12/31/1961
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Monday, August 31st , 1959
Boston Minutemen: Placed 2B Marshall Thomas on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/30/1959.
Cleveland Foresters: Released RP Willie Butler.
New York Gothams: Signed free agent RP Sparky Foskey to a minor league contract.
Saturday, August 29th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Billy Phillips to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Kid Moore.
Friday, August 28th , 1959
Cincinnati Cannons: Released 3B Tom Kendrick.
Thursday, August 27th , 1959
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP Sam Ivey to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: RP Ralph LeFevre was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
New York Gothams: Released RF Fred Mroz.
Wednesday, August 26th , 1959
Toronto Wolves: Signed free agent SP Chet Morrow to a minor league contract.
New York Gothams: Released RP Neal Salk.
Tuesday, August 25th , 1959
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent RP Andy Thomas to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Released RF Lew Douglass.
Monday, August 24th , 1959
New York Gothams: Signed free agent RP Jimmy Crafton to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Bill Watson to a minor league contract.
Sunday, August 23rd , 1959
Los Angeles Stars: SS Russ Hawkins returns from his rehab assignment.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RF Billy Forbes to a minor league contract with a major league option.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released SP Jimmy Crafton.
Chicago Cougars: LF Paul Bailey was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RP Heinie Harrison.
Saturday, August 22nd , 1959
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Levi Dunham to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Harry Miller to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Jessie James to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: 1B Charlie Everitt was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Detroit Dynamos: Placed RF Bill Morrison on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/21/1959.
Detroit Dynamos: RP Carl Potter was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Friday, August 21st , 1959
New York Gothams: Released SP Sam Ivey.
Toronto Wolves: Signed free agent SS Luther Hammock to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Released 1B Walt Kelly.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Chet Morrow.
Thursday, August 20th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Fritz Richards to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Barney Gunnels to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Gene Amico to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent RP Jerry York to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Bill Shepherd.
Cleveland Foresters: RP Ducky Davis was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Wednesday, August 19th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP John Grimes to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Montreal Saints: RP Skinny Green was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Detroit Dynamos: Activated 2B Dick Tucker from the injured list.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Billy Zimmermann.
Cleveland Foresters: Released RP Billy Phillips.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent SS Tom Perry to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, August 18th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Billy Zimmermann to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Released SP George Moran.
Chicago Cougars: Released 2B Clint Honaker.
Kansas City Kings: Claimed RP Rex Conner off waivers from Chicago.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Sam Fitchett to a minor league contract.
Monday, August 17th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Frank Van Doren to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Hop Miller.
Washington Eagles: Released CL Harry Miller.
Washington Eagles: Released 1B Rich Webster.
Washington Eagles: Released 1B Bennie Tucker.
New York Gothams: Released C Rod Collins.
Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent RP Walter Long to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent RP Sid Forster to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP David Estrada to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent CF Vern Stout to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Jack Cornell.
Sunday, August 16th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Hop Miller to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released 3B Claude Richerson.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RF Lyle Christensen.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Jerry Scarano.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP Vince Silverstein to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: RF Bob Porter was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Saturday, August 15th , 1959
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RF Jon Williams to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Bill Williamson to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Released LF George Hamilton.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Ken Palmer.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Jack Tyler.
Washington Eagles: Released RP George Harris.
Friday, August 14th , 1959
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Jerry York.
Boston Minutemen: Released RP John Grimes.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Ken Palmer to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Charley Stewart to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Released CF Neal Bailey.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Les Frandsen.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released RP Sid Forster.
Kansas City Kings: RP Denny Cecil was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.
Thursday, August 13th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Curt Campbell to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Activated 2B Charlie Cooper from the injured list.
St. Louis Pioneers: Sent 2B Charlie Cooper to Triple A Oakland for injury rehab.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Bob Tweedy.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Eddie Curry.
Cleveland Foresters: Activated SS John Low from the injured list.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Frank Brown to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, August 12th , 1959
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Gene Amico.
Boston Minutemen: Released CF Billy Forbes.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Wally Eversole to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Lee Johnson to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Activated LF Ed Thompson from the injured list.
Philadelphia Keystones: Sent LF Ed Thompson to Triple A Louisville for injury rehab.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RP Walter Long.
