12/31/1958
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Tuesday, July 31st , 1956
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent SS Ray Rogers to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent 3B Bob Lewiston to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: 1B Tom Wood was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released SS Jake Jones.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Bill Moore.
Cincinnati Cannons: 1B Stump Patterson was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Fritz Porter.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Jack Leasure to a minor league contract.
The Chicago Cougars traded 28-year old RHP Bob Allen to the Detroit Dynamos, getting 21-year old minor league 1B Monty Brown in return.
The Cleveland Foresters traded 20-year old minor league C Ed Holt to the Montreal Saints, getting 30-year old LF Otis O'Keefe in return.
Detroit Dynamos: 2B Harry Perryman was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Bugsy Spiegel.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Ethan Barrows.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Glenn Moor.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Ed Green.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Dan Landis.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Pat Thompson.
Cleveland Foresters: Released CF Don Sanford.
The New York Gothams traded 23-year old minor league C Art McKinney and 21-year old minor league CF Sam Sheppard to the Cincinnati Cannons, getting 36-year old 1B Bill Barrett in return.
New York Gothams: Placed LF Bill Barrett on the secondary (40-man) roster.
New York Gothams: Placed LF Bill Barrett on the active roster.
Monday, July 30th , 1956
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SS Herman Snyder to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Released former Rule 5 draft pick RP Vince Gilman, returned to original Organization Los Angeles Stars.
Philadelphia Keystones: RP Sam Franklin was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Washington Eagles: Activated 2B Tom Perkins from the injured list.
Washington Eagles: Released CF Buddy Van Fossen.
Cleveland Foresters: Released RP Will Coley.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Swede Ross to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Ethan Barrows to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Bugsy Spiegel to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Noble Armstrong to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Wes Wood to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP Bill Moore to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars: Signed free agent RP George Brown to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent RP Bill Follis to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Levi Dunham to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RP Walt Sell to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released 1B Bob Brooks.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SS Bill Jones.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Frank Smith.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Don Norris.
The San Francisco Sailors traded 30-year old 2B Al Farmer to the Cincinnati Cannons, getting 23-year old minor league 1B Tom Wood in return.
The Boston Minutemen traded 23-year old minor league RHP Mike Quigley to the San Francisco Sailors, getting 31-year old CF Billy Forbes and $2,100 in cash in return.
New York Gothams: Placed 2B Walker Hardin on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/27/1956.
The New York Gothams traded 21-year old minor league CF Walt Denny and 18-year old minor league 2B Tony Snipes to the Philadelphia Keystones, getting 30-year old 2B Ed Holmes in return.
New York Gothams: Placed 2B Ed Holmes on the secondary (40-man) roster.
New York Gothams: Placed 2B Ed Holmes on the active roster.
Sunday, July 29th , 1956
Boston Minutemen: RP Ralphie Spires was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Bill Moore.
Los Angeles Stars: Released C Billy Dunn.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent C Joe Smith to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent C Jim Smith to a minor league contract.
The Boston Minutemen traded 21-year old minor league 2B Pete Moore and 20-year old minor league LHP John Herzog to the Cincinnati Cannons, getting 26-year old minor league RHP Chuck Murphy in return.
The Chicago Cougars traded 33-year old LHP Tom Buchanan to the Philadelphia Keystones, getting 19-year old minor league RHP George Ewing in return.
Saturday, July 28th , 1956
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent SS Bill Etherington to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent 3B Bennie Place to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Sam Drummond to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Jack Leasure.
Chicago Chiefs: Released SP Dewey Smith.
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Fred Terry.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RF Frank Falco.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released SS Al Smith.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Jim Jackson.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Al Mooney to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Frank Smith to a minor league contract.
The Boston Minutemen traded 20-year old minor league RF Walt Kelly to the Chicago Cougars, getting 30-year old LHP Carl Potter in return.
The San Francisco Sailors traded 21-year old minor league C Fred Becvar and 24-year old minor league LHP Jim Lewis to the Los Angeles Stars, getting 38-year old minor league RHP George Scruggs in return.
The Los Angeles Stars traded 23-year old minor league RHP Dick Clouse and 22-year old minor league LHP Ben Sanders to the Philadelphia Keystones, getting 28-year old minor league C Clarence Abbott in return.
Friday, July 27th , 1956
Detroit Dynamos: Released 2B Eddie Lewis.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Ed Green to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Jim Jackson to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Roy Whitney.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Bugs Spencer.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Frank Williams.
