12/31/1959
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Thursday, October 29th , 1959
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Ray McKinney.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP John Sledge to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, October 28th , 1959
New York Gothams: Signed free agent SP Pete Galloway to a minor league contract.
Toronto Wolves: Signed free agent RP Carroll Hart to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: 1B Norm Smith was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Tuesday, October 27th , 1959
New York Gothams: Signed free agent RP Herb Glenn to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Dennis Tracy.
Kansas City Kings: Claimed RP Rex Conner off waivers from Detroit.
The Pittsburgh Miners traded 33-year old 1B Paul Williams and 22-year old minor league RF Howie Taylor to the Cleveland Foresters, getting 23-year old 1B Norm Smith, 23-year old RHP Hank Cook, 21-year old CF Mike Whisman, 21-year old minor league LHP Pat Simon, and 18-year old minor league 2B Sam Peterson in return.
Monday, October 26th , 1959
San Francisco Sailors: Released RP John Sledge.
San Francisco Sailors: Released SP Jack B Miller.
Sunday, October 25th , 1959
Chicago Cougars: Released RF Vince Wilson.
Saturday, October 24th , 1959
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SS Bugs Horner to a minor league contract.
Friday, October 23rd , 1959
New York Gothams: Signed free agent RP Dean Crawford to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SS Billy Sharon to a minor league contract with a major league option.
New York Gothams: Signed free agent RP Billy Zimmermann to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Barney Gunnels to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Manager Walt Zecher signed as 1B Coach in Chicago.
Thursday, October 22nd , 1959
New York Gothams: Signed free agent SP Jerry Hutchinson to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released CF George Scott.
Wednesday, October 21st , 1959
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Hop Miller to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RF Fred Andersen.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Lynn Allen.
The Washington Eagles traded 30-year old minor league RHP Ernie Twitty (retaining 100%) to the Chicago Chiefs, getting 22-year old minor league 1B Roger Smith in return.
Tuesday, October 20th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Les Frandsen to a minor league contract.
Monday, October 19th , 1959
Boston Minutemen: Released SP Rob Gardiner.
Cleveland Foresters: Released SP Earl Moe.
Sunday, October 18th , 1959
New York Gothams: Signed free agent SP Jesse Iverson to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released RP Ben Morris.
Kansas City Kings: Released SP Chauncey Puckett.
Saturday, October 17th , 1959
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Earl Jaeger to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Frank Hubbard to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Ted Dukes.
Friday, October 16th , 1959
New York Gothams: Signed free agent RP Joe Boyd to a minor league contract.
Toronto Wolves: LF Chick Reed was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Kansas City Kings: Released CL Bill Boone.
Kansas City Kings: Released RP Herb Glenn.
Kansas City Kings: Released SP Pete Galloway.
Kansas City Kings: Released SP George Chambers.
The Toronto Wolves traded 22-year old minor league 2B Mike Logan to the Boston Minutemen, getting 36-year old minor league LHP Charlie Todd in return.
The Washington Eagles traded 32-year old minor league RHP Bill Kline to the Toronto Wolves, getting 22-year old minor league 3B Glen McCauley in return.
Thursday, October 15th , 1959
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP Ray McKinney to a minor league contract.
The Washington Eagles traded 31-year old minor league RHP Monte Renaud and 23-year old minor league C Jimmy Crozier to the Chicago Cougars, getting 19-year old minor league 2B George Fox in return.
The Boston Minutemen traded 23-year old minor league LHP Jim Jackson to the Toronto Wolves, getting 31-year old LHP Steve Talley (retaining 100%) in return.
Wednesday, October 14th , 1959
The Toronto Wolves traded 30-year old 3B Ed Hester (retaining 100%) to the Chicago Chiefs, getting 21-year old minor league RHP Sam Morgan in return.
The Cleveland Foresters traded 23-year old LF Chick Reed to the Toronto Wolves, getting 30-year old RF Larry Curtis in return.
Tuesday, October 13th , 1959
Chicago Chiefs: General Manager Antonio Mendoza signed as General Manager in Chicago.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed General Manager Antonio Mendoza to a 2-year, $27,000 per year contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Claimed RP Rex Conner off waivers from New York.
