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Sunday, October 31st , 1954
New York Gothams
: Signed free agent SP
Jim Murray
to a minor league contract.
New York Gothams
: Signed free agent SP
Guy Kennedy
to a minor league contract.
Saturday, October 30th , 1954
Cleveland Foresters
: Signed free agent RP
Jake Washington
to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Cannons
: RP
Charlie Craighead
was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Leo Ross
to a minor league contract.
The
Montreal Saints
traded 20-year old minor league RHP
William Davis
to the
Philadelphia Keystones
, getting 35-year old RHP
Bill Sohl
in return.
Friday, October 29th , 1954
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent RP
Alan Steeves
to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Jim Handrich
to a minor league contract.
The
Cincinnati Cannons
traded 25-year old SS
Elmer Walters
to the
Chicago Chiefs
, getting 24-year old LHP
Charlie Craighead
, 21-year old minor league 1B
Jim Upchurch
, and 22-year old minor league SS
Jimmie Burrell
in return.
The
Boston Minutemen
traded 33-year old CF
Steve Dunagan
to the
Montreal Saints
, getting 32-year old RHP
John Grimes
in return.
Thursday, October 28th , 1954
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Vic William
.
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Chet Davison
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released RP
Walt Holt
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released CL
Roy Wendel
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released SP
Roland Porter
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released SP
Pete Thompson
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Roy Jackson
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Charlie Jackson
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Manager
Tanzan Miyake
signed as 3B Coach in
Los Angeles
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Israel Gutierrez
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Huck Simons
to a minor league contract.
The
Boston Minutemen
traded 30-year old RHP
Max Edwards
and $39,000 in cash to the
Montreal Saints
, getting 23-year old minor league 2B
Jess Gray
and 18-year old minor league RHP
Dick Wilson
in return.
The
Chicago Chiefs
traded 20-year old minor league 1B
Hal Scott
and 24-year old minor league 1B
Sam Ambrose
to the
Los Angeles Stars
, getting 39-year old minor league RHP
Andy Boyer
in return.
The
Chicago Chiefs
traded 20-year old minor league LF
Bill Ewing
to the
Boston Minutemen
, getting 31-year old RHP
Merton Myers
in return.
Wednesday, October 27th , 1954
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent SS
Woodie Barton
to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters
: Signed free agent RP
Abe Benson
to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent RP
Don Hunt
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Lefty Jones
.
Toronto Wolves
: Released SP
Art Brandon
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Mark Martin
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent RP
Roy Cox
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Ray Skinner
to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, October 26th , 1954
New York Gothams
: Signed free agent RP
Sam Drummond
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Gordon Sheffield
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Leo Zimmerman
to a minor league contract.
Monday, October 25th , 1954
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent 3B
Bill Mays
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent SP
Pat Hatch
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
Clay Strother
to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen
: Released RP
Mickey Johnson
.
Cleveland Foresters
: Released SP
Buck Watkins
.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent SP
Wayne Skaggs
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Lew Brown
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Guy Morris
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Eddie Parkhurst
to a minor league contract.
Sunday, October 24th , 1954
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent SP
Hughie Foster
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent RP
Tom Gearhart
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Harvey Webster
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Bobby Ellison
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Ralph Santoyo
to a minor league contract.
Saturday, October 23rd , 1954
Cleveland Foresters
: Signed free agent SP
Dale Thornton
to a minor league contract.
Cleveland Foresters
: Signed free agent SP
George Smith
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
Whitey Austin
to a minor league contract with a major league option.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Hal Siegel
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Bob George
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Howard Miller Jr.
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Lou LaPierre
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Bob Burns
to a minor league contract.
Friday, October 22nd , 1954
Boston Minutemen
: Released SP
Wayne Skaggs
.
New York Gothams
: Signed free agent RP
Pete Williams
to a minor league contract.
Toronto Wolves
: Signed free agent SP
Bobby Lee Williams
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent RP
Mike Silvey
to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent RP
Jerry Reed
to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles
: LF
Ralph Hughes
was added to the secondary (40-man) roster.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Cal Thomas
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Walt Sell
to a minor league contract.
The
New York Gothams
traded 19-year old minor league 1B
Otto Funk
to the
Philadelphia Keystones
, getting 37-year old RHP
George Scruggs
in return.
Thursday, October 21st , 1954
Cleveland Foresters
: Signed free agent SP
Fred Green
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent SP
Ben Clough
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent SP
Eddie Parks
to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent RP
Wally Mears
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Ed Jubinville
to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent RP
Bob Hobbs
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Cougars
: Released RP
Joe Roberson
.
