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1953-54 Winter
Announcements
St.Louis (A) - Announced that the team is moving. They will now be known as the Baltimore Orioles and will play their home games in Memorial Stadium.
Free Agency
Bob Lemon, sp - Signed a 3-year, $1,342,500 contract with Philadelphia (N)
Bob Porterfield, sp - Signed a 4-year, $717,600 contract with New York (A)
Robin Roberts, sp - Signed a 6-year, $2,607,600 contract with St.Louis
Curt Simmons, sp - Signed a 3-year, $448,800 contract with Cleveland
Yogi Berra, c - Signed a 5-year, $3,267,100 contract with New York (N)
Ferris Fain, 1b - Signed a 4-year, $956,000 contract with Chicago (N)
Phil Cavarretta, 1b - Signed a 2-year, $899,200 contract with Brooklyn
Billy Goodman, 2b - Signed a 3-year, $384,600 contract with Brooklyn
Bob Elliott, 3b - Signed a 2-year, $147,600 contract with New York (N)
Willie Jones, 3b - Signed a 4-year, $1,110,000 contract with Brooklyn
Eddie Yost, 3b - Signed a 3-year, $647,700 contract with Philadelphia (N)
Jackie Robinson, lf - Signed a 2-year, $1,247,600 contract with Boston
Gene Woodling, lf - Signed a 4-year, $1,727,200 contract with Chicago (A)
Richie Ashburn, cf - Signed a 5-year, $2,637,700 contract with Pittsburgh
Frank Baumholtz, cf - Signed a 3-year, $1,125,900 contract with Cincinnati
Larry Doby, cf - Signed a 3-year, $1,873,800 contract with Cincinnati
Dom Mueller, rf - Signed a 5-year, $2,355,100 contract with Milwaukee
Trades
10/08 - Boston gets lf Al Smith (25 yrs old, .267-9-43-0) and 2b Reno Bertoia (18 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Washington gets ss Alex Grammas (27 yrs old, .270-0-8-0)
10/08 - Philadelphia (N) gets cf Vic Power (25 yrs old, .300-10-44-1), Detroit gets lf Russ Sullivan (30 yrs old, .306-6-28-3) and rf Bruce Barmes (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
10/08 - Cincinnati gets lf Irv Noren (28 yrs old, .246-2-12-1) and p Ramon Monzant (20 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Washington gets 1b Luke Easter (38 yrs old, .331-10-25-2)
10/08 - Milwaukee gets 2b Danny O'Connell (26 yrs old, .228-0-14-1), New York (A) gets ss Dick Cole (27 yrs old, .280-2-19-0)
10/08 - Chicago (N) gets 3b Ray Jablonski (26 yrs old, .266-6-41-0), Cleveland gets lf Don Lenhardt (31 yrs old, .216-23-56-1) and p John Pyecha (21 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip)
10/08 - Boston gets p Ted Gray (28 yrs old, 11-6, 1 sv, 2.92 era, 200.0 ip, 123 k), Brooklyn gets rf Bill Nicholson (38 yrs old, .271-14-63-2) and lf Dick Williams (24 yrs old, .242-2-25-1)
10/13 - Milwaukee gets 1b Earl Torgeson (29 yrs old, .258-4-36-6), Philadelphia (N) gets lf Del Ennis (28 yrs old, .282-7-46-3)
10/20 - Milwaukee gets p Bob Kuzava (30 yrs old, 6-5, 2 sv, 104.2 ip, 56 k) and c Dick Rand (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Pittsburgh gets c Clint Courtney (26 yrs old, .264-2-23-0)
10/31 - Chicago (N) gets 3b Jim Finigan (25 yrs old, .254-3-44-2), Philadelphia (N) gets c Charlie Silvera (29 yrs old, .313-5-30-0)
