| Tuesday, December 22nd , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Andy Thomas to a minor league contract. | Saturday, December 19th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Billy Phillips to a minor league contract. | Friday, November 27th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Ray McKinney to a minor league contract. | Sunday, November 15th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Kid Moore to a minor league contract. | Assigned CL Jack Tyler to Triple A Toledo. | Friday, November 13th , 1959 | Signed free agent CL Jack Tyler to a minor league contract with a major league option. | Wednesday, November 11th , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Bill Boone to a minor league contract with a major league option. | Friday, October 16th , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Joe Boyd to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, September 9th , 1959 | Released 1B Joe McGuire. | Monday, September 7th , 1959 | Signed free agent CF Jim Dow to a minor league contract. | Friday, August 21st , 1959 | Released SP Sam Ivey. | Thursday, June 25th , 1959 | Placed SS Dave Cameron on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/24/1959. | Assigned RP Ed Greenleaf to Class B Fresno. | Monday, June 22nd , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Carl Young to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Bob McKinney to a minor league contract. | Friday, June 19th , 1959 | Promoted RF Pete Bates from Double A Reading to Triple A Toledo. | Demoted 1B Bill Church from Triple A Toledo to Double A Reading. | Promoted LF Garland Arnold from Class A Albany to Double A Reading. | Demoted 1B Gene Newman from Double A Reading to Class A Albany. | Promoted SS Bill Lomax from Class B Fresno to Class A Albany. | Promoted RF Rube Newton from Class B Fresno to Class A Albany. | Demoted SS Red Carbaugh from Class A Albany to Class B Fresno. | Demoted 2B Lew Pierce from Class A Albany to Class B Fresno. | Demoted SP Jack White from Class B Fresno to Class C Rock Island. | Drafted C Isaiah Redbird in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Pete Lee in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 8, 24th overall pick). | Drafted RF Johnny Kesler in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 8, 40th overall pick). | Drafted SP Lew Bell in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 8, 56th overall pick). | Drafted RF Herb Graves in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 8, 72nd overall pick). | Drafted SP Red Warren in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 8, 88th overall pick). | Drafted LF John Maxwell in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 8, 104th overall pick). | Drafted SP Curt Papenfus in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 8, 120th overall pick). | Drafted SP Paul Carson in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 8, 136th overall pick). | Drafted SP Bobby Ladd in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 8, 152nd overall pick). | Drafted SP Pete Bradley in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 8, 168th overall pick). | Drafted RF Curt Anderson in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 8, 184th overall pick). | Drafted SP Bucky Watson in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 8, 200th overall pick). | Drafted C Luke Carroll in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 8, 216th overall pick). | Drafted SS Jack Green in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 8, 232nd overall pick). | Drafted RP Rick Edwards in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 8, 248th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Charlie Riley in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 8, 264th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Earl Baker in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 8, 280th overall pick). | Drafted C Jack Randall in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 8, 296th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Frank Shriner in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 8, 312nd overall pick). | Promoted SP Paul Carson from Class C Rock Island to Class A Albany. | Promoted 2B Bill Bell from Class B Fresno to Class A Albany. | Demoted SP Stan Knight from Class A Albany to Class B Fresno. | Demoted CF George James from Class A Albany to Class B Fresno. | Promoted 2B Curt Day from Class C Rock Island to Class B Fresno. | Demoted SP Jim Schoolfield from Class B Fresno to Class C Rock Island. | Demoted RF Charlie Davis from Class B Fresno to Class C Rock Island. | Released LF Sam Putney. | Released CF Ed Clonts. | Monday, June 8th , 1959 | Activated SP Jorge Arellano from the injured list. | RP Ray Paulson was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. | Saturday, May 9th , 1959 | RP Bill Boone did not elect for free agency and will remain in the New York organization. | Friday, April 17th , 1959 | Released RP Roy Gray. | | |