Washington Eagles
: Released RP
Bill Hess
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Del Lankford
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Dick Riley
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Zeb Stevens
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Harry Hamilton
to a minor league contract.
The
Pittsburgh Miners
traded 24-year old LF
Ralph Hughes
to the
Washington Eagles
, getting 32-year old C
Bob Newcomer
in return.
Wednesday, October 20th , 1954
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent RP
Emmett Sheffield
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent RP
Ray McKinney
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent RP
Pat Shackelford
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent RP
Hank Burney
to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent RP
Gene R Smith
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Activated SP
John Thomas Johnson
from the injured list.
Chicago Cougars
: Activated SP
Pug White
from the injured list.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Activated SP
Mickey Mills
from the injured list.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Activated 2B
Al Dunlap
from the injured list.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Activated CF
Bill Heim
from the injured list.
Montreal Saints
: Released LF
Lou Thompson
.
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Maury Basile
.
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Bobby Judge
.
Washington Eagles
: Activated SP
Bill Haile
from the injured list.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Activated SP
Jim Kenny
from the injured list.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released CL
Hod Taylor Jr.
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SS
Fritz Parker
.
New York Gothams
: Released RP
Pat Andrews
.
New York Gothams
: Released RP
Ed Richards
.
Kansas City Kings
: Activated RP
Larry Smith
from the injured list.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Levi Dunham
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent SP
Woodie Keppel
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Hop Miller
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SP
Hank Kopper
to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, October 19th , 1954
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent SS
Gene Tucker
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent RP
Cliff Harmon
to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent SP
Doc Buckingham
to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent SP
John Heller
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
Chet Rogers
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent RP
Homer Curtis
to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Monday, October 18th , 1954
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
Mike Petras
to a minor league contract.
New York Gothams
: Signed free agent SP
Tony Miller
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
Rick Dixon
to a minor league contract.
New York Gothams
: Signed free agent RP
Bob Davis
to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent C
Ike Bell
to a minor league contract.
Sunday, October 17th , 1954
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent RP
Howie Anzalone
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent SS
Bob Stender
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent RP
George Henderson
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
John DePietro
to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent RP
Jim Lesiak
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent RP
Orrin Wilson
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent RP
Dick McKinney
to a minor league contract.
Saturday, October 16th , 1954
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed free agent 3B
Bill Willen
to a minor league contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed free agent 3B
Clyde Harris
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RF
George Skillman
to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, October 13th , 1954
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed Manager
Don Fox
to a 2-year, $12,100 per year contract.
Los Angeles Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Doug Hensley
to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, October 12th , 1954
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Gordon McDonald
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Al LaRose
.
Cleveland Foresters
: Released SP
Billy Mullen
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed Manager
Carl Burbach
to a 2-year, $26,950 per year contract.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed Manager
Phil Elvine
to a 2-year, $16,300 per year contract.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed Assistant GM
Henry Myles
to a 2-year, $2,950 per year contract.
Monday, October 11th , 1954
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released SP
Johnny Sanderson
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Buzz Vogel
.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent RP
Walt Swann
to a minor league contract.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed free agent RP
Norm Van Dyne
to a minor league contract.
Sunday, October 10th , 1954
Chicago Chiefs
: Released SP
Pat Thomas
.
Washington Eagles
: Released SP
Don Hall
.
Saturday, October 9th , 1954
Washington Eagles
: Released SP
Pete Jackson
.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent SP
Tommy Wilde
to a minor league contract.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed free agent LF
George Scott
to a minor league contract.
New York Gothams
: Signed free agent RP
Pat Thompson
to a minor league contract.
Friday, October 8th , 1954
Chicago Chiefs
: Released SS
Milt Stevens
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released CL
Jack Schutter
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released RP
Joe Davis
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released RP
Jim A Johnson
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released C
Herm Wells
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released 1B
Stuffy Lawrence
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released CL
Mal Weeks
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released RP
Ed Clayton
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released RP
Gene Markey
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released RP
Alfie Barnes
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released SP
Guy Kennedy
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released RP
John DePietro
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Released RP
Carl G. Williams
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released C
Jake Baker
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Released RP
Tommy Carter
.
Washington Eagles
: Released RP
George Dodd
.
Washington Eagles
: Released RP
Al Cleary
.
