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The 1954 season’s official transaction log: 265 trades, signings and releases involving major-league clubs, listed newest first.
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 1954 | Signed as free agent | Johnny Pesky | — | Baltimore Orioles | Free agent signing |
| Dec 14, 1954 | Signed as free agent | Al Brazle | — | Chicago White Sox | Free agent signing |
| Dec 14, 1954 | Signed | Sandy Koufax | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Dec 14, 1954 | Trade | Del Wilber | Boston Red Sox | New York Giants | Trade |
| Dec 14, 1954 | Trade | Billy Klaus | New York Giants | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Dec 13, 1954 | Trade | Unnamed | Baltimore Orioles | Brooklyn Dodgers | $50000 |
| Dec 13, 1954 | Trade | Billy Cox | Brooklyn Dodgers | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Dec 13, 1954 | Trade | Preacher Roe | Brooklyn Dodgers | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Dec 13, 1954 | Trade | John Jancse | Baltimore Orioles | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Dec 13, 1954 | Trade | Harry Schwegman | Baltimore Orioles | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Dec 8, 1954 | Trade | Ray Jablonski | St. Louis Cardinals | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Dec 8, 1954 | Trade | Gerry Staley | St. Louis Cardinals | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Dec 8, 1954 | Trade | Frank Smith | Cincinnati Reds | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Dec 6, 1954 | Trade | Bob Nieman | Detroit Tigers | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Dec 6, 1954 | Trade | Walt Dropo | Detroit Tigers | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Dec 6, 1954 | Trade | Ted Gray | Detroit Tigers | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Dec 6, 1954 | Trade | Leo Cristante | Chicago White Sox | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Dec 6, 1954 | Trade | Ferris Fain | Chicago White Sox | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Dec 6, 1954 | Trade | Jack Phillips | Chicago White Sox | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Dec 6, 1954 | Trade | Don Ferrarese | Chicago White Sox | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Dec 6, 1954 | Trade | Don Johnson | Chicago White Sox | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Dec 6, 1954 | Trade | Matt Batts | Chicago White Sox | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Dec 6, 1954 | Trade | Fred Marsh | Chicago White Sox | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Dec 6, 1954 | Trade | Jim Brideweser | Baltimore Orioles | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Dec 6, 1954 | Trade | Bob Chakales | Baltimore Orioles | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Dec 6, 1954 | Trade | Clint Courtney | Baltimore Orioles | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Dec 3, 1954 | Trade | Sal Yvars | St. Louis Cardinals | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Dec 3, 1954 | Trade | Frank Carswell | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Dec 1, 1954 | Trade | Bill Miller | New York Yankees | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Dec 1, 1954 | Trade | Kal Segrist | New York Yankees | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Dec 1, 1954 | Trade | Don Leppert | New York Yankees | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Dec 1, 1954 | Trade | Theodore Del Guercio | New York Yankees | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Dec 1, 1954 | Trade | Mike Blyzka | Baltimore Orioles | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Dec 1, 1954 | Trade | Darrell Johnson | Baltimore Orioles | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Dec 1, 1954 | Trade | Jim Fridley | Baltimore Orioles | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Dec 1, 1954 | Trade | Dick Kryhoski | Baltimore Orioles | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Nov 30, 1954 | Trade | Gale Wade | Cleveland Indians | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Nov 24, 1954 | Released | Eddie Joost | Kansas City Athletics | — | Release |
| Nov 17, 1954 | Trade | Gene Woodling | New York Yankees | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Nov 17, 1954 | Trade | Harry Byrd | New York Yankees | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Nov 17, 1954 | Trade | Jim McDonald | New York Yankees | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Nov 17, 1954 | Trade | Hal Smith | New York Yankees | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Nov 17, 1954 | Trade | Gus Triandos | New York Yankees | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Nov 17, 1954 | Trade | Willy Miranda | New York Yankees | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Nov 17, 1954 | Trade | Bob Turley | Baltimore Orioles | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Nov 17, 1954 | Trade | Don Larsen | Baltimore Orioles | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Nov 17, 1954 | Trade | Billy Hunter | Baltimore Orioles | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Nov 16, 1954 | Trade | Ralph Kiner | Chicago Cubs | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Nov 16, 1954 | Trade | Unnamed | Cleveland Indians | Chicago Cubs | $60000 |
| Nov 10, 1954 | Released | Johnny Pesky | Washington Senators | — | Release |
| Nov 9, 1954 | Signed as free agent | Bob Thurman | — | Cincinnati Reds | Free agent signing |
| Oct 19, 1954 | Released | Ralph Branca | New York Yankees | — | Release |
| Oct 19, 1954 | Released | Al Brazle | St. Louis Cardinals | — | Release |
| Oct 19, 1954 | Released | Peanuts Lowrey | St. Louis Cardinals | — | Release |
| Oct 12, 1954 | Released | Eddie Pellagrini | Pittsburgh Pirates | — | Release |
| Oct 8, 1954 | Trade | Ray Moore | Brooklyn Dodgers | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Oct 8, 1954 | Trade | Chico Garcia | Baltimore Orioles | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Oct 6, 1954 | Trade | Bob Alexander | Portland | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Oct 6, 1954 | Trade | Unnamed | Baltimore Orioles | Portland | Trade |
| Oct 1, 1954 | Trade | Ted Tappe | Cincinnati Reds | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Oct 1, 1954 | Trade | Harry Perkowski | Cincinnati Reds | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Oct 1, 1954 | Trade | Jim Bolger | Cincinnati Reds | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Oct 1, 1954 | Trade | Johnny Klippstein | Chicago Cubs | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Oct 1, 1954 | Trade | Jim Willis | Chicago Cubs | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Sep 30, 1954 | Trade | Sam Jones | Cleveland Indians | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Sep 27, 1954 | Released | Karl Drews | Cincinnati Reds | — | Release |
| Sep 23, 1954 | Signed | Sammy Drake | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| Sep 17, 1954 | Released | Clyde Vollmer | Washington Senators | — | Release |
| Sep 4, 1954 | Trade | Unnamed | Chicago White Sox | Pittsburgh Pirates | $ |
| Sep 4, 1954 | Trade | Jim Baumer | Chicago White Sox | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Sep 4, 1954 | Trade | Jack Phillips | Pittsburgh Pirates | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Aug 20, 1954 | Signed | Bill Oster | — | Philadelphia Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| Aug 20, 1954 | Trade | Unnamed | Detroit Tigers | Seattle | $ (date approximate, per the source) |
| Aug 20, 1954 | Trade | Earl Harrist | Detroit Tigers | Seattle | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Aug 20, 1954 | Trade | Van Fletcher | Seattle | Detroit Tigers | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Aug 16, 1954 | Signed as free agent | Bob Cain | — | Chicago White Sox | Free agent signing |
| Jul 29, 1954 | Signed | Bob Anderson | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jul 22, 1954 | Signed as free agent | Ralph Branca | — | New York Yankees | Free agent signing |
| Jul 22, 1954 | Released | Ralph Houk | New York Yankees | — | Release |
| Jul 20, 1954 | Signed as free agent | Dave Koslo | — | Milwaukee Braves | Free agent signing |
| Jul 19, 1954 | Signed | John Oldham | — | Cincinnati Reds | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jul 12, 1954 | Released | Larry Jansen | New York Giants | — | Release |
| Jul 11, 1954 | Released | Ralph Branca | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Jun 24, 1954 | Signed | Don Landrum | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 24, 1954 | Trade | Unnamed | Dallas | Chicago Cubs | $20000 (date approximate, per the source) |
| Jun 24, 1954 | Trade | Ben Taylor | Dallas | Chicago Cubs | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Jun 24, 1954 | Trade | Edward Knoblauch | Dallas | Chicago Cubs | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Jun 24, 1954 | Trade | Howard Anderson | Dallas | Chicago Cubs | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Jun 24, 1954 | Trade | Les Fleming | Chicago Cubs | Dallas | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Jun 24, 1954 | Trade | Bus Clarkson | Chicago Cubs | Dallas | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Jun 19, 1954 | Signed | Harmon Killebrew | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Jun 16, 1954 | Signed | Dick Drott | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 16, 1954 | Signed | Don Nottebart | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 15, 1954 | Signed | Ron Jackson | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Jun 14, 1954 | Signed | Laurin Pepper | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Jun 14, 1954 | Released | Sibby Sisti | Milwaukee Braves | — | Release |
| Jun 14, 1954 | Signed | Al Spangler | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 14, 1954 | Trade | Johnny Pesky | Detroit Tigers | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Jun 14, 1954 | Trade | Mel Hoderlein | Washington Senators | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Jun 14, 1954 | Trade | Hal Rice | Pittsburgh Pirates | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Jun 14, 1954 | Trade | Luis Márquez | Chicago Cubs | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Jun 12, 1954 | Signed | Dick Murphy | — | Cincinnati Reds | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 11, 1954 | Trade | Sonny Dixon | Washington Senators | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jun 11, 1954 | Trade | Gus Keriazakos | Chicago White Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Jun 11, 1954 | Trade | Unnamed | Chicago White Sox | Philadelphia Athletics | $15000 |
| Jun 11, 1954 | Trade | Sonny Dixon | Chicago White Sox | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Jun 11, 1954 | Trade | Al Sima | Chicago White Sox | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Jun 11, 1954 | Trade | Bill Wilson | Chicago White Sox | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Jun 11, 1954 | Trade | Ed McGhee | Philadelphia Athletics | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jun 11, 1954 | Trade | Morrie Martin | Philadelphia Athletics | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jun 9, 1954 | Signed | Paul Giel | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Jun 9, 1954 | Released | Bud Stewart | Chicago White Sox | — | Release |
| Jun 9, 1954 | Trade | Unnamed | Detroit Tigers | Brooklyn Dodgers | $ |
| Jun 9, 1954 | Trade | Ernie Nevel | Detroit Tigers | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Jun 9, 1954 | Trade | Johnny Bucha | Detroit Tigers | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Jun 9, 1954 | Trade | Chuck Kress | Detroit Tigers | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Jun 9, 1954 | Trade | Wayne Belardi | Brooklyn Dodgers | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Jun 8, 1954 | Signed | Billy O'Dell | — | Baltimore Orioles | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Jun 4, 1954 | Released | Ken Raffensberger | Cincinnati Reds | — | Release |
| Jun 3, 1954 | Signed | Freddie Burdette | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 1, 1954 | Signed | John Buzhardt | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 1, 1954 | Released | Dave Koslo | Baltimore Orioles | — | Release |
| Jun 1, 1954 | Released | Joe Page | Pittsburgh Pirates | — | Release |
| Jun 1, 1954 | Released | Dick Rozek | Philadelphia Athletics | — | Release |
| Jun 1, 1954 | Released | Carl Scheib | Philadelphia Athletics | — | Release |
| Jun 1, 1954 | Trade | Bob Chakales | Cleveland Indians | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Jun 1, 1954 | Trade | Vic Wertz | Baltimore Orioles | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Jun 1954 | Signed | Lee Maye | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| May 29, 1954 | Trade | Matt Batts | Detroit Tigers | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| May 29, 1954 | Trade | Red Wilson | Chicago White Sox | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| May 25, 1954 | Trade | Dick Littlefield | Baltimore Orioles | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| May 25, 1954 | Trade | Cal Abrams | Pittsburgh Pirates | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| May 24, 1954 | Signed as free agent | Phil Cavarretta | — | Chicago White Sox | Free agent signing |
| May 23, 1954 | Trade | Unnamed | Chicago White Sox | Boston Red Sox | $100000 |
| May 23, 1954 | Trade | George Kell | Boston Red Sox | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| May 23, 1954 | Trade | Grady Hatton | Chicago White Sox | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| May 16, 1954 | Signed | Bob Will | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| May 15, 1954 | Released | Bob Cain | Philadelphia Athletics | — | Release (date approximate, per the source) |
| May 12, 1954 | Released | Vern Bickford | Baltimore Orioles | — | Release |
| May 12, 1954 | Released | Hal White | St. Louis Cardinals | — | Release |
| May 11, 1954 | Trade | Jim Brideweser | New York Yankees | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| May 11, 1954 | Trade | Neil Berry | Baltimore Orioles | New York Yankees | Trade |
| May 11, 1954 | Trade | Dick Kokos | Baltimore Orioles | New York Yankees | Trade |
| May 11, 1954 | Trade | Jim Post | Baltimore Orioles | New York Yankees | Trade |
| May 10, 1954 | Released | Joe Dobson | Boston Red Sox | — | Release |
| May 10, 1954 | Released | Johnny Lindell | Philadelphia Phillies | — | Release |
| Apr 26, 1954 | Released | Connie Ryan | Cincinnati Reds | — | Release |
| Apr 18, 1954 | Trade | Grady Hatton | Cincinnati Reds | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Apr 18, 1954 | Trade | Johnny Lipon | Chicago White Sox | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Apr 17, 1954 | Trade | Jim Dyck | Baltimore Orioles | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Apr 17, 1954 | Trade | Bob Kennedy | Cleveland Indians | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Apr 13, 1954 | Signed | Tony Taylor | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| Apr 12, 1954 | Signed as free agent | Ralph Houk | — | New York Yankees | Free agent signing |
| Apr 12, 1954 | Signed as free agent | Hal Newhouser | — | Cleveland Indians | Free agent signing |
| Apr 12, 1954 | Signed as free agent | Joe Page | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Free agent signing |
| Apr 11, 1954 | Trade | Enos Slaughter | St. Louis Cardinals | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Apr 11, 1954 | Trade | Bill Virdon | New York Yankees | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Apr 11, 1954 | Trade | Mel Wright | New York Yankees | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Apr 11, 1954 | Trade | Emil Tellinger | New York Yankees | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Mar 28, 1954 | Trade | Unnamed | Philadelphia Phillies | Brooklyn Dodgers | $50000 |
| Mar 28, 1954 | Trade | Dick Young | Philadelphia Phillies | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trade |
| Mar 28, 1954 | Trade | Bobby Morgan | Brooklyn Dodgers | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| Mar 27, 1954 | Trade | Kite Thomas | Washington Senators | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Mar 27, 1954 | Trade | Tom Wright | Chicago White Sox | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Mar 20, 1954 | Trade | Unnamed | Milwaukee Braves | Chicago Cubs | $ |
| Mar 20, 1954 | Trade | Dave Cole | Milwaukee Braves | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Mar 20, 1954 | Trade | Roy Smalley | Chicago Cubs | Milwaukee Braves | Trade |
| Mar 16, 1954 | Released | Babe Martin | Baltimore Orioles | — | Release |
| Feb 26, 1954 | Signed as free agent | Mickey Owen | — | Boston Red Sox | Free agent signing |
| Feb 19, 1954 | Trade | Unnamed | Cleveland Indians | Philadelphia Athletics | $15000 |
| Feb 19, 1954 | Trade | Bill Upton | Cleveland Indians | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Feb 19, 1954 | Trade | Lee Wheat | Cleveland Indians | Philadelphia Athletics | Trade |
| Feb 19, 1954 | Trade | Dave Philley | Philadelphia Athletics | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Feb 18, 1954 | Trade | Gil Coan | Washington Senators | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Feb 18, 1954 | Trade | Roy Sievers | Baltimore Orioles | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Feb 13, 1954 | Trade | Alex Garbowski | Seattle | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Feb 13, 1954 | Trade | Art DelDuca | Seattle | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Feb 13, 1954 | Trade | Gene Bearden | Chicago White Sox | Seattle | Trade |
| Feb 10, 1954 | Trade | Unnamed | Baltimore Orioles | Milwaukee Braves | $10000 |
| Feb 10, 1954 | Trade | Charlie White | Baltimore Orioles | Milwaukee Braves | Trade |
| Feb 10, 1954 | Trade | Vern Bickford | Milwaukee Braves | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Feb 9, 1954 | Signed as free agent | Walker Cooper | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Free agent signing |
| Feb 5, 1954 | Trade | Johnny Groth | Baltimore Orioles | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Feb 5, 1954 | Trade | Johnny Lipon | Baltimore Orioles | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Feb 5, 1954 | Trade | Neil Berry | Chicago White Sox | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Feb 5, 1954 | Trade | Sam Mele | Chicago White Sox | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Feb 3, 1954 | Released | Walker Cooper | Milwaukee Braves | — | Release |
| Feb 3, 1954 | Released | Hank Edwards | Baltimore Orioles | — | Release |
| Feb 2, 1954 | Signed | Joey Amalfitano | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing (bonus baby) |
| Feb 2, 1954 | Released | Satchel Paige | Baltimore Orioles | — | Release |
| Feb 1, 1954 | Trade | Unnamed | Milwaukee Braves | New York Giants | $50000 |
| Feb 1, 1954 | Trade | Bobby Thomson | New York Giants | Milwaukee Braves | Trade |
| Feb 1, 1954 | Trade | Sam Calderone | New York Giants | Milwaukee Braves | Trade |
| Feb 1, 1954 | Trade | Johnny Antonelli | Milwaukee Braves | New York Giants | Trade |
| Feb 1, 1954 | Trade | Don Liddle | Milwaukee Braves | New York Giants | Trade |
| Feb 1, 1954 | Trade | Ebba St. Claire | Milwaukee Braves | New York Giants | Trade |
| Feb 1, 1954 | Trade | Billy Klaus | Milwaukee Braves | New York Giants | Trade |
| Feb 1954 | Signed | Roberto Clemente | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jan 26, 1954 | Released | Harry Brecheen | Baltimore Orioles | — | Release |
| Jan 26, 1954 | Trade | Unnamed | St. Louis Cardinals | San Diego | $100000 |
| Jan 26, 1954 | Trade | Tom Alston | San Diego | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Jan 26, 1954 | Trade | Dick Sisler | St. Louis Cardinals | San Diego | Trade |
| Jan 26, 1954 | Trade | Eddie Erautt | St. Louis Cardinals | San Diego | Trade |
| Jan 20, 1954 | Trade | Joe Tipton | Cleveland Indians | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Jan 20, 1954 | Trade | Mickey Grasso | Washington Senators | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Jan 13, 1954 | Trade | Unnamed | Philadelphia Phillies | Pittsburgh Pirates | $70000 |
| Jan 13, 1954 | Trade | Murry Dickson | Pittsburgh Pirates | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| Jan 13, 1954 | Trade | Andy Hansen | Philadelphia Phillies | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Jan 13, 1954 | Trade | Jack Lohrke | Philadelphia Phillies | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Jan 7, 1954 | Released | Al Zarilla | Boston Red Sox | — | Release |
| Jan 2, 1954 | Trade | Bus Clarkson | Dallas | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Jan 2, 1954 | Trade | Edward Konick | Chicago Cubs | Dallas | Trade |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Fritz Ackley | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Ruben Amaro | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Luis Aparicio | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Tom Baker | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Carl Boles | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Ted Bowsfield | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Don Cardwell | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Ramon Conde | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Chuck Cottier | — | Baltimore Orioles | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Marlan Coughtry | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Walt Craddock | — | Philadelphia Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Don Drysdale | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Carl Duser | — | Philadelphia Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Earl Francis | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Frank Funk | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Gary Geiger | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Buddy Gilbert | — | Cincinnati Reds | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Jim Golden | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Mudcat Grant | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Tom Hughes | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Rod Kanehl | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Released | John Kennedy | New York Giants | — | Release |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Bill Kern | — | Philadelphia Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Bill Kirk | — | Philadelphia Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Steve Korcheck | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Tony Kubek | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Don LeJohn | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Dick Luebke | — | Baltimore Orioles | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Bill Mazeroski | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Ken McBride | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Jim McManus | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Minnie Mendoza | — | Cincinnati Reds | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Howie Nunn | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Leo Posada | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Hal Raether | — | Philadelphia Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Ken Retzer | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Ray Rippelmeyer | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Daryl Robertson | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Andre Rodgers | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | John Romano | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Don Rowe | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Dick Stigman | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Chuck Templeton | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Lee Thomas | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed as free agent | Joe Trimble | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Hal Trosky | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | John Tsitouris | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Rene Valdes | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Leon Wagner | — | New York Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Billy Williams | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Stan Williams | — | Brooklyn Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | John Wyatt | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1954 season | Signed | Tom Yewcic | — | Detroit Tigers | 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.