LEAGUE TRANSACTION NEWS Thursday, 10/26/1938 |
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New York (A): Free agent 2B Fresco Thompson has been signed to a contract of $400,000 per year, for 2 years. Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Uel Eubanks has been signed to a contract of $1,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
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St. Louis (A): Free agent RF Sammy Byrd has been signed to a contract of $12,500,000 per year, for 5 years. New York (A): Free agent P Freddy Sale has been signed to a contract of $3,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Philadelphia (A): Free agent LF Jim Bottomley has been signed to a contract of $5,950,000 per year, for 1 years. New York (N): Free agent 1B Dale Alexander has been signed to a contract of $6,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
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New York (A): Free agent SS Red Kress has been signed to a contract of $8,455,000 per year, for 5 years. New York (N): Free agent 2B Walter Cannady has been signed to a contract of $6,000,000 per year, for 3 years. New York (A): Free agent P Walt Tauscher has been signed to a contract of $1,244,000 per year, for 2 years. Detroit: Free agent P Satchel Paige has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
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New York (A): Free agent 3B Freddie Lindstrom has been signed to a contract of $7,055,000 per year, for 3 years. New York (A): Free agent 3B Howdy Groskloss has been signed to a contract of $1,057,000 per year, for 3 years. Boston (N): Free agent RF Chick Fullis has been signed to a contract of $775,000 per year, for 1 years.
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New York (A): Designated RF Paul Waner for assignment. New York (A): Placed RF Paul Waner on waivers. New York (A): Put C Bill Dickey on the 60 Day DL. New York (A): Put P Nub Kleinke on the 15 Day DL. New York (A): Put RF Shanty Hogan on the 60 Day DL. New York (A): Free agent P Bruce Cunningham has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Chicago (A): Free agent C Ernie Lombardi has been signed to a contract of $7,990,000 per year, for 5 years. Boston (N): Free agent SS Red Rolfe has been signed to a contract of $4,385,000 per year, for 3 years. New York (N): Free agent C Rollie Hemsley has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Detroit: Free agent P Whit Wyatt has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
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Chicago (A): C Ernie Lombardi was put on the 40-man roster. Chicago (A): P Luis Tiant sr was put on the 40-man roster. Chicago (A): C Sid Gautreaux was sent down from the active roster to AAA Peoria. Chicago (A): C Ernie Lombardi was assigned to the active roster. Chicago (A): P Whitey Hilcher was sent down from the active roster to AAA Peoria. Chicago (A): P Luis Tiant sr was assigned to the active roster.
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New York (A): Free agent CF Joe Medwick has been signed to a contract of $9,766,000 per year, for 5 years. Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Rusty Yarnall has been signed to a contract of $2,650,000 per year, for 3 years. Pittsburgh: Free agent P Lawrence Terrell has been signed to a contract of $576,001 per year, for 2 years.
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New York (N): Free agent P Paul Derringer has been signed to a contract of $14,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
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Philadelphia (A): Free agent 1B Joe Hauser has been signed to a contract of $900,000 per year, for 2 years. Chicago (A): Free agent P Ted Radcliffe has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 years.
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Boston (A): Free agent SS Buford Meredith has been signed to a contract of $4,250,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Boston (A): Free agent P Al Eckert has been signed to a contract of $400,000 per year, for 2 years.
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New York (N): Free agent RF Kiddo Davis has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
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Boston (A): Free agent P Bill Breckinridge has been signed to a minor league contract. Brooklyn: Free agent 3B Pinky Whitney has been signed to a minor league contract. Pittsburgh: Free agent C Al Spohrer has been signed to a minor league contract. Boston (A): Free agent P Allyn Stout has been signed to a minor league contract. Pittsburgh: Free agent P Walt Masters has been signed to a minor league contract.
