12/31/1956
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Tuesday, July 31st , 1956
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Isoroku Furuta to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SP Kiyomi Suzuki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,260.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Joe Hollis to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Guy Kennedy to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Dan Rivard to a 1-year contract worth a total of $13,800.
Vesutan Bees: Released SP Kiyomi Suzuki.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Guy Kennedy.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Joe Hollis.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Hiromu Yokoyama.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Isoroku Furuta.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Mitsunobu Fukui to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent SP Shigeharu Matsushima to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent C Hidetoshi Smith to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent RP Kazufumi Fukuoka to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent CF Takesi Hashimoto to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent LF Hiroaki Kikuchi to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent SP Whitey Chapman to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent SP Jimmy Smith to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent 3B Yukiya Sakai to a minor league contract.
The Kobe Bulls traded 32-year old RHP Sumiteru Yoshida to the Sapporo Bears, getting 21-year old RHP Toshitada Morino and 20-year old LHP Shirai Takahashi in return.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Mitsunobu Fukui.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released SP Shigeharu Matsushima.
Denki Dynamics: Released RP Sueichi Kawamoto.
Kobe Bulls: Released RP Kazufumi Fukuoka.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released SP Jimmy Smith.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released SP Seiryo Doi.
Osaka Sailors: Released C Hidetoshi Smith.
Nagasaki Stars: Released 3B Yukiya Sakai.
Kinboshi Kites: Released LF Hiroaki Kikuchi.
Monday, July 30th , 1956
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Taisuke Miki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,380.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent RP Jomei Yamada to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,400.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent RP Hiroyuki Ichikawa to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent RP Kunihiko Tagawa to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Hod Taylor Jr. to a 1-year contract worth a total of $12,600.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent RP Kafu Takasaki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,200.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released RP Hiroyuki Ichikawa.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Stu Williams.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi.
Kobe Bulls: Released RP Tarozaemon Kimura.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Taisuke Miki.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Etsuji Tsruta.
Sapporo Bears: Released RP Kazufumi Fukuoka.
Nagasaki Stars: Released RP Kunihiko Tagawa.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent SP Toshiaki Yamasaki to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent SS Haruhiro Nonaka to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Mitsunobu Fukui to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Mitsunobu Fukui.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released SS Haruhiro Nonaka.
Nagasaki Stars: Released 2B Yoshimi Suzuki.
Vesutan Bees: Released SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi.
Sunday, July 29th , 1956
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Isoroku Furuta to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent RP Yasutaka Miyamoto to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Joe Hollis to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Michiya Sasaki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,840.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Guy Kennedy to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Michiya Sasaki.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Guy Kennedy.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Joe Hollis.
Kobe Bulls: Released SP Toshiaki Yamasaki.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Isoroku Furuta.
Kinboshi Kites: Released RP Yasutaka Miyamoto.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent LF Hiroaki Kikuchi to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent RP Naotake Fukushima to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent RP Sueichi Kawamoto to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent 3B Chikato Sato to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent SP Kuniaki Usui to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Stu Williams to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Bobby Aumann to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Kenichiro Kawai to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Released LF Hiroaki Kikuchi.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Bobby Aumann.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Kenichiro Kawai.
Denki Dynamics: Released RP Naotake Fukushima.
Denki Dynamics: Released CF Takesi Hashimoto.
Kinboshi Kites: Released SP Kuniaki Usui.
Kinboshi Kites: Released 3B Chikato Sato.
Saturday, July 28th , 1956
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Hiro Shima to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Hiro Shima.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent SP Shigeharu Matsushima to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent RP Kenichiro Kawai to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent SP Jobu Kawamoto to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent SP Atsuhiro Smith to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent RP Kazufumi Fukuoka to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent CF Takesi Hashimoto to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Kuniaki Usui to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Jimmy Smith to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Naotake Fukushima to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Dick Dunn to a minor league contract.
The Kobe Bulls traded 33-year old C Kiyoshi Yamasaki to the Nagasaki Stars, getting 21-year old 2B Ryouya Yamasaki and 23-year old LF Chikato Kawano in return.
Sapporo Bears: Released SP Mitsunobu Fukui.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Dick Dunn.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Naotake Fukushima.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Jimmy Smith.
