1956 Philadelphia Phillies Trades and Transactions

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

• November 7, 1955

  Signed Wally Westlake as a free agent.

• December 9, 1955

  Purchased Frank Baumholtz from the Chicago Cubs.

• Before 1956 Season

  Signed Tim Harkness as an amateur free agent.

• April 17, 1956

  Traded Louis Heyman (minors) and cash to Buffalo (International). Received Duane Pillette.

• April 18, 1956

  Lynn Lovenguth player rights sold to Toronto (International).

  Released Gus Niarhos.

• May 11, 1956

  Traded Murry Dickson and Herm Wehmeier to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Ben Flowers, Harvey Haddix and Stu Miller.

• May 14, 1956

  Returned Bob Ross to the Washington Nationals as part of a conditional deal.

  Traded Bobby Morgan to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Solly Hemus.

• May 18, 1956

  Released Wally Westlake.

• May 22, 1956

  Signed Elmer Valo as a free agent.

• June 16, 1956

  Signed Al Kenders as an amateur free agent.

• June 26, 1956

  Signed Jack Lamabe as an amateur free agent.

• June 29, 1956

  Signed Art Mahaffey as an amateur free agent.

• July 3, 1956

  Traded Jim Command to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Toby Atwell.

• July 7, 1956

  Traded Moose Johnson (minors), Mel Clark, Thornton Kipper and cash to the Washington Nationals. Received Tony Ponce (minors), Dario Rubinstein (minors), Pompeyo Davalillo and Roy Hawes.

• July 17, 1956

  Toby Atwell player rights sold to the Milwaukee Braves.

• July 19, 1956

  Signed Bob Lipski as an amateur free agent.

• July 23, 1956

  Ron Mrozinski player rights sold to Miami (International). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August, 1956

  Roy Hawes sent to the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• October 8, 1956

  Released Andy Seminick.

• October 11, 1956

  Traded Stu Miller to the New York Giants. Received Jim Hearn.

• October 12, 1956

  Duane Pillette player rights sold to San Francisco (Pacific Coast).

• October 15, 1956

  Sent Ben Flowers to the Kansas City Athletics as part of a conditional deal.

  Jack Lamabe granted Free Agency.

• November 19, 1956

  Traded Del Ennis to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Bobby Morgan and Rip Repulski.

• December 3, 1956

  Jack Spring drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1956 rule 5 draft.

• Before 1957 Season

  Signed John Kennedy as a free agent.

  Signed Tony Curry as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ed Olivares as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bobby Wine as an amateur free agent.

• January 27, 1957

  Signed Wayne Graham as an amateur free agent.

• March, 1957

  Signed Chuck Essegian as a free agent.

• April 1, 1957

  Received Ben Flowers from the Kansas City Athletics as part of a conditional deal. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

  Mickey Micelotta player rights sold to Miami (International).