1957 Cincinnati Redlegs Trades and Transactions

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

• November 13, 1956

  Traded Ray Jablonski and Elmer Singleton to the Chicago Cubs. Received Warren Hacker, Don Hoak and Pete Whisenant.

• December 3, 1956

  Drafted Jerry Lynch from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1956 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Marion Fricano from the Chicago White Sox in the 1956 minor league draft.

  Drafted Maury Wills from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1956 minor league draft.

• Before 1957 Season

  Signed Mike Cuellar as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tony González as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Manny Montejo as an amateur free agent.

  Vicente Amor received from the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

  Leo Cárdenas received from Tucson (Arizona-Mexico) in an unknown transaction.

• January 18, 1957

  Released Bruce Edwards.

• April 13, 1957

  Russ Meyer selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

• May 20, 1957

  Rocky Bridges selected by the Washington Senators off waivers.

• May 25, 1957

  Joe Black player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• June 12, 1957

  Art Schult player rights sold to the Washington Senators.

• June 26, 1957

  Warren Hacker selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

• July 2, 1957

  Signed Claude Osteen as an amateur free agent.

• August 17, 1957

  Signed Jay Hook as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

• September 7, 1957

  Signed Dave Skaugstad as an amateur free agent.

• October 8, 1957

  Purchased Steve Bilko from the Chicago Cubs.

• October 10, 1957

  Purchased Rudy Minarcin from the Boston Red Sox.

• October 15, 1957

  Bud Podbielan player rights sold to the Cleveland Indians. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• December 4, 1957

  Selected Bill Wight off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

• December 5, 1957

  Traded Curt Flood and Joe Taylor to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Marty Kutyna, Willard Schmidt and Ted Wieand.

• December 9, 1957

  Traded Don Gross to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Bob Purkey.

• December 16, 1957

  Traded Wally Post to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Harvey Haddix.

• December 23, 1957

  Signed Jim O'Toole as an amateur free agent.

• December 28, 1957

  Traded Ted Kluszewski to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Dee Fondy.

• Before 1958 Season

  Signed Ken Hunt as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bob Moorhead as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Chico Ruiz as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Diego Seguí as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained Chuck Coles from Albuquerque (Western) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Maury Wills sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers in an unknown transaction.

  Released Minnie Mendoza.