12/31/1959
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Wednesday, April 29th , 1959
Toronto Wolves: Signed free agent SS Garland Hazelwood to a minor league contract.
Toronto Wolves: Signed free agent RP Jackson Scott to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Frank Nichols to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Charlie Todd to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Placed RF Dixie Hutchings on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 04/28/1959.
Tuesday, April 28th , 1959
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent RP Billy Zimmermann to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP Kid Moore.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released SP Tony Miller.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released C Harry Brigham.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Howard Finke to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent CL Milt Caldwell to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Frank Brown to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RP Jake Davis to a minor league contract.
Monday, April 27th , 1959
Detroit Dynamos: Released 2B Bill Hamer.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent RP Jack Carr to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent CL John Nixon to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP Tom Morris to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent C Sam Cullen to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Roy Foster to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Art Hutchins to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Dennis Tracy to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints: Signed free agent RP Paul Taylor to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: RP Bob Arman was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Sunday, April 26th , 1959
Washington Eagles: CF Pat Adair was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RP Frank Brown.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released SP Roy Foster.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released C Sam Cullen.
Saturday, April 25th , 1959
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent CF Fred Kelley to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Released RP Wally Eversole.
Chicago Cougars: Released SS Bugs Horner.
Toronto Wolves: Released RP Fritz Richards.
Cleveland Foresters: Released CL Paul Taylor.
Cleveland Foresters: Released 1B Aaron Altman.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent C Bubba West to a minor league contract.
Friday, April 24th , 1959
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent SP Don Grossi to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent 3B Roy Thornton to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Released 1B Pat Robinson.
Thursday, April 23rd , 1959
Washington Eagles: Released RP Jackson Scott.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SS Ambrose Downs to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RF Bob Mills to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Red Humphrey.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Howard Finke.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Tom Morris.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Milt Caldwell.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released CL John Nixon.
Wednesday, April 22nd , 1959
Cleveland Foresters: Released 2B Hack Williams.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP George Cardinal.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Ed Carter.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Pat Waller.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released CF Pete Warren.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released SP Bill Hill.
Boston Minutemen: Released SP Chauncey Puckett.
Boston Minutemen: Released SP Jack Link.
Boston Minutemen: Released 3B Eddie Moneymaker.
Boston Minutemen: Released 1B Rube Chalker.
Boston Minutemen: Released 2B Buck Johnson.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Joe Cooper.
Detroit Dynamos: Released 1B John Frasier.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Charlie Griffith.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Harry Jersey.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released SP Ted Coffin.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released RP Charlie Todd.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released 3B Ted Stacy.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released 1B Frank Kirchner.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Frank Nichols.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Lee Richardson.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Jimmy Block.
Cleveland Foresters: Released RP Hugh Blumenthal.
San Francisco Sailors: Released 3B Luke Weaver.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP George Amos to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released SP Carl Davis.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released SS Hub Powell.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SP Jack Brown to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SP Johnny Taylor to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SP Dick Lamb to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SP George Moran to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Homer Curtis to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, April 21st , 1959
Detroit Dynamos: RP Carl Potter was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Detroit Dynamos: Released SS Ivy Gregory.
Chicago Cougars: Released SP Jackie Baker.
Chicago Cougars: Released SP Walter Long.
Chicago Cougars: Released SP Andy Clarke.
Cleveland Foresters: Placed SP Rufus Barrell II on the 60-day injured list.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent SP Herm Loncar to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent SP Bill Shepherd to a minor league contract.
Toronto Wolves: Signed free agent SS John Wilkinson to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Lou Rhea to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Don Rosenberg.
Montreal Saints: Signed free agent RP John Blakely to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints: Released RP Bob Chism.
New York Gothams: Signed free agent SP Frank Hardin to a minor league contract.
New York Gothams: Released SP Don Duke.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent 2B Bob Jones to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Released 2B Ed Shepherd.
Monday, April 20th , 1959
New York Gothams: Released 1B Clem Cronan.
