LEAGUE TRANSACTION NEWS
Sunday, 10/22/1940
Tuesday 1/31/1940 :
Trade between Cincinnati and Philadelphia (N) :
Philadelphia (N) gets :
C Spud Davis
Cincinnati gets :
C Birdie Tebbetts
Philadelphia (N): C Spud Davis was put on the 40-man roster.
Philadelphia (N): C Spud Davis was assigned to the active roster.
Pittsburgh: Designated P Lloyd Brown for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Placed P Lloyd Brown on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh: Designated P Jim Weaver for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Placed P Jim Weaver on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh: Designated P Lloyd Brown for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Placed P Lloyd Brown on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh: Designated P Jim Weaver for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Placed P Jim Weaver on irrevocable waivers.
Friday 2/3/1940 :
Cincinnati: Free agent 2B Frank Sigafoos has been signed to a contract of $5,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Washington: Free agent P Cy Blanton has been signed to a contract of $5,490,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 2/5/1940 :
Detroit: Free agent SS Willie Wells has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent P Clarence Pickrel has been signed to a contract of $5,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Detroit: Free agent C Frankie Pytlak has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/6/1940 :
Trade between Detroit and Boston (N) :
Boston (N) gets :
RF Tuck Stainback
Detroit gets :
2B Lee Handley
Tuesday 2/7/1940 :
St. Louis (N): Free agent RF Rip Radcliff has been signed to a contract of $4,300,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 2/9/1940 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent 1B Harry Davis has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 2/12/1940 :
Cincinnati: P Clarence Pickrel was put on the 40-man roster.
Cincinnati: P Clarence Pickrel was assigned to the active roster.
Cincinnati: 2B Frank Sigafoos was put on the 40-man roster.
Cincinnati: P Art Evans was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: 2B Frank Sigafoos was assigned to the active roster.
Boston (N): Designated RF Lee Gamble for assignment.
Boston (N): Placed RF Lee Gamble on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh: Removed P Lloyd Brown from waivers.
Pittsburgh: Removed P Jim Weaver from waivers.
Cincinnati: 2B Ed Leip was promoted from A to AA .
Cincinnati: P Jess Dobernic was sent down from AA to A .
Cincinnati: P Walt Ripley was sent down from AA to A .
Monday 2/13/1940 :
Philadelphia (A): Free agent SS Orville Riggins has been signed to a contract of $8,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent SS Johnny Burnett has been signed to a contract of $1,550,001 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N): Free agent CF Earl Clark has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Tuesday 2/14/1940 :
New York (N): Free agent P Ad Liska has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/15/1940 :
New York (N): Free agent RF Dusty Cooke has been signed to a contract of $550,000 per year, for 2 years.
Philadelphia (N): Free agent P Rodolfo Fernandez has been signed to a contract of $570,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/18/1940 :
Pittsburgh: Designated P Jim Weaver for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Placed P Jim Weaver on irrevocable waivers.
Sunday 2/19/1940 :
Boston (A): Free agent P Sol Carter has been signed to a contract of $1,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A): Free agent RF Shanty Hogan has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/20/1940 :
New York (A): Free agent 1B Dale Alexander has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 years.
New York (A): Free agent P Ralph Birkofer has been signed to a contract of $400,000 per year, for 2 years.
Brooklyn: Free agent P John Michaels has been signed to a contract of $2,050,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A): Free agent P Al Eckert has been signed to a contract of $850,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/22/1940 :
Brooklyn: Free agent CF Johnny Watwood has been signed to a contract of $4,505,500 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/25/1940 :
New York (N): Free agent SS Bill Knickerbocker has been signed to a contract of $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sunday 2/26/1940 :
New York (N): Free agent 2B Fresco Thompson has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (A): Free agent P Hal Mckain has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Monday 2/27/1940 :
New York (N): Free agent SS Joe Cronin has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N): Free agent 2B Billy Rogell has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 3/1/1940 :
Pittsburgh: Free agent 3B Dib Williams has been signed to a minor league contract.
Thursday 3/2/1940 :
New York (A): Designated 3B Howdy Groskloss for assignment.
New York (A): Placed 3B Howdy Groskloss on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia (A): Designated LF Johnny Rizzo for assignment.
Philadelphia (A): Placed RF Doc Cramer on irrevocable waivers.
Philadelphia (A): Designated P Bob Bowman for assignment.
Philadelphia (A): Placed P Bob Bowman on waivers.
Philadelphia (A): Designated LF Nino Bongiovanni for assignment.
