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The 1953 season’s official transaction log: 241 trades, signings and releases involving major-league clubs, listed newest first.
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 1953 | Trade | Unnamed | Milwaukee Braves | Pittsburgh Pirates | $100000 |
| Dec 26, 1953 | Trade | Sid Gordon | Milwaukee Braves | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Dec 26, 1953 | Trade | Max Surkont | Milwaukee Braves | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Dec 26, 1953 | Trade | Sam Jethroe | Milwaukee Braves | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Dec 26, 1953 | Trade | Curt Raydon | Milwaukee Braves | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Dec 26, 1953 | Trade | Fred Waters | Milwaukee Braves | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Dec 26, 1953 | Trade | Larry Lassalle | Milwaukee Braves | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Dec 26, 1953 | Trade | Danny O'Connell | Pittsburgh Pirates | Milwaukee Braves | Trade |
| Dec 18, 1953 | Released | Bob Elliott | Chicago White Sox | — | Release |
| Dec 17, 1953 | Trade | Bob Cain | Baltimore Orioles | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Dec 17, 1953 | Trade | Frank Fanovich | Philadelphia Athletics | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Dec 17, 1953 | Trade | Joe Coleman | Philadelphia Athletics | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Dec 16, 1953 | Trade | Unnamed | New York Yankees | Philadelphia Athletics | $25000 |
| Dec 16, 1953 | Trade | Don Bollweg | New York Yankees | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Dec 16, 1953 | Trade | Johnny Gray | New York Yankees | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Dec 16, 1953 | Trade | Jim Robertson | New York Yankees | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Dec 16, 1953 | Trade | Jim Finigan | New York Yankees | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Dec 16, 1953 | Trade | Vic Power | New York Yankees | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Dec 16, 1953 | Trade | Bill Renna | New York Yankees | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Dec 16, 1953 | Trade | Harry Byrd | Philadelphia Athletics | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Dec 16, 1953 | Trade | Eddie Robinson | Philadelphia Athletics | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Dec 16, 1953 | Trade | Tom Hamilton | Philadelphia Athletics | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Dec 16, 1953 | Trade | Carmen Mauro | Philadelphia Athletics | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Dec 16, 1953 | Trade | Loren Babe | Philadelphia Athletics | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Dec 13, 1953 | Signed as free agent | Joe Dobson | — | Boston Red Sox | Free agent signing |
| Dec 10, 1953 | Trade | Saul Rogovin | Chicago White Sox | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Dec 10, 1953 | Trade | Connie Ryan | Chicago White Sox | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Dec 10, 1953 | Trade | Rocky Krsnich | Chicago White Sox | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Dec 10, 1953 | Trade | Willard Marshall | Cincinnati Reds | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Dec 9, 1953 | Trade | Jackie Jensen | Washington Senators | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Dec 9, 1953 | Trade | Mickey McDermott | Boston Red Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Dec 9, 1953 | Trade | Tom Umphlett | Boston Red Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Dec 9, 1953 | Trade | Tommy Byrne | Chicago White Sox | Seattle | Trade |
| Dec 9, 1953 | Trade | Gordon Goldsberry | Seattle | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Dec 2, 1953 | Trade | Unnamed | St. Louis Cardinals | Cincinnati Reds | $100000 |
| Dec 2, 1953 | Trade | Jack Crimian | St. Louis Cardinals | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Dec 2, 1953 | Trade | Alex Grammas | Cincinnati Reds | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Nov 25, 1953 | Released | Johnny Mize | New York Yankees | — | Release |
| Nov 24, 1953 | Released | Dom DiMaggio | Boston Red Sox | — | Release |
| Nov 24, 1953 | Released | Marty Marion | Baltimore Orioles | — | Release |
| Nov 19, 1953 | Released | Bobo Newsom | Philadelphia Athletics | — | Release |
| Nov 19, 1953 | Signed | Ralph Terry | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| Oct 30, 1953 | Released | Bill Nicholson | Philadelphia Phillies | — | Release |
| Oct 20, 1953 | Signed | Paul Penson | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| Oct 13, 1953 | Released | Billy Hitchcock | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Oct 13, 1953 | Released | Fred Hutchinson | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Oct 13, 1953 | Released | Jerry Priddy | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Oct 13, 1953 | Released | Bob Swift | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Oct 13, 1953 | Trade | Unnamed | St. Louis Cardinals | Oklahoma City | $ |
| Oct 13, 1953 | Trade | Les Fusselman | St. Louis Cardinals | Oklahoma City | Trade |
| Oct 13, 1953 | Trade | Joe Frazier | Oklahoma City | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Oct 13, 1953 | Trade | Bill Greason | Oklahoma City | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Oct 13, 1953 | Trade | Jack Cardey | St. Louis Cardinals | Oklahoma City | Trade |