Washington Eagles: Released C Dick Porter.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released 3B Mario Schilchegger.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released C Bubba West.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Hop Miller.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Jerry Hutchinson.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Nelson Galletta.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Joe Cooper to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SS Joe Thompson to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP John Sayers to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RP Stuffy Morgan to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RP Bob Lehrman to a minor league contract.
Sunday, April 19th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Released RP Carlos Horn.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Charlie Coons.
Toronto Wolves: RP Augie Hayes Jr. was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Chicago Cougars: RP Buster Clark was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh Miners: RP Frank Porter was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Saturday, April 18th , 1959
Chicago Chiefs: RP Lee Loeffler was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released SP Frank Hardin.
Washington Eagles: Released RP George Amos.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP Don Grossi.
Detroit Dynamos: RP Wally Hunter was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent SP Pete Seaford to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent SP Grant Cunningham to a minor league contract.
Friday, April 17th , 1959
New York Gothams: Released RP Roy Gray.
Thursday, April 16th , 1959
Toronto Wolves: Signed free agent SS Josh Harper to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released 3B Jake Buck.
Chicago Chiefs: Released CF Charlie Patterson.
Chicago Chiefs: Released LF Bud Swanson.
Chicago Chiefs: Released 1B Charlie Jasso.
Kansas City Kings: Released RP Jack Tyler.
Wednesday, April 15th , 1959
Kansas City Kings: Released RF Hank Baker.
Tuesday, April 14th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Paul Theis to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints: Released RP Billy Zimmermann.
Montreal Saints: Released RP Harley Morgan.
Monday, April 13th , 1959
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SS Dick McNeil to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Johnny Atkinson.
Detroit Dynamos: Released 3B Ralph Emerson.
Toronto Wolves: Released SS Lyle Henry.
Toronto Wolves: Released 1B Skinny Bennett.
Toronto Wolves: Released 3B Amos Minor.
Sunday, April 12th , 1959
Toronto Wolves: Signed free agent SS Ed Tennison to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent SP Neil Thomas to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent SP Mack Plessinger to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RP John Sayers.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released 1B Mark Frank.
Kansas City Kings: Placed LF Ed Whitney on the 60-day injured list.
Saturday, April 11th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Lou Moore to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent SS Austin Hatfield to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Chicago Cougars: Released RF Vince Wilson.
Chicago Cougars: Released LF Howdy Calderone.
Chicago Cougars: Released LF Charlie Palmer.
Chicago Cougars: Released RF Bob Davis.
Montreal Saints: Released SS Josh Harper.
Friday, April 10th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Harry Herpel to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SS Chick Sprouse to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent SP Chris Gladden to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints: Released SP Don Dillard.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent SP Don Dillard to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints: Signed free agent C Fred Washington to a minor league contract.
Thursday, April 9th , 1959
Chicago Chiefs: C Tom Leisher was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Chicago Chiefs: C Jim Richard was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Chicago Chiefs: SS Len Thomas was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Chicago Chiefs: RP Hank Aldrich was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Montreal Saints: RP Jack Wright was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Montreal Saints: CF Bill Ingraham was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Cleveland Foresters: RP Ray Patterson was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Cleveland Foresters: 1B Les Miller was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Cleveland Foresters: RP Hugh Blumenthal was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Cleveland Foresters: 1B Don Lemmon was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Cleveland Foresters: 1B Harry Myers was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Cleveland Foresters: SS Bill Springer was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Cleveland Foresters: C Tom Reed was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Chicago Cougars: RF Virgil McLaughlin was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia Keystones: RP Charlie Griffith was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Philadelphia Keystones: C Artie Smith was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia Keystones: RP Charlie Eller was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia Keystones: RP Ralph LeFevre was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia Keystones: LF Rufe Halterman was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia Keystones: 3B Jack Craft was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh Miners: RF Charlie J Williams was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh Miners: RP Dick McGowan was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
San Francisco Sailors: 3B Luke Weaver was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Pittsburgh Miners: RP Don Hillshire was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
San Francisco Sailors: RP Sam Franklin was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh Miners: SP Ted Coffin was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
San Francisco Sailors: 1B Tom Wood was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh Miners: RP Charlie Todd was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Pittsburgh Miners: 1B Harry Lorello was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh Miners: LF Ray Cason was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Bob Lehrman.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released C Fred Washington.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released 3B Cecil Havran.
