| Monday, November 2nd , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Don Dillard to a minor league contract. | Sunday, October 11th , 1959 | Signed General Manager Joe Thomas to a 2-year, $8,000 per year contract. | Sunday, October 4th , 1959 | Activated 3B Roy Rutter from the injured list. | Saturday, September 5th , 1959 | Placed SP Duke Bybee on the 60-day injured list. | Saturday, July 25th , 1959 | Placed RF George Wagner on the Southeastern League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/24/1959. | Wednesday, July 22nd , 1959 | Placed RP Walt Aleman on the Gulf States League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/21/1959. | Monday, July 20th , 1959 | Placed 3B Bert Owen on the Southeastern League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/19/1959. | Placed 3B Roy Rutter on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/19/1959. | Purchased the contract of RF Elmer Piper from Triple A Sacramneto. | Assigned RP Lou Collier to Triple A Sacramneto. | Signed free agent RP Jack B Miller to a minor league contract. | Thursday, July 16th , 1959 | Signed free agent RP John Sledge to a minor league contract. | Friday, July 10th , 1959 | Placed CL Hersh Pace on the Southeastern League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/09/1959. | Placed RP Freddie Morris on the Gulf States League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/09/1959. | Promoted RP Ray Finigan from Class C Gulfport to Class B Miami. | Wednesday, July 8th , 1959 | Placed 3B Jack Lucas on the Gulf States League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/07/1959. | Monday, June 22nd , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Bobby Palmer to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Bob Buker to a minor league contract. | Friday, June 19th , 1959 | Placed CF Leo Farmer on the Lone Star Association 10-day injured list, retroactive to 06/18/1959. | Promoted 1B Hank Davis from Class A Peoria to Double A El Paso. | Promoted RF George Wagner from Class B Miami to Class A Peoria. | Promoted CF Harry Rutan from Class C Gulfport to Class B Miami. | Drafted SP Jim Steuber in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Jack Lucas in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 21st overall pick). | Drafted SP Jim Brown in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 37th overall pick). | Drafted SP Walt Aleman in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 5, 53rd overall pick). | Drafted SP John Burcham in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 69th overall pick). | Drafted LF Johnny Ashton in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 5, 85th overall pick). | Drafted SP Bill Powell in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 5, 101st overall pick). | Drafted RP Ralph Moran in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 5, 117th overall pick). | Drafted SS Frank Ewing in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 5, 133rd overall pick). | Drafted SP Freddie Morris in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 5, 149th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Chick Thomas in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 5, 165th overall pick). | Drafted SP Harvey Lucas in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 5, 181st overall pick). | Drafted C Ed Smith in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 5, 197th overall pick). | Drafted SP Barney Knight in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 5, 213rd overall pick). | Drafted 2B Dom Richards in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 5, 229th overall pick). | Drafted CF Willy Hanson in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 5, 245th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Jim Wiley in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 5, 261st overall pick). | Drafted 2B Al Williams in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 5, 277th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Joe Sawyer in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 5, 293rd overall pick). | Drafted C Don Gibbs in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 5, 309th overall pick). | Released SP Barney Knight. | Released C Don Gibbs. | Released 2B Joe Sawyer. | Released RP Mike Voorhees. | Released RP Marv Peters. | Released C Mack Reusch. | Released 2B Spec Gilbert. | Released RP Jake Davis. | Released RP Norm Carter. | Released RP Carl Davis. | Released RP Bill Watson. | Released RP Tom Trumble. | Released RP Charlie Hoole. | Released SP Harvey Lucas. | Released RP Red Carson. | Released C Barney Brown. | Tuesday, May 5th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Hop Miller to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Neil Loso to a minor league contract. | Placed SP Paul Gleason on the Lone Star Association 10-day injured list, retroactive to 05/04/1959. | Assigned RP Walter Long to Double A El Paso. | Monday, April 20th , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Stuffy Morgan to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Bob Lehrman to a minor league contract. | Sunday, March 1st , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Bill Watson to a minor league contract. | Thursday, February 26th , 1959 | Released RP Cal Thomas. | Thursday, February 12th , 1959 | Released 3B Wes Murray. | Wednesday, February 4th , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Bob O'Connor to a minor league contract. | Monday, January 19th , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Frank Brown to a minor league contract. | | |