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Cleveland: P Johnny Niggeling was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: P Johnny Niggeling was promoted from AAA Baltimore Orioles to the active roster. Cleveland: C Tommy Heath was sent down from the active roster to AAA Baltimore Orioles. Cleveland: P Stuart Jones was promoted from AAA Baltimore Orioles to the active roster. Cleveland: C Chink Outen was sent down from AAA Baltimore Orioles to AA New Orleans Pelicans. Cleveland: C Hank Garrity was sent down from AA New Orleans Pelicans to A Fargo-Moorhead Twins. Chicago (A): P Ted Radcliffe was put on the 40-man roster. Chicago (A): Put 1B Elbert Melton on waivers and designated him for assignment. Chicago (A): P Ted Radcliffe was assigned to the active roster. Chicago (N): P Jack Knott was promoted from to AA Peoria Chiefs. Chicago (N): P Jim Holloway was put on the 40-man roster. Chicago (N): P Jim Holloway was put on the 60-Day DL. Chicago (N): 3B Lester Lockett was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to A Madison Cubs. Chicago (N): P Johnny Vander meer was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs. Chicago (N): P Ted Olson was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs. Philadelphia (N): CF Vince Dimaggio was sent down from the active roster to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies. Philadelphia (N): LF Wilson Redus was promoted from to the active roster. Philadelphia (N): P Dizzy Dean was promoted from to the active roster. Philadelphia (N): Released P Reese Diggs. Philadelphia (N): Released P Hal Mckain. Philadelphia (N): P Preacher Roe was put on the 40-man roster. Philadelphia (N): P Preacher Roe was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster. Cincinnati: SS Packy Rogers was sent down from AAA to AA . Cincinnati: P Dave Smith was sent down from AAA to AA . Cincinnati: CF Eddie Silber was promoted from AA to AAA . Cincinnati: RF Dutch Meyer was promoted from AA to AAA . Cincinnati: P George Caster was put on the 40-man roster. Cincinnati: P George Caster was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cincinnati: P Hugh Mulcahy was put on the 40-man roster. Cincinnati: P Hugh Mulcahy was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cincinnati: P Bill Posedel was put on the 40-man roster. Cincinnati: P Bill Posedel was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
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Chicago (A): Designated LF Joe Cicero for assignment. Chicago (A): CF Sam Jethroe was sent down from AAA Peoria to A Reno. Chicago (A): SS Thomas Butts was sent down from AAA Peoria to A Reno. Chicago (A): LF Ralph Mcleod was sent down from AAA Peoria to A Reno. Cincinnati: C Bill Patton was promoted from A to AA .
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Cleveland: P Johnny Niggeling was put on the 15-Day DL. Cleveland: P Tom Earley was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: P Tom Earley was promoted from AAA Baltimore Orioles to the active roster. New York (N): Put P Red Bullock on the 15 Day DL. Cincinnati: P Thornton Lee was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Cincinnati: P Hal Schumacher was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
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Philadelphia (N): Released P Bob Barr. Philadelphia (N): Released P Ed Baecht. Philadelphia (N): Released P Pete Sivess. Philadelphia (N): Released P Bud Teachout. Philadelphia (N): Released LF Harlin Pool. Philadelphia (N): Released C Jimmie Wilson. Philadelphia (N): C Birdie Tebbetts was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster. Philadelphia (N): Released P Stu Flythe. Philadelphia (N): Released 3B Cobe Jones. Philadelphia (N): Released SS Doc Marshall. Philadelphia (N): SS Leroy Morney was promoted from A Cape May Phillies to AA Reading Phillies. Philadelphia (N): RF Ed Boland was promoted from A Cape May Phillies to AA Reading Phillies. Philadelphia (N): LF Fred Koster was promoted from A Cape May Phillies to AA Reading Phillies. Philadelphia (N): C Roy Campanella was promoted from A Cape May Phillies to AA Reading Phillies. Philadelphia (N): 3B Parnell Woods was promoted from A Cape May Phillies to AA Reading Phillies. Philadelphia (N): C George Susce was promoted from AA Reading Phillies to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies. Cleveland: P Tommy Reis was sent down from AAA Baltimore Orioles to AA New Orleans Pelicans. Cleveland: P Peaches Davis was sent down from AAA Baltimore Orioles to AA