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Saturday, September 29th , 1956
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent SS
Elmer DeCoux
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Harry Linker
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Ethan Barrows
to a minor league contract.
Friday, September 28th , 1956
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent RP
Charlie Knapp
to a minor league contract.
Thursday, September 27th , 1956
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent SS
George Clay
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent SS
John Hanson
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent 3B
Vince Wilson
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Al Parker
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Hal Rose
to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, September 26th , 1956
Toronto Wolves
: C
Randy Hendrix
(AA
Chattanooga
) retired from professional baseball.
Toronto Wolves
: 1B
Frank Bunch Jr.
(AA
Chattanooga
) retired from professional baseball.
Kansas City Kings
: RP
Willie Gonzalez Jr.
(AA
Knoxville
) retired from professional baseball.
Chicago Cougars
: 1B
Lyle Burch
(AA
Little Rock
) retired from professional baseball.
Philadelphia Keystones
: 1B
Ernie Mitchell
(AA
New Orleans
) retired from professional baseball.
Montreal Saints
: Placed CF
Zeke Johnson
on the secondary (40-man) roster.
Montreal Saints
: Placed CF
Don Goldman
on the 60-day injured list.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released RP
Jim Thomas
.
Chicago Chiefs
: SS
Joe Dackett
(AA
Oklahoma City
) retired from professional baseball.
San Francisco Sailors
: RP
Junius Davies
(AA
El Paso
) retired from professional baseball.
Chicago Chiefs
: RP
Jerry Reed
(AA
Oklahoma City
) retired from professional baseball.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released CL
Paul Taylor
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Frank Baumann
to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, September 25th , 1956
Chicago Chiefs
: Released RP
Lou Collier
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released 1B
Clyde Harris
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released SP
Jessie James
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released SS
Mike Smith
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released SP
Henry Hunter
.
Detroit Dynamos
: RP
Sam Drummond
(AA
Akron
) retired from professional baseball.
Detroit Dynamos
: RP
Frank Gordon
(AA
Akron
) retired from professional baseball.
Philadelphia Keystones
: 2B
Allen Smith
(AAA
Louisville
) retired from professional baseball.
Cleveland Foresters
: RP
Jim Zimmerman
(AAA
Rochester
) retired from professional baseball.
Detroit Dynamos
: RP
Whitey Griffin
(AAA
Newark
) retired from professional baseball.
Detroit Dynamos
: RP
Andy Boyer
(AAA
Newark
) retired from professional baseball.
Cleveland Foresters
: C
Dixie Galloway
(AAA
Rochester
) retired from professional baseball.
Chicago Cougars
: Released SP
Chris Gladden
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released SP
Sammy Low
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released RP
Bernie Snodgrass
.
Boston Minutemen
: SP
Jim Long
(A
Springfield
) retired from professional baseball.
Philadelphia Keystones
: RP
Bill Fleming
(B
Bakersfield
) retired from professional baseball.
Philadelphia Keystones
: RP
George Buckley
(B
Bakersfield
) retired from professional baseball.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released RP
Sherman Lancaster
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent SS
Tom Perry
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent 3B
Gordon Blankenship
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent RP
Jerry Scarano
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Dick Riley
to a minor league contract.
Monday, September 24th , 1956
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent 3B
Lyle Burch
to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen
: Placed 3B
Hilly Westbrook
on the 60-day injured list.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent RP
Frank Welsh
to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent RP
Ron Copeland
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent C
Andy Adkins
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
Neil Williams
to a minor league contract.
Sunday, September 23rd , 1956
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Joe Barnes
to a minor league contract.
Saturday, September 22nd , 1956
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent 3B
Jake Buck
to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent SP
Tony Miller
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Placed SS
Joe Reed
on the 60-day injured list.
Friday, September 21st , 1956
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent RP
Vance Newton
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Released 3B
Jim Bob Daniels
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released CL
Al Barton
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released SP
Walt Holt
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Lefty Jones
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released C
Andy Adkins
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Hal West
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent RP
Steve Schwertner
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent RP
Dick Furino
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Don Fox
to a minor league contract.
