12/31/1960
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Monday, October 31st , 1960
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Harvey Brown to a minor league contract.
Sunday, October 30th , 1960
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RF Charlie Whitlock to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Ross Gadson to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Harry Herpel to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Charley Stewart to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Curt Campbell to a minor league contract.
Saturday, October 29th , 1960
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RF John Hill to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Hop Miller to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Chris Gladden to a minor league contract.
The Montreal Saints traded 25-year old minor league RHP Norm Van Dyne, 23-year old 1B Marty Hanna, and 23-year old CF Dave Price to the Chicago Chiefs, getting 18-year old minor league RF Grady Smith in return.
Friday, October 28th , 1960
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent SP Mel Murdock to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Steve Davis to a minor league contract.
Thursday, October 27th , 1960
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent SP Don Rosenberg to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Willie Butler to a minor league contract.
New York Gothams: Signed free agent RP Homer Cook to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Dick Goodrich to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Fred Draper to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Boston Minutemen: Released C Don Norton.
Wednesday, October 26th , 1960
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Ken Palmer to a minor league contract.
New York Gothams: Signed free agent RP Hugh Blumenthal to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, October 25th , 1960
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Sam Fitchett to a minor league contract.
New York Gothams: Signed free agent RP Kid Moore to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Bill Williamson to a minor league contract.
Sunday, October 23rd , 1960
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent SP Tommy Sanders to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Chet Komer to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released CL Jack Hughes.
Montreal Saints: Signed Manager Lynn Gray to a 2-year, $18,500 per year contract.
The Chicago Cougars traded 19-year old minor league LF John Gates to the Toronto Wolves, getting 32-year old RHP Bob Burdick and 22-year old minor league RHP Bruce McInturf in return.
Friday, October 21st , 1960
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RF Sammy Beck to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RF Hank Smithers.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Lynn Allen.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Chet Morrow.
Toronto Wolves: Released RP Red Humphrey.
Washington Eagles: Manager Roger Cleaves signed as Manager in Washington.
Washington Eagles: Signed Manager Roger Cleaves to a 2-year, $9,000 per year contract.
Thursday, October 20th , 1960
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RF Art Wadsworth to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released RF Jay Feinberg.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released RP Tom Morris.
Wednesday, October 19th , 1960
Toronto Wolves: Released RP Mickey Davenport.
Toronto Wolves: Signed General Manager Dan Atwater to a 2-year, $9,000 per year contract.
Tuesday, October 18th , 1960
The Kansas City Kings traded 23-year old CF Frank Hardin to the Toronto Wolves, getting 30-year old 1B John Wells in return.
Monday, October 17th , 1960
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Kid Moore.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed Manager Walt Zecher to a 2-year, $17,000 per year contract.
New York Gothams: Signed free agent RP Gus Nutt to a minor league contract.
Sunday, October 16th , 1960
Chicago Chiefs: Released SP Dan Callaway.
Montreal Saints: Signed General Manager Duke Nelson to a 2-year, $7,500 per year contract.
Saturday, October 15th , 1960
Chicago Cougars: Signed Manager Buck Cuppett to a 2-year, $33,000 per year contract.
Kansas City Kings: Signed General Manager Clarence Britton to a 2-year, $9,000 per year contract.
Friday, October 14th , 1960
New York Gothams: 2B John Power was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
The St. Louis Pioneers traded 22-year old minor league RHP Loren Patterson to the Detroit Dynamos, getting 36-year old RHP Gene Amico and $62,000 in cash in return.
Thursday, October 13th , 1960
The Cincinnati Cannons traded 34-year old 3B Aaron Jones and 23-year old 1B John Power to the New York Gothams, getting 25-year old RHP Hal Adams and $3,000 in cash in return.
Wednesday, October 12th , 1960
Chicago Chiefs: Released CL Don Fluharty.
Washington Eagles: Activated 2B Enos Bailey from the 60-day injured list.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Chet Komer.
New York Gothams: Activated SS Harry Clay from the 60-day injured list.
New York Gothams: SS Harry Clay was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
New York Gothams: Released 2B Jocko Boudreaux.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released 1B Art Wadsworth.