10/31 - Philadelphia (A) gets ss Chico Carrasquel (25 yrs old, .260-3-40-0), Boston gets 1b Bobby Hofman (28 yrs old, .247-21-58-0)
10/31 - Philadelphia (A) gets 2b Bill Sommers (30 yrs old, .258-9-49-0), Philadelphia (N) gets p Vic Raschi (34 yrs old, 11-19, 5.05 era, 228.1 ip, 135 k)
11/01 - Chicago (N) gets 2b Jim Gilliam (25 yrs old, .298-7-47-4) and p Russ Kemmerer (22 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Baltimore gets c Bill Sarni (26 yrs old, .298-17-75-2)
11/01 - Milwaukee gets p Frank Hiller (33 yrs old, 10-14, 3.82 era, 209.2 ip, 95 k) and cf Dick Hall (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Washington gets 2b Jerry Priddy (33 yrs old, .285-3-41-1)
11/20 - Detroit gets p Jerry Lane (27 yrs old, 8-5, 11 sv, 4.65 era, 102.2 ip, 50 k), Baltimore gets rf Cal Abrams (29 yrs old, .232-8-47-0)
11/21 - Philadelphia (A) gets p Chris Van Cuyk (26 yrs old, 3-7, 15 sv, 3.89 era, 37.0 ip, 23 k), Chicago (N) gets cf Gus Bell (25 yrs old, .279-17-52-0)
11/23 - Baltimore gets p Jackie Collum (26 yrs old, 10-16, 3.93 era, 215.0 ip, 88 k) and 3b Woodie Held (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Detroit gets 1b Steve Bilko (25 yrs old, .294-3-9-0)
11/23 - Chicago (N) gets p Don Liddle (28 yrs old, 15-7, 3.45 era, 188.0 ip, 96 k) and 3b Hal Bevan (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Boston gets 2b Billy Martin (25 yrs old, .279-9-48-4)
01/10 - Baltimore gets p Dick Strahs (30 yrs old, 0-1, 12.79 era, 6.1 ip, 3 k), New York (A) gets ss Billy Klaus (25 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
01/22 - Brooklyn gets 3b Johnny Tobin (33 yrs old, .429-0-3-0), Chicago (A) gets 3b Don Hoak (25 yrs old, .300-5-42-4)
CEI Retirements
mr Al Brazle, age 39 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1947 when he compiled a 17-7 record with a 3.06 era and 93 strikeouts in 214.2 innings.
3.78 era, 102-91, 305 g, 1749.0 ip, 747 k, 739 bb, 7 sv
sp Billy Loes, age 23 - 3 seasons. His best season was in 1952 when he compiled a 13-14 record with a 3.19 era and 165 strikeouts in 248.1 innings.
3.20 era, 31-25, 118 g, 522.2 ip, 366 k, 179 bb, 13 sv
mr Joe Ostrowski, age 36 - 5 seasons.
3.65 era, 43-38, 218 g, 747.1 ip, 242 k, 202 bb, 12 sv
Major Retirements
sp Randy Gumpert, age 35 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1950 when he compiled a 13-8 record with a 3.83 era and 57 strikeouts in 178.2 innings.
4.34 era, 69-68, 336 g, 1209.1 ip, 490 k, 506 bb, 14 sv
sp Max Butcher, age 43 - 14 seasons. His best season ws in 1944 when he compiled a 17-14 record with a 3.23 era and 52 strikeouts in 264.1 innings.
4.04 era, 144-180, 394 g, 2799.1 ip, 557 k, 939 bb, 3 sv
1b Ray Weatherly, age 38 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1936 when he batted .355 with 11 HRs, 64 RBIs and 1 SB in 117 games.
.283 avg, 1312 g, 3734 ab, 514 r, 1058 h, 75 hr, 533 rbi, 32 sb, .431 slg
lf Tommy Henrich, age 40 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1942 when he batted .300 with 36 HRs, 105 RBIs and 5 SB in 146 games.