Denki Dynamics: Released 1B Osamu Nakamura.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released SP Shigeharu Matsushima.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released RP Kenichiro Kawai.
Kobe Bulls: Released SP Jobu Kawamoto.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Kuniaki Usui.
Kinboshi Kites: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Friday, July 27th , 1956
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SP Seishiro Kikuchi to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Isoroku Furuta to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent RP Taisuke Miki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,980.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent RP Hiroyuki Ichikawa to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Guy Kennedy to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Osaka Sailors: Released RP Hiroyuki Ichikawa.
Vesutan Bees: Released SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Guy Kennedy.
Kinboshi Kites: Released RP Taisuke Miki.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Isoroku Furuta.
Sapporo Bears: Released 2B Shunsuke Saeki.
Nagasaki Stars: Released SP Jobu Kawamoto.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RF Fuminobu Sato to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent 3B Yukiya Sakai to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent 3B Chikato Sato to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent LF Hiroaki Kikuchi to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Kuniaki Usui to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent CF Takesi Hashimoto to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent RP Kazufumi Fukuoka to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Aguri Honda to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent SP Aart MacDonald to a minor league contract.
The Nagasaki Stars traded 24-year old C Kazue Ashida to the Yokohama Kingfishers, getting 34-year old C Hidero Yamagata in return.
Nagasaki Stars: Released 3B Chikato Sato.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released SP Aart MacDonald.
Kyoto Owls: Released RF Fuminobu Sato.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Aguri Honda.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released CF Takesi Hashimoto.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released RP Kazufumi Fukuoka.
Vesutan Bees: Released 3B Yukiya Sakai.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Kuniaki Usui.
Osaka Sailors: Released LF Hiroaki Kikuchi.
Thursday, July 26th , 1956
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Joe Hollis to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Michiya Sasaki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,840.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Michiya Sasaki.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Joe Hollis.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Kuniaki Usui to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent SP Mitsunobu Fukui to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent RP Hiroo Tamura to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent SP Jobu Kawamoto to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Mel Williams to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent SS Haruhiro Nonaka to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi to a minor league contract.
The Kyoto Owls traded 26-year old 3B Kohsuke Takayama and 21-year old RF Ukyo Ota to the Sapporo Bears, getting 36-year old RHP Kyouichi Mizutani and 22-year old 2B Ryuu Nakagawa in return.
Sapporo Bears: Released RP Hiroo Tamura.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Kuniaki Usui.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Mel Williams.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released SS Haruhiro Nonaka.
Vesutan Bees: Released 1B Saburo Shibuya.
Wednesday, July 25th , 1956
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SP Seishiro Kikuchi to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent RP Shiro Sawada to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,660.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Guy Kennedy to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released CL Kouichi Hiramatsu.
Vesutan Bees: Released SP Seishiro Kikuchi.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Guy Kennedy.
Denki Dynamics: Released SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi.
Sapporo Bears: Released SP Shigeharu Matsushima.
Nagasaki Stars: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent 2B Shigemitsu Fukui to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent LF Hiroaki Kikuchi to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Lew Brown to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Mitsunobu Fukui to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Jobu Kawamoto to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Released LF Hiroaki Kikuchi.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Lew Brown.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Jobu Kawamoto.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Mitsunobu Fukui.
Kobe Bulls: Released 2B Shigemitsu Fukui.
Tuesday, July 24th , 1956
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent SP Hiroiaki Kai to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Joe Hollis to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Kunihiko Tagawa to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent SP Ed Jubinville to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Kunihiko Tagawa.
Rakisuta Rams: Released SP Kuniaki Usui.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Joe Hollis.
Kinboshi Kites: Released SP Hiroiaki Kai.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released SP Ed Jubinville.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent SP Atsuhiro Smith to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent RP Kazufumi Fukuoka to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Mitsunobu Fukui to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Washichi Matsumoto to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Ottaviano Boyd to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent CF Takesi Hashimoto to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent SP Ennosuke Yamamoto to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Mark Martin to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Mel Williams to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent SP Shigeharu Matsushima to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams: Released CF Takesi Hashimoto.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Mel Williams.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Mark Martin.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released RP Gou Kida.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Ottaviano Boyd.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Washichi Matsumoto.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Mitsunobu Fukui.
Kinboshi Kites: Released SP Atsuhiro Smith.
