12/31/1959
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Tuesday, September 29th , 1959
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SS Amos Minor to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Ben Snedden to a minor league contract.
New York Gothams: Claimed RP Rex Conner off waivers from Pittsburgh.
Monday, September 28th , 1959
San Francisco Sailors: Placed CF John Kingsbury on the secondary (40-man) roster.
San Francisco Sailors: Placed CF Edwin Hackberry on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/27/1959.
Boston Minutemen: Placed SP Bill Mathews on the secondary (40-man) roster.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Hop Miller.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Stan Barr.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Billy Zimmermann.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Charley Stewart.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Jack Tyler.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Jerry Scarano.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Tony Miller.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Curt Campbell.
Toronto Wolves: Placed SP Harry Stewart on the secondary (40-man) roster.
Chicago Cougars: C Roger Cleaves becomes a free-agent.
Chicago Chiefs: SP Al Miller becomes a free-agent.
Sunday, September 27th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP George Carter to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Harley Morgan to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Activated 3B Archie Cunningham from the injured list.
Boston Minutemen: Released RP Vince Hudson.
Saturday, September 26th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Stan Barr to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Placed 2B Marshall Thomas on the 60-day injured list.
Friday, September 25th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Neil Thomas to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Released 1B Bill Hardaway.
Chicago Cougars: Released RF Mike Gardner.
Thursday, September 24th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Frank Ward to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, September 23rd , 1959
Philadelphia Keystones: RP Paul Baker (AA New Orleans) retired from professional baseball.
Montreal Saints: RP Bobby Cummins (AA Nashville) retired from professional baseball.
Toronto Wolves: RP Harry Phillips (AA Chattanooga) retired from professional baseball.
Chicago Cougars: SP Frank Sartori (AA Little Rock) retired from professional baseball.
Philadelphia Keystones: SS Jasper Van Horn (AA New Orleans) retired from professional baseball.
St. Louis Pioneers: Released RP Harry Hamilton.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Ed Wingerter to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Joe Ewing to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, September 22nd , 1959
San Francisco Sailors: C Sam Ryan (A Peoria) retired from professional baseball.
Cleveland Foresters: C Jim D. Smith (AA Youngstown) retired from professional baseball.
Cincinnati Cannons: RP Charlie Meads (AA Erie) retired from professional baseball.
New York Gothams: 3B Jack Wilson (AA Reading) retired from professional baseball.
New York Gothams: RP Sam Jordan (AA Reading) retired from professional baseball.
Washington Eagles: RP Jim Baker (AA Harrisburg) retired from professional baseball.
Detroit Dynamos: RP Milt Ross (AAA Newark) retired from professional baseball.
Philadelphia Keystones: LF Bill Edlin (AAA Louisville) retired from professional baseball.
Washington Eagles: SP Ducky Davis (AAA Richmond) retired from professional baseball.
Detroit Dynamos: C Jack Kempner (AAA Newark) retired from professional baseball.
Cleveland Foresters: RF Johnny Anderson (AAA Rochester) retired from professional baseball.
Detroit Dynamos: RP Stan Flanders (AAA Newark) retired from professional baseball.
Detroit Dynamos: RP Irv Harden (AAA Newark) retired from professional baseball.
Washington Eagles: 3B Alf Hall (AAA Richmond) retired from professional baseball.
Kansas City Kings: 1B Ralph Bailey (AAA Jersey City) retired from professional baseball.
Montreal Saints: RP Willie Aubin (AAA Syracuse) retired from professional baseball.
Philadelphia Keystones: RP Troy Crockett (A Allentown) retired from professional baseball.
Los Angeles Stars: RP John Chomiak (A Scranton) retired from professional baseball.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Tony Miller to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Mickey Ford to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Eddie Finch to a minor league contract.
Monday, September 21st , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Lee Johnson to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent CL Harvey Mitchell to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Released CF Doc Lawrence.
Chicago Cougars: Released RF Andy Bonner.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Stan Gilman to a minor league contract.
Saturday, September 19th , 1959
Los Angeles Stars: 1B Eric Fiore (AAA Salt Lake City) retired from professional baseball.
San Francisco Sailors: 2B Herb Dorsey (AAA Sacramneto) retired from professional baseball.
San Francisco Sailors: RP Elmer Helfinger (AAA Sacramneto) retired from professional baseball.
Cleveland Foresters: Released RP Frank Ward.
Cleveland Foresters: Released CF Charlie Patterson.
Chicago Chiefs: 2B Eddie Logan (AAA Fort Wayne) retired from professional baseball.
