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Retirement and management changes, 1956
• Philadelphia Phillies SP Bob Feller retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians SP Walt Masterson retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals C Clyde McCullough retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Redlegs SP Howie Pollet retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates SSP Phil Rizzuto retired from professional baseball.
• Baltimore Orioles CF Hoot Evers retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians SP Johnny Schmitz retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians SP Red Munger retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers SP Ralph Branca retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians RP Jim Konstanty retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates C Joe Astroth retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies SP Erv Palica retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates LF Gil Coan retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox C Bruce Edwards retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators SP Lou Kretlow retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees LF Dale Mitchell retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates SP Paul Minner retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Redlegs C Dixie Howell retired from professional baseball.
• Kansas City Athletics C Matt Batts retired from professional baseball.
• Milwaukee Braves RF Joe Frazier retired from professional baseball.
• Kansas City Athletics 3B Hank Thompson retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants RF Sam Mele retired from professional baseball.
• Milwaukee Braves SP Larry Jansen retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians RP Harry Dorish retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates CF Wally Westlake retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates 2B Jackie Robinson retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates SP Mel Parnell retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators CF Chuck Diering retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees 3B Al Rosen retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Redlegs 1B Tom Wright retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates LF Monte Irvin retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies SSP Fred Marsh retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees RF Cal Abrams retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers SP Duane Pillette retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers 2B Owen Friend retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Redlegs 1B Wayne Belardi retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Dodgers RP Moe Burtschy retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies RP Bob Ross retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates RP Frank Smith retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers C Bill Sarni retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox RP Dick Marlowe retired from professional baseball.
• Baltimore Orioles RP Ben Flowers retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies LF Jim Dyck retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs DH Bunky Stewart retired from professional baseball.
• Baltimore Orioles LF Jim Greengrass retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox C Jim Mangan retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies LF Dave Pope retired from professional baseball.
• Baltimore Orioles 1B George Wilson retired from professional baseball.
• Milwaukee Braves RP Bud Black retired from professional baseball.
• Kansas City Athletics C Toby Atwell retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox 1B Frank Kellert retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers 2B Tony Roig retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs RP Sonny Dixon retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies RP Don Liddle retired from professional baseball.
• Kansas City Athletics RP Bill Harrington retired from professional baseball.
• Kansas City Athletics LF Stan Palys retired from professional baseball.
• Baltimore Orioles C Jack Shepard retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators RP Bob Darnell retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants RF Carlos Paula retired from professional baseball.
• Milwaukee Braves RP Bill Tremel retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Dodgers SSP Rudy Regalado retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs C Walt Streuli retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers CL Tom Hurd retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox 2B Curt Roberts retired from professional baseball.
• Baltimore Orioles 2B Spook Jacobs retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox RP Tommy Lasorda retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians CL Jose Santiago retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies RP Chuck Templeton retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox CF Stu Locklin retired from professional baseball.
• Milwaukee Braves DH Bob Harrison retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees RP Fred Waters retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Dodgers C Tom Gastall retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates RF Al Silvera retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox RF Ernie Oravetz retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates RP Lino Donoso retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox RP Bob Spicer retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox 1B Fred Van Dusen retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants CF Gale Wade retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox RP Bob Garber retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox RP Jack McMahan retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals SP Troy Herriage retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals DH Bill Bradford retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators LF Bobby Balcena retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators CF Charlie Peete retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators 2B Buddy Hicks retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians RP George Piktuzis retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers DH Jerry Dahlke retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox 1B Rance Pless retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians RP Gordie Sundin retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox RP Fred Besana retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies 1B John Oldham retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Redlegs RP George Werley retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs RP Connie Grob retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees RP Jim Brady retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants RP Mel Held retired from professional baseball.
• Milwaukee Braves RP Pat Scantlebury retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Dodgers LF Earl Hersh retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants RP Roy Wright retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs 1B Richie Myers retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers RP Cholly Naranjo retired from professional baseball.
• The Philadelphia Phillies retired #19 in honor of Bob Feller.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates retired #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson.
• The Chicago White Sox fired manager Joel Hunt.
• Kansas City Athletics manager Red Lanning leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.
• The Kansas City Athletics signed manager Wally Kimmick to a 5-year, $12,500 per year contract.
• The Chicago White Sox signed manager Russ Derry to a 4-year, $21,000 per year contract.
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