Thursday, July 26th , 1956
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Fred Bryant to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Dick Roach.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Bugsy Spiegel.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RP Jack Horton.
Washington Eagles: RP George Harris was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Los Angeles Stars: 1B George Lacey was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Kansas City Kings: Released RP George Griffin.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Roy Whitney to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Bugs Spencer to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SS Al Knapke to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent CF Bill Wulf to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Wes Wood.
Wednesday, July 25th , 1956
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Lee Johnson to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent RP Coop Bancroft to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released SS Elmer DeCoux.
Chicago Cougars: Released SP Frank Hadder.
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Jackie Smith.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Clint Norwood.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released RP Ernie Russell.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released RP Hal West.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent C Ken Price to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Clint Norwood to a minor league contract.
The Washington Eagles traded 23-year old minor league RF Russ May to the Los Angeles Stars, getting 34-year old RHP Eli Panneton in return.
The Los Angeles Stars traded 25-year old minor league RHP Don Rogers to the Kansas City Kings, getting 24-year old minor league 1B George Lacey in return.
Tuesday, July 24th , 1956
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SS Bill Gatto to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released SS Tex Massey.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Cecil Gibson.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Clint Norwood to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Johnny Hoffman to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Dick Roach to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Swede Ross.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Walt Sell.
The Pittsburgh Miners traded 30-year old 3B Roy Rutter to the San Francisco Sailors, getting 19-year old minor league 3B Walter Schmeltzer and 24-year old minor league RF Bob Harris in return.
The Pittsburgh Miners traded 35-year old LHP Jim Kenny to the Washington Eagles, getting 23-year old minor league 1B Tom Weaver and 23-year old minor league 1B Jon Williams in return.
Monday, July 23rd , 1956
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Art Curley to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Released SP Harvey Webster.
Chicago Chiefs: Released CL Doug Hensley.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Jim DeHart to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Jack Leasure to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints: Signed free agent RP Rube Mills to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints: Signed free agent RP Jack Beck to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent RP Hardin Jones to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent RP Ken Lane to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars: Signed free agent RP John Woodrow to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars: Signed free agent RP Jim Abas to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent C Jim Hauer to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Walt Sell to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Swede Ross to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters: C Dixie Galloway was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
New York Gothams: Placed SP Jorge Arellano on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/20/1956.
New York Gothams: Placed SP Clarence Miller on the secondary (40-man) roster.
Sunday, July 22nd , 1956
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SS Johnnie Gordinier to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Bernie Murphy to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent 3B Freddy Brown to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Roy Wendel to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Rick Flood to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: RP Hank Aldrich was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Boston Minutemen: Released RP Jim Jackson.
Boston Minutemen: Released RP Duke Edin.
Boston Minutemen: Released RP Jim Abas.
Detroit Dynamos: Released 2B Frank Myers.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP John DePietro.
Washington Eagles: Released SS Johnnie Gordinier.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Johnnie Levy.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Harvey Webster to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Jackie Smith to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Ray Lyman to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Nellie Connell to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Nellie Connell.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Sam Fishman.
Saturday, July 21st , 1956
Chicago Chiefs: Placed 2B Ed Bloom on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/20/1956.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Herb Salyers to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Gene Wolf to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Released RP Billy Stevens.
Chicago Cougars: Released SP Paul Jordan.
Chicago Cougars: Released C Jim Hauer.
Cincinnati Cannons: 1B Art Starling was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Sam Fishman to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Dan Landis to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Jake Stidd.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Ed Green.
The Washington Eagles traded 21-year old minor league RHP John Nixon to the Boston Minutemen, getting 34-year old minor league C Max Strickland in return.
Friday, July 20th , 1956
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Steve Davis to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Jack Armstrong to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Tommy Sanders.
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP John Sayers.
Chicago Chiefs: Released SP Dick Riley.
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Dick Reynolds.
Chicago Cougars: Released 3B Jim Smith.
Montreal Saints: Released CL Mike Petras.
Montreal Saints: Released RP Frank Wilson.
Montreal Saints: Released RP Buzz Turner.
Pittsburgh Miners: Placed 2B Bill Wise on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/19/1956.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Sibby Smith.
Los Angeles Stars: Released RP Bob Hobbs.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Johnny Thornton to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Jake Stidd to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Louis Barnicle.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Bob Eads.
