MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Thursday, 10/5/1956
Friday 2/3/1956 :
New York (A): Removed CF Jim Delsing from the trading block.
New York (A): Removed RF Jerry Lynch from the trading block.
New York (A): Put P Bob Rush on the trading block.
Saturday 2/4/1956 :
Boston: Free agent C Carl Sawatski has been signed to a contract of $9,500,000 per year, for 6 years.
Chicago (A): Free agent RF Jim Lemon has been signed to a contract of $7,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Vic Lombardi has been signed to a contract of $2,300,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston: Free agent P Johnny Klippstein has been signed to a contract of $4,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
New York (A): Free agent P Earl Johnson has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston: Free agent P Jim Suchecki has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 2/5/1956 :
Milwaukee: Free agent SS Frankie Gustine has been signed to a contract of $2,200,000 per year, for 4 years.
Philadelphia (N): Free agent 2B Roy Hartsfield has been signed to a contract of $2,155,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent P Paul Minner has been signed to a contract of $7,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston: Free agent P Lou Sleater has been signed to a contract of $4,200,000 per year, for 4 years.
Tuesday 2/7/1956 :
Boston: Free agent RF Dick Kokos has been signed to a contract of $7,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Milwaukee: Free agent P Ned Garver has been signed to a contract of $6,200,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cleveland: Free agent RF Jim Piersall has been signed to a contract of $5,685,000 per year, for 5 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1956 :
Washington: Free agent LF Sid Gordon has been signed to a contract of $1,200,000 per year, for 1 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Sheldon Jones has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston: Free agent P Johnny Hetki has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston: Free agent RF Sam Dente has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 2 years.
Thursday 2/9/1956 :
Trade between New York (A) and Pittsburgh :
Pittsburgh gets :
P Roger Craig
P Paul Giel
New York (A) gets :
P Bob Turley
Trade between New York (A) and Pittsburgh :
Pittsburgh gets :
P Bob Turley
New York (A) gets :
P Paul Giel
Boston: Free agent P Marv Rotblatt has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Friday 2/10/1956 :
New York (A): Free agent SS Snuffy Stirnweiss has been signed to a contract of $1,150,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cleveland: Free agent 2B Cass Michaels has been signed to a contract of $585,000 per year, for 3 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Jim Mcdonald has been signed to a contract of $801,001 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Bob Hooper has been signed to a contract of $767,001 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/11/1956 :
Philadelphia (N): Free agent P Steve Gromek has been signed to a contract of $6,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent P Harry Dorish has been signed to a contract of $350,000 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 2/12/1956 :
Kansas City: Free agent RF Luis Olmo has been signed to a contract of $350,000 per year, for 1 years.
Boston: Free agent SS Owen Friend has been signed to a contract of $650,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Hal Gregg has been signed to a contract of $3,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (A): Free agent P Mickey Mcdermott has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Monday 2/13/1956 :
Cincinnati: Free agent P Saul Rogovin has been signed to a contract of $666,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/14/1956 :
Kansas City: Free agent SS Sammy Meeks has been signed to a contract of $290,000 per year, for 2 years.
Kansas City: Free agent 1B Dick Sisler has been signed to a contract of $535,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cleveland: Free agent P Joe Coleman has been signed to a contract of $689,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N): Free agent C Del Rice has been signed to a contract of $900,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/15/1956 :
Boston: Removed RF Sibby Sisti from waivers.
Thursday 2/16/1956 :
Boston: Free agent SS Virgil Stallcup has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/18/1956 :
Cincinnati: Free agent SS Johnny Logan has been signed to a contract of $6,100,000 per year, for 3 years.
Milwaukee: Free agent 3B Bob Dillinger has been signed to a contract of $510,000 per year, for 1 years.
Sunday 2/19/1956 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Fred Sanford has been signed to a contract of $667,001 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/20/1956 :
Cleveland: Free agent 1B Hank Arft has been signed to a contract of $400,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/21/1956 :
New York (A): RF Jerry Lynch was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
Wednesday 2/22/1956 :
Detroit: Free agent RF Hank Edwards has been signed to a contract of $8,680,000 per year, for 1 years.
Philadelphia (N): Free agent 3B Bobby Thomson has been signed to a contract of $10,355,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent CF Mike Mccormick has been signed to a contract of $608,000 per year, for 1 years.
Thursday 2/23/1956 :
Boston: Free agent P Tommy Byrne has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 2/24/1956 :
Baltimore: Free agent P Howie Pollet has been signed to a contract of $1,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/25/1956 :
Baltimore: Free agent P Lou Kretlow has been signed to a contract of $288,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/27/1956 :
Chicago (A): Removed P Jack Bruner from waivers.
Chicago (A): Removed CF Ted Williams from waivers.
Baltimore: Free agent P Howie Fox has been signed to a contract of $400,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sunday 3/5/1956 :
Pittsburgh: Removed P Fred Sanford from waivers.
Tuesday 3/7/1956 :
Cincinnati: LF Gordon Goldsberry has been claimed off waivers from Chicago (A).
Cleveland: MR Mickey Mcdermott has been claimed off waivers from Chicago (A).
Tuesday 4/4/1956 :
Trade between Baltimore and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
P Rip Coleman
Baltimore gets :
P Bob Wiesler
CF Ted Williams
Trade between Baltimore and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
P Bob Wiesler
Baltimore gets :
P Rip Coleman
Cincinnati : Free agent Elmer Valo has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Milwaukee: Placed 3B Vern Stephens on waivers.
Boston: P Hank Aguirre was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston: Designated C Matt Batts for assignment.
Boston: Designated P Tommy Byrne for assignment.
Boston: P Hank Aguirre was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cleveland: Released P Mickey Mcdermott.
Wednesday 4/12/1956 :
Detroit: Released LF Hoot Evers.
Milwaukee: Removed 3B Vern Stephens from waivers.
Thursday 4/20/1956 :
New York (N): Put P Hal Gregg on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 4/25/1956 :
Boston: RF Jim Rivera was assigned to AAA .
Boston: RF Jim Rivera was sent down from AAA to A .
Boston: P Hank Aguirre was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Boston: Designated C Matt Batts for assignment.
Boston: Placed P Tommy Byrne on waivers.
Boston: Designated P Tommy Byrne for assignment.
Boston: P Hank Aguirre was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Friday 4/28/1956 :
New York (A): SS Jim Brideweser was put on the 15-Day DL.
New York (A): CF Jim Small was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
Washington: Put P Stu Miller on the 15 Day DL.
Saturday 5/13/1956 :
Boston: Put CF Roberto Clemente on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Released 3B Bill Serena.
Washington: Put P Al Aber on the 15 Day DL.
New York (A): SS Jackie Robinson was put on the 15-Day DL.
New York (A): SS Luis Aparicio was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
Tuesday 5/16/1956 :
Boston: Released P Tommy Byrne.
Boston: Released C Matt Batts.
Sunday 5/21/1956 :
Chicago (A): Put RF Bob Nieman on the 15 Day DL.
Chicago (N): Put C Sammy White on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: Put 3B Spider Jorgensen on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati : Frank Smith has been signed to a contract extension, $10,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Washington : Gil Mcdougald has been signed to a contract extension, $7,330,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (A) : Yogi Berra has been signed to a contract extension, $2,090,000 per year, for 4 years.
New York (A) : Snuffy Stirnweiss has been signed to a contract extension, $1,250,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (A) : Charlie Silvera has been signed to a contract extension, $350,000 per year, for 1 years.
Monday 5/29/1956 :
New York (A): P Earl Johnson was put on the 15-Day DL.
New York (A): SS Jim Brideweser was promoted from to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): P Art Fowler was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
Washington : Dick Weik has been signed to a contract extension, $3,520,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 6/5/1956 :
Pittsburgh: Removed P Fred Sanford from waivers.
Tuesday 6/13/1956 :
Trade between Boston and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
P Frank Baumann
Boston gets :
P Bob Cain
P Bob Wiesler
Trade between Boston and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
P Bob Wiesler
Boston gets :
P Frank Baumann
New York (A): CF Jim Delsing was put on the 15-Day DL.
New York (A): RF Jerry Lynch was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
Tuesday 6/13/1956 :
Cleveland: Put P George O'donnell on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh: Put RF Wally Westlake on the 15 Day DL.
Wednesday 6/14/1956 :
Pittsburgh : Stan Rojek has been signed to a contract extension, $480,000 per year, for 1 years.
Wednesday 6/21/1956 :
Brooklyn: Put SS Daryl Spencer on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 6/26/1956 :
Cleveland: Released LF Faye Throneberry.
Pittsburgh: Released P Frank Hiller.
Thursday 6/29/1956 :
New York (A): P Art Fowler was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): LF Larry Doby was put on the 15-Day DL.
New York (N): Put P Camilo Pascual on the 15 Day DL.
Pittsburgh : Les Moss has been signed to a contract extension, $4,690,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Vern Bickford has been signed to a contract extension, $2,560,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Vern Law has been signed to a contract extension, $2,560,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston : Mel Parnell has been signed to a contract extension, $645,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 7/4/1956 :
Cincinnati: Released 1B Eddie Robinson.
Thursday 7/6/1956 :
Detroit : Hank Edwards has been signed to a contract extension, $6,190,000 per year, for 1 years.
Detroit : George Kell has been signed to a contract extension, $9,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Detroit : Jerry Coleman has been signed to a contract extension, $3,610,000 per year, for 2 years.
Detroit : Walt Dropo has been signed to a contract extension, $464,000 per year, for 2 years.
Detroit : Jack Banta has been signed to a contract extension, $9,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Friday 7/14/1956 :
Trade between New York (A) and Washington :
Washington gets :
SS Luis Aparicio
CF Jim Delsing
LF Wes Covington
C Bob Oldis
New York (A) gets :
P Jim Bunning
2B Gil Mcdougald
CF Irv Noren
New York (A): Put P Johnny Schmitz on waivers and designated him for assignment.
New York (A): CF Jim Small was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
Milwaukee: Put P Ned Garver on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N) : Andy Hansen has been signed to a contract extension, $4,800,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 7/22/1956 :
Cincinnati : Free agent Faye Throneberry has been signed to a contract of $150,000 per year, for 1 years.
Detroit: Put P Jack Banta on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Put P Hal Newhouser on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (N) : Curt Simmons has been signed to a contract extension, $8,400,000 per year, for 7 years.
Sunday 7/30/1956 :
Kansas City: C Clint Courtney was put on the 60-Day DL.
Kansas City: C Tim Thompson was promoted from AAA Harrisburg Keystones to the active roster.
Kansas City: P Bob Grim was promoted from AAA Harrisburg Keystones to the active roster.
Kansas City: P Ken Lehman was promoted from AAA Harrisburg Keystones to the active roster.
Cincinnati: Put 2B Nellie Fox on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 7/31/1956 :
Cincinnati: Released CF Mike Mccormick... he retired.
Friday 8/4/1956 :
New York (A): Put P Joe Page on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Sunday 8/6/1956 :
Pittsburgh: Put P Woody Main on the 60 Day DL.
Kansas City : Ferris Fain has been signed to a contract extension, $570,000 per year, for 1 years.
Kansas City : Luis Olmo has been signed to a contract extension, $1,260,000 per year, for 2 years.
Kansas City : Dick Sisler has been signed to a contract extension, $610,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (A) : Eddie Erautt has been signed to a contract extension, $8,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (A) : Sal Yvars has been signed to a contract extension, $495,000 per year, for 1 years.
Pittsburgh : Chuck Diering has been signed to a contract extension, $826,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (A): 3B Al Rosen was put on the 15-Day DL.
Tuesday 8/22/1956 :
Brooklyn : Gil Hodges has been signed to a contract extension, $9,055,000 per year, for 3 years.
Kansas City : Lou Brissie has been signed to a contract extension, $4,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (N) : Grady Hatton has been signed to a contract extension, $4,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Hobie Landrith has been signed to a contract extension, $4,150,000 per year, for 3 years.
St. Louis (N): Put P Mike Garcia on the 15 Day DL.
Friday 8/25/1956 :
New York (A): Released P Joe Page.
Sunday 8/27/1956 :
Chicago (A): Released P Bob Porterfield.
Chicago (A): Released CF Tommy O'brien.
Detroit: Released P Gene Bearden.
Wednesday 8/30/1956 :
Kansas City : Free agent Wes Westrum has been signed to a contract of $1,276,000 per year, for 1 years.
Kansas City: Put C Tim Thompson on the 15 Day DL.
Wednesday 9/6/1956 :
New York (A): P Bill Wight was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): P Art Fowler was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): C Ralph Houk was put on the 15-Day DL.
New York (A): 1B Willy Miranda was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): P Jake Thies was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): CF Jim Small was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): P Ozzie Van brabant was promoted from AA Albany Yankees to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): 3B Juan Delis was sent down from AAA Columbus Clippers to AA Albany Yankees.
Washington : Sam Mele has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (A) : Lew Burdette has been signed to a contract extension, $10,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
Wednesday 9/27/1956 :
Boston : Del Ennis has been signed to a contract extension, $9,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Kansas City: Released P Moe Burtschy.
Kansas City: Released 3B Herb Plews.
Washington: Put RF Hal Rice on the 60 Day DL.
Brooklyn : Ralph Branca has been signed to a contract extension, $9,055,000 per year, for 5 years.
New York (A): Released P Johnny Schmitz.
New York (A): Released P Bill Wight.
New York (A): P Jake Thies was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): Removed P Jake Thies from the trading block.
New York (A): Removed P Paul Lapalme from the trading block.
New York (A): Removed C Charlie Silvera from the trading block.
New York (A): Removed P Bob Rush from the trading block.
New York (A): Released P Vic Raschi.
New York (A): Released P Earl Johnson.
New York (A) : Mickey Mantle has been signed to a contract extension, $15,420,000 per year, for 4 years.

Out of the Park Developments - The place for baseball and boxing simulation games
Out of the Park Baseball Homepage - The home of the Out of the Park Baseball Series