Major Transactions

	04/26/1981
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Monday, October 5th, 1959

Activated SP Paul McCaslin from the 60-day disabled list.

Tuesday, September 22nd, 1959

Activated 3B Domingo Guerra from the disabled list.

Thursday, September 17th, 1959

Placed CF Vincente Ibarra on the 60-day disabled list.

Sunday, September 13th, 1959

Recalled 3B Will O'Day from Triple A Uxbridge.

Tuesday, September 8th, 1959

Activated SP Rob Flynn from the disabled list.

Wednesday, September 2nd, 1959

Activated LF Alfred Adams from the disabled list.

Tuesday, September 1st, 1959

Recalled SS José Mercado from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled C Ernest Leonard from Double A Eagle Pass.

Recalled 3B Michael Melton from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled 2B Jimmy Mayfield from Triple A Uxbridge.

Thursday, August 27th, 1959

Placed 3B Domingo Guerra on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled 3B Bill Miller from Triple A Uxbridge.

Monday, August 24th, 1959

Placed SP Rob Flynn on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled CL Paul MacKnight from Triple A Uxbridge.

Saturday, August 22nd, 1959

2B Ralph Baxter was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles.

Tuesday, August 18th, 1959

Placed LF Alfred Adams on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled RF Lorenzo Núñez from Triple A Uxbridge.

Monday, August 17th, 1959

Recalled 2B Mario Mejía from Triple A Uxbridge.

2B Ralph Baxter was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Friday, August 14th, 1959

Failed to sign 7th round draft pick Manny Solís.

Wednesday, August 12th, 1959

Signed Jeffery Weber to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $22,500.

Friday, August 7th, 1959

Signed Bartolo Ferreira to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $14,300.

Sunday, August 2nd, 1959

Signed Won-ho Mun to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $10,500.

Monday, July 27th, 1959

Optioned 3B Bill Miller to Triple A Uxbridge.

Traded 25-year-old minor league closer Anthony West to the Baltimore Barons, getting 25-year-old third baseman Domingo Guerra in return.

Saturday, July 25th, 1959

Placed MR Anastasio Pérez on the 60-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SP Dan Rancourt from Triple A Uxbridge.

Friday, July 24th, 1959

Assigned 1B Ben Schultz to Triple A Uxbridge.

Tuesday, July 21st, 1959

Signed Jonathan Harris to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $4,700.

Sunday, July 19th, 1959

Recalled 3B Bill Miller from Triple A Uxbridge.

1B Ben Schultz was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Traded 26-year-old shortstop Steve Rogers to the Baltimore Barons, getting 28-year-old minor league first baseman Yue-rong Jen and 20-year-old minor league catcher Tony Manuel in return.

Saturday, July 18th, 1959

Signed José Santos to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $2,800.

Saturday, June 27th, 1959

Recalled RF Bartolo López from Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned RF Lorenzo Núñez to Triple A Uxbridge.

Wednesday, June 17th, 1959

MR Les Strong was claimed off waivers by New York.

Monday, June 15th, 1959

Traded 30-year-old second baseman Gene Roberson to the New York Empires, getting 38-year-old first baseman Tomás Villarreal in return.

Friday, June 12th, 1959

Placed SP Jimmy Belmore on the 60-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SP Rob Flynn from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled CL Yeijiro Ohayashi from Triple A Uxbridge.

MR Les Strong was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Thursday, June 4th, 1959

Optioned 3B Bill Miller to Triple A Uxbridge.

Wednesday, June 3rd, 1959

2B David Carrillo was claimed off waivers from San Francisco.

Tuesday, June 2nd, 1959

Activated SS Steve Rogers from the disabled list.

Demoted 2B Mario Mejía to Triple A Uxbridge.

Tuesday, May 12th, 1959

Activated LF Alfred Adams from the disabled list.

Optioned RF Bartolo López to Triple A Uxbridge.

Monday, May 11th, 1959

Placed SS Steve Rogers on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of 2B Mario Mejía from Triple A Uxbridge.

Assigned RF Arnold Norton to Triple A Uxbridge.

Wednesday, May 6th, 1959

Activated CF Vincente Ibarra from the disabled list.

RF Arnold Norton was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Monday, April 27th, 1959

Placed SP Paul McCaslin on the 60-day disabled list.

Placed LF Alfred Adams on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SP Kevin O'Spillane from Triple A Uxbridge.

Purchased the contract of RF Arnold Norton from Triple A Uxbridge.

Thursday, April 23rd, 1959

Activated 3B Michael Melton from the disabled list.

Optioned 3B Bill Miller to Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled 3B Bill Miller from Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned 1B Michael Melton to Triple A Uxbridge.

Monday, April 13th, 1959

Assigned MR Kevin O'Spillane to Triple A Uxbridge.

Assigned MR Dan Rancourt to Triple A Uxbridge.

Assigned 2B Mario Mejía to Triple A Uxbridge.

