| Thursday, December 19th , 1957 | Signed free agent RP Pete Williams to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, December 17th , 1957 | Signed free agent RP Bernie Murphy to a minor league contract. | Thursday, December 5th , 1957 | Signed free agent CL Kid Moore to a minor league contract. | Sunday, December 1st , 1957 | Signed free agent RP Dee Whitler to a minor league contract with a major league option. | Assigned SP Marco Escoto to Triple A Oakland. | Saturday, November 30th , 1957 | Signed free agent SP Marco Escoto to a minor league contract. | Thursday, November 28th , 1957 | Signed free agent SP John Thomas Gibbs to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Mike Silvey to a minor league contract. | Saturday, November 23rd , 1957 | Released SP Allie Eddy. | Friday, November 22nd , 1957 | Signed free agent SP Dutch Mann to a minor league contract with a major league option. | Assigned RP Don Hall to Triple A Oakland. | Saturday, November 16th , 1957 | Released RP Ben Malito. | Tuesday, November 12th , 1957 | Signed free agent RP Don Hall to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, November 5th , 1957 | Signed free agent CF Mills Watson to a minor league contract. | Monday, November 4th , 1957 | Signed free agent RP Levi Dunham to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, October 30th , 1957 | Signed free agent C Joe Welch to a minor league contract. | Friday, October 18th , 1957 | Signed Manager Lou Ormsby to a 2-year, $8,500 per year contract. | Monday, October 14th , 1957 | Signed General Manager George Schacht to a 2-year, $15,500 per year contract. | Thursday, September 26th , 1957 | Activated 2B Jim Adams Jr. from the injured list. | Friday, September 20th , 1957 | Placed 2B Bill Jordan on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 09/19/1957. | Monday, September 2nd , 1957 | Released 1B Danny McAdam. | Signed free agent RP Fritz Porter to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Gus Nutt to a minor league contract. | Thursday, August 15th , 1957 | Placed CL Dick Heard on the Lone Star Association 10-day injured list, retroactive to 08/14/1957. | Placed C Garland Wallace on the Lone Star Association 10-day injured list, retroactive to 08/14/1957. | Assigned SP Ben Malito to Double A Dallas. | Assigned SP Cal Thomas to Double A Dallas. | Tuesday, August 6th , 1957 | Signed free agent SP Bill Clay to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Jack Leasure to a minor league contract. | Released RP Frank Hart. | Monday, August 5th , 1957 | Signed free agent RP Frank Hart to a minor league contract. | Released RP Joe Richards. | Friday, July 19th , 1957 | Placed SS Johnny Davis on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 07/18/1957. | Placed SP Bud Petty on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/18/1957. | Assigned RP Ed Funk to Class A Hartford. | Friday, June 28th , 1957 | Signed free agent 1B Don B. Smith to a minor league contract. | Placed SP Harry Garner on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 06/27/1957. | Placed SP Allie Eddy on the Southeastern League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/27/1957. | Assigned RP Bob O'Connor to Class A Hartford. | Wednesday, June 19th , 1957 | Placed CF Ed Cone on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 06/18/1957. | Promoted RP Harry Garner from Class B Charlotte to Class A Hartford. | Promoted CF Bobby Blanton from Class B Charlotte to Class A Hartford. | Demoted SP Frank Brown from Class A Hartford to Class B Charlotte. | Promoted SP Loren Patterson from Class C Moline to Class B Charlotte. | Promoted RF Bob Wilson from Class C Moline to Class B Charlotte. | Demoted SP Gus McCombs from Class B Charlotte to Class C Moline. | Drafted SP Al Grabner in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). | Drafted SP Steve Madden in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 2, 18th overall pick). | Drafted C John Sander in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 34th overall pick). | Drafted SP Jim Bird in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 2, 50th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Biff Mars in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 2, 66th overall pick). | Drafted SP Al Drayton in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 2, 82nd overall pick). | Drafted 3B Lew Cheeks in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 2, 98th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Bud Anderson in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 2, 114th overall pick). | Drafted SP Ken Milne in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 2, 130th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Marcus Armand in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 2, 146th overall pick). | Drafted SP Pablo Martinez in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 2, 162nd overall pick). | Drafted C Sam Sanders in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 2, 178th overall pick). | Drafted RP Marshall Russell in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 2, 194th overall pick). | Drafted RP Frank Maxwell in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 2, 210th overall pick). | Drafted LF Curt Harrington in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 2, 226th overall pick). | Drafted RP Larry Owen in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 2, 242nd overall pick). | Drafted 2B Charlie Clemmons in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 2, 258th overall pick). | Drafted RP Tony Marino in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 2, 274th overall pick). | Drafted RF Walter Wilson in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 2, 290th overall pick). | Drafted RP Bob McNutt in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 2, 306th overall pick). | Promoted SP Steve Madden from Class C Moline to Class B Charlotte. | Demoted 3B Milo Blumenstein from Class B Charlotte to Class C Moline. | Released RP Larry Owen. | Released RP Tony Marino. | Released RP Bob McNutt. | Released RP Sherman Lancaster. | Released SP Frank Hart. | Released RP Ferdie Williams. | Released 2B George Jennings. | Released RP Marshall Russell. | Wednesday, April 17th , 1957 | Signed free agent 1B Danny McAdam to a minor league contract. | Monday, March 18th , 1957 | Signed free agent SS Ron Cooper to a minor league contract. | Sunday, March 10th , 1957 | Signed free agent SP Walt Holt to a minor league contract. | Thursday, March 7th , 1957 | Signed free agent SS Ambrose Downs to a minor league contract. | Saturday, February 23rd , 1957 | Signed free agent SP George Chambers to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Lefty Jones to a minor league contract. | Thursday, February 21st , 1957 | Signed free agent SS Dick McNeil to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, January 8th , 1957 | Signed free agent SS Bill Jordan to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, January 2nd , 1957 | Signed free agent RP Charlie Smith to a minor league contract. | | |