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Free Agency
Major Free Agents
Sid Hudson,sp - Unsigned
Dave Koslo,sp - Signed a 3-year, $700,300 contract with Boston (A)
Virgil Trucks,sp - Signed a 3-year, $393,489 contract with Cincinnati
Joe Garagiola,c - Signed a 3-year, $1,600,930 contract with New York (A)
Johnny Mize,1b - Signed a 2-year, $1,082,980 contract with Pittsburgh
Johnny Wyrostek,2b - Signed a 4-year, $885,040 contract with Brooklyn
Joe Gordon,2b - Unsigned
Jimmy Grant,2b - Signed a 3-year, $357,600 contract with Philadelphia (N)
Lou Boudreau,3b - Signed a 2-year, $621,000 contract with Washington
Tommy Brown,ss - Signed a 3-year, $367,053 contract with Chicago (A)
Bob Elliott,lf - Signed a 2-year, $1,045,040 contract with New York (N)
Bill Nicholson,rf - Signed a 3-year, $997,800 contract with Boston (A)
Winter Trades
10/11 - Brooklyn gets 2b Billy Goodman (25 yrs old, .300-0-45-10), New York (A) gets 3b Willie Jones (26 yrs old, .222-17-71-5)
10/11 - St.Louis (N) gets lf Don Lenhardt (29 yrs old, .249-12-34-2), Philadelphia (N) gets rf Jack Graham (34 yrs old, .275-8-47-0)
10/11 - Cleveland gets lf Dale Mitchell (30 yrs old, .331-7-36-8), Brooklyn gets cf Sam Jethroe (33 yrs old, .264-10-55-30) and lf Karl Olson (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
10/11 - Philadelphia (A) gets p Dale Mattewson (28 yrs old, 2-4, 8 sv, 4.61 era, 52.2 ip, 18 k) and rf Brandy Davis (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Cincinnati gets 1b Luke Easter (36 yrs old, .297-23-69,1) and 1b Tony Bartirome (19 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
10/11 - Cincinnati gets p Jesse Flores (36 yrs old, 1-2, 1 sv, 4.82 era, 37.1 ip, 16 k), New York (N) gets 1b Dee Fondy (26 yrs old, .251-1-13-2) and 1b Tony Bartirome (19 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
10/11 - Brooklyn gets p Dutch Dietz (39 yrs old, 7-3, 1 sv, 4.65 era, 81.1 ip, 24 k) and rf Bob Thorpe (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Boston (A) gets lf Bud Stewart (35 yrs old, .315-8-50-3)
10/13 - Washington gets 1b Eddie Waitkus (32 yrs old, .309-0-13-0), Boston (N) gets lf Stan Spence (36 yrs old, .216-14-40-3)
10/15 - Cleveland gets ss Floyd Baker (35 yrs old, .318-0-24-2), New York (A) gets cf Jim Rivera (29 yrs old, .285-6-51-16)
11/02 - Boston (N) gets p Hal Schacker (26 yrs old, 0-0, 6.00 era, 9.0 ip, 3 k), Philadelphia (N) gets 2b Jack Merson (29 yrs old, .233-0-6-0) and p Len Matarazzo (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
11/02 - Cincinnati gets p Hank Behrman (30 yrs old, 1-0, 0.00 era, 6.0 ip, 1 k), New York (N) gets cf Johnny Groth (25 yrs old, .239-2-26-0)
11/13 St.Louis (N) gets lf Sid Gordon (34 yrs old, .325-25-80-0), Pittsburgh gets ss Johnny Pesky (32 yrs old, .340-1-31-4)
11/22 - Cleveland gets cf Lloyd Merriman (27 yrs old, .269-0-5-0) and c Ray Katt (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Philadelphia (N) gets 2b Mike Goliat (26 yrs old, .263-8-40-1) and lf Pete Whisenant (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
11/23 - Detroit gets p Max Surkont (29 yrs old, 12-5, 2.28 era, 205.0 ip, 99 k), Pittsburgh gets 2b Jerry Priddy (32 yrs old, .261-9-69-2)
11/24 - Cleveland gets p Dick Bokelmann (25 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip) and p Bob Friend (21 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Chicago (N) gets ss Dick Cole (25 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
11/25 - Detroit gets p Jim Goodwin (25 yrs old, 1-0, 0.00 era, 5.0 ip, 4 k), Washington gets ss Jake Caulfield (34 yrs old, .240-3-26-0)
11/25 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Forrest Thompson (33 yrs old, 2-1, 1 sv, 2.63 era, 27.1 ip, 12 k), Washington gets 1b Roy Sievers (25 yrs old, .245-4-17-1)
12/17 - St.Louis (A) gets ss Eddie Basinski (29 yrs old, .234-10-43-0) and ss Billy Klaus (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Philadelphia (A) gets 3b Bill Serena (27 yrs old, .271-18-73-0) and cf Jake Crawford (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
01/22 - New York (A) gets p Ralph Brickner (26 yrs old, 5-6, 10 sv, 4.60 era, 62.2 ip, 24 K), Boston (A) gets 2b Red Borom (35 yrs old, .303-1-9-0)
Major Retirements
3b Frenchy Bordagaray, age 41 - 18 seasons. His best season was in 1944 when he batted .313 with 3 homers, 45 RBIs and 0 sb in 107 games.
.276 avg, 1519 g, 4251 ab, 602 r, 1173 h, 27 hr, 412 rbi, 167 sb, .366 slg
sp Nels Potter, age 40 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1945 when he compiled a 21-14 record with a 3.51 ERA and 107 k in 284.2 innings.
