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Sort ✖PREV | NEXT | 1956-12-06 | Mel Clark | Purchased by Tigers from Senators. | OF-3B | 6-0 | 180 | R | R | 1926-07-07 | Letart,WV |
| MLB | 1951-1957 | 1951-1957 |
| 1956-07-18 | Roy Hawes | Traded by Senators to Phillies for Mel Clark. | 1B | 6-2 | 190 | L | L | 1926-07-05 | Shiloh,IL |
| MLB | 1951-1951 | 1951-1951 |
| 1956-07-12 | Mel Clark | Traded by Phillies to Senators for Roy Hawes. | OF-3B | 6-0 | 180 | R | R | 1926-07-07 | Letart,WV |
| MLB | 1951-1957 | 1951-1957 |
| 1956-06-21 | Jimmie Hall | Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Senators. | OF-1B | 6-0 | 175 | L | R | 1938-03-17 | Mount Holly,NC | 1956- 0- 0-WS1
| MLB | 1963-1970 | 1963-1970 |
| 1956-04-30 | Walt Masterson | Released by Senators. | P | 6-2 | 189 | R | R | 1920-06-22 | Philadelphia,PA |
| MLB | 1939-1956 | 1939-1956 |
| 1956-04-16 | Johnny Groth | Purchased by Athletics from Senators. | OF | 6-0 | 182 | R | R | 1926-07-23 | Chicago,IL |
| MLB | 1946-1960 | 1946-1960 |
| 1956-04-02 | Whitey Herzog | Traded by Yankees with Dick Tettelbach, Herb Plews, Bob Wiesler and Lou Berberet to Senators for Bobby Kline and Mickey McDermott. | OF-1B | 5-11 | 182 | L | L | 1931-11-09 | New Athens,IL |
| MLB | 1956-1963 | 1956-1963 |
| 1956-02-22 | Bruce Edwards | Released by Senators. | C-OF | 5-7 | 194 | R | R | 1923-07-15 | Quincy,IL |
| MLB | 1946-1956 | 1946-1956 |
| 1956-02-08 | Mickey McDermott | Traded by Senators with Bobby Kline to Yankees for Whitey Herzog, Dick Tettelbach, Herb Plews, Bob Wiesler and Lou Berberet. | P-1B | 6-2 | 170 | L | L | 1928-08-29 | Poughkeepsie,NY |
| MLB | 1948-1961 | 1948-1961 |
| 1956-02-08 | Bobby Kline | Traded by Senators with Mickey McDermott to Yankees for Whitey Herzog, Dick Tettelbach, Herb Plews, Bob Wiesler and Lou Berberet. | SS-2B | 6-0 | 179 | R | R | 1929-01-27 | St. Petersburg,FL |
| MLB | 1955-1955 | 1955-1955 |
| 1956-02-08 | Herb Plews | Traded by Yankees with Whitey Herzog, Dick Tettelbach, Bob Wiesler and Lou Berberet to Senators for Bobby Kline and Mickey McDermott. | 2B-3B | 5-11 | 160 | L | R | 1928-06-14 | Helena,MT |
| MLB | 1956-1959 | 1956-1959 |
| 1956-02-08 | Lou Berberet | Traded by Yankees with Whitey Herzog, Dick Tettelbach, Herb Plews and Bob Wiesler to Senators for Bobby Kline and Mickey McDermott. | C | 5-11 | 212 | L | R | 1929-11-20 | Long Beach,CA |
| MLB | 1954-1960 | 1954-1960 |
| 1956-02-08 | Bob Wiesler | Traded by Yankees with Whitey Herzog, Dick Tettelbach, Herb Plews and Lou Berberet to Senators for Bobby Kline and Mickey McDermott. | P | 6-2 | 195 | B | L | 1930-08-13 | St. Louis,MO |
| MLB | 1951-1958 | 1951-1958 |
| 1956-02-08 | Dick Tettelbach | Traded by Yankees with Whitey Herzog, Herb Plews, Bob Wiesler and Lou Berberet to Senators for Bobby Kline and Mickey McDermott. | OF | 6-0 | 195 | R | R | 1929-06-26 | New Haven,CT |
| MLB | 1955-1957 | 1955-1957 |
| 1956-01-19 | Spec Shea | Released by Senators. | P | 6-0 | 195 | R | R | 1920-10-02 | Naugatuck,CT |
| MLB | 1947-1955 | 1947-1955 |
| 1956-01-01 | Jack Baldschun | Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Senators. | P | 6-0 | 190 | R | R | 1936-10-16 | Greenville,OH | 1960- 0- 0-CIN
| MLB | 1961-1970 | 1961-1970 |
| 1956-01-01 | Hector Maestri | Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Senators. | P | 5-10 | 158 | R | R | 1935-04-19 | Havana,CU | 1956- 0- 0-WS1
| MLB | 1960-1961 | 1960-1961 |
| 1956-01-01 | Bert Cueto | Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Senators. | P | 6-4 | 170 | R | R | 1937-08-14 | San Luis,CU | 1956- 0- 0-WS1
| MLB | 1961-1961 | 1961-1961 |
| 1956-01-01 | Jim Heise | Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Senators. | P | 6-1 | 185 | R | R | 1932-10-02 | Scottdale,PA |
| MLB | 1957-1957 | 1957-1957 |
| 1956-01-01 | Tom McAvoy | Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Senators. | P | 6-3 | 200 | L | L | 1936-08-12 | Brooklyn,NY | 1956- 0- 0-WS1
| MLB | 1959-1959 | 1959-1959 |
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