Monday, October 12th , 1959
The San Francisco Sailors traded 30-year old 1B Bill Guthrie and 20-year old minor league LHP Curly Anderson to the Kansas City Kings, getting 21-year old minor league RF Otis Haldeman, 18-year old minor league 2B Ernie Carter, 20-year old minor league RHP Leo McDonald, and 24-year old RF Ralph Butler in return.
Sunday, October 11th , 1959
Chicago Cougars: Released RF Emil Priest.
Chicago Cougars: Released CF Fred Anderson.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed General Manager Joe Thomas to a 2-year, $8,000 per year contract.
Saturday, October 10th , 1959
Montreal Saints: Signed General Manager Jim Taylor to a 2-year, $38,500 per year contract.
The Cincinnati Cannons traded 20-year old minor league RHP Leo McDonald to the Kansas City Kings, getting 36-year old minor league LHP Bill Chapman in return.
The Chicago Chiefs traded 20-year old minor league LF Cecil Gregg and 18-year old minor league LHP Preston Roberts to the Detroit Dynamos, getting 30-year old RHP Jack Halbur (retaining 65%) and $3,000 in cash in return.
The Cleveland Foresters traded 19-year old minor league LHP Dave Irwin and 20-year old minor league 3B Heinie Pearce to the Detroit Dynamos, getting 32-year old CF Charlie Phillips in return.
Thursday, October 8th , 1959
The Philadelphia Keystones traded 27-year old RF Armando Estrada to the Cleveland Foresters, getting 32-year old 2B Jim Urquhart and $7,000 in cash in return.
Wednesday, October 7th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Activated 2B Enos Bailey from the 60-day injured list.
Washington Eagles: 3B Frank Caldwell was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Washington Eagles: Released CL Harvey Mitchell.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Cliff Harmon.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released SP Earl Jaeger.
Boston Minutemen: Released RP Joe Boyd.
Boston Minutemen: Released RP Carroll Hart.
Detroit Dynamos: Activated RF Bill Morrison from the injured list.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Red Humphrey.
Kansas City Kings: Activated RP Gordon McDonald from the 60-day injured list.
Chicago Cougars: Activated SP Al Corbin from the 60-day injured list.
Chicago Cougars: SP Al Corbin was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Chicago Cougars: Released LF Del Peters.
Chicago Cougars: Released RF Joel Moore.
Chicago Cougars: Released LF George Gibbs.
Cleveland Foresters: Released 2B George Hodges.
Chicago Chiefs: 2B George Sutterfield retired from professional baseball.
St. Louis Pioneers: SS Win Hamby retired from professional baseball.
Chicago Chiefs: RF Billy Brown retired from professional baseball.
Washington Eagles: LF Jesse Alvardo retired from professional baseball.
New York Gothams: SP Hal Hackney retired from professional baseball.
Montreal Saints: 1B Maurice Carter retired from professional baseball.
Kansas City Kings: LF Wally Graves retired from professional baseball.
Toronto Wolves: SP Jimmy Gibbs retired from professional baseball.
RP Dewey Smith retired from professional baseball.
RP George Lusby retired from professional baseball.
2B Frank Kirchner retired from professional baseball.
3B Ted Stacy retired from professional baseball.
Pittsburgh Miners: SP Bill Traylor (AA Birmingham) retired from professional baseball.
SP Charlie Griffith retired from professional baseball.
CF Charlie Enslow retired from professional baseball.
Kansas City Kings: Team Trainer Dave Hay retires.
Toronto Wolves: Team Trainer Dick Turcotte retires.
Pitching Coach Claude Alexander retires.
Manager Doc Woods retires.
First Base Coach Rick Riddle retires.
Hitting Coach Walt Johns retires.
Manager Larry Vestal retires.
Hitting Coach Ernie Hill retires.
Manager Frank Kirby retires.
Team Trainer Harry Van Horn retires.
Manager Ken Springer retires.
Manager Sam Villalobos retires.
