MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Thursday, 10/5/1954
Sunday 2/5/1954 :
Free agent P Al Widmar has been signed to a contract of $2,190,000 per year, for 5 years.
Wednesday 2/8/1954 :
Free agent P Art Houtteman has been signed to a contract of $4,275,000 per year, for 3 years.
Al Widmar was assigned to the active roster.
Art Houtteman was assigned to the active roster.
Saturday 2/18/1954 :
Free agent SS Buddy Kerr has been signed to a contract of $1,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Free agent 2B Eddie Miksis has been signed to a contract of $2,150,000 per year, for 5 years.
Buddy Kerr was assigned to the active roster.
Eddie Miksis was assigned to the active roster.
Released 3B Floyd Baker.
Dick Weik was put on the 60 Day DL.
Released RF Sherry Robertson.
Saturday 7/1/1954 :
Gus Niarhos has been signed to a contract extension, $756,000 per year, for 2 years.
Al Kozar has been signed to a contract extension, $360,000 per year, for 2 years.
Released P Milo Candini.
Tuesday 7/25/1954 :
Trade with St. Louis (N) :
We get :
P Connie Johnson
SS Billy Klaus
LF Hal Rice
St. Louis (N) gets :
P Joe Coleman
P Tex Clevenger
Connie Johnson was assigned to the active roster.
Monday 7/31/1954 :
Trade with New York (A) :
We get :
P Ed Lopat
New York (A) gets :
P Dave Koslo
Ed Lopat was assigned to the active roster.
Hal Rice was assigned to the active roster.
Saturday 9/9/1954 :
Released P Ed Lopat.
Monday 9/25/1954 :
Hal Rice has been signed to a contract extension, $1,450,000 per year, for 3 years.
Jim Busby has been signed to a contract extension, $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.

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