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Friday, December 31st , 1954
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Frank Hadder to a minor league contract.
Thursday, December 30th , 1954
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Art Hutchins to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SP Don Hall to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, December 29th , 1954
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent SP Billy Williams to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP King Rosten to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Harry Beardsley to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent 3B Danny Apel to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Dave Berg to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SP Don Norris to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, December 28th , 1954
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Howard Miller Jr. to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Roscoe Brown to a minor league contract.
Monday, December 27th , 1954
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent SP Dixie Thompson to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent SP Jim Carr to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent CL Joe Roberson to a minor league contract.
Sunday, December 26th , 1954
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Sam Wheeler to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Floyd Van Hoven to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP George Lusby to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RP Harry Townsend.
Saturday, December 25th , 1954
Chicago Cougars: Released RP Pete Papenfus.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Dewey Carpenter to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SP Johnny Hansen to a minor league contract.
Friday, December 24th , 1954
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Joe Davis to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent RP Charlie Visconti to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent SP Herb Wise to a minor league contract.
Thursday, December 23rd , 1954
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SP Marty Stein to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, December 22nd , 1954
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Jesse Sadlon to a minor league contract.
Monday, December 20th , 1954
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent 3B Ernie Loose to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent SP Pat Andrews to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners: Signed free agent SP Dick Melia to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SP Hardy Brown to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SP Tex Foster to a minor league contract.
Sunday, December 19th , 1954
The Pittsburgh Miners traded 19-year old minor league 3B Sammy Golden and 23-year old minor league CF Chick Brown to the Philadelphia Keystones, getting 32-year old RHP Tony Dixon in return.
Saturday, December 18th , 1954
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Roland Porter to a minor league contract.
Thursday, December 16th , 1954
Philadelphia Keystones: Released SP Don Norris.
Wednesday, December 15th , 1954
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Jack Lockwood to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Carl G. Williams to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Walt Zecher to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Tuesday, December 14th , 1954
Kansas City Kings: Released SP Eugene Williams.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SP Bill Brown to a minor league contract.
Monday, December 13th , 1954
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SP Ottaviano Boyd to a minor league contract.
Sunday, December 12th , 1954
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent RP Gordon McDonald to a 1-year contract worth a total of $18,600.
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent 3B Pete McCown to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: RP Mack Lyons was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Saturday, December 11th , 1954
St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent RP Hod Taylor Jr. to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Bob Petty to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen: SP Bill Parkhurst was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Boston Minutemen: C Joe Clark was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Boston Minutemen: SP Dick Houston was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Boston Minutemen: LF Al Lucas was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Boston Minutemen: 1B Sam Hannah was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Boston Minutemen: 1B Tillie Juarez was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Chicago Cougars: RP Pete Papenfus was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Chicago Chiefs: RF Virgil McLaughlin was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Chicago Chiefs: 2B Ed Wise was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Chicago Chiefs: CF Paul Bailey was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Chicago Chiefs: 3B Joe Meltz was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Cincinnati Cannons: CF Fred Lainhart was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Cincinnati Cannons: 2B Enos Bailey was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Cincinnati Cannons: LF Charlie Ham was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Montreal Saints: LF Joe Bullock was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
San Francisco Sailors: 3B Bob Gray was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
San Francisco Sailors: SP Don Hillshire was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
San Francisco Sailors: RF Ed Davis was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Philadelphia Keystones: CF Armando Estrada was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Philadelphia Keystones: 2B Parson Allen was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Philadelphia Keystones: 3B Gordon Russell was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Philadelphia Keystones: C Hank Mortell was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Detroit Dynamos: 1B Jim Mack was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Pittsburgh Miners: LF Chet Hammond was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Pittsburgh Miners: SP Eddie Carlson was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Washington Eagles: CF Pat Adair was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Washington Eagles: LF Bucky Moore was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Washington Eagles: 1B Roy Nash was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
New York Gothams: SP Bill Howard was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Cleveland Foresters: SP Ray Patterson was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Los Angeles Stars: SP Hal Miller was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Los Angeles Stars: SP Eddie Webb was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Los Angeles Stars: C Henry Brown was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Kansas City Kings: SP Elmer Sullivan was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Kansas City Kings: 1B George Lacey was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Kansas City Kings: CF Bill Johnston was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Kansas City Kings: SP Mule Crawford was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
San Francisco Sailors: Lost RP Hoppy Johnson in the Rule 5 Draft to the St. Louis Pioneers.
St. Louis Pioneers: Drafted RP Hoppy Johnson in the 1954 Rule 5 Draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall Pick) from the San Francisco Sailors.
Los Angeles Stars: RP Ed Wingerter was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Chicago Cougars: Lost C Mike Bordes in the Rule 5 Draft to the Los Angeles Stars.
Los Angeles Stars: Drafted C Mike Bordes in the 1954 Rule 5 Draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall Pick) from the Chicago Cougars.
Washington Eagles: Lost RP Ted Beaven in the Rule 5 Draft to the Philadelphia Keystones.
Philadelphia Keystones: Drafted SP Ted Beaven in the 1954 Rule 5 Draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall Pick) from the Washington Eagles.
Kansas City Kings: Lost 2B Willie Watson in the Rule 5 Draft to the Washington Eagles.
Washington Eagles: Drafted 3B Willie Watson in the 1954 Rule 5 Draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall Pick) from the Kansas City Kings.
Kansas City Kings: Lost SP Bob Martin in the Rule 5 Draft to the Boston Minutemen.
Boston Minutemen: Drafted RP Bob Martin in the 1954 Rule 5 Draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall Pick) from the Kansas City Kings.
Chicago Cougars: Lost 1B Bob Blackwell in the Rule 5 Draft to the Pittsburgh Miners.
Pittsburgh Miners: Drafted 1B Bob Blackwell in the 1954 Rule 5 Draft (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall Pick) from the Chicago Cougars.
Friday, December 10th , 1954
Toronto Wolves: Signed free agent RP Bob Burdick to a minor league contract.
Toronto Wolves: SP Hank Lacey was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Thursday, December 9th , 1954
Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent SP Steve Ward to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent SP Ray Hahn to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors: Released RP Roscoe Brown.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SP Mel Morris to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, December 8th , 1954
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Steve Davis to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Released RP King Rosten.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released RP Harry Snodgrass.
Tuesday, December 7th , 1954
Chicago Cougars: Released CL Wally Wilcox.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SP Jim Jackson to a minor league contract.
Monday, December 6th , 1954
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RF Andy Long to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Elbert Sutton to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints: Released RP Les Olds.
New York Gothams: Signed free agent RP Ray Rutherford to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SP Sparky Foskey to a minor league contract.
Sunday, December 5th , 1954
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Roy Wendel to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Van Hertig to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Otis Dunn to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos: Signed free agent RP Gene Markey to a minor league contract.
Toronto Wolves: Released RP Steve Williams.
Saturday, December 4th , 1954
Chicago Chiefs: Released RP Earl Ulrich.
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent SP Loren Miller to a minor league contract.
Friday, December 3rd , 1954
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Norman Hampden to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs: Signed free agent RP Gene Wolf to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones: Released CL Dewey Carpenter.
New York Gothams: Released RP Jesse Sadlon.
Thursday, December 2nd , 1954
Philadelphia Keystones: Released CL Mark Sharpe.
Wednesday, December 1st , 1954
Chicago Cougars: Signed free agent 1B Bob Blackwell to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Chicago Chiefs: Released SP Ray Rutherford.
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