The Braves acquire pitcher Russ Meyer from the Phillies in exchange for first baseman Earl Torgeson. They then flip Meyer, sending him to Booklyn for Rocky Bridges and Jim Pendleton. Not finished, they traded Bridges to Cincinnati for Joe Adcock. Adcock will go on to appear in over 1,200 games with Milwaukee while hitting 239 home runs and driving in 760 runs.
1956 - Major League owners announce that 60 percent of World Series and All-Star Game radio and TV revenues will go towards the players' pension fund.
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