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Free Agency
Fred Hutchinson, sp - Signed a 5-year, $1,969,800 contract with Pittsburgh
Early Wynn, sp - Signed a 4-year, $1,487,480 contract with Washington
Paul Gillespie, c - Signed a 3-year, $261,180 contract with Washington
Bob Kennedy, 2b - Signed a 1-year, $38,820 contract with Washington
Jerry Priddy, 2b - Signed a 1-year, $28,410 contract with Detroit
Eddie Stanky, 2b - Signed a 4-year, $967,800 contract with Boston (N)
Trades
10/14 - Cleveland gets p Sam Lowry (29 yrs old, 4-3, 6 sv, 3.92 era, 108.0 ip, 39 k), Philadelphia (A) gets cf Joe Buzas (30 yrs old, .000-0-0-0) and 1b Frankie Pack (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
10/18 - Philadelphia (A) gets 3b Bob Dillinger (31 yrs old, .305-0-38-9), Philadelphia (N) gets cf Wally Westlake (28 yrs old, .268-27-82-3)
10/19 - New York (N) gets p Monte Kennedy (27 yrs old, 10-13, 5.00 era, 194.1 ip, 89 k) and cf Milt Nielsen (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Detroit gets c Eddie Malone (29 yrs old, .236-4-23-3)
10/19 - Philadelphia (A) gets p Earl Jones (30 yrs old, 5-7, 3 sv, 3.19 era, 79.0 ip, 39 k), Chicago (A) gets 3b Johnny Lipon (26 yrs old, .262-2-42-4) and c Earle Brucker (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
10/25 - Boston (N) gets p Dave Koslo (29 yrs old, 15-13, 3.94 era, 267.1 ip, 91 k) and ss Dick Lajeskie (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Cincinnati gets 2b Jerry Coleman (25 yrs old, .231-1-27-3)
10/27 - Chicago (A) gets c Charlie Silvera (25 yrs old, .290-2-33-0) and lf Wally Post (20 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Philadelphia (A) gets Luke Easter (34 yrs old, .210-9-36-0)
10/27 - St.Louis (N) gets 1b Ted Kluszewski (25 yrs old, .324-26-94-0) and rf Jim Piersall (19 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Philadelphia (A) gets lf Hank Bauer (27 yrs old, .267-14-67-3)
10/30 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Bob Lemon (29 yrs old, 15-18, 4.14 era, 260.2 ip, 148 k), Detroit gets c Clyde Kluttz (31 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
11/07 - Philadelphia (A) gets p Vic Raschi (30 yrs old, 5-21, 5.51 era, 235.1 ip, 122 k), Cleveland gets c Rube Novotney (25 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
11/07 - New York (N) gets p Johnny Sain (32 yrs old, 10-15, 4.94 era, 217.0 ip, 79 k), Chicago (N) gets 3b Billy Cox (30 yrs old, .261-8-36-2)
11/07 - New York (A) gets p Sam Zoldak (30 yrs old, 2-5, 1 sv, 5.91 era, 53.1 ip, 18 k), Pittsburgh gets 1b Don Kolloway (31 yrs old, .288-3-24-1)
11/16 - New York (A) gets p Lloyd Hittle (25 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Chicago (A) gets 3b Stan Hack (39 yrs old, .271-4-27-11)
11/18 - Philadelphia (A) gets p Ken Raffensberger (32 yrs old, 14-10, 4.04 era, 240.2 ip, 74 k), Boston (N) gets 3b Eddie Kazak (29 yrs old, .231-2-23-0)
11/18 - Boston (N) gets p Harry Taylor (30 yrs old, 0-0, 3.38 era, 2.2 ip, 1 k), Detroit gets 2b Gene Handley (34 yrs old, .345-0-2-2)
11/25 - St.Louis (N) gets p Russ Meyer (26 yrs old, 8-10, 4.22 era, 194.0 ip, 95 k) and ss Jim Baumer (18 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), New York (A) gets lf Gus Zernial (26 yrs old, .276-18-64-1)
11/25 - St.Louis (A) gets p Bob Hooper (27 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Chicago (N) gets 1b Mickey Vernon (31 yrs old, .179-1-9-1)
11/25 - Pittsburgh gets p Ernie Johnson (25 yrs old, 1-0, 3 sv, 3.91 era, 23.0 ip, 11 k), St.Louis (N) gets rf Augie Bergamo (32 yrs old, .283-4-41-1)
