Announcements
Boston (N) - The team announced that it is moving to Milwaukee. They will now be known as the Milwaukee Braves.
Cincinnati - The team announced that due to the anticommunist hysteria, they are changing their nickname. They will now be known as the Cincinnati Redlegs.
Philadelphia (A) & Philadelphia (N) - The teams announced that their home ballpark has been renamed. The ballpark's new name is Connie Mack Stadium.
Free Agency
Arnold Carter, sp - Signed a 2-yr, $408,400 contract with Brooklyn
Warren Spahn, sp - Signed a 5-yr, $1,542,000 contract with Chicago (A)
Bill Donovan, cl - Signed a 2-yr, $524,600 contract with Philadelphia (N)
Walker Cooper, c - Signed a 2-yr, $906,000 contract with Brooklyn
Eddie Robinson, 1b - Signed a 5-yr, $2,659,000 contract with Boston
Whitey Lockman, 1b - Signed a 4-yr, $1,241,200 contract with Philadelphia (N)
Granny Hamner, 2b - Signed a 2-yr, $104,400 contract with New York (A)
Hank Thompson, 3b - Signed a 5-yr, $2,301,600 contract with Cleveland
Vern Stephens, 3b - Signed a 3-yr, $486,900 contract with Pittsburgh
Jackie Robinson, lf - Unsigned
Dale Mitchell, lf - Signed a 4-yr, $1,860,400 contract with New York (N)
Duke Snider, cf - Signed a 4-yr, $1,547,000 contract with Philadelphia (A)
Enos Slaughter, rf - Signed a 3-yr, $1,135,600 contract with Detroit
Stan Spence, rf - Signed a 2-yr, $916,200 contract with St.Louis (A)
Vic Wertz, rf - Signed a 4-yr, $1,895,200 contract with Milwaukee
Trades
10/09 - New York (A) gets 3b Danny O'Connell (25 yrs old, .268-0-19-2) and 2b Tony Roig (24 yrs old, .200-0-1-0), St.Louis (N) gets rf Al Zarilla (33 yrs old, .255-4-43-4)
10/09 - Brooklyn gets 1b Jimmy Grant (34 yrs old, .255-4-32-11), Philadelphia (N) gets cf Rip Repulski (25 yrs old, .246-9-30-2)
10/09 - St.Louis (A) gets lf Minnie Minoso (29 yrs old, .263-10-70-30), Pittsburgh gets rf Don Mueller (25 yrs old, .298-3-27-2) and 1b Tookie Gilbert (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
10/09 - Chicago (N) gets 1b Preston Ward (25 yrs old, .182-0-9-1), Milwaukee gets ss Dick Cole (26 yrs old, .260-0-23-0)
10/09 - Detroit gets cf Lloyd Merriman (28 yrs old, .233-0-6-0) and ss Ted Tappe (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Cleveland gets 3b Ray Jablonski (25 yrs old, .238-10-51-3)
10/09 - St.Louis (N) gets p Hal Erickson (33 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Chicago (N) gets lf Don Lenhardt (30 yrs old, .223-11-42-2)
10/09 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Harry Dorish (31 yrs old, 11-16, 1 sv, 2.99 era, 249.2 ip, 121 k), Brooklyn gets 1b Eddie Waitkus (33 yrs old, .273-1-5-1)
10/30 - New York (N) gets p Jim Hearn (31 yrs old, 6-15, 3.47 era, 158.0 ip, 58 k) and p Alex Konikowski (24 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Milwaukee gets c Sam Calderone (26 yrs old, .163-2-6-0)
11/03 - Pittsburgh gets p Ernie Johnson (28 yrs old, 14-9, 3.20 era, 216.1 ip, 129 k), New York (A) gets lf Jim Greengrass (25 yrs old, .279-9-39-3)
11/20 - Milwaukee gets p Elmer Singleton (34 yrs old, 0-1, 1 sv, 2.61 era, 31.0 ip, 13 k), St.Louis (A) gets rf Tom Wright (29 yrs old, .241-0-15-2)
11/21 - Washington gets p Ralph Brickner (27 yrs old, 0-1, 1 sv, 7.71 era, 7.0 ip, 3 k), New York (A) gets rf Harry Simpson (26 yrs old, .245-1-21-2)
11/22 - Washington gets p Karl Drews (32 yrs old, 6-9, 1 sv, 3.32 era, 154.2 ip, 67 k), Philadelphia (A) gets 2b Bobby Hofman (27 yrs old, .216-2-18-1) and lf Pete Whisenant (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