Philadelphia (A): Placed LF Nino Bongiovanni on waivers.
Boston (N): Released P Bob Daughters.
Boston (N): Released C Jim Sheehan.
Boston (N): Released SS Red Kellett.
Boston (N): Designated P Larry French for assignment.
Boston (N): Placed P Larry French on waivers.
Pittsburgh: Removed P Jim Weaver from waivers.
Cincinnati: Put P Al Benton on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cincinnati: C Gilly Campbell was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Saturday 4/1/1940 :
Boston (N) : Free agent Smead Jolley has been signed to minor league deal.
Boston (N) : Free agent Willis Hudlin has been signed to minor league deal.
New York (A): Released 3B Howdy Groskloss.
Philadelphia (A): Released LF Johnny Rizzo.
Philadelphia (A): Released LF Nino Bongiovanni.
Philadelphia (A): Released P Bob Bowman.
Boston (N): Released P Larry French.
Cincinnati: Released P Al Benton.
Philadelphia (N): P Rodolfo Fernandez was put on the 40-man roster.
Philadelphia (N): P Rodolfo Fernandez was assigned to the active roster.
Brooklyn: P John Michaels was put on the 40-man roster.
Brooklyn: P John Michaels was assigned to the active roster.
Brooklyn: CF Johnny Watwood was put on the 40-man roster.
Brooklyn: CF Johnny Watwood was assigned to the active roster.
Sunday 4/9/1940 :
Cincinnati: P Dixie Howell was put on the 40-man roster.
Cincinnati: P Dixie Howell was promoted from A to AA .
Boston (A) : Free agent Heinie Schuble has been signed to minor league deal.
Monday 4/17/1940 :
Boston (A): Designated P Jim Mooney for assignment.
Boston (A): Placed P Jim Mooney on irrevocable waivers.
Boston (A): Designated C Mickey Cochrane for assignment.
Boston (A): Placed C Mickey Cochrane on waivers.
Cincinnati: LF Johnny Oulliber was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: RF Stan Spence was put on the 40-man roster.
Cincinnati: RF Stan Spence was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cincinnati: Put C Birdie Tebbetts on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Tuesday 4/25/1940 :
Detroit: Put 3B Stu Clarke on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: C Birdie Tebbetts was put on the 40-man roster.
Cincinnati: P Bill Posedel was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: C Birdie Tebbetts was assigned to the active roster.
Wednesday 5/3/1940 :
Cincinnati: SS John Mihalic was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: P Red Lynn was put on the 40-man roster.
Cincinnati: P Red Lynn was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cincinnati: P George Caster was sent down from AAA to AA .
Cincinnati: P Wayne Lamaster was sent down from AAA to AA .
Cincinnati: P Dixie Howell was promoted from AA to AAA .
Cincinnati : Joe Cicero has been signed to a contract extension, $5,940,000 per year, for 3 years.
Thursday 5/4/1940 :
Boston (A): Released C Mickey Cochrane.
Boston (A): Released P Jim Mooney.
Thursday 5/11/1940 :
Boston (A): Put P Whitey Moore on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati : Frank Sigafoos has been signed to a contract extension, $1,160,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (A): P Eugene Bremmer was promoted from AAA Peoria to the active roster.
Chicago (A): CF Terry Moore was promoted from AAA Peoria to the active roster.
Chicago (A): Released CF Max West.
Chicago (A): RF George Case was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (A): RF George Case was promoted from AAA Peoria to the active roster.
Chicago (A): LF Babe Barna was promoted from AA Elkhart to AAA Peoria.
Chicago (A): CF Sam Jethroe was promoted from A Reno to AA Elkhart.
Chicago (A): RF Lou Scoffic was promoted from A Reno to AA Elkhart.
Chicago (A): 1B Lennie Pearson was promoted from A Reno to AA Elkhart.
Chicago (A): SS Thomas Butts was promoted from A Reno to AA Elkhart.
Chicago (A): P Johnny Hutchings was promoted from A Reno to AA Elkhart.
Chicago (A): P Dick Conger was promoted from A Reno to AA Elkhart.
Chicago (A): P Jim Mccloskey was sent down from AA Elkhart to A Reno.
Chicago (A): C Greek George was sent down from AA Elkhart to A Reno.
Chicago (N): P Paul Masterson was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (N): P Paul Masterson was promoted from A Madison Cubs to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): 2B Ben Lindsey was promoted from to the active roster.
