Transactions
Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- November 19, 1953
Signed Ralph Terry as an amateur free agent.
- November 25, 1953
Released Johnny Mize.
- November 30, 1953
Jerry Lynch drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1953 rule 5 draft.
- December 16, 1953
Traded Don Bollweg, Jim Finigan, Johnny Gray, Vic Power, Bill Renna, Jim Robertson and $25,000 to the Philadelphia Athletics. Received Loren Babe, Harry Byrd, Tom Hamilton, Carmen Mauro and Eddie Robinson.
- Before 1954 Season
Signed Rod Kanehl as an amateur free agent.
Signed Tony Kubek as an amateur free agent.
Signed Lee Thomas as an amateur free agent.
Lou Johnson sent to Lexington (Mountain States) in an unknown transaction.
- February 23, 1954
Vic Raschi player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals for $85,000.
- April 11, 1954
Traded Emil Tellinger (minors), Bill Virdon and Mel Wright to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Enos Slaughter.
- April 12, 1954
Signed Ralph Houk as a free agent.
- May 4, 1954
Purchased Art Ceccarelli from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- May 11, 1954
Traded Jim Brideweser to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Jim Post (minors), Neil Berry and Dick Kokos.
- July 4, 1954
Selected Marlin Stuart off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
- July 22, 1954
Signed Ralph Branca as a free agent.
Released Ralph Houk.
- August 7, 1954
Bob Kuzava selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers.
- August 22, 1954
Selected Jim Konstanty off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- September 3, 1954
Purchased Tommy Byrne from Seattle (PCL).
- October 16, 1954
Purchased Lou Sleater from Toronto (International).
- October 19, 1954
Released Ralph Branca.
- November 17, 1954
Traded players to be named later, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Willy Miranda, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos and Gene Woodling to the Baltimore Orioles. Received players to be named later, Billy Hunter, Don Larsen and Bob Turley. The Baltimore Orioles sent Mike Blyzka (December 1, 1954), Darrell Johnson (December 1, 1954), Jim Fridley (December 1, 1954) and Dick Kryhoski (December 1, 1954) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade. The New York Yankees sent Bill Miller (December 1, 1954), Kal Segrist (December 1, 1954), Don Leppert (December 1, 1954) and Theodore Del Guercio (minors) (December 1, 1954) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
- November 22, 1954
Art Ceccarelli drafted by the Kansas City Athletics in the 1954 rule 5 draft.
- Before 1955 Season
Signed Jim Bronstad as an amateur free agent.
Signed Bill Short as an amateur free agent.
Art Schult player rights sold to Seattle (PCL).
- January 26, 1955
Signed Tom Carroll as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).
- March 30, 1955
Tom Gorman, Dick Kryhoski and Ewell Blackwell player rights sold to the Kansas City Athletics for $50,000.
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