1952 Chicago White Sox Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• November 13, 1951

  Traded Randy Gumpert and Don Lenhardt to the Boston Red Sox. Received Mel Hoderlein and Chuck Stobbs.

• November 19, 1951

  Drafted George Wilson from the Boston Red Sox in the 1951 rule 5 draft.

• November 27, 1951

  Traded Joe DeMaestri, Gordon Goldsberry, Dick Littlefield, Gus Niarhos and Jim Rivera to the St. Louis Browns. Received Sherm Lollar, Tom Upton and Al Widmar.

  Traded Tom Upton to the Washington Nationals. Received Sam Dente.

• December 3, 1951

  Frank Biscan selected by the New York Yankees in the 1951 minor league draft.

• December 6, 1951

  Traded Rocky Nelson to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Héctor Rodríguez.

• Before 1952 Season

  Signed Tom Flanigan as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Russ Heman as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim Landis as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Sammy Esposito as a free agent.

  Don Rudolph received from Jessup (Georgia State) in an unknown transaction.

• January 8, 1952

  Al Lakeman player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• March 13, 1952

  Purchased Bill Kennedy from the St. Louis Browns.

• March 24, 1952

  Traded Bob Dillinger to Sacramento (PCL). Received Player to be named later and $10000.

• May, 1952

  Purchased Sammy Meeks from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• May 3, 1952

  Traded Jim Busby and Mel Hoderlein to the Washington Nationals. Received Sam Mele.

• May 5, 1952

  Selected Jim Suchecki off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• May 8, 1952

  George Wilson player rights sold to the New York Giants for $25,000.

• May 22, 1952

  Purchased Dixie Howell from the New York Giants for $2,500.

• June 15, 1952

  Traded Willy Miranda and Al Zarilla to the St. Louis Browns. Received Leo Thomas and Tom Wright.

• June 16, 1952

  Ken Holcombe selected by the St. Louis Browns off waivers.

• June 28, 1952

  Selected Willy Miranda off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.

• July 28, 1952

  Traded Ray Coleman and Jay Porter to the St. Louis Browns. Received Darrell Johnson and Jim Rivera.

• August 22, 1952

  Released Phil Masi.

• August 27, 1952

  Selected Hal Hudson off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.

• September 1, 1952

  Traded a player to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Hank Edwards. The Chicago White Sox sent Howie Judson (December 9, 1952) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

• October 13, 1952

  Purchased Bob Keegan from Syracuse (International).

• October 16, 1952

  Traded Hank Edwards and Willy Miranda to the St. Louis Browns. Received Tommy Byrne and Joe DeMaestri.

• December 2, 1952

  Hooks Iott selected by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1952 minor league draft.

• December 10, 1952

  Traded Chuck Stobbs to the Washington Nationals. Received Mike Fornieles.

• Before 1953 Season

  Signed Rudy Árias as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Earl Battey as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Don Bradey as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Joe Hicks as an amateur free agent.

  Harry Bright received from the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

  Jerry Dahlke received from Seattle (PCL) in an unknown transaction.

• January 20, 1953

  Traded Dixie Upright and $25,000 to the St. Louis Browns. Received Fred Marsh.

• January 27, 1953

  Traded Joe DeMaestri, Ed McGhee and Eddie Robinson to the Philadelphia Athletics. Received Bobby Wilson (minors) and Ferris Fain.

• February 9, 1953

  Traded Hal Brown, Marv Grissom and Bill Kennedy to the Boston Red Sox. Received Vern Stephens.

• February 23, 1953

  Signed Johnny Schaive as an amateur free agent.

• March 7, 1953

  Purchased Earl Harrist from the St. Louis Browns.

• March 18, 1953

  Selected Gene Bearden off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.