11/26 - Cleveland gets p Connie Marrero (38 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Philadelphia (A) gets 2b Sibby Sisti (29 yrs old, .288-0-5-0)
12/01 - Chicago (N) gets ss Alvin Dark (27 yrs old, .326-9-57-3),
Philadelphia (N) gets rf Gene Woodling (27 yrs old, .271-5-51-3)
12/01 - Philadelphia (A) gets p Don Grate (26 yrs old, 3-1, 4 sv, 3.43 era, 84.0 ip, 57 k), St.Louis (N) gets c Joe Tipton (27 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
12/17 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Harry Perkowski (27 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Detroit gets lf Dale Mitchell (28 yrs old, .249-4-43-5)
01/06 - Boston (N) gets p Walker Cress (32 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Boston (A) gets 1b Walt Dropo (26 yrs old, .298-20-81-2)
01/29 - Detroit gets Earl Harrist (30 yrs old, 1-0, 3.00 era, 6.0 ip, 0 k), Chicago (N) gets lf Jose Zardon (26 yrs old, .300-4-38-9)
01/29 - Detroit gets p Jorge Comellas (33 yrs old, 1-1, 1.35 era, 13.1 ip, 6 k), Cleveland gets cf Marv Rackley (28 yrs old, .302-0-33-9)
02/08 - Chicago (N) gets p Harry Shuman (34 yrs old, 2-4, 4.99 era, 57.2 ip, 2 k), Boston (A) gets rf Charlie Keller (33 yrs old, .290-16-77-5)
Retirements Due To CEI
sp Tiny Bonham, age 36 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1946 when he compiled a 13-10 record with a 2.76 era and 96 k in 238.0 innings.
3.90 era, 132-152, 374 g, 2584.1 ip, 839 k, 685 bb, 3 sv
Major Retirements
mr Red Peery, age 43 - 22 seasons. His best season was in 1939 when he compiled an 8-7 record with 11 saves, a 2.46 era and 27 k in 135.1 innings.
3.62 era, 93-96, 957 g, 1572.2 ip, 322 k, 470 bb, 107 sv
c Bill Dickey, age 43 - 22 seasons.
Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1937 when he batted .321 with 33 homers, 104 RBIs and 11 sb in 129 games.
.300 avg, 2727 g, 10304 ab, 1630 r, 3088 h, 273 hr, 1576 RBI, 165 sb, .446 slg
c Billy Sullivan, age 38 - 20 seasons. His best season was in 1936 when he batted .322 with 2 homers, 86 RBIs and 7 sb in 127 games.
.276 avg, 2087 g, 6742 ab, 887 r, 1864 h, 62 hr, 848 rbi, 63 sb, .377 slg
lf Arky Vaughan, age 37 - 19 seasons.
Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1935 when he batted .348 with 15 homers, 90 RBIs and 9 sb in 142 games.
.294 avg, 2387 g, 9006 ab, 1524 r, 2645 h, 119 hr, 1173 rbi, 207 sb, .414 slg
sp Dutch Leonard, age 40 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1946 when he compiled a 16-15 record with a 2.78 era and 143 k in 281.1 innings.
3.68 era, 149-205, 452 g, 3177.1 ip, 1055 k, 891 bb, 14 sv
sp Spud Chandler, age 42 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1943 when he compiled an 18-14 record with a 3.42 era and 145 k in 294.1 innings.
3.80 era, 149-129, 368 g, 2534.1 ip, 1025 k, 970 bb, 9 sv
2b Dick Siebert, age 37 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1945 when he batted .341 with 4 homers, 57 RBIs and 1 sb in 106 games.
.288 avg, 723 g, 1519 ab, 188 r, 437 h, 18 hr, 229 rbi, 8 sb, .397 slg
mr Clarence Pickrel, age 38 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1937 when he compiled an 11-6 record with 16 saves, a 2.94 era and 71 k in 110.1 innings.
3.20 era, 78-65, 612 g, 871.0 ip, 392 k, 390 bb, 135 sv
sp Bill Lee, age 40 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1940 when he compiled an 18-13 record with a 2.96 era and 108 k in 298.0 innings.
3.87 era, 184-179, 418 g, 3306.1 ip, 1133 k, 1230 bb, 1 sv
sp Claude Passeau, age 40 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1941 when he compiled a 24-11 record with a 2.31 era and 92 k in 327.1 innings.
