The Pittsburgh Pirates send flashy 2B Danny O’Connell to the Milwaukee Braves for 3B Sid Gordon, OF Sam Jethroe, P Max Surkont, and four minor league pitchers

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1953 – The Pittsburgh Pirates send flashy 2B Danny O’Connell to the Milwaukee Braves for 3B Sid Gordon, OF Sam Jethroe, P Max Surkont, and four minor league pitchers. Pittsburgh also get $100,000 from the Braves. This is the only six-for-one trade in major league history and will be surpassed only by the seven-for-one deal that will send Vida Blue from the Oakland A’s to the SF Giants in 1978.

Major League Baseball Season Recap 1953

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Major League Baseball Season Recap 1953 World Series – New York Yankees AL over Brooklyn Dodgers NL 4 games to 2 World Series MVP – Babe Ruth Award – Billy Martin Awards – </strong? Major League Cy Young Award Cy Young Award National League Cy Young Award American League MVP Awards – NL Roy Campanella AL Al Rosen Major League…

Patsy Donovan, one of the most succesful Irish-born big leaguers dies

Patsy Donovan, one of the most succesful Irish-born big leaguers dies

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On December 25, 1953, Patrick Joseph “Patsy” Donovan, one of the most succesful Irish-born big leaguers, died at the age of 88 in Lawrence, MA. Donovan batted .300 eleven times and was a star outfielder from 1890 to 1907, most notably with the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals.

1953 – In a tax-avoidance scheme, the New York Yankees sell Yankee Stadium and Kansas City properties for $6.5 million in a deal with Johnson Corp and the Knights of Columbus, who immediately lease the property back to the Yanks.

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1953 – In a tax-avoidance scheme, the New York Yankees sell Yankee Stadium and Kansas City properties for $6.5 million in a deal with Johnson Corp and the Knights of Columbus, who immediately lease the property back to the Yanks.

In an 11-player trade, the Yankees trade top prospect Vic Power to the Philadelphia A’s

In an 11-player trade, the Yankees trade top prospect Vic Power to the Philadelphia A’s

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In an 11-player trade, the Yankees trade top prospect Vic Power to the Philadelphia A’s. The powerful first baseman, who had hoped to be the first black to play for the Yankees, enjoyed three outstanding seasons in the minors, including batting .331 and driving 109 runs for the Newark Bears last season, the team’s top farm club.

The Redlegs trade OF Willard Marshall to the White Sox for infielders Rocky Krsnich and Connie Ryan and P Saul Rogovin. The Sox also pick up Cass Michaels from the A’s.

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The Redlegs trade OF Willard Marshall to the White Sox for infielders Rocky Krsnich and Connie Ryan and P Saul Rogovin. The Sox also pick up Cass Michaels from the A’s.