1956 Baseball Trades

John Briggs

Traded from Sacramento (PCL) with Richie Myers to Chicago Cubs for Bubba Church and Joe Stanka

MLB

Richie Myers

Traded from Sacramento (PCL) with John Briggs to Chicago Cubs for Bubba Church and Joe Stanka

MLB

Bubba Church

Traded from Chicago Cubs with Joe Stanka to Sacramento (PCL) for John Briggs and Richie Myers

MLB

Joe Stanka

Traded from Chicago Cubs with Bubba Church to Sacramento (PCL) for John Briggs and Richie Myers

MLB

1956-01-31

Jackie Collum

Traded from Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals for Brooks Lawrence and Sonny Senerchia

MLB

1956-01-31

Brooks Lawrence

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Sonny Senerchia to Cincinnati Reds for Jackie Collum

MLB

1956-01-31

Sonny Senerchia

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Brooks Lawrence to Cincinnati Reds for Jackie Collum

MLB

Mickey McDermott

Traded from Washington Senators I with Bobby Kline to New York Yankees for Lou Berberet, Bob Wiesler, Herb Plews, Dick Tettelbach and Whitey Herzog (4/2/1956)

MLB

Bobby Kline

Traded from Washington Senators I with Mickey McDermott to New York Yankees for Lou Berberet, Bob Wiesler, Herb Plews, Dick Tettelbach and Whitey Herzog (4/2/1956)

MLB

Lou Berberet

Traded from New York Yankees with Bob Wiesler, Herb Plews, Dick Tettelbach and Whitey Herzog to Washington Senators I for Mickey McDermott and Bobby Kline

MLB

Bob Wiesler

Traded from New York Yankees with Lou Berberet, Herb Plews, Dick Tettelbach and Whitey Herzog to Washington Senators I for Mickey McDermott and Bobby Kline

MLB

Herb Plews

Traded from New York Yankees with Lou Berberet, Bob Wiesler, Dick Tettelbach and Whitey Herzog to Washington Senators I for Mickey McDermott and Bobby Kline

MLB

Dick Tettelbach

Traded from New York Yankees with Lou Berberet, Bob Wiesler, Herb Plews and Whitey Herzog to Washington Senators I for Mickey McDermott and Bobby Kline

MLB

1956-03-30

Hank Sauer

Traded from Chicago Cubs to St. Louis Cardinals for Pete Whisenant

MLB

1956-03-30

Pete Whisenant

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs for Hank Sauer

MLB

1956-04-01

John Wyatt

Traded by Indianapolis (Negro American) to Milwaukee Braves for future considerations

MLB

1956-04-02

Whitey Herzog

Traded from New York Yankees with Lou Berberet, Bob Wiesler, Herb Plews and Dick Tettelbach to Washington Senators I for Mickey McDermott (2/8/1956) and Bobby Kline (2/8/1956)

MLB

1956-04-09

George Crowe

Traded from Milwaukee Braves to Cincinnati Reds for Bob Hazle and Corky Valentine (5/10/1956)

MLB

1956-04-09

Bob Hazle

Traded from Cincinnati Reds with Corky Valentine to Milwaukee Braves for George Crowe

MLB

1956-04-16

Lee Wheat

Brooklyn Dodgers

Traded from Kansas City Athletics with Tom Saffell to Brooklyn Dodgers for Tim Thompson

MLB

1956-04-16

Tom Saffell

Brooklyn Dodgers

Traded from Kansas City Athletics with Lee Wheat to Brooklyn Dodgers for Tim Thompson

MLB

1956-04-16

Tim Thompson

Traded from Brooklyn Dodgers to Kansas City Athletics for Lee Wheat and Tom Saffell

MLB

1956-04-17

Duane Pillette

Traded from Buffalo (International) to Philadelphia Phillies for Louis Heyman

MLB

1956-05-01

Paul LaPalme

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals to Cincinnati Reds for Milt Smith

MLB

1956-05-01

Milt Smith

Traded from Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals for Paul LaPalme

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1956-05-07

Max Surkont

Traded from Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis Cardinals for Luis Arroyo

