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Friday, August 31st , 1956
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent SS
John Wilkinson
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent RP
Russ Peeples
to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Washington Eagles
: Released RP
Norm Carter
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Harry Townsend
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Tony Jacobson
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Bill Moore
.
Thursday, August 30th , 1956
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Bill Moore
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Tony Jacobson
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Leo Zimmerman
.
Wednesday, August 29th , 1956
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent SP
Neil Thomas
to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent SS
Cliff Page
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent SP
Alfie Barnes
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Joe Quade
to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
Ross Gadson
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Buzz Vogel
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Bob Eads
.
Washington Eagles
: Released SS
Tom Perry
.
Tuesday, August 28th , 1956
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released RP
Glenn Moor
.
Washington Eagles
: Released RP
Bobby Austin
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released 1B
Patsy Smith
.
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Harry Linker
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Activated 2B
Charlie Barrell
from the injured list.
Los Angeles Stars
: Sent 2B
Charlie Barrell
to Triple A
Salt Lake City
for injury rehab.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Norm Carter
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Al Baney
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Dan Simpson
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Doc Robertson
to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent RP
Norm Carter
to a minor league contract.
Monday, August 27th , 1956
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Joe Quade
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released RP
Norm Carter
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Alfie Barnes
.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent RP
Norm Carter
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent RP
Dale Thornton
to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent RP
Bill Baker
to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent RP
Al Rich
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Jim Sherwood
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Leo Zimmerman
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent RP
Dan Landis
to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen
: Signed free agent RP
Jay Lynch
to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen
: SP
Wally Reif
was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
German Acuna
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
Bubba Bethel
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Adi Abrudan
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released RP
George Wood
.
Washington Eagles
: Released SS
Herman Snyder
.
Sunday, August 26th , 1956
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Nellie Connell
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Dale Thornton
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent SP
Bill Fleming
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Van Hertig
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Chet Davison
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Gordon Sheffield
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Hal Siegel
.
Saturday, August 25th , 1956
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Russ Peeples
.
Boston Minutemen
: Released RP
Bill Williamson
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released SS
Leo Vega
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released 2B
Tony Scuccinello
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released SS
Johnny Dickinson
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released SP
Neil Thomas
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released RF
Frank Cobb
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Jim Burke
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Willie Banks
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Jay Lynch
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Al Rich
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Bud Connolly
.
Friday, August 24th , 1956
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent SP
Joe Ewing
to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent 3B
Lew Proux
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Chet Williams
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Released 3B
Lou Kimball
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Lyle Payne
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Joe Phillips
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
Mickey Wright
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released C
Ray Chapman
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released RP
Red Humphrey
.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent RP
Red Humphrey
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent RP
Lyle Payne
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Johnny Ingle
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Darius Merlet
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent RP
Charlie Smith
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent RP
German Acuna
to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent RP
Bobby Davis
to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent RP
George Brown
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Released RP
Steve Schwertner
.
Thursday, August 23rd , 1956
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent SP
Lou West
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent SP
Bob Hayward
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent SP
Bobby Riley
to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons
: SS
Ted Stacy
was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released RP
Ernie Russell
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Gus Gall
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Les Olds
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Buzz Vogel
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Lyle Payne
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: RP
John Perkins
was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Wednesday, August 22nd , 1956
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent 3B
Bill Grove
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released RP
John Berry
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released RP
Rick Dixon
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Danny O'Boyle
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Norman Hampden
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Bill Sweet
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released CL
Leo English
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Lew Farnham
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
Charlie Smith
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent SS
Hack Jenkins
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent RP
Ernie Russell
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent RP
Scotty Gray
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent RP
Bud Connolly
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent RP
Pat Waller
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent RP
Joe Phillips
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
John Sayers
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Jackie Baker
to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent C
Bob Weston
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Pat Waller
.
Tuesday, August 21st , 1956
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent 3B
Joe Edmonds
to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent SS
Frank Myers
to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars
: Activated C
Mickey Tucker
from the injured list.
Los Angeles Stars
: Sent C
Mickey Tucker
to Triple A
Salt Lake City
for injury rehab.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent RP
Fred Whitt
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent RP
Joe Graf
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent RP
Jay Lynch
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent SS
Billy Jones
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
German Acuna
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
George Brown
.
Monday, August 20th , 1956
Los Angeles Stars
: Signed free agent SP
Frank Hubbard
to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Cy Hobbs
.
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Al Daniel Jr.
