LEAGUE TRANSACTION NEWS Sunday, 10/22/1939 |
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Philadelphia (A): Free agent SS Sam Bankhead has been signed to a contract of $3,500,000 per year, for 2 years. Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Pat Malone has been signed to a contract of $510,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Boston (N): Free agent CF Mule Haas has been signed to a contract of $5,575,004 per year, for 3 years. Philadelphia (A): Free agent 1B Gus Suhr has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Washington: Free agent 2B Larry Bettencourt has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Boston (N): Free agent 3B Ed Morgan has been signed to a contract of $9,875,000 per year, for 3 years. Chicago (A): Free agent P Leroy Matlock has been signed to a contract of $3,400,000 per year, for 4 years. Philadelphia (N): Free agent P Schoolboy Rowe has been signed to a contract of $920,000 per year, for 4 years. Boston (A): Free agent C Mickey Cochrane has been signed to a contract of $1,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Bernie Walter has been signed to a contract of $7,500,000 per year, for 5 years. New York (N): Free agent 2B Claude Johnson has been signed to a contract of $1,500,000 per year, for 1 years. Philadelphia (A): Free agent 3B Ben Chapman has been signed to a contract of $330,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Boston (N): Free agent 1B Hal Trosky has been signed to a contract of $16,575,003 per year, for 6 years. Philadelphia (A): Free agent SS Travis Jackson has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 1 years. Philadelphia (A): Free agent P Sol Carter has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
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New York (A): Free agent LF Jim Bottomley has been signed to a contract of $2,225,000 per year, for 1 years. Philadelphia (A): Free agent RF Dusty Cooke has been signed to a contract of $600,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Pittsburgh: Free agent CF Harry Rice has been signed to a contract of $7,750,001 per year, for 2 years.
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Pittsburgh: Designated CF Evar Swanson for assignment. Pittsburgh: Placed CF Evar Swanson on waivers. New York (N): Free agent C Bill Perkins has been signed to a contract of $5,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Cleveland: Free agent P Pete Donohue has been signed to a contract of $8,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
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Boston (A): Free agent CF Earl Averill has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
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Chicago (A): Free agent 1B Lou Gehrig has been signed to a contract of $11,200,000 per year, for 5 years. Pittsburgh: Free agent P Chet Brewer has been signed to a contract of $5,560,001 per year, for 3 years.
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Boston (A): Free agent P Rudy Leopold has been signed to a contract of $2,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Philadelphia (A): Free agent 2B Freddie Maguire has been signed to a minor league contract. Pittsburgh: Free agent SS Frankie Crosetti has been signed to a minor league contract. Pittsburgh: Free agent P Hal Schumacher has been signed to a minor league contract. Philadelphia (A): Free agent 3B Pinky Whitney has been signed to a minor league contract. Philadelphia (A): Free agent RF Paul Waner has been signed to a minor league contract. Boston (A): Free agent C Chink Outen has been signed to a minor league contract. Philadelphia (A): Free agent RF Chick Fullis has been signed to a minor league contract. Pittsburgh: Free agent P Wes Ferrell has been signed to a minor league contract. Pittsburgh: Free agent P Benny Frey has been signed to a minor league contract.
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Boston (A): Put LF Sam Chapman on the 15 Day DL. New York (N): Put P Jack Wilson on the 15 Day DL. Cincinnati: 2B Ed Leip was sent down from AAA to A . Cincinnati: SS Sig Gryska was sent down from AAA to A . Cincinnati: 3B Bobby Reeves was sent down from AAA to AA . Cincinnati: SS Sig Gryska was promoted from A to AA . Cincinnati: 2B Ed Leip was promoted from A to AA .
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Philadelphia (A): CF Bud Bates was sent down from AAA San Francisco Seals to AA Oakland Athletics.
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Philadelphia (A): LF Red Marion was promoted from A Kansas City Athletics to AA Oakland Athletics. Philadelphia (A): P Charley Suche was promoted from A Kansas City Athletics to AA Oakland Athletics.