MLB

1956-05-07

Luis Arroyo

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh Pirates for Max Surkont

MLB

1956-05-10

Corky Valentine

Traded from Cincinnati Reds with Bob Hazle to Milwaukee Braves for George Crowe (4/9/1956)

MLB

Murry Dickson

Traded from Philadelphia Phillies with Herm Wehmeier to St. Louis Cardinals for Harvey Haddix, Ben Flowers and Stu Miller

MLB

Herm Wehmeier

Traded from Philadelphia Phillies with Murry Dickson to St. Louis Cardinals for Harvey Haddix, Ben Flowers and Stu Miller

MLB

Harvey Haddix

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Ben Flowers and Stu Miller to Philadelphia Phillies for Murry Dickson and Herm Wehmeier

MLB

Ben Flowers

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Harvey Haddix and Stu Miller to Philadelphia Phillies for Murry Dickson and Herm Wehmeier

MLB

Stu Miller

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Harvey Haddix and Ben Flowers to Philadelphia Phillies for Murry Dickson and Herm Wehmeier

MLB

1956-05-13

Gabe Gabler

Traded by Chicago Cubs to Pittsburgh Pirates for future considerations

MLB

1956-05-13

Hoot Evers

Traded from Cleveland Indians to Baltimore Orioles for Dave Pope

MLB

1956-05-13

Dave Pope

Cleveland Indians

Traded from Baltimore Orioles to Cleveland Indians for Hoot Evers

MLB

1956-05-14

Bobby Morgan

Traded from Philadelphia Phillies to St. Louis Cardinals for Solly Hemus

MLB

1956-05-14

Solly Hemus

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies for Bobby Morgan

MLB

Fred Hatfield

Traded from Detroit Tigers with Jim Delsing to Chicago White Sox for Bob Kennedy, Jim Brideweser and Harry Byrd

MLB

Jim Delsing

Traded from Detroit Tigers with Fred Hatfield to Chicago White Sox for Bob Kennedy, Jim Brideweser and Harry Byrd

MLB

Bob Kennedy

Traded from Chicago White Sox with Jim Brideweser and Harry Byrd to Detroit Tigers for Fred Hatfield and Jim Delsing

MLB

Jim Brideweser

Traded from Chicago White Sox with Bob Kennedy and Harry Byrd to Detroit Tigers for Fred Hatfield and Jim Delsing

MLB

Harry Byrd

Traded from Chicago White Sox with Bob Kennedy and Jim Brideweser to Detroit Tigers for Fred Hatfield and Jim Delsing

MLB

Preston Ward

Cleveland Indians

Traded from Pittsburgh Pirates to Cleveland Indians for Hank Foiles

MLB

Hank Foiles

Traded from Cleveland Indians to Pittsburgh Pirates for Preston Ward

MLB

1956-05-16

Joe Frazier

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Alex Grammas to Cincinnati Reds for Chuck Harmon

MLB

1956-05-16

Alex Grammas

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Joe Frazier to Cincinnati Reds for Chuck Harmon

MLB

1956-05-16

Chuck Harmon

Traded from Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals for Joe Frazier and Alex Grammas

MLB

1956-05-17

Dick Littlefield

Traded from Pittsburgh Pirates with Bobby Del Greco to St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Virdon

MLB

1956-05-17

Bobby Del Greco

Traded from Pittsburgh Pirates with Dick Littlefield to St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Virdon

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1956-05-17

Bill Virdon

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh Pirates for Dick Littlefield and Bobby Del Greco

MLB

Bob Nieman

Traded from Chicago White Sox with Mike Fornieles, Connie Johnson and George Kell to Baltimore Orioles for Jim Wilson and Dave Philley

MLB

Mike Fornieles

Traded from Chicago White Sox with Bob Nieman, Connie Johnson and George Kell to Baltimore Orioles for Jim Wilson and Dave Philley

MLB

Connie Johnson

Traded from Chicago White Sox with Bob Nieman, Mike Fornieles and George Kell to Baltimore Orioles for Jim Wilson and Dave Philley

MLB

George Kell

Traded from Chicago White Sox with Bob Nieman, Mike Fornieles and Connie Johnson to Baltimore Orioles for Jim Wilson and Dave Philley

MLB

Jim Wilson

Traded from Baltimore Orioles with Dave Philley to Chicago White Sox for Bob Nieman, Mike Fornieles, Connie Johnson and George Kell