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released RP
Bill Hill
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released 3B
Lew Proux
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Alan Steeves
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released RP
Jay Lynch
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released RP
George Brown
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released C
Bill Gipson
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released RP
Don Hunt
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
Roy Whitney
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
Sparky Foskey
to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent RP
Jimmy Crafton
to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent RP
Jim Drake
to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent RP
Fred Whitt
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent CF
Frank Scanlon
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent RP
Al Rich
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent RP
George Brown
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent RP
Johnnie Levy
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent RP
German Acuna
to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent C
Bill Oliver
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent RP
Bud Petty
to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Norm Carter
to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released RP
Fred Whitt
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released 3B
Allan Griffen
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Ed Robinson
.
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Johnny Ingle
.
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Johnny Sanderson
.
Sunday, August 19th , 1956
Detroit Dynamos
: Released 3B
Bill Grove
.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent RP
Vern Westfall
to a minor league contract.
New York Gothams
: Sent 2B
Walker Hardin
to Triple A
Toledo
for injury rehab.
Saturday, August 18th , 1956
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent 3B
Slim Hopkins
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent SS
Johnny Smith
to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent SP
Bill Hall
to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent SP
Mike Petras
to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Activated 1B
Willie Martin
from the injured list.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Sent 1B
Willie Martin
to Triple A
Indianapolis
for injury rehab.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released RP
Joe Perkins
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released RP
Eddie Reynolds
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released RP
Pete Williams
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Bob Eads
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Dale Thornton
to a minor league contract.
Friday, August 17th , 1956
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent SP
Andy Smith
to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent RP
Heinie Harrison
to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints
: RP
Dick Garcia
was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Washington Eagles
: Released SS
Cliff Page
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Joe Graf
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Al Rich
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Pat Hayden
to a minor league contract.
Thursday, August 16th , 1956
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released SP
Bobby Hellmann
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Jimbo Williams
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released SP
Herb Glenn
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Ira Jonas
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released C
Bob Weston
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Hubie Smith
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent RP
Emmett Thompson
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent RP
Frank Hart
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent RP
Ferdie Williams
to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, August 15th , 1956
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent SP
Don Norris
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent SP
Bill Shepherd
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent SP
Ralphie Spires
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Doc Woodward
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released SP
George Chambers
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released RP
Chet Williams
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released SS
Bill Jordan
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released 3B
Gordon Blankenship
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Activated CF
Herbert Crawford Jr.
from the injured list.
Philadelphia Keystones
: RP
Ted Beaven
was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released SP
Cal Thomas
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released RP
Ron Copeland
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Roy Whitney
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Jim Jackson
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released CL
Fred Bryant
.
Washington Eagles
: RP
Bill Haile
was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released RP
German Acuna
.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent RP
Bobby Austin
to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, August 14th , 1956
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Ed Mankey
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Activated 2B
Bill Wise
from the injured list.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
Fred Whitt
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
Jimmy Crafton
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released SP
Tim Waller
.
Los Angeles Stars
: RP
Chris Sargent
was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Nellie Connell
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Virgil Farrell
to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen
: Signed free agent RP
Charlie Davis
to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent RP
Bugsy Spiegel
to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen
: Released former Rule 5 draft pick RP
Bill Gifford
, returned to original Organization Los Angeles Stars.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Norm Carter
.
Monday, August 13th , 1956
Detroit Dynamos
: RP
Joe Quade
was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Leo Zimmerman
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Cal Boyd
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released RP
Bob Schoenberg
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released RP
Red Humphrey
.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent SP
Jack Schutter
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent SP
Cliff Harmon
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent SP
Frankie Hays
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released SS
Hack Jenkins
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released SS
Luke Bragg
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released 3B
Howie Strong
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released RP
Ken Lane
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Jay Lynch
.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent RP
Tom Trumble
to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen
: Signed free agent RP
Ken Lane
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent RP
Norm Carter
to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Red Humphrey
to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Jay Lynch
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent RP
Jake Sumpter
to a minor league contract.
Sunday, August 12th , 1956
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released RP
Alvin Manning
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released RP
Duke Edin
.
Boston Minutemen
: Released RP
Ralphie Spires
.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent 3B
Pat Hymes
to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent 3B
Clarence Martin
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Activated CL
Dick Crecelius
from the 60-day injured list.