The Cincinnati Cannons traded 23-year old minor league 2B Jimmie Burrell and 24-year old minor league C Walt Shaw to the Los Angeles Stars, getting 27-year old minor league 1B Milo Ross in return.
Thursday, July 19th , 1956
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent SS Bill Denney to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent 3B Charlie McLaughlin to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Dewey Carpenter to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent SS Clay Kane to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Released 1B John Marshall.
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Hardin Jones.
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Hal Rose.
Montreal Saints: Released RP Gus Keahey.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Heinie Webster.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Walt Sell.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP Bill Hill to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Bill Moore to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Dick Riley to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Bob Eads to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Louis Barnicle to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Coop Bancroft.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Jim DeHart.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP George Brown.
Wednesday, July 18th , 1956
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SS Bill Jones to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent SP Jack Bare to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Coop Bancroft to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RF Tony Campbell.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released 3B Bennie Place.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released SP Lee Johnson.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released SP Sam Drummond.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released 3B Bob Lewiston.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released RP Ike Testerman.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Ethan Barrows.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Dan Landis.
Tuesday, July 17th , 1956
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Ken Lane.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Jack Leasure.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Clint Norwood.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Leon Martin.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Paul Hardin.
Pittsburgh Miners: Activated 2B Bill Wise from the injured list.
Pittsburgh Miners: Sent 2B Bill Wise to Triple A St. Paul for injury rehab.
Cleveland Foresters: Placed SS John Low on the 60-day injured list.
Cleveland Foresters: Released SS Ray Rogers.
Cleveland Foresters: Released RP Rube Mills.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent RP Red Humphrey to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent RP Willie Butler to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Eddie Gray to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Charlie Smith to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP George Brown to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Tommy Sanders to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP John Sayers to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent RP Jay Lynch to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent RP Paul Hardin to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Sibby Smith to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Jack Gorham to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Dan Landis to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars: Signed free agent RP Norm Carter to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Tom Trumble.
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP John Woodrow.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Jack Beck.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Swede Ross.
Monday, July 16th , 1956
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Duke Edin to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent SP Alex Youngblood to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent 3B Nick Funk to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Released RP Ray Gonyea.
Cincinnati Cannons: Placed 1B Willie Martin on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/15/1956.
Washington Eagles: Placed 2B Tom Perkins on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/15/1956.
Washington Eagles: Released CL Tom Schuman.
Los Angeles Stars: Placed C Mickey Tucker on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/15/1956.
Los Angeles Stars: Released SS Grant Davis.
Cleveland Foresters: Released RP Joe Graf.
Kansas City Kings: Released SP Dewey Carpenter.
Kansas City Kings: Released RP Steve Davis.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent RP Ira Robinson to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent RP Pryor White to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Swede Ross to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Jack Beck to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP Ray Gonyea to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP Paul Hardin to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Tom Trumble to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP John Woodrow to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Ralph Santoyo to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Leo Zimmerman to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent RP Joe Graf to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent RP Tom Schuman to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent RP Bob Schoenberg to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Jim Abas to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Jim Jackson to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints: Signed free agent RP Billy D'Amelio to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars: Signed free agent C Bill Gipson to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Hop Miller to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Russ Swift to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Howie Epps to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP John F Simmons.
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Willie Parker.
Sunday, July 15th , 1956
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent SP Felix Allain to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RF Joe Watson.
Boston Minutemen: Released RP Bill Hill.
Boston Minutemen: Released SS Larry Klinker.
Boston Minutemen: Released RP Russ Swift.
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent RP Frank Burnham to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP John F Simmons to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Jim Jackson.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Jack Gorham.
Saturday, July 14th , 1956
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent SP Will Coley to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Jim Murray to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released 3B Charlie McLaughlin.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP Dale Mackey.
Montreal Saints: Released RF Ed Adams.
Montreal Saints: Released RP Art Curley.
Montreal Saints: Released RP Jerry Reed.
Cleveland Foresters: Released RP Willie Butler.
Los Angeles Stars: Released RP Roy Gray.
Kansas City Kings: Released SP Jack Armstrong.
Kansas City Kings: Released SP Emmett Sheffield.
Kansas City Kings: Released SP Mickey Johnson.
Friday, July 13th , 1956
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SS Mickey Jones to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Wally Eversole to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Mal Weeks to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent SP George Walker to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released SP Hod Taylor Jr..
Boston Minutemen: Released RP Jay Lynch.
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Art Thompson.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Bud Petty.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Eddie Childs.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Frank Smith.