Kinboshi Kites: Released RP Kazufumi Fukuoka.
Monday, July 23rd , 1956
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Isoroku Furuta to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SP Kiyomi Suzuki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,260.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent RP Yasutaka Miyamoto to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent RP Hiroyuki Ichikawa to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Gussie Lewis to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Guy Kennedy to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Nagasaki Stars: Activated 3B Shuuhei Yamashita from the injured list.
Osaka Sailors: Released RP Hiroyuki Ichikawa.
Vesutan Bees: Released SP Kiyomi Suzuki.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released RP Yasutaka Miyamoto.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Guy Kennedy.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Gussie Lewis.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Isoroku Furuta.
Nagasaki Stars: Released RP Shiro Sawada.
Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent 3B Yukiya Sakai to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent RP Sueichi Kawamoto to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent SP Atsuhiro Smith to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent SP Harvey Webster to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent SP Kuniaki Usui to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent RP Hiroo Tamura to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Frank Bryan to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Kazufumi Fukuoka to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent SP Kijuro Shimizu to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Shigeharu Matsushima to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics: Released 3B Yukiya Sakai.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released RP Hiroo Tamura.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Frank Bryan.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Kazufumi Fukuoka.
Nagasaki Stars: Released RF Satoshi Kawamura.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released SP Harvey Webster.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released SP Atsuhiro Smith.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Shigeharu Matsushima.
Kinboshi Kites: Released RP Sueichi Kawamoto.
Sunday, July 22nd , 1956
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Joe Hollis to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Kinboshi Kites: Activated C Kyozo Kanno from the injured list.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Joe Hollis.
Kinboshi Kites: Released RP Kazufumi Fukuoka.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent RP Naotake Fukushima to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent CF Takesi Hashimoto to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Atsuhiro Smith to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent SP Roy Cox to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent SS Haruhiro Nonaka to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent CF Fuminobu Sato to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent RP Kazufumi Fukuoka to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent RP Kenichiro Kawai to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Atsuhiro Smith.
Kobe Bulls: Released CF Fuminobu Sato.
Kobe Bulls: Released RP Kazufumi Fukuoka.
Nagasaki Stars: Released SS Haruhiro Nonaka.
Osaka Sailors: Released RP Naotake Fukushima.
Vesutan Bees: Released CF Takesi Hashimoto.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released SP Roy Cox.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Kinboshi Kites: Released RP Kenichiro Kawai.
Saturday, July 21st , 1956
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Kiyomi Suzuki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,440.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent RP Kenichiro Kawai to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent RP Kunihiko Tagawa to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Vesutan Bees: Released RP Kenichiro Kawai.
Kinboshi Kites: Released SP Mitsunobu Fukui.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Kiyomi Suzuki.
Kinboshi Kites: Released C Toshiaki Sasaki.
Sapporo Bears: Released RP Kunihiko Tagawa.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released 2B Shigemitsu Fukui.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent RP Naotake Fukushima to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent 3B Kihachi Harada to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent SS Takuichi Hirano to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Hiro Shima to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Charlie Troup to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent SP Mitsunobu Fukui to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent C Toshiaki Sasaki to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent RP Kazufumi Fukuoka to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent SP Atsuhiro Smith to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SS Haruhiro Nonaka to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Paul Otis to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released RP Naotake Fukushima.
Kinboshi Kites: Released C Toshiaki Sasaki.
Kinboshi Kites: Released SP Michiya Sasaki.
Rakisuta Rams: Released RP Taisuke Miki.
Denki Dynamics: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Denki Dynamics: Released SP Atsuhiro Smith.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Charlie Troup.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Hiro Shima.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Paul Otis.
Hosho Reliables: Released SS Haruhiro Nonaka.
Sapporo Bears: Released SP Jobu Kawamoto.
Nagasaki Stars: Released SP Mitsunobu Fukui.
Friday, July 20th , 1956
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent SP Hiro Shima to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent SP Hiroiaki Kai to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Joe Hollis to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent RP Guy Kennedy to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released SP Hiro Shima.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Joe Hollis.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Frank Bryan.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Shigeharu Matsushima.
Kinboshi Kites: Released SP Hiroiaki Kai.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Aart MacDonald.