MLB

Dave Philley

Traded from Baltimore Orioles with Jim Wilson to Chicago White Sox for Bob Nieman, Mike Fornieles, Connie Johnson and George Kell

MLB

1956-05-28

Toby Atwell

Traded from Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Rand (10/12/1956)

MLB

Eddie Robinson

Traded from New York Yankees with Lou Skizas to Kansas City Athletics for Moe Burtschy and Bill Renna

MLB

Lou Skizas

Traded from New York Yankees with Eddie Robinson to Kansas City Athletics for Moe Burtschy and Bill Renna

MLB

Moe Burtschy

Traded from Kansas City Athletics with Bill Renna to New York Yankees for Eddie Robinson and Lou Skizas

MLB

Bill Renna

Traded from Kansas City Athletics with Moe Burtschy to New York Yankees for Eddie Robinson and Lou Skizas

MLB

Dick Littlefield

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Jackie Brandt, Red Schoendienst, Bill Sarni, Bob Stephenson and Gordon Jones to New York Giants for Alvin Dark, Ray Katt, Don Liddle and Whitey Lockman

MLB

Jackie Brandt

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Dick Littlefield, Red Schoendienst, Bill Sarni, Bob Stephenson and Gordon Jones to New York Giants for Alvin Dark, Ray Katt, Don Liddle and Whitey Lockman

MLB

Red Schoendienst

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Dick Littlefield, Jackie Brandt, Bill Sarni, Bob Stephenson and Gordon Jones to New York Giants for Alvin Dark, Ray Katt, Don Liddle and Whitey Lockman

MLB

Bill Sarni

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Dick Littlefield, Jackie Brandt, Red Schoendienst, Bob Stephenson and Gordon Jones to New York Giants for Alvin Dark, Ray Katt, Don Liddle and Whitey Lockman

MLB

Alvin Dark

Traded from New York Giants with Ray Katt, Don Liddle and Whitey Lockman to St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Littlefield, Jackie Brandt, Red Schoendienst, Bill Sarni, Bob Stephenson (6/17/1956) and Gordon Jones (10/1/1956)

MLB

Ray Katt

Traded from New York Giants with Alvin Dark, Don Liddle and Whitey Lockman to St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Littlefield, Jackie Brandt, Red Schoendienst, Bill Sarni, Bob Stephenson (6/17/1956) and Gordon Jones (10/1/1956)

MLB

Don Liddle

Traded from New York Giants with Alvin Dark, Ray Katt and Whitey Lockman to St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Littlefield, Jackie Brandt, Red Schoendienst, Bill Sarni, Bob Stephenson (6/17/1956) and Gordon Jones (10/1/1956)

MLB

Whitey Lockman

Traded from New York Giants with Alvin Dark, Ray Katt and Don Liddle to St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Littlefield, Jackie Brandt, Red Schoendienst, Bill Sarni, Bob Stephenson (6/17/1956) and Gordon Jones (10/1/1956)

MLB

1956-06-17

Bob Stephenson

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Dick Littlefield, Jackie Brandt, Red Schoendienst, Bill Sarni and Gordon Jones to New York Giants for Alvin Dark (6/14/1956), Ray Katt (6/14/1956), Don Liddle (6/14/1956) and Whitey Lockman (6/14/1956)

MLB

1956-06-23

Spook Jacobs

Traded from Kansas City Athletics to Pittsburgh Pirates for Jack McMahan and Curt Roberts

MLB

1956-06-23

Jack McMahan

Traded from Pittsburgh Pirates with Curt Roberts to Kansas City Athletics for Spook Jacobs

MLB

1956-06-23

Curt Roberts

Traded from Pittsburgh Pirates with Jack McMahan to Kansas City Athletics for Spook Jacobs

MLB

1956-07-04

Ray Shearer

Traded from Brooklyn Dodgers to Milwaukee Braves for Jim Frey

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Roy Hawes

Traded from Washington Senators I with Yo-Yo Davalillo, Tony Ponce and Dario Rubinstein to Philadelphia Phillies for Thornton Kipper, Moose Johnson and Mel Clark

