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Monday, November 2nd , 1953
Traded 24-year-old second baseman Harold Batkin and 24-year-old center fielder Chris Wilson to the Cleveland Bobcats, getting 28-year-old starting pitcher Chuck Hathaway and 27-year-old second baseman Fritz Custer in return.

Sunday, November 1st , 1953
Drafted CF Robert Orrin in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 18, 18th overall pick).
Drafted RF Tom Austin in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 18, 38th overall pick).
Drafted LF Mike Rubens in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 13, 53rd overall pick).
Drafted SP Paul McCullough in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 18, 58th overall pick).
Drafted SP Mike Moore in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 18, 78th overall pick).
Drafted C Grover O'Shaughnessy in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 18, 98th overall pick).

Sunday, October 25th , 1953
SS Ellis Sullivan retired from professional baseball.

Monday, October 5th , 1953
Placed SP Hank Tobey on the 60-day injured list.
Placed RF John Middleton on the active roster.
Placed SP Hank Tobey on the 60-day injured list.
Placed SP Marvin Bellevue on the reserve roster.
Placed SP Vic Gadek on the reserve roster.
Placed SP Mike Gruber on the reserve roster.
Placed SP Dan Karras on the reserve roster.
Placed SP Roger Lehr on the reserve roster.
Placed SP Victor Montes on the reserve roster.
Placed SP Pete Witty on the reserve roster.
Placed RP Tom Velazques on the reserve roster.
Placed C Steve Munn on the reserve roster.
Placed CF Wayne Cortez on the reserve roster.
Placed CF Kevin Pafford on the reserve roster.
Placed SS Jake Mullens on the reserve roster.
Placed 1B Ron Cantrell on the reserve roster.
Placed SP Carlo Woods on the reserve roster.
Placed RF John Middleton on the active roster.

Friday, September 25th , 1953
Placed 1B Dave Bacon on the active roster.
Activated 1B Dave Bacon from the injured list.
Placed RF John Middleton on the reserve roster.
Placed 1B Dave Bacon on the active roster.
Activated 1B Dave Bacon from the injured list.

Wednesday, September 16th , 1953
Signed free agent SP Manny Garter to a minor league contract.

Tuesday, September 1st , 1953
Placed SP Vic Gadek on the active roster.
Placed SP Mike Gruber on the active roster.
Placed SP Roger Lehr on the active roster.
Placed SP Pete Witty on the active roster.
Placed SP Carlo Woods on the active roster.
Placed RP Dan Karras on the active roster.
Placed RP Rusty Palmers on the active roster.
Placed RP Tom Velazques on the active roster.
Placed C Steve Munn on the active roster.
Placed SS Jake Mullens on the active roster.
Placed LF Ken Mims on the active roster.
Placed CF Wayne Cortez on the active roster.
Placed CF Kevin Pafford on the active roster.
Placed CF Chris Wilson on the active roster.
Placed RF Ron Cantrell on the active roster.
Placed SP Vic Gadek on the active roster.
Placed SP Mike Gruber on the active roster.
Placed SP Roger Lehr on the active roster.
Placed SP Pete Witty on the active roster.
Placed SP Carlo Woods on the active roster.
Placed RP Dan Karras on the active roster.
Placed RP Rusty Palmers on the active roster.
Placed RP Tom Velazques on the active roster.
Placed C Steve Munn on the active roster.
Placed SS Jake Mullens on the active roster.
Placed LF Ken Mims on the active roster.
Placed CF Wayne Cortez on the active roster.
Placed CF Kevin Pafford on the active roster.
Placed CF Chris Wilson on the active roster.
Placed RF Ron Cantrell on the active roster.

Wednesday, August 26th , 1953
Signed free agent RP Rusty Palmers to a minor league contract.

Monday, August 24th , 1953
Placed RP Marvin Bellevue on the active roster.
Placed RP Dan Karras on the reserve roster.
Placed RP Marvin Bellevue on the active roster.

Wednesday, August 19th , 1953
Signed free agent SP Carlo Woods to a minor league contract.

Monday, August 17th , 1953
Placed SP Ron Nelson on the 60-day injured list.
Placed RF John Middleton on the active roster.
Placed SP Ron Nelson on the 60-day injured list.
Placed RP Marvin Bellevue on the reserve roster.
Placed RF John Middleton on the active roster.
Released RF Bill Lewis.

Monday, August 10th , 1953
Placed SS Jacinto Abril on the active roster.
Placed SP Dan Karras on the active roster.
Placed SS Jacinto Abril on the reserve roster.
Placed SS Jake Mullens on the reserve roster.
Placed SS Jacinto Abril on the active roster.
Placed CF Chris Wilson on the reserve roster.
Placed SP Dan Karras on the active roster.

Monday, August 3rd , 1953
Placed SP Victor Montes on the active roster.
Placed SP Victor Montes on the active roster.

Friday, July 31st , 1953
Placed CF Ron Dewan on the active roster.
Placed LF Ken Mims on the reserve roster.
Placed CF Ron Dewan on the active roster.
Traded 26-year-old starting pitcher Danny Fortunata to the New York Empires, getting a 3rd Round Pick in return.

Monday, July 27th , 1953
Placed SP Danny Fortunata on the active roster.
Placed SP Victor Montes on the reserve roster.
Placed SP Danny Fortunata on the active roster.

Monday, July 20th , 1953
Placed SP Danny Fortunata on the active roster.
Placed SP Victor Montes on the active roster.
Placed RF John Middleton on the reserve roster.
Placed SP Danny Fortunata on the active roster.
Placed SP Danny Fortunata on the reserve roster.
Placed SP Victor Montes on the active roster.