| Oct 13, 1953 | Trade | Danny Lynch | St. Louis Cardinals | Oklahoma City | Trade |
| Oct 13, 1953 | Trade | Roy Broome | St. Louis Cardinals | Oklahoma City | Trade |
| Oct 8, 1953 | Trade | Don Johnson | Toronto | Chicago White Sox | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Oct 8, 1953 | Trade | Héctor Rodríguez | Chicago White Sox | Toronto | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Oct 8, 1953 | Trade | Unnamed | New York Giants | San Francisco | $60000 |
| Oct 8, 1953 | Trade | Frank Hiller | New York Giants | San Francisco | Trade |
| Oct 8, 1953 | Trade | Adrian Zabala | New York Giants | San Francisco | Trade |
| Oct 8, 1953 | Trade | Chuck Diering | New York Giants | San Francisco | Trade |
| Oct 8, 1953 | Trade | Windy McCall | San Francisco | New York Giants | Trade |
| Oct 1, 1953 | Signed | Frank Leja | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Oct 1, 1953 | Trade | Unnamed | Cleveland Indians | Brooklyn Dodgers | $ |
| Oct 1, 1953 | Trade | Bill Abernathie | Cleveland Indians | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Oct 1, 1953 | Trade | Rocky Nelson | Brooklyn Dodgers | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Sep 28, 1953 | Released | Phil Cavarretta | Chicago Cubs | — | Release |
| Sep 28, 1953 | Released | Dutch Leonard | Chicago Cubs | — | Release |
| Sep 28, 1953 | Released | Gene Mauch | Milwaukee Braves | — | Release |
| Sep 28, 1953 | Signed as free agent | Gene Mauch | — | Chicago Cubs | Free agent signing |
| Sep 14, 1953 | Signed as free agent | Bob Swift | — | Detroit Tigers | Free agent signing |
| Sep 8, 1953 | Signed as free agent | Ernie Banks | — | Chicago Cubs | Free agent signing with first major-league team |
| Aug 31, 1953 | Signed | Reno Bertoia | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Aug 29, 1953 | Released | Joe Dobson | Chicago White Sox | — | Release |
| Aug 18, 1953 | Signed | Dick Scott | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| Aug 12, 1953 | Signed as free agent | Ray Scarborough | — | Detroit Tigers | Free agent signing |
| Aug 4, 1953 | Released | Ralph Houk | New York Yankees | — | Release |
| Aug 4, 1953 | Released | Ray Scarborough | New York Yankees | — | Release |
| Aug 2, 1953 | Released | Tommy Byrne | Washington Senators | — | Release |
| Aug 2, 1953 | Signed as free agent | Tommy Byrne | — | Chicago White Sox | Free agent signing |
| Jul 22, 1953 | Released | Hal Newhouser | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Jul 14, 1953 | Released | Barney McCosky | Cleveland Indians | — | Release |
| Jul 10, 1953 | Released | Max Lanier | St. Louis Browns | — | Release |
| Jul 9, 1953 | Signed | Nick Koback | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Jul 8, 1953 | Signed | Bob Conley | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jul 5, 1953 | Trade | Marv Blaylock | New York Giants | Syracuse | Trade |
| Jul 5, 1953 | Trade | Claude Corbitt | Syracuse | New York Giants | Trade |
| Jul 2, 1953 | Signed | Mel Roach | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Jun 23, 1953 | Signed | Joey Jay | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Jun 20, 1953 | Signed | Bob Miller | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Jun 19, 1953 | Signed | Al Kaline | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Jun 16, 1953 | Signed | Tom Qualters | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Jun 16, 1953 | Signed | Jack Shepard | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 15, 1953 | Trade | Art Houtteman | Detroit Tigers | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1953 | Trade | Owen Friend | Detroit Tigers | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1953 | Trade | Bill Wight | Detroit Tigers | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1953 | Trade | Joe Ginsberg | Detroit Tigers | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1953 | Trade | Ray Boone | Cleveland Indians | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1953 | Trade | Al Aber | Cleveland Indians | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1953 | Trade | Steve Gromek | Cleveland Indians | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1953 | Trade | Dick Weik | Cleveland Indians | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Jun 14, 1953 | Trade | Unnamed | St. Louis Cardinals | Pittsburgh Pirates | $ |
| Jun 14, 1953 | Trade | Hal Rice | St. Louis Cardinals | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Jun 14, 1953 | Trade | Pete Castiglione | Pittsburgh Pirates | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Jun 13, 1953 | Trade | Unnamed | Chicago White Sox | St. Louis Browns | $75000 |
| Jun 13, 1953 | Trade | Virgil Trucks | St. Louis Browns | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jun 13, 1953 | Trade | Bob Elliott | St. Louis Browns | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jun 13, 1953 | Trade | Darrell Johnson | Chicago White Sox | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Jun 13, 1953 | Trade | Lou Kretlow | Chicago White Sox | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Jun 12, 1953 | Signed | Pete Naton | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 12, 1953 | Signed | Bobby Richardson | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 12, 1953 | Trade | Bubba Church | Cincinnati Reds | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Jun 12, 1953 | Trade | Fred Baczewski | Chicago Cubs | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Jun 12, 1953 | Trade | Bob Kelly | Chicago Cubs | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Jun 4, 1953 | Trade | Unnamed | Chicago Cubs | Pittsburgh Pirates | $150000 |