Manager Jim Adams Sr. retires.
Pitching Coach Tex Ellis retires.
First Base Coach Irv Cannon retires.
Pitching Coach Al Siebert retires.
Chicago Chiefs: Fired General Manager Bolivar Jim Smith.
Chicago Chiefs: 3B Coach Red Roberts leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Chicago Chiefs: Signed Bench Coach Lou Grandee to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed Team Trainer Russ Carr to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed Hitting Coach Joe Clark to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed 1B Coach Ralph Jackson to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed Manager Dutch Becker to a 2-year contract extension.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed Scouting Director Jocko Goodrum to a 2-year contract extension.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed General Manager Frank York to a 2-year contract extension.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed Team Trainer Jack Matthews to a 2-year contract extension.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed 3B Coach Norm Abrams to a 2-year contract extension.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed Bench Coach Harry Jenkins to a 2-year contract extension.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed 1B Coach Gene Mitchell to a 2-year contract extension.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed Hitting Coach Jake Klein to a 2-year contract extension.
Washington Eagles: Signed Scouting Director Joe McPherson to a 2-year contract extension.
Washington Eagles: Signed Manager Jerry Wilcher to a 2-year contract extension.
Washington Eagles: Signed 3B Coach Caleb Humphrey to a 2-year contract extension.
Washington Eagles: Signed Bench Coach Bill Adams to a 2-year contract extension.
Washington Eagles: Signed Pitching Coach Jim Carr to a 2-year contract extension.
Washington Eagles: Signed General Manager Bob Moore to a 2-year contract extension.
New York Gothams: Fired Hitting Coach Mike Clarkson.
New York Gothams: Signed General Manager Tom Beaver to a 2-year contract extension.
New York Gothams: Signed Scouting Director Stan Bayes to a 2-year contract extension.
New York Gothams: Signed 3B Coach Sherman Carrico to a 2-year contract extension.
New York Gothams: Signed Bench Coach Al Clark to a 2-year contract extension.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed Scouting Director Lou Badon to a 2-year contract extension.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed Manager Clyde Mathews to a 2-year contract extension.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed Bench Coach John Thomas to a 2-year contract extension.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed 1B Coach Gilbert Brennan to a 2-year contract extension.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed Hitting Coach Carl Campbell to a 2-year contract extension.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed General Manager Mike Anderson to a 2-year contract extension.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed Scouting Director Larry Thompson to a 2-year contract extension.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed 1B Coach Bud Berry to a 2-year contract extension.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed Manager Lou Ormsby to a 2-year contract extension.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed General Manager George Schacht to a 2-year contract extension.
Boston Minutemen: Signed Hitting Coach Charlie Lane to a 2-year contract extension.
Boston Minutemen: Signed Bench Coach Frank Todd to a 2-year contract extension.
Boston Minutemen: Signed 1B Coach Roy Borkenhagen to a 2-year contract extension.
Boston Minutemen: Signed General Manager Charlie Palmer to a 2-year contract extension.
Detroit Dynamos: Fired 3B Coach Glenn Morrison.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed General Manager Harris Dixon to a 2-year contract extension.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed Bench Coach Bill Freeman to a 2-year contract extension.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed Hitting Coach Ad Wilson to a 2-year contract extension.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed Scouting Director Harry Flannery to a 2-year contract extension.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed 1B Coach Clarence Howerton to a 2-year contract extension.
Kansas City Kings: Fired Pitching Coach Karl Johnson.
Kansas City Kings: Signed General Manager Don Lawrence to a 2-year contract extension.
Kansas City Kings: Signed 3B Coach Sam Bundy to a 2-year contract extension.
Kansas City Kings: Signed Scouting Director Tom Spooner to a 2-year contract extension.
Kansas City Kings: Signed Bench Coach Eddie Gammon to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Cougars: Fired 1B Coach Tom Gompers.