.283 avg, 1979 g, 6978 ab, 1157 r, 1977 h, 259 hr, 1154 rbi, 57 sb, .464 slg
sp Johnny Rigney, age 38 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1946 when he compiled a 13-8 record with a 2.95 era and 109 strikeouts in 210.2 innings.
4.18 era, 159-167, 491 g, 3017.1 ip, 1285 k, 1307 bb, 18 sv
2b Joe Gordon, age 38 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1940 when he batted .323 with 29 HRs, 111 RBIs and 23 Sbs in 144 games.
.261 avg, 1921 g, 6529 ab, 979 r, 1705 h, 276 hr, 1039 rbi, 88 sb, .443 slg
cf Sam Chapman, age 37 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1943 when he batted .311 with 30 HRs, 116 RBIs and 6 SBs in 139 games.
.265 avg, 1751 g, 5401 ab, 779 r, 1431 h, 196 hr, 848 rbi, 48 sb, .432 slg
3b Lou Boudreau, age 36 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1943 when he batted .344 with 4 HRs, 71 RBIs and 3 SBs in 128 g
.289 avg, 1872 g, 6821 ab, 913 r, 1970 hits, 70 hr, 885 rbi, 83 sb, .401 slg
sp Max Lanier, age 38 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1945 when he compiled a 17-13 record with a 2.15 era and 206 strikeouts in 272.1 innings.
3.35 era, 210-145, 500 g, 3317.1 ip, 1875 k, 1285 bb, 15 sv
rf Rene Monteaguado, age 37 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1948 when he batted .309 with 2 HR, 20 RBI and 0 SB in 61 games.
.254 avg, 561 g, 556 ab, 66 r, 141 h, 5 hr, 64 rbi, 2.sb, .322 slg
3b Jim Tabor, age 36 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1941 when he batted .289 with 19 HR, 106 RBI, and 11 SB in 146 games.
.264 avg, 1557 g, 4689 ab, 564 r, 1236 h, 106 hr, 680 rbi, 73 sb, .407 slg
ss Bill Lillard, age 35 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1947 when he batted .304 with 1 HR, 13 RBI and 0 SB in 72 games.
.247 avg, 532 g, 737 ab, 81 r, 182 h, 5 hr, 92 rbi, 5 sb, .326 slg
c Phil Masi, age 37 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1946 when he batted .286 with 6 HR, 64 RBI and 8 SB in 122 games.
.260 avg, 1251 g, 3745 ab, 518 r, 973 h, 52 hr, 482 rbi, 35 sb, .379 slg
c Walker Cooper, age 38 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1945 when he batted .320 with 15 HR, 91 RBI and 5 SB in 127 games.
.279 avg, 1643 g, 6156 ab, 823 r, 1715 h, 182 hr, 1040 rbi, 30 sb, .430 slg
sp Eddie Smith, age 40 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1944 when he compiled a 14-14 record with a 3.99 era and 75 strikeouts in 234.1 innings.
4.49 era, 112-138, 337 g, 2200.2 ip, 1000 k, 1255 bb, 5 sv
2b Hank Majeski, age 37 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1947 when he batted .276 with 7 HR, 58 RBI and 4 SB in 148 games.
.268 avg, 1231 g, 3562 ab, 432 r, 953 h, 59 hr, 417 rbi, 9 sb, .384 slg
3b Don Kolloway, age 35 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1941 when he batted .270 with 2 HRs, 51 RBI and 11 SB in 132 games.
.278 avg, 918 g, 2020 ab, 252 r, 561 h, 15 hr, 215 rbi, 35 sb, .366 slg
3b Billy Johnson, age 35 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1942 when he batted .336 with 1 HR, 48 RBI and 3 SB in 143 games.