| Jun 4, 1953 | Trade | Ralph Kiner | Pittsburgh Pirates | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Jun 4, 1953 | Trade | Joe Garagiola | Pittsburgh Pirates | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Jun 4, 1953 | Trade | Howie Pollet | Pittsburgh Pirates | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Jun 4, 1953 | Trade | George Metkovich | Pittsburgh Pirates | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Jun 4, 1953 | Trade | Toby Atwell | Chicago Cubs | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Jun 4, 1953 | Trade | Bob Schultz | Chicago Cubs | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Jun 4, 1953 | Trade | Preston Ward | Chicago Cubs | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Jun 4, 1953 | Trade | George Freese | Chicago Cubs | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Jun 4, 1953 | Trade | Bob Addis | Chicago Cubs | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Jun 4, 1953 | Trade | Gene Hermanski | Chicago Cubs | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Jun 3, 1953 | Signed | Dick Schofield | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Jun 2, 1953 | Released | Cuddles Marshall | St. Louis Browns | — | Release |
| Jun 2, 1953 | Signed as free agent | Hal White | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Free agent signing |
| May 29, 1953 | Signed as free agent | Max Lanier | — | St. Louis Browns | Free agent signing |
| May 28, 1953 | Released | Hal White | St. Louis Browns | — | Release |
| May 26, 1953 | Trade | Carmen Mauro | Brooklyn Dodgers | Washington Senators | Trade |
| May 26, 1953 | Trade | Ken Wood | Washington Senators | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| May 25, 1953 | Trade | Bud Byerly | Brooklyn Dodgers | New York Giants | Trade |
| May 25, 1953 | Trade | Norman Fox | New York Giants | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| May 23, 1953 | Trade | Jackie Collum | St. Louis Cardinals | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| May 23, 1953 | Trade | Eddie Erautt | Cincinnati Reds | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| May 20, 1953 | Signed | Frank Ernaga | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| May 18, 1953 | Released | Billy Johnson | St. Louis Cardinals | — | Release |
| May 15, 1953 | Released | Max Lanier | New York Giants | — | Release |
| May 13, 1953 | Released | Don Kolloway | Philadelphia Athletics | — | Release |
| May 11, 1953 | Signed | Earl Wilson | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| Apr 4, 1953 | Released | Ken Heintzelman | Philadelphia Phillies | — | Release |
| Mar 27, 1953 | Released | Mickey Harris | Cleveland Indians | — | Release |
| Mar 25, 1953 | Signed as free agent | Bob Elliott | — | St. Louis Browns | Free agent signing |
| Mar 25, 1953 | Signed | Gene Freese | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| Mar 19, 1953 | Signed | Eddie O'Brien | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Mar 19, 1953 | Signed | Johnny O'Brien | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Feb 23, 1953 | Signed | Johnny Schaive | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| Feb 16, 1953 | Trade | Unnamed | Philadelphia Phillies | Milwaukee Braves | $ |
| Feb 16, 1953 | Trade | Unnamed | Milwaukee Braves | Cincinnati Reds | $ |
| Feb 16, 1953 | Trade | Russ Meyer | Philadelphia Phillies | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Feb 16, 1953 | Trade | Earl Torgeson | Milwaukee Braves | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| Feb 16, 1953 | Trade | Rocky Bridges | Brooklyn Dodgers | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Feb 16, 1953 | Trade | Jim Pendleton | Brooklyn Dodgers | Milwaukee Braves | Trade |
| Feb 16, 1953 | Trade | Joe Adcock | Cincinnati Reds | Milwaukee Braves | Trade |
| Feb 9, 1953 | Trade | Vern Stephens | Boston Red Sox | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Feb 9, 1953 | Trade | Hal Brown | Chicago White Sox | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Feb 9, 1953 | Trade | Bill Kennedy | Chicago White Sox | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Feb 9, 1953 | Trade | Marv Grissom | Chicago White Sox | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Feb 4, 1953 | Released | Sherry Robertson | Philadelphia Athletics | — | Release |
| Feb 2, 1953 | Signed | Billy Consolo | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Feb 2, 1953 | Released | Sam Zoldak | Philadelphia Athletics | — | Release |
| Jan 30, 1953 | Signed as free agent | Ruben Gomez | — | New York Giants | Free agent signing |
| Jan 29, 1953 | Trade | Billy Hitchcock | Philadelphia Athletics | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Jan 29, 1953 | Trade | Don Kolloway | Detroit Tigers | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Jan 27, 1953 | Trade | Ferris Fain | Philadelphia Athletics | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jan 27, 1953 | Trade | Bobby Wilson | Philadelphia Athletics | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jan 27, 1953 | Trade | Eddie Robinson | Chicago White Sox | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Jan 27, 1953 | Trade | Joe DeMaestri | Chicago White Sox | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Jan 27, 1953 | Trade | Ed McGhee | Chicago White Sox | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Jan 20, 1953 | Trade | Unnamed | Chicago White Sox | St. Louis Browns | $25000 |