New York Gothams: RP Ray Paulson was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
New York Gothams: 1B Tommy Aiken was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
New York Gothams: 1B Ray Miller was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Washington Eagles: RP Buster Scott was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Washington Eagles: RP Jack Cornell was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Washington Eagles: 1B Jack Johnson was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Boston Minutemen: RP Bill Mathews was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Boston Minutemen: SS Ned Adams was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Boston Minutemen: RP Bobby Yates was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Boston Minutemen: LF Oscar Young was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Boston Minutemen: 2B Ray Harrison was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Washington Eagles: Released RP George Neville.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Joe Cooper.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Pryor Clayton.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Alex Covarrubias.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Jack Willoughby.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Pete Arnold.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Neal Salk.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Paul Theis.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Joe Miller.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Paul Hardin.
Kansas City Kings: RP Elmer Sullivan was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Kansas City Kings: RP Denny Cecil was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Kansas City Kings: LF John Wilcox was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Kansas City Kings: C Ernie Frost was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Kansas City Kings: RP Jimmy Morris was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Kansas City Kings: RP Bob Wolf was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Kansas City Kings: RP Johnny Waits was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Los Angeles Stars: 1B George Lacey was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Los Angeles Stars: RF Bob Smith was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Cincinnati Cannons: RP Mule Crawford was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Cincinnati Cannons: 1B Doug Lucas was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released SP Lew Potter.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released SP Ed Wingerter.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP Frank Van Doren.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP Al Parker.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP Bobby Lee Williams.
Toronto Wolves: LF Jerry Flynn was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Toronto Wolves: LF Ralph Miller was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Detroit Dynamos: RP John Herron was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Detroit Dynamos: SP Milt Ross was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Detroit Dynamos: RP Bob Allen was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Detroit Dynamos: 1B Charlie Smith was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Detroit Dynamos: SP Jimmy Block was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Detroit Dynamos: 1B Jack Kress was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Detroit Dynamos: 3B Johnny Brown was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
St. Louis Pioneers: 3B Ted Stacy was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
St. Louis Pioneers: RF Ruly Hendricks was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
St. Louis Pioneers: 1B Frank Kirchner was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
St. Louis Pioneers: RP Frank Nichols was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
St. Louis Pioneers: RP Lee Richardson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Chicago Cougars: SP Ernie Tisdale was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Detroit Dynamos: LF Bruce Springer was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Detroit Dynamos: SP Jimmy Block was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Washington Eagles: CL Paul Repp was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Washington Eagles: RP Jackson Scott was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Tuesday, April 7th , 1959
Chicago Cougars: Released 3B Nate Arnold.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RP Bill Shepherd.
San Francisco Sailors: Released SP Neil Thomas.
Toronto Wolves: Released SP Lou Moore.
Monday, April 6th , 1959
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Hughie Foster.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Ray McKinney.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Elmer Meyer.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released C Harry Skiles.
Los Angeles Stars: Released CL Mack Plessinger.
New York Gothams: Released RP George Howat.
Sunday, April 5th , 1959
Boston Minutemen: Released 1B Bobby Preston.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Johnny Taylor.
Toronto Wolves: Released 1B Johnny Cross.
Toronto Wolves: Released 1B Charlie McLaughlin.
Saturday, April 4th , 1959
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent SP Lee Luman to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Released SS Ed Tennison.
Friday, April 3rd , 1959
Philadelphia Keystones: Released CL Curt Campbell.
New York Gothams: Released RP Eddie Ross.
New York Gothams: Released SP Jim Murray.
New York Gothams: Released SP Earle Daly.
New York Gothams: Released RP Scotty Gray.
New York Gothams: Released SP Andy Smith.
Thursday, April 2nd , 1959
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Mel Stevens.
Wednesday, April 1st , 1959
Washington Eagles: Released RP Gene Mead.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP George Carter.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released SP Bill Owens.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent SP Ben Morris to a minor league contract.
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