Chicago Cougars: Hitting Coach Loren Morgan leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Chicago Cougars: Signed General Manager Al Horton to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Cougars: Signed Pitching Coach Jack Hollis to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Cougars: Signed Team Trainer Guy Scott to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Cougars: Signed 3B Coach Mahlon Strong to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Cougars: Signed Manager Andy Miller to a 2-year contract extension.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed Bench Coach Ken Tannen to a 2-year contract extension.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed Manager Jim Whitehead to a 2-year contract extension.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed Scouting Director Ted Reitz to a 2-year contract extension.
Montreal Saints: General Manager John Williams leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Montreal Saints: Fired 3B Coach Charlie McGonigal.
Montreal Saints: Fired Pitching Coach George Kinkade.
Montreal Saints: Signed Manager Dick Rossa to a 2-year contract extension.
Montreal Saints: Signed Scouting Director Ben Hathaway to a 2-year contract extension.
Los Angeles Stars: 1B Coach Eddie Brown leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Los Angeles Stars: 3B Coach Randy Crow leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Los Angeles Stars: Team Trainer Harry LeCuyer leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Los Angeles Stars: Pitching Coach Joe Barker leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Los Angeles Stars: General Manager George Booth leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
San Francisco Sailors: Fired General Manager Buzz Burton.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed Team Trainer Grover DeVivo to a 2-year contract extension.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed Scouting Director Felix Gordon to a 2-year contract extension.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed Manager Willard Sullivan to a 2-year contract extension.
Toronto Wolves: Fired Hitting Coach Eddie Wright.
Toronto Wolves: Signed General Manager George Thomas to a 2-year contract extension.
Toronto Wolves: Signed Bench Coach Tanzan Miyake to a 2-year contract extension.
Toronto Wolves: Signed 3B Coach John Tyler to a 2-year contract extension.
Cincinnati Cannons: Fired Hitting Coach Harvey Paulin.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed Scouting Director Bob Simmons to a 2-year contract extension.
Boston Minutemen: Activated 2B Marshall Thomas from the 60-day injured list.
Montreal Saints: Activated 2B Art Robbins from the injured list.
San Francisco Sailors: Activated SP Duke Bybee from the 60-day injured list.
San Francisco Sailors: Activated SP Bud Henderson from the 60-day injured list.
San Francisco Sailors: Activated CF Edwin Hackberry from the injured list.
San Francisco Sailors: 3B Reuben Walker was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
San Francisco Sailors: SS Charlie Smyth was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Toronto Wolves: Activated SP Arnie Smith from the 60-day injured list.
New York Gothams: Signed free agent RP Vern Alexander to a minor league contract.
New York Gothams: Signed free agent RP Gus Nutt to a minor league contract.
The St. Louis Pioneers traded 19-year old minor league RHP John Walker to the Cincinnati Cannons, getting 31-year old RHP Joe Campbell (retaining 100%) and 21-year old minor league LHP Danny Daniels in return.
The Cincinnati Cannons traded 18-year old minor league RHP Owen Lantz to the Washington Eagles, getting 37-year old RHP Wally Hunter (retaining 100%) and 24-year old minor league 1B Eli Bowen in return.
Tuesday, October 6th , 1959
Montreal Saints: Placed 2B Art Robbins on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 10/03/1959.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released SP Andy Lackey.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Gus Nutt.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Lew Boyd.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Sammy Whipps.
Monday, October 5th , 1959
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Ed Anderson.
Sunday, October 4th , 1959
Chicago Cougars: Released SP Eddie Gray.
San Francisco Sailors: Activated 3B Roy Rutter from the injured list.
Cleveland Foresters: Released RP Dean Crawford.
Kansas City Kings: Released SP Bob Smith.
Saturday, October 3rd , 1959
Philadelphia Keystones: Released C Dee Hill.
New York Gothams: Released SP Ed Greenleaf.
Friday, October 2nd , 1959
St. Louis Pioneers: Released CL Mack Cook.
Kansas City Kings: Released RP Ray McKinney.
Kansas City Kings: Released SP Lew Potter.
Thursday, October 1st , 1959
St. Louis Pioneers: Released SP Vern Alexander.
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