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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1959 / 1961)
86-68, Finished 3rd in National League
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Scored 639 runs, Allowed 616 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-74
Manager: Solly Hemus (86-68)
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,096,632 (5th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 109; one-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 107
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1959 / 1961 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 13, 1959
Released Hal Jeffcoat.
November 30, 1959
Tom Baker selected by the Kansas City Athletics in the 1959 minor league draft.
Drafted Darrell Johnson from the New York Yankees in the 1959 rule 5 draft.
December 2, 1959
Traded Charles Staniland (minors) and Gene Green to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Bob Nieman.
December 4, 1959
Traded Bill Smith and Bobby Gene Smith to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Carl Sawatski.
December 15, 1959
Traded Don Blasingame to the San Francisco Giants. Received Daryl Spencer and Leon Wagner.
December 21, 1959
Traded Tom Cheney and Gino Cimoli to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Ron Kline.
1960
Signed Craig Anderson as an amateur free agent.
Bucky Brandon received from the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.
Signed Gary Dotter as an amateur free agent.
Signed Tom Hilgendorf as an amateur free agent.
Signed Gary Kolb as an amateur free agent.
Signed Dal Maxvill as an amateur free agent.
Sold Joe McClain to Charleston (American Association) for $100.
Signed Santiago Rosario as an amateur free agent.
Signed Ray Washburn as an amateur free agent.
April, 1960
Sold Howie Nunn to the Cincinnati Reds.
May 19, 1960 (Standings)
Sold Frank Barnes to the Chicago White Sox.
May 20, 1960 (Standings)
Signed Curt Simmons as a free agent.
May 28, 1960 (Standings)
Traded Dick Gray and Vinegar Bend Mizell to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Ed Bauta and Julian Javier.
June 2, 1960 (Standings)
Purchased Bobby Tiefenauer from the Cleveland Indians.
June 15, 1960 (Standings)
Traded Jim McKnight to the Chicago Cubs. Received Walt Moryn.
Traded Jim Donohue to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received John Glenn.
July 21, 1960 (Standings)
Signed Doug Clemens as an amateur free agent.
July 29, 1960 (Standings)
Purchased Bob Grim from the Cincinnati Reds.
August 2, 1960 (Standings)
Marshall Bridges selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.
August 5, 1960 (Standings)
Released Darrell Johnson.
August 13, 1960 (Standings)
Signed Del Rice as a free agent.
September 2, 1960 (Standings)
Purchased Rocky Bridges from the Cleveland Indians.
September 7, 1960 (Standings)
Del Rice selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers.
September 19, 1960 (Standings)
Traded Bob Sadowski to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Don Landrum.
October 11, 1960 (Standings)
Released Rocky Bridges.
Traded a player to be named later, Cal Browning, Leon Wagner and cash to Toronto (International). Received Al Cicotte. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Ellis Burton (January 26, 1961) to Toronto (International) to complete the trade.
November 28, 1960
Gary Dotter selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 1960 first-year draft.
Jack Hamilton selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1960 minor league draft.
Billy Harrell drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1960 rule 5 draft.
December 29, 1960
Released Marv Grissom.
1961
Signed Dennis Aust as an amateur free agent.
Signed Darrell Johnson as a free agent.
Signed George Kernek as an amateur free agent.
Obtained Don Taussig from Portland (PCL) as part of a minor league working agreement.
Signed Chuck Taylor as an amateur free agent.
Signed Bill Wakefield as an amateur free agent.
Signed Floyd Wicker as an amateur free agent.
Signed Ron Willis as an amateur free agent.
March 15, 1961
Signed Red Schoendienst as a free agent.
