1954 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

1953 Season 1955 Season

Record: 111-43-2, Finished 1st in American League (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Lost World Series (4-0) to New York Giants

Manager: Al Lopez (111-43-2)

General Manager: Hank Greenberg

Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium

Attendance: 1,335,472 (2nd of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 99
One-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 102

Pythagorean W-L: 104-50, 746 Runs, 504 Runs Allowed

American League Pennant

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Transactions

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

Before 1954 Season

Signed Mudcat Grant as an amateur free agent.

Signed Ken Retzer as an amateur free agent.

Signed Dick Stigman as an amateur free agent.

Signed Billy Williams as an amateur free agent.
January 20, 1954

Traded Joe Tipton to the Washington Nationals. Received Mickey Grasso.
February 19, 1954

Traded Bill Upton, Lee Wheat and $15,000 to the Philadelphia Athletics. Received Dave Philley.
April 12, 1954

Signed Hal Newhouser as a free agent.
April 17, 1954

Traded Bob Kennedy to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Jim Dyck.
May 11, 1954

Rocky Nelson player rights sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
May 12, 1954

Jim Lemon player rights sold to the Washington Nationals.
June 1, 1954

Traded Bob Chakales to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Vic Wertz.
September 30, 1954

Traded players to be named later and Sam Jones to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Ralph Kiner (November 16, 1954) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade. The Cleveland Indians sent $60,000 (November 16, 1954) and Gale Wade (November 30, 1954) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
October 14, 1954

Owen Friend player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.
November 22, 1954

Mickey Grasso drafted by the New York Giants in the 1954 rule 5 draft.

Roberto Vargas drafted by the Milwaukee Braves in the 1954 rule 5 draft.
Before 1955 Season

Signed Gary Bell as an amateur free agent.

Signed Don Dillard as an amateur free agent.

Signed Carroll Hardy as an amateur free agent.

Signed Wynn Hawkins as an amateur free agent.

Signed Carl Mathias as an amateur free agent.

Signed Larry Raines as an amateur free agent.

Signed Elder White as an amateur free agent.

Joe Ginsberg sent to San Diego (PCL) in an unknown transaction.

Hank Izquierdo received from Winston-Salem (Carolina) in an unknown transaction.