January 1956 transactions

1956
Cleveland Indians signed Bob Allen as an amateur free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Rogelio Alvarez as an amateur free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Joe Azcue as an amateur free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Jim Bailey as an amateur free agent.
Washington Senators signed Jack Baldschun as an amateur free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ed Bauta as an amateur free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bo Belinsky as an amateur free agent.
New York Giants signed Ernie Bowman as an amateur free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Alan Brice as an amateur free agent.
Vancouver (PCL) sold Ernie Broglio to New York Giants.
Chicago White Sox signed Cam Carreon as an amateur free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Elio Chacon as an amateur free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Nelson Chittum as an amateur free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Don Choate as an amateur free agent.
Washington Senators signed Bert Cueto as an amateur free agent.
Brooklyn Dodgers signed Tommy Davis as an amateur free agent.
Kansas City Athletics signed Ed Donnelly as an amateur free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Jim Donohue as an amateur free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Curt Flood as an amateur free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Joe Gaines as an amateur free agent.
Brooklyn Dodgers signed Bob Giallombardo as an amateur free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Fred Gladding as an amateur free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Ron Hansen as an amateur free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Tim Harkness as an amateur free agent.
Washington Senators signed Jim Heise as an amateur free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Jim Hickman as an amateur free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Chuck Hinton as an amateur free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Ed Hobaugh as an amateur free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Julian Javier as an amateur free agent.
New York Yankees signed Deron Johnson as an amateur free agent.
Kansas City Athletics signed Hal Jones as an amateur free agent.
Milwaukee Braves signed Bobby Knoop as an amateur free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Howie Koplitz as an amateur free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Frank Kostro as an amateur free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bob Lee as an amateur free agent.
Milwaukee Braves signed Em Lindbeck as an amateur free agent.
Kansas City Athletics signed Gordon MacKenzie as an amateur free agent.
Washington Senators signed Hector Maestri as an amateur free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed J.C. Martin as an amateur free agent.
Washington Senators signed Tom McAvoy as an amateur free agent.
Brooklyn Dodgers signed Don Miles as an amateur free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Don Mincher as an amateur free agent.
New York Yankees signed Phil Mudrock as an amateur free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Mel Nelson as an amateur free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Gene Oliver as an amateur free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed George Perez as an amateur free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Jim Perry as an amateur free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Gary Peters as an amateur free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Vada Pinson as an amateur free agent.
Milwaukee Braves signed Juan Pizarro as an amateur free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Phil Regan as an amateur free agent.
New York Yankees signed Hal Reniff as an amateur free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Buck Rodgers as an amateur free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Cookie Rojas as an amateur free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Joe Schaffernoth as an amateur free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Gordon Seyfried as an amateur free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Barry Shetrone as an amateur free agent.
Brooklyn Dodgers signed Nate Smith as an amateur free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Tracy Stallard as an amateur free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Wes Stock as an amateur free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Moose Stubing as an amateur free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Ron Taylor as an amateur free agent.
Milwaukee Braves signed Sammy Taylor as a non-drafted free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Carl Thomas as an amateur free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Dave Tyriver as an amateur free agent.
Milwaukee Braves signed Bob Uecker as an amateur free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Fred Valentine as an amateur free agent.
New York Yankees signed Jay Ward as an amateur free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Fred Whitfield as an amateur free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Billy Williams as an amateur free agent.
Kansas City Athletics signed Don Williams as an amateur free agent.
New York Giants signed Neil Wilson as an amateur free agent.
Milwaukee Braves signed Corky Withrow as an amateur free agent.

January 18, 1956
The Cincinnati Reds released Sam Mele.

January 19, 1956
The Washington Senators released Spec Shea.

January 25, 1956
The Baltimore Orioles sold Don Johnson to Toronto (International).

January 31, 1956
The Cincinnati Reds traded Jackie Collum to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Brooks
Lawrence and Sonny Senerchia.