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What the hell happened? Roy Mack sells to a Philadelphia group, then is against it when the official AL vote is taken!?! I love the Phils, but the Athletics should have stayed here! This should be a 2 team town! Never forget!
Transactions listed are from November 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
Sold Cass Michaels 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 and Jim Robertson.
December 17, 1953
Traded Joe Coleman and Frank Fanovich to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Bob Cain.
1954
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 and Lee Wheat.
March 28, 1954
Sold Ray Murray to the Baltimore Orioles for $25,000.
May 7, 1954 (Standings)
Sent Carl Scheib to the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.
May 15, 1954 (Standings)
Released Bob Cain. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
June 1, 1954 (Standings)
Released Dick Rozek.
Received Carl Scheib from the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.
Released Carl Scheib.
June 11, 1954 (Standings)
Traded Morrie Martin and Ed McGhee to the Chicago White Sox. Received Sonny Dixon, Al Sima, Bill Wilson and $20,000.
August, 1954 (Standings)
Don Plarski received from Tallahassee (Florida International) in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
August 20, 1954 (Standings)
Signed Bill Oster as an amateur free agent.