March Through History: 1953
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Lead Story - 2/2/2026
Trade Deadline - Monday, February 9th, @3PM EST
The Trade Deadline will be Monday, February 9th, @3PM EST.Make sure to get those last-minute deals in.
Also, this is the last opportunity to cut players to get under the cap to sign any potential free agents that you have not signed yet. Please let me know if you need to cut any players.
2/5/2026
Gordon shines, Yankees still lose to Philadelphia
Joe Gordon collected 4 hits last night, but it wasn't enough for the Yankees. The Athletics won the contest, 5-4. | BoxStephens blasts off, leads Giants to win
Vern Stephens blasted 2 homers, lifting the Giants to a 7-2 win over Cincinnati. | BoxCardinals find a way to survive Hutchinson
Hits were hard to come by against Fred Hutchinson last night, but the Cardinals pushed across enough to defeat the Dodgers, 1-0. Hutchinson allowed just 3 hits over 8 innings in the loss. | BoxGardella powers Indians to win over Senators
Danny Gardella blasted 2 homers, lifting the Indians to a 8-1 win over Washington. Herm Wehmeier was on fire, allowing just 4 hits over 9 innings for Cleveland. | BoxGalan in the zone for victorious Cubs
Augie Galan's hot bat helped the Cubs to a 10-7 win over the Phillies. Galan collected 4 hits in the game. | BoxWHO'S HOT - Last 5 Games | |||
| D. Gardella, Indians | .474 | 6 HR | 11 RBI |
| J. Gordon, Yankees | .421 | 4 HR | 9 RBI |
| R. Ashburn, Pirates | .381 | 2 HR | 9 RBI |
| B. Doerr, Browns | .364 | 2 HR | 7 RBI |
| B. Etchison, Pirates | .313 | 2 HR | 6 RBI |
WHO'S NOT - Last 5 Games | |
| J. Tipton, Braves | 1 for 20 (.050) |
| A. Pafko, Phillies | 3 for 22 (.136) |
| P. Reiser, Braves | 4 for 22 (.182) |
| E. Stanky, Phillies | 3 for 21 (.143) |
| H. Simpson, Athletics | 3 for 19 (.158) |
Leaders: SLG | ||
|---|---|---|
| J. Gordon, Yankees | .731 | |
| D. Snider, Senators | .684 | |
| D. Gardella, Indians | .667 | |
| B. Steiner, Indians | .657 | |
| R. Ashburn, Pirates | .649 | |
Leaders: H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| H. Brecheen, Pirates | 6.7 | |
| T. Byrne, Yankees | 6.8 | |
| E. Wynn, Cubs | 6.8 | |
| B. Lemon, Senators | 6.9 | |
| J. Wilson, Cardinals | 6.9 | |
4/2/2022
Position Changes
1953CLE: Orval Grove, SP to RP
PIT: Jim Russell, OF/1B to 1B/OF
PHI: Eddie Lake, SS/IF to OF/SS
NYY: Ken Heintzelman SP to RP
1952
SLB: Dizzy Dean, SP to RP
CLE: Joe Dobson, SP to RP
BOB: Jim Bagby, SP to RP
NYY: Nate Andrews, SP to RP
PHI: Eddie Stanky, 2B/SS to SS/2B
PHI: Eddie Joost, SS/IF to OF/SS
CLE: Boots Poffenberger, SP to RP
PIT: Murry Dickson, SP to RP
NYY: Johnny Gorsica, SP to RP
BOB: Cy Blanton, SP to RP
1951
CLE: Johnny Schmitz, SP to RP
PIT: Bob Muncrief, SP to RP
PIT: Jackie Jensen, OF/OF to 3B/OF
NYY: Frankie Justine, 2B/IF to SS/IF
NYY: Russ Christopher, SP to RP
PHI: Phil Marchildon, SP to RP
1950
BOB: Dizzy Trout, SP to RP
BOS: Billy Herman, 2B/3B to SS/IF
CLE: Buck Ross, SP/RP
BKD: Phil Masi, C/1B to 1B/C
PIT: Tom Earley, SP to RP
NYY: Johnny Humphries, SP to RP
PHI: Ray Mack, 2B/3B to SS/IF
PHI: Marius Russo, SP to RP
CLE: Mort Cooper, SP to RP
1949
BOB: Claude Passeau, SP to RP
BOB: Rip Sewell, SP to RP
CIN: Sid Gordon, 3B/1B, 1B/3B
PIT: Elmer Riddle, SP to RP
PIT: Charlie Wagner, SP to RP
CLE: Johnny Lanning, SP to RP
NYY: Johnny Niggeling, SP to RP
NYY: Eddie Smith, SP to RP
PHI: Jimmy Bloodworth, OF/2B to 2B/OF
PHI: Frankie Crosetti, OF/3B to SS/3B
8/17/2021
Traded Draft Picks
1954:6/12/2021
Cut Players/Contracts
Listed monetary value is amount of money deducted from cap per season.1954
1B Les Fleming - NYG - $8
4/13/2018
Cap Trades/Penalties
PHA receives $2 from STL (Chase)BOS receives $1 from PHI (Benz)
CHC received $1 from DET (Meadows)
BOS receives $2 from WAS (Johnson)
BOS receives $1 from NYG (Shore)
PHA receives $1 from BOS (Maranville)
PHA receives $1 from CLE (Cooper)
PHA receives $2 from BOS (Pierotti)
PHA receives $4 from CHC (Schmandt)
PHA receives $2 from NYG (Engel)
PHA receives $1 from SLB (Geygan)
PHA receives $6 from STL (1931 1st round)
SLB receives $3 from PHI (Bloodworth, Munger, 1st round pick)
PIT receives $1 from CLE (Padgett)
BOB receives $1 from CLE (Steiner)
DET receives $6 from CLE (1st round pick)
BOB receives $2 from CLE (pick swap, $2 cap, Kryhoski, Mauch)
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