09/23/1953
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Tuesday, September 8th , 1953
Demoted SP Rich Lutz from Class A Sicily A to Class B Sicily B.
Demoted SP Finbar Gascoine from Class A Sicily A to Class B Sicily B.
Promoted C Jacob Billups from Class C Sicily C to Class B Sicily B.
Demoted 1B Bernard Garnier from Class A Sicily A to Class B Sicily B.
Promoted 2B Zenel Julia from Class C Sicily C to Class B Sicily B.
Promoted LF Heiko Thoms from Class C Sicily C to Class B Sicily B.
Promoted C Vinny Cisneros from Class D Sicily D to Class C Sicily C.
Promoted RF Mark Rand from Class D Sicily D to Class C Sicily C.
Promoted RF Steve Kleinberg from Class D Sicily D to Class C Sicily C.
Promoted 1B Justin Kew from Class D Sicily D to Class C Sicily C.
Demoted RP Larry Van Hoff from Class A Sicily A to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted C Ahvo Malmivaara from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted 1B Bret Haskell from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted CF Bjorn Haas from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted LF Andino Donatello from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted 1B Momcilo Anastasijevic from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Demoted CF Roland Dickerson from Class C Sicily C to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted 2B Dante Cafasso from Class C Sicily C to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted 3B Georgs Aguzzi from Class C Sicily C to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted CL Jesus Rios from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted 1B Roger Tomei from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted CF Willie Martinez from Class A Sicily A to Class B Sicily B.
Demoted 2B Bryan Peden from Class A Sicily A to Class B Sicily B.
Demoted CF Logan Cane from Class B Sicily B to Class C Sicily C.
Demoted SS Willie Alquicira from Class B Sicily B to Class C Sicily C.
Demoted 2B Victor Avelar from Class C Sicily C to Class D Sicily D.
Demoted 3B Carlos Rojas from Class C Sicily C to Class D Sicily D.
Demoted 1B Kelly Smith from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted 2B Emanuele Capuana from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Wednesday, August 12th , 1953
SS Timo Woile (B Sicily B) retired from professional baseball.
2B Cecilio Sensini (B Sicily B) retired from professional baseball.
RP Herman Crocker (B Sicily B) retired from professional baseball.
1B Angelo Jacopino (B Sicily B) retired from professional baseball.
RP Jacob Brown (B Sicily B) retired from professional baseball.
RP Armando Cedillo (B Sicily B) retired from professional baseball.
C Maurice Newsome (B Sicily B) retired from professional baseball.
Monday, July 27th , 1953
Traded nothing to the Providence Anglers, getting a 5th round draft pick in return.
Tuesday, July 7th , 1953
Demoted SP Finbar Gascoine to Class A Sicily A.
Demoted SP Shane Dolan to Class A Sicily A.
Demoted SP Javier Herrera to Class A Sicily A.
Saturday, July 4th , 1953
Promoted CF Willie Martinez from Class B Sicily B to Class A Sicily A.
Promoted CF Logan Cane from Class C Sicily C to Class B Sicily B.
Demoted LF Heiko Thoms from Class B Sicily B to Class C Sicily C.
Demoted RP Ron Peterson from Class A Sicily A to Class D Sicily D.
Demoted C Vinny Cisneros from Class B Sicily B to Class D Sicily D.
Demoted RF Steve Kleinberg from Class C Sicily C to Class D Sicily D.
Demoted C Joel Kinser from Class B Sicily B to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted RP Mitsujiro Yokoyama from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted RP Blake Hachmeister from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted C Christophe Dupré from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted 1B Momcilo Anastasijevic from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted 1B Bret Haskell from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted RP Marco Tabarez from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted RP Pierre-Antoine Fournier from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted CF Leandro Carparelli from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted C Guilhem Deodato from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Placed RP Albert Hannila on the TOBA Class B 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/02/1953.
Friday, July 3rd , 1953
Signed free agent SP Steve Schlachter to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent SP Rich Lutz to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent SP Shane Dolan to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent SP Javier Herrera to a minor league contract.
Signed free agent SP Finbar Gascoine to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, July 1st , 1953
Promoted 1B Bernard Garnier from Class B Sicily B to Class A Sicily A.
