1959 Baltimore Orioles Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• December 1, 1958

  Joe Durham drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1958 rule 5 draft.

• December 2, 1958

  Traded Russ Heman and $30,000 to the Cleveland Indians. Received Bobby Ávila.

• December 15, 1958

  Traded Jim Busby to the Boston Red Sox. Received Billy Klaus.

• December 23, 1958

  Signed Ernie Johnson as a free agent.

• Before 1959 Season

  Signed Dean Chance as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Boog Powell as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Art Quirk as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bob Saverine as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained John Anderson from Miami (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• February 14, 1959

  Purchased Whitey Lockman from the San Francisco Giants.

• April 1, 1959

  Traded Billy Loes to the Washington Senators. Received Vito Valentinetti. Trade was voided and players returned on April 8, 1959.

• May 12, 1959

  Purchased Vito Valentinetti from the Washington Senators.

  Purchased Norm Zauchin from the Washington Senators.

• May 14, 1959

  Purchased Frank Kellert from the Cincinnati Reds.

• May 21, 1959

  Bobby Ávila selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

• May 26, 1959

  Traded Lenny Green to the Washington Senators. Received Albie Pearson.

• June 15, 1959

  Traded Jack Harshman to the Boston Red Sox. Received Billy Hoeft.

• June 23, 1959

  Traded Whitey Lockman to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Walt Dropo.

• July 16, 1959

  Signed Jerry Zimmerman as a free agent.

• September 6, 1959

  Selected Rip Coleman off waivers from the Kansas City Athletics.

• September 25, 1959

  Released Jerry Zimmerman.

• October 3, 1959

  Purchased Bob Mabe from the Cincinnati Reds.

• October 9, 1959

  Released Ernie Johnson.

• October 16, 1959

  Released Lou Sleater.

• October 19, 1959

  Traded players to be named later and $50,000 to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Jim Gentile. The Baltimore Orioles sent Willy Miranda (March 15, 1960) and Bill Lajoie (minors) (March 15, 1960) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

• November 30, 1959

  Drafted Dave Vineyard from the Cleveland Indians in the 1959 first-year draft.

  Traded Billy Loes and Billy O'Dell to the San Francisco Giants. Received Jackie Brandt, Gordon Jones and Roger McCardell.

• December 2, 1959

  Traded Bob Nieman to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Chuck Staniland (minors) and Gene Green.

• December 3, 1959

  Traded Joe Frazier and Frank Kellert to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Fred Hatfield, Lloyd Merritt and Phil Paine.

• December 15, 1959

  Purchased John Powers from the Cincinnati Reds.

• December 23, 1959

  Released Chico Carrasquel.

• Before 1960 Season

  Signed Sam Bowens as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Mickey McGuire as an amateur free agent.

• January 12, 1960

  Traded Erv Palica and $15,000 to the Boston Red Sox. Received Herb Moford.

• January 20, 1960

  Bob Hale selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.