Friday 5/19/1940 :
Philadelphia (N): Put C Spud Davis on waivers and designated him for assignment.
Philadelphia (N): P Monty Stratton was promoted from AA Reading Phillies to the active roster.
Chicago (N): Released P Tot Pressnell.
Chicago (N): Released P Al Mahon.
Chicago (N): P Bill Cox was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (N): P Bill Cox was promoted from AA Peoria Chiefs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): P Lefty Bertrand was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (N): P Lefty Bertrand was promoted from A Madison Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): 3B Howard Easterling was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): LF Ray Brown was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Chicago (N): 2B Del Young was promoted from AA Peoria Chiefs to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): 3B Lester Lockett was promoted from AA Peoria Chiefs to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): CF Monte Irvin was promoted from AA Peoria Chiefs to AAA Iowa Cubs.
Chicago (N): RF Ed Stone was promoted from A Madison Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Chicago (N): P Connie Johnson was promoted from A Madison Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Chicago (N): P Porter Vaughan was promoted from A Madison Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Chicago (N): P Cal Dorsett was promoted from A Madison Cubs to AA Peoria Chiefs.
Saturday 5/27/1940 :
Washington: Designated P Howard Craghead for assignment.
Washington: Placed P Howard Craghead on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh: Designated P Jim Weaver for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Placed P Jim Weaver on irrevocable waivers.
Pittsburgh: Designated CF Harry Rice for assignment.
Pittsburgh: Placed CF Harry Rice on waivers.
Cincinnati: P Red Lynn was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati: P Fred Hutchinson was put on the 40-man roster.
Cincinnati: P Fred Hutchinson was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Saturday 6/3/1940 :
Philadelphia (N): P Monty Stratton was put on the 15-Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): P Ken Chase was put on the 40-man roster.
Philadelphia (N): P Ken Chase was put on the 15-Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): P Steve Rachunok was put on the 40-man roster.
Philadelphia (N): P Steve Rachunok was promoted from AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Phillies to the active roster.
Monday 6/5/1940 :
Philadelphia (N): Released C Spud Davis.
Sunday 6/11/1940 :
Boston (A): Put 2B Babe Young on the 15 Day DL.
Philadelphia (A): Removed RF Doc Cramer from waivers.
Philadelphia (A): Put C John Bottarini on the 15 Day DL.
Washington: Removed P Howard Craghead from waivers.
Pittsburgh: Released P Jim Weaver.
Pittsburgh: Released CF Harry Rice.
St. Louis (N): Put C Joe Becker on the 15 Day DL.
Monday 6/19/1940 :
Cincinnati: P Jess Dobernic was promoted from A to AA .
Detroit : Gee Walker has been signed to a contract extension, $740,000 per year, for 2 years.
Detroit : Stu Clarke has been signed to a contract extension, $460,000 per year, for 1 years.
Detroit : Bill Cissell has been signed to a contract extension, $450,000 per year, for 2 years.
Detroit : Lon Warneke has been signed to a contract extension, $300,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tuesday 6/27/1940 :
Cincinnati: 2B Ham Schulte was promoted from A to AA .
Thursday 7/6/1940 :
Washington : Bobo Newsom has been signed to a contract extension, $10,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Friday 7/14/1940 :
Boston (A): Put P Marv Breuer on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (A): Put 3B Johnny Vergez on the 15 Day DL.
Detroit: Designated 3B Bill Cissell for assignment.
Detroit: Placed 3B Bill Cissell on irrevocable waivers.
Sunday 7/30/1940 :
Detroit: Released 3B Bill Cissell.
Detroit: Put P Whit Wyatt on the 15 Day DL.
Trade between Boston (N) and Philadelphia (N) :
Philadelphia (N) gets :
C Bill Starr
Boston (N) gets :
P Tex Carleton
Philadelphia (N): Released SS Roy Hughes.
Sunday 8/6/1940 :
Philadelphia (N): SS Leroy Morney was put on the 40-man roster.
Philadelphia (N): SS Leroy Morney was promoted from AA Reading Phillies to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): 3B Parnell Woods was put on the 40-man roster.
Philadelphia (N): 3B Parnell Woods was promoted from AA Reading Phillies to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): RF Charlie Keller was put on the 40-man roster.
Philadelphia (N): 2B Jimmy Bloodworth was put on the 40-man roster.
Philadelphia (N): Released 1B Bucky Walters.
Philadelphia (N): 2B Jimmy Bloodworth was promoted from AA Reading Phillies to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): Released RF Liz Funk.