New Orleans Pelicans. Cleveland: P Kirby Higbe was sent down from AAA Baltimore Orioles to AA New Orleans Pelicans. Cleveland: P Si Johnson was promoted from AA New Orleans Pelicans to AAA Baltimore Orioles. Cleveland: P Roy Parmelee was promoted from AA New Orleans Pelicans to AAA Baltimore Orioles. Cleveland: P Hugh Casey was sent down from AAA Baltimore Orioles to AA New Orleans Pelicans. Cleveland: P Newt Kimball was sent down from AAA Baltimore Orioles to AA New Orleans Pelicans. Cleveland: P Regis Leheny was promoted from AA New Orleans Pelicans to AAA Baltimore Orioles. Cleveland: P Tom Earley was sent down from the active roster to AAA Baltimore Orioles. Cleveland: Put P George Milstead on waivers and designate for assignment for the purpose of his unconditional release. Cleveland: Released P George Milstead. Cleveland: 2B Marceline Correa was promoted from AAA Baltimore Orioles to the active roster. Cleveland: LF Mel Almada was promoted from AAA Baltimore Orioles to the active roster. Cleveland: Released RF Dusty Cooke. Cleveland: CF Larry Rosenthal was sent down from the active roster to AAA Baltimore Orioles. Cleveland: P Si Johnson was promoted from AAA Baltimore Orioles to the active roster. Cleveland: C Tommy Heath was promoted from AAA Baltimore Orioles to the active roster. Cleveland: C Butch Sutcliffe was sent down from AAA Baltimore Orioles to A Fargo-Moorhead Twins. Cleveland: C Ben Huffman was promoted from AA New Orleans Pelicans to AAA Baltimore Orioles. Chicago (A): 3B Jesse Walker was put on the 15-Day DL. Chicago (A): 2B Jimmy Brown was put on the 40-man roster. Chicago (A): 2B Jimmy Brown was promoted from AAA Peoria to the active roster.
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Trade between Cincinnati and Washington : Washington gets : SS Hal Luby Cincinnati gets : C Frank Reiber New York (A): Put CF Joe Medwick on the 15 Day DL. Pittsburgh: Designated P Ed Durham for assignment. Pittsburgh: Placed P Ed Durham on irrevocable waivers. Pittsburgh : John Beckwith has been signed to a contract extension, $10,440,000 per year, for 4 years. Pittsburgh : Jim Weaver has been signed to a contract extension, $828,000 per year, for 2 years. Pittsburgh : Emilio Navarro has been signed to a contract extension, $2,700,000 per year, for 2 years. Pittsburgh : Pythias Russ has been signed to a contract extension, $2,270,000 per year, for 2 years. Pittsburgh : Cliff Bolton has been signed to a contract extension, $3,520,000 per year, for 3 years. Pittsburgh : Charles Wesley has been signed to a contract extension, $450,000 per year, for 1 years. Pittsburgh : Bill Barrett has been signed to a contract extension, $1,280,000 per year, for 1 years. Pittsburgh : Buckshot May has been signed to a contract extension, $950,000 per year, for 1 years.
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Philadelphia (A): Put C Ken O'dea on the 60 Day DL. Detroit: Put P Tommy Bridges on the 15 Day DL. Detroit: Put P Jim Bagby on the 15 Day DL. Cincinnati : Spud Davis has been signed to a contract extension, $2,190,000 per year, for 2 years. Cincinnati : Billy Herman has been signed to a contract extension, $3,160,000 per year, for 3 years. Pittsburgh : Free agent Evar Swanson has been signed to a contract of $612,000 per year, for 1 years. Cincinnati: C Bill Patton was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Cincinnati: C Spud Davis was promoted from to the active roster. Cincinnati: Released CF Earl Averill. Cincinnati: C Frank Reiber was put on the 40-man roster. Cincinnati: C Frank Reiber was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
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Washington: Designated P Willis Hudlin for assignment. Washington: Placed P Willis Hudlin on irrevocable waivers. Washington: Put P Ken Jones on the 15 Day DL. Detroit: Put 2B Al Niemiec on the 60 Day DL. Chicago (A) : Luis Tiant sr has been signed to a contract extension, $500,000 per year, for 3 years. Chicago (A) : Tony Lazzeri has been signed to a contract extension, $15,500,000 per year, for 5 years. Philadelphia (N) : Clay Roe has been signed to a contract extension, $3,140,000 per year, for 2 years. Philadelphia (N) : James Bell has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Pittsburgh : Adam Comorosky has been signed to a contract extension, $3,250,000 per year, for 3 years. Pittsburgh : Ernie Orsatti has been signed to a contract extension, $705,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Pittsburgh: Put P Jim Weaver on the 15 Day DL. Cincinnati: 2B Red Nonnenkamp was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Cincinnati: 2B Benny Mccoy was put on the 40-man roster. Cincinnati: 2B Benny Mccoy was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