Thursday, September 20th , 1956
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Bill Robinson
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SS
Al Wilson
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent C
Bud Cleveland
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent CF
Jim Bunn
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Henry Carden
to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, September 19th , 1956
San Francisco Sailors
: RP
Russ Peeples
(AAA
Sacramneto
) retired from professional baseball.
Boston Minutemen
: Released 1B
John Conlin
.
Boston Minutemen
: Released 3B
Terry Clark
.
Boston Minutemen
: Released RP
Clint Mannion
.
Washington Eagles
: Released C
Pete Hughes
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Emmett Thompson
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Tom Weaver
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released SS
Nate Arnold
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: 3B
Monte Sawyer
(AAA
Indianapolis
) retired from professional baseball.
New York Gothams
: RP
Joe Crosby
(AAA
Toledo
) retired from professional baseball.
Cincinnati Cannons
: RP
Ken Matson
(AAA
Indianapolis
) retired from professional baseball.
Cincinnati Cannons
: SP
Wally Doyle
(AAA
Indianapolis
) retired from professional baseball.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent SS
Eddie Miller
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent 3B
Mario Schilchegger
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent RP
Al Moore
to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent RP
Jack Gorham
to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, September 18th , 1956
Chicago Cougars
: Released 3B
Gene Meeker
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released 3B
Vince Wilson
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released SS
Bugs Horner
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released CL
Frank Baumann
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released C
Cecil Raczynski
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent C
Jack Davis
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Mickey Wright
to a minor league contract.
Monday, September 17th , 1956
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released C
Bob Russo
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Ed Green
to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Harry Draper
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent CL
Steve Brickey
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent C
Ken Price
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Ray Wentz
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Louis Barnicle
to a minor league contract.
Sunday, September 16th , 1956
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent SP
Pat Hatch
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent SP
Ray McKinney
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released RP
George Emmons
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released SP
Lou Burrows
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released SP
Steve Ward
.
Montreal Saints
: Placed CL
Bill Sohl
on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/15/1956.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Buddy Dennis
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Doc Robertson
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Hal Rose
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released CL
Walt Hill
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
Lou Collier
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
George Amos
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Jim Thomas
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent SS
Len McNeill
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released SP
Tony Miller
.
Saturday, September 15th , 1956
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent SS
Bill Jones
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Scotty Alexander
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released 3B
Mario Schilchegger
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released SP
Al Moore
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released RP
Charlie Knapp
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released RP
Ralph Millsap
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Buddy Dennis
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Doc Robertson
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Paddy Barr
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent RP
Bud Connolly
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent RP
George Buckley
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Jim Palmer
.
Friday, September 14th , 1956
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent SS
Nate Arnold
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent 3B
Johnny Dickinson
to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent SS
Monte Sawyer
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released SS
Tom Perry
.
Montreal Saints
: Released SP
Jerry Scarano
.
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Vance Newton
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Jim Clarke
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Cal Thomas
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Bill Jones
to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent RP
Sig Davis
to a minor league contract.
Thursday, September 13th , 1956
Boston Minutemen
: Released RP
Dick Furino
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Dan Gray
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Alex Milillo
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
George Lusby
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent SP
Wally Reif
to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent 3B
Ted Stacy
to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Art Low
to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, September 12th , 1956
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent SS
Ernie Loose
to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen
: Activated SS
Joe Kleman
from the 60-day injured list.
Boston Minutemen
: Sent SS
Joe Kleman
to Triple A
Columbus
for injury rehab.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Louis Barnicle
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Willie Banks
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
Steve Brickey
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Rabbit Coffin
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Cal Boyd
to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, September 11th , 1956
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Chet Jones
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Released SS
Pat Elder
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released LF
George Penza
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Cal Boyd
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Dick Riley
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Jack Gorham
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Tom Gholson
to a minor league contract.
Monday, September 10th , 1956
Boston Minutemen
: Released SP
Wally Reif
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent RP
Alan Steeves
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Released SS
Monte Sawyer
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
George Lusby
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Doc Robertson
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Cal Boyd
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent CF
Don Sanford
to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent RP
Dee Whitler
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent RP
Byron Bell
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Cal Boyd
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent RP
Don Smith
to a minor league contract.
