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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1957 / 1959)
76-78, Finished 4th in National League
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Scored 695 runs, Allowed 621 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-69
Manager: Birdie Tebbetts (52-61) and Jimmie Dykes (24-17)
Ballpark: Crosley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 788,582 (8th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 105; one-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 107
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1957 / 1959 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 8, 1957
Purchased Steve Bilko from the Chicago Cubs.
October 15, 1957
Sold Bud Podbielan to the Cleveland Indians. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
December 4, 1957
Selected Bill Wight off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
December 5, 1957
Traded Curt Flood and Joe Taylor to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Marty Kutyna, Willard Schmidt and Ted Wieand.
December 9, 1957
Traded Don Gross to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Bob Purkey.
December 16, 1957
Traded Wally Post to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Harvey Haddix.
December 28, 1957
Traded Ted Kluszewski to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Dee Fondy.
1958
Obtained Chuck Coles from Albuquerque (Western) as part of a minor league working agreement.
Signed Ken Hunt as an amateur free agent.
Signed Bob Moorhead as an amateur free agent.
Signed Chico Ruiz as an amateur free agent.
Signed Diego Segui as an amateur free agent.
Maury Wills sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers in an unknown transaction.
Released Minnie Mendoza.
April 3, 1958 (Standings)
Sold Stan Palys to the Detroit Tigers.
April 11, 1958 (Standings)
Purchased Jim Fridley from the Detroit Tigers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
April 16, 1958 (Standings)
Signed Vic Davalillo as an amateur free agent.
April 21, 1958 (Standings)
Released Diego Segui.
April 23, 1958 (Standings)
Traded Bob Kelly to the Cleveland Indians. Received Fred Hatfield.
May 5, 1958 (Standings)
Purchased Chuck Churn from the Cleveland Indians. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
May 8, 1958 (Standings)
Traded Hersh Freeman to the Chicago Cubs. Received Turk Lown.
May 17, 1958 (Standings)
Signed Eddie Miksis as a free agent.
May 18, 1958 (Standings)
Sold Fred Hatfield to the Cleveland Indians.
May 20, 1958 (Standings)
Released Bill Wight.
June 15, 1958 (Standings)
Traded players to be named later, Steve Bilko and Johnny Klippstein to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Don Newcombe. The Cincinnati Redlegs sent Art Fowler (June 23, 1958) and Charlie Rabe (June 23, 1958) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.
June 23, 1958 (Standings)
Selected Alex Kellner off waivers from the Kansas City Athletics.
Turk Lown selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.
June 24, 1958 (Standings)
Selected Walt Dropo off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.
October 3, 1958 (Standings)
Traded George Crowe, Alex Grammas and Alex Kellner to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Del Ennis, Eddie Kasko and Bob Mabe.
December 2, 1958
John Oldham selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1958 minor league draft.
Drafted Dave Stenhouse from the Chicago Cubs in the 1958 minor league draft.
December 3, 1958
Traded Nino Escalera to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Luis Arroyo.
1959
Signed Johnny Edwards as an amateur free agent.
Signed Gus Gil as an amateur free agent.
Signed Tommy Helms as an amateur free agent.
Signed Bobby Klaus as an amateur free agent.
Manny Montejo sent to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.
Signed Cesar Tovar as an amateur free agent.
January 30, 1959
Traded Smoky Burgess, Harvey Haddix and Don Hoak to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Whammy Douglas, Jim Pendleton, John Powers and Frank Thomas.
March, 1959
Traded Marty Kutyna to the Kansas City Athletics. Received Walt Craddock.
March 20, 1959
Released Eddie Miksis.
April 1, 1959
Signed Jim Maloney as an amateur free agent.