Chicago Chiefs
: Sent CL
Dick Crecelius
to Triple A
Fort Wayne
for injury rehab.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Ernie Huber
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Dick Riley
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Cal Boyd
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent RP
Alvin Manning
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Bugsy Spiegel
.
Saturday, August 11th , 1956
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent SP
Billy Williams
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent SS
Herb Ferreiras
to a minor league contract with a major league option.
St. Louis Pioneers
: RP
Russ Peeples
was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
German Acuna
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Robert Allen
.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent RP
Robert Allen
to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters
: Signed free agent CL
Doug Hensley
to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars
: Signed free agent RP
German Acuna
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent RP
Guy Morris
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent RP
Alvin Manning
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent RP
Steve Schwertner
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent RP
Owen Tilley
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent RP
Harry Harvey
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Released SS
John Kendall
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released C
Charlie Farrell
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released RP
Norm Carter
.
Friday, August 10th , 1956
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent 3B
Ben Kennedy
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Charlie Davis
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
Alvin Manning
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released C
Harvey Humphries
.
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.
Los Angeles Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Bugs Spencer
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent SP
Chubby Gooch
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Johnny Thornton
.
Thursday, August 9th , 1956
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent SP
Duke Edin
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent SP
Clarence Reimer
to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent RP
Cecil Gibson
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent SS
Ron Cooper
to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent SP
Willie Gonzalez Jr.
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released SP
Chubby Gooch
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Whitey Austin
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Frank Burnham
to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, August 8th , 1956
Washington Eagles
: Released RP
Heinie Harrison
.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent SS
Tom Perry
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent SP
Harley Morgan
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Released C
Ken Price
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released SP
Cliff Harmon
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Ed Wingerter
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Frank Burnham
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent RP
Nick Tomlinson
to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, August 7th , 1956
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent SS
Luke Bragg
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released SS
Herb Ferreiras
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Frankie Hays
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released CL
Bill Shepherd
.
Washington Eagles
: Released SP
Harry Herpel
.
Washington Eagles
: Released LF
Bob Collier
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent SP
Harry Herpel
to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters
: Signed free agent RP
Sibby Smith
to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent RP
Fritz Porter
to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent RP
Ed Funk
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent RP
Roger Wood
to a minor league contract.
Monday, August 6th , 1956
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent RP
Frank Wilson
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Activated 2B
Ed Bloom
from the injured list.
Chicago Chiefs
: 2B
Harry Patterson
was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released 2B
Nick Martin
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Bob Strickland
to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Len Trautman
to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent RP
John F Simmons
to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent RP
Jack Leasure
to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters
: Signed free agent RP
John Moore
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent RP
Leo Zimmerman
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent RP
Glenn Moor
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent RP
Paul Stewart
to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent RP
Pat Thompson
to a minor league contract.
New York Gothams
: Placed SP
Jorge Arellano
on the active roster.
New York Gothams
: Activated SP
Jorge Arellano
from the injured list.
Sunday, August 5th , 1956
Cleveland Foresters
: Released SP
Harley Morgan
.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent 3B
Gene Fairbanks
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
Jerry Reed
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Activated SS
Stan Kleminski
from the injured list.
Detroit Dynamos
: 3B
Bill Grove
was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Saturday, August 4th , 1956
Chicago Chiefs
: Released RP
Jack Leasure
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released SP
Jackie Baker
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released SP
Andy Smith
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent 3B
Chuck Austin
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Emmett Sheffield
to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released 1B
Charlie Savage
.
Cleveland Foresters
: Released 1B
Jim Warnock
.
Cleveland Foresters
: Released RP
John Moore
.
Friday, August 3rd , 1956
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released 2B
George Anthony
.
Washington Eagles
: Released RP
Harlan Moore
.
Thursday, August 2nd , 1956
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
Gus Keahey
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent RP
Buzz Turner
to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters
: Activated CF
Frenchy Sonntag
from the injured list.
Cleveland Foresters
: Sent CF
Frenchy Sonntag
to Triple A
Rochester
for injury rehab.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Roy Whitney
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Johnny Taylor
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Cal Boyd
.
Wednesday, August 1st , 1956
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent RP
Frank Hadder
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Len Trautman
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released RP
Paul Stewart
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Bob Strickland
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Leo Zimmerman
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released CL
Scotty Gray
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released SP
George Scott
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Placed CF
Herbert Crawford Jr.
on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/31/1956.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
Owen Tilley
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released C
Walt Shaw
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Jim Jackson
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Cal Boyd
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
Larry Burk
to a minor league contract.
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