Major Transactions

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Thursday, October 15th, 1959

Signed free agent 2B Pedro Márquez to a 2-year contract worth a total of $86,600.

Tuesday, October 13th, 1959

Activated 3B Tony Velásquez from the disabled list.

Monday, October 5th, 1959

Placed RF Mike Nadler on the 15-day disabled list.

Friday, October 2nd, 1959

Placed LF Vincent George on the 15-day disabled list.

Thursday, September 24th, 1959

Activated LF Bill Rogers from the disabled list.

Wednesday, September 23rd, 1959

Placed LF Jeff Smith on waivers.

Thursday, September 10th, 1959

Placed 3B Tony Velásquez on the 15-day disabled list.

Tuesday, September 1st, 1959

Recalled CF Miguel Rivera from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled SP Don Harris from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled RF José Negrón from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled RF Jared Walls from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled 2B George Reeves from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled SS William Smith from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled 1B Félix Martínez from Double A San Antonio.

Recalled CF Sam Carter from Double A San Antonio.

Recalled CF Tony Román from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled LF Miguel Villegas from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled RF Emílio Rodríguez from Double A San Antonio.

Recalled SS Nobuhiko Tanaka from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled CL Richie Varkevisser from Triple A Vaughan.

Sunday, August 30th, 1959

Recalled 3B Howard Anslow from Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned 3B Miguel Rivera to Triple A Vaughan.

Assigned RF Takahiro Nemoto to Triple A Vaughan.

Friday, August 28th, 1959

Placed SS Javier Diéguez on waivers.

Wednesday, August 26th, 1959

Placed LF Jeff Smith on waivers.

Tuesday, August 25th, 1959

RF Takahiro Nemoto was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Monday, August 24th, 1959

RF Mike Nadler was claimed off waivers from Los Angeles.

Placed LF Jeff Smith on waivers.

Friday, August 21st, 1959

Placed LF Bill Rogers on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled CF Miguel Rivera from Triple A Vaughan.

Purchased the contract of RF Takahiro Nemoto from Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned SS Howard Anslow to Triple A Vaughan.

Placed SS Javier Diéguez on waivers.

Friday, August 14th, 1959

Failed to sign 1st round draft pick Juan Ríos.

Thursday, August 13th, 1959

Signed Francisco Gonzáles to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $7,000.

Tuesday, August 11th, 1959

Signed Mario Díaz to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $27,500.

Monday, August 10th, 1959

Signed Mario Hernández to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $17,000.

Monday, July 27th, 1959

MR Roberto Hernández was claimed off waivers by Atlanta.

Recalled 2B Javier Diéguez from Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned MR Richie Varkevisser to Triple A Vaughan.

Traded 25-year-old second baseman Joe Adams to the Chicago Clout, getting 33-year-old minor league reliever Kyle MacIntosh in return.

Wednesday, July 22nd, 1959

Assigned SP Domingo García to Triple A Vaughan.

Activated SP Don Harris from the disabled list.

MR Roberto Hernández was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Recalled CL Richie Varkevisser from Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned MR Don Harris to Triple A Vaughan.

Tuesday, July 21st, 1959

Activated 1B Joe Adams from the disabled list.

Optioned 2B Javier Diéguez to Triple A Vaughan.

Signed Norberto López to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $5,700.

Friday, July 17th, 1959

Activated SP Donald Wagner from the disabled list.

SP Domingo García was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Saturday, July 11th, 1959

Assigned MR San-gui Quan to Triple A Vaughan.

Wednesday, July 8th, 1959

Activated CF Michael Clark from the disabled list.

Optioned CF Miguel Rivera to Triple A Vaughan.

Monday, July 6th, 1959

Placed SP Don Harris on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SP Domingo García from Triple A Vaughan.

Friday, July 3rd, 1959

Purchased the contract of LF Vincent George from Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned LF José Negrón to Triple A Vaughan.

Thursday, July 2nd, 1959

Placed SP Donald Wagner on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled SP Don Harris from Triple A Vaughan.

Saturday, June 20th, 1959

Placed CF Michael Clark on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled LF José Negrón from Triple A Vaughan.

Sunday, June 14th, 1959

Placed 1B Joe Adams on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled 2B Javier Diéguez from Triple A Vaughan.

Thursday, June 4th, 1959

Optioned LF Tony Román to Triple A Vaughan.

Wednesday, June 3rd, 1959

RF Loren Burnham was claimed off waivers from Washington.

Wednesday, May 6th, 1959

RF León Martínez was claimed off waivers by San Francisco.

1B Cipriano Aranda was claimed off waivers by San Francisco.

Sunday, May 3rd, 1959

Activated 1B Joe Adams from the disabled list.

Optioned 2B Javier Diéguez to Triple A Vaughan.

Friday, May 1st, 1959

Recalled CF Miguel Rivera from Triple A Vaughan.

Purchased the contract of SS Ed Stanley from Triple A Vaughan.

RF León Martínez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

1B Cipriano Aranda was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Wednesday, April 15th, 1959

Purchased the contract of LF Manny Toro from Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned CF Miguel Rivera to Triple A Vaughan.

