| Wednesday, November 11th , 1959 | Released SP Don Gage. | Sunday, November 8th , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Ted Dukes to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, November 3rd , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Fred Draper to a minor league contract with a major league option. | Monday, October 19th , 1959 | Released SP Earl Moe. | Friday, September 18th , 1959 | Placed 2B Denny Wyant on the Union League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 09/17/1959. | Saturday, September 12th , 1959 | Placed SP Howie Epps on the Southeastern League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 09/11/1959. | Promoted SP Johnnie Levy from Class C Ottumwa to Class B Savannah. | Friday, September 11th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Johnnie Levy to a minor league contract with a major league option. | Saturday, September 5th , 1959 | Released SP Fred Draper. | Monday, August 17th , 1959 | Placed CF Herm Ford on the Union League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 08/16/1959. | Signed free agent RP Sid Forster to a minor league contract. | Saturday, August 15th , 1959 | Placed SP Harry Tracy on the Southeastern League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/14/1959. | Wednesday, August 12th , 1959 | Placed 2B Hal Lillis on the Southeastern League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/11/1959. | Monday, August 10th , 1959 | Signed free agent C Sam Cullen to a minor league contract. | Sunday, August 9th , 1959 | Placed RP Willie Butler on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/08/1959. | Monday, August 3rd , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Don Gage to a minor league contract. | Sunday, July 26th , 1959 | Placed C Billy Hogan on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list. | Thursday, July 23rd , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Jerry Decker to a minor league contract. | Thursday, July 16th , 1959 | 2B Tom Jeffries was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). | Monday, July 13th , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Tony Marino to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, June 30th , 1959 | Placed RF Bill Lewis on the Eastern Association 10-day injured list, retroactive to 06/29/1959. | Thursday, June 25th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Dean Crawford to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, June 24th , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Johnny Ogden to a minor league contract. | Friday, June 19th , 1959 | Released SP Ted Dukes. | Released RF George Gibbs. | Drafted SP Chuck Ayres in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 13, 13th overall pick). | Drafted SS Sam Peterson in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 13, 29th overall pick). | Drafted SS Jacob Selvy in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 13, 45th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Art Bilbrey in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 13, 61st overall pick). | Drafted RP Wes Jester in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 13, 77th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Dave Short in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 13, 93rd overall pick). | Drafted SP Red Ross in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 13, 109th overall pick). | Drafted RF Jimmy Jones in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 13, 125th overall pick). | Drafted CF Dick Pancake in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 13, 141st overall pick). | Drafted SP Freddie Marsh in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 13, 157th overall pick). | Drafted SP Jocko Demby in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 13, 173rd overall pick). | Drafted LF Bob Osika in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 13, 189th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Jackie Holland in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 13, 205th overall pick). | Drafted SP Ben Nicholson in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 13, 221st overall pick). | Drafted RP Daniel Vitzhum in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 13, 237th overall pick). | Drafted C Johnny Smith in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 13, 253rd overall pick). | Drafted RF Hank Dunham in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 13, 269th overall pick). | Drafted RF Harry Barnes in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 13, 285th overall pick). | Drafted RF Jack Carlson in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 13, 301st overall pick). | Drafted 1B Bill Johnston in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 13, 317th overall pick). | Promoted 2B George Hodges from Double A Youngstown to Triple A Rochester. | Promoted SP Frank Carey from Class A Wilmington to Double A Youngstown. | Demoted 1B Bobby Bowdler from Triple A Rochester to Double A Youngstown. | Promoted SS Johnny Neal from Class A Wilmington to Double A Youngstown. | Promoted SP Sibby Smith from Class B Savannah to Class A Wilmington. | Promoted RF Allie Hall from Class B Savannah to Class A Wilmington. | Promoted 1B Norm Smith from Class B Savannah to Class A Wilmington. | Promoted SP Dave Irwin from Class C Ottumwa to Class B Savannah. | Demoted LF Henry Jenkins from Class A Wilmington to Class B Savannah. | Promoted CF Hal Woodrum from Class C Ottumwa to Class B Savannah. | Promoted 1B Art Bilbrey from Class C Ottumwa to Class B Savannah. | Demoted 2B John Vasquez from Class B Savannah to Class C Ottumwa. | Demoted 3B Bill Etherington from Class B Savannah to Class C Ottumwa. | Released RP Daniel Vitzhum. | Released SP Ben Nicholson. | Released CF George Lippert. | Released LF Dick Borup. | Released RP Mike Aaen. | Released RP Sam Fuller. | Released RP Bill Smith. | Released SP Jocko Demby. | Released RP Coop Bancroft. | Released RP Luther Darby. | Saturday, June 6th , 1959 | Signed free agent CF Charlie Patterson to a minor league contract. | Saturday, May 30th , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Fred Draper to a minor league contract. | Monday, May 25th , 1959 | Released SP Joe Lee. | Friday, May 22nd , 1959 | Released RP Jim Ward. | Monday, May 11th , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Billy Phillips to a minor league contract. | Saturday, May 9th , 1959 | RP Fred Draper did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Cleveland organization. | Sunday, May 3rd , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Andy Thomas to a minor league contract. | Placed CF Herm Ford on the Union League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 05/02/1959. | Tuesday, April 28th , 1959 | Signed free agent RP Billy Zimmermann to a minor league contract. | Thursday, March 26th , 1959 | Signed free agent SP Herb Glenn to a minor league contract. | | |