Sapporo Bears: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released RP Guy Kennedy.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent 2B Shigemitsu Fukui to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Washichi Matsumoto to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent C Kikuichi Nakashima to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent SP Shigeharu Matsushima to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent C Toshiaki Sasaki to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent SP Mitsunobu Fukui to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Frank Bryan to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Jimmy Smith to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams: Released SP Shigeharu Matsushima.
Rakisuta Rams: Released C Kikuichi Nakashima.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Washichi Matsumoto.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Jimmy Smith.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Frank Bryan.
Kobe Bulls: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Vesutan Bees: Released SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi.
Thursday, July 19th , 1956
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Yasutaka Miyamoto to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent RP Kunihiko Tagawa to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent RP Ryoichi Watanabe to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,680.
Kyoto Owls: Activated 2B Zaijiro Oki from the injured list.
Vesutan Bees: Released RP Kunihiko Tagawa.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Yasutaka Miyamoto.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Dan Rivard.
Nagasaki Stars: Released RP Kafu Takasaki.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Aart MacDonald to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Shigeharu Matsushima to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Frank Bryan to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, July 18th , 1956
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent RP Sueichi Kawamoto to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Joe Hollis to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent RP Tatashi Mine to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,580.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Guy Kennedy to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Tetsuya Ishibashi to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Vesutan Bees: Placed SP Kiichi Takahashi on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/17/1956.
Osaka Sailors: Released 3B Fusashi Mochizuki.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Guy Kennedy.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Joe Hollis.
Kinboshi Kites: Released RP Sueichi Kawamoto.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent 3B Kihachi Harada to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent RP Kenichiro Kawai to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent SP Fred Klima to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent RP Naotake Fukushima to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent SP Jobu Kawamoto to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Bobby Aumann to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP George Myers to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent C Toshiaki Sasaki to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released RP Naotake Fukushima.
Kyoto Owls: Released 3B Kihachi Harada.
Sapporo Bears: Released RF Ouji Maeda.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP George Myers.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Bobby Aumann.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released SP Fred Klima.
Kinboshi Kites: Released C Toshiaki Sasaki.
Nagasaki Stars: Released RP Kenichiro Kawai.
Tuesday, July 17th , 1956
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Isoroku Furuta to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus.
Sapporo Bears: Signed 2B Masuami Smith to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $38,900.
Osaka Sailors: Activated C Kousei Ota from the injured list.
Osaka Sailors: Released RP Hiroo Tamura.
Vesutan Bees: Released 1B Morimasa Fujimoto.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Isoroku Furuta.
Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent RP Naotake Fukushima to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent SP Atsuhiro Smith to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent SP Mitsunobu Fukui to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent SP Toshiaki Yamasaki to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent SP Jobu Kawamoto to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent C Toshiaki Sasaki to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent SS Takuichi Hirano to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent SP Seiryo Doi to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Kenichiro Kawai to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Ottaviano Boyd to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released SS Takuichi Hirano.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released RP Mark Martin.
Sapporo Bears: Released SP Mitsunobu Fukui.
Sapporo Bears: Released SP Atsuhiro Smith.
Rakisuta Rams: Released RP Naotake Fukushima.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Ottaviano Boyd.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Kenichiro Kawai.
Kinboshi Kites: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Kinboshi Kites: Released C Toshiaki Sasaki.
Kobe Bulls: Released SP Jobu Kawamoto.
Kobe Bulls: Released RP Kijuro Shimizu.
Monday, July 16th , 1956
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent RP Yasutaka Miyamoto to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent CL Kouichi Hiramatsu to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,780.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Joe Hollis to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Guy Kennedy to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Activated C Jokichi Kono from the injured list.
Osaka Sailors: Released RP Yasutaka Miyamoto.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Guy Kennedy.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Joe Hollis.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released 2B Marihito Hirano.
Hosho Reliables: Released C Tadaomi Urata.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent 1B Hiroharu Hoshino to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent RP Naotake Fukushima to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent SP Jobu Kawamoto to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent SP Katsunari Ishiguro to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent 3B Yui Ogawa to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent 2B Marihito Hirano to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Hiro Shima to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Released SP Jobu Kawamoto.
Kinboshi Kites: Released RP Naotake Fukushima.
Nagasaki Stars: Released SP Aguri Honda.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Hiro Shima.
