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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1951 / 1953)
81-73, Finished 3rd in American League
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Scored 610 runs, Allowed 568 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 82-72
Manager: Paul Richards (81-73)
Ballpark: Comiskey Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,231,675 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 99; one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99
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1951 / 1953 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 10, 1951
Traded Dick Duffy (minors), Jerry Dahlke, Bill Fischer and Marv Rotblatt to Seattle (PCL). Received Hal Brown and Marv Grissom.
October 16, 1951
Purchased Don Nicholas from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
October 24, 1951
Traded Floyd Baker to the Washington Senators. Received Willy Miranda.
November 13, 1951
Traded Randy Gumpert and Don Lenhardt to the Boston Red Sox. Received Mel Hoderlein and Chuck Stobbs.
November 19, 1951
Drafted George Wilson from the Boston Red Sox in the 1951 rule 5 draft.
November 27, 1951
Traded Joe DeMaestri, Gordon Goldsberry, Dick Littlefield, Gus Niarhos and Jim Rivera to the St. Louis Browns. Received Sherm Lollar, Tom Upton and Al Widmar.
Traded Tom Upton to the Washington Senators. Received Sam Dente.
December 3, 1951
Frank Biscan selected by the New York Yankees in the 1951 minor league draft.
December 6, 1951
Traded Rocky Nelson to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Hector Rodriguez.
1952
Signed Sammy Esposito as a free agent.
Signed Tom Flanigan as an amateur free agent.
Signed Russ Heman as an amateur free agent.
Purchased Connie Johnson from St Hyacinthe (Provincial) for $6,500.
Signed Jim Landis as an amateur free agent.
Don Rudolph received from Jessup (Georgia State) in an unknown transaction.
January 8, 1952
Sold Al Lakeman to the Philadelphia Phillies. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
March 13, 1952
Purchased Bill Kennedy from the St. Louis Browns.
May, 1952 (Standings)
Purchased Sammy Meeks from the Philadelphia Phillies.
May 3, 1952 (Standings)
Traded Jim Busby and Mel Hoderlein to the Washington Senators. Received Sam Mele.
May 5, 1952 (Standings)
Selected Jim Suchecki off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
May 8, 1952 (Standings)
Sold George Wilson to the New York Giants for $25,000.
May 22, 1952 (Standings)
Purchased Dixie Howell from the New York Giants for $2,500.
June 15, 1952 (Standings)
Traded Willy Miranda and Al Zarilla to the St. Louis Browns. Received Leo Thomas and Tom Wright.
June 16, 1952 (Standings)
Ken Holcombe selected by the St. Louis Browns off waivers.
June 28, 1952 (Standings)
Selected Willy Miranda off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.
July 28, 1952 (Standings)
Traded Ray Coleman and Jay Porter to the St. Louis Browns. Received Darrell Johnson and Jim Rivera.
August 22, 1952 (Standings)
Released Phil Masi.
August 27, 1952 (Standings)
Selected Hal Hudson off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.
September 1, 1952 (Standings)
Traded a player to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Hank Edwards. The Chicago White Sox sent Howie Judson (December 9, 1952) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
October 13, 1952 (Standings)
Purchased Bob Keegan from Syracuse (International).
October 16, 1952
Traded Hank Edwards and Willy Miranda to the St. Louis Browns. Received Tommy Byrne and Joe DeMaestri.
December 2, 1952
Hooks Iott selected by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1952 minor league draft.
December 10, 1952
Traded Chuck Stobbs to the Washington Senators. Received Mike Fornieles.
1953
Signed Rudy Arias as an amateur free agent.
Signed Earl Battey as an amateur free agent.
Signed Don Bradey as an amateur free agent.
Harry Bright received from the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.
Jerry Dahlke received from Seattle (PCL) in an unknown transaction.
Signed Joe Hicks as an amateur free agent.
January 20, 1953
Traded Dixie Upright and $25,000 to the St. Louis Browns. Received Fred Marsh.
January 27, 1953
Traded Joe DeMaestri, Ed McGhee and Eddie Robinson to the Philadelphia Athletics. Received Bob Wilson (minors) and Ferris Fain.
February 9, 1953
Traded Hal Brown, Marv Grissom and Bill Kennedy to the Boston Red Sox. Received Vern Stephens.
February 23, 1953
Signed Johnny Schaive as an amateur free agent.
March 7, 1953
Purchased Earl Harrist from the St. Louis Browns.
March 18, 1953
Selected Gene Bearden off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.