San Francisco Sailors: Released SP Jerry Walker.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Sam Fitchett.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released CF Joe Halstead.
Tuesday, August 11th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Released RP Frank Brown.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Ray Lustig.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Tony Miller to a minor league contract.
Toronto Wolves: Released RP Fritz Richards.
Monday, August 10th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Released RP Lou Moore.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Joe Collins.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Harvey Mitchell to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints: Released CL Paul Taylor.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RP Wally Eversole.
Toronto Wolves: Signed free agent RP Bob Buker to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Bob Logan to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Paul Taylor to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Howard Finke to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Phil Burns to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent C Sam Cullen to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Frank Brown to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent C Bubba West to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent C Curt Stallings to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Roy Williamson to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Emil Cooper to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Earl Williams to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RP Dee Green to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent CL Art Hutchins to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Fred Broadnax to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Released RF Pat Williams.
Sunday, August 9th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Jerry Scarano to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Charlie Knapp to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Carlos Horn.
Saturday, August 8th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Jesse Iverson to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Activated LF Herbert Crawford Jr. from the injured list.
Detroit Dynamos: Released SS Luke Bragg.
Cleveland Foresters: Activated SP Rufus Barrell II from the 60-day injured list.
Cleveland Foresters: Sent SP Rufus Barrell II to Triple A Rochester for injury rehab.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Earl Williams.
Cleveland Foresters: Released RP Fred Broadnax.
Friday, August 7th , 1959
Kansas City Kings: 2B Billy Bryant was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RF Jim Grow to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent RP Grant Cunningham to a minor league contract.
New York Gothams: Signed free agent SP Jimmy Block to a 1-year contract worth a total of $31,400.
Chicago Cougars: Released RP Frank Brown.
Chicago Cougars: Released C Bubba West.
Chicago Cougars: Released C Sam Cullen.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RP Neil Loso.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RP Hop Miller.
New York Gothams: SP Sam Ivey was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Toronto Wolves: Released SS Garland Hazelwood.
Toronto Wolves: Released 2B Bob Heisinger.
Toronto Wolves: Released 3B Morgan Woodall.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RP Dick Gordon to a minor league contract.
Thursday, August 6th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Bob Tweedy to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Activated RF Jack Thompson from the injured list.
Detroit Dynamos: Released 1B Fred Webb.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Bob Buker.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Fred Green.
Washington Eagles: Released CL Don Rosenberg.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Phil Burns.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Art Hutchins.
Wednesday, August 5th , 1959
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RF Jimmie Rodgers to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Jack Tyler to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Bill Shepherd to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Released SP Howard Finke.
Detroit Dynamos: Placed 2B Dick Tucker on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/04/1959.
Toronto Wolves: Released SS John Wilkinson.
Cleveland Foresters: Released RP Andy Thomas.
Tuesday, August 4th , 1959
Chicago Cougars: Released SS Joe Thompson.
Chicago Cougars: Released CL Johnny Taylor.
Chicago Cougars: Released RP Roy Foster.
Chicago Cougars: Released SS Ambrose Downs.
Cleveland Foresters: Released RP Billy Zimmermann.
Cleveland Foresters: Released SS Al Beck.
Kansas City Kings: Released SP Bob Logan.
Chicago Cougars: Claimed RP Rex Conner off waivers from Cleveland.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Tom Trumble to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Jack Carr to a minor league contract.
Monday, August 3rd , 1959
Philadelphia Keystones: Released CL Bill Shepherd.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released SP Herm Loncar.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released CF Jim Abernathy.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released CF Fred Kelley.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Don Potter to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent RP Jake Thornton to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent SP Don Gage to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars: Activated SS Russ Hawkins from the 60-day injured list.
Los Angeles Stars: Sent SS Russ Hawkins to Triple A Salt Lake City for injury rehab.
Los Angeles Stars: SS Billy Young was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Sunday, August 2nd , 1959
Toronto Wolves: RF Jim Allen returns from his rehab assignment.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released 3B Al Arnold.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released 3B Roy Thornton.
Kansas City Kings: Released SP Don Grossi.
Saturday, August 1st , 1959
Chicago Chiefs: Released CF Jim Edwards.
Kansas City Kings: Released SP Don Gage.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent C Ricky Gomez to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent C Hal Blau to a minor league contract.
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