Washington Eagles
: Released SP
Wayne Skaggs
.
Washington Eagles
: Released RP
Bob Burdick
.
Washington Eagles
: Released LF
Rex Friedman
.
Washington Eagles
: Released RP
Jim Lesiak
.
Washington Eagles
: Released RP
Tom Gearhart
.
Washington Eagles
: Released RP
George Lusby
.
Washington Eagles
: Released RP
Gene R Smith
.
Washington Eagles
: Released 1B
Jack Greenwood
.
Washington Eagles
: Released RP
Jerry Reed
.
New York Gothams
: Released RP
Jake Washington
.
New York Gothams
: Released RP
Lyman Brooks
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released SP
Rick Flood
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released SP
Beals Stewart
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released SP
Dale Mackey
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
Reggie Randall
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
Johnny Miller
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released 2B
Bob Roberts
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
George Henderson
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released C
Phil Gaede
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
Dick McKinney
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
Bob Davis
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released SP
Bill Williamson
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released CL
Clay Strother
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
Joe Perkins
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
Hank Burney
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Released RP
Wally Mears
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Slim Stockton
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Lou LaPierre
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Bugs Fitzgerald
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released 3B
Bill Willen
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released 3B
Jim Haley
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released 2B
Bill Parent
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released 3B
Ben Scott
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released 2B
Jack DiPasquale
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RF
Clyde Harris
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released 3B
Pat Ray
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Ben Clough
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released RP
Joe Ewing
.
Boston Minutemen
: Released RP
Harry Davis
.
Boston Minutemen
: Released SS
Jack Marsh
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Bob Tweedy
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Rabbit Coffin
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Jim Murray
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Danny Robinson
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Bill Lyman
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SS
Pat Hallman
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Warren Stewart
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SS
Clarence Martin
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released C
Emilio Calasanz
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Homer Curtis
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SS
Dwight Aarona
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released LF
Ted Barette
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released 3B
Bob Stender
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released RP
Abe Benson
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Red Cooper
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released SP
Steve Keller
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released SP
Chick Trilman
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released SP
Dixie Thompson
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Bob Petty
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released SS
Ephraim Inniss
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released SS
Frank Bean
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released SP
Jimbo Williams
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released SS
Eddie Lewis
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Otis Dunn
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Gene Wolf
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released SP
George Vallance
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released SP
Jerry Scarano
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released CL
Mike Petras
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released SS
Ted Sullivan
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Emmett Sheffield
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released SS
Earle Holland
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released RP
Cy Hobbs
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released SS
Ernie Hall
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released SP
Joe Thompson
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released RP
Buzz Simpson
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released SP
Jack Lockwood
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released CL
Ernie Huber
.
Cleveland Foresters
: Released CL
Willie Parker
.
Cleveland Foresters
: Released RP
Larry Stevens
.
Cleveland Foresters
: Released CF
Bob Alley
.
Cleveland Foresters
: Released LF
Jack Wilson
.
Cleveland Foresters
: Released RF
Ford Dunn
.
Montreal Saints
: Released SP
Lou Kalmbach
.
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Mack Gillet
.
Montreal Saints
: Released SP
Lonnie Sis
.
Montreal Saints
: Released SP
Harry Beardsley
.
Montreal Saints
: Released CL
Dick Melia
.
Montreal Saints
: Released SP
Frank Hadder
.
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Bill Fleming
.
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Cliff Harmon
.
Montreal Saints
: Released CL
Jack Armstrong
.
Montreal Saints
: Released SP
Tony Miller
.
Montreal Saints
: Released CL
John Heller
.
Montreal Saints
: Released SP
Hughie Foster
.
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Rick Dixon
.
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Alan Steeves
.
Montreal Saints
: Released RP
Orrin Wilson
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released RP
Jerry Hutchinson
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released SP
Al Smith
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released SP
Claude Williams
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released SP
Red Kirkland
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released C
Frank Cress
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released RP
Mack Cook
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released RP
Whitey Austin
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released RP
Sam Drummond
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released RP
Howie Anzalone
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released RP
Bob Hobbs
.
Los Angeles Stars
: Released RP
Chet Jones
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Leo Owens
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released C
Johnny Hadley
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released CL
Del Reichert
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released SP
Stan Herrick
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released SP
Tommy Wilde
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released SP
Jim Huffman
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Chet Williams
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released SP
Tony Peckham
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released CL
Ira Jonas
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released C
Tucker Ness
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Willie Gonzalez Jr.
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RF
Rex Hays
.