3.41 era, 188-147, 401 g, 3097.1 ip, 1145 k, 978 bb, 2 sv
3b Jimmy Outlaw, age 36 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1949 when he batted .295 with 8 homers, 53 RBIs and 5 sb in 114 games.
.258 avg, 633 g, 1506 ab, 164 r, 389 h, 20 hr, 188 rbi, 15 sb, .353 slg
sp Mort Cooper, age 36 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1938 when he compiled an 18-8 record with a 2.76 era and 157 k in 260.2 innings.
3.70 era, 154-150, 365 g, 2905.2 ip, 1385 k, 1135 bb, 1 sv
3b Harl Maggert, age 35 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1943 when he batted .284 with 3 homers, 17 RBIs and 0 sb in 66 games.
.255 avg, 782 g, 148 r, 325 h, 18 hr, 144 rbi, 0 sb, .349 slg
First-Year Player Draft
Code:
Team Round One Round Two Round Three Round Four Round Five
Cleveland Mickey Mantle,cf Turk Lown,p Red Wilson,c Dick Cole,ss Alton Brown,p
Detroit Willie Mays,cf Johnny Logan,ss Ebba St.Clair,c Jackie Collum,p Dick Young,2b
Chicago (N) Bob Friend,p Niles Jordan,p Con Dempsey,p Dick Bokelmann,p Gene Verble,ss
St.Louis (N) Hal Brown,p Gil McDougald,3b Bob Boyd,1b Jim Brideweser,ss Al Corwin,p
New York (N) Chet Nichols,p Len Yochim,p Norm Zauchin,1b George Zuverink,p Ray Noble,c
Boston (A) Tom Morgan,p Paul Pettit,p Dick Williams,lf Joe DeMaestri,ss Bob Mahoney,p
New York (A) Leo Kiely,p Sammy White,c Bill Sarni,c Rocky Bridges,ss Bud Sheely,c
Chicago (A) Pete Runnels,ss Dee Fondy,1b Hal Naragon,c Phil Paine,p George Estock,p
Pittsburgh Frank Thomas,cf Dale Long,1b Sam Jones,p Leo Cristante,p Archie Wilson,lf
Philadelphia (N) Paul LaPalme,p Clint Courtney,c Frank Campos,rf Dick Smith,3b Bob Schultz,p
Cincinnati Bob Nieman,rf Jim Dyck,3b Mel Clark,rf Art Schallock,p Bill Koski,p
Philadelphia (A) Joe Presko,p Russ Sullivan,lf Ben Flowers,p Ross Grimsley,p Jack Cusick,ss
Boston (N) Bob Turley,p Roy McMillan,ss Jack Merson,2b Luis Marquez,cf George Bamberger,p
Washington Bob Kelly,p Harry Simpson,rf Bill Jennings,ss Lou Limmer,1b Wayne McLeland,p
Brooklyn Bob Cerv,lf Bob Wiesler,p Al Federoff,2b Joe Muir,p Willy Miranda,ss
St.Louis (A) Bob Chakales,p Harley Hisner,p Mel Hoderlein,2b Ben Taylor,1b Jack Crimian,p
Team Round Six Round Seven Round Eight Round Nine Round Ten
Cleveland Karl Olson,lf Frank Sacka,c
Detroit Harry Fisher,p Ed Samcoff,2b
Chicago (N) Dick Marlowe,p Dan Porter,rf
St.Louis (N) Dan Lewandowski,p Sammy Hairston,c
New York (N) Earl Mossor,p Jay Van Noy,rf
Boston (A) Bob Thorpe,rf Larry Ciaffone,lf
New York (A) Red Hardy,p Joe Lutz,1b
Chicago (A) Bobby Herrera,p Doc Daugherty,1b
Pittsburgh Ed Blake,p Roy Hawes,1b
Philadelphia (N) Bub Thomas,ss Frank Saucier,rf
Cincinnati Artie Wilson,2b Bob DiPietro,rf
Philadelphia (A) Jerry Fahr,p Fred Richards,1b
Boston (N) Al Richter,ss Doug Hansen,1b
Washington Duke Markell,p Eddie Gaedel,1b
Brooklyn Bob Habenicht,p
St.Louis (A) Paul Hinrichs,p