Osaka Sailors: Released RP Jomei Yamada.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Ennosuke Yamamoto.
Sunday, July 15th , 1956
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Isoroku Furuta to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Hiroiaki Kai to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Hiroiaki Kai.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Isoroku Furuta.
Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent LF Hiroaki Kikuchi to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent RP Naotake Fukushima to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Atsuhiro Smith to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent SP Mitsuhisa Okamoto to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent 1B Hiroharu Hoshino to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent RP Kenichiro Kawai to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SS Takuichi Hirano to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent 2B Shigemitsu Fukui to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent C Toshiaki Sasaki to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent SP Katsunari Ishiguro to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Released RP Naotake Fukushima.
Rakisuta Rams: Released LF Hiroaki Kikuchi.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Atsuhiro Smith.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released 1B Hiroharu Hoshino.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released RP Kenichiro Kawai.
Kobe Bulls: Released 2B Shigemitsu Fukui.
Vesutan Bees: Released SS Takuichi Hirano.
Kinboshi Kites: Released SP Katsunari Ishiguro.
Kinboshi Kites: Released C Toshiaki Sasaki.
Saturday, July 14th , 1956
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent RP Yasutaka Miyamoto to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent RP Hiroyuki Ichikawa to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Joe Hollis to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Guy Kennedy to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Guy Kennedy.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Joe Hollis.
Kinboshi Kites: Released RP Yasutaka Miyamoto.
Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent CF Takesi Hashimoto to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent 3B Yui Ogawa to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent 2B Marihito Hirano to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released RP Hiroyuki Ichikawa.
Denki Dynamics: Released CF Takesi Hashimoto.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released 3B Yui Ogawa.
Friday, July 13th , 1956
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Isoroku Furuta to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent CL Kouichi Hiramatsu to a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,000.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Placed 2B Seibei Ishii on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/12/1956.
Denki Dynamics: Activated RP Kinichi Ota from the injured list.
Sapporo Bears: Activated CF Toshimichi Ishii from the injured list.
Osaka Sailors: Released CL Kouichi Hiramatsu.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Isoroku Furuta.
Sapporo Bears: Released SP Seiryo Doi.
Denki Dynamics: Released RP Ryoichi Watanabe.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent 2B Marihito Hirano to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent RP Naotake Fukushima to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Kenichiro Kawai to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Atsuhiro Smith to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent CF Takesi Hashimoto to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent SP Teruhisa Kanazawa to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent SP Mitsunobu Fukui to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SS Takuichi Hirano to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SP Mitsuhisa Okamoto to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Kenichiro Kawai.
Denki Dynamics: Released SP Mitsunobu Fukui.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Atsuhiro Smith.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released RP Naotake Fukushima.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released 2B Marihito Hirano.
Kobe Bulls: Released CF Takesi Hashimoto.
Kobe Bulls: Released SP Toshiaki Yamasaki.
Vesutan Bees: Released SP Mitsuhisa Okamoto.
Vesutan Bees: Released SS Takuichi Hirano.
Thursday, July 12th , 1956
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Joe Hollis to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent SP Michiya Sasaki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,260.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Guy Kennedy to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Kinboshi Kites: Activated 3B Han Kajioka from the injured list.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Guy Kennedy.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Joe Hollis.
Kinboshi Kites: Released LF Kiichiro Mitsui.
Kinboshi Kites: Released SP Tetsuya Ishibashi.
Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent SS Takuichi Hirano to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Atsuhiro Smith to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent RP Kenichiro Kawai to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SP Shigeharu Matsushima to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SP Teruhisa Kanazawa to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent RP Naotake Fukushima to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Paul Otis to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Jim J Carter to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams: Released SS Takuichi Hirano.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Jim J Carter.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Paul Otis.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released RP Kenichiro Kawai.
Vesutan Bees: Released SP Shigeharu Matsushima.
Vesutan Bees: Released SP Teruhisa Kanazawa.
Kinboshi Kites: Released RP Naotake Fukushima.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Atsuhiro Smith.
Wednesday, July 11th , 1956
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SP Hiroiaki Kai to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent RP Gou Kida to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,620.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent RP Hiroyuki Ichikawa to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Kunihiko Tagawa to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released RP Kazufumi Fukuoka.
Vesutan Bees: Released SP Hiroiaki Kai.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Kunihiko Tagawa.
