12/31/1959
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Friday, July 31st , 1959
Chicago Chiefs: RP Jerry York was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Boston Minutemen: RP John Grimes was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
San Francisco Sailors: 3B Charlie Ellis was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released C Ben Strong.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released 1B Earl Poston.
Thursday, July 30th , 1959
Cleveland Foresters: Released 2B Tom Jeffries.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent SP Harry Herpel to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters: Placed SS John Low on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/29/1959.
Montreal Saints: Signed free agent SS Ed Tennison to a minor league contract.
The Chicago Chiefs traded 22-year old minor league RHP Roy Cole, 21-year old minor league 3B Clay Waters, and 22-year old minor league 2B Bill Hathaway to the Pittsburgh Miners, getting 39-year old minor league LHP Lee Richardson in return.
The San Francisco Sailors traded 26-year old RHP Paul Magee and $7,400 in cash to the Chicago Chiefs, getting 24-year old minor league 1B Charlie Ellis in return.
The Boston Minutemen traded 20-year old minor league RHP Hank McDowell and 21-year old minor league RF Doc Martz to the Cincinnati Cannons, getting 32-year old RHP Eddie Whitney in return.
Wednesday, July 29th , 1959
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RF Jimmy DiMeo to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: RP Gene Amico was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Boston Minutemen: CF Billy Forbes was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Pittsburgh Miners: Released RP Gus Ray.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released RP Tom Trumble.
Washington Eagles: 2B Alex Wilson was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Washington Eagles: SP Eddie Frank was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
The Montreal Saints traded 26-year old 1B Frank Landrum and 23-year old minor league LHP Red Blanchard to the New York Gothams, getting 32-year old RHP Eddie Martin and $16,200 in cash in return.
Tuesday, July 28th , 1959
Washington Eagles: SP Bob Hess was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Lee Luman to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Kid Moore to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released SP Jack Carr.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Stuffy Morgan to a minor league contract.
The Pittsburgh Miners traded 26-year old RF Bill Tutwiler and $31,300 in cash to the Boston Minutemen, getting 23-year old minor league LHP Leo Sherman, 19-year old minor league LF Harry Simpson, 22-year old minor league RF Chuck Draper, 21-year old minor league LHP Eddie Scarbrough, and 22-year old minor league RHP Tink Hogan in return.
The Chicago Cougars traded 19-year old minor league 3B Alex Wilson, 23-year old minor league RF Jack Deibert, and $500 in cash to the Washington Eagles, getting 33-year old RHP Dick Greenhalgh in return.
The San Francisco Sailors traded 31-year old RHP George Reynolds, 21-year old minor league RHP Joe Lancaster, and $30,900 in cash to the Chicago Chiefs, getting 20-year old minor league RHP Bill Moody in return.
Monday, July 27th , 1959
Boston Minutemen: Released RP John Sayers.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP John Sayers to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Tony Marino to a minor league contract.
New York Gothams: Signed free agent RP Milt Caldwell to a minor league contract.
The Cincinnati Cannons traded 32-year old RHP Walt Staton (retaining 100%) to the Chicago Chiefs, getting 21-year old minor league LHP Danny Daniels in return.
Sunday, July 26th , 1959
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Milt Caldwell.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RP Stuffy Morgan.
Saturday, July 25th , 1959
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RF Pat Williams to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SS John T. Cox to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Released SP Dick Lamb.
Cleveland Foresters: Released RP Tony Marino.
Toronto Wolves: Released 2B Josh Harper.
Kansas City Kings: Activated SP Mike Thorpe from the 60-day injured list.
Kansas City Kings: Sent SP Mike Thorpe to Triple A Jersey City for injury rehab.
Kansas City Kings: LF Gene Patterson was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Friday, July 24th , 1959
St. Louis Pioneers: Released C Walt Armstrong.
Thursday, July 23rd , 1959
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent RP Jerry Decker to a minor league contract.
Toronto Wolves: Released RP Tom White.
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent RP Tom White to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, July 22nd , 1959
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SS Elmer DeCoux to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RF John Mosby to a minor league contract.
Toronto Wolves: Signed free agent RP Pete Seaford to a minor league contract.
Toronto Wolves: Signed free agent RP Tom White to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, July 21st , 1959
Chicago Cougars: Released RP Homer Curtis.
Chicago Cougars: Released SP Jack Brown.
Chicago Cougars: Released SS Dick McNeil.
Chicago Cougars: Released RF Harry Crump.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Harry Herpel.
Toronto Wolves: Released SS Ed Tennison.
Cleveland Foresters: Claimed RP Rex Conner off waivers from San Francisco.
Monday, July 20th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Eddie Curry to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP George Carter to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RF Vince Wilson to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Placed 3B Roy Rutter on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/19/1959.
Kansas City Kings: Placed RP Gordon McDonald on the 60-day injured list.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent SP Don Dillard to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Ray Mason to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Lou Moore to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RP Jack B Miller to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: LF Bob Riggins was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Sunday, July 19th , 1959
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent SP Miguel Sosa to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent CF Earl Koons to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RP Lou Collier to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters: Released RP Grant Cunningham.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Lou Moore.
Saturday, July 18th , 1959
Pittsburgh Miners: Released RP Pete Seaford.
Toronto Wolves: Released CF Jim Hayes.
Friday, July 17th , 1959
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent CF George Scott to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released SP Chris Gladden.
Washington Eagles: Placed RF Jack Thompson on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/16/1959.
Washington Eagles: Released RP George Amos.
Thursday, July 16th , 1959
Chicago Chiefs: Released SP Chet Komer.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Lee Luman.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released SP Don Dillard.