Promoted C Vinny Cisneros from Class C Sicily C to Class B Sicily B.
Promoted SS Willie Alquicira from Class C Sicily C to Class B Sicily B.
Promoted C Milorad Stanovcic from Class D Sicily D to Class C Sicily C.
Promoted 2B Victor Avelar from Class D Sicily D to Class C Sicily C.
Promoted 3B Carlos Rojas from Class D Sicily D to Class C Sicily C.
Promoted C Derek Funk from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted 1B Justin Kew from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted 2B Adriano Catone from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted 3B Branislav Djurdjuvic from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Demoted CF Bjorn Haas from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Placed CF Cipriano Furio on the TOBA Class A 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/28/1953.
Placed RP Jovica Cvetkovic on the TOBA Class B 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/29/1953.
Drafted CF Roland Dickerson in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick).
Drafted 2B Ramiro Salas in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 13th overall pick).
Drafted LF Gabe Campos in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 6, 14th overall pick).
Drafted 2B Dante Cafasso in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 18th overall pick).
Drafted 1B Otte van Baardewijk in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 21st overall pick).
Drafted CL Sean Jones in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 5, 29th overall pick).
Drafted C Joel Kinser in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 2, 34th overall pick).
Drafted 3B Georgs Aguzzi in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 37th overall pick).
Drafted RP Jesus Rios in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 5, 45th overall pick).
Drafted RP Marco Tabarez in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 5, 53rd overall pick).
Drafted RP Pierre-Antoine Fournier in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 5, 61st overall pick).
Drafted RP Fernand Aglietti in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 5, 69th overall pick).
Drafted 1B Roger Tomei in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 5, 77th overall pick).
Drafted CF Leandro Carparelli in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 5, 85th overall pick).
Drafted RP Gioacchino Bonaiuncta in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 5, 93rd overall pick).
Drafted SP Ezio Nieto in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 5, 101st overall pick).
Drafted SP Daniele Bragantini in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 5, 109th overall pick).
Drafted SP Monte Merlini in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 5, 117th overall pick).
Drafted C Guilhem Deodato in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 5, 125th overall pick).
Drafted RP Calogero Ambrogi in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 5, 133rd overall pick).
Drafted RP Sal Eremitani in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 5, 141st overall pick).
Drafted RP Nario Gallizio in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 5, 149th overall pick).
Drafted RP Amadeo Guaneri in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 5, 157th overall pick).
Drafted RP Pasquale Wangler in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 21, Pick 5, 165th overall pick).
Drafted RP Cesar Caredda in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 22, Pick 5, 173rd overall pick).
Drafted RP Davide Cipolloni in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 23, Pick 5, 181st overall pick).
Drafted RP Armond Cognasso in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 24, Pick 5, 189th overall pick).
Drafted LF Savino Perrone in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 25, Pick 5, 197th overall pick).
Sunday, June 14th , 1953
Designated RP Giobbe Borghese for assignment.
Promoted SP Larry Van Hoff from Class D Sicily D to Class A Sicily A.
Promoted LF Wei-kang Gong from Class B Sicily B to Class A Sicily A.
Demoted RP Ju-ao Woo from Class A Sicily A to Class B Sicily B.
Demoted LF Heiko Thoms from Class A Sicily A to Class B Sicily B.
Promoted RP Ari Heinonen from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted 1B Momcilo Anastasijevic from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted 2B Federico Calderon from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Demoted 1B Justin Kew from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted 2B Eddy Brunkow from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Placed 1B Marx Schultz on the TOBA Class A 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/11/1953.
Placed C Dan Stranix on the TOBA Class B 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/11/1953.
Placed SS Borenko Sainovic on the TOBA Class C 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/11/1953.
Tuesday, June 9th , 1953
Signed RF Carmelo Marsuppini to a 15-year contract extension worth a total of $1,225,000.
Thursday, June 4th , 1953
1B Kari Turunen did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Sicily organization.
RF Quentin Léger did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Sicily organization.
Sunday, May 31st , 1953
Signed Scouting Director David Vinson to a 4-year, $5,770 per year contract.
Tuesday, May 5th , 1953
Demoted 2B Donato Marciano to Class A Sicily A.
Designated RP Ignazio Giocondi for assignment.