Kansas City Kings: Activated SP Mike Thorpe from the 60-day injured list.
Kansas City Kings: Released RP Harvey Brown.
Kansas City Kings: Released CL Dick Goodrich.
Chicago Cougars: Activated SP Al Corbin from the 60-day injured list.
Chicago Cougars: Activated 2B Jack B Gibson from the injured list.
Chicago Cougars: SP Al Corbin was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
San Francisco Sailors: Activated SP Duke Bybee from the 60-day injured list.
San Francisco Sailors: Activated SP Larry Knez from the injured list.
San Francisco Sailors: 1B Ed Neal was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Cincinnati Cannons: Activated 2B Babe Booth from the 60-day injured list.
Cincinnati Cannons: 2B Babe Booth was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Washington Eagles: CF Bob Riggins retired from professional baseball.
San Francisco Sailors: SP Dan Atwater retired from professional baseball.
Los Angeles Stars: SP Pete Ford retired from professional baseball.
Detroit Dynamos: LF Ivey Henley retired from professional baseball.
Montreal Saints: SP Bob Arman retired from professional baseball.
San Francisco Sailors: SP Joe Quade retired from professional baseball.
Chicago Cougars: C Eddie Howard retired from professional baseball.
Washington Eagles: SP Jose Waggoner retired from professional baseball.
Los Angeles Stars: Retired #16 in honor of Bill Barrett.
New York Gothams: RF Bill Barrett retired from professional baseball.
Washington Eagles: CF Rats McGonigle retired from professional baseball.
Toronto Wolves: 1B Wally Fuller retired from professional baseball.
2B Harvey Childs retired from professional baseball.
RP Andy Lackey retired from professional baseball.
Washington Eagles: 1B Don Frazier (A Trenton) retired from professional baseball.
RP Hooks Foreman retired from professional baseball.
SS Tom Miller retired from professional baseball.
RP Frank Peterson retired from professional baseball.
1B Len Stewart retired from professional baseball.
3B Homer Mills retired from professional baseball.
2B Tom Jeffries retired from professional baseball.
Washington Eagles: RP Charlie Knapp (B Everett) retired from professional baseball.
Chicago Cougars: 3B Bill Grove (AA Little Rock) retired from professional baseball.
Detroit Dynamos: LF Pershing Christian (AA Akron) retired from professional baseball.
Chicago Chiefs: RP Don Fluharty (AA Oklahoma City) retired from professional baseball.
Montreal Saints: General Manager Jim Taylor retires.
Chicago Cougars: Manager Andy Miller retires.
New York Gothams: Scouting Director Stan Bayes retires.
San Francisco Sailors: Manager Willard Sullivan retires.
Pittsburgh Miners: Scouting Director Lou Badon retires.
Washington Eagles: Hitting Coach John Petty retires.
First Base Coach Eddie Brown retires.
First Base Coach Bert Zimmer retires.
First Base Coach Sandy Hughes retires.
First Base Coach Al Wunderlich retires.
Team Trainer Vic Murphy retires.
Manager Glenn Morrison retires.
Hitting Coach Harvey Paulin retires.
General Manager John Williams retires.
Hitting Coach Loren Morgan retires.
Scouting Director Bolivar Jim Smith retires.
General Manager George Booth retires.
Pitching Coach George Kinkade retires.
Manager Mike Clarkson retires.
General Manager Spencer Alexanian retires.
First Base Coach Red Roberts retires.
General Manager Mule Jones retires.
Manager Bunny Edwards retires.
First Base Coach Brooks Wise retires.
General Manager Bill Herbert retires.
First Base Coach Tom Gompers retires.
First Base Coach Randy Crow retires.
First Base Coach Joe Barker retires.
Chicago Chiefs: Fired Hitting Coach Joe Clark.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed Pitching Coach James Aiken to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed Scouting Director Charlie Green to a 2-year contract extension.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed Manager Don Fox to a 2-year contract extension.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed Pitching Coach Mike Donohue to a 2-year contract extension.
Washington Eagles: 1B Coach Pat Blood leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Washington Eagles: Fired Manager Jerry Wilcher.
Washington Eagles: Fired Pitching Coach Jim Carr.
