1959 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 13, 1959

  Selected Paul Giel off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

• May 12, 1959

  Released Bob Porterfield.

• May 29, 1959

  Released Gene Baker.

• June 13, 1959

  Selected Bob Porterfield off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

  Bob Smith selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

• August 25, 1959

  Traded Ted Kluszewski to the Chicago White Sox. Received Robert Sagers (minors) and Harry Simpson.

• September 29, 1959

  Released Bob Porterfield.

• October 13, 1959

  Harry Simpson player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.

• November 30, 1959

  Harry Bright drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1959 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Bob Oldis from the New York Yankees in the 1959 rule 5 draft.

  Dave Wickersham selected by the Kansas City Athletics in the 1959 minor league draft.

• December, 1959

  Purchased Pidge Browne from Houston (American Association).

• December 9, 1959

  Traded a player to be named later, Dick Hall and Ken Hamlin to the Kansas City Athletics. Received Hal Smith. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Hank Foiles (December 15, 1959) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade.

• December 21, 1959

  Traded Ron Kline to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Tom Cheney and Gino Cimoli.

• Before 1960 Season

  Signed Gene Baker as a free agent.

  Signed Steve Blass as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Frank Bork as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Don Bosch as an amateur free agent.

  Signed José Martínez as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Roberto Peña as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim Price as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Gary Waslewski as an amateur free agent.

  Darrell Brandon sent to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.

  John Pregenzer sent to the San Francisco Giants in an unknown transaction.

  Vic Roznovsky sent to the San Francisco Giants in an unknown transaction.

• March, 1960

  Received Diomedes Olivo from Poza Rica (Mexican) as part of a conditional deal.