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Chicago (A): 3B Jesse Walker was promoted from to the active roster. Philadelphia (N): RF Charlie Keller was sent down from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to AA Reading Phillies. Philadelphia (N): LF Eric Tipton was sent down from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to AA Reading Phillies. Philadelphia (N): RF Chet Ross was sent down from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to AA Reading Phillies. Detroit: Put 3B Stu Clarke on the 15 Day DL.
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Cleveland: Removed 2B Marceline Correa from waivers. Cleveland: Put P Tom Earley on the 15 Day DL. Cleveland: Put SS Billy Werber on the 60 Day DL. New York (N): Put C Rollie Hemsley on the 15 Day DL. St. Louis (N): Designated P Rodolfo Fernandez for assignment. St. Louis (N): Placed P Rodolfo Fernandez on irrevocable waivers. Cincinnati: Put P Wally Hebert on waivers and designated him for assignment. Cincinnati: Put P Al Benton on waivers and designated him for assignment. Cincinnati: P Art Evans was put on the 40-man roster. Cincinnati: P Art Evans was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cincinnati: P Gene Ford was put on the 40-man roster. Cincinnati: P Gene Ford was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Cincinnati: P Wally Hebert was put on the 40-man roster. Cincinnati: P Al Benton was put on the 40-man roster. Cincinnati: 2B Ed Leip was sent down from AA to A . Cincinnati: 1B Bill Marshall was sent down from AA to A . Cincinnati: CF Ted Petoskey was sent down from AA to A . Cincinnati: SS Packy Rogers was sent down from AA to A .
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New York (A): Put 3B Howdy Groskloss on waivers and designated him for assignment. New York (A): CF Joe Medwick was put on the 40-man roster. New York (A): CF Joe Medwick was assigned to the active roster. New York (A): Designated CF Joe Medwick for assignment. New York (A): CF Sam West was put on the 40-man roster. New York (A): CF Sam West was assigned to the active roster. New York (A): Designated CF Sam West for assignment. New York (A): CF Jo-jo White was put on the 40-man roster. New York (A): RF Smead Jolley was put on the 40-man roster. New York (A): RF Phil Weintraub was put on the 40-man roster. New York (A): RF Phil Weintraub was assigned to the active roster. New York (A): Designated RF Phil Weintraub for assignment. New York (A): RF Smead Jolley was assigned to the active roster. New York (A): Designated RF Smead Jolley for assignment. New York (A): CF Jo-jo White was assigned to the active roster. New York (A): Designated CF Jo-jo White for assignment. New York (A): 3B Howdy Groskloss was put on the 40-man roster. New York (A): 3B Howdy Groskloss was assigned to the active roster.
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Pittsburgh : Free agent Bernie Walter has been signed to a contract of $1,424,000 per year, for 1 years. Pittsburgh : Free agent Sam Bankhead has been signed to a contract of $712,000 per year, for 1 years. Chicago (A): P Max Lanier was put on the 40-man roster. Chicago (N): P Fred Hutchinson was put on the 40-man roster. Boston (A): Put 2B Babe Young on the 15 Day DL. Pittsburgh: Designated 3B Bill Barrett for assignment. Pittsburgh: Placed 3B Bill Barrett on waivers. Pittsburgh: Designated P Ray Prim for assignment. Pittsburgh: Placed P Ray Prim on irrevocable waivers. Brooklyn: Released 2B Bill Sodd. Cincinnati : Phil Cavarretta has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Philadelphia (A): P Clyde Shoun was promoted from AA Oakland Athletics to AAA San Francisco Seals.
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New York (A): Put 1B Johnny Frederick on waivers and designated him for assignment. New York (A): CF Joe Medwick was put on the 40-man roster. New York (A): CF Joe Medwick was assigned to the active roster. New York (A): Designated CF Joe Medwick for assignment. New York (A): CF Sam West was put on the 40-man roster. New York (A): CF Sam West was assigned to the active roster. New York (A): Designated CF Sam West for assignment. New York (A): CF Jo-jo White was put on the 40-man roster. New York (A): RF Smead Jolley was put on the 40-man roster. New York (A): RF Phil Weintraub was put on the 40-man roster. New York (A): CF Jo-jo White was assigned to the active roster. New York (A): Designated CF Jo-jo White for assignment. New York (A): RF Smead Jolley was assigned to the active roster. New York (A): Designated RF Smead Jolley for assignment. New York (A): RF Phil Weintraub was assigned to the active roster. New York (A): Designated RF Phil Weintraub for assignment. New York (A): 1B Johnny Frederick was put on the 40-man roster. New York (A): 1B Johnny Frederick was assigned to the active roster.
