1956 Kansas City Athletics Trades and Transactions

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

• November 27, 1955

  Drafted Troy Herriage from Oakland (PCL) in the 1955 rule 5 draft.

  Lou Sleater drafted by the Milwaukee Braves in the 1955 rule 5 draft.

• December 2, 1955

  Jim Robertson player rights sold to Seattle (PCL).

• December 21, 1955

  Jack Littrell player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• Before 1956 Season

  Signed Ed Donnelly as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Hal Jones as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Gordon MacKenzie as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Don Williams as an amateur free agent.

  Joe Taylor player rights sold to the Cincinnati Redlegs.

  Chet Boak received from Salem (Appalachian) in an unknown transaction.

• March 2, 1956

  Purchased Tommy Lasorda from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• April 16, 1956

  Purchased Johnny Groth from the Washington Nationals.

  Traded Tom Saffell, Lee Wheat and cash to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Tim Thompson.

• April 18, 1956

  Cloyd Boyer player rights sold to Sacramento (PCL).

• April 27, 1956

  Johnny Gray player rights sold to the Cleveland Indians.

• May 16, 1956

  Joe Astroth player rights sold to San Diego (PCL).

  Purchased José Santiago from the Cleveland Indians.

• May 21, 1956

  Released Elmer Valo.

• June, 1956

  Ed Donnelly sent to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 14, 1956

  Traded Moe Burtschy, Bill Renna and cash to the New York Yankees. Received Eddie Robinson and Lou Skizas.

• June 23, 1956

  Traded Spook Jacobs to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Jack McMahan and Curt Roberts.

• July, 1956

  Purchased John Wyatt from El Paso (Southwestern). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• July 11, 1956

  Traded Tommy Lasorda to the New York Yankees. Received Wally Burnette.

• August 17, 1956

  Traded Joe Ginsberg to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Hal Smith.

• August 25, 1956

  Enos Slaughter selected by the New York Yankees off waivers.

• September 17, 1956

  Traded players to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles. Received a player to be named later and Jim Pisoni. The Baltimore Orioles sent Ryne Duren (September 21, 1956) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade. The Kansas City Athletics sent Art Ceccarelli (October 11, 1956) and Al Pilarcik (October 11, 1956) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

• October 15, 1956

  Received Ben Flowers from the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

  Purchased Bob Cerv from the New York Yankees.

• December 3, 1956

  Drafted Ed Blake from Toronto (International) in the 1956 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Leo Posada from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1956 minor league draft.

• December 5, 1956

  Traded Jack Crimian, Jim Finigan, Bill Harrington and Eddie Robinson to the Detroit Tigers. Received Wayne Belardi, Ned Garver, Gene Host, Virgil Trucks and $20,000.

• Before 1957 Season

  Signed Jay Hankins as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Lou Klimchock as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dan Pfister as an amateur free agent.

  Hal Jones sent to the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.

  Returned Bob Kuzava to Columbus (International) after expiration of minor league working agreement.

• February 19, 1957

  Traded players to be named later, Wayne Belardi, Art Ditmar, Jack McMahan and Bobby Shantz to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later, Rip Coleman, Milt Graff, Billy Hunter, Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan and Irv Noren. The New York Yankees sent Jack Urban (April 5, 1957) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade. The Kansas City Athletics sent Curt Roberts (April 4, 1957) and Clete Boyer (June 4, 1957) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

• April 1, 1957

  Returned Ben Flowers to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)