Sapporo Bears: Released RP Hiroyuki Ichikawa.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SS Takuichi Hirano to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Kenichiro Kawai to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Jobu Kawamoto to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent C Toshiaki Sasaki to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent SP Teruhisa Kanazawa to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent SP Mitsuhisa Okamoto to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent SP Atsuhiro Smith to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Jobu Kawamoto.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Kenichiro Kawai.
Sapporo Bears: Released SP Atsuhiro Smith.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Kobe Bulls: Released SP Mitsuhisa Okamoto.
Vesutan Bees: Released SS Takuichi Hirano.
Kinboshi Kites: Released C Toshiaki Sasaki.
Kinboshi Kites: Released SP Teruhisa Kanazawa.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi.
Tuesday, July 10th , 1956
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Isoroku Furuta to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent RP Jomei Yamada to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,440.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent RP Yasutaka Miyamoto to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent RP Sueichi Kawamoto to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Joe Hollis to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Guy Kennedy to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Osaka Sailors: Released RP Yasutaka Miyamoto.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Guy Kennedy.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Tatashi Mine.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Joe Hollis.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Isoroku Furuta.
Kinboshi Kites: Released SP Kiyomi Suzuki.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent 2B Marihito Hirano to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent SP Atsuhiro Smith to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent RP Kenichiro Kawai to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent RP Naotake Fukushima to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent C Kazuhide Takahashi to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent SP Katsunari Ishiguro to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent CF Takesi Hashimoto to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent RP Shihei Yamamoto to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent SP Teruhisa Kanazawa to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Released SP Hiro Shima.
Denki Dynamics: Released CF Takesi Hashimoto.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released SP Teruhisa Kanazawa.
Kobe Bulls: Released RP Kenichiro Kawai.
Kobe Bulls: Released 2B Marihito Hirano.
Kobe Bulls: Released SP Atsuhiro Smith.
Vesutan Bees: Released RP Naotake Fukushima.
Kinboshi Kites: Released SP Katsunari Ishiguro.
Kinboshi Kites: Released RP Sueichi Kawamoto.
Monday, July 9th , 1956
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent SP Kiyomi Suzuki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,300.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent RP Hiroyuki Ichikawa to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent RP Kunihiko Tagawa to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Nagasaki Stars: Placed 3B Shuuhei Yamashita on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/08/1956.
Osaka Sailors: Released RP Hiroyuki Ichikawa.
Kobe Bulls: Released RP Kunihiko Tagawa.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent 2B Marihito Hirano to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent SP Mitsuhisa Okamoto to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SP Teruhisa Kanazawa to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Shigeharu Matsushima to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Mitsunobu Fukui to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Lyman Davis to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent RP Naotake Fukushima to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Released RP Naotake Fukushima.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Lyman Davis.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Mitsunobu Fukui.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Shigeharu Matsushima.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released SP Mitsuhisa Okamoto.
Vesutan Bees: Released SP Teruhisa Kanazawa.
Kobe Bulls: Released 2B Marihito Hirano.
Sunday, July 8th , 1956
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Isoroku Furuta to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Joe Hollis to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Guy Kennedy to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Kinboshi Kites: Placed C Kyozo Kanno on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/07/1956.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Guy Kennedy.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Joe Hollis.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Isoroku Furuta.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent 2B Marihito Hirano to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent SS Takuichi Hirano to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Released SS Takuichi Hirano.
Hosho Reliables: Released 2B Marihito Hirano.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Saturday, July 7th , 1956
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Kiyomi Suzuki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,440.
Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent RP Taisho Nakamura to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,300.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent RP Kunihiko Tagawa to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi.
Vesutan Bees: Released RP Kunihiko Tagawa.
Osaka Sailors: Released RP Sueichi Kawamoto.
Vesutan Bees: Released RP Kenichiro Kawai.
Vesutan Bees: Released 1B Hiroharu Hoshino.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released CF Takesi Hashimoto.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Kiyomi Suzuki.
Kobe Bulls: Released RP Naotake Fukushima.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Mitsuhisa Okamoto.
Rakisuta Rams: Released SS Takuichi Hirano.
Rakisuta Rams: Released SP Mitsunobu Fukui.
Sapporo Bears: Released SP Hiroiaki Kai.
