TEAM NEWS
Thursday, 10/26/1944
Tuesday 1/31/1944 :
Ed Walsh retires ...
Frank Sigafoos retires ...
Birdie Tebbetts gets a new one-year contract worth $978,571 through salary arbitration.
Benny Mccoy gets a new one-year contract worth $775,714 through salary arbitration.
Fred Hutchinson gets a new one-year contract worth $435,000 through salary arbitration.
John Mihalic gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
Al Javery gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
Johnny Oulliber gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
Hugh Mulcahy gets a new one-year contract worth $852,857 through salary arbitration.
Clarence Pickrel becomes a free agent.
Stan Spence gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration.
Emil Roy becomes a free agent.
Eric Mcnair becomes a free agent.
Saturday 4/1/1944 :
RF Johnny Oulliber has been released.
Wednesday 4/5/1944 :
John Williams strikes out 12 against Philadelphia (N).
Thursday 4/6/1944 :
Joe Cicero crushes 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Joe Cicero has 5 RBI against Philadelphia (N).
Friday 4/7/1944 :
Mel Ott has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Sunday 4/9/1944 :
Mel Ott slams 2 homers against Pittsburgh.
Monday 4/10/1944 :
Mel Ott slams 2 homers against New York (N).
Saturday 4/15/1944 :
Mel Ott hits 2 homers against St. Louis (N).
Sunday 4/16/1944 :
Mel Ott hits 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Mel Ott drives in 6 runs against Chicago (N).
Monday 4/17/1944 :
Mel Ott was named Player of the Week!
He batted .478 in 23 AB, with 7 HR and 12 RBI.
Friday 4/28/1944 :
Arky Vaughan crushes 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Monday 5/1/1944 :
Arky Vaughan was named Player of the Week!
He batted .474 in 19 AB, with 2 HR and 5 RBI.
Monday 5/1/1944 :
Mel Ott was named National League-Batter of the Month!
He batted .382 in 89 AB, with 14 homers and 28 RBI.
Monday 5/1/1944 :
Jack Wilson pitches a 1-hit shutout against Pittsburgh!!
Saturday 5/13/1944 :
Joe Cicero slams 2 homers against Brooklyn.
Joe Cicero drives in 5 runs against Brooklyn.
Sunday 5/14/1944 :
Mel Ott slams 2 homers against Brooklyn.
Mel Ott drives in 5 runs against Brooklyn.
Thursday 5/18/1944 :
Mel Ott slams 2 homers against Boston (N).
Mel Ott drives in 5 runs against Boston (N).
Saturday 5/20/1944 :
Phil Cavarretta hits 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Phil Cavarretta has 5 RBI against Philadelphia (N).
Wednesday 5/24/1944 :
Stan Spence has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Friday 5/26/1944 :
Mel Ott hits 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Saturday 5/27/1944 :
Eddie Joost slams 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Tuesday 5/30/1944 :
Phil Cavarretta has 4 hits against New York (N).
Thursday 6/1/1944 :
Jack Wilson was named National League-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 5-2 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 3.82 and 1 shutouts.
Thursday 6/1/1944 :
Eddie Stanky has 4 hits against New York (N).
Saturday 6/10/1944 :
Dutch Meyer has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Dutch Meyer crushes 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Dutch Meyer drives in 5 runs against Philadelphia (N).
Dutch Meyer scores 4 runs against Philadelphia (N).
Sunday 6/11/1944 :
Arky Vaughan has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Monday 6/12/1944 :
Arky Vaughan was named Player of the Week!
He batted .682 in 22 AB, with 5 HR and 10 RBI.
Monday 6/12/1944 :
Paul Gehrman pitches a 5-hit shutout against Philadelphia (N)!!
Wednesday 6/14/1944 :
Birdie Tebbetts has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Saturday 6/17/1944 :
Mel Ott hits a 470-foot homerun!!
Mel Ott crushes 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Sunday 6/18/1944 :
Mel Ott crushes 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Mel Ott drives in 5 runs against Chicago (N).
Eddie Stanky has 4 hits against Chicago (N).
Mel Ott has 5 RBI against Brooklyn.
Friday 6/23/1944 :
Jack Wilson pitches a 5-hit shutout against New York (N)!!
