1959 Washington Senators Trades and Transactions

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

• December 6, 1958

  Traded Rocky Bridges, Neil Chrisley and Eddie Yost to the Detroit Tigers. Received Reno Bertoia, Jim Delsing and Ron Samford.

• Before 1959 Season

  Signed Joe Bonikowski as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Fred Bruckbauer as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jake Jacobs as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Chico Salmon as an amateur free agent.

  Rudy Hernández received from the San Francisco Giants in an unknown transaction.

  Johnnie Seale sent to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

• April 1, 1959

  Traded Vito Valentinetti to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Billy Loes. Trade was voided and players returned on April 8, 1959.

• April 3, 1959

  Signed Chuck Stobbs as a free agent.

• April 16, 1959

  Traded Jim Delsing to Houston (American Association). Received Herb Adams and cash.

• May 9, 1959

  Bobby Malkmus player rights sold to Denver (American Association).

• May 12, 1959

  Vito Valentinetti player rights sold to the Baltimore Orioles.

  Norm Zauchin player rights sold to the Baltimore Orioles.

• May 25, 1959

  Traded Ed FitzGerald to the Cleveland Indians. Received Hal Naragon and Hal Woodeshick.

• May 26, 1959

  Traded Albie Pearson to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Lenny Green.

• June 11, 1959

  Traded Dick Hyde and Herb Plews to the Boston Red Sox. Received Billy Consolo and Murray Wall. Dick Hyde and Murray Wall returned to original teams on June 14, 1959.

• July 25, 1959

  Jay Porter selected by the St. Louis Cardinals off waivers.

• November 30, 1959

  Drafted Don Lee from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1959 rule 5 draft.

• December 17, 1959

  Purchased Jim Delsing from Houston (American Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• Before 1960 Season

  Signed Pete Cimino as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Fred Lasher as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Marty Martínez as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Joe McCabe as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Rich Rollins as an amateur free agent.

  Chico Salmon sent to the San Francisco Giants in an unknown transaction.