Rather than trading anyone away now, we decide to make a real go at Maris once he is eligible to be traded and retain the guys we're looking at offloading for hopeful deployment in that transaction.
We void the OYs of Whitey Lockman and Chuck Diering and send Frank House and Billy Klaus to arbitration. However, with interest in Red Wilson too low to risk wearing his $30k salary for next season, we end up non-tendering him. We also let Ralph Kiner and reliever Morrie Martin walk.
There’s some managerial blood on the tracks as skippers Hod Eller (Indians), Bob Rice (Cubs), Maurice Van Robays (Redlegs) and Cubs GM Tony Molina all get the chop.
Retirees in a quiet year include Virgil Trucks, Vern Stephens, Walker Cooper, Cliff Chambers, Vic Raschi, Andy Seminick and Johnny Schmitz.
And of course it is Westward, Ho! for the league as the Dodgers head to LA and the Giants to San Fran.
