1953 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions

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

• December 1, 1952

  Johnny Bucha drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1952 rule 5 draft.

• December 3, 1952

  Purchased Grant Dunlap from Shreveport (Texas).

  Purchased Harry Elliott from Shreveport (Texas).

• Before 1953 Season

  Signed Don Blasingame as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bob Blaylock as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jackie Brandt as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Marty Kutyna as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Joe McClain as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tom Patton as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Bill Smith as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Roy Wright as an amateur free agent.

  Bob Duliba received from Ozark (Alabama-Florida) in an unknown transaction.

• April 8, 1953

  Purchased Ferrell Anderson from the St. Louis Browns. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• May 18, 1953

  Released Billy Johnson.

• May 23, 1953

  Traded Jackie Collum to the Cincinnati Redlegs. Received Eddie Erautt.

• June 2, 1953

  Signed Hal White as a free agent.

• June 3, 1953

  Signed Dick Schofield as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

• June 8, 1953

  Purchased Allie Clark from the Chicago White Sox.

• June 14, 1953

  Traded Hal Rice and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Pete Castiglione.

• June 15, 1953

  Purchased Sal Yvars from the New York Giants for $12,500.

• August 29, 1953

  Selected Tony Jacobs off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

• September 23, 1953

  Purchased Memo Luna from San Diego (PCL) for $75,000.

• October 1, 1953

  Purchased Nelson Burbrink from the Chicago Cubs. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• October 13, 1953

  Traded Les Fusselman and cash to Oklahoma City (Texas). Received Joe Frazier.

  Traded Roy Broome (minors), Jack Cardey (minors) and Danny Lynch (minors) to Oklahoma City (Texas). Received Bill Greason.

• November 30, 1953

  Chuck Kress drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1953 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Royce Lint from Portland (PCL) in the 1953 rule 5 draft.

• December 1, 1953

  Fred Hahn selected by Toronto (International) in the 1953 minor league draft.

  Drafted Brooks Lawrence from the Cincinnati Redlegs in the 1953 minor league draft.

  Drafted Bob Mabe from Reidsville (Carolina) in the 1953 minor league draft.

  Drafted Sonny Senerchia from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1953 minor league draft.

• December 2, 1953

  Traded Jack Crimian and $100,000 to the Cincinnati Redlegs. Received Alex Grammas.

• Before 1954 Season

  Signed Rubén Amaro Sr. as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tom Baker as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Gary Geiger as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Tom Hughes as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Howie Nunn as an amateur free agent.

  Signed John Wyatt as an amateur free agent.

  Barney Schultz received from the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.

• January, 1954

  Purchased Bill Currie from the Milwaukee Braves.

• January 15, 1954

  Purchased Niles Jordan from the Cincinnati Redlegs.

• January 26, 1954

  Traded Eddie Erautt, Dick Sisler and $100,000 to San Diego (PCL). Received Tom Alston.

• February 23, 1954

  Purchased Vic Raschi from the New York Yankees for $85,000.

• March, 1954

  Bill Currie sent to the Washington Nationals in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)