Detroit Dynamos: Released CL Bernie Murphy.
Detroit Dynamos: Released 1B John Wilkinson.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Glenn Moor to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Jim Jackson to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RP Eddie Childs to a minor league contract.
Thursday, July 12th , 1956
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Jackie Reynolds to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Cy Smith to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Clay Strother to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Howard Miller Jr. to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent CL Dallas Griffith to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Released RP Bob Schoenberg.
Chicago Chiefs: Released SP Buddy Dennis.
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Billy D'Amelio.
Chicago Chiefs: Released SP Hop Miller.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP John Woodrow.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RP Nate Wine.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Jack Beck.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Clint Norwood.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Howie Epps.
Los Angeles Stars: Placed RF Don Berry on the 60-day injured list.
Los Angeles Stars: Released CF Sam Burt.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP Clint Norwood to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Bud Petty to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Eddie Childs to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Jack Bare.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released SP Guy Morris.
Wednesday, July 11th , 1956
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent SP Leon Martin to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP Tom Gearhart to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Reuben Johnson to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Activated RF Rex Pilcher from the injured list.
Chicago Chiefs: Released SP Harvey Webster.
Chicago Chiefs: Released SP Glenn Moor.
Chicago Cougars: Released RF Bill Hardaway.
Chicago Cougars: Released RP Gene Wolf.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Carl Davis.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Joe Barnes.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released C Rube Graham.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP Jim Abas.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP Red Humphrey.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Paul Hardin.
Montreal Saints: Released RP Sparky Foskey.
Detroit Dynamos: Activated RP Joe Quade from the injured list.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Sam Fishman.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Leo Zimmerman.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Frank Smith to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Clint Norwood to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars: Signed free agent RP Carl Davis to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Hal Rose to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Buddy Dennis to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent C Charlie Farrell to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars: Released RP Nellie Connell.
Los Angeles Stars: Released RP Eddie Gray.
Los Angeles Stars: Released RP Norman Jones.
Tuesday, July 10th , 1956
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent 3B George Lathrop to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Gene R Smith to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints: Released SP Al Mooney.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent C Bill Hampton to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Carl Davis to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent RP Joe Graf to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent CL Hank Kopper to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RP Virgil Thompson to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Jack Beck to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Jackie Baker to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Glenn Moor to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Bob Schoenberg to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Released RP Norm Carter.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Charlie Smith.
Boston Minutemen: Released RP George Brown.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP Sibby Smith.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released C Al Flowers.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released SS Luke Bragg.
Monday, July 9th , 1956
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent SS Chick Sprouse to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Floyd Van Hoven.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released SP Andy Lackey.
San Francisco Sailors: Released 2B Buddy Bingham.
Detroit Dynamos: Placed SS Stan Kleminski on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/08/1956.
Los Angeles Stars: Placed 2B Charlie Barrell on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/08/1956.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Bugsy Spiegel to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Jim DeHart to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Zeb Stevens to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Harvey Webster to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RP George McDaniel to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RP George Latham to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SP Andy Lackey to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Charlie Briggs to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent RP Roy Curtis to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent RP Robert Allen to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP Jack Bare to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP Paul Hardin to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent RP Ray Rutherford to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent RP Jim Abas to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars: Signed free agent SS Hub Powell to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars: Signed free agent SP Jay Adams to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars: Signed free agent RP Harry Wenger to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars: Signed free agent RP Ed Baker to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Cecil Gibson to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Charlie Smith to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Pug Williams to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Bill Hill to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Bubba Bethel to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: 3B Roy Snedden was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released SS John Hanson.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Dick Riley.
Sunday, July 8th , 1956
Chicago Chiefs: RP Merton Myers was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent SP Al Smith to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent SP Harvey Brown to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP George McDaniel.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Lou LaPierre.
Detroit Dynamos: Released 3B Russ Snyder.
Saturday, July 7th , 1956
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Clarence Pater to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Released CL Walt Zecher.
Chicago Cougars: Released RP Johnny Hansen.
Chicago Cougars: Released RP Earl Stark.
Chicago Cougars: Released C Al Regnier.
Montreal Saints: Released RP Hal Rose.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RP Dallas Griffith.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Jim DeHart.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Reuben Johnson.
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent RP Al Rich to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Sam Fishman to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Howie Epps to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SP Cecil Gibson.
