1959 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

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

• November 20, 1958

  Traded Ossie Álvarez, Don Mossi and Ray Narleski to the Detroit Tigers. Received Al Cicotte and Billy Martin.

• December 1, 1958

  Drafted Ray Webster from Sacramento (PCL) in the 1958 rule 5 draft.

• December 2, 1958

  Chuck Hiller selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 1958 minor league draft.

  Traded Bobby Ávila to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Russ Heman and $30,000.

  Traded Gary Geiger and Vic Wertz to the Boston Red Sox. Received Jim Piersall.

• Before 1959 Season

  Signed Jerry Fosnow as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Gene Leek as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Al Luplow as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Duke Sims as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dave Vineyard as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Mike White as an amateur free agent.

  Released Hector Martinez.

• January 13, 1959

  Joe Altobelli player rights sold to Toronto (International).

• January 23, 1959

  Signed Mike Garcia as a free agent.

  Traded Earl Averill and Morrie Martin to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jim Bolger and John Briggs.

• February 2, 1959

  Billy Harrell selected by the St. Louis Cardinals off waivers.

• March 21, 1959

  Traded Larry Doby to the Detroit Tigers. Received Tito Francona.

• April 11, 1959

  Traded Mickey Vernon to the Milwaukee Braves. Received Humberto Robinson.

• May 4, 1959

  Traded Randy Jackson to the Chicago Cubs. Received Bob Smith.

• May 7, 1959

  Steve Ridzik player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• May 16, 1959

  Traded Humberto Robinson to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Granny Hamner.

• May 22, 1959

  Traded Fred Hatfield and $10,000 to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Jim Baxes.

• May 25, 1959

  Traded Hal Naragon and Hal Woodeshick to the Washington Senators. Received Ed FitzGerald.

• June 6, 1959

  Traded Jim Bolger and cash to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Willie Jones.

• June 29, 1959

  Purchased Elmer Valo from Seattle (PCL).

• July 1, 1959

  Willie Jones player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.

• July 30, 1959

  Selected Jack Harshman off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• September 9, 1959

  Purchased Chuck Tanner from the Boston Red Sox.

• October 5, 1959

  Released Granny Hamner.

  Released Elmer Valo.

• October 23, 1959

  Released Mike Garcia.

• November 30, 1959

  Drafted Mike Lee from the San Francisco Giants in the 1959 first-year draft.

  Dave Vineyard selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1959 first-year draft.

• December 6, 1959

  Traded Dick Brown, Don Ferrarese, Minnie Miñoso and Jake Striker to the Chicago White Sox. Received Norm Cash, Bubba Phillips and John Romano.

• December 15, 1959

  Traded Gordy Coleman, Billy Martin and Cal McLish to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Johnny Temple.

• Before 1960 Season

  Signed Ernie Johnson as a free agent.

  Signed Paul Casanova as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Gordy Lund as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tony Martínez as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Sam McDowell as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained Jim King from Toronto (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Floyd Robinson obtained by the Chicago White Sox as part of a minor league working agreement.

• January 8, 1960

  Traded Ray Webster to the Boston Red Sox. Received Leo Kiely.

• January 20, 1960

  Selected Bob Hale off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

• February 15, 1960

  Jim Baxes player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.

• March 16, 1960

  Traded Russ Nixon to the Boston Red Sox. Received Jim Marshall and Sammy White. Sammy White refused to report to his new team on March 25, 1960. Trade was voided and players returned on March 25, 1960.