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Trade between Cleveland and Chicago (N) : Chicago (N) gets : LF John Stone $15,000,000 cash. Cleveland gets : P Bob Feller 2B Charlie Gehringer Cleveland: P Bob Feller was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: P Bob Feller was assigned to the active roster. Cleveland: 2B Charlie Gehringer was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: Released P Sol Carter. Cleveland: 2B Charlie Gehringer was assigned to the active roster. Cleveland: P Fritz Ostermueller was put on the 15-Day DL. Cleveland: P Johnny Niggeling was promoted from to the active roster. Cleveland: P Regis Leheny was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: Put P Si Johnson on waivers and designated him for assignment. Cleveland: P Si Johnson was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: P Regis Leheny was promoted from AAA Baltimore Orioles to the active roster. Cleveland: P Tiny Chaplin was sent down from the active roster to AAA Baltimore Orioles. Cleveland: RF George Collins was promoted from AAA Baltimore Orioles to the active roster. Chicago (N): LF John Stone was put on the 40-man roster. Chicago (N): LF John Stone was assigned to the active roster. Chicago (N): P Johnny Vander meer was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster. Chicago (N): SS Willie Wells was put on the 15-Day DL. Chicago (N): RF Ed Stone was sent down from the active roster to A Madison Cubs. Chicago (N): Put CF Knowlington Burbage on waivers and designated him for assignment. Chicago (N): CF Knowlington Burbage was put on the 40-man roster. Chicago (N): CF Knowlington Burbage was assigned to the active roster. Chicago (N): Designated CF Knowlington Burbage for assignment. Chicago (N): CF Knowlington Burbage was put on the 40-man roster. Chicago (N): LF Norman Stearnes was put on the 40-man roster. Chicago (N): LF Norman Stearnes was promoted from to the active roster. Chicago (N): Released P Wes Ferrell. Chicago (N): P Tot Pressnell was put on the 40-man roster. Chicago (N): P Tot Pressnell was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster. Chicago (N): 1B Ed Moriarty was put on the 40-man roster. Chicago (N): 1B Ed Moriarty was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster. Chicago (N): P Ken Chase was promoted from AA Peoria Chiefs to AAA Iowa Cubs. Chicago (N): CF Monte Irvin was put on the 40-man roster. Chicago (N) : Lefty Gomez has been signed to a contract extension, $6,700,000 per year, for 5 years. Chicago (N) : Obie Lackey has been signed to a contract extension, $2,260,000 per year, for 4 years. Chicago (N) : William Owens has been signed to a contract extension, $300,000 per year, for 1 years. Boston (A): Designated SS Frankie Crosetti for assignment. Boston (A): Placed SS Frankie Crosetti on irrevocable waivers. Washington: Put P Fabian Kowalik on the 15 Day DL. Cincinnati: Put P Hal Schumacher on waivers and designated him for assignment. Cincinnati: 3B Bobby Reeves was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Cincinnati: 1B Monk Sherlock was put on the 40-man roster. Cincinnati: 1B Monk Sherlock was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cleveland : Jo-jo Moore has been signed to a contract extension, $5,080,000 per year, for 4 years. Cleveland : Marceline Correa has been signed to a contract extension, $585,000 per year, for 2 years. Cleveland : Carlos Moore has been signed to a contract extension, $4,850,000 per year, for 3 years. Cleveland : Stuart Jones has been signed to a contract extension, $390,000 per year, for 5 years. Cleveland : Ray Boggs has been signed to a contract extension, $600,000 per year, for 3 years. Cleveland : Andy Bednar has been signed to a contract extension, $520,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Trade between Philadelphia (N) and Cincinnati : Cincinnati gets : P Ed Walsh Philadelphia (N) gets : P Monte Pearson Cincinnati: P Ed Walsh was put on the 40-man roster. Cincinnati: P Ed Walsh was assigned to the active roster. Washington: Put 3B Stan Hack on the 15 Day DL. Detroit: Put 3B Stu Clarke on the 15 Day DL. Cincinnati : Lazaro Salazar has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 2 years. Philadelphia (N): P Monte Pearson was put on the 40-man roster. Philadelphia (N): P Monte Pearson was assigned to the active roster.
