Major Transactions

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Monday, October 1st, 1956

Activated SS Héctor Alaniz from the disabled list.

Saturday, September 29th, 1956

Placed 3B Lorenzo Sánz on the 15-day disabled list.

Friday, September 28th, 1956

Placed LF Mark Green on the 15-day disabled list.

Thursday, September 27th, 1956

Activated CF Arturo Reyes from the disabled list.

Friday, September 21st, 1956

Activated SS Alexandre Lespérance from the disabled list.

Wednesday, September 12th, 1956

Placed CF Arturo Reyes on the 15-day disabled list.

Tuesday, September 4th, 1956

Recalled 2B Chua-kah Kun from Triple A Guelph.

Monday, September 3rd, 1956

Assigned SS Cal Wright to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, September 1st, 1956

Recalled SP Dan Rancourt from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled C Luis Barrios from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Rafael Smith from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled CF Ernest Murdoch from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled C Justin Kerr from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled RF Guillermo Ramos from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Alfonso Johnson from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 2B Elroy Morris from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Tadamasa Okada from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled CL Carlos Cruz from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Lorenzo Zúñiga from Triple A Guelph.

Friday, August 31st, 1956

Assigned MR Alfonso Johnson to Triple A Guelph.

Traded 23-year-old minor league catcher Ricardo López to the Cincinnati Rivermen, getting 27-year-old minor league reliever Alfonso Johnson in return.

Thursday, August 30th, 1956

Activated SS Lorenzo Sánz from the disabled list.

Optioned SS Cal Wright to Triple A Guelph.

Monday, August 27th, 1956

Recalled 2B Jesús Rúbio from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Elroy Morris to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, August 23rd, 1956

Assigned MR Eugene Gould to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, August 21st, 1956

Assigned MR Matt Pike to Double A Laredo.

Monday, August 20th, 1956

Placed SS Héctor Alaniz on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of 2B Elroy Morris from Double A Laredo.

Saturday, August 18th, 1956

Placed SS Alexandre Lespérance on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SS Cal Wright from Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, August 15th, 1956

Placed SS Lorenzo Sánz on the 15-day disabled list.

Recalled SP José García from Triple A Guelph.

Purchased the contract of SS Jesús Palma from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned SP Tadamasa Okada to Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, August 12th, 1956

Signed Travis O'Morrisey to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $5,400.

Friday, August 10th, 1956

Optioned MR Dan Rancourt to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, August 9th, 1956

MR Hilton Garrett was claimed off waivers from Chicago.

Wednesday, August 8th, 1956

Signed Paul Moore to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $4,000.

Tuesday, August 7th, 1956

Activated LF Mark Green from the disabled list.

Optioned RF Ernest Murdoch to Triple A Guelph.

Signed Jorge Gonzáles to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $36,300.

Monday, August 6th, 1956

Placed 1B Mike Smith on the 60-day disabled list.

Sunday, August 5th, 1956

Signed Mike Brooks to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $149,200.

Wednesday, August 1st, 1956

Placed SP Oliver Delgado on the 60-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SP Todd Taylor from Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, July 31st, 1956

Assigned RF Bryan Ferguson to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, July 28th, 1956

RF Bryan Ferguson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Traded 28-year-old minor league reliever Ed Ryan and 22-year-old minor league first baseman Felipe Veldez to the Cincinnati Rivermen, getting 27-year-old center fielder José Gonzáles and 23-year-old minor league starting pitcher Dave McElroy in return.

Thursday, July 26th, 1956

Signed William Jensen to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $11,700.

Tuesday, July 24th, 1956

Signed Roberto Lugo to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $20,800.

Sunday, July 22nd, 1956

Assigned SP Dan Burgess to Double A Laredo.

Saturday, July 21st, 1956

Signed Shane Frank to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $12,900.

Thursday, July 19th, 1956

Placed LF Mark Green on the 15-day disabled list.

Placed MR Nick Carr on the 60-day disabled list.

Recalled SP Dan Rancourt from Triple A Guelph.

Purchased the contract of RF Bryan Ferguson from Triple A Guelph.

Demoted SS Mike Smith to Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, July 18th, 1956

1B Carlos Leal was claimed off waivers from Cleveland.

Monday, July 16th, 1956

Optioned MR Dan Rancourt to Triple A Guelph.

Traded 23-year-old minor league starting pitcher Tony Fernández and 19-year-old minor league first baseman Napoleon Cuoco to the Baltimore Barons, getting 27-year-old reliever Nick Carr in return.

Wednesday, July 11th, 1956

Assigned 3B Cal Wright to Triple A Guelph.

Sunday, July 8th, 1956

Optioned MR Rafael Smith to Triple A Guelph.

Demoted MR Lorenzo Zúñiga to Triple A Guelph.

MR Leonard Adams was claimed off waivers by Atlanta.

Saturday, July 7th, 1956

MR Tracy Smith was claimed off waivers from Baltimore.

MR T.J. Moore was claimed off waivers from Los Angeles.

Thursday, July 5th, 1956

Purchased the contract of MR Lorenzo Zúñiga from Double A Laredo.

MR Leonard Adams was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Optioned MR Carlos Cruz to Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, July 4th, 1956

MR Víctor González was claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh.

Monday, June 18th, 1956

Activated SP Juan Lerma from the disabled list.