Rakisuta Rams: Released C Kazuhide Takahashi.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Denki Dynamics: Released SP Atsuhiro Smith.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent RP Sueichi Kawamoto to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent RP Kenichiro Kawai to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent CF Takesi Hashimoto to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Jobu Kawamoto to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent C Kazuhide Takahashi to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent SP Mitsuhisa Okamoto to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Jimmy Smith to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Tom Thibodeau to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent SP Katsunari Ishiguro to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent SP Shigeharu Matsushima to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Jobu Kawamoto.
Rakisuta Rams: Released SP Shigeharu Matsushima.
Sapporo Bears: Released RP Sueichi Kawamoto.
Denki Dynamics: Released CF Takesi Hashimoto.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Tom Thibodeau.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Jimmy Smith.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released SP Katsunari Ishiguro.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released RP Kenichiro Kawai.
Kinboshi Kites: Released SP Mitsuhisa Okamoto.
Kinboshi Kites: Released C Kazuhide Takahashi.
Friday, July 6th , 1956
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent RP Jomei Yamada to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,080.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent SP Hiroiaki Kai to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Joe Hollis to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Guy Kennedy to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Guy Kennedy.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Joe Hollis.
Kinboshi Kites: Released RP Jomei Yamada.
Sapporo Bears: Released 2B Sadakuno Honda.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent CF Takesi Hashimoto to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent RP Sueichi Kawamoto to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Mitsuhisa Okamoto to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent 1B Hiroharu Hoshino to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent RP Kenichiro Kawai to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent SP Hiro Shima to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent RP Naotake Fukushima to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent C Kazuhide Takahashi to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent SS Takuichi Hirano to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent SP Mitsunobu Fukui to a minor league contract.
Thursday, July 5th , 1956
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent SP Kiyomi Suzuki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,500.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Hiro Shima to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Hiroyuki Ichikawa to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent RP Sueichi Kawamoto to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent RP Taisho Nakamura to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,300.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Hiro Shima.
Vesutan Bees: Released RP Sueichi Kawamoto.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Hiroyuki Ichikawa.
Kobe Bulls: Released SP Kiyomi Suzuki.
Rakisuta Rams: Released RP Taisho Nakamura.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent CF Takesi Hashimoto to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SP Jobu Kawamoto to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent C Kazuhide Takahashi to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent 2B Marihito Hirano to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent RP Naotake Fukushima to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent SP Atsuhiro Smith to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released CF Takesi Hashimoto.
Denki Dynamics: Released RP Gou Kida.
Rakisuta Rams: Released C Kazuhide Takahashi.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released RP Naotake Fukushima.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released 2B Marihito Hirano.
Vesutan Bees: Released SP Jobu Kawamoto.
Wednesday, July 4th , 1956
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Isoroku Furuta to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Jomei Yamada to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,160.
Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent SP Hiroiaki Kai to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Joe Hollis to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent SP Tatashi Mine to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,780.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Guy Kennedy to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Osaka Sailors: Released SP Jomei Yamada.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Guy Kennedy.
Osaka Sailors: Released CL Kouichi Hiramatsu.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Joe Hollis.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Paul Otis.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Joe Hughes.
Hosho Reliables: Released 1B Hiroharu Hoshino.
Denki Dynamics: Released SP Hiroiaki Kai.
Hosho Reliables: Released 2B Marihito Hirano.
Kyoto Owls: Released SP Isoroku Furuta.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent LF Hiroaki Kikuchi to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SP Katsunari Ishiguro to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent SP Mitsuhisa Okamoto to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent SS Takuichi Hirano to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent 3B Kazukuni Morinaga to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent RP Naotake Fukushima to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Atsuhiro Smith to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Tiny Fowler to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent CF Takesi Hashimoto to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Manabu Shiotani to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Tiny Fowler.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Atsuhiro Smith.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Manabu Shiotani.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released LF Hiroaki Kikuchi.
Sapporo Bears: Released SP Tsugunosuke Takeuchi.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released SP Mitsuhisa Okamoto.
Vesutan Bees: Released SP Katsunari Ishiguro.
Osaka Sailors: Released CF Takesi Hashimoto.
Nagasaki Stars: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Nagasaki Stars: Released SS Takuichi Hirano.