MLB

Pompeyo Davalillo

Traded from Washington Senators I with Roy Hawes, Tony Ponce and Dario Rubinstein to Philadelphia Phillies for Thornton Kipper, Moose Johnson and Mel Clark

MLB

Thornton Kipper

Traded from Philadelphia Phillies with Moose Johnson and Mel Clark to Washington Senators I for Roy Hawes, Yo-Yo Davalillo, Tony Ponce and Dario Rubinstein

MLB

Mel Clark

Traded from Philadelphia Phillies with Thornton Kipper and Moose Johnson to Washington Senators I for Roy Hawes, Yo-Yo Davalillo, Tony Ponce and Dario Rubinstein

MLB

1956-07-11

Tommy Lasorda

Traded from Kansas City Athletics to New York Yankees for Wally Burnette

MLB

1956-07-11

Wally Burnette

Traded from New York Yankees to Kansas City Athletics for Tom Lasorda

MLB

1956-08-15

Bill Pleis

Traded from Orlando (Florida State) to Washington Senators I

MLB

1956-08-17

Joe Ginsberg

Traded from Kansas City Athletics to Baltimore Orioles for Hal Smith

MLB

1956-08-17

Hal Smith

Traded from Baltimore Orioles to Kansas City Athletics for Joe Ginsberg

MLB

1956-09-17

Jim Pisoni

Traded from Baltimore Orioles with Ryne Duren to Kansas City Athletics for Art Ceccarelli (10/11/1956) and Al Pilarcik (10/11/1956)

MLB

1956-09-21

Ryne Duren

Traded from Baltimore Orioles with Jim Pisoni to Kansas City Athletics for Art Ceccarelli (10/11/1956) and Al Pilarcik (10/11/1956)

MLB

1956-10-01

Jim Pearce

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Rocky Nelson to Toronto (International) for Frank Barnes

MLB

1956-10-01

Frank Barnes

Traded from Toronto (International) to St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Pearce and Rocky Nelson (3/21/1957)

MLB

1956-10-01

Gordon Jones

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Dick Littlefield, Jackie Brandt, Red Schoendienst, Bill Sarni and Bob Stephenson to New York Giants for Alvin Dark (6/14/1956), Ray Katt (6/14/1956), Don Liddle (6/14/1956) and Whitey Lockman (6/14/1956)

MLB

1956-10-02

Stan Jok

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals to Toronto (International) for Lynn Lovenguth

MLB

1956-10-02

Lynn Lovenguth

Traded from Toronto (International) to St. Louis Cardinals for Stan Jok

MLB

Art Ceccarelli

Traded from Kansas City Athletics with Al Pilarcik to Baltimore Orioles for Jim Pisoni (9/17/1956) and Ryne Duren (9/21/1956)

MLB

Al Pilarcik

Traded from Kansas City Athletics with Art Ceccarelli to Baltimore Orioles for Jim Pisoni (9/17/1956) and Ryne Duren (9/21/1956)

MLB

Stu Miller

Traded from Philadelphia Phillies to New York Giants for Jim Hearn

MLB

Jim Hearn

Traded from New York Giants to Philadelphia Phillies for Stu Miller

MLB

1956-10-12

Dick Rand

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh Pirates for Toby Atwell (5/28/1956)

MLB

1956-10-15

Jack Daniels

Traded from Milwaukee Braves to Toronto (International) for Carl Sawatski

MLB

1956-10-15

Carl Sawatski

Traded from Toronto (International) to Milwaukee Braves for Jack Daniels

MLB

Elmer Singleton

Traded from Cincinnati Reds with Ray Jablonski to Chicago Cubs for Don Hoak, Warren Hacker and Pete Whisenant

MLB

Ray Jablonski

Traded from Cincinnati Reds with Elmer Singleton to Chicago Cubs for Don Hoak, Warren Hacker and Pete Whisenant

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Don Hoak

Traded from Chicago Cubs with Warren Hacker and Pete Whisenant to Cincinnati Reds for Elmer Singleton and Ray Jablonski

MLB

Warren Hacker

Traded from Chicago Cubs with Don Hoak and Pete Whisenant to Cincinnati Reds for Elmer Singleton and Ray Jablonski

