1954 Philadelphia Athletics Trades and Transactions

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

• November 19, 1953

  Released Bobo Newsom.

• November 30, 1953

  Drafted Spook Jacobs from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1953 rule 5 draft.

• December 8, 1953

  Cass Michaels player rights sold to the Chicago White Sox.

• December 16, 1953

  Traded Loren Babe, Harry Byrd, Tom Hamilton, Carmen Mauro and Eddie Robinson to the New York Yankees. Received Don Bollweg, Jim Finigan, Johnny Gray, Vic Power, Bill Renna, Jim Robertson and $25,000.

• December 17, 1953

  Traded Joe Coleman and Frank Fanovich to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Bob Cain.

• Before 1954 Season

  Signed Walt Craddock as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Carl Duser as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bill Kern as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bill Kirk as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Hal Raether as an amateur free agent.

• February 19, 1954

  Traded Dave Philley to the Cleveland Indians. Received Bill Upton, Lee Wheat and $15,000.

• April 1, 1954

  Ray Murray player rights sold to the Baltimore Orioles for $20,000.

• May 7, 1954

  Sent Carl Scheib to the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.

• May 15, 1954

  Released Bob Cain. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 1, 1954

  Released Dick Rozek.

  Received Carl Scheib from the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.

  Released Carl Scheib.

• June 11, 1954

  Traded Morrie Martin and Ed McGhee to the Chicago White Sox. Received Sonny Dixon, Al Sima, Bill Wilson and $15,000.

• August, 1954

  Don Plarski received from Tallahassee (Florida International) in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• August 20, 1954

  Signed Bill Oster as an amateur free agent.