Cleveland Foresters: 2B Tom Jeffries was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RP John Sledge to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SS Jim Long to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, July 15th , 1959
Washington Eagles: SS Ron Ryken was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released RP Jerry Decker.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Lynn Allen to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Ted Dukes to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Released 1B Bill Bey.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP Fred Weaver.
Cleveland Foresters: Claimed 1B Joe Dorch off waivers from Chicago.
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent RP Chauncey Puckett to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings: Released RP Ray Mason.
Tuesday, July 14th , 1959
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent CF Leo Mueller to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints: Released RF John Mosby.
San Francisco Sailors: Placed LF Herbert Crawford Jr. on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/13/1959.
Kansas City Kings: Released C Ike Bell.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent CL Chris Wilkey to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RP Coop Bancroft to a minor league contract.
Monday, July 13th , 1959
Toronto Wolves: Activated RF Jim Allen from the injured list.
Toronto Wolves: Sent RF Jim Allen to Triple A Buffalo for injury rehab.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent C Fred Washington to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent RP Dale Thornton to a minor league contract.
New York Gothams: Signed free agent RP Charlie Kirby to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints: Signed free agent RP Robert Lamb to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints: Signed free agent RP John Brown to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent RP Tony Marino to a minor league contract.
Sunday, July 12th , 1959
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent RP George Chambers to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings: Released RP Jerry Wiggins.
Kansas City Kings: Released RP Charlie Kirby.
Kansas City Kings: Released RP Tony Marino.
Saturday, July 11th , 1959
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SS Tom Glenn to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RF Emil Priest to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Released 1B Roy Nickerson.
Chicago Cougars: Released LF Chick Sprouse.
Montreal Saints: Released C Fred Washington.
Friday, July 10th , 1959
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent SP Steve Schwertner to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Ben Morris to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent RP Bill Boone to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent RP Herb Glenn to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Emil Cooper.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released SP Ollie Cooper.
Washington Eagles: Placed 2B Enos Bailey on the 60-day injured list.
Kansas City Kings: Activated LF Ed Whitney from the 60-day injured list.
Kansas City Kings: Sent LF Ed Whitney to Triple A Jersey City for injury rehab.
Kansas City Kings: Released RP Coop Bancroft.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SS John Hanson to a minor league contract.
Thursday, July 9th , 1959
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent SP Pete Galloway to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings: Released RP Frank Fowler.
Wednesday, July 8th , 1959
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent CF Claude Thomas to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Dick Garcia to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Released SP Dale Thornton.
Tuesday, July 7th , 1959
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RF Del Peters to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Bud Grenier.
Chicago Cougars: Released C Johnny Swan.
San Francisco Sailors: Claimed RP Rex Conner off waivers from Chicago.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Carl Davis to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Ed Anderson to a minor league contract.
Monday, July 6th , 1959
Boston Minutemen: Released CF Vern Stout.
Montreal Saints: Released CL Andy Lackey.
Montreal Saints: Released LF Jim Price.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released 2B Bernie Helm.
New York Gothams: Released RP Bill Boone.
New York Gothams: Released 3B Otis Crowder.
New York Gothams: Signed free agent C Howie Perkins to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Andy Lackey to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Tom Trumble to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent C Jim Hauer to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent RP Cal Morgan to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent RP Coop Bancroft to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints: Signed free agent RP Bobby Ladd to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Hank Smith.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Don Potter.
Sunday, July 5th , 1959
Chicago Cougars: Placed SP Al Corbin on the 60-day injured list.
Philadelphia Keystones: Placed LF Ed Thompson on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/04/1959.
Boston Minutemen: Released RP Coop Bancroft.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Red Hale.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Bobby Ladd.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Fred Green to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP George Amos to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent SP Earl Jaeger to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent SP Joe Boyd to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Cliff Harmon to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Carroll Hart to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Activated 2B Marshall Thomas from the injured list.
Boston Minutemen: Sent 2B Marshall Thomas to Triple A Columbus for injury rehab.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent C Jack Smith to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent C Bob Franks to a minor league contract.
Saturday, July 4th , 1959
New York Gothams: Signed free agent SP Bill Clay to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Released RF Lou Kinney.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP Sid Lewis.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP Ralph Ormond.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released RP Ike Brennan.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released SP George Henderson.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released RP Pete Galloway.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released RP Ben Morris.
Cleveland Foresters: Released RP Herb Glenn.
New York Gothams: Released RP George Tuttle.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Gus Ray to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent 2B Charlie Blevins to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Released 2B Bill McKinnon.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RF Charlie Clemmons to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RF Ben Hampton.
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent LF Tom Kowal to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons: Released LF Earl Koons.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent 3B Al Young to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters: Released 3B Bill Etherington.
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent 2B Don Gibbs to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings: Released 2B Hank Wilson.
Friday, July 3rd , 1959
Montreal Saints: Released RP Dick Garcia.
Thursday, July 2nd , 1959
New York Gothams: Signed free agent SP Harvey Lucas to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: 2B Joe Dorch was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released C Jim Hauer.
Washington Eagles: RP Bill Parkhurst was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Carl Davis.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Steve Schwertner.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released CL Harvey Mitchell.
Wednesday, July 1st , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Carl Davis to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Art Ozbun to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RF George Gibbs to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Joe Davis.
Chicago Cougars: Released RP Hugh Wendleton.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released former Rule 5 draft pick RP Jack Kessler, returned to original Organization Washington Eagles.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Lynn Allen.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RP Tom Trumble.
Pittsburgh Miners: 2B Andres Pagan was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh Miners: RP Jerry Decker was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
New York Gothams: Released SP Frank Hardin.
New York Gothams: Released RP John Brown.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Joe Cooper to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Vern Alexander to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Bob Buker to a minor league contract.
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