TEAM NEWS Sunday, 10/22/1939 |
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Joe Hauser retires ... Frank Grube retires ... Fan loyalty drops to Poor... Bill Swift gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration. Steve Larkin gets a new one-year contract worth $4,757,143 through salary arbitration. Harry Davis gets a new one-year contract worth $1,985,714 through salary arbitration. Jim Bottomley becomes a free agent. Ray Pepper gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration. Mule Haas becomes a free agent. Les Mallon gets a new one-year contract worth $1,071,429 through salary arbitration. Sam Bankhead becomes a free agent. Doc Cramer gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
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Steve Larkin was named Player of the Week! He won 2 games, with 2 shutouts, pitched 18 innings with an ERA of 0.00, fanning 17.
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Willard Brown was named Player of the Week! He batted .455 in 22 AB, with 4 HR and 11 RBI.
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Steve Larkin sets a new single game Team-Record for Strikeouts with 14! Steve Larkin fans 14 batters against Boston (A).
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Steve Larkin was named American League-Pitcher of the Month ! He had a record of 8-0 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 1.04 and 4 shutouts.
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Joe Dimaggio was named Player of the Week! He batted .545 in 22 AB, with 2 HR and 10 RBI.
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Joe Dimaggio was named Player of the Week! He batted .458 in 24 AB, with 4 HR and 12 RBI.
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Steve Larkin was named American League-Pitcher of the Month ! He had a record of 7-0 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 2.59.
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Hank Leiber was named Player of the Week! He batted .345 in 29 AB, with 7 HR and 15 RBI.
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Steve Larkin was named American League-Pitcher of the Month ! He had a record of 6-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.48 and 1 shutouts.
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Orville Riggins was named Player of the Week! He batted .536 in 28 AB, with 2 HR and 5 RBI.
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Hank Leiber sets a new season Team-Record for Homeruns with 50!
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Hank Leiber sets a new single game AL-Record for Homeruns with 3! Hank Leiber slams 3 homers against New York (A).
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Steve Larkin sets a new season Team-Record for Wins with 28!
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Hank Leiber was named American League-Batter of the Month! He batted .313 in 96 AB, with 16 homers and 34 RBI.
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Joe Callahan was named American League Rookie Of The Year ! In 44 games started, he pitched 332.1 innings, fanning 164 and walking 171 batters.
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Steve Larkin was named American League-Pitcher of the year ! In 45 games started, he pitched 347.2 innings, fanning 409 and walking 199 batters.
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