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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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