| Friday, December 16th , 1955 | Signed free agent RP Vance Newton to a minor league contract. | Sunday, November 20th , 1955 | Signed free agent RP John Heller to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, November 9th , 1955 | Signed free agent RP Barney Gunnels to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, October 19th , 1955 | Signed free agent SP Mike Silvey to a minor league contract. | Monday, October 17th , 1955 | Signed free agent SP Reuben Johnson to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, October 11th , 1955 | Signed Manager Sam Villalobos to a 2-year, $16,500 per year contract. | Monday, October 3rd , 1955 | Activated 3B George Scott from the injured list. | Friday, September 23rd , 1955 | Signed free agent SP Orrin Wilson to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Chet Williams to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, September 21st , 1955 | Released SP Tom Hopper. | Monday, September 5th , 1955 | Signed free agent SP Orrin Wilson to a minor league contract. | Sunday, August 28th , 1955 | Placed CL Will Happ on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/27/1955. | Tuesday, August 23rd , 1955 | Signed free agent RP Joe Holt to a minor league contract. | Saturday, August 6th , 1955 | Placed SS Hap Beach on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/05/1955. | Friday, July 29th , 1955 | Signed free agent RP Red Humphrey to a minor league contract. | Saturday, July 16th , 1955 | Placed RF Buddy McQueen on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/15/1955. | Monday, July 11th , 1955 | Signed free agent RP Bubba Bethel to a minor league contract. | Friday, July 8th , 1955 | Signed free agent SP Jackie Smith to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, July 6th , 1955 | Placed 3B Hugh Dunn on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/05/1955. | Thursday, June 30th , 1955 | Signed free agent SP Jim Thomas to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Stan Herrick to a minor league contract. | Monday, June 27th , 1955 | Signed free agent RP Willie Parker to a minor league contract. | Thursday, June 23rd , 1955 | Signed free agent SP Cy Hobbs to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Ernie Huber to a minor league contract. | Sunday, June 19th , 1955 | Purchased the contract of 3B Dick Hunt from Triple A Syracuse. | Optioned LF Bob Allie to Triple A Syracuse. | Promoted 2B Gary Romeo from Double A Nashville to Triple A Syracuse. | Demoted LF Zeke Johnson from Triple A Syracuse to Double A Nashville. | Promoted 2B Curt Brooks from Class A Evansville to Double A Nashville. | Demoted LF Andy Bonner from Double A Nashville to Class A Evansville. | Drafted C Jimmy Crozier in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick). | Drafted SP Jim Dunlap in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 9, 25th overall pick). | Drafted SP Charlie Chamberlain in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 9, 41st overall pick). | Drafted 3B Red Wertz in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 9, 57th overall pick). | Drafted SP George Stewart in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 9, 73rd overall pick). | Drafted CF John Parsons in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 9, 89th overall pick). | Drafted SP Russ Edwards in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 9, 105th overall pick). | Drafted SP Leon Martin in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 9, 121st overall pick). | Drafted C Bill Gipson in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 9, 137th overall pick). | Drafted SP Alex Youngblood in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 9, 153rd overall pick). | Drafted RF Bobby Brown in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 9, 169th overall pick). | Drafted SP Louis Barnicle in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 9, 185th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Buck Johnson in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 9, 201st overall pick). | Drafted SS Ed Tennison in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 9, 217th overall pick). | Drafted SP Ed Robinson in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 9, 233rd overall pick). | Drafted 1B Buck Phillips in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 9, 249th overall pick). | Drafted SS Bill Cannon in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 9, 265th overall pick). | Drafted C Ernie Ainsworth in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 9, 281st overall pick). | Drafted SS Johnny Adamczyk in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 9, 297th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Johnny Miller in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 9, 313rd overall pick). | Promoted SP Charlie Chamberlain from Class C Dubuque to Class A Evansville. | Demoted RP Joe Lee from Class A Evansville to Class B Mobile. | Promoted SP George Stewart from Class C Dubuque to Class B Mobile. | Promoted SP Leon Martin from Class C Dubuque to Class B Mobile. | Demoted SP Sammy Whipps from Class B Mobile to Class C Dubuque. | Demoted SP Fred Stevens from Class B Mobile to Class C Dubuque. | Demoted SP Allen Barnet from Class B Mobile to Class C Dubuque. | Thursday, May 12th , 1955 | Released RP Jim Baker. | Monday, March 7th , 1955 | Signed free agent SP Rabbit Coffin to a minor league contract. | Sunday, March 6th , 1955 | Released RP Bill Hess. | Monday, February 14th , 1955 | Signed free agent RP Dewey Smith to a minor league contract. | Thursday, February 10th , 1955 | Released RP Joe Perkins. | Sunday, February 6th , 1955 | Released SP Don Hunt. | Thursday, January 27th , 1955 | C Homer Guthrie was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | |