ALL TRANSACTION NEWS
Thursday, 10/5/1956
Saturday 2/4/1956 :
Free agent C Carl Sawatski has been signed to a contract of $9,500,000 per year, for 6 years.
Free agent P Johnny Klippstein has been signed to a contract of $4,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Free agent P Jim Suchecki has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 2/5/1956 :
Free agent P Lou Sleater has been signed to a contract of $4,200,000 per year, for 4 years.
Tuesday 2/7/1956 :
Free agent RF Dick Kokos has been signed to a contract of $7,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1956 :
Free agent P Johnny Hetki has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Free agent RF Sam Dente has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 2 years.
Matt Batts has been designated for assignment.
Matt Batts was placed on irrevocable waivers.
Carl Sawatski was assigned to the active roster.
Johnny Klippstein was assigned to the active roster.
Jim Suchecki was assigned to the active roster.
Lou Sleater was assigned to the active roster.
Sibby Sisti has been designated for assignment.
Sibby Sisti was placed on waivers.
Dick Kokos was assigned to the active roster.
Johnny Hetki was assigned to the active roster.
Sam Dente was assigned to AAA .
Free agent P Marv Rotblatt has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 2/12/1956 :
Free agent SS Owen Friend has been signed to a contract of $650,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sibby Sisti was assigned to the active roster.
Sibby Sisti was removed from waivers.
Jim Rivera has been designated for assignment.
Jim Rivera was placed on irrevocable waivers.
Marv Rotblatt was assigned to the active roster.
Owen Friend was assigned to the active roster.
Thursday 2/16/1956 :
Free agent SS Virgil Stallcup has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Matt Batts was removed from waivers.
Virgil Stallcup was assigned to the active roster.
Thursday 2/23/1956 :
Free agent P Tommy Byrne has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Jim Rivera was removed from waivers.
Tommy Byrne was placed on waivers.
Tuesday 4/4/1956 :
C Matt Batts was put on the 40-man roster.
RF Jim Rivera was assigned to AA .
RF Jim Rivera has been designated for assignment.
P Hank Aguirre was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
C Matt Batts was assigned to the active roster.
C Matt Batts has been designated for assignment.
P Tommy Byrne was put on the 40-man roster.
P Tommy Byrne was assigned to the active roster.
P Tommy Byrne has been designated for assignment.
P Hank Aguirre was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Tommy Byrne was removed from waivers.
Tuesday 4/25/1956 :
RF Jim Rivera was assigned to AAA .
RF Jim Rivera was sent down from AAA to A .
P Hank Aguirre was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
C Matt Batts was put on the 40-man roster.
C Matt Batts was assigned to the active roster.
C Matt Batts has been designated for assignment.
C Matt Batts was placed on irrevocable waivers.
P Tommy Byrne was put on the 40-man roster.
P Tommy Byrne was assigned to the active roster.
P Tommy Byrne was placed on waivers.
P Tommy Byrne has been designated for assignment.
P Hank Aguirre was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Matt Batts was removed from waivers.
Tommy Byrne was removed from waivers.
Roberto Clemente was put on the 15 Day DL.
Tuesday 5/16/1956 :
P Tommy Byrne has been put on waivers and designated for assignment for the purpose of his unconditional release.
Tuesday 6/13/1956 :
Free agent Hoot Evers has been signed to a minor league deal.
Trade with Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
P Frank Baumann
We get :
P Bob Cain
P Bob Wiesler
Trade with Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
P Bob Wiesler
We get :
P Frank Baumann
Thursday 6/29/1956 :
Mel Parnell has been signed to a contract extension, $645,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 9/27/1956 :
Del Ennis has been signed to a contract extension, $9,750,000 per year, for 3 years.

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