Monday 6/26/1944 :
John Williams pitches a 7-hit shutout against St. Louis (N)!!
Saturday 7/1/1944 :
John Williams was named National League-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 7-0 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 4.39 and 1 shutouts.
Saturday 7/1/1944 :
Mel Ott was named National League-Batter of the Month!
He batted .370 in 92 AB, with 14 homers and 36 RBI.
Saturday 7/1/1944 :
Mel Ott hits a 452-foot homerun!!
Tuesday 7/4/1944 :
P John Williams will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
P Dan Bankhead will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
P Paul Gehrman will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
P Jack Wilson will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
SS Arky Vaughan will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
LF Mel Ott will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
1B Phil Cavarretta will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
Saturday 7/8/1944 :
2B Billy Herman has been released.
Monday 7/10/1944 :
Dutch Meyer has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Tuesday 7/11/1944 :
Phil Cavarretta has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Phil Cavarretta crushes 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Phil Cavarretta scores 4 runs against Philadelphia (N).
Stan Spence has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Stan Spence crushes 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Stan Spence has 5 RBI against Philadelphia (N).
Friday 7/14/1944 :
Dan Bankhead pitches a 3-hit shutout against Chicago (N)!!
Arky Vaughan drives in 6 runs against Chicago (N).
Saturday 7/15/1944 :
Dutch Meyer has 4 hits against Chicago (N).
Friday 8/4/1944 :
Dutch Meyer crushes 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Saturday 8/5/1944 :
Stan Spence crushes 2 homers against Brooklyn.
Sunday 8/6/1944 :
Mel Ott slams 2 homers against Brooklyn.
Tuesday 8/8/1944 :
Frankie Gustine has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Wednesday 8/9/1944 :
Mel Ott slams 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Monday 8/21/1944 :
Stan Spence has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Tuesday 8/22/1944 :
Eddie Joost has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Eddie Joost slams 2 homers against Pittsburgh.
Eddie Joost scores 4 runs against Pittsburgh.
Thursday 8/24/1944 :
Mel Ott slams 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Saturday 8/26/1944 :
Arky Vaughan hits a 466-foot homerun!!
Mel Ott crushes 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Friday 9/1/1944 :
Mel Ott slams 2 homers against Brooklyn.
Mel Ott has 5 RBI against Brooklyn.
Arky Vaughan has 4 hits against Brooklyn.
Saturday 9/2/1944 :
Mel Ott slams 2 homers against Brooklyn.
Monday 9/4/1944 :
Mel Ott was named Player of the Week!
He batted .409 in 22 AB, with 5 HR and 14 RBI.
Sunday 9/10/1944 :
Stan Spence has 4 hits against Boston (N).
Stan Spence hits for the cycle against Boston (N)!
Thursday 9/14/1944 :
Arky Vaughan slams 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Friday 9/15/1944 :
Mel Ott crushes 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Wednesday 9/20/1944 :
Joe Cicero crushes 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Thursday 9/21/1944 :
Eddie Stanky scores 4 runs against Chicago (N).
Tuesday 9/26/1944 :
Mel Ott crushes 3 homers against Brooklyn.
Stan Spence has 4 hits against Brooklyn.
Stan Spence hits 2 homers against Brooklyn.
Stan Spence has 5 RBI against Brooklyn.
Stan Spence scores 4 runs against Brooklyn.
Wednesday 9/27/1944 :
Mel Ott extends his hitting streak to 16 games!
Arky Vaughan has 4 hits against Brooklyn.
Sunday 10/1/1944 :
Mel Ott was named National League-Batter of the Month!
He batted .386 in 83 AB, with 16 homers and 31 RBI.
Monday 10/2/1944 :
Stan Spence was named Player of the Week!
He batted .450 in 20 AB, with 3 HR and 6 RBI.
Sunday 10/8/1944 :
Phil Cavarretta scores 4 runs against Brooklyn.
Monday 10/9/1944 :
Phil Cavarretta hits 2 homers against Brooklyn.
Saturday 10/21/1944 :
Eddie Joost hits a 501-foot homerun!!
Thursday 10/26/1944 :
Mel Ott was named National League-Batter of the Year!
He batted .330 in 546 AB, with 78 homers and 174 RBI.

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