Chicago Cougars: 3B Luke Weaver (AAA Milwaukee) retired from professional baseball.
Cincinnati Cannons: LF Gordie Stevens (AAA Indianapolis) retired from professional baseball.
Pittsburgh Miners: 1B Ben Downing (AAA St. Paul) retired from professional baseball.
Chicago Chiefs: 1B Charles Yates (AAA Fort Wayne) retired from professional baseball.
Boston Minutemen: 1B Hal Pratt (AAA Columbus) retired from professional baseball.
Friday, September 18th , 1959
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent SP Don Grossi to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Carl Potter to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Released 3B Dick Thompson.
San Francisco Sailors: Placed SP Bud Henderson on the 60-day injured list.
Thursday, September 17th , 1959
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Neil Thomas.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Tom Buchanan.
Philadelphia Keystones: Signed free agent 3B Tommy Munn to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, September 16th , 1959
Toronto Wolves: Placed SP Arnie Smith on the 60-day injured list.
Tuesday, September 15th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Jerry Scarano to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Released RP George Carter.
Pittsburgh Miners: Claimed RP Rex Conner off waivers from Cleveland.
Monday, September 14th , 1959
New York Gothams: Released 1B Charlie Wilburn.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Jesse Iverson.
Washington Eagles: Released CL Harvey Mitchell.
Boston Minutemen: Activated 2B Marshall Thomas from the injured list.
Boston Minutemen: Sent 2B Marshall Thomas to Triple A Columbus for injury rehab.
Washington Eagles: Released CL Eddie Curry.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Lee Johnson.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Mike Taylor to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Joe Davis to a minor league contract.
Sunday, September 13th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Cy Smith to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Ducky Davis to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Activated SS Joe Kleman from the injured list.
Boston Minutemen: Sent SS Joe Kleman to Triple A Columbus for injury rehab.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent C Bud Campbell to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Gene Mead to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Jack Husmann to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent RP Art Walker to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent LF Harry Crump to a minor league contract.
Friday, September 11th , 1959
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent SP Johnnie Levy to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Chicago Cougars: Released RF George Scarbrough.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Ben Snedden.
Thursday, September 10th , 1959
Chicago Chiefs: Placed 3B Archie Cunningham on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/09/1959.
Wednesday, September 9th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Skinny Green to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Hughie Foster.
New York Gothams: Released 1B Joe McGuire.
Cleveland Foresters: Signed free agent RP Heinie Harrison to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, September 8th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Eddie Curry to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Hughie Foster to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released SS Ike Hawkins.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Jerry Hutchinson.
Monday, September 7th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Jerry Hutchinson to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Steve Davis to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Harley Morgan.
New York Gothams: Signed free agent CF Jim Dow to a minor league contract.
Sunday, September 6th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Hop Miller to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released 1B Ben Thrall.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Johnnie Levy.
Saturday, September 5th , 1959
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP Carl Potter.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Jim Baker to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: Released 1B Mule Hill.
San Francisco Sailors: Placed SP Duke Bybee on the 60-day injured list.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Barney Gunnels.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Cy Smith.
Washington Eagles: Released SP Ed Wingerter.
Cleveland Foresters: Released SP Fred Draper.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent CF Pete Warren to a minor league contract.
Friday, September 4th , 1959
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Neil Loso to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent CL Jack Tyler to a minor league contract.
Thursday, September 3rd , 1959
Cleveland Foresters: Released RP Ducky Davis.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP George Harris to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released CF Ray Weeman.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent C George Briant to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent LF Joe Halstead to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, September 2nd , 1959
Montreal Saints: Released RP Skinny Green.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Bill Shepherd to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released SS Pete Ahlers.
Pittsburgh Miners: Released CF Jim Dow.
Tuesday, September 1st , 1959
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Mickey Maxwell.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Tony Miller.
Kansas City Kings: Released SP Charlie McDaniel.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Sammy Low to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent SP Billy Zimmermann to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Harvey Brown to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Released RP Frank Van Doren.
Cleveland Foresters: Claimed RP Rex Conner off waivers from Kansas City.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent C Mack Reusch to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent C Neal Foreman to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent C Ben Strong to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent 1B Bill Baldwin to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent LF Dick Borup to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Joe Collins to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints: Signed free agent C Barney Brown to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars: Released 3B Ben Sanderson.
Los Angeles Stars: Released CF Frank Dudley.
Los Angeles Stars: 3B Joe Peduzzi was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
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