Toronto Wolves
: Released 2B
George Walker
.
Toronto Wolves
: Released RP
Bud Cato
.
Toronto Wolves
: Released SP
Steve Davis
.
Toronto Wolves
: Released CL
Pat Thompson
.
Toronto Wolves
: Released RP
Willie Banks
.
Toronto Wolves
: Released RP
Bill Sweet
.
Toronto Wolves
: Released SP
Kid Moore
.
Toronto Wolves
: Released RP
Don Hunt
.
Toronto Wolves
: Released SP
Carroll Hart
.
Toronto Wolves
: Released SP
Lee Johnson
.
Toronto Wolves
: Released RP
Pat Shackelford
.
Toronto Wolves
: Released SP
Pat Hatch
.
Toronto Wolves
: Released RP
Chet Rogers
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released CL
Fred Terry
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released RP
Alan Palmer
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released RP
Ed Shepard
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released RP
Jack Wheeler
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released SS
Russ Snyder
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released 3B
Gene Fairbanks
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released SP
Doc Buckingham
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released RP
Pete Williams
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released RP
Buster Warren
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released CL
Pryor Stone
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released SP
Bobby Lee Williams
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released SP
Ray McKinney
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released RP
Mike Silvey
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released C
Chet Bower
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released RP
Ed Jubinville
.
Chicago Chiefs
: SP
Duke Hendricks
retired from professional baseball.
Los Angeles Stars
: RP
Art Edwards
retired from professional baseball.
Los Angeles Stars
: 3B
Norman Houser
retired from professional baseball.
Montreal Saints
: RP
Bud Robbins
retired from professional baseball.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Retired #4 in honor of
Al Tucker
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: RF
Al Tucker
retired from professional baseball.
Washington Eagles
: SS
Frank Davis
retired from professional baseball.
Kansas City Kings
: Retired #8 in honor of
Harry Barrell
.
Boston Minutemen
: SS
Harry Barrell
retired from professional baseball.
St. Louis Pioneers
: LF
Davey Robicheaux
retired from professional baseball.
Chicago Chiefs
: 2B
Artie D'Alessandro
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Ben Washington
retired from professional baseball.
RP
John Reed
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Sammy Wilson
retired from professional baseball.
SP
Jerry Fordham
retired from professional baseball.
CF
Ernie Rockey
retired from professional baseball.
CF
Dick Helfand
retired from professional baseball.
1B
Jim Stone
retired from professional baseball.
2B
Glenn Doerr
retired from professional baseball.
RF
Adam Sharp
retired from professional baseball.
3B
Gabby Marlowe
retired from professional baseball.
2B
Chuck Best
retired from professional baseball.
C
Ed Whiting
retired from professional baseball.
RF
Lynn Davis
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Charlie Owen
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Barney Dawson
retired from professional baseball.
CF
Mickey Holloway
retired from professional baseball.
LF
Chuck Hopper
retired from professional baseball.
SP
Ron Berry
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Willis Barth
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Joe Lute
retired from professional baseball.
2B
Dick Allen
retired from professional baseball.
1B
Tom Brownleaf
retired from professional baseball.
2B
John Morrow
retired from professional baseball.
LF
Ralph Robinson
retired from professional baseball.
3B
Bob Wilson
retired from professional baseball.
SP
George Avery
retired from professional baseball.
1B
Frankie Gonnella
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Dick Wallace
retired from professional baseball.
SP
Ben Fiskars
retired from professional baseball.
3B
Tom Brown
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Ted Davis
retired from professional baseball.
RF
Claude Leonard
retired from professional baseball.
SP
Leo Hayden
retired from professional baseball.
2B
Ray Roberts
retired from professional baseball.
LF
George Fitzgerald
retired from professional baseball.
LF
Dick Blaszak
retired from professional baseball.
CF
Bunny Hufford
retired from professional baseball.
SP
Jim Anderson
retired from professional baseball.
SP
Charlie Gordon
retired from professional baseball.
C
Enos Shank
retired from professional baseball.
SP
Dave Low
retired from professional baseball.
RF
Flipper Robinson
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Carl Stockwell
retired from professional baseball.
SP
Mack Brubaker
retired from professional baseball.
SP
Pepper Tuttle
retired from professional baseball.
1B
Bill Moore
retired from professional baseball.
2B
Tommy Blood
retired from professional baseball.
3B
Hal Wood
retired from professional baseball.
SP
Buddy Long
retired from professional baseball.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Retired #51 in honor of
Lefty Allen
.