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Detroit: Put SS Mark Koenig on the 15 Day DL. Pittsburgh : Evar Swanson has been signed to a contract extension, $660,000 per year, for 1 years. Detroit : Gee Walker has been signed to a contract extension, $1,600,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Cleveland: C Rick Ferrell was put on the 15-Day DL. Cleveland: C Chink Outen was promoted from AA New Orleans Pelicans to the active roster. St. Louis (A) : Sam Warmack has been signed to a contract extension, $1,240,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Philadelphia (N): RF George Selkirk was put on the 15-Day DL. Philadelphia (N): CF Vince Dimaggio was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
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New York (A): Put CF Sam West on the 15 Day DL. Washington: Put P Fabian Kowalik on the 15 Day DL. Pittsburgh : John Beckwith has been signed to a contract extension, $10,440,000 per year, for 4 years. Pittsburgh : Jim Weaver has been signed to a contract extension, $828,000 per year, for 2 years. Pittsburgh : Emilio Navarro has been signed to a contract extension, $2,700,000 per year, for 2 years. Pittsburgh : Pythias Russ has been signed to a contract extension, $2,270,000 per year, for 2 years. Pittsburgh : Cliff Bolton has been signed to a contract extension, $3,520,000 per year, for 3 years. Pittsburgh : Charles Wesley has been signed to a contract extension, $450,000 per year, for 1 years. Pittsburgh : Bill Barrett has been signed to a contract extension, $2,920,000 per year, for 1 years. Pittsburgh : Buckshot May has been signed to a contract extension, $950,000 per year, for 1 years.
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Boston (A): Designated P Mal Moss for assignment. Boston (A): Placed P Mal Moss on irrevocable waivers. Boston (A): Designated P Wedo Martini for assignment. Boston (A): Placed P Wedo Martini on waivers. Boston (A): Put P Bob Cooney on the 15 Day DL.
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Pittsburgh : Pinky Higgins has been signed to a contract extension, $7,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Boston (A) : Si Rosenthal has been signed to a contract extension, $1,100,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Chicago (A) : Ted Radcliffe has been signed to a contract extension, $2,020,000 per year, for 2 years. Chicago (A) : Gabby Hartnett has been signed to a contract extension, $400,000 per year, for 2 years. Chicago (N) : John Stone has been signed to a contract extension, $2,370,000 per year, for 4 years. New York (N): Put 2B Freddie Maguire on the 15 Day DL. Cincinnati: P Bill Dietrich was put on the 15-Day DL. Cincinnati: P Al Benton was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
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Cincinnati : Free agent Wedo Martini has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 years. New York (N): Put P Jack Wilson on the 15 Day DL. Boston (A) : Jim Tennant has been signed to a contract extension, $6,250,000 per year, for 4 years.
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Cincinnati: C Gilly Campbell was sent down from the active roster to AAA . Cincinnati: P Wedo Martini was put on the 40-man roster. Cincinnati: P Wedo Martini was assigned to the active roster. Boston (A) : Wattie Holm has been signed to a contract extension, $1,750,000 per year, for 2 years. New York (N) : Joe Vosmik has been signed to a contract extension, $3,760,000 per year, for 2 years. New York (N) : Chick Hafey has been signed to a contract extension, $1,820,000 per year, for 2 years. New York (N) : Kiddo Davis has been signed to a contract extension, $748,000 per year, for 1 years. Cleveland: Released P Regis Leheny. Cleveland: P Art Kenney was put on the 40-man roster. Cleveland: P Art Kenney was promoted from AAA Baltimore Orioles to the active roster. Cleveland: Released C Chink Outen. Cleveland: 3B Ken Keltner was promoted from AAA Baltimore Orioles to the active roster.
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Washington : Bobo Newsom has been signed to a contract extension, $3,530,000 per year, for 2 years. Washington : Buddy Myer has been signed to a contract extension, $520,000 per year, for 2 years. Washington : Bob Johnson has been signed to a contract extension, $6,980,000 per year, for 3 years. Washington : Ambrose Reid has been signed to a contract extension, $450,000 per year, for 2 years. Washington : Stan Hack has been signed to a contract extension, $4,880,000 per year, for 3 years. Cincinnati: P George Caster was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
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