1959 – The Milwaukee Braves send pitcher Gene Conley and infielders Joe Koppe and Harry Hanebrink to the Philadelphia Phillies for catcher Stan Lopata, shortstop Ted Kazanski and infielder Johnny O’Brien. Conley will go 12-7 before going on the disabled list from August to the close of the season.

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1959 – The Milwaukee Braves send pitcher Gene Conley and infielders Joe Koppe and Harry Hanebrink to the Philadelphia Phillies for catcher Stan Lopata, shortstop Ted Kazanski and infielder Johnny O’Brien. Conley will go 12-7 before going on the disabled list from August to the close of the season.

1959 – The St. Louis Cardinals trade P Sad Sam Jones and minor leaguer Don Choate to the San Francisco Giants for 1B/OF Bill White and 3B Ray Jablonski.

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1959 – The St. Louis Cardinals trade P Sad Sam Jones and minor leaguer Don Choate to the San Francisco Giants for 1B/OF Bill White and 3B Ray Jablonski.

1959 – In Havana, Cuba, the Cincinnati Redlegs and Los Angeles Dodgers play an exhibition game. For a pre-game photo, Reds outfielder Pete Whisenant swaps his glove for a Fidel Castro rebel’s machine gun.

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1959 – In Havana, Cuba, the Cincinnati Redlegs and Los Angeles Dodgers play an exhibition game. For a pre-game photo, Reds outfielder Pete Whisenant swaps his glove for a Fidel Castro rebel’s machine gun.

A photo of Pete Whisenant taken before an exhibition game played against the Dodgers in Havana, Cuba, shows the Reds outfielder toting a machine gun. The weapon shown in the posed picture belongs to a rebel from Fidel Castro’s revolutionary army.

A photo of Pete Whisenant taken before an exhibition game played against the Dodgers in Havana, Cuba, shows the Reds outfielder toting a machine gun. The weapon shown in the posed picture belongs to a rebel from Fidel Castro’s revolutionary army.

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A photo of Pete Whisenant taken before an exhibition game played against the Dodgers in Havana, Cuba, shows the Reds outfielder toting a machine gun. The weapon shown in the posed picture belongs to a rebel from Fidel Castro’s revolutionary army.

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Giants trade Bill White to make room for Orlando Cepeda and McCovey

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On March 23, 1959, the San Francisco Giants clear space for future Hall of Famers Orlando Cepeda and Willie McCovey by trading first baseman Bill White to the St. Louis Cardinals. Cepeda won the National League’s Rookie of the Year Award in 1958 after batting .312 with 25 home runs and 96 RBIs. McCovey, a…

The Cleveland Indians send OF Larry Doby to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for OF Tito Francona.

The Cleveland Indians send OF Larry Doby to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for OF Tito Francona.

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1959 – The Cleveland Indians send OF Larry Doby to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for OF Tito Francona. Francona will hit .363 for the Indians, while Doby will be released after playing just 16 games for Detroit.