Sunday, September 9th , 1956
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent 3B
Lou Kimball
to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen
: Activated SP
Johnny Whitter
from the 60-day injured list.
Boston Minutemen
: Sent SP
Johnny Whitter
to Triple A
Columbus
for injury rehab.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released SP
Rabbit Coffin
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released CL
Dee Whitler
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Dan Gray
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Cal Boyd
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Darius Merlet
.
Saturday, September 8th , 1956
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent SS
Al Smith
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released RP
Lynn Allen
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released RP
Ray McKinney
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released CL
Pat Hatch
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Fred Payne
to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent SP
Duke Edin
to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent SP
Don Duke
to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent RF
Vito Harrell
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent RP
Ray Vaughn
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Tony Jacobson
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Don Vincent
.
Friday, September 7th , 1956
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent SS
Tom Perry
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Released C
Danny Noonan
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Mack Cook
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Doc Buckingham
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Tony Jacobson
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Don Vincent
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent RP
Joe Phillips
to a minor league contract.
Thursday, September 6th , 1956
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
John Perkins
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released SS
Ted Stacy
.
Montreal Saints
: Released C
Paul Moore
.
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Jim Backes
.
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Art Tucker
.
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Don Smith
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
Byron Bell
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent RP
Bill Hill
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Jim Palmer
to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, September 5th , 1956
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent SS
Dick McNeil
to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars
: Signed free agent SP
Jesse Iverson
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released SP
Carlos Horn
.
Los Angeles Stars
: 3B
Harry Sanders
was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Hal Rose
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Louis Barnicle
to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, September 4th , 1956
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent SS
John Kendall
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent RP
Walter Johnson
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Placed RP
Walter Johnson
on the 60-day injured list.
Chicago Cougars
: Released SP
Huck Simons
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released 1B
Harry Campbell
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released RP
Eddie Cook
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent RP
German Acuna
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
John Hubbard
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Bob Chism
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Sam Fishman
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Bill Moore
to a minor league contract.
Monday, September 3rd , 1956
Los Angeles Stars
: Signed free agent SP
Fritz Richards
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent RP
Hersh Pace
to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen
: Signed free agent C
Charlie Farrell
to a minor league contract.
Sunday, September 2nd , 1956
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent 3B
Tony Scuccinello
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Steve Williams
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Placed 3B
Jim Adams Jr.
on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/01/1956.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released SP
Mike Hale
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released CL
Chet Jones
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released 1B
Jake Buck
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Dick Rutledge
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released C
Jake Baker
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Homer Curtis
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
Sherman Lancaster
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
Norm Carter
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent RP
Ross Gadson
to a minor league contract.
Saturday, September 1st , 1956
Chicago Chiefs
: Released RP
Tom Gholson
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released SP
Nino Marini
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released CL
Walter Johnson
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Ike Reed
.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent 3B
Joe Lowry
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Ethan Barrows
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent C
Bill Gipson
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent C
Frank Pierce
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent RP
Adi Abrudan
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent RP
Pat Waller
to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent RP
Fred Green
to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent RP
Bob Eads
to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent RP
Ernie Russell
to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent RP
Buzz Vogel
to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent RP
Bud Collins
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent RP
Otis Guthrie
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed free agent RP
Tom McKinney
to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent RP
Al Baney
to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent RP
Hal Miller
to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent RP
Bubba Bethel
to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent RP
Al Brown
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent C
Walt Armstrong
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent C
Frank Davey
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent RP
Tom Weaver
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
Glenn Moor
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
Dennis Church
to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent RP
Bobby Austin
to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen
: Signed free agent C
Don Norton
to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen
: Signed free agent C
Paul Thornton
to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters
: Placed 1B
Tom Holmes Jr.
on the secondary (40-man) roster.
Cleveland Foresters
: Placed SP
Mort Martin
on the secondary (40-man) roster.
Toronto Wolves
: Placed SS
Jim Chaplin
on the secondary (40-man) roster.
Toronto Wolves
: Placed SS
Gordie Perkins
on the 60-day injured list.
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