TEAM NEWS
Sunday, 10/22/1940
Tuesday 1/31/1940 :
Lawrence Terrell retires ...
Ernie Orsatti retires ...
Babe Herman retires ...
Sam Leslie retires ...
Johnny Tobin retires ...
Hy Vandenberg retires ...
Bruce Caldwell retires ...
Joe Hutcheson retires ...
Robert Clarke retires ...
Benny Frey retires ...
Team market grows to Big!
Jimmy Welsh becomes a free agent.
Johnny Murphy gets a new one-year contract worth $2,308,571 through salary arbitration.
Lloyd Brown gets a new one-year contract worth $2,185,714 through salary arbitration.
Wayne Osborne gets a new one-year contract worth $3,478,571 through salary arbitration.
Jack Burns gets a new one-year contract worth $1,071,429 through salary arbitration.
Charles Wesley becomes a free agent.
Saturday 4/8/1940 :
Martin Dihigo hits 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Sunday 4/9/1940 :
Bill Wright has 5 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Monday 4/10/1940 :
John Beckwith hits a 470-foot homerun!!
John Beckwith has 4 hits against Brooklyn.
Pythias Russ crushes 2 homers against Brooklyn.
Wednesday 4/12/1940 :
Wayne Osborne pitches a 2-hit shutout against Brooklyn!!
Thursday 4/20/1940 :
Johnny Burnett has 4 hits against New York (N).
Sunday 4/23/1940 :
John Beckwith drives in 5 runs against Boston (N).
Tuesday 4/25/1940 :
John Beckwith crushes 2 homers against Boston (N).
Tuesday 5/9/1940 :
Martin Dihigo hits a 451-foot homerun!!
Wednesday 5/10/1940 :
Bill Wright has 4 hits against Chicago (N).
Bill Wright scores 4 runs against Chicago (N).
John Beckwith has 4 hits against Chicago (N).
John Beckwith drives in 7 runs against Chicago (N).
Martin Dihigo has 5 RBI against Chicago (N).
Barney Mccosky scores 4 runs against Chicago (N).
Monday 5/22/1940 :
Cliff Bolton has 4 hits against Cincinnati.
Friday 5/26/1940 :
Martin Dihigo hits a 454-foot homerun!!
Martin Dihigo hits 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Wednesday 5/31/1940 :
Martin Dihigo hits 2 homers against Brooklyn.
Friday 6/2/1940 :
Bill Wright has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Sunday 6/4/1940 :
Hal Schumacher pitches a 2-hit shutout against St. Louis (N)!!
Thursday 6/15/1940 :
Bill Wright has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Friday 6/16/1940 :
Chet Brewer fans 11 batters against Chicago (N).
Friday 6/23/1940 :
Martin Dihigo crushes 2 homers against Brooklyn.
Sunday 6/25/1940 :
Martin Dihigo crushes 2 homers against Brooklyn.
Monday 6/26/1940 :
Martin Dihigo was named Player of the Week!
He batted .429 in 28 AB, with 4 HR and 9 RBI.
Tuesday 7/4/1940 :
P Wayne Osborne will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
P Frank Barrett will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
2B Martin Dihigo will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
3B John Beckwith will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
Friday 7/7/1940 :
Martin Dihigo slams 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Saturday 7/8/1940 :
Jack Burns slams 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Sunday 7/9/1940 :
Johnny Rigney fans 12 batters against Philadelphia (N).
Monday 7/10/1940 :
Bill Wright has 4 hits against Cincinnati.
Sunday 7/16/1940 :
Jim West has 5 hits against Chicago (N).
Thursday 7/20/1940 :
Barney Mccosky has 4 hits against New York (N).
Wednesday 7/26/1940 :
John Beckwith has 4 hits against Boston (N).
Saturday 7/29/1940 :
Bill Wright slams 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Martin Dihigo hits 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Sunday 7/30/1940 :
Barney Mccosky has 4 hits against Brooklyn.
Barney Mccosky hits 2 homers against Brooklyn.
Barney Mccosky has 5 RBI against Brooklyn.
Monday 7/31/1940 :
Martin Dihigo hits 2 homers against Brooklyn.
Wednesday 8/2/1940 :
Pythias Russ hits 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Sunday 8/13/1940 :
Chet Brewer strikes out 11 against Brooklyn.
Barney Mccosky has 4 hits against Brooklyn.
Tuesday 8/15/1940 :
Wayne Osborne pitches a 4-hit shutout against St. Louis (N)!!
Wednesday 8/16/1940 :
Martin Dihigo sets a new single game NL-Record for Hits with 6!
Harl Maggert has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Martin Dihigo has 6 hits against St. Louis (N).
Martin Dihigo hits 2 homers against St. Louis (N).
Martin Dihigo has 10 RBI against St. Louis (N).
Martin Dihigo scores 5 runs against St. Louis (N).
Pinky Higgins scores 4 runs against St. Louis (N).
Friday 8/18/1940 :
Emilio Navarro has 4 hits against Boston (N).
Monday 8/21/1940 :
Martin Dihigo was named Player of the Week!
He batted .577 in 26 AB, with 5 HR and 20 RBI.
Tuesday 8/22/1940 :
Bill Wright crushes 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Friday 8/25/1940 :
John Beckwith hits a 462-foot homerun!!
John Beckwith slams 2 homers against Cincinnati.
Thursday 8/31/1940 :
John Beckwith scores 4 runs against New York (N).
Harl Maggert has 4 hits against New York (N).
Cliff Bolton has 4 hits against New York (N).
Cliff Bolton has 6 RBI against New York (N).
Saturday 9/2/1940 :
Johnny Burnett drives in 5 runs against New York (N).
Wednesday 9/6/1940 :
Pinky Higgins has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Sunday 9/10/1940 :
Jack Burns has 4 hits against Boston (N).
Saturday 9/16/1940 :
Wayne Osborne pitches a 5-hit shutout against Philadelphia (N)!!
Sunday 9/17/1940 :
Martin Dihigo crushes 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Monday 9/18/1940 :
Bill Wright has 4 hits against Brooklyn.
Thursday 9/21/1940 :
Wayne Osborne pitches a 4-hit shutout against Chicago (N)!!
Friday 9/29/1940 :
Barney Mccosky drives in 5 runs against Chicago (N).
Sunday 10/1/1940 :
Hal Schumacher sets a new season Team-Record for Bases on Balls with 131!
Wednesday 10/4/1940 :
George Fallon hits 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Sunday 10/22/1940 :
Rightfield Gold Glove Winner: Barney Mccosky!

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