B Bob Thompson from Triple A Welland.

Recalled SS Chris Dudley from Triple A Welland.

Recalled LF Iván Castillo from Triple A Welland.

Friday, February 13th, 1959

Assigned RF Lee Williams to Triple A Welland.

Thursday, February 12th, 1959

Optioned SP Bernardo Ruíz to Triple A Welland.

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

Sunday, February 8th, 1959

Activated CF Blair Henderson from the 60-day disabled list.

RF Lee Williams was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Friday, February 6th, 1959

Recalled 2B José Gonzáles from Triple A Welland.

Assigned MR Roger Joss to Triple A Welland.

Optioned 2B Bob Thompson to Triple A Welland.

Sunday, February 1st, 1959

Recalled MR Miguel Angel Maldonado from Triple A Welland.

MR Roger Joss was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Wednesday, December 17th, 1958

Recalled SS Howard Barry from Triple A Welland.

Optioned MR Miguel Angel Maldonado to Triple A Welland.

Traded 27-year-old shortstop Duncan de Zeeuw to the San Francisco Golden Gators, getting 30-year-old closer Phil Gilmore and 18-year-old minor league reliever Raúl Rodríguez in return.

Wednesday, December 10th, 1958

Recalled RF Lee Williams from Triple A Welland.

Traded 27-year-old left fielder Jeremy Jones to the Baltimore Barons, getting 24-year-old minor league starting pitcher Cris Cabral in return.

Saturday, December 6th, 1958

Assigned 1B Cliff MacFadden to Triple A Welland.

Assigned SS Ron King to Triple A Welland.

Assigned CF Roberto Solís to Triple A Welland.

Thursday, November 6th, 1958

Signed free agent 2B Bob Thompson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,600.

Optioned SS Howard Barry to Triple A Welland.

Wednesday, November 5th, 1958

Assigned MR Bong-ok Ya to Triple A Welland.

Friday, October 31st, 1958

Recalled CF Aurelio Valdés from Triple A Welland.

MR Bong-ok Ya was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Traded 30-year-old left fielder León Martínez and 22-year-old minor league first baseman Buddy Hall to the Detroit Bears, getting 33-year-old closer Roger Joss in return.

Sunday, October 19th, 1958

Signed pitching coach Dan Johnson to a 5-year, $11,500 per year contract.

Saturday, October 18th, 1958

Recalled SS Howard Barry from Triple A Welland.

Assigned SP Juan Lugo to Triple A Welland.

Optioned 1B Scott Fields to Triple A Welland.

Thursday, October 16th, 1958

Activated SS Júlio Román from the disabled list.

Optioned 3B Howard Barry to Triple A Welland.

Tuesday, October 14th, 1958

SP Juan Lugo was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned C Jorge Ramos to Triple A Welland.

Optioned C Larry Thompson to Triple A Welland.

Optioned 1B Cliff MacFadden to Triple A Welland.

Optioned SS Ron King to Triple A Welland.

Optioned 2B José Gonzáles to Triple A Welland.

Optioned 2B Chris Dudley to Triple A Welland.

Optioned RF Aurelio Valdés to Triple A Welland.

Optioned CF Yi-ping Lang to Triple A Welland.

Optioned LF Loren Burnham to Triple A Welland.

Optioned RF Lee Williams to Triple A Welland.

Optioned RF Jong-your Cho to Triple A Welland.

Optioned CF Roberto Solís to Triple A Welland.

Optioned LF Iván Castillo to Triple A Welland.

PC Jerry Heath retires.

Signed Bench Coach Steve Lynn to a 3-year contract extension.

Signed Scouting Director Dave Mickey to a 3-year contract extension.