.256 avg, 1265 g, 3841 ab, 503 r, 984 h, 58 hr, 425 rbi, 17 sb, .363 slg
First-Year Player Draft
Code:
Team Round One Round Two Round Three Round Four Round Five
Washington Herb Score,p Bob Speake,lf Clete Boyer,ss Joe Altobelli,1b Webbo Clarke,p
St.Louis Rocky Colavito,rf Elston Howard,lf Lindy McDaniel,p Luis Arroyo,p Dave Hillman,p
Cleveland Don Gross,p Gene Freese,3b Glen Gorbovs,rf Dick Tettlebach,lf Roberto Vargas,p
Chicago (N) Tom Sturdivant,p Jim Small,lf Jack Meyer,p Jim Bunning,p Don Leppert,2b
Milwaukee Don Kaiser,p Chuck Tanner,lf Lynn Lovenguth,p Sandy Koufax,p Humberto Robinson,p
Philadelphia (A) Ken Boyer,3b Milt Smith,3b Jerry Schypinski,ss Frank Baumann,p Tex Nelson,lf
Detroit Ted Abernathy,p Ernie Oravetz,rf Rip Coleman,p Duke Maas,p Jim Pyburn,3b
Pittsburgh Hector Lopez,3b Jose Valdivielso,ss Johnny Kucks,p Van Fletcher,p Buddy Peterson,ss
Baltimore Bill Virdon,cf Gail Harris,1b Roman Mejias,lf Juan Delis,3b Hy Cohen,p
Boston Hardy Peterson,c Pete Daley,c Don Ferrarese,p Pedro Ramos,p Fred Waters,p
New York (N) Nelson Burbrink,c Harry Malmberg,2b Vincente Amor,p George Susce,p Ruby Minarcin,p
Philadelphia (N) Bob Thurman,lf Bob Hale,1b Babe Birrer,p Ed Roebuck,p Herb Moford,p
Cincinnati Jim King,rf Bubba Phillips,lf Frank Malzone,3b Brooks Robinson,3b Art Coccarelli,p
New York (A) Don Blasingame,2b Bob Stephenson,ss Larry Jackson,p Bob Alexander,p Bobby Richardson,2b
Brooklyn Hal Smith,c Bobby Kline,ss Jerry Schoonmacker,rf Al Grunwald,p Don Platski,cf
Chicago (A) Roberto Clemente,rf Don Bessent,p Roger Craig,p Hank Aguirre,p Lino Donoso,p
Team Round Six Round Seven Round Eight Round Nine Round Ten
Washington Tom Gastall,c Walt Craddock,p Vince Gonzales,p Jim Westlake,1b
St.Louis Wayne Causey,3b John Edelman,p Stan Pawloski,2b Al Silvera,lf
Cleveland Chuck Templeton,p Bob Harrison,p Bob Bowman,lf Eric Mackenzie,c
Chicago (N) Joe Trimble,p Bud Daley,p Jack Spring,p Ed White,rf
Milwaukee Floyd Wooldridge,p Bob Thorpe,p Bob Spicer,p Joe Brovia,1b
Philadelphia (A) John Andre,p Haywood Sullivan,c Paul Martin,p Bert Hamric,1b
Detroit Pete Burnside,p John Powers,rf Julio Becquer,1b Jim Pagliaroni,c
Pittsburgh Barney Schultz,p Billy Harrell,ss Johnny Blanchard,c Fred Van Dusen,1b
Baltimore Mike Kume,p Bill Currie,p Roger Marquis,rf Leroy Powell,1b
Boston Bob Roselli,c Chuck Locke,p Tom Carroll,ss
New York (N) Jim Owens,p Marv Throneberry,1b Kenny Kuhn,ss
Philadelphia (N) Stu Locklin,cf Dick Hyde,p Earl Battey,c
Cincinnati Earl Smith,cf Maurice Fisher,p John Easton,1b
New York (A) Glenn Cox,p Bob Smith,p Bill Stewart,lf
Brooklyn Bill Froats,p Angelo Dagres,rf Bob Hazle,lf
Chicago (A) Red Swanson,p Gale Wade,cf Alex George,ss
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