MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Thursday, 10/5/1959
Saturday 2/18/1959 :
Free agent 2B Bobby Adams has been signed to a contract of $240,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/21/1959 :
Trade with Boston :
We get :
P Vicente Amor
Boston gets :
SS Alvin Dark
P Johnny James
$5,000,000 cash.
Trade with Boston :
We get :
P Johnny James
Boston gets :
P Vicente Amor
Sunday 3/5/1959 :
Trade with Kansas City :
Kansas City gets :
2B Hank Thompson
We get :
SS Maury Wills
Bobby Adams was assigned to the active roster.
Hersh Freeman has been signed to a contract extension, $2,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 5/21/1959 :
Trade with Washington :
Washington gets :
LF Willie Kirkland
2B Bill Mazeroski
P Jack Sanford
P Jay Hook
We get :
CF Richie Ashburn
P Phil Paine
Richie Ashburn was assigned to the active roster.
Phil Paine was assigned to the active roster.
Sunday 7/30/1959 :
Bill Bruton has been signed to a contract extension, $630,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 7/30/1959 :
Trade with Philadelphia (N) :
Philadelphia (N) gets :
RF Richie Ashburn
1B R.c. Stevens
$2,000,000 cash.
We get :
LF Gary Geiger
CF Lee Maye
LF Russ Sullivan
2B Tommy Glaviano
Trade with Philadelphia (N) :
Philadelphia (N) gets :
P Robin Roberts
We get :
P Jim Bronstad
2B Roy Hartsfield
Tommy Glaviano was assigned to the active roster.
Roy Hartsfield was assigned to the active roster.
Frank Sullivan has been signed to a contract extension, $3,700,000 per year, for 3 years.

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