SP
Lefty Allen
retired from professional baseball.
LF
Johnny Potter
retired from professional baseball.
SP
Jack Wood
retired from professional baseball.
SP
Adam Grayson
retired from professional baseball.
Washington Eagles
: Pitching Coach
Willie Couillard
retires.
Toronto Wolves
: First Base Coach
Lloyd McGowan
retires.
Montreal Saints
: Team Trainer
Frank Colegrove
retires.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Manager
Cliff Everett
retires.
Cleveland Foresters
: Hitting Coach
Al Parsons
retires.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Team Trainer
Ted Bruschi
retires.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Third Base Coach
Rube Pierce
retires.
Pitching Coach
Charlie Rogus
retires.
Team Trainer
Jerry Westmoreland
retires.
Hitting Coach
Joe Don Williams
retires.
General Manager
Johnny Robards
retires.
Hitting Coach
Milo Kimble
retires.
Manager
Jerry Valdez
retires.
Manager
Rudy Walker
retires.
Manager
Max Wilder
retires.
First Base Coach
Russ Taylor
retires.
First Base Coach
Hank Dishman
retires.
Team Trainer
Bill Dye
retires.
Owner
Lee Whitney
retires.
Manager
Brooks Meeks
retires.
Pitching Coach
Johnny Rayne
retires.
Manager
Bud Jameson
retires.
Pitching Coach
Alex Modglin
retires.
Pitching Coach
Jake Smith
retires.
Team Trainer
Tom Van Horn
retires.
Manager
Russ Bruening
retires.
Chicago Chiefs
: Manager
Irv Howard
leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed Team Trainer
Aanand Adani
to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed Scouting Director
Charlie Green
to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed Hitting Coach
Win Marshall
to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed Bench Coach
Jim Chandler
to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed Assistant GM
Bolivar Jim Smith
to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed Pitching Coach
James Aiken
to a 2-year contract extension.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Fired Manager
Carl Ames
.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed Bench Coach
Sandy Lovelle
to a 2-year contract extension.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed 3B Coach
Jay Johnson
to a 2-year contract extension.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed Scouting Director
Oren Banks
to a 2-year contract extension.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed Assistant GM
Ace Frank
to a 2-year contract extension.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed Hitting Coach
Red Garrett
to a 2-year contract extension.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed Pitching Coach
Mike Donohue
to a 2-year contract extension.
Philadelphia Keystones
: Signed 1B Coach
Hirokuni Nakashima
to a 2-year contract extension.
Washington Eagles
: Signed Bench Coach
Brooks Wise
to a 2-year contract extension.
Washington Eagles
: Signed Hitting Coach
Bill Smith
to a 2-year contract extension.
Washington Eagles
: Signed Assistant GM
Jerry Lavin
to a 2-year contract extension.
Washington Eagles
: Signed Manager
Pete Molyneaux
to a 2-year contract extension.
New York Gothams
: Signed Manager
Ad Doria
to a 2-year contract extension.
New York Gothams
: Signed Team Trainer
Carroll Jeter
to a 2-year contract extension.
New York Gothams
: Signed Hitting Coach
Walt Johns
to a 2-year contract extension.
New York Gothams
: Signed Pitching Coach
William Rill
to a 2-year contract extension.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Fired Hitting Coach
Pedro Acosta
.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed Bench Coach
Charley McCain
to a 2-year contract extension.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed 1B Coach
Jimmy Jones
to a 2-year contract extension.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed Team Trainer
Frank Ruvalcaba
to a 2-year contract extension.
St. Louis Pioneers
: 3B Coach
Tom Blake
leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
St. Louis Pioneers
: Signed 1B Coach
Harry Jenkins
to a 2-year contract extension.
Boston Minutemen
: Signed Scouting Director
Chief Raymond
to a 2-year contract extension.
Boston Minutemen
: Signed 3B Coach
Al Jensen
to a 2-year contract extension.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed Hitting Coach
Andy Williams
to a 2-year contract extension.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed Pitching Coach
Jim Tauber
to a 2-year contract extension.
Detroit Dynamos
: Signed 3B Coach
Glenn Morrison
to a 2-year contract extension.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed Team Trainer
Dave Hay
to a 2-year contract extension.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed Pitching Coach
Karl Johnson
to a 2-year contract extension.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed Manager
Glenn Carney
to a 2-year contract extension.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed Hitting Coach
George Powers
to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed Scouting Director
Dixie Marsh
to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed Manager
Doc Woods
to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed Bench Coach
Sam Barnes
to a 2-year contract extension.