| Jan 20, 1953 | Trade | Fred Marsh | St. Louis Browns | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jan 20, 1953 | Trade | Dixie Upright | Chicago White Sox | St. Louis Browns | Trade |
| Jan 17, 1953 | Trade | Unnamed | Milwaukee Braves | Brooklyn Dodgers | $50000 |
| Jan 17, 1953 | Trade | Andy Pafko | Brooklyn Dodgers | Milwaukee Braves | Trade |
| Jan 17, 1953 | Trade | Roy Hartsfield | Milwaukee Braves | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | George Alusik | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Harry Anderson | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Sparky Anderson | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Rudy Arias | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Earl Battey | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Ron Blackburn | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Don Blasingame | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Bob Blaylock | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Don Bradey | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Jackie Brandt | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Fritz Brickell | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Marshall Bridges | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Dick Brown | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Bob Bruce | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Tex Clevenger | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Gordy Coleman | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Bill Dailey | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Chuck Daniel | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Bob Darnell | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Pompeyo Davalillo | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Don Demeter | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Steve Demeter | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Whammy Douglas | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Joe Durham | — | St. Louis Browns | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Turk Farrell | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | John Fitzgerald | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Eddie Haas | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Earl Hersh | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Joe Hicks | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed as free agent | Fred Hutchinson | — | Detroit Tigers | Free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Johnny James | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Lou Johnson | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Sherman Jones | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed as free agent | John Kennedy | — | New York Giants | Free agent signing with first major-league team |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Fred Kipp | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Willie Kirkland | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Marty Kutyna | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Bobby Locke | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Jim Mahoney | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Roger Maris | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Joe McClain | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Roman Mejias | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Russ Nixon | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Bobo Osborne | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Tom Patton | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Albie Pearson | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Bob Perry | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Taylor Phillips | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Pedro Ramos | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Curt Raydon | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Jack Reed | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Rudy Regalado | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Frank Robinson | — | Cincinnati Reds | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Ken Rowe | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Bob Shaw | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Larry Sherry | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Dave Sisler | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Bill Smith | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Russ Snyder | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Walt Streuli | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Dick Tracewski | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Ozzie Virgil | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Bill White | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Don Williams | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1953 season | Signed | Roy Wright | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
Every row is mapped onto the same trade / signing / release vocabulary the modern feed uses, with the era’s own type description kept on each row. Club names are the names of the day (the Boston Braves years, the Brooklyn Dodgers years), and each links to the franchise it is today. Some dates are only partially known or flagged approximate by the source; they are shown exactly as published, never completed to a fake precise day.