Monday, July 13th , 1953
Placed RF John Middleton on the active roster.
Placed RF Bill Lewis on the reserve roster.
Placed RF John Middleton on the active roster.

Monday, July 6th , 1953
Placed SS Jake Mullens on the active roster.
Placed SS Jacinto Abril on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/04/1953.
Placed RF Bill Lewis on the active roster.
Placed SP Victor Montes on the reserve roster.
Placed SS Jake Mullens on the active roster.
Placed SS Jacinto Abril on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/04/1953.
Placed RF Bill Lewis on the active roster.

Monday, June 29th , 1953
Placed SP Walt Farkas on the active roster.
Placed 3B Mike Przybyla on the active roster.
Placed SP Danny Fortunata on the reserve roster.
Placed SP Walt Farkas on the active roster.
Placed SS Jake Mullens on the reserve roster.
Placed 3B Mike Przybyla on the active roster.

Wednesday, June 24th , 1953
Signed free agent SP Walt Farkas to a minor league contract.

Monday, June 22nd , 1953
Placed RP Marvin Bellevue on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/17/1953.
Placed SP Victor Montes on the active roster.
Placed RP Marvin Bellevue on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/17/1953.
Released LF Bruce McDonald.
Placed SP Roger Lehr on the reserve roster.
Released 2B Ellis Sullivan.
Placed SP Victor Montes on the active roster.
Placed CF Ron Dewan on the reserve roster.

Wednesday, June 10th , 1953
Signed free agent RF Bill Lewis to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent SP Vic Gadek to a minor league contract.

Monday, June 8th , 1953
Placed RP Jimmy Sanders on the active roster.
Placed SS Jake Mullens on the active roster.
Placed RF Mike Przybyla on the reserve roster.
Released SP Jeff Musgrove.
Placed RP Jimmy Sanders on the active roster.
Placed 2B Ellis Sullivan on the reserve roster.
Placed SS Jake Mullens on the active roster.

Monday, May 25th , 1953
Placed RF Lynn Allen on the active roster.
Placed SP Marvin Bellevue on the active roster.
Placed RF John Middleton on the reserve roster.
Placed RF Lynn Allen on the active roster.
Placed SP Marvin Bellevue on the reserve roster.
Placed RP Jimmy Sanders on the reserve roster.
Placed SP Marvin Bellevue on the active roster.

Monday, May 18th , 1953
Placed RF Ron Dewan on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/16/1953.
Placed LF Ken Mims on the active roster.
Placed CF Woody Hardin on the active roster.
Placed RF Ron Dewan on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/16/1953.
Placed LF Ken Mims on the active roster.
Placed CF Woody Hardin on the reserve roster.
Placed CF Woody Hardin on the active roster.

Monday, April 27th , 1953
Released SP Bruce Gunter.
Released SP Vic Gadek.
Placed RP Tom Makepeace on the 60-day injured list.
Placed SP Ron Nelson on the active roster.
Placed LF Bruce McDonald on the reserve roster.
Placed RP Tom Makepeace on the 60-day injured list.
Placed RF Lynn Allen on the reserve roster.
Placed SP Ron Nelson on the active roster.

Thursday, April 23rd , 1953
Signed free agent LF John Middleton to a 1-year contract worth a total of $17,000.
Released LF John Middleton.

Wednesday, April 22nd , 1953
Signed free agent LF Bruce McDonald to a 1-year contract worth a total of $20,222.
Released LF Bruce McDonald.

Tuesday, April 14th , 1953
Traded 26-year-old catcher Billy Garcia and 28-year-old reliever Dan Mills to the Pittsburgh Industrials, getting 21-year-old starting pitcher Pete Witty and 24-year-old reliever Victor Montes in return.

Monday, April 6th , 1953
Placed SP Roger Lehr on the 60-day injured list.
Placed 2B Ellis Sullivan on the active roster.
Placed CF Wayne Cortez on the active roster.
Placed 2B Tim Glover on the active roster.
Placed C Steve Munn on the active roster.
Placed SS Jake Mullens on the active roster.
Placed SP Roger Lehr on the 60-day injured list.
Placed C Steve Munn on the reserve roster.
Placed 2B Tim Glover on the reserve roster.
Placed 2B Ellis Sullivan on the reserve roster.
Placed 3B Willie Stevens on the reserve roster.
Placed SS Jim Lindsay on the reserve roster.
Placed SS Carlos Sanchez on the reserve roster.
Placed CF Wayne Cortez on the reserve roster.
Placed 2B Ellis Sullivan on the active roster.
Released SS Carlos Sanchez.
Placed CF Wayne Cortez on the active roster.
Placed 2B Tim Glover on the active roster.
Released SS Jim Lindsay.
Released 3B Willie Stevens.
Placed 2B Tim Glover on the reserve roster.
Placed C Steve Munn on the active roster.
Released 2B Tim Glover.
Placed SP Vic Gadek on the reserve roster.
Placed SP Mike Gruber on the reserve roster.
Placed SP Bruce Gunter on the reserve roster.
Placed SP Dan Karras on the reserve roster.
Placed SP Jeff Musgrove on the reserve roster.
Placed C Steve Munn on the reserve roster.
Placed 2B Ellis Sullivan on the reserve roster.
Placed 2B Tom Velazques on the reserve roster.
Placed SS Jake Mullens on the reserve roster.
Placed SS Jake Mullens on the active roster.

Monday, March 30th , 1953
Placed RP Jimmy Sanders on the active roster.
Placed RP Jimmy Sanders on the active roster.

Monday, March 23rd , 1953
Placed RP Jimmy Sanders on the reserve roster.

Friday, March 13th , 1953
Signed free agent C Steve Munn to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent 2B Carlos Sanchez to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent SP Vic Gadek to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent SS Jim Lindsay to a minor league contract.

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