Chicago Cougars
: Signed Hitting Coach
Sam Villalobos
to a 2-year contract extension.
Cleveland Foresters
: Signed Pitching Coach
Curly Curling
to a 2-year contract extension.
Cleveland Foresters
: Signed Team Trainer
Howie Scott
to a 2-year contract extension.
Cleveland Foresters
: Signed Assistant GM
Henry Rowland
to a 2-year contract extension.
Montreal Saints
: 3B Coach
Willard Sullivan
leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Montreal Saints
: Signed Bench Coach
Johnny Gilbert
to a 2-year contract extension.
Montreal Saints
: Signed 1B Coach
Gordon Hawthorne
to a 2-year contract extension.
Montreal Saints
: Signed Pitching Coach
George Kinkade
to a 2-year contract extension.
Montreal Saints
: Signed Manager
Tom Paul
to a 2-year contract extension.
Los Angeles Stars
: Fired Bench Coach
Patrick Lictenegger
.
Los Angeles Stars
: 3B Coach
Gene Singer
leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Los Angeles Stars
:
Dick Cotton
promoted from
Salt Lake City Stars
and signed to a 2-year contract as Pitching Coach.
Los Angeles Stars
: Signed Scouting Director
Al Swain
to a 2-year contract extension.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed Assistant GM
Buzz Burton
to a 2-year contract extension.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed Manager
Billy Rose
to a 2-year contract extension.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed Bench Coach
Bob Braatz
to a 2-year contract extension.
Toronto Wolves
: Fired Hitting Coach
George Scales
.
Toronto Wolves
: Signed Scouting Director
Art Willis
to a 2-year contract extension.
Toronto Wolves
: Signed Manager
Jim Whitehead
to a 2-year contract extension.
Toronto Wolves
: Signed Pitching Coach
Joe Short
to a 2-year contract extension.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Fired Assistant GM
Pat Moynihan
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Fired 3B Coach
Roger Rooks
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed 1B Coach
John Wright
to a 2-year contract extension.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed Manager
Buddy Baumgart
to a 2-year contract extension.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed Pitching Coach
Al Dixon
to a 2-year contract extension.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Signed Hitting Coach
Joe Smith
to a 2-year contract extension.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released 3B
Bill Mays
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released SP
Jack Wells
.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
Leo Owens
to a minor league contract.
Chicago Chiefs
: Signed free agent RP
Rabbit Coffin
to a minor league contract.
Washington Eagles
: Signed free agent RP
Kid Moore
to a minor league contract.
Kansas City Kings
: Signed free agent RP
Red Cooper
to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen
: Signed free agent SP
Wayne Skaggs
to a minor league contract.
Boston Minutemen
: Signed free agent RP
Bob Tweedy
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent RP
Art Davidson
to a minor league contract.
San Francisco Sailors
: Signed free agent RP
Beals Stewart
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent C
Frank Cress
to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Miners
: Signed free agent RP
Al Smith
to a minor league contract.
Montreal Saints
: Signed free agent RP
Mack Cook
to a minor league contract.
Los Angeles Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Bill Sweet
to a minor league contract.
Thursday, October 7th , 1954
Washington Eagles
: Released SP
Nate Wine
.
Montreal Saints
: Released SP
Eddie Parks
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released SP
Billy Williams
.
Wednesday, October 6th , 1954
Washington Eagles
: Released SP
George Smith
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released SP
Sid Moulton
.
San Francisco Sailors
: Released RP
Johnny Clark
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released 3B
Gabby Marlowe
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released SP
Pepper Tuttle
.
Tuesday, October 5th , 1954
Chicago Chiefs
: Released SP
Roy Cox
.
St. Louis Pioneers
: Released 3B
Bob Wilson
.
Detroit Dynamos
: Released SP
Bill Brown
.
Monday, October 4th , 1954
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Art Brown
.
Kansas City Kings
: Released RP
Guy Morris
.
Cincinnati Cannons
: Released 3B
Chin Nichols
.
Saturday, October 2nd , 1954
Boston Minutemen
: Released SP
Jim Stephenson
.
Friday, October 1st , 1954
Boston Minutemen
: Released SP
Joe Lowenthal
.
Chicago Cougars
: Released SP
Mike Hale
.
Cleveland Foresters
: Released SP
Elmer Meyer
.
Cleveland Foresters
: Released SP
John Reed
.
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