11/23 - Boston gets p Jim Willis (25 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Chicago (N) gets 2b Eddie Miksis (26 yrs old, .252-4-50-1)
11/24 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Mel Parnell (30 yrs old, 14-14, 3.18 era, 266.1 ip, 135 k), Cincinnati gets rf Hank Edwards (33 yrs old, .246-5-27-1)
12/26 - Boston gets p Mike Budnick (33 yrs old, 0-0, 4.82 era, 9.1 ip, 2 k), Chicago (N) gets 1b George Crowe (31 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
12/31 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Hal Hudson (25 yrs old, 1-2, 13 sv, 3.06 era, 35.1 ip, 21 k), Pittsburgh gets ss Clem Koshorek (27 yrs old, .223-1-20-2) and c Dick Rand (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
01/05 - Brooklyn gets p Ned Garver (27 yrs old, 15-18, 3.11 era, 254.1 ip, 103 k), St.Louis (N) gets c Stan Lopata (27 yrs old, .249-13-71-8)
02/05 - Boston gets p Don Liddle (27 yrs old, 6-9, 3.86 era, 137.2 ip, 67 k), Chicago (A) gets 1b Walt Dropo (30 yrs old, .188-7-15-1) and rf Stan Palys (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
Major Retirements
cf Joe Medwick, age 40 - 20 seasons.
Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1936 when he batted .368 with 23 HRs, 109 RBIs and 0 SB in 141 games.
.310 avg, 2204 g, 7882 ab, 1175 r, 2447 h, 178 hr, 1135 rbi, 62 sb, .456 slg
sp Mel Harder, age 42 - 21 seasons. His best season was in 1933 when he compiled a 17-11 record with a 2.58 era and 86 strikeouts in 269.0 innings.
4.16 era, 231-293, 642 g, 4809.2 ip, 1530 k, 1772 bb, 3 sv
mr Ray Prim, age 45 - 18 seasons. His best season was in 1945 when he compiled a 13-10 record with a 3.22 era and 124 strikeouts in 237.2 innings.
3.74 era, 117-91, 650 g, 1764.1 ip, 537 k, 396 bb, 110 sv
1b Elbie Fletcher, age 36 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1942 when he batted .308 with 8 HRs, 52 RBIs and 1 SB in 125 games.
.272 avg, 1915 g, 5660 ab, 892 r, 1540 h, 110 hr, 696 rbi, 61 sb, .397 slg
rf Jeff Heath, age 37 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1948 when he batted .284 with 43 HRs, 147 RBIs and 6 SB in 149 games.
.300 avg, 1684 g, 5851 ab, 1021 r, 1757 h, 271 hr, 1196 rbi, 88 sb, .520 slg
cf Goody Rosen, age 40 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1936 when he batted .304 with 3 HRs, 49 RBIs and 2 SB in 120 games.
.265 avg, 1633 g, 5217 ab, 744 r, 1385 h, 64 hr, 611 rbi, 33 sb, .363 slg
lf Mike McCormick, age 35 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1946 when he batted .320 with 3 HRs, 16 RBIs and 0 SB in 57 games.
.257 avg, 675 g, 1575 ab, 162 r, 405 h, 7 hr, 145 rbi, 7 sb, .333 slg
lf Milt Bocek, age 40 - 19 seasons. His best season was in 1933 when he batted .349 with 0 HRs, 6 RBIs and 0 SB in 38 games.
.249 avg, 445 g, 667 ab, 63 r, 166 h, 4 hr, 81 rbi, 1 sb, .315 slg
sp Denny Galehouse, age 41 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1943 when he compiled a 15-10 record with a 3.28 era and 128 strikeouts in 263.1 innings.
4.20 era, 192-197, 498 g, 3571.0 ip, 1460 k, 1473 bb, 1 sv
rf Bob Kennedy, age 32 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1949 when he batted .299 with 11 HRs, 78 RBIs and 9 SB in 135 games.
.268 avg, 833 g, 2505 ab, 309 r, 671 h, 35 hr, 319 rbi, 26 sb, .388 slg
lf Barney McCosky, age 35 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1939 when he batted .323 with 3 HRs, 73 RBIs and 35 SB in 141 games.
