LEAGUE TRANSACTION NEWS Sunday, 10/22/1940 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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St. Louis (N): Free agent RF Rip Radcliff has been signed to a contract of $4,300,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Philadelphia (A): Free agent 1B Harry Davis has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
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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.
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New York (N): Free agent P Ad Liska has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
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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.
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Pittsburgh: Designated P Jim Weaver for assignment. Pittsburgh: Placed P Jim Weaver on irrevocable waivers.
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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.
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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.
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Brooklyn: Free agent CF Johnny Watwood has been signed to a contract of $4,505,500 per year, for 2 years.
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New York (N): Free agent SS Bill Knickerbocker has been signed to a contract of $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
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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.
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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.
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Pittsburgh: Free agent 3B Dib Williams has been signed to a minor league contract.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Washington : Bobo Newsom has been signed to a contract extension, $10,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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