1959 San Francisco Giants Trades and Transactions

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

• December 1, 1958

  Art Ceccarelli drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1958 rule 5 draft.

• December 2, 1958

  Drafted Chuck Hiller from the Cleveland Indians in the 1958 minor league draft.

• December 3, 1958

  Traded Rubén Gómez and Valmy Thomas to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Jack Sanford.

• December 5, 1958

  Released Joey Amalfitano.

• Before 1959 Season

  Signed Bob Barton as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bill Hands as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Rick Joseph as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Coco Laboy as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Wayne Schurr as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tim Talton as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Fred Wenz as an amateur free agent.

  Released Freddie Velázquez.

  Rudy Hernández sent to the Washington Senators in an unknown transaction.

  José Vidal sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.

• February 9, 1959

  Signed Mike Lee as an amateur free agent.

• February 14, 1959

  Whitey Lockman player rights sold to the Baltimore Orioles.

• March 25, 1959

  Traded Ray Jablonski and Bill White to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Don Choate and Sam Jones.

• April 3, 1959

  Frank Funk sent to Toronto (International) in an unknown transaction.

• April 13, 1959

  Paul Giel selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers.

• June 14, 1959

  Purchased Jim Hegan from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• July 26, 1959

  Traded Billy Muffett and cash to the Boston Red Sox. Received Bud Byerly.

• August 25, 1959

  Released Hank Sauer.

• November 30, 1959

  Drafted Joey Amalfitano from Toronto (International) in the 1959 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Georges Maranda from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1959 rule 5 draft.

  Mike Lee selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 1959 first-year draft.

  Drafted Ray Daviault from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1959 minor league draft.

  Traded Jackie Brandt, Gordon Jones and Roger McCardell to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Billy Loes and Billy O'Dell.

• December 15, 1959

  Traded Daryl Spencer and Leon Wagner to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Don Blasingame.

• Before 1960 Season

  Signed Dick Estelle as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Gil Garrido as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim Ray Hart as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Randy Hundley as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Frank Linzy as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Cap Peterson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Minnie Rojas as an amateur free agent.

  John Pregenzer received from the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.

  Vic Roznovsky received from the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.

  Chico Salmon received from the Washington Senators in an unknown transaction.

• January 21, 1960

  Released Jim Hegan.

• March 29, 1960

  Traded Al Worthington to the Boston Red Sox. Received Jim Marshall.

• April, 1960

  Don Taussig player rights sold to Portland (PCL).