Assigned 2B Robert Lawrence to Triple A Uxbridge.

Assigned RF Arnold Norton to Triple A Uxbridge.

Sunday, April 12th, 1959

Placed CF Vincente Ibarra on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled RF Lorenzo Núñez from Triple A Uxbridge.

Thursday, April 9th, 1959

MR Kevin O'Spillane was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

2B Mario Mejía was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

RF Arnold Norton was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

MR Dan Rancourt was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

2B Robert Lawrence was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned MR Alfonso Johnson to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned MR Paul MacKnight to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned 3B Jimmy Mayfield to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned SS José Mercado to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned 3B Will O'Day to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned RF Lorenzo Núñez to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned MR Yeijiro Ohayashi to Double A Eagle Pass.

Optioned MR Paco Estrada to Double A Eagle Pass.

Optioned C Ernest Leonard to Double A Eagle Pass.

Wednesday, April 8th, 1959

Placed 3B Michael Melton on the 15-day disabled list.

Sunday, March 22nd, 1959

Recalled MR Paco Estrada from Single A Pasadena.

Friday, February 20th, 1959

Recalled SP Kevin O'Spillane from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled SP Dan Rancourt from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled CF Bartolo López from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled RF Lorenzo Núñez from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled 3B Steve Rogers from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled SS José Mercado from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled 2B Robert Lawrence from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled 3B Jimmy Mayfield from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled 3B Michael Melton from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled C Ernest Leonard from Double A Eagle Pass.

Recalled 3B Will O'Day from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled CL Paul MacKnight from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled MR Alfonso Johnson from Triple A Uxbridge.

Recalled CL Yeijiro Ohayashi from Double A Eagle Pass.

Saturday, February 7th, 1959

Recalled 2B Mario Mejía from Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned RF Bartolo López to Triple A Uxbridge.

Traded 32-year-old second baseman Michael Walls to the Pittsburgh Keystones, getting 29-year-old right fielder Okura Otani in return.

Sunday, January 11th, 1959

Assigned MR Dave Parker to Triple A Uxbridge.

Tuesday, January 6th, 1959

Activated 2B Gene Roberson from the 60-day disabled list.

Demoted 2B Mario Mejía to Triple A Uxbridge.

Monday, December 15th, 1958

Traded 29-year-old left fielder Lawrence Starratt and 22-year-old minor league shortstop Jerry Ellis to the Boston Colonials, getting 41-year-old right fielder Alfred Adams in return.

Saturday, December 6th, 1958

Assigned C Pedro Alfaro to Triple A Uxbridge.

Monday, December 1st, 1958

C Pedro Alfaro was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Drafted C Rodney Moore in the 1958 rule 5 draft (Pick 14, Round 1, 14th overall Pick), from the Baltimore Barons.

Optioned 3B Steve Rogers to Triple A Uxbridge.

Drafted 1B Ben Schultz in the 1958 rule 5 draft (Pick 14, Round 2, 30th overall Pick), from the Boston Morrills.

Optioned RF Lorenzo Núñez to Triple A Uxbridge.

Drafted RF Mike Mathews in the 1958 rule 5 draft (Pick 14, Round 3, 46th overall Pick), from the Pittsburgh Keystones.

Monday, November 24th, 1958

Signed general manager Dana Wallace to a 5-year, $21,200 per year contract.

Thursday, November 20th, 1958

Traded 25-year-old right fielder Raúl López to the Cincinnati Rivermen, getting 26-year-old center fielder Vincente Ibarra in return.

Monday, November 10th, 1958

Purchased the contract of 2B Mario Mejía from Triple A Uxbridge.

Assigned SP Dan Rancourt to Triple A Uxbridge.

Traded 25-year-old first baseman Leo Lindop and 23-year-old minor league starting pitcher John Reed to the New York Empires, getting 25-year-old starting pitcher Dan Rancourt in return.

Monday, October 27th, 1958

Activated MR Les Strong from the disabled list.

Optioned MR Yeijiro Ohayashi to Triple A Uxbridge.

Monday, October 20th, 1958

Activated SP Jimmy Belmore from the disabled list.

Optioned SP Kevin O'Spillane to Triple A Uxbridge.

Saturday, October 18th, 1958

Assigned 2B Mario Mejía to Triple A Uxbridge.

Assigned LF Nick Villa to Triple A Uxbridge.

Tuesday, October 14th, 1958

LF Nick Villa was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

2B Mario Mejía was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned MR Alfonso Johnson to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned MR Paul MacKnight to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned C Ernest Leonard to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned 2B Robert Lawrence to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned 3B Jimmy Mayfield to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned SS José Mercado to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned 3B Will O'Day to Triple A Uxbridge.

Optioned 3B Michael Melton to Triple A Uxbridge.

GM Lloyd Beaver retires.

Signed Pitching Coach Lorenzo González to a 3-year contract extension.