1956 Cincinnati Redlegs Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• November 28, 1955

  Traded Hobie Landrith to the Chicago Cubs. Received Hal Jeffcoat.

• Before 1956 Season

  Signed Rogelio Álvarez as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Joe Azcue as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim Bailey as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Elio Chacón as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Curt Flood as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Joe Gaines as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Vada Pinson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Cookie Rojas as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained Larry Jansen from Seattle (PCL) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Obtained Bill Kennedy from Seattle (PCL) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Obtained Art Schult from Seattle (PCL) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Purchased Joe Taylor from the Kansas City Athletics.

  Diomedes Olivo sent to Mexico City Reds (Mexican) in an unknown transaction.

  Orlando Peña received from Daytona Beach (Florida State) in an unknown transaction.

• January 18, 1956

  Released Sam Mele.

• January 31, 1956

  Traded Jackie Collum to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Brooks Lawrence and Sonny Senerchia.

• April 1, 1956

  Jim Pearce assigned from roster onto the St. Louis Cardinals. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• April 9, 1956

  Traded a player to be named later and Bob Hazle to the Milwaukee Braves. Received George Crowe. The Cincinnati Redlegs sent Corky Valentine (May 10, 1956) to the Milwaukee Braves to complete the trade.

• April 10, 1956

  Selected Frank Smith off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• May 1, 1956

  Traded Milt Smith to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Paul LaPalme.

• May 11, 1956

  Purchased Jim Dyck from the Baltimore Orioles.

• May 16, 1956

  Traded Chuck Harmon to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Joe Frazier and Alex Grammas.

• May 19, 1956

  Released Al Silvera.

• June 22, 1956

  Paul LaPalme selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.

• June 26, 1956

  Joe Frazier player rights sold to the Baltimore Orioles.

• July 18, 1956

  Signed Bruce Edwards as a free agent.

• August 13, 1956

  Signed Don Pavletich as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

• September 1, 1956

  Selected Russ Meyer off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

• September 9, 1956

  Rudy Minarcin player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

• October 14, 1956

  Purchased Elmer Singleton from Seattle (PCL).

• October 31, 1956

  Signed Bobby Henrich as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

• November 13, 1956

  Traded Ray Jablonski and Elmer Singleton to the Chicago Cubs. Received Warren Hacker, Don Hoak and Pete Whisenant.

• December 3, 1956

  Drafted Jerry Lynch from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1956 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Marion Fricano from the Chicago White Sox in the 1956 minor league draft.

  Drafted Maury Wills from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1956 minor league draft.

• Before 1957 Season

  Signed Mike Cuellar as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tony González as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Manny Montejo as an amateur free agent.

  Vicente Amor received from the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

  Leo Cárdenas received from Tucson (Arizona-Mexico) in an unknown transaction.

• January 18, 1957

  Released Bruce Edwards.