1957 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• December 3, 1956

  Jerry Lynch drafted by the Cincinnati Redlegs in the 1956 rule 5 draft.

• Before 1957 Season

  Signed Tom Butters as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Donn Clendenon as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Joe Gibbon as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dick Lines as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tom Parsons as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Elmo Plaskett as an amateur free agent.

  Moose Stubing sent to the New York Giants in an unknown transaction.

  Obtained Bob Kuzava from Columbus (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• January 27, 1957

  Signed Jack Lamabe as a free agent.

• February 6, 1957

  Signed Buddy Pritchard as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

• April 3, 1957

  Traded Dick Cole to the Milwaukee Braves. Received Jim Pendleton.

• May 1, 1957

  Traded Dale Long and Lee Walls to the Chicago Cubs. Received Gene Baker and Dee Fondy.

• May 14, 1957

  Purchased Bob Smith from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• June 3, 1957

  Signed Ken Hamlin as an amateur free agent.

• July 15, 1957

  Al Grunwald player rights sold to the Kansas City Athletics. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• September 19, 1957

  Bob Kuzava player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• December 2, 1957

  Chuck Churn drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1957 rule 5 draft.

  Ellis Burton selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1957 minor league draft.

• December 9, 1957

  Traded Bob Purkey to the Cincinnati Redlegs. Received Don Gross.

• December 28, 1957

  Traded Dee Fondy to the Cincinnati Redlegs. Received Ted Kluszewski.

• Before 1958 Season

  Signed Ron Brand as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim Dickson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Larry Elliot as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Al McBean as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Orlando McFarlane as an amateur free agent.

  Signed John Pregenzer as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Vic Roznovsky as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bob Veale as an amateur free agent.