.303 avg, 1633 g, 5853 ab, 914 r, 1773 h, 38 hr, 690 rbi, 149 sb, .409 slg
2b Eddie Stanky, age 36 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1949 when he batted .279 with 8 HRs, 50 RBIs and 2 SB in 126 games.
.254 avg, 1012 g, 3269 ab, 541 r, 831 h, 26 hr, 315 rbi, 51 sb, .342 slg
CEI Retirements
2b Bill Serena, age 28 - 4 seasons. His best season was in 1951 when he batted .271 with 18 HRs, 73 RBIs and 0 SB in 137 games.
.264 avg, 324 g, 1111 ab, 137 r, 293 h, 37 hr, 155 rbi, 1 sb, .426 slg
First-Year Player Draft
Code:
Team Round One Round Two Round Three Round Four Round Five
Chicago (N) Karl Spooner,p Carlos Paula,lf Art Fowler,p Tom Brewer,p Charlie Gorin,p
Washington Gordon Jones,p Don Zimmer,ss Charlie White,c Ramon Monzant,p Tom Lasorda,p
Boston Ray Crone,p Alex Grammas,ss Harmon Killebrew,2b Vern Morgan,3b Tex Clevenger,p
Philadelphia (A) Bob Grim,p Jerry Lynch,lf Gair Allie,ss Ralph Beard,p Jim Robertson,c
St.Louis (N) Bill Skowron,1b Rudy Regalado,3b Bob Purkey,p El Tappe,c Moe Savransky,p
Cleveland Frank Lary,p Chuck Harmon,3b Ray Narleski,p Nino Escalera,rf Mel Wright,p
Pittsburgh Camilo Pascual,p Bob Skinner,1b Bob Zick,p Royce Lint,p Tom Burgess,rf
Milwaukee Hank Aaron,lf Tom Alston,1b Jake Thies,p Al Lary,p Bob Darnell,p
Chicago (A) Wally Moon,cf Don Mossi,p Lee Wheat,p Arnie Portocarrero,p Art Ditmar,p
Cincinnati Joe Cunningham,1b Spook Jacobs,2b Bill Taylor,lf Paul Giel,p Bill Oster,p
Philadelphia (N) Jim Finigan,3b Nellie King,p Chico Garcia,2b Bill Tremel,p Dutch Romberger,p
Detroit Vic Power,cf Frank Bolling,2b Billy O'Dell,p Brooks Lawrence,p George Bullard,ss
Brooklyn Don Hoak,3b Ron Jackson,1b Jim Davis,p Pete Wojey,p Joey Amalfitano,3b
New York (A) Danny Schell,lf Billy Shantz,c Joe Taylor,lf Dick Strahs,p Stan Joc,3b
St.Louis (A) Harry Agganis,1b Tom Hurd,p Russ Kemmerer,p Billy Gardner,3b Bob Greenwood,p
New York (N) Wally Moryn,rf Curt Roberts,2b Corky Valentine,p George O'Donnell,p Steve Korcheck,c
Team Round Six Round Seven Round Eight Round Nine Round Ten
Chicago (N) Ron Mrozinski,p John Pyecha,p Mickey Micelotta,ss
Washington Jim Fanning,c Jim Brosnan,p Harvey Gentry,1b
Boston Laurin Pepper,p Hal Raether,p Bob Lennon,rf
Philadelphia (A) Johnny Gray,p Tom Herrin,p Bill Hall,c
St.Louis (N) Bill Greason,p Tom Flanigan,p Gail Henley,rf
Cleveland Joe Durham,lf Jay Heard,p Dick Murphy,1b
Pittsburgh Paul Penson,p Ron Samford,2b Billy Queen,rf
Milwaukee Vito Valentinetti,p Jim Command,3b Frank Leja,1b
Chicago (A) Ozzie Van Brabant,p Foster Castleman,3b Chris Kitsos,ss
Cincinnati Lou Berberet,c Tim Thompson,c
Philadelphia (N) Don Robertson,rf Chick King,cf
Detroit Bill Upton,p Woodie Held,ss
Brooklyn Cliff Ross,p Eric Rodin,cf
New York (A) Jose Santiago,p Walt Streuli,c
St.Louis (A) Ryne Duren,p Roy Dietzel,2b
New York (N) Memo Luna,p Guy Morton,1b