| Thursday, December 24th , 1959 | SS Dick Rabkin was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | Assigned SP Pat Andrews to Triple A Richmond. | Tuesday, October 20th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Les Frandsen to a minor league contract. | Saturday, October 17th , 1959 | Released SP Ted Dukes. | Tuesday, September 29th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Ben Snedden to a minor league contract. | Friday, September 18th , 1959 | Placed C Jimmy Crozier on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 09/17/1959. | Wednesday, September 16th , 1959 | Placed 1B Lou Henderson on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 09/15/1959. | Assigned SP Jerry Scarano to Double A Harrisburg. | Sunday, September 13th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Cy Smith to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Ducky Davis to a minor league contract. | Friday, September 4th , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Neil Loso to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent CL Jack Tyler to a minor league contract. | Monday, August 24th , 1959 | Placed 2B Dick Rabkin on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 08/23/1959. | Assigned RP Jessie James to Class A Trenton. | Wednesday, August 19th , 1959 | Signed free agent RP John Grimes to a minor league contract with a major league option. | Released RP Billy Zimmermann. | Wednesday, August 5th , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Jack Tyler to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Bill Shepherd to a minor league contract. | Thursday, July 30th , 1959 | Placed 1B Lou Henderson on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 07/29/1959. | Sunday, July 26th , 1959 | Placed LF Jerry Bunce on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/25/1959. | Placed CL Al Criswell on the Gulf States League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/25/1959. | Assigned SP George Carter to Class A Trenton. | Monday, July 20th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Eddie Curry to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP George Carter to a minor league contract. | Placed SS Myles Barber on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 07/19/1959. | Signed free agent RP Lou Moore to a minor league contract. | LF Bob Riggins was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | Purchased the contract of SS Frank Caldwell from Class B Everett. | Sunday, July 19th , 1959 | Released RP Lou Moore. | Saturday, July 4th , 1959 | Placed 3B Duke Snell on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list. | Monday, June 29th , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Bob Buker to a minor league contract. | Thursday, June 25th , 1959 | Placed CF Don Frazier on the Eastern Association 10-day injured list, retroactive to 06/24/1959. | Assigned RP Gus Nutt to Double A Harrisburg. | Released SP Art Ozbun. | Sunday, June 21st , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Gene Mead to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Lou Collier to a minor league contract. | Placed LF Whitey Bell on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/20/1959. | Released SP Fred Green. | Friday, June 19th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Ed Anderson to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Bill Slappy to a minor league contract with a major league option. | Promoted SS Mike Blume from Double A Harrisburg to Triple A Richmond. | Promoted 3B Roy Nash from Class A Trenton to Double A Harrisburg. | Demoted 2B Dick Rabkin from Triple A Richmond to Class A Trenton. | Promoted LF Charlie Hall from Class B Everett to Class A Trenton. | Demoted 1B Bob Robinson from Class A Trenton to Class B Everett. | Released RP George Amos. | Released RP Andy Christman. | Released RP Fred Powell. | Drafted 3B Tom Lorang in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). | Drafted C Howdy Oakes in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 2, 18th overall pick). | Drafted SP Dode Hogan in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 34th overall pick). | Drafted CF Roy Crosby in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 2, 50th overall pick). | Drafted SP Pat Taylor in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 2, 66th overall pick). | Drafted SP Lou Curry in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 2, 82nd overall pick). | Drafted 2B Paul Barry in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 2, 98th overall pick). | Drafted SP Andy Stewart in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 2, 114th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Bill English in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 2, 130th overall pick). | Drafted CF Ray Black in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 2, 146th overall pick). | Drafted LF Jack Cline in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 2, 162nd overall pick). | Drafted SP Jack Vander Kooi in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 2, 178th overall pick). | Drafted SS Bill Dickinson in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 2, 194th overall pick). | Drafted RF Johnny Walker in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 2, 210th overall pick). | Drafted SP Bob Trudel in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 2, 226th overall pick). | Drafted RP Jake Thornton in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 2, 242nd overall pick). | Drafted 2B Sam Hall in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 2, 258th overall pick). | Drafted LF Jorge Menendez in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 2, 274th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Manny Jojola in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 2, 290th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Dick Gray in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 2, 306th overall pick). | Promoted 1B Eli Bowen from Class B Everett to Class A Trenton. | Promoted RP Tom Schuman from Class C Pensacola to Class B Everett. | Demoted 1B Lou Henderson from Class A Trenton to Class B Everett. | Promoted CF Bill Wulf from Class C Pensacola to Class B Everett. | Released SP Andy Stewart. | Released 2B Dick Gray. | Released SP Bob Trudel. | Released SP Jack Vander Kooi. | Released 2B Manny Jojola. | Released RP Eddie Roeder. | Released RP Art Ozbun. | Released SS Joe Johnston. | Released RP Doc Greenwood. | Released RP Jake Thornton. | Released RP Bud Collins. | Released RF Hack Lane. | Released RP Lou Rhea. | Released RP Ron Keller. | Released RP Bobby Austin. | Released RP Bobby Palmer. | Released RP Joe Barnes. | Released RP Chauncey Puckett. | Saturday, June 6th , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Fred Green to a minor league contract. | Released CL Al Crotzer. | Tuesday, June 2nd , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Earl Williams to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Cy Smith to a minor league contract. | Friday, May 8th , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Augie Hayes Jr. to a minor league contract. | Monday, April 27th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Art Hutchins to a minor league contract. | Friday, April 10th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Harry Herpel to a minor league contract. | Sunday, March 29th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Red Hale to a minor league contract. | Thursday, March 26th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP George Brown to a minor league contract. | Sunday, March 22nd , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Pryor Clayton to a minor league contract. | Monday, March 16th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Andy Christman to a minor league contract. | Saturday, March 14th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Bobby Austin to a minor league contract. | Monday, March 2nd , 1959 | Signed free agent SP George Neville to a minor league contract. | Saturday, February 21st , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Joe Miller to a minor league contract. | Monday, February 2nd , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Neal Salk to a minor league contract. | Thursday, January 15th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Dick Greenhalgh to a minor league contract. | Sunday, January 11th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Carlos Horn to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Ray Vaughn to a minor league contract. | Friday, January 2nd , 1959 | Signed free agent 2B Don Frazier to a minor league contract. | | |