Offseason

• October 4, 1951: Johnny Pramesa
  Johnny Pramesa
  John Steven Pramesa was an American professional baseball player, a catcher in the Major Leagues from – for the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds. A native of Barton, Ohio, he threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed .Pramesa spent the full seasons of and as the Reds' second-string...
  
   and Bob Usher
  Bob Usher
  Robert Royce Usher is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for six seasons. He played for the Cincinnati Reds from 1946 to 1947 and from 1950 to 1951. He also played for the Chicago Cubs in 1952, and the Cleveland Indians and Washington Senators in 1957.-References:...
  
   were traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs
  Chicago Cubs
  The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
  
   for Smoky Burgess
  Smoky Burgess
  Forrest Harrill "Smoky" Burgess was an American professional baseball player, coach and scout. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1949 to 1967. Later in his career, he became known for his ability as a pinch hitter, setting the major league career record for career pinch-hits...
  
   and Bob Borkowski
  Bob Borkowski
  Robert Vilarian Borkowski was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played from 1950-1955 with the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and Brooklyn Dodgers....
  
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• October 14, 1951: Jim Bolger
  Jim Bolger (baseball)
  James Cyril Bolger is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Although Bolger played for the Reds, Indians, and Athletics, Bolger had over two-thirds of his major league playing time with the Chicago Cubs. In 1957 Bolger achieved his career-high batting average of .275, in 273 at...
  
   was traded by the Reds to the Buffalo Bisons
  Buffalo Bisons
  The Buffalo Bisons are a minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York. They currently play in the International League and are the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets...
  
   for Tom Acker
  Tom Acker
  Thomas James Acker is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-hander was signed by the New York Giants before the 1948 season, and eventually ended up in the Cincinnati Redlegs organization before the 1954 season...
  
   and Moe Savransky
  Moe Savransky
  Morris Savransky is a retired American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher listed at , , he appeared in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Redlegs in ....
  
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• December 10, 1951: Smoky Burgess, Howie Fox
  Howie Fox
  Howard Francis Fox was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between the 1944 and 1954 seasons. Listed at 6' 3", 210 lb., Fox batted and threw right-handed...
  
   and Connie Ryan
  Connie Ryan
  Cornelius Joseph Ryan was an American second baseman, third baseman, coach and manager in Major League Baseball....
  
   were traded by the Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies
  Philadelphia Phillies
  The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
   for Andy Seminick
  Andy Seminick
  Andrew Wasal Seminick was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies between 1943 and 1951, and the Cincinnati Reds/Redlegs from 1952 through part of 1955, when he rejoined the Phillies for the rest of his career until...
  
  , Eddie Pellagrini
  Eddie Pellagrini
  Edward Charles Pellagrini was an American infielder in Major League Baseball from to for the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, and Pittsburgh Pirates...
  
  , Dick Sisler
  Dick Sisler
  Richard Alan Sisler was an American player, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Sisler was the son of Hall of Fame first baseman and two-time .400 hitter George Sisler. Younger brother Dave Sisler was a relief pitcher in the 1950s and 1960s with four MLB...
  
  , and Niles Jordan
  Niles Jordan
  Niles Chapman Jordan [Sonny] was a starting pitcher who played in Major League Baseball during the and seasons...
  
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• Prior to 1952 season: Charlie Rabe
  Charlie Rabe
  Charles Henry "Charlie" Rabe is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He bats and throws left-handed.Boyce was signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1952.-External links:...
  
   was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.

Notable transactions

• May 13, 1952: Dick Sisler and Virgil Stallcup
  Virgil Stallcup
  Thomas Virgil Stallcup was an American professional baseball player, a shortstop who played in seven Major League seasons . Nicknamed "Red," the native of Ravensford, Swain County, North Carolina, threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighed 185 pounds .Stallcup attended...
  
   were traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals
  St. Louis Cardinals
  The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
  
   for Eddie Kazak
  Eddie Kazak
  Edward Terrance Kazak , was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds from 1948 to 1952. Born Edward Terrance Tkaczuk, he graduated from Cecil Township High School in 1938, where he played both baseball and soccer...
  
   and Wally Westlake
  Wally Westlake
  Waldon Thomas Westlake was a utility player who had a ten-year career from 1947 to 1956. Born in Gridley, California, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies of the National League, and the Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles of the...
  
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• May 23, 1952: Kent Peterson
  Kent Peterson
  Kent Franklin Peterson was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of eight seasons in the majors, and -, for the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies. In , Peterson led the National League in hit batsmen with 6 despite pitching just 137 innings.-External links:* at Find a Grave...
  
   and Johnny Wyrostek
  Johnny Wyrostek
  John Barney Wyrostek was a center fielder and right fielder mostly, who played in the MLB from 1942 through 1954. He was born in Fairmont City, Illinois and was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals out of high school...
  
   were traded by the Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies
  Philadelphia Phillies
  The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
   for Bubba Church
  Bubba Church
  Emory Nicholas "Bubba" Church was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies , Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs...
  
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• August 7, 1952: Wally Westlake
  Wally Westlake
  Waldon Thomas Westlake was a utility player who had a ten-year career from 1947 to 1956. Born in Gridley, California, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies of the National League, and the Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles of the...
  
   was purchased from the Reds by the Cleveland Indians
  Cleveland Indians
  The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
  
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• August 28, 1952: Ewell Blackwell
  Ewell Blackwell
  Ewell Blackwell was a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "The Whip" for his sidearm, snap-delivery, Blackwell played for the Cincinnati Reds for most of his career ....
  
   was traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees
  New York Yankees
  The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
  
   for Jim Greengrass
  Jim Greengrass
  James Raymond Greengrass is a former professional baseball player. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1952 until 1956, for the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies, primarily as an outfielder.-External links:...
  
  , Bob Marquis
  Bob Marquis
  Robert Rudolph Marquis is a former left-handed baseball outfielder who played professionally from 1947 to 1954, and for the Cincinnati Reds in 1953....
  
  , Ernie Nevel
  Ernie Nevel
  Ernie Wyre Nevel , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the New York Yankees and in with the Cincinnati Reds. He batted and threw right-handed. Nevel had a 0-1 record, with a 6.10 ERA, in 14 games, in his three year career.He was born in Charleston, Missouri and died in...
  
  , Johnny Schmitz
  Johnny Schmitz
  John Albert Schmitz, nicknamed "Bear Tracks" , was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played 13 seasons between and , missing 1943 to 1945 due to World War II. His nickname was inspired by the way he shuffled to the mound and his size 14 feet...
  
   and $35,000.

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