| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| C. Keller | LF | $8,300,000 | 1952 | 2 years left | | 12 years |
| H. Newhouser | SP | $8,100,000 | 1952 | 2 years left | | 13 years |
| G. Kell | 3B | $8,000,000 | 1953 | 3 years left | | 9 years |
| A. Robinson | C | $5,310,000 | 1953 | 3 years left | | 6 years |
| V. Trucks | SP | $5,030,000 | 1952 | 2 years left | | 10 years |
| P. Mullin | RF | $5,030,000 | 1953 | 3 years left | | 8 years |
| H. Evers | LF | $5,000,000 | 1954 | 4 years left | | 7 years |
| V. Wertz | RF | $4,920,000 | 1951 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 5 years |
| A. Houtteman | SP | $4,520,000 | 1953 | 3 years left | | 7 years |
| H. White | CL | $3,380,000 | 1952 | 2 years left | | 9 years |
| J. Priddy | 2B | $3,060,000 | 1952 | 2 years left | | 9 years |
| E. Lake | SS | $2,080,000 | 1952 | 2 years left | | 12 years |
| D. Kolloway | 2B | $1,500,000 | 1954 | 4 years left | | 10 years |
| J. Lipon | SS | $555,000 | 1952 | 2 years left | | 6 years |
| R. Herbert | MR | $150,000 | 1951 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 3 years |
| M. Stuart | MR | $150,000 | 1951 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 3 years |
| D. Kryhoski | 1B | $150,000 | 1951 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 3 years |
| N. Berry | SS | $150,000 | 1951 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 4 years |
| B. Flowers | MR | $150,000 | 1951 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| R. Noble | C | $150,000 | 1951 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| F. Hatfield | 3B | $150,000 | 1951 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 2 years |
| J. Ginsberg | C | $150,000 | 1951 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 2 years |
| T. Gray | MR | $150,000 | 1951 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 5 years |
| S. Rogovin | MR | $150,000 | 1951 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 3 years |
| J. Mcdonald | SP | $150,000 | 1951 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 2 years |
| F. House | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
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