Monday, April 13th, 1959

Assigned LF Brian Bernard to Triple A Vaughan.

Assigned 1B Timoteo Tegliacci to Triple A Vaughan.

Friday, April 10th, 1959

Activated CF Michael Clark from the disabled list.

Optioned LF Félix Martínez to Triple A Vaughan.

Thursday, April 9th, 1959

LF Brian Bernard was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

1B Timoteo Tegliacci was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned MR Don Harris to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned MR Richie Varkevisser to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned MR San-gui Quan to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned 3B George Reeves to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned 3B Nobuhiko Tanaka to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned SS William Smith to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned CF Sam Carter to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned CF Miguel Villegas to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned CF José Negrón to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned RF Emílio Rodríguez to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned RF Jared Walls to Triple A Vaughan.

Thursday, March 26th, 1959

Placed CF Michael Clark on the 15-day disabled list.

Monday, March 23rd, 1959

Placed 1B Joe Adams on the 15-day disabled list.

Tuesday, February 24th, 1959

Assigned RF Takahiro Nemoto to Triple A Vaughan.

Assigned LF Dale Newman to Triple A Vaughan.

Friday, February 20th, 1959

Recalled CF Miguel Rivera from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled LF Tony Román from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled LF Félix Martínez from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled CF José Negrón from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled 2B Javier Diéguez from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled RF Emílio Rodríguez from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled RF Jared Walls from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled LF Brian Bernard from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled 3B George Reeves from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled 1B Timoteo Tegliacci from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled SP Don Harris from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled SS William Smith from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled 3B Nobuhiko Tanaka from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled CL Richie Varkevisser from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled MR San-gui Quan from Triple A Vaughan.

Sunday, January 18th, 1959

Optioned 2B Javier Diéguez to Triple A Vaughan.

Traded 28-year-old minor league second baseman Sotaro Yoshioka and 20-year-old minor league shortstop Jamie Robertson to the Cincinnati Rivermen, getting 34-year-old first baseman Cipriano Aranda in return.

Saturday, December 6th, 1958

Assigned SP Rafael González to Triple A Vaughan.

Assigned MR José Martínez to Triple A Vaughan.

Thursday, November 27th, 1958

Assigned SP Ben McGinnis to Triple A Vaughan.

Saturday, November 22nd, 1958

Purchased the contract of MR Roberto Hernández from Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned LF Félix Martínez to Triple A Vaughan.

Traded 30-year-old starting pitcher Luke Armstrong to the Atlanta Rebels, getting 27-year-old right fielder Bill Rogers in return.

Wednesday, November 19th, 1958

Assigned MR Roberto Hernández to Triple A Vaughan.

Friday, November 14th, 1958

Signed free agent MR Juan Martínez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $12,500.

MR Roberto Hernández was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Thursday, November 13th, 1958

Assigned RF Vincent George to Triple A Vaughan.

Signed scouting director Gustavo Mendoza to a 5-year, $13,100 per year contract.

Saturday, November 8th, 1958

Activated CF Michael Clark from the 60-day disabled list.

RF Vincent George was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Friday, October 31st, 1958

Purchased the contract of MR Roberto Hernández from Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned LF Tony Román to Triple A Vaughan.

Traded 33-year-old closer Roger Joss to the Washington Mutuals, getting 30-year-old left fielder León Martínez and 22-year-old minor league first baseman Buddy Hall in return.

Tuesday, October 28th, 1958

Recalled SP Donald Wagner from Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned MR Ben McGinnis to Triple A Vaughan.

Assigned RF Takahiro Nemoto to Triple A Vaughan.

Signed pitching coach Mario Cruz to a 4-year, $9,600 per year contract.

Sunday, October 26th, 1958

Activated SP Ben McGinnis from the 60-day disabled list.

Optioned MR Donald Wagner to Triple A Vaughan.

Thursday, October 23rd, 1958

Activated LF Jeff Smith from the disabled list.

RF Takahiro Nemoto was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Monday, October 20th, 1958

Recalled SP Donald Wagner from Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned RF Emílio Rodríguez to Triple A Vaughan.

Traded 33-year-old closer Troy Harris to the St. Louis Dredgers, getting 30-year-old center fielder Miguel Gonzáles and 22-year-old minor league first baseman Clark Richards in return.

Saturday, October 18th, 1958

Assigned MR Roberto Hernández to Triple A Vaughan.

Tuesday, October 14th, 1958

MR Roberto Hernández was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Optioned MR Donald Wagner to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned MR Rafael González to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned MR Don Harris to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned MR Richie Varkevisser to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned MR José Martínez to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned 2B George Reeves to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned 2B Sotaro Yoshioka to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned LF Miguel Rivera to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned 1B Timoteo Tegliacci to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned CF José Negrón to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned RF Jared Walls to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned LF Brian Bernard to Triple A Vaughan.

Optioned SS William Smith to Triple A Vaughan.

Signed Manager Gustavo García to a 3-year contract extension.

Pitching Coach Françisco Matalonga leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.

Scouting Director Marcos Sánchez leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.