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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 / 1954)
89-65, Finished 3rd in American League
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Scored 716 runs, Allowed 592 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 90-64
Manager: Paul Richards (89-65)
Ballpark: Comiskey Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,191,353 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 101; one-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 104
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1952 / 1954 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 13, 1952
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 9, 1952
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.
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.
May 5, 1953 (Standings)
Sold Sam Dente to the Cleveland Indians.
May 12, 1953 (Standings)
Selected Allie Clark off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.
Purchased Sandy Consuegra from the Washington Senators.
May 23, 1953 (Standings)
Earl Harrist selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.
June 8, 1953 (Standings)
Released Allie Clark.
June 11, 1953 (Standings)
Sold Tommy Byrne to the Washington Senators.
June 13, 1953 (Standings)
Traded Darrell Johnson, Lou Kretlow and $75,000 to the St. Louis Browns. Received Bob Elliott and Virgil Trucks.
July 20, 1953 (Standings)
Vern Stephens selected by the St. Louis Browns off waivers.
August 2, 1953 (Standings)
Signed Tommy Byrne as a free agent.
August 25, 1953 (Standings)
Selected Connie Ryan off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
August 29, 1953 (Standings)
Released Joe Dobson.
September 1, 1953 (Standings)
Selected Neil Berry off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.
September 19, 1953 (Standings)
Purchased Jack Harshman from the New York Giants.
October 8, 1953 (Standings)
Traded Hector Rodriguez to Toronto (International). Received Don Johnson. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
November 30, 1953
Harry Bright drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1953 rule 5 draft.
Selected Carl Sawatski off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
Drafted Al Sima from the Washington Senators in the 1953 rule 5 draft.
December 1, 1953
Sammy Meeks selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 1953 minor league draft.
December 8, 1953
Purchased Cass Michaels from the Philadelphia Athletics.
December 9, 1953
Traded Tommy Byrne to Seattle (PCL). Received Gordon Goldsberry.
December 10, 1953
Traded Rocky Krsnich, Saul Rogovin and Connie Ryan to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Willard Marshall.
December 18, 1953
Released Bob Elliott.
1954
Signed Fritz Ackley as an amateur free agent.
Signed Luis Aparicio as an amateur free agent.
Bill Fischer received from Seattle (PCL) in an unknown transaction.
Signed Johnny Romano as an amateur free agent.
Johnny Schaive sent to Decatur (Mississippi-Ohio Valley) in an unknown transaction.
Signed Hal Trosky as an amateur free agent.
February 5, 1954
Traded Neil Berry and Sam Mele to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Johnny Groth and Johnny Lipon.
March 27, 1954
Traded Tom Wright to the Washington Senators. Received Kite Thomas.