MLB

Pete Whisenant

Traded from Chicago Cubs with Don Hoak and Warren Hacker to Cincinnati Reds for Elmer Singleton and Ray Jablonski

MLB

1956-11-19

Del Ennis

Traded from Philadelphia Phillies to St. Louis Cardinals for Bobby Morgan and Rip Repulski

MLB

1956-11-19

Bobby Morgan

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Rip Repulski to Philadelphia Phillies for Del Ennis

MLB

1956-11-19

Rip Repulski

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Bobby Morgan to Philadelphia Phillies for Del Ennis

MLB

Jim Finigan

Traded from Kansas City Athletics with Jack Crimian, Bill Harrington and Eddie Robinson to Detroit Tigers for Ned Garver, Gene Host, Virgil Trucks and Wayne Belardi

MLB

Jack Crimian

Traded from Kansas City Athletics with Jim Finigan, Bill Harrington and Eddie Robinson to Detroit Tigers for Ned Garver, Gene Host, Virgil Trucks and Wayne Belardi

MLB

Bill Harrington

Traded from Kansas City Athletics with Jim Finigan, Jack Crimian and Eddie Robinson to Detroit Tigers for Ned Garver, Gene Host, Virgil Trucks and Wayne Belardi

MLB

Eddie Robinson

Traded from Kansas City Athletics with Jim Finigan, Jack Crimian and Bill Harrington to Detroit Tigers for Ned Garver, Gene Host, Virgil Trucks and Wayne Belardi

MLB

Ned Garver

Traded from Detroit Tigers with Gene Host, Virgil Trucks and Wayne Belardi to Kansas City Athletics for Jim Finigan, Jack Crimian, Bill Harrington and Eddie Robinson

MLB

Gene Host

Traded from Detroit Tigers with Ned Garver, Virgil Trucks and Wayne Belardi to Kansas City Athletics for Jim Finigan, Jack Crimian, Bill Harrington and Eddie Robinson

MLB

Virgil Trucks

Traded from Detroit Tigers with Ned Garver, Gene Host and Wayne Belardi to Kansas City Athletics for Jim Finigan, Jack Crimian, Bill Harrington and Eddie Robinson

MLB

Wayne Belardi

Traded from Detroit Tigers with Ned Garver, Gene Host and Virgil Trucks to Kansas City Athletics for Jim Finigan, Jack Crimian, Bill Harrington and Eddie Robinson

MLB

1956-12-06

Bobby Tiefenauer

Traded from Detroit Tigers with Jim Robertson to Toronto (International) for Archie Wilson and Donald Griffin

MLB

1956-12-06

Jim Robertson

Traded from Detroit Tigers with Bobby Tiefenauer to Toronto (International) for Archie Wilson and Donald Griffin

MLB

1956-12-06

Archie Wilson

Traded from Toronto (International) with Donald Griffin to Detroit Tigers for Bobby Tiefenauer and Jim Robertson

MLB

Charles Silvera

Traded from New York Yankees to Chicago Cubs for Harry Chiti (12/14/1956)

MLB

Hobie Landrith

Traded from Chicago Cubs with Jim Davis, Sam Jones and Eddie Miksis to St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Poholsky, Jackie Collum, Ray Katt and Wally Lammers

MLB

Jim Davis

Traded from Chicago Cubs with Hobie Landrith, Sam Jones and Eddie Miksis to St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Poholsky, Jackie Collum, Ray Katt and Wally Lammers

MLB

Sam Jones

Traded from Chicago Cubs with Hobie Landrith, Jim Davis and Eddie Miksis to St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Poholsky, Jackie Collum, Ray Katt and Wally Lammers

MLB

Eddie Miksis

Traded from Chicago Cubs with Hobie Landrith, Jim Davis and Sam Jones to St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Poholsky, Jackie Collum, Ray Katt and Wally Lammers

MLB

Tom Poholsky

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Jackie Collum, Ray Katt and Wally Lammers to Chicago Cubs for Hobie Landrith, Jim Davis, Sam Jones and Eddie Miksis

MLB

Jackie Collum

Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Tom Poholsky, Ray Katt and Wally Lammers to Chicago Cubs for Hobie Landrith, Jim Davis, Sam Jones and Eddie Miksis

MLB

Ray Katt