Philadelphia (N): CF Jerry Benjamin was put on the 40-man roster.
Philadelphia (N): CF Jerry Benjamin was promoted from AA Reading Phillies to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): LF Eric Tipton was put on the 40-man roster.
Philadelphia (N): RF Ed Boland was put on the 40-man roster.
Monday 8/7/1940 :
St. Louis (N): Released 1B Johnny Moore... he retired.
Monday 8/14/1940 :
Detroit: Put P Luke Hamlin on the 15 Day DL.
New York (N): Released 2B Fresco Thompson.
New York (N): Put P Paul Derringer on the 60 Day DL.
New York (N) : Rollie Hemsley has been signed to a contract extension, $310,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : John Dixon has been signed to a contract extension, $7,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 8/16/1940 :
Boston (N): P Tex Carleton was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): Designated P Al Javery for assignment.
Boston (N): P Tex Carleton was assigned to the active roster.
Boston (N): Designated P Tex Carleton for assignment.
Boston (N): P Al Javery was put on the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): P Al Javery was assigned to the active roster.
Tuesday 8/22/1940 :
Boston (A): Designated P Vern Kennedy for assignment.
Boston (A): Placed P Vern Kennedy on irrevocable waivers.
Washington: Designated CF Ambrose Reid for assignment.
Washington: Placed CF Ambrose Reid on waivers.
St. Louis (N): Put CF Bob Elliott on the 15 Day DL.
Boston (A) : Rudy Leopold has been signed to a contract extension, $2,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (A) : Bill Delancey has been signed to a contract extension, $4,990,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (A) : Wattie Holm has been signed to a contract extension, $400,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Emilio Navarro has been signed to a contract extension, $3,020,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Pythias Russ has been signed to a contract extension, $1,900,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : Jim West has been signed to a contract extension, $629,000 per year, for 2 years.
Friday 9/1/1940 :
Boston (A) : Bill Breckinridge has been signed to a contract extension, $570,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Harlond Clift has been signed to a contract extension, $9,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Philadelphia (N): P Ken Chase was promoted from to the active roster.
Philadelphia (N): P Steve Rachunok was put on the 15-Day DL.
Philadelphia (N): P Monte Pearson was put on the 15-Day DL.
Friday 9/8/1940 :
Boston (A): Released P Vern Kennedy.
Washington: Released CF Ambrose Reid.
Monday 9/18/1940 :
Chicago (N): 3B Alec Radcliffe was put on the 15-Day DL.
Chicago (N): P Buck Ross was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (N): P Buck Ross was put on the 60-Day DL.
Chicago (N): 2B Sibby Sisti was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (N): 3B Lester Lockett was put on the 40-man roster.
Chicago (N): 3B Lester Lockett was promoted from AAA Iowa Cubs to the active roster.
Cleveland: Put P Roy Parmelee on the 15 Day DL.
New York (A) : Lou Chiozza has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Tuesday 9/26/1940 :
Brooklyn: Put P Bill Perrin on the 15 Day DL.
Cincinnati: RF Dutch Meyer was put on the 40-man roster.
Cincinnati: RF Dutch Meyer was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Cincinnati: RF Chuck Klein was put on the 15-Day DL.
Boston (N) : Pete Fox has been signed to a contract extension, $875,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (N) : Mel Harder has been signed to a contract extension, $4,370,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston (N) : Red Rolfe has been signed to a contract extension, $5,590,000 per year, for 3 years.
Brooklyn : Vic Harris has been signed to a contract extension, $3,600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Brooklyn : George Puccinelli has been signed to a contract extension, $1,240,000 per year, for 3 years.
Brooklyn : Buzz Boyle has been signed to a contract extension, $520,000 per year, for 3 years.
Pittsburgh : Martin Dihigo has been signed to a contract extension, $23,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : Free agent Bucky Walters has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 10/7/1940 :
Boston (A): P Bill Breckinridge was put on the 60-Day DL.
Cleveland: RF Stan Sperry was sent down from the active roster to AAA Baltimore Orioles.
Cleveland: 1B Bucky Walters was put on the 40-man roster.
Cleveland: 1B Bucky Walters was assigned to AAA Baltimore Orioles.
Sunday 10/22/1940 :
Cincinnati: C Gilly Campbell was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
Cincinnati : Speed Martin has been signed to a contract extension, $1,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Boston (A) : Dick Siebert has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
St. Louis (A) : Sam Warmack has been signed to a contract extension, $520,000 per year, for 2 years.

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