4.19 era, 103-104, 362 g, 1702.0 ip, 755 k, 683 bb, 43 sv
c Birdie Tebbetts, age 38 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1941 when he batted .292 with 6 Hrs, 67 RBIs and 2 sb in 130 games.
.262 avg, 1032 g, 3010 ab, 314 r, 789 h, 23 hr, 348 rbi, 9 sb, .344 slg
1b Dom Dallessandro, age 38 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1943 when he batted .298 with 8 HR, 71 RBI and 1 sb in 133 games.
.272 avg, 1270 g, 3291 ab, 488 r, 896 h, 43 hr, .432 rbi, 23 sb, .387 slg
1b Dan Lang, age 36 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1945 when he batted .290 with 8 HRs, 44 RBIs and 3 sb in 138 games.
.240 avg, 1232 g, 3498 ab, 407 r, 839 h, 45 hr, 366 rbi, 13 sb, .340 slg
lf Charlie Keller, age 35 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1942 when he batted .314 with 35 HRs, 109 RBIs and 42 sb in 145 games.
.280 avg, 1671 g, 5799 ab, 1113 r, 1622 h, 294 hr, 1078 rbi, 144 sb, .489 slg
mr Harry Eisenstat, age 36 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1941 when he compiled an 11-3 record with 17 saves, a 1.89 era and 25 strikeouts in 76.1 innings.
3.87 era, 84-102, 758 g, 1266.2 ip, 454 k, 244 bb, 180 sv
3b Dario Lodigiani, age 35 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1940 when he batted .275 with 7 HRs, 59 RBIs and 0 sb in 140 games.
.253 avg, 1400 g, 3937 ab, 427 r, 998 h, 44 hr, 448 rbi, 24 sb, .348 slg
rf Danny Litwhiler, age 35 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1944 when he batted .281 with 10 HRs, 57 RBIs and 3 sb in 123 games.
.261 avg, 1513 g, 4935 ab, 670 r, 1286 h, 138 hr, 692 rbi, 22 sb, .403 slg
CEI Retirements
3b Pete Castiglione, age 31 - 3 seasons.
.243 avg, 230 g, 634 ab, 83 r, 154 h, 10 hr, 74 rbi, 4 sb, .345 slg
2b Nellie Fox, age 24 - 3 seasons.
.260 avg, 236 g, 585 ab, 77 r, 152 h, 3 hr, 78 rbi, 5 sb, .342 slg
First-Year Player Draft
Code:
Team Round One Round Two Round Three Round Four Round Five
Chicago (N) Dean Stone,p Bill Renna,lf Hal Erickson,p Jim Willis,p Barney Martin,p
Cincinnati Frank Sullivan,p Paul Smith,1b Billy Consolo,3b Ted Kazanski,ss Don Elston,p
Chicago (A) Don Liddle,p Jim Pendleton,lf Ruben Gomez,p Mike Blyzka,p Neal Watlington,c
Boston (A) Don Larsen,p Harry Hanebrink,2b Al Worthington,p Milt Jordan,p Glenn Mickens,p
Philadelphia (N) Bob Keegan,p Tom Umphlett,cf Bob Milliken,p Dick Rand,c Paul Foytack,p
New York (A) Sonny Dixon,p Harry Elliott,lf Bob Talbot,cf Thornton Kipper,p Dick Schofield,ss
St.Louis (A) Jim Gilliam,2b Jerry Lane,p Roy Face,p Hank Foiles,c Bill Harrington,p
Washington Al Smith,rf Al Kaline,cf Connie Johnson,p Reno Bertoia,2b Bill Moisan,p
New York (N) Ernie Banks,ss Johnny O'Brien,2b Dave Hoskins,p Bobo Holloman,p John Baumgartner,3b
Brooklyn Rip Repulski,cf Johnny Podres,p Fred Baczewski,p Steve Kraly,p Bob Marquis,cf
Detroit Ray Jablonski,3b Eddie O'Brien,ss Billy Hunter,ss Duke Simpson,p Frank Kellert,1b
Cleveland Yo-Yo Davalillo,ss Ed Bailey,c Bob Trice,p John Romonosky,p Tom Qualters,p
Boston (N) Gene Baker,2b Felipe Montemayer,cf Gus Triandos,1b Tommy Giordano,2b John Mackinson,p
St.Louis (N) Jack Shepard,c Vic Janowicz,c Dave Jolly,p Bob Oldis,c Tony Roig,2b
Philadelphia (A) Bill Bruton,cf Bob Miller,p Rinty Monahan,p Joey Jay,p Jim Pisoni,cf
Pittsburgh Carlos Bernier,cf Bob Buhl,p Jack Faszholz,p Dick Tomanek,p Spider Wilhelm,ss
Team Round Six Round Seven Round Eight Round Nine Round Ten
Chicago (N) Les Peden,c Paul Schramka,lf
Cincinnati Bruce Barmes,rf Art Schult,1b
Chicago (A) Dick Teed,1b Eddie Phillips,1b
Boston (A) Stan Palys,rf Fred Marolewski,1b
Philadelphia (N) Frank Carswell,lf
New York (A) George Freese,3b
St.Louis (A) Joe Szekely,rf
Washington Nick Koback,c
New York (N) Dixie Upright,1b
Brooklyn Mel Roach,2b
Detroit Frank Baldwin,c
Cleveland Pete Naton,c
Boston (N) Grant Dunlap,rf
St.Louis (N) Dick Aylward,c
Philadelphia (A) Bill Antonello,lf
Pittsburgh Frank Verdi,ss