Kobe Bulls: Released RP Naotake Fukushima.
Kobe Bulls: Released 2B Katsumi Ogata.
Tuesday, July 3rd , 1956
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent SP Kiyomi Suzuki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,740.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent RP Yasutaka Miyamoto to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent RP Hiroyuki Ichikawa to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SP Taisho Nakamura to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,260.
Kyoto Owls: Activated SP Dan Rivard from the injured list.
Vesutan Bees: Released SP Taisho Nakamura.
Osaka Sailors: Released RP Yasutaka Miyamoto.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Michiya Sasaki.
Kinboshi Kites: Released RP Hiroyuki Ichikawa.
Sapporo Bears: Released SP Kiyomi Suzuki.
Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent SP Mitsuhisa Okamoto to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent 2B Kihachi Harada to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent SP Mitsunobu Fukui to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent SP Katsunari Ishiguro to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent 2B Marihito Hirano to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent 1B Hiroharu Hoshino to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Joe Hughes to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Paul Otis to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent SP Jobu Kawamoto to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Rakisuta Rams: Released SP Jobu Kawamoto.
Kinboshi Kites: Released SP Mitsuhisa Okamoto.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released SP Katsunari Ishiguro.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released SP Mitsunobu Fukui.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released 2B Kihachi Harada.
Monday, July 2nd , 1956
Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Isoroku Furuta to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Joe Hollis to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent RP Guy Kennedy to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables: Released RP Guy Kennedy.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Joe Hollis.
Kyoto Owls: Released RP Isoroku Furuta.
Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent SS Takuichi Hirano to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent SP Aguri Honda to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent RP Futoshi Tamaki to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Katsunari Ishiguro to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent CF Takesi Hashimoto to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent 1B Hiroharu Hoshino to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent RP Manabu Shiotani to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent 3B Kazukuni Morinaga to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent RP Naotake Fukushima to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams: Released SS Takuichi Hirano.
Denki Dynamics: Released 3B Kazukuni Morinaga.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Katsunari Ishiguro.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released RP Naotake Fukushima.
Vesutan Bees: Released RP Manabu Shiotani.
Vesutan Bees: Released 1B Hiroharu Hoshino.
Vesutan Bees: Released CF Takesi Hashimoto.
Kobe Bulls: Released RP Shihei Yamamoto.
Osaka Sailors: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Nagasaki Stars: Released SP Teruhisa Kanazawa.
Sunday, July 1st , 1956
Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent RP Yoshitaka Date to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SP Hiroiaki Kai to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent RP Yasutaka Miyamoto to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent RP Kunihiko Tagawa to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Osaka Sailors: Released RP Yasutaka Miyamoto.
Vesutan Bees: Released RP Kunihiko Tagawa.
Vesutan Bees: Released SP Hiroiaki Kai.
Vesutan Bees: Released SP Mitsuhisa Okamoto.
Denki Dynamics: Released RP Yoshitaka Date.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released SS Takuichi Hirano.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released RP Kenichiro Kawai.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent 3B Kazukuni Morinaga to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent RP Yoshitaka Date to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent RP Sueichi Kawamoto to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent RP Kenichiro Kawai to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent CF Takesi Hashimoto to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent 3B Yui Ogawa to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent C Kazuhide Takahashi to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent SP Mitsuhisa Okamoto to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent SP Jobu Kawamoto to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent C Kikuichi Nakashima to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent SP Kuniaki Usui to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Whitey Chapman to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables: Signed free agent SP Jimmy Smith to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released SP Mitsuhisa Okamoto.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released C Kazuhide Takahashi.
Fukuoka Falcons: Released 3B Yui Ogawa.
Vesutan Bees: Released RP Jomei Yamada.
Vesutan Bees: Released 3B Kazukuni Morinaga.
Sapporo Bears: Released RP Kenichiro Kawai.
Sapporo Bears: Released RP Sueichi Kawamoto.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Jimmy Smith.
Hosho Reliables: Released SP Whitey Chapman.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released RP Shonosuke Yamaguchi.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released SP Kuniaki Usui.
Yokohama Kingfishers: Released C Kikuichi Nakashima.
Osaka Sailors: Released CF Takesi Hashimoto.
Nagasaki Stars: Released SP Jobu Kawamoto.
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