1959 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions

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

• November 19, 1958

  Released Ray Katt.

• December, 1958

  Pidge Browne player rights sold to Houston (American Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• December 1, 1958

  Drafted Joe Durham from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1958 rule 5 draft.

  Johnny O'Brien drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1958 rule 5 draft.

• December 3, 1958

  Traded Rubén Amaro Sr. to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Chuck Essegian.

• December 4, 1958

  Traded Wally Moon and Phil Paine to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Gino Cimoli.

• Before 1959 Season

  Signed Solly Hemus as a free agent.

  Signed Ray Katt as a free agent.

  Signed Weldon Bowlin as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jerry Buchek as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Harry Fanok as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Lee Gregory as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jeoff Long as an amateur free agent.

  Returned Herb Adams to Houston (American Association) after expiration of minor league working agreement.

  Traded Tom Burgess to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Dick Rand.

• January 21, 1959

  Released Chuck Stobbs.

• February 2, 1959

  Selected Billy Harrell off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

• February 4, 1959

  Received Bob Miller from the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

• March 15, 1959

  Traded Nelson Chittum to the Boston Red Sox. Received Dean Stone.

• March 25, 1959

  Traded Don Choate and Sam Jones to the San Francisco Giants. Received Ray Jablonski and Bill White.

• April, 1959

  Returned Bob Miller to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 10, 1959

  Released Sal Maglie.

• May 12, 1959

  Purchased Jack Urban from the New York Yankees. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 19, 1959

  Traded Irv Noren to the Chicago Cubs. Received Chick King.

• June, 1959

  Johnny Lewis received from the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 6, 1959

  Signed Jim O'Rourke as an amateur free agent.

• June 8, 1959

  Signed Tim McCarver as an amateur free agent.

  Traded Jim Brosnan to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Hal Jeffcoat.

• June 12, 1959

  Released Roy Smalley.

• June 15, 1959

  Traded Chuck Essegian and Lloyd Merritt to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Dick Gray.

• June 19, 1959

  Released Solly Hemus.

• June 24, 1959

  Released Mel Wright.

• July 25, 1959

  Selected Jay Porter off waivers from the Washington Senators.

• July 26, 1959

  Gary Blaylock selected by the New York Yankees off waivers.

• August 4, 1959

  Released Ray Katt.

• August 20, 1959

  Ray Jablonski selected by the Kansas City Athletics off waivers.

• September 6, 1959

  Signed Phil Gagliano as an amateur free agent.

• October 13, 1959

  Released Hal Jeffcoat.

• November 30, 1959

  Drafted Darrell Johnson from the New York Yankees in the 1959 rule 5 draft.

  Tom Baker selected by the Kansas City Athletics in the 1959 minor league draft.

• December 2, 1959

  Traded Chuck Staniland (minors) and Gene Green to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Bob Nieman.

• December 4, 1959

  Traded Bill Smith and Bobby Smith to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Carl Sawatski.

• December 15, 1959

  Traded Don Blasingame to the San Francisco Giants. Received Daryl Spencer and Leon Wagner.

• December 21, 1959

  Traded Tom Cheney and Gino Cimoli to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Ron Kline.

• Before 1960 Season

  Signed Craig Anderson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Gary Dotter as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tom Hilgendorf as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Gary Kolb as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dal Maxvill as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Santiago Rosario as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ray Washburn as an amateur free agent.

  Joe McClain player rights sold to Charleston (American Association) for $100.

  Darrell Brandon received from the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.

• January, 1960

  Released Alex Kellner.

• April, 1960

  Howie Nunn player rights sold to the Cincinnati Reds.