1959 Los Angeles Dodgers Trades and Transactions

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

• December 4, 1958

  Traded Gino Cimoli to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Wally Moon and Phil Paine.

• December 23, 1958

  Traded Sparky Anderson to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Jim Golden, Rip Repulski and Gene Snyder.

• December 30, 1958

  Released Pee Wee Reese.

• Before 1959 Season

  Signed Choo-Choo Coleman as a free agent.

  Signed Bobby Cox as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Al Ferrara as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bill Kelso as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Larry Miller as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Phil Ortega as an amateur free agent.

  Released Elmer Valo.

• April 2, 1959

  Received Maury Wills from the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.

• May 6, 1959

  Traded Dick Hanlon (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Chuck Churn.

• May 22, 1959

  Traded Jim Baxes to the Cleveland Indians. Received Fred Hatfield and $10,000.

• June 3, 1959

  Traded Ron Negray and Bob Wilson to Toronto (International). Received Error and Mike Goliat.

• June 5, 1959

  Purchased Freddy Rodríguez from the Philadelphia Phillies. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 8, 1959

  Solly Drake player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

• June 9, 1959

  Signed Nate Oliver as an amateur free agent.

• June 10, 1959

  Purchased Cuno Barragan from the Milwaukee Braves. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 15, 1959

  Traded Dick Gray to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Chuck Essegian and Lloyd Merritt.

• June 30, 1959

  Released Dick Young.

• September 21, 1959

  Signed Nick Willhite as an amateur free agent.

• October 12, 1959

  Cuno Barragan sent to the Milwaukee Braves in an unknown transaction.

• October 19, 1959

  Traded Jim Gentile to the Baltimore Orioles. Received players to be named later and $50,000. 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

  Steve Bilko drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1959 rule 5 draft.

  Ray Daviault selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 1959 minor league draft.

  Jim Duckworth selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1959 minor league draft.

• December 3, 1959

  Traded Fred Hatfield, Lloyd Merritt and Phil Paine to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Joe Frazier and Frank Kellert.

• Before 1960 Season

  Signed Jim Barbieri as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ken McMullen as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Joe Moeller as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Thad Tillotson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Héctor Valle as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Johnny Werhas as an amateur free agent.

  Luis Alcaraz received from the Milwaukee Braves in an unknown transaction.

• April 1, 1960

  Traded Clyde Parris (minors) to Toronto (International). Received Joe Altobelli.