Optioned SP José García to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, June 5th, 1956

Activated LF Mark Green from the disabled list.

Optioned RF Guillermo Ramos to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, May 31st, 1956

Assigned SP Todd Taylor to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, May 29th, 1956

Activated SS Alexandre Lespérance from the disabled list.

Demoted 2B Chua-kah Kun to Triple A Guelph.

Monday, May 28th, 1956

Purchased the contract of SP Tadamasa Okada from Triple A Guelph.

SP Todd Taylor was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Thursday, May 24th, 1956

Placed SP Juan Lerma on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SP Todd Taylor from Triple A Guelph.

Monday, May 21st, 1956

Placed LF Mark Green on the 15-day disabled list.

Activated 1B Patrick Berry from the disabled list.

Recalled RF Guillermo Ramos from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 2B Jesús Rúbio to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, May 15th, 1956

Assigned RF Bryan Ferguson to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, May 12th, 1956

Purchased the contract of RF Ernest Murdoch from Triple A Guelph.

RF Bryan Ferguson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Friday, May 4th, 1956

Placed 1B Patrick Berry on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of 2B Chua-kah Kun from Triple A Guelph.

Assigned SS Oscar Smith to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, May 1st, 1956

Purchased the contract of SS Mike Smith from Triple A Guelph.

SS Oscar Smith was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Saturday, April 28th, 1956

Placed SS Alexandre Lespérance on the 15-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of 2B Weldon McClurg from Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, April 26th, 1956

MR Glenn Loiselle was claimed off waivers by Chicago.

Monday, April 23rd, 1956

Placed CL Miguel Gonzáles on the 60-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SP Leonard Adams from Triple A Guelph.

Purchased the contract of CL Carlos Cruz from Triple A Guelph.

MR Glenn Loiselle was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Saturday, April 7th, 1956

Assigned MR Leonard Adams to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned C Will Smith to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned 1B Mike Smith to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned SS Chua-kah Kun to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned MR Lorenzo Zúñiga to Double A Laredo.

Thursday, April 5th, 1956

C Will Smith was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

1B Mike Smith was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

SS Chua-kah Kun was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

MR Lorenzo Zúñiga was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

MR Leonard Adams was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Optioned MR Dan Burgess to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Bob Robinson to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Eugene Gould to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Ed Ryan to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Matt Pike to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned C Justin Kerr to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned C Luis Barrios to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 3B Cal Wright to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned RF Guillermo Ramos to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Ken King to Double A Laredo.

Sunday, March 18th, 1956

Recalled MR Ken King from Single A Riverside.

Saturday, February 18th, 1956

Recalled SP Leonard Adams from Triple A Guelph.

Assigned MR Sidney Parker to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, February 16th, 1956

Recalled C Will Smith from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled C Luis Barrios from Double A Laredo.

Recalled C Justin Kerr from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 1B Mike Smith from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled RF Guillermo Ramos from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SS Chua-kah Kun from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Dan Burgess from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled MR Eugene Gould from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled SP Bob Robinson from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled CL Ed Ryan from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled 3B Cal Wright from Triple A Guelph.

Recalled CL Lorenzo Zúñiga from Double A Laredo.

Recalled MR Matt Pike from Triple A Guelph.

Wednesday, December 21st, 1955

Recalled SP Rafael Smith from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned SS Mike Smith to Triple A Guelph.

Traded 33-year-old closer Iván Estrada and 24-year-old minor league third baseman Vincente González to the Chicago Hitmen, getting 31-year-old shortstop Oscar Smith in return.

Monday, December 19th, 1955

Signed free agent MR Bob Robinson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,500.

Assigned MR Bob Robinson to Triple A Guelph.

Thursday, December 1st, 1955

Optioned MR Rafael Smith to Triple A Guelph.

Drafted MR Miguel Gonzáles in the 1955 rule 5 draft (Pick 1, Round 1, 1st overall Pick), from the St. Louis Dredgers.

Monday, November 28th, 1955

Recalled SP Rafael Smith from Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Dan Burgess to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned MR Leonard Adams to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, November 25th, 1955

Activated MR Dan Burgess from the 60-day disabled list.

Recalled SP Glenn Loiselle from Triple A Guelph.

MR Leonard Adams was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Optioned MR Rafael Smith to Triple A Guelph.

Saturday, October 15th, 1955

Activated SP Oliver Delgado from the disabled list.

Optioned MR Eugene Gould to Triple A Guelph.

Friday, October 14th, 1955

Signed manager Alfredo Hernández to a 5-year, $20,100 per year contract.

Thursday, October 13th, 1955

Assigned 2B Weldon McClurg to Triple A Guelph.

Assigned RF Tom Cobb to Triple A Guelph.

Tuesday, October 11th, 1955

RF Tom Cobb was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

2B Weldon McClurg was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

Optioned SP Glenn Loiselle to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Ed Ryan to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Matt Pike to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned MR Lorenzo Zúñiga to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned C Will Smith to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned C Justin Kerr to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned SS Chua-kah Kun to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned 3B Cal Wright to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned RF Guillermo Ramos to Triple A Guelph.

Optioned C Luis Barrios to Triple A Guelph.

Fired manager Clifford Morrison.

Signed Scouting Director Charles Hayes to a 1-year contract extension.