1953 New York Giants Trades and Transactions

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

• December 1, 1952

  Rinty Monahan drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1952 rule 5 draft.

• Before 1953 Season

  Signed Marshall Bridges as an amateur free agent.

  Signed John Fitzgerald as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Sherman Jones as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Willie Kirkland as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bob Perry as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ozzie Virgil as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bill White as an amateur free agent.

  Signed John Kennedy as a free agent.

  Ramón Monzant received from Shelby (Western Carolina) in an unknown transaction.

• January 30, 1953

  Signed Rubén Gómez as a free agent.

• May 12, 1953

  Roger Bowman selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers.

• May 15, 1953

  Released Max Lanier.

• May 25, 1953

  Traded Norman Fox (minors) to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Bud Byerly.

• June 15, 1953

  Sal Yvars player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals for $12,500.

• July 1, 1953

  Selected Marv Grissom off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• July 5, 1953

  Traded Marv Blaylock to Syracuse (International). Received Claude Corbitt.

• September 19, 1953

  Jack Harshman player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.

• October 8, 1953

  Traded Chuck Diering, Frank Hiller, Adrián Zabala and $60,000 to San Francisco (PCL). Received Windy McCall.

• December 1, 1953

  Drafted John Anderson from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1953 minor league draft.

  Drafted Lee Tate from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1953 minor league draft.

• Before 1954 Season

  Returned John Anderson (earlier draft pick) to the Philadelphia Phillies.

  Signed Carl Boles as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ramón Conde as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Frank Funk as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Daryl Robertson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Andre Rodgers as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Leon Wagner as an amateur free agent.

  Released John Kennedy.

  Joe Shipley received from Vidalia (Georgia State) in an unknown transaction.

• January 28, 1954

  Clint Hartung player rights sold to Havana (International).

• February 1, 1954

  Traded Sam Calderone and Bobby Thomson to the Milwaukee Braves. Received Johnny Antonelli, Billy Klaus, Don Liddle, Ebba St. Claire and $50,000.

• February 2, 1954

  Signed Joey Amalfitano as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

• March 5, 1954

  Ray Noble player rights sold to Havana (International).