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Boston (A): Designated 2B Tom Carey for assignment. Boston (A): Placed 2B Tom Carey on irrevocable waivers. Detroit: Designated 3B Danny Musser for assignment. Detroit: Placed 3B Danny Musser on irrevocable waivers. Detroit: Put RF Frank Demaree on the 15 Day DL. Cincinnati : Flint Rhem has been signed to a contract extension, $750,000 per year, for 1 years.
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New York (A): Designated RF Goose Goslin for assignment. New York (A): Placed RF Goose Goslin on waivers. New York (A): Put P Bruce Cunningham on the 15 Day DL. Boston (N): Designated RF Chuck Klein for assignment. Boston (N): Put 3B Ed Morgan on the 15 Day DL. Chicago (N): RF Terris Mcduffie was put on the 15-Day DL. Chicago (N): 3B Bob Kennedy was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to A Madison Cubs. Chicago (N): 3B Lester Lockett was promoted from A Madison Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs. Chicago (N): RF Ed Stone was promoted from A Madison Cubs to the active roster. Chicago (N): CF Monte Irvin was promoted from A Madison Cubs to the active roster. Chicago (N): Put 2B William Owens on waivers and designated him for assignment. Chicago (N): 3B Howard Easterling was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster. Cincinnati : Emil Roy has been signed to a contract extension, $7,070,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Chicago (N): 2B Howard Easterling was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs. Chicago (N): CF Monte Irvin was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
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Philadelphia (A): C Dutch Fehring was sent down from AAA San Francisco Seals to AA Oakland Athletics. Philadelphia (A): C Ray Thomas was promoted from AA Oakland Athletics to AAA San Francisco Seals.
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Cincinnati : Chuck Klein has been signed to a contract extension, $8,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
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Chicago (N): C Josh Gibson was promoted from to the active roster. Chicago (N): C Joe Glenn was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs. Chicago (N): LF Ray Brown was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster. Philadelphia (N): C Birdie Tebbetts was put on the 15-Day DL. Philadelphia (N): C Tom Young was promoted from to the active roster. New York (A): Put P Snipe Hansen on the 15 Day DL. Detroit: Put RF Frank Demaree on the 60 Day DL. Pittsburgh : Tony Kaufmann has been signed to a contract extension, $612,000 per year, for 1 years. Pittsburgh : Sam Bankhead has been signed to a contract extension, $2,380,000 per year, for 2 years. Pittsburgh : Jim West has been signed to a contract extension, $736,000 per year, for 1 years. Chicago (A) : Jesse Walker has been signed to a contract extension, $2,740,000 per year, for 5 years. Chicago (N) : Josh Gibson has been signed to a contract extension, $8,250,000 per year, for 7 years. Chicago (N) : Buck Leonard has been signed to a contract extension, $3,420,000 per year, for 5 years. Trade between Philadelphia (N) and Chicago (N) : Chicago (N) gets : LF Wilson Redus Philadelphia (N) gets : P Ken Chase Chicago (N) : Free agent Satchel Paige has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 years. Chicago (N): P Satchel Paige was put on the 40-man roster. Chicago (N): LF Wilson Redus was put on the 40-man roster. Chicago (N): P Bertrum Hunter was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs. Chicago (N): P Satchel Paige was assigned to the active roster. Chicago (N): P Johnny Vander meer was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs. Chicago (N): LF Wilson Redus was assigned to the active roster. Chicago (N): RF Ed Stone was sent down from the active roster to A Madison Cubs. Chicago (N): CF Jimmie Crutchfield was sent down from the active roster to A Madison Cubs. Chicago (N): LF Ray Brown was sent down from the active roster to AAA Iowa Cubs. Chicago (N): P Bertrum Hunter was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster. Chicago (N): Released P Ted Olson. Chicago (N): CF Knowlington Burbage was sent down from AAA Iowa Cubs to A Madison Cubs. Chicago (N): Released P Art Jacobs. Chicago (N): P Johnny Vander meer was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster. Philadelphia (N): LF Red Dorman was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
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Philadelphia (A): P Charley Suche was promoted from AA Oakland Athletics to AAA San Francisco Seals.
