TEAM NEWS
Sunday, 10/22/1940
Tuesday 1/31/1940 :
Gene Connell retires ...
Freddie Maguire retires ...
Fan loyalty increases to Fair!
Bill Swift gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration.
Bobby Doerr gets a new one-year contract worth $1,685,714 through salary arbitration.
Willard Brown gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration.
Steve Larkin gets a new one-year contract worth $6,742,857 through salary arbitration.
Harry Davis becomes a free agent.
Ray Pepper gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
Randy Reese gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
Les Mallon gets a new one-year contract worth $1,071,429 through salary arbitration.
Doc Cramer gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
Orville Riggins becomes a free agent.
Hank Leiber gets a new one-year contract worth $4,300,000 through salary arbitration.
Joe Dimaggio gets a new one-year contract worth $6,042,857 through salary arbitration.
Les Tietje gets a new one-year contract worth $1,680,000 through salary arbitration.
Bill Zuber gets a new one-year contract worth $870,000 through salary arbitration.
Saturday 4/1/1940 :
LF Johnny Rizzo has been released.
LF Nino Bongiovanni has been released.
P Bob Bowman has been released.
Sunday 4/9/1940 :
Ray Pepper scores 4 runs against New York (A).
Tuesday 4/18/1940 :
Hank Leiber hits 2 homers against Cleveland.
Saturday 4/22/1940 :
Doc Cramer has 5 hits against St. Louis (A).
Doc Cramer scores 4 runs against St. Louis (A).
Ray Pepper has 5 RBI against St. Louis (A).
Sunday 4/23/1940 :
Bobby Doerr drives in 5 runs against Boston (A).
Monday 4/24/1940 :
Hank Leiber drives in 5 runs against Boston (A).
Ray Pepper has 5 hits against Boston (A).
Tuesday 4/25/1940 :
Steve Larkin strikes out 14 against Boston (A).
Sunday 4/30/1940 :
Harry Davis has 4 hits against New York (A).
Wednesday 5/3/1940 :
Hank Leiber hits 2 homers against Chicago (A).
Hank Leiber drives in 5 runs against Chicago (A).
Thursday 5/4/1940 :
Steve Larkin fans 11 batters against Chicago (A).
Saturday 5/6/1940 :
Willard Brown extends his hitting streak to 16 games!
Willard Brown has 5 RBI against Detroit.
Monday 5/8/1940 :
Hank Leiber slams 2 homers against Detroit.
Hank Leiber has 5 RBI against Detroit.
Wednesday 5/10/1940 :
Hank Leiber hits 2 homers against Cleveland.
Thursday 5/18/1940 :
Ray Pepper slams 2 homers against Boston (A).
Tuesday 5/23/1940 :
Ray Pepper hits a 508-foot homerun!!
Willard Brown hits a 507-foot homerun!!
Thursday 6/1/1940 :
Orville Riggins extends his hitting streak to 16 games!
Harry Davis has 5 RBI against Chicago (A).
Bobby Doerr has 4 hits against Chicago (A).
Bobby Doerr scores 4 runs against Chicago (A).
Ray Pepper scores 4 runs against Chicago (A).
Steve Larkin fans 14 batters against Chicago (A).
Friday 6/2/1940 :
Hank Leiber hits a 455-foot homerun!!
Orville Riggins extends his hitting streak to 17 games!
Saturday 6/3/1940 :
Orville Riggins extends his hitting streak to 18 games!
Thursday 6/8/1940 :
Harry Davis has 4 hits against Boston (A).
Wednesday 6/14/1940 :
Steve Larkin fans 13 batters against New York (A).
Friday 6/16/1940 :
Hank Leiber slams 2 homers against Cleveland.
Sunday 6/18/1940 :
Steve Larkin strikes out 11 against Cleveland.
Monday 6/19/1940 :
Bobby Doerr hits 2 homers against St. Louis (A).
Wednesday 6/28/1940 :
Hank Leiber hits a 482-foot homerun!!
Sunday 7/2/1940 :
Joe Dimaggio has 4 hits against Boston (A).
Tuesday 7/4/1940 :
P Paul Gehrman will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
Monday 7/10/1940 :
Joe Dimaggio has 4 hits against Washington.
Wednesday 7/12/1940 :
Joe Dimaggio hits a 452-foot homerun!!
Ben Sankey has 4 hits against Washington.
Thursday 7/13/1940 :
Hank Leiber sets a new single game AL-Record for Homeruns with 3!
Hank Leiber hits 3 homers against Washington.
Hank Leiber drives in 6 runs against Washington.
Tuesday 7/18/1940 :
Ben Sankey has 6 RBI against St. Louis (A).
Wednesday 7/19/1940 :
Steve Larkin has 4 hits against St. Louis (A).
Thursday 7/20/1940 :
Joe Dimaggio has 4 hits against St. Louis (A).
Hank Leiber has 5 hits against St. Louis (A).
Hank Leiber crushes 2 homers against St. Louis (A).
Hank Leiber has 5 RBI against St. Louis (A).
Hank Leiber scores 4 runs against St. Louis (A).
Tuesday 7/25/1940 :
Ben Sankey has 4 hits against Boston (A).
Joe Dimaggio scores 4 runs against Boston (A).
Sunday 7/30/1940 :
Harry Davis hits 2 homers against Chicago (A).
Hank Leiber has 4 hits against Chicago (A).
Hank Leiber has 6 RBI against Chicago (A).
Tuesday 8/1/1940 :
Joe Callahan was named American League-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 7-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.68.
Monday 8/7/1940 :
Willard Brown was named Player of the Week!
He batted .560 in 25 AB, with 2 HR and 7 RBI.
Monday 8/7/1940 :
Willard Brown hits a 466-foot homerun!!
Orville Riggins has 5 hits against St. Louis (A).
Willard Brown has 4 hits against St. Louis (A).
Saturday 8/12/1940 :
Hank Leiber has 4 hits against Chicago (A).
Hank Leiber slams 2 homers against Chicago (A).
Sunday 8/13/1940 :
Hank Leiber slams 2 homers against Chicago (A).
Monday 8/14/1940 :
Hank Leiber crushes 2 homers against Detroit.
Tuesday 8/15/1940 :
Hank Leiber slams 2 homers against Detroit.
Tuesday 8/22/1940 :
Les Tietje pitches a 6-hit shutout against New York (A)!!
Saturday 8/26/1940 :
Hank Leiber hits a 465-foot homerun!!
Ben Sankey has 4 hits against Washington.
Hank Leiber hits 2 homers against Washington.
Thursday 8/31/1940 :
Les Tietje pitches a 4-hit shutout against St. Louis (A)!!
Friday 9/1/1940 :
Les Tietje was named American League-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 6-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 3.03 and 2 shutouts.
Friday 9/1/1940 :
Steve Larkin sets a new season AL-Record for Bases on Balls with 213!
Monday 9/4/1940 :
Les Tietje pitches a 7-hit shutout against Chicago (A)!!
Joe Dimaggio drives in 5 runs against Chicago (A).
Wednesday 9/6/1940 :
Ben Sankey has 4 hits against Detroit.
Hank Leiber crushes 2 homers against Detroit.
Hank Leiber drives in 6 runs against Detroit.
Saturday 9/16/1940 :
Joe Dimaggio hits a 493-foot homerun!!
Willard Brown hits a 497-foot homerun!!
Monday 9/18/1940 :
Steve Larkin fans 11 batters against Chicago (A).
Tuesday 9/19/1940 :
Hank Leiber sets a new season Team-Record for RBI with 154!
Hank Leiber crushes 2 homers against Chicago (A).
Saturday 9/23/1940 :
Joe Dimaggio crushes 2 homers against Detroit.
Hank Leiber slams 2 homers against Detroit.
Sunday 9/24/1940 :
Bobby Doerr hits 2 homers against Detroit.
Monday 9/25/1940 :
Bobby Doerr was named Player of the Week!
He batted .526 in 19 AB, with 4 HR and 11 RBI.
Thursday 9/28/1940 :
Bill Swift sets a new season Team-Record for Losses with 25.
Friday 9/29/1940 :
Hank Leiber sets a new season AL-Record for Homeruns with 65!
Hank Leiber slams 2 homers against Chicago (A).
Saturday 9/30/1940 :
Bobby Doerr sets a new season Team-Record for Strikeouts with 118.
Hank Leiber sets a new season AL-Record for RBI with 168!
Bobby Doerr drives in 5 runs against Boston (A).
Sunday 10/1/1940 :
Hank Leiber was named American League-Batter of the Month!
He batted .307 in 101 AB, with 14 homers and 35 RBI.
Monday 10/2/1940 :
Hank Leiber sets a new season AL-Record for Homeruns with 67!
Sunday 10/22/1940 :
Rightfield Gold Glove Winner: Hank Leiber!

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