1958 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• May 6, 1958

  Paul Smith player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• May 7, 1958

  Purchased Bob Porterfield from the Boston Red Sox.

• June, 1958

  Jim Duffalo sent to the San Francisco Giants in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 15, 1958

  Traded Gene Freese and Johnny O'Brien to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Dick Schofield and cash.

• July 21, 1958

  Purchased Harry Bright from Sacramento (PCL).

• August 7, 1958

  Signed Willie Stargell as an amateur free agent.

• December 1, 1958

  Drafted Rocky Nelson from Toronto (International) in the 1958 rule 5 draft.

• December 2, 1958

  Drafted John Oldham from the Cincinnati Redlegs in the 1958 minor league draft.

• December 3, 1958

  Traded Luis Arroyo to the Cincinnati Redlegs. Received Nino Escalera.

• Before 1959 Season

  Signed Gene Alley as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Darrell Brandon as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ramón Hernández as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Rex Johnston as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Gene Michael as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bob Priddy as an amateur free agent.

  Traded Dick Rand to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Tom Burgess.

  Traded Emil Panko (minors) to the Milwaukee Braves. Received Jim Umbricht.

  José Vidal received from the San Francisco Giants in an unknown transaction.

• January 30, 1959

  Traded Whammy Douglas, Jim Pendleton, John Powers and Frank Thomas to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Smoky Burgess, Harvey Haddix and Don Hoak.