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Chicago (N) : Satchel Paige has been signed to a contract extension, $300,000 per year, for 2 years. Washington: Put P Cy Moore on the 15 Day DL. St. Louis (A) : Don Hurst has been signed to a contract extension, $4,590,000 per year, for 2 years. New York (N) : Hank Greenberg has been signed to a contract extension, $24,800,000 per year, for 4 years.
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Boston (A): Put P Bob Cooney on the 15 Day DL. Boston (N): Put CF Pete Fox on the 15 Day DL. Detroit : Odell Hale has been signed to a contract extension, $8,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Detroit : Mark Koenig has been signed to a contract extension, $970,000 per year, for 2 years. Detroit : Tom Padden has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Detroit : Lon Warneke has been signed to a contract extension, $300,000 per year, for 1 years. Detroit : Bill Cissell has been signed to a contract extension, $340,000 per year, for 1 years. Detroit : Jake Powell has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years. Detroit : Frank Demaree has been signed to a contract extension, $6,320,000 per year, for 3 years. Washington : Zeke Bonura has been signed to a contract extension, $2,030,000 per year, for 2 years. Washington : Joe Kuhel has been signed to a contract extension, $1,290,000 per year, for 2 years. Washington : Mike Kreevich has been signed to a contract extension, $5,850,000 per year, for 3 years. Washington : Myril Hoag has been signed to a contract extension, $1,980,000 per year, for 2 years. Washington : Dave Barbee has been signed to a contract extension, $320,000 per year, for 2 years. Washington : Al Lopez has been signed to a contract extension, $1,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Chicago (N): P Leon Day was put on the 15-Day DL.
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New York (A): Put P Glenn Liebhardt on the 15 Day DL. Philadelphia (A): Put LF Joe Dimaggio on the 15 Day DL. Cleveland : Marv Gudat has been signed to a contract extension, $2,320,000 per year, for 2 years. Cleveland : Rick Ferrell has been signed to a contract extension, $3,300,000 per year, for 2 years. Cleveland : Dolph Camilli has been signed to a contract extension, $9,100,000 per year, for 7 years. Pittsburgh : Bernie Walter has been signed to a contract extension, $3,850,000 per year, for 3 years. Philadelphia (A): C Dutch Fehring was promoted from AA Oakland Athletics to AAA San Francisco Seals. Philadelphia (A): C Jack Redmond was sent down from AAA San Francisco Seals to AA Oakland Athletics.
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Philadelphia (A): P Joe Krakauskas was sent down from AAA San Francisco Seals to AA Oakland Athletics.
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Philadelphia (A): C Dutch Fehring was sent down from AAA San Francisco Seals to AA Oakland Athletics. Philadelphia (A): C Jack Redmond was promoted from AA Oakland Athletics to AAA San Francisco Seals.
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St. Louis (N): Put CF Bob Elliott on the 15 Day DL. New York (A) : Bruce Cunningham has been signed to a contract extension, $825,000 per year, for 3 years. Boston (A) : Jasper Washington has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 1 years. Boston (A) : Chink Outen has been signed to a contract extension, $510,000 per year, for 2 years. Chicago (N): P Leon Day was promoted from to the active roster.
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Philadelphia (A): P Clyde Shoun was sent down from AAA San Francisco Seals to AA Oakland Athletics.
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Cleveland : Charlie Gehringer has been signed to a contract extension, $4,040,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Chicago (N) : Charles Smith has been signed to a contract extension, $450,000 per year, for 2 years. Chicago (A) : Luke Appling has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
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Boston (N) : Lyn Lary has been signed to a contract extension, $2,950,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Brooklyn : John Williams has been signed to a contract extension, $14,050,000 per year, for 4 years. Brooklyn : Lloyd Waner has been signed to a contract extension, $3,550,000 per year, for 3 years. Brooklyn : Charlie Gelbert has been signed to a contract extension, $570,000 per year, for 2 years.
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