Friday, July 6th , 1956
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent RP Willie Butler to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Ben Malito to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP Eddie Ross to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released C Sam Fitch.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released LF Allie Hall.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Leon Martin.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released SP Sam Fishman.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Bobby Davis.
Detroit Dynamos: Released 2B Chin Nichols.
Washington Eagles: Released RP George Latham.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Paul Hardin.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent CF Harry Busby to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Billy Moore to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Cecil Gibson to a minor league contract.
Thursday, July 5th , 1956
Montreal Saints: Released RP Carl Davis.
Montreal Saints: Released RP Joe Graf.
Cleveland Foresters: Released SP Dutch Mann.
Cleveland Foresters: Released 1B Earl Wolf.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Jack Beck.
San Francisco Sailors: Released SP John F Simmons.
Boston Minutemen: Released RP Roger Wood.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Wes Wood to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Johnnie Levy to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent SP Bill Brady to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SS Johnnie Gordinier.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent SP Sam Fishman to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent SP Ron Copeland to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, July 4th , 1956
Washington Eagles: Released RP Jack Bare.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Dick Roach.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent SS Hack Jenkins to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SS Johnnie Gordinier to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Charlie Smith.
Chicago Cougars: Released RP Robert Allen.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP Tom Gearhart.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released 3B Jay Tyler.
Chicago Cougars: Released SP Dave J Smith.
Chicago Cougars: Released RP Al LaRose.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SS Bill Denney.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Frank Smith.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RP Ed Funk.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RP Roy Curtis.
Pittsburgh Miners: Activated 3B Roy Rutter from the injured list.
Pittsburgh Miners: Sent 3B Roy Rutter to Triple A St. Paul for injury rehab.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released RP Wally Eversole.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released RP Cy Smith.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released RP Clay Strother.
Kansas City Kings: Released C Bill Hampton.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent C Glen Sexton to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Owen Tilley to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Alvin Manning to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, July 3rd , 1956
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent 3B Edmund Smith to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Activated 2B Ed Holmes from the injured list.
Philadelphia Keystones: Sent 2B Ed Holmes to Triple A Louisville for injury rehab.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP Norm Carter.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP Bob Schoenberg.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Hardin Jones to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints: Signed free agent RP Carl Davis to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints: Signed free agent RP Joe Graf to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Norm Carter to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP George Brown to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Dick Roach to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP Jack Beck to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Harry Hamilton to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Leo Zimmerman to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Frank Burnham.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Steve Schwertner.
Montreal Saints: Released RP Charlie Briggs.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Pat Waller.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Bubba Bethel.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Clint Norwood.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Jim Abas.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Bud Collins.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Bugs Spencer.
Monday, July 2nd , 1956
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent SP Dutch Mann to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SS Bill Denney to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent 3B Bill Willen to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Clint Rogers to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Dick McKinney to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Released RF John Heatherington.
Chicago Chiefs: Released SS Jack Marsh.
Chicago Chiefs: Released SP Bill Brady.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Al Brown.
Los Angeles Stars: Released RP Hooks Foreman.
Los Angeles Stars: Released RP Steve Williams.
Los Angeles Stars: Released RP Al Smith.
Los Angeles Stars: Signed free agent RP Hooks Foreman to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars: Signed free agent RP Marco Escoto to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Leo Owens to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Jim Abas to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Bubba Bethel to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent CL Doug Hensley to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Billy D'Amelio to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Ethan Barrows to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Jack Knudsen to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Joe Chism to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Charlie Smith to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent RP Red Humphrey to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent RP Norm Carter to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP Frank Hart.
Toronto Wolves: Placed SP George Hoxworth on the secondary (40-man) roster.
Sunday, July 1st , 1956
Chicago Chiefs: Released SP Harvey Webster.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Lou Collier.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Sal Papareschi.
Chicago Chiefs: Released SP Leo Owens.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released SP Felix Allain.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Billy Moore.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released SP Sam Fishman.
San Francisco Sailors: Released SP Willie Butler.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Owen Tilley.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Charlie Smith.
Washington Eagles: Released SS Clay Kane.
Cleveland Foresters: Released RP Clint Norwood.
Los Angeles Stars: Released RP Frank Burnham.
Montreal Saints: Signed free agent RP Charlie Briggs to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Clint Norwood to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RP Roy Curtis to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Frank Burnham to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent RP Bob Schoenberg to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars: Signed free agent RP Pat Warren to a minor league contract.
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