Washington Eagles: Signed Team Trainer Jack Black to a 2-year contract extension.
New York Gothams: Pitching Coach Earl Scott leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
New York Gothams: Signed Team Trainer Jo-Jo Cordle to a 2-year contract extension.
New York Gothams: Signed Manager Bert Carlton to a 2-year contract extension.
New York Gothams: Signed 1B Coach Earle Kelley to a 2-year contract extension.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed Pitching Coach Jim Tauber to a 2-year contract extension.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed Team Trainer Frank Ruvalcaba to a 2-year contract extension.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed 3B Coach Dick Dunn to a 2-year contract extension.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed Pitching Coach Harvey Horton to a 2-year contract extension.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed Team Trainer George Anthony to a 2-year contract extension.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed Bench Coach Bobby Gentry to a 2-year contract extension.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed 3B Coach Bob Prewitt to a 2-year contract extension.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed Hitting Coach Jack Mengel to a 2-year contract extension.
Boston Minutemen: Signed Pitching Coach Bert Phelps to a 2-year contract extension.
Boston Minutemen: Signed Scouting Director Chief Raymond to a 2-year contract extension.
Boston Minutemen: Signed Team Trainer Bob Gettinger to a 2-year contract extension.
Boston Minutemen: Signed 3B Coach Alex Ingraham to a 2-year contract extension.
Detroit Dynamos: Fired Hitting Coach Ad Wilson.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed Manager Verlin Alexander to a 2-year contract extension.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed Pitching Coach Charlie Bucher to a 2-year contract extension.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed Team Trainer Mike Sexton to a 2-year contract extension.
Kansas City Kings: Fired General Manager Don Lawrence.
Kansas City Kings: Hitting Coach George Powers leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Kansas City Kings: Fired 3B Coach Sam Bundy.
Kansas City Kings: Fired Bench Coach Eddie Gammon.
Kansas City Kings: Signed Manager Glenn Carney to a 2-year contract extension.
Kansas City Kings: Signed 1B Coach Jim Jackson to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Cougars: Fired 3B Coach Mahlon Strong.
Chicago Cougars: Signed Scouting Director Dixie Marsh to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Cougars: Signed Bench Coach Ben Watkins to a 2-year contract extension.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed Pitching Coach Tom Martin to a 2-year contract extension.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed Hitting Coach Dave Trowbridge to a 2-year contract extension.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed Team Trainer Otto Bowen to a 2-year contract extension.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed 1B Coach Joe Buccatello to a 2-year contract extension.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed 3B Coach Steve Jones to a 2-year contract extension.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed General Manager Max Smith to a 2-year contract extension.
Montreal Saints: Fired Manager Dick Rossa.
Montreal Saints: Chick Coon promoted from Syracuse Excelsiors and signed to a 2-year contract as Hitting Coach.
Montreal Saints: Signed Team Trainer Amby French to a 2-year contract extension.
Montreal Saints: Signed Bench Coach Johnny Gilbert to a 2-year contract extension.
Montreal Saints: Hitting Coach Johnnie Sanders leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Montreal Saints: Signed 1B Coach Norman Houser to a 2-year contract extension.
Los Angeles Stars: Manager John J Wilson leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Los Angeles Stars: Scouting Director Al Swain leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Los Angeles Stars: Bench Coach Dick Cotton leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Los Angeles Stars: Hitting Coach Andy Lazzari leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
San Francisco Sailors: Bench Coach Elmer De Gray leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
San Francisco Sailors: Signed 1B Coach Red Drew to a 2-year contract extension.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed 3B Coach Victor Cottrill to a 2-year contract extension.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed Hitting Coach Bobby Ray to a 2-year contract extension.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed Pitching Coach Howie Eades to a 2-year contract extension.
Toronto Wolves: Fired General Manager George Thomas.
Toronto Wolves: Signed Pitching Coach Max Monell to a 2-year contract extension.
Toronto Wolves: Signed Scouting Director George Norris to a 2-year contract extension.
Toronto Wolves: Signed 1B Coach Pat Alexander to a 2-year contract extension.
Toronto Wolves: Signed Manager Jake Beck to a 2-year contract extension.
Cincinnati Cannons: 1B Coach John Wright leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed General Manager Henry Myles to a 2-year contract extension.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed Team Trainer Milt Acker to a 2-year contract extension.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed Manager Buddy Baumgart to a 2-year contract extension.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed 3B Coach Orville Aldrich to a 2-year contract extension.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed Bench Coach Joe Cargill to a 2-year contract extension.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed Pitching Coach Virgil Pierce to a 2-year contract extension.
St. Louis Pioneers: Activated CF Bill Bather from the 60-day injured list.
Boston Minutemen: Activated RP Chet Baker from the injured list.
Philadelphia Keystones: Activated SP John Jones from the 60-day injured list.
Philadelphia Keystones: SP John Jones was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Montreal Saints: Activated 3B Ralph Hanson from the injured list.
Cincinnati Cannons: Activated CF Bonnie Chapin from the 60-day injured list.
San Francisco Sailors: Activated CF Herbert Crawford Jr. from the 60-day injured list.
Washington Eagles: Activated 1B Joe Holland from the 60-day injured list.
Cleveland Foresters: Activated CL Lynn Horn from the 60-day injured list.
New York Gothams: Activated SP Lou Walker from the 60-day injured list.
The St. Louis Pioneers traded 23-year old minor league 2B Delos Smith to the Chicago Cougars, getting 33-year old LHP Dixie Gaines and $42,000 in cash in return.
Tuesday, October 11th , 1960
Montreal Saints: Released RP Art Walker.
Monday, October 10th , 1960
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Mel Murdock.
New York Gothams: Activated RP Bill Smith from the injured list.
Sunday, October 9th , 1960
Boston Minutemen: Placed RP Chet Baker on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 10/08/1960.
Boston Minutemen: Placed 1B John Williams on the secondary (40-man) roster.
San Francisco Sailors: Released LF Guy Jones.
New York Gothams: Released SS Tom Perry.
Saturday, October 8th , 1960
Montreal Saints: Placed RF Paul Caissie on the secondary (40-man) roster.
Friday, October 7th , 1960
Chicago Chiefs: Activated SS Elmer Walters from the 60-day injured list.
Montreal Saints: Placed 3B Ralph Hanson on the 14-day injured list.
Washington Eagles: Released CL Fred Draper.
Toronto Wolves: Released SP Jack Carr.
Thursday, October 6th , 1960
St. Louis Pioneers: Activated SS Paul Watson from the injured list.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Al Criswell.
Wednesday, October 5th , 1960
Washington Eagles: Released RP Charley Stewart.
Tuesday, October 4th , 1960
St. Louis Pioneers: Activated 1B Bill Bloom from the injured list.
Chicago Cougars: Released CL Gus Nutt.
Philadelphia Keystones: Activated SP Ray Gonyea from the injured list.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP Jerry Scarano.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released SP Pete Seaford.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released CL Don Grossi.
Monday, October 3rd , 1960
San Francisco Sailors: Placed SP Joe Quade on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 10/02/1960.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Frank Hadder.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Harry Miller.
Boston Minutemen: Activated CF Bill Tutwiler from the injured list.
Philadelphia Keystones: Placed SP Clarence Miller on the secondary (40-man) roster.
San Francisco Sailors: Placed SP Charlie Lawson on the secondary (40-man) roster.
Cincinnati Cannons: Placed RF Bob Allie on the secondary (40-man) roster.
Sunday, October 2nd , 1960
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RF George Hamilton to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Joe Boyd to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Jerry Hutchinson.
Chicago Cougars: Placed 2B Jack B Gibson on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 10/01/1960.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released SP Jim Sherwood.
San Francisco Sailors: Placed SP Larry Knez on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 10/01/1960.
Saturday, October 1st , 1960
Toronto Wolves: Signed free agent CL Bill Boone to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Activated 2B Dick Tucker from the injured list.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Swede Cheatham.
Washington Eagles: Released CL Joe Lee.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Sam Fitchett.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Hop Miller.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Chris Gladden.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent 3B Wes Murray to a minor league contract.
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