Designated LF Fidelio Francioni for assignment.
Designated RF Quentin Léger for assignment.
Designated 1B Kari Turunen for assignment.
Promoted CL Sima Belic from Class C Sicily C to Class B Sicily B.
Demoted 1B Henrik Frandson from Class A Sicily A to Class B Sicily B.
Promoted SP Dustin Squire from Class C Sicily C to Class B Sicily B.
Promoted SP Albert Hannila from Class C Sicily C to Class B Sicily B.
Demoted C Antonio Bea from Class C Sicily C to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted CF Bjorn Haas from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted 1B Justin Kew from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted 2B Emanuele Capuana from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Demoted RP Ari Heinonen from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted C Ahvo Malmivaara from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted CF Vas Nerezov from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted 1B Momcilo Anastasijevic from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted 3B Sandro Falatti from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted SS Clay Thompson from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
Wednesday, April 1st , 1953
Purchased the contract of SP Baldassario Scuderi from Class B Sicily B.
Designated RP Angel Ramos for assignment.
Designated RP Estevan Perez for assignment.
Designated SS Yasuo Oda for assignment.
Promoted SP Ron Peterson from Class C Sicily C to Class A Sicily A.
Promoted C Ryan Sergi from Class B Sicily B to Class A Sicily A.
Promoted RF Danny Cisneros from Class B Sicily B to Class A Sicily A.
Demoted CL Josh Pinkerton from Class A Sicily A to Class B Sicily B.
Promoted SP Elmo Scala from Class C Sicily C to Class B Sicily B.
Promoted RP Giobbe Borghese from Class C Sicily C to Class B Sicily B.
Demoted C Dan Stranix from Class A Sicily A to Class B Sicily B.
Demoted 2B Rocco Bedeschi from Class A Sicily A to Class B Sicily B.
Promoted LF Wei-kang Gong from Class C Sicily C to Class B Sicily B.
Promoted RF Edmondo Lucchetti from Class C Sicily C to Class B Sicily B.
Promoted 1B Bernard Garnier from Class C Sicily C to Class B Sicily B.
Promoted 3B Adam Miller from Class C Sicily C to Class B Sicily B.
Promoted 3B Hector Martinez from Class C Sicily C to Class B Sicily B.
Promoted SP Kyle Haas from Class D Sicily D to Class C Sicily C.
Promoted CL Tim Bridwell from Class D Sicily D to Class C Sicily C.
Promoted SP Matt McDonald from Class D Sicily D to Class C Sicily C.
Promoted RP Djodja Boskovic from Class D Sicily D to Class C Sicily C.
Promoted RP Sung-min Jeon from Class R Sicily R to Class C Sicily C.
Promoted RP Bryan Palmer from Class R Sicily R to Class C Sicily C.
Promoted RP Hanus Divis from Class R Sicily R to Class C Sicily C.
Promoted RP Djodja Chacic from Class R Sicily R to Class C Sicily C.
Promoted SS Kalevi Kangas from Class D Sicily D to Class C Sicily C.
Promoted CF Vitezslav Silhavy from Class D Sicily D to Class C Sicily C.
Demoted 1B Argus Brondun from Class B Sicily B to Class C Sicily C.
Promoted LF Willie Bodabalho from Class D Sicily D to Class C Sicily C.
Promoted 3B Auno Ilonen from Class R Sicily R to Class C Sicily C.
Demoted SS Borenko Sainovic from Class B Sicily B to Class C Sicily C.
Promoted RP Dusan Suljic from Class R Sicily R to Class C Sicily C.
Demoted SP Shane Smith from Class C Sicily C to Class D Sicily D.
Demoted SP Larry Van Hoff from Class C Sicily C to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted RP Blake Hachmeister from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted SP Leandro Boccherini from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted SP Bill Stong from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Demoted CF Massimiliano Propenzicotti from Class B Sicily B to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted CF Vas Nerezov from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted 1B Momcilo Anastasijevic from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted 2B Eddy Brunkow from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Promoted SS Clay Thompson from Class R Sicily R to Class D Sicily D.
Demoted SS Giovannino Bragantini from Class C Sicily C to Class R Sicily R